Chapter 172: Legendary Dean Yan Lanbing

"Wonderful!"

"Simply wonderful!"

"How did I not think of that! You are truly a peerless genius!"

Professor Shen clapped in delight; he felt as if a sudden enlightenment had dawned upon him.

He looked at Ye Lin with burning eyes.

"Ye Lin! I am not worthy of being your teacher! From now on, we are friends across generations, the best of brothers! Brothers are held in the heart!"

"Professor Shen!"

"Ye Lin!"

"Professor Shen!"

"Ye Lin!"

The old man and the young man gripped each other's hands tightly, feeling as though they had met too late in life.

"Enough said! From now on, just move into the laboratory and live there! I believe that with your help, I will surely be able to research the art of immortality!" Professor Shen's gaze was extremely resolute.

"No problem, Professor Shen, it is my honor! I love infighting the most!"

Ye Lin nodded sincerely; he was also very much looking forward to seeing how many more surprises Professor Shen could give him later on.

If nothing else, just the Disintegration Technique and the Death Sacrifice Curse alone made this trip to find Shen Jingbin a massive profit.

On the bustling streets of the capital, the crowds coming and going were shoulder to shoulder; the population density was incredibly exaggerated.

Just as Ye Lin's clone was focused on studying those strange skills with Professor Shen, Ye Lin's true body was already sitting in a restaurant in the capital.

"Disintegration Technique? Death Sacrifice Curse? This Professor Shen is truly a peculiar person."

Ye Lin's true body couldn't help but sigh, then took a hearty gulp of mung bean milk, only to spit it out at lightning speed.

He had lived in the slums for over a decade; he had eaten everything, no matter how disgusting—spoiled, rotten, moldy food, and rotting vegetable leaves.

Ye Lin had thought there was no food left in this world he couldn't stomach, but upon first arriving in the capital, the mung bean milk gave him a massive surprise.

The capital was worthy of being the core of Great Xia; even its terrible food was terrible in such an outstanding way.

The feeling of drinking a mouthful of mung bean milk was like licking the sweat-drenched, hair-covered armpit of a 200-pound fat man on a 40-degree summer road.

Although Ye Lin had an immortal body, he still silently set the mung bean milk down and walked out of the restaurant.

He had originally wanted to eat something, but now he was full.

Being a newcomer, with his clone studying hard at Great Xia Academy, Ye Lin's true body wanted to scout the area first to get an understanding of both inside and outside the capital city.

That way, if he committed any offenses later, it would be easier for him to escape; after all, the capital was not like Qingcheng.

In the time it took to drink a mouthful of mung bean milk, Ye Lin had already seen several class-transferrers above level 50.

Here, he had to be even more careful than he was in Qingcheng.

Over the next month, Ye Lin spent a great deal of time walking through the streets, alleys, and lanes of the capital, familiarizing himself with every street.

As for the clone, Professor Shen helped him decline everything—the opening ceremony and the like were all turned down—so he could focus on accompanying Professor Shen in researching all sorts of strange and bizarre skills.

This suited Ye Lin perfectly; after all, he came to Great Xia Academy for the exclusive secret realms controlled by the academy. As for what the teachers at Great Xia could teach him... Ye Lin didn't count on it anyway.

Having Professor Shen was enough for him.

Professor Shen, you are the best!

As a month passed, the newcomers who had just arrived finally adapted to life at Great Xia Academy.

Soon, they would face their first test upon entering Great Xia Academy: the newcomer assessment!

The location for the newcomer assessment was set within the Crying Soul Secret Realm, which was controlled by Great Xia Academy.

The Crying Soul Secret Realm contained an extremely rare monster called the Soul-Devouring Beast. Although this monster was not skilled at frontal combat, it was extremely adept at creating illusions, waiting until the prey was trapped in the illusion and unable to extricate themselves before attacking and killing them.

The reason this monster was rare was that its brain contained a magic crystal, and that magic crystal could increase a class-transferrer's spirit attribute!

If the Crying Soul Secret Realm weren't controlled by Great Xia Academy, the Soul-Devouring Beasts would have been hunted to extinction long ago.

Ye Lin was also extremely interested in the Soul-Devouring Secret Realm, so on the day the Crying Soul Secret Realm opened, he had his clone ask Professor Shen for leave and came to the dormitory with his true body.

Inside the dormitory, Ye Lin changed into his clone's clothes, removed his Illusion Face to restore his original appearance, and then casually plucked out his own eyeballs to swap identities with the clone.

After finishing all this, Ye Lin happily went to the plaza to assemble.

By now, the playground was already bustling with noise; the many freshmen were lined up by class, chattering like sparrows, clearly full of curiosity about the upcoming Crying Soul Secret Realm.

After all, for many of them, this was their first time entering a secret realm.

Ye Lin didn't have a class, so he stood alone and went straight to the very front.

During this time, a teacher came over to ask which class Ye Lin was in. When Ye Lin said his mentor was Professor Shen, the teacher walked away with a strange expression, and no one came to bother him afterward.

"Ahem, good morning, we meet again."

A light cough sounded, and the entire plaza instantly fell silent.

The voice was not loud, yet everyone heard it with extreme clarity, as if the sound had originated directly in their ears.

Except for Ye Lin, everyone's gaze instantly converged on an old man wearing a magic robe with a smile on his lips, their eyes filled with fanaticism and reverence.

This old man was a legend; he held sixteen different identities!

Professional Mage, Golden Right Hand, Calligrapher, Magician, Ancient Scholar, Traveler, Educator, Psychologist, Hypnosis Master, Writer, Navigator, Pilot, Singer, Dancer, Midnight Poet.

While possessing the above fifteen identities, his sixteenth identity was none other than the Dean of Great Xia Academy!

He was Yan Lanbing! A living legend; it was often said that to offend him was to offend sixteen people, for he alone could beat you up in a group!

Although Ye Lin could not see, he could still feel an extremely terrifying aura, like looking up at a towering mountain.

The strength of the person in front of him had likely already reached the pinnacle of perfection.

Come to think of it, this was his first time seeing the Dean, Yan Lanbing, in the month since he enrolled.

Yan Lanbing walked onto the stage, looking at the many vibrant freshmen with a smile.

"I believe you all know that we have gathered here today to welcome the first assessment of your enrollment!"

"After a month, you have also come to understand that at Great Xia Academy, money is useless. For food, clothing, housing, transportation, purchasing equipment, buying items, and so on, the only thing you can use is academic credits."

"But do you know that besides attending classes, completing course progress, and accepting tasks at the school's task hall, there is an even more convenient way to earn academic credits?"

After Yan Lanbing finished speaking, he paused to build suspense.

Meanwhile, Ye Lin, standing below the stage, was completely bewildered. He had been eating, drinking, and living off Professor Shen for the past month; he didn't even know that one could only live in Great Xia Academy using academic credits.

Academic credits? He had never touched them, and he had no interest in them.