Guru's mouth was a little bit hard to close. After seeing Eddie and the other three turn around and leave, he quickly pulled Wu Lai aside and said, "Wu Lai, you may have really gotten into big trouble. Didn't you hear the booing when they called out their names? Three from the Xiuman family and one from the Lei Dong family. Wow, it's scary."

"The Xiuman family? The Xiuman from the Second Legion?" Wu Lai asked with a frown.

Guru nodded and said, "Let's go. It's important to choose a place to live first."

"What about the Leidong family? I've never heard of it." Wu Lai asked while being dragged away by Guru.

"You don't even know about the Leidong family. You are really ignorant. Have you heard of General Leidong, the deputy commander of the First Legion?" Guru asked.

Wu Lai almost laughed out loud: "No wonder, they are all descendants of the Legion."

"You'd better be careful, they might do something bad." Guru warned.

"Gulu, if you are worried that they will do something bad, it's not too late to change your mind and not live with me, because you might be dragged down by me." Wu Lai said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"That won't do. We are friends. Of course, if I had known earlier that you had offended them, I might have considered it. But now we are friends. If I abandon you at this time, I will be punished by God Amon." Guru grinned and replied.

"You are really nice. Don't worry, if they really dare to provoke me, I will definitely let you see them crying." Wu Lai said with a smile. He was somewhat moved by Guru's previous statement.

"No, although I don't really believe their evaluation of you, you'd better not provoke them, it might be very troublesome." Guru warned seriously, and added at the end, "The rules of the academy do not allow members to fight, so as long as you stay in the academy, you will be safe. At most, at most you will have a quarrel or something, and from your performance just now, their eloquence is not as good as yours."

"You think very highly of me." Wu Lai said with a laugh.

"Of course, and you must not mind the title of 'coward'. My grandfather said that this is not necessarily a bad evaluation. He also said that only those who know how to be afraid can better grasp the direction of progress. Rushing forward fiercely is not bravery, it can only be called recklessness." Guru said.

"If I have the chance, I must have a good chat with your grandfather. His thoughts are very interesting." Wu Lai nodded.

“I forgot to tell you, he has passed away,” said Guru.

"That's a pity. Okay, I'll cancel my previous idea." Wu Lai said with a stern face.

Late at night, Wu Lai and Guru moved into the small stone building numbered 71. Apart from the basic tables, chairs and beds, the small stone building with eight rooms and a small courtyard was empty. Fortunately, it was cleaned fairly well, and the mattresses and other items were all new.

Janus and the carriage were placed by Wu Lai in an ordinary hotel, thanks to the extra fifty gold coins that Guru lent him. If it weren't for this money, Janus would probably have no place to stay.

Guru stayed in Wu Lai's room until he felt sleepy and then he got up and went back to his own bedroom. Before leaving, he turned around and asked Wu Lai who was in a daze, "What are you thinking about?"

"Thinking about how to pay you back," Wu Lai replied.

Guru rolled his eyes and said, "Wulai, you should go to bed early. The first class tomorrow is very important. My father told me so."

"Really? Then I have to go to bed." Wu Lai stretched beautifully and climbed onto the bed while speaking.

Guru shrugged and went back to his bedroom.

The next day, in the main hall of the academy, Wu Lai and Guru, who had changed into the uniforms of academy students, stood side by side in the crowd, listening carefully to the voice coming from the podium.

The one standing behind the podium and speaking passionately at the moment was the academy's vice president, Ibe. His powerful gestures added considerable impact to his speech: "... You must always remember your identity, but more importantly, you must understand what it is? What is protecting everything you have now! And also providing you with wonderful hope! It is the Assyrian Code! It is the sacred Senate and the Supreme Noble Council that uphold the Assyrian Code! It is the invincible Assyrian Legion! And you, after leaving the academy, will dedicate your greatest loyalty to the territory!..."

After listening for a while, Wu Lai began to feel bored, so he smiled bitterly and shook his head to express his dissatisfaction or disdain.

