Chapter 6 The best of the best
"I……?"
Lin Zhuyue knew she was gifted in spiritual power. But being a spiritual master seemed to require more than just spiritual power; knowledge of the I Ching was also fundamental. But she couldn't help but doze off after just a few glances at this foundation.
"Let's eat first."
Wen Miyan urged gently,
"You have to go to the Spiritual Master's Mansion this afternoon, and Ye Yangjia and I also need to go back to the Spiritual Master Academy to submit a task report to the class teacher."
Lin Zhuyue nodded and finally began to concentrate on her morning tea. The quality of Wen's morning tea was impeccable. The black gold lava buns had a hint of saltiness and fragrance from the egg yolk, the golden cakes were irresistible, the crystal shrimp dumplings were delicious, and the crab porridge was warm and fresh, enough to soothe a long night's journey.
The Spiritual Master's Residence and the Spiritual Master's Academy were right next to each other, so Ye Yangjia was able to give Lin Zhuyue another ride. The Rolls-Royce that had been carefully stored by the housekeeper was taken out again, and Ye Yangjia sat in the driver's seat, taking Lin Zhuyue and Wen Miyan to the Spiritual Master's Residence and the Spiritual Master's Academy.
Lin Zhuyue finally had a clear understanding of the traffic conditions in Tiancheng.
Due to urban planning issues, the roads here often have curves. They're also very narrow, with only two lanes on each side after the yellow lines. However, there's little traffic here, so driving here rarely leads to traffic jams.
Wen Miyan gave Lin Zhuyue a map of Tiancheng:
"The existence of Tiancheng has been erased from the satellite map, so there's no way to use navigation inside Tiancheng. Fortunately, the map here is very clear, and the route is easy to remember. You only need to walk it a few times to memorize it."
Lin Zhuyue thanked him and put the map away.
They walked along the small paths of Tiancheng, passing by houses with either green tiles and white walls or vermilion walls, and soon arrived at the Spiritual Master's Mansion in the center of Tiancheng.
It was a red-tiled, antique-style building. A pair of peace doves stood facing each other on the roof. Each corner was slightly tilted, each depicting a curved dragon. The Spiritual Master's Mansion was one of the tallest buildings in this Celestial City, boasting five stories, including the attic.
Ye Yangjia stopped the car and said to Lin Zhuyue:
"Go directly to Room 206 after you enter. Someone will be waiting for you there."
"Oh, okay."
Lin Zhuyue was a little hesitant when getting out of the car.
"Then my luggage..."
"Don't worry."
Wen Miyan explained patiently,
"The Spiritual Master's Mansion will arrange accommodation for you. Once that's done, someone will take your luggage there. I'll also compile a set of basic books and have someone deliver them to you."
After Lin Zhuyue got out of the car, he thanked the people in the car:
"Thank you, I'm sorry to have troubled you these past two days."
After she finished speaking, she closed the car door and trotted into the spiritual master's residence.
Ye Yangjia looked at the girl's back and said with emotion:
"What a polite man."
Wen Miyan agreed, "Yeah, she's a hundred times more polite than Shi Can. What grade do you think she'll be in?"
"Although you possess spiritual power, you lack common sense. The best arrangement is to start learning from the first grade of the elementary department."
Ye Yangjia drove to the Spiritual Master Academy, which was located behind the Spiritual Master Mansion, and said as he drove,
"The elementary department is full of kids between thirteen and fifteen years old. She's already eighteen. I hope she can get used to it after joining the elementary department."
The Spiritual Master's Mansion looked old from the outside, but the interior was very modern. Lin Zhuyue climbed the stairs facing the main entrance to the second floor and found room 206 by the house number. There was a sign in the upper left corner of room 206: the principal's office.
Lin Zhuyue was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, but the door opened inwards by itself.
There are three people in the principal's office.
One of them was already old, but he had a rosy complexion and looked healthier and more energetic than a young person.
The other person was a woman, about forty years old, wearing glasses and pursing her lips. She looked like a very serious person.
There was another person, who was different from the first two. He did not have a seat, but just stood by the table, fiddling with the tea set and making tea for the other two.
"Hello, Zhuyue."
The elderly greeted kindly,
"Come and sit down. I've brewed Lapsang Souchong tea today. We also have the honey and milk that you young people like to add to your tea."
Lin Zhuyue sat down somewhat awkwardly at the seat the old man pointed out. Milk, honey and Zhengshan Xiaozhong black tea were quickly brought to Lin Zhuyue, and she said thank you twice in a row.
The old man sighed with some regret: "It's so similar..."
……picture?
Like what?
Lin Zhuyue didn't understand what the old man said, but the old man didn't seem to want to explain any more.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Liang Tianxing. I am the head of the Spiritual Master Mansion and the founder of the Spiritual Master Academy, also the principal."
Liang Tianxing looked at the mature woman sitting next to him and said,
"She's Yi Lanshan, the head of the advanced department at the Spiritual Master Academy. Everyone usually calls her Director Yi, but you can also call her Teacher."
Lin Zhuyue said politely, "Principal Liang, Teacher Yi."
Liang Tianxing asked with a kind smile on his face:
"Zhuyue, does your mother know that you transferred to the Spiritual Master Academy?"
Speaking of his mother, Lin Zhuyue's expression turned bad.
"She doesn't know, and she doesn't care."
Lin Zhuyue lowered his head, looking lost.
"Besides, I'm already eighteen years old and have full civil capacity. I don't need her consent to transfer schools. Besides, she doesn't even know what the Spiritual Master Academy is, right? She might even think I've been deceived."
Liang Tianxing asked again: "Is your relationship with your mother very bad?"
"She has no shortage of food, clothing, shelter or transportation."
Lin Zhuyue shook his head.
