Chapter 39

Every student at our school lives in a villa, of course, the level of luxury varies with their score.

As a provincial top scorer like you, you'll be assigned the most luxurious model, with a total area exceeding 800 square meters.

But don't worry about being lonely—the villas are assigned in pairs, with two floors; you and your roommate each get one floor.

Hearing Zhang Zhaoyang's explanation, Xu Jingming finally relaxed.

Having been an orphan before and after his transmigration, he had grown tired of living alone; having a roommate would be much better.

In fact, he preferred the warm, lively atmosphere of a four-person dorm.

"A two-person dorm is fine too—better than being alone."

Xu Jingming pulled out his key, opened the villa door, and stepped inside carrying his suitcase.

Compared to its exterior decor, the interior of the villa was even more luxurious.

The floor was made of large marble slabs, polished to a mirror-like shine.

Every piece of furniture and decoration inside was exquisitely crafted.

"The dorm is cleaned weekly by maintenance staff—no need to worry about hygiene."

Zhang Zhaoyang added as he walked in behind him.

Cleaning an 800-square-meter dorm completely would take at least a full day.

We admit students to give them the most professional cultivation training—there's no point in making them waste energy on such chores.

"All your enrollment procedures are complete. Now let me tell you a few key things you must pay attention to at our school."

"Please go ahead."

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up, and he sat down opposite Zhang Zhaoyang on the sofa.

"At Magic City Institute of Esoteric Abilities, there are two things you must pay special attention to: the credit system and the dedicated mentor system."

Zhang Zhaoyang spoke slowly, "First, the credit system—credits are everything at Magic City Institute of Esoteric Abilities.

Whether you're eating, buying equipment, or purchasing rare treasures, you need credits.

One credit is roughly equivalent to 10,000 Daxia coins.

Of course, its actual value may be far higher than 10,000 Daxia coins.

After all, many items in our school's Shangcheng are unavailable anywhere outside, no matter how much you pay.

There are many ways to earn credits. One is fixed allocation based on your rating.

Every new student receives a corresponding rating upon enrollment.

For example, you—your rating after enrollment is S-class, and you'll receive 100 credits per academic year.

Also, your rating isn't fixed..."

Under Zhang Zhaoyang's explanation, Xu Jingming finally understood what credits were.

Credits were the hard currency of Magic City Institute of Esoteric Abilities—so long as you had credits, you could buy almost anything you wanted!

There were many ways to earn credits, beyond the base credits allocated annually.

You could also earn them by completing school missions or climbing the combat power rankings.

"You can check your current credit balance on the school's official website."

Zhang Zhaoyang clapped his hands and called softly, "Eva, come out."

Xu Jingming hadn't yet figured out who he was calling.

A cute, spherical shape materialized in midair not far in front of him.

"This is the artificial intelligence assigned to every dorm—Eva.

Eva's true form is the school's advanced AI; the ones in dorms are merely its sub-entities.

Even so, each sub-entity meets the standard of a Level-4 AI and is fully capable of assisting with daily life."

Zhang Zhaoyang explained.

"Even a sub-entity is Level-4 AI?"

Xu Jingming marveled.

When he first transmigrated, he had thought the Blue Star world differed from his past life only in the presence of ferocious beasts and esoteric abilities.

But later he realized the Blue Star's technological development was far more advanced than his past world's.

It had not only achieved the holographic simulation technology gamers loved, but also made great strides in artificial intelligence.

A Level-4 AI could hold conversations indistinguishable from those of a real human.

The highest-level AIs were even rumored to possess genuine emotions, identical to those of humans.

Of course, whether holographic simulation or high-level AI, these were things only the elite could access.

Xu Jingming, with his simple family background, had never encountered any of them from birth until now.

That's why, at the start of his transmigration, he'd mistakenly assumed Blue Star's technology was on par with his past world's.

Next, with Zhang Zhaoyang's help, Xu Jingming learned how to use the AI named "Eva."

He also checked his remaining credits on