"Wulai, you have to listen carefully. What he said makes sense." Guru glanced at Wulai and said in a low voice, "Although I also think he talks a lot of nonsense, he is right. It is the Assyrian Code that guarantees everything for citizens."

"Okay, you are right, and he is right too, but the Assyrian Code can't always protect citizens." Wu Lai said with a sneer.

Guru looked at Wulai in surprise for a moment, then suddenly smiled and tugged at his sleeve: "You are crazy."

Wu Lai was stunned and thought to himself that what I said was the truth and it had nothing to do with madness.

"I agree with you," Guru added in a low voice.

After chattering for a while, Ibe left the podium triumphantly amid applause. Immediately, a familiar face appeared behind the podium.

"He is also the vice-president?" Wu Lai frowned, because the person who just appeared was none other than the old man who had given him a cold face yesterday because of the two gold coins.

"Of course, Vice President Lini is said to be the most serious and stubborn person in the college. You'd better not provoke him. If he has a bad impression of you, nothing you say or do will be of any use." Guru reminded.

"It's not that serious, right?" Wu Lai asked with a frown.

"Yes." Guru nodded seriously. "My father said that he suffered a lot at the hands of Vice President Lini. My father also emphasized that he would not give in to soft or hard tactics."

"This is a bit difficult to deal with..." Wu Lai muttered to himself. He had learned clearly from Mo Li two days ago that the dean of the college had basically not been involved in the affairs of the college in the past ten years, and the real power was in the hands of these vice-deans.

Compared with Vice President Ibe's passionate, inspiring and admonishing speech, Vice President Rini's words were much more bland. However, that does not mean that his words are not deeply rooted in people's hearts.

"Welcome everyone, especially those who have just joined the academy this year. It will take time to prove what your arrival means to the academy or to yourself. Before you truly leave the academy, no one can define your failure or achievement..."

"...Vice President Ibe has already explained the significance of the Assyrian Citizens Academy, so I will not repeat it. I have only three expectations for you who come to the academy. First, abide by the rules of the academy, second, abide by the rules of Assyria, and third, abide by the rules of this world..."

"...Today, right now, is the first lesson the academy has arranged for you. This lesson requires you to listen, think, and gain something. After you leave here, you have half a day to write down your listening and thinking, and then hand it in here before dinner. Please pay special attention to one thing: what you write will determine which course you will major in. Perhaps you don't know yet, but the courses at the Citizen Academy are not as few as the outside world has rumored. Now, you can leave."

What's going on? Right off the bat, you're going to write an essay? Wu Lai felt a little confused. He had never heard of this from Siban Ok.

"Let's go, Wu Lai." Guru said as he pulled Wu Lai, "Those guys seem to be coming over."

Wu Lai looked in the direction of Guru's finger, and sure enough, Eddie Shuman was pushing his way towards him with the dark-faced Quick Shuman. After a slight hesitation, he lowered his body and followed Guru out of the crowd. As a newcomer, it was better not to escalate the conflict.

"What are you going to write?" After walking out of the hall, Guru asked while pulling Wu Lai towards the water room.

"I can't figure it out in such a short time. By the way, do you have any clues?" Wu Lai asked.

"Of course there are. Each vice-dean is actually in charge of a main course. Vice-Dean Ibe is in charge of the law code, Vice-Dean Lini is in charge of military affairs, and Vice-Dean Huban is in charge of finance. Although you have to take all three types of courses, you can major in one of them. You should pay special attention to this. The major course determines your future. I don't need to explain this in detail. Let's first find a way to avoid those people." Guru said a little anxiously.

Does the major determine the future? Woolley thought about it for a while and understood the reason. If he majored in law, he might be able to govern a region in the future, or even become a tribune. If he majored in military affairs, he could either serve in the legion or become a tribune like Aesop in Seneca, participating in wars and protecting the people in peacetime. As for finance, the greatest achievement after graduation would probably be a treasurer or a tax collector.

