Chapter 8

"Hey, old man, the treatment for Tang can't be too low. I came here for him!" Amauri said to Old Wei with a sense of righteousness.

Tang Tian instantly had a much better impression of Amauri. What a good guy!

Old Wei pondered, "Alright, double the allowance, but no more than that. You can pick any Bronze Card, whether it's a Second or Third Rank. The school can provide them, but you must practice any card you choose until it is perfected before you can pick a new one. After all, these are for your cultivation, and you can't have too much without digesting it!"

Old Wei was very shrewd. It's not easy to perfect a Second Rank martial technique, and a Third Rank is even harder. The actual cost to him was not much.

"Deal!" Tang Tian was quite satisfied.

Originally, Tang Tian would have to work to earn a Soul General Card, but now that he had one, he was already very content. Being able to focus on cultivation was the most beautiful thing.

"By the way, what's the name of our school?" Tang Tian suddenly remembered this question.

"Called... that... that..." Then Amauri had to look at Old Wei.

"Sachima Academy." Old Wei chuckled.

Tang Tian was speechless. How much must the founder love sachima? But he quickly forgot this strange name and asked, rubbing his hands, "Where is our school?"

Although the name was unfamiliar, Tang Tian didn't think it was a big deal. Due to the generous subsidies in Starwind City, there were many academies. An academy like Ande, which could rank in the top ten, was certainly a prestigious school in Starwind City. However, there were many more small academies, and it was normal not to have heard of them.

"Hehehe, young people are indeed full of energy, I like it! Well, it's not far." Old Wei's face was full of wrinkles, and his eyes were almost invisible from smiling.

Two hours later, in a dense forest with no sign of human habitation.

Tang Tian looked at the few dilapidated wooden houses in front of him, his face blank.

A broken wooden pole hung a rusty iron sign, on which "Sachima Academy" was written in crooked letters. The sign clattered in the wind, and Tang Tian's heart turned cold.

"This is Sachima Academy?" Tang Tian turned his blank face and pointed to the few nearly collapsed wooden houses in front of him.

"Ha ha ha! Although the conditions are a bit tough, you know, young people should be tempered!" Old Wei showed no embarrassment at all.

Amauri exclaimed, "Old Wei, you're really in a sorry state! Didn't you say your school was in the top fifty?"

"This is absolutely no lie. Fifty years ago, Sachima Academy once ranked in the top fifty." Old Wei looked as if he was swearing an oath.

"Then what about now?" Tang Tian asked suspiciously.

"Ah ha, although we are facing some small difficulties now, but..." Old Wei laughed awkwardly.

"Rank!" Tang Tian glared.

"Rank... oh, rank, 352nd." Old Wei blinked his small eyes.

Tang Tian turned to Amauri, "How many schools are there in Starwind City?"

Amauri frowned and thought, "About 350."

"Nonsense!" Old Wei jumped up, "It's 354!"

Tang Tian's face turned black, "Third from the bottom!"

Old Wei innocently blinked his small eyes.

Amauri suddenly realized, "No wonder you're willing to spend so much. You must have too few points and are about to lose your school status. Hey, old man, can you really pay our benefits?"

Old Wei patted his chest, "Rest assured, Sachima Academy has a history of eighty years and must have some assets. I can pay you a part now."

"Students? Not just the two of us, right?" Tang Tian asked.

Old Wei continued to blink innocently, "The last student transferred a few days ago."

"Teachers?" Tang Tian continued to ask.

"Me." Old Wei pointed to himself matter-of-factly.

Tang Tian turned to Amauri, "How do you know him?"

Amauri blushed, "I think I met him once when I was a child, and he praised me as a genius. He praised me every time we met, for several years, and we became familiar."

Amauri added, "I think he's right."

Tang Tian was speechless, looking at the nearly ruined academy in front of him.

"Are these difficulties going to scare you?" Old Wei blinked his small eyes.

"Scare us?" Tang Tian glared, staring at Old Wei.

Tang Tian let out a cold snort, his face dark, and started rolling up his sleeves.

"Um, Tang, what are you going to do? Are you going to beat him? He does deserve it." Amauri tilted his head, looking at Tang Tian curiously.

"Build houses."

Tang Tian didn't look back, turning and walking into the forest.

"Build houses?" Amauri looked at the dilapidated wooden houses, suddenly enlightened, his eyes shining, "Indeed, you are a god-like man! I knew it, these difficulties are nothing to you, Tang..."

