Chapter 73

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"Then senpai, you are...!" Seeing the strange looks on the two senpais' faces, Luo Li smiled with her eyebrows curved, and asked with a smile.

"We are new second-year students in the Swordsman Department." The two looked at Luo Li's smiling face, were momentarily stunned, and then the slightly taller one answered.

"Our Unrivaled Academy uses a points system. You earn points by reaching certain levels, and completing tasks also requires points. However, daily expenses also require points, such as attending classes and buying magic materials..." The other, slightly shorter one, followed up with an explanation.

However, before he could finish, Luo Li interrupted: "Then, do you not use gold coins in the academy?"

"Gold coins? That stuff is useless. In the academy, everything is done with points, even eating requires points." The taller one smiled and answered, with a hint of amusement in his voice.

"Grandpa! Grandpa! What should we do?" Luo Li immediately turned to ask her grandfather.

"Once you enter the academy, you need to study hard. I can't magically produce points for you." Meng Qi removed his badge at this moment, as professional badges are usually not displayed, as they reveal a lot of information.

"Don't be afraid, underclassman. Actually, there are people in the academy who privately exchange gold coins for points." The two senpais looked around and whispered.

"What's going on, senpais?" Luo Li asked excitedly.

"You pay someone to use your student card to take on tasks, and you get the points while they get the payment. However, one point costs at least several hundred gold coins. For example, we patrol for half a day and only get 0.5 points." The taller senpai explained in a low voice.

"Thank you, senpais!" Luo Li looked at Cook, who was holding Little Lei, and a cunning smile appeared on her lips.

"Up ahead is the registration office. A steward will guide you to complete the relevant procedures. We still need to patrol." The two senpais led Cook and his group to a grand building made of huge stones and pointed to a gate that was fifty meters high.

"Thank you, senpais!" Luo Li thanked them with a smile and left without looking back.

"Sigh! This beautiful underclassman didn't even ask our names!" The taller senpai sighed, looking at Luo Li and Mi Qi's backs.

"Hehe, these two beautiful underclassmen will probably rank in the top of the new students' beauty list. And the underclassman who brings a baby to listen in, these two pieces of news are worth at least five points. Let's go find the all-knowing one; he will definitely be interested in this news." The shorter senpai shook a crystal ball in his hand, which showed the magical images of Luo Li and Mi Qi, and Cook holding Little Lei.

"Right! Hurry up, or the bastards at the registration office will get there first." The taller one immediately agreed, and the two hurriedly left.

"Huh?" When Cook, Luo Li, and Mi Qi handed their admission credentials to the staff at the registration office, the staff member let out a surprised sound.

Cook looked at the huge hall, which was a hundred meters high and covered several thousand square meters. What surprised Cook was that there was not a single supporting pillar in the middle of the several thousand square meters. At a height of a hundred meters, there were several large transparent crystal windows, making the entire hall exceptionally bright.

"If I'm not mistaken, the position of those windows should be outside the mountain." The grand reception building was built against the mountain, and after passing through the gate, the hall was actually inside the mountain. Cook looked at the dozen wide corridors in the hall, each about twenty meters high and twenty meters wide, with text labels, including common continental script and magical script. As for the other twisted scripts, Cook guessed they were from other races. The staff member's surprised voice also drew Cook's attention.

"What's wrong?" Luo Li asked in surprise.

"Nothing, you said you are new students, but your admission credentials already have assigned accommodations? Other new students randomly draw their accommodations." The staff member explained. In fact, the staff member didn't finish, as new students at the Unrivaled Academy are not allowed to bring servants, but the admission credentials showed that each person could bring two servants into the academy. Moreover, Cook was bringing a baby to study, as if he thought this was a noble academy. However, when the staff member tried to check the new students' information, the magic display showed insufficient permissions, and the staff member knew this must be a connection. There were only a few dozen people in the Unrivaled Academy who could have such connections, but any one of them was not someone a mere receptionist could handle.

"Alright! Your admission credentials have been activated. This credential is not only your points card but also the key to your room, the pass for attending classes, and for eating and buying materials. Your accommodation is in Room 806, 807, and 808 on the 13th floor, A area. There is a detailed map of the academy, please go to your rooms. Also, if you need to move in together, you can register here and receive the corresponding identity badges. Pets also need identity badges, or they will be attacked by the academy's magic array." The staff member was somewhat envious, as the entire academy had only seventeen floors, with the top two floors being the gryphon knights' base and the magic array's defense fortress, which were off-limits. Floors 15 and 14 were where the mentors lived, and the 13th floor was for a few outstanding students and talented mentors' assistants, with 806, 807, and 808 having outdoor balconies. Only floors 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 had some student dormitories with balconies, while the rest were inside the mountain.