"But to say that we have a good relationship, I myself feel that this is a lie."
Yi Lanshan sighed secretly.
"Okay, let's not talk about family matters anymore."
Liang Tianxing finally revealed the real topic.
"Zhuyue, I called you here to tell you about the structure of the Spiritual Master Academy."
"The Spiritual Master Academy is divided into three departments: the Initiation Department, the Elementary Department, and the Advanced Department. The Initiation Department can be said to be elementary school, the Elementary Department is middle school, and the Advanced Department is from high school to university."
"The Enlightenment Department and the Elementary Department only provide theoretical education and practical operation drills. The Advanced Department will be like Wen Miyan and Ye Yangjia, who will accept tasks assigned by the Spiritual Master Mansion as apprentice spiritual masters and go out to perform tasks to earn credits."
Lin Zhuyue nodded. She felt that she would most likely be assigned to the Enlightenment Department and the Elementary Department.
"I'm thinking about where to assign you."
Liang Tianxing took two decks of cards from his assistant and said,
"So, I decided to give you a little test."
Liang Tianxing separated the two decks of cards, shuffled them together, and then spread the cards face down on the long table in the principal's office.
Liang Tianxing made a harsh request to Lin Zhuyue, who was watching all this in confusion:
"Zhu Yue, these are two decks of playing cards. For every card in this deck, there is another card with the exact same suit and number."
"What you have to do is turn over a card, find another card that is the same as it, and then turn over all the cards on the table."
Lin Zhuyue had seen similar games before, but in the game, everyone looked at the front of the card first, then turned it over, and then started to find pairs of identical cards.
That's a game that tests your memory.
But what are games nowadays?
Liang Tianxing didn't even show her the front of the cards, but asked her to turn them over.
"Don't be impatient."
Yi Lanshan said to Lin Zhuyue,
“Feel it well, and then just follow your intuition.”
Lin Zhuyue did not calm down. She tried her best to keep her mind calm, closed her eyes quietly, and tried to use her sixth sense to replace her five senses.
She stood up with her eyes closed, reached for a card, and turned it over. It was the 2 of Hearts. She didn't open her eyes to see what she had turned over, but moved her hand to another card and turned it over again.
Yi Lanshan was a little surprised, but she didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of disturbing Lin Zhuyue. Liang Tianxing was also quiet, holding the small saucer in his left hand and the handle of the teacup in his right hand, calmly watching Lin Zhuyue flip the cards.
Class 1, Grade 3, Senior High School.
Wen Miyan and Ye Yangjia pushed open the classroom door and walked in. Unlike other schools outside, the Spiritual Master Academy used tiered classrooms from the introductory department to the advanced department.
There were not many people in the classroom. In the back row, there was a very eye-catching young man who could be seen at a glance. He had a Bluetooth headset hanging on one ear and was listening to music.
Seeing Miyan and Ye Yangjia coming back, he said sarcastically:
"I heard you only received a B grade for this mission? What's going on, two top students?"
Wen Miyan sat down in her seat:
"Something went wrong. When we went to deal with the female ghost, we found that she had already been defeated by someone else. So the teacher didn't give us any points for the actual combat. It's good enough to get a B grade."
Ye Yangjia sneered and said sarcastically:
"Yeah, unlike some people, they can't go on missions without teammates and can't even get a B rank."
Shi Chan suddenly showed an impatient expression:
"Teammate systems are both a drag and a nuisance. They insist on doing an investigation that could be completed in a day, dragging it out to three days. It's incredibly inefficient. The teammate system is the most disgusting system in the Spiritual Master Academy, bar none."
Wen Miyan smiled and said:
"Shi Can, although investigation and exploration is troublesome, it is necessary. Only by conducting investigation and exploration can you understand what kind of enemy you will encounter. Knowing yourself and the enemy, the probability of returning to Tiancheng sideways can be greatly reduced."
Shi Can was quite fed up with this round of lecturing:
"Okay, okay, I know you two are beneficiaries of the teammate system, but don't impose your views on me, and don't recommend teammates from Class 2 to me. I would rather lead a dog than the garbage from Class 2."
Wen Miyan took out the textbook and said:
"But our class has an odd number of students, and we form teams in pairs. Since you're the only one left in the class, you can only find someone from Class 2 as your teammate."
The afternoon classes at the Scholomance Academy start at 2:30.
But at 2:20, our homeroom teacher, Fu Xingwei, arrived. He wasn't even thirty yet, but he was already a formidable spiritualist, mastering both divination and combat. Consequently, this eccentric group of geniuses, each embracing the principles of meritocracy, was deeply impressed by him.
"Everyone, please sit down." Fu Xingwei clapped his hands.
The lecture hall soon became quiet.
"There's a transfer student in our class."
Fu Xingwei stood on the podium and said,
"This transfer student comes from outside of Tiancheng and has never received spiritual training before. Therefore, I hope everyone can help her."
Wen Miyan and Ye Yangjia were both stunned.
No way? Transferred directly to the third year of the senior department?
Not only them, but other students in Class 1 were also surprised.
“Why can I join the first class?”
"Our class is made up of the best trainee spiritualists. Newbies who haven't even laid a solid foundation are not allowed in."
Fu Xingwei said, "Come in, classmate Lin."
Lin Zhuyue pushed open the classroom door and walked up to the podium:
"Hello everyone, my name is Lin Zhuyue. Please take care of me in the future."
Fu Xingwei's gaze passed through the classroom and fell on Shi Can, who was still wearing a Bluetooth headset, and said:
"Classmate Shican, classmate Lin Zhuyue will be your regular teammate from now on. You have to take good care of her."
Shi Can twitched his lips, clearly dissatisfied with this new partner who had no foundation:
"...Is it too late for me to agree to team up with the top student in Class 2?"
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