How should I choose? Wu Lai frowned. According to his understanding, Vice President Lini assigned the "essay writing" to judge the students' writing level. Secondly, there might be a way to "peek" into the students' personalities.

Since he couldn't choose to study military affairs or finance, he could just choose the law code, which he had memorized by heart. Wu Lai made up his mind quickly.

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But? Where should he start? Wu Lai began to worry again.

"Wu Lai, run!" Guru's voice interrupted Wu Lai's thoughts. After looking carefully, Wu Lai found that Eddie and Quick, two members of the "Schumann family", had caught up with him.

"What are you afraid of? Didn't we say that we can't fight in the academy?" Wu Lai felt very uncomfortable with Guru dragging him to run. At least, many people around were looking over.

"Yes, but dueling is not prohibited." Guru began to breathe heavily.

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Wu Lai frowned and immediately quickened his pace. He didn't want to fight with anyone right now, as that would undoubtedly cause considerable trouble to his plans.

"Me, me too, I just remembered it." Although Gulu was short and not very strong, he was very agile. While he was talking, he dragged Wu Lai and ran out of Eddie and Quick's sight. "Hurry, let's go back to the residence first."

"Go back? What if there's someone blocking the way there?" Wu Lai frowned.

"That won't happen. That won't happen." Guru comforted himself as he ran.

After a while, Guru stopped, took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped the sweat from his forehead and temples. Then he looked into Wu Lai's eyes seriously and said, "You guessed right, but this is not worth celebrating."

Wu Lai smiled slightly. In front of him, at the door of the small stone building wall, two people were standing on the left and right. The one on the left was Boti, and the one on the right was Guku.

After glancing at Wu Lai and the other two, Gu Ku smiled bitterly and shook his head, tucking his long hair that had fallen to his forehead behind his ears. Boti walked towards the two with a grim smile on his face.

"Coward, do you think you can run away? Hehehehe, it's a good thing you two didn't run out of the college gate, otherwise, you would have seen a bigger 'surprise'." Boti's smug look made Wu Lai frown.

"What do you want to do?" Guru took a step forward and stood in front of Wu Lai.

Wu Lai lowered his head and sighed, then said, "Gulu, you really don't have to be like this."

"You are my friend." Guru turned around and looked at Wu Lai and said.

"Oh, I am very touched by your words, but perhaps you don't know me very well. For example, you don't know that I like to do my own things." Wu Lai smiled and pushed Guru aside, then walked towards Boti.

"What do you want to do? Just tell me directly." Wu Lai looked very happy, which made Boti a little puzzled.

"I'll duel with you!" Boti pulled out two wooden swords from his waist and threw one of them at Wu Lai. "Guku, and the short man behind you are the witnesses."

Wu Lai turned his body to avoid the wooden sword: "Gulu, does the academy allow unilateral challenges? Can I not accept the challenge?"

"One-sided challenges are allowed." Gulu quickly replied, "You can also refuse to accept the challenge."

"That's it." Wu Lai laughed and stretched out his arm towards Boti, "Get out of my way. I'm making it clear now that I don't accept your challenge."

"Wu Lai!" Gulu's face turned pale. "Accept the challenge. It doesn't matter if you lose. If you don't accept it, you will be laughed at."

Boti stopped, stretched out his wooden sword, and pointed the tip of the sword at Wu Lai who was a few steps away: "I ask you again, are you sure you don't accept the challenge?"

Wu Lai hesitated and shook his head slowly.

"Coward!" Boti spat at Wu Lai viciously, turned around triumphantly, and waved at Gu Ku, "Let's go, Gu Ku."

Gu Ku glanced at Wu Lai, sighed and shook his head.

"Wulai! Pick up the wooden sword and duel with him." Gulu pulled Wulai's sleeve.

Wu Lai smiled slightly and shook his head again: "No, I can't accept it."