Tang Tian was impatient with his chatter, pointing into the depths of the forest, "Go get some wood!"

"No problem!" Amauri pounded his chest and charged into the forest.

Tang Tian started to plan. The place was too far from Starwind City, and they needed a place to live. Three people, one room each, so three wooden houses. Simple training facilities like wooden stakes were also necessary. One of the dilapidated wooden houses was said to be a library, but Tang Tian guessed it contained useless things. He decided to build a small wooden house to store these items.

Tang Tian had lived alone for years and was skilled at fixing things. His style was decisive, and he quickly cleared a space.

Soon, the ground trembled with a loud rumble.

Tang Tian instinctively turned his head and immediately froze.

Amauri carried a tree with a diameter of over three meters on his shoulder, the other end dragging on the ground, like a charging wild bull, rumbling over.

"Hehehe!"

Amauri's strong body looked pitifully small under the massive tree. His mouth was wide open, and his muscles bulged with each step, sinking deep into the soil. The huge tree canopy behind him was like a giant broom, sweeping a path.

Even Tang Tian, who had absolute confidence in his strength, was stunned by this superhuman feat.

Thud!

When Amauri reached Tang Tian, he threw the tree trunk to the ground, causing the earth to tremble.

"Enough? Do you want me to get more?" Amauri looked full of energy.

Tang Tian made a very wise decision, finding a broken knife from the pile of junk and handing it to Amauri, "Cut them into planks."

"Like this thickness." Tang Tian gestured, his expression solemn, "This is a very practical training! The requirement is absolute precision."

"No problem!"

Amauri's eyes lit up, snatching the broken knife and charging at the giant tree like the wind.

What a perfect human machine! Tang Tian was filled with admiration and continued working.

"Young people are indeed full of energy!"

After sighing, Old Wei climbed onto the old hammock under the tree and fell asleep.

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Looking at the newly renovated wooden houses, Tang Tian and Amauri felt a great sense of accomplishment. The wooden planks Amauri had split were as smooth as if they had been planed, and Tang Tian's carpentry skills were also quite good. They had worked hard all day and were quite exhausted.

"Rest." Tang Tian waved and entered his wooden house.

Amauri yawned and crawled into his wooden house to sleep.

Tang Tian didn't sleep immediately. He spread out a piece of paper and started writing a letter to Chiharu.

"Chiharu: I transferred schools today. The new school is called Sachima Academy, quite interesting, isn't it? This school is full of natural charm..."

Under the night sky, Old Wei opened his eyes from the hammock, glanced at the small wooden house with a faint orange light, and a smile appeared on his lips. His small, cloudy eyes were deep and profound.

The night passed.

The next morning, Tang Tian woke up early.

Although he was very tired yesterday, his regular life had formed a biological clock that made him wake up on time. A small stream ran beside the academy, and the cold stream water immediately refreshed him.

"Young people, indeed full of energy!" Old Wei's voice came from behind. Tang Tian didn't turn around, "The principal is also up so early?"

"Ah, I'm old, and my sleep isn't as good as yours!" Old Wei said with a helpless look, then continued, "By the way, what kind of Soul General Card do you need?"

Hearing "Soul General Card," Tang Tian immediately perked up.

"A Second Rank will do. Um, let's start with a fist technique."

Tang Tian's cultivation talent was average, but perhaps because he had been in many fights recently, he found using his fists to beat people was both satisfying and exhilarating.

"Fist technique? Not many people learn it. Let me find some." Old Wei suddenly had several Bronze Soul General Cards in his hand, placing them in front of Tang Tian, "Here, these are all fist techniques. Choose one."

Tang Tian was overjoyed and started picking through them.

The surface of the Bronze Soul General Card was bronze-colored, with a blurry human figure in the center, standing with fists clenched. Different cards had different poses.

The back of the card contained the description of the Soul General Card.

When a martial artist's martial technique reaches perfection, they can create a Soul General Card. The quality of the card is divided into three levels: Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

A Soul General Card contains the martial artist's soul imprint and their understanding of the martial technique. The higher the quality, the more understanding it contains. Bronze has 30%, Silver has 60%, and Gold contains all the understanding.

A Soul General Card has two functions: summoning a Soul General for use and possession. When possessed, the information in the soul imprint is transferred to the user.

Both summoning and possession have time limits.

Initially, possession was a combat method, but as people discovered that it was easier and more convenient to learn martial techniques this way, Soul General Cards quickly became popular. Over a thousand years, the system has become vast and intricate.

Tang Tian picked up