Bell, Besu, Lucy, Connie, and Martha all received identity badges, allowing them to enter some common areas of the Unrivaled Academy, such as the cafeteria and dormitories, but not the library. Bell and Besu were Luo Li's guards, Martha was Mi Qi's servant, and Connie and Lucy were Cook's servants. Of course, this was how they were registered. Big Mouth and Little Bad were also registered as non-aggressive ornamental pets, each wearing a collar and a leg ring. As for Little Lei, she was ignored because the Unrivaled Academy had no regulations about whether babies needed to be registered. Kakka was classified as an insect and not registered at all, as a thumb-sized creature couldn't wear a recognition magic array.

"Damn, this is a huge move." Cook looked at the large map and found that there were seventeen floors above ground and ten floors below ground. The layout of the academy was also interesting. The residential areas from top to bottom were all on the side of the mountain, specifically the A and B areas of each floor. C area was the residential area, with B area for female students and C area for male students, and A area for mixed dormitories. This part only occupied a portion of the Unrivaled Academy near the outside of the mountain, while the inner part, D, E, and F areas, were the teaching areas, which were several times larger than the residential A, B, and C areas. Each floor and area was a different teaching area, such as the D and F areas of the 13th floor for fire mages and fire scroll making, and the F area for the famous potion-making area. As for Cook's hunter area, it was on the 2nd floor, F area.

Overall, the teaching areas spanned from the 5th floor underground to the 13th floor above ground, totaling eighteen floors and 54 areas. The mage areas occupied the majority, about twenty areas, while the warrior areas occupied six areas, including metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and rare and mutated areas. Each area was further divided into sub-departments such as swordsmen, knights, and shield warriors, and archers occupied two areas, one for archers and one for hunters. The rest were various other departments, such as summoners, assassins, and thieves.

There were also areas for alchemists, blacksmiths, potion makers, and scroll makers, totaling 54 areas. Cook could see from this that mages held a high status in the academy. Each teaching area was strictly guarded and protected by magic arrays, and only residents of that area could enter. However, attending classes was free, and even if you were an assassin, you could attend archery classes without any trouble, though points were required.

"Alright, Bell and Besu, take care of Luo Li." In front of a large warning sign, Meng Qi had to stop because it read "Non-academy personnel strictly prohibited," and only Meng Qi did not have an entry badge.

"Grandpa, you must come to see me often!" Luo Li pouted.

"Sure, Grandpa will come to see you often!" Meng Qi patted Luo Li's head.

"Alright, go in and study hard, okay!" Meng Qi finally instructed.

Cook and his group walked into a corridor, which led to the 13th floor. When they reached the end of the corridor, two people were already waiting, and at the entrance, two fully armed guards were watching them intently.

"Clack, clack, clack, clack!" The metal door slowly opened.

"Damn, it's actually an elevator!" Cook was stunned again, as it was a large metal box, about ten square meters in size. Cook followed the two people into the elevator.

"You're also on the 13th floor, but I haven't seen you before?" The two newcomers were clearly fire mages, and both were women. One was about 24 or 25 years old, but her nose was too big and her forehead too high, making her less attractive, and her figure was not very full. She smiled and asked Cook's group.

"We are new students. Are you a fire mage, senpai?" Luo Li was the most generous, which was related to her own experience, while Mi Qi was a bit shy.

"Hehe, I'm a third-year student, Romda. This is my cousin, Sesi. She is also a new student." Romda opened her mouth and introduced herself with a smile.

"Hello, senpai. I'm Luo Li, this is Mi Qi, this is Cook, and the rest are our guards." Luo Li introduced everyone.

"Hehe, you're lucky. The 13th floor isn't easy to draw. However, I've never seen a baby in class before. Whose baby is this?" Romda looked at the chubby Little Lei and asked with a smile.

"It's his!"

"It's hers!"

Cook and Luo Li pointed at each other simultaneously, then paused and said in unison.

"Ah!" Sesi, Romda's cousin, exclaimed. She was still a young girl, about eleven or twelve years old.

"Alright, we're on the 13th floor. Which area are you in? Register first!" As the elevator door opened, they entered a hall with a table and a middle-aged woman, as well as two guards. The hall had four exits, leading to the A, B, and C residential areas and the teaching area.

"We're in A area!" Luo Li, Cook, and Mi Qi handed their identity badges to the middle-aged woman, who inserted them into a magic display.

"Alright, you can go in!" The middle-aged woman looked at their information and returned their identity badges with a smile.

"Alright, Luo Li, see you later. We're in B area." Romda smiled and bid farewell to Luo Li and the others.

