Chapter 35

From the ten-thousand-meter-high sky above the continuous mountain range, one could vaguely see several dozen areas on the mountains, each protected by energy shields of different colors. These areas were home to clusters of buildings, serving as dormitory zones for the various departments of the Inner Academy.

Underneath these clusters of buildings, a massive emblem was laid out, capable of withstanding the full-force attacks of ‘Super Ability War Emperors’ or powerful beasts. This mountain range was originally the domain of beasts, and for safety, the Inner Academy could only be built on the outskirts of the mountains.

In the center of these dozen areas, there was an energy shield with the largest defensive range, under which lay a simple yet grand small city. This was the teaching area of the Inner Academy.

If one were to connect these dozen areas, it would form a massive pattern array!

Anyone who dared to invade would have to be prepared to be crushed to pieces. Even the powerful beasts of this secret realm dared not approach within fifty miles of the Inner Academy.

Looking further into the depths of the mountain range, there stood a towering pillar reaching to the sky. This was the location of the giant tower itself.

No one knew which corner of the Earth or which grain of sand this micro-world of the mountain range was located in. This was the legendary Dragon Transformation Tower.

To enter the Dragon Transformation Tower, one had to rely on their own abilities to infiltrate the depths of the mountains. The academy would not provide any assistance in this regard. Once inside the tower, one’s fate was left to the heavens. Risk and reward coexisted; it was said that each floor of the Dragon Transformation Tower was a secret realm, each level harboring countless treasures and ancient relics.

Without mentioning anything else, just the beasts themselves were excellent spoils of war. If one hunted rare beasts, they could exchange them for large quantities of ability enhancement agents. If one discovered an energy pattern mine within the tower and managed to develop it, the academy would share ten percent of the profits.

This tower was one of the foundations of the Tianzhen Inner Academy. Although the Tianzhen Academy was small, it was small in terms of the number of people, not in terms of strength.

In a club in the main city of the Inner Academy, a group of students were gathered, drinking and playing cards. This was one of the self-organized ability clubs of the Inner Academy: Fire Fang.

A well-structured club must consist of a combination of Enchanters, Life Masters, Destruction Masters or Nature Masters, and Physical Masters. Enchanters and Physical Masters possess both strong auxiliary combat abilities and formidable mob-pulling capabilities, making their roles overlap when placed in the same group. Nature Masters and Destruction Masters are known for their powerful offensive and destructive capabilities; the former is an absolute field control type, while the latter is a tank type. Life Masters, on the other hand, are seen as frail and weak, but they are indispensable as healers in any group.

Life Masters are also notoriously female-dominated.

In the Fire Fang club, a beautiful girl with her ears and nose filled with clips was playing cards and said, "I heard that the new Life Department junior sister, Xiao Ya, teased her new junior brother to the point of fainting."

Actually, it was Xiao Ya who fainted, but the gossip girls subconsciously mixed up the details.

There is true affection in the world, and gossip has its limits.

A fat boy who almost clipped his own private parts laughed lewdly, played a hand of peach blossom straight, and said, "It seems our Life Department is completely dry. Heaven is urging us heroes to give them some rain."

Another girl, who had no clips on her face, chirped, "The Life Department is dry, but your Destruction Department isn’t any better. Even if it’s dry wood and fire, it won’t burn you, Chen Fatso."

The next player, a sunny young man, played a hand that beat Chen Fatso’s peach blossom straight and replied, "I have a girlfriend, so I won’t comment on this. However, I received news that after the Inner Academy formed the eleventh reserve team, they are preparing to build the twelfth reserve team and are recruiting members from various clubs. There are fifteen slots. Our club’s weakest Life Master has been poached. Without a Life Master, we’re out of the game. It’s time for our single brothers and sisters to sacrifice our looks."

After saying this, he raised his last card and said, "Report, Third Sister, you only played one card. You lose and have to wear three clips."

The girl with her ears and nose full of clips was almost in tears: "Why is my luck so bad today?"

She then looked pitifully at the leader and said, "Big Brother Yang, please let me off for a few losses."

Yang Chao shrugged, played his last card, and put on his coat, saying, "Let’s stop playing. We’ll go out and set up some advertisements to see if we can recruit a few more members. Otherwise, we won’t even get the small fry."

They left the club without tidying up the cards.

On the second floor of a small wooden building in Green Willow Gorge, Hero stood in front of Master Liu Rushi, scratching his head and smiling foolishly, waiting for his master to speak. Behind him stood five girls, all of whom were Liu Rushi’s personally tutored disciples.

Liu Rushi nodded and said, "Those who could be summoned are here. These are your junior sisters. I’ve given them a brief overview. Lu Ying is the senior sister among them and won’t speak without restraint like the others. You can rest assured."

Hearing this, the gossip girls’ fire seemed to want to burn their senior sister, Lu Ying, to ashes.

Liu Rushi then continued, "From now on, you are officially their junior brother. I believe they won’t let you, their junior brother, suffer in the slightest. In fact, you should be careful not to let your senior sisters suffer."

Hero was taken aback. Why did this sound so off?

Except for Lu Ying and Xiao Ya, the other senior sisters nodded. They had seen Hero’s ability to trick people, which had left Xiao Ya in a state of confusion. Moreover, he was their only male junior brother, and having a man around would make things easier. If they wanted to trick some blind and foolish women, they could send their junior brother!

It seemed they were treating Hero as a tool for tricking others.

Liu Rushi then said to Hero, "Although you are my disciple, you are not a student of the Inner Academy. This time, the academy has made an exception for you to enter here. After staying for two or three days to get to know your senior sisters, you will return to the Outer Academy to continue your studies. However, you must not neglect the homework I assign you. I will send a junior sister to guide and check your homework at irregular intervals. The Inner Academy’s recruitment for this year is complete, and whether you want to participate in next year’s recruitment is up to you. However, the Inner Academy can provide you with many training resources."

When Xiao Ya heard that the trickster could only stay for two or three days, she felt a sense of loss and was already planning how to get back at him. But when she heard that a senior sister would be sent to guide and check his homework, a mischievous thought crossed her mind: There’s still a chance to get back at him. I love checking the homework of my junior sisters and brothers!

Sensing Xiao Ya’s playful smile, Hero was taken aback. He heard the hidden meaning and scratched his head, saying to the senior sisters, "Senior sisters, please guide me in the future and don’t make things too difficult for your junior brother."

Now, the Hua family was his main battlefield, and keeping an eye on the Hua family was his top priority. Before the old bandit was rescued, nothing was more important than a single hair of the old bandit. Staying in the Outer Academy would give him more time to visit the Hua family. This was perfect!

However, he would not waste a moment of the opportunity to be taught by this master. His desire to learn was uncontrollable, especially since he had a great interest in the Life Department, especially after experiencing the powerful abilities of Life Masters.

The natural creation path he had obtained was inseparable from nature and life. This was indeed a good thing.

Liu Rushi then dismissed the other disciples, leaving only Hero.

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