"Thank you, senpai!" Luo Li and Mi Qi thanked the two, while Sesi kept looking at Little Lei, wanting to touch her, but Romda pulled her away.

When Cook opened the door to 808 on the 13th floor, he was immediately stunned. The A area was divided into eight zones, each with eight rooms. Cook's room was 808. Cook almost couldn't believe his eyes. It was almost several hundred square meters, with about seven or eight rooms, including bathrooms, toilets, and even an upstairs and downstairs layout. All the furniture was complete, and there was even a kitchen, clearly prepared for different races, as the cafeteria couldn't satisfy the tastes of many races and regions. There were two sets of bathrooms and toilets.

"What a spacious balcony!" Cook checked each room and found that not all were for living. Some were laboratories, and some were for physical training. However, what Cook liked most was a large balcony of several dozen square meters, which was shared by Cook, Luo Li, and Mi Qi. From here, Cook could overlook part of the Magic City. The balcony was in a mountain hollow, with two mountains on either side. Using his Magic Eye, Cook saw that there was a magic array above the balcony. Big Mouth flew out and paused at about ten meters, but then continued flying. At this point, Cook realized there was another magic array at ten meters, which was activated by the recognition magic array on Big Mouth.

"Connie, you and Lucy stay upstairs, I'll stay downstairs!" Cook checked the rooms and assigned them.

"No! Connie and Lucy will stay with me and Mi Qi, Bell will stay with you, and Besu will stay with us!" At this moment, Luo Li walked in, as the owner of each room could give some people free access, and Cook had given this group free access.

"That's fine!" Cook replied indifferently.

"Let's rest for a while and then explore the surroundings." Luo Li instructed.

"Huh! How did you end up here? Damn, the defense magic array!" At this moment, the fat guy they met at the Mage Guild's teleportation array appeared at Cook's door, saw Cook, and asked in surprise, walking in without thinking. However, as he reached the door, he was blocked by a force and fell to the ground, cursing.

"You live here too?" Cook walked out, helped the fat guy up, and asked in surprise.

"Yeah, you live in 806, 807, 808?" The fat guy opened his eyes wide, disbelievingly.

"Hehe, yes, where do you live?" Cook laughed and asked.

"Idol, idol, I damn well drew 805, just a little bit, just a little bit. You know, 806 has a balcony, a balcony, you know. Living in such a room makes it much easier to chase girls!" The fat guy had a lecherous look.

"Cough, buddy, I have a girlfriend." Cook quickly whispered.

"Not good, buddy, I'm telling you, fire mages have big tempers. Water mages are gentle and considerate." The fat guy shook his head and said.

"Let's get acquainted. I'm Cook, a professional hunter, and now I'm Miss Luo Li's guardian knight. This is Miss Luo Li, and this is Miss Mi Qi! Both are fire mages." Cook introduced them as Luo Li and Mi Qi walked over.

"Damn, a hunter living in such a good place. Let's get acquainted. I'm Dunks, a light mage, and also a potion-making apprentice." Dunks introduced himself.

"Light mage? Why didn't you go to the Holy Church? The treatment there is definitely better than here." Luo Li asked curiously.

"Who told you the treatment is better? I'm telling you, the Church is the darkest place. Once you join, you can't do many things, and I want to be a potion maker." Dunks replied irritably.

"Uh!" Cook knew that religion meant madness, but this was the first time he heard that the Holy Church was so dark.

"Believe it or not, I'm a smart guy. But let me ask you, who is this little girl with you?" Dunks said mysteriously.

This question made Cook's face turn red. He couldn't say he found her, as the old man Unrivaled had warned him not to say so, as Little Lei's intelligence was higher than a human's, and she would remember certain words. Cook could only look at Luo Li expectantly.

"Cough, we're not sure either." Luo Li coughed and answered.

"Got it, I'll keep the secret. But Cook, are you here to study or to take care of a child?" Dunks looked enlightened but then asked strangely.

"I'm Miss Luo Li's guardian knight, and I have to do both." Cook answered.

"Sigh! Buddy, I was right. Take care!" Dunks said and was about to leave.

"Dunks, can you show us around, like the cafeteria, how to earn points, where to study, and where the library is?" Cook asked with a puzzled tone.

"No problem, I'll change and be right back." Dunks then opened the room opposite Cook's, as this area had eight rooms, four on each side of the corridor.

"Hehe, how do I look, handsome?" Soon, Dunks came out in a new outfit, a leather jacket, a big hat, crystal glasses, and tall leather boots. He spun around and said with a self-satisfied smile.

Cook was speechless, as Dunks was not very tall and a bit too fat, making him look like a clown in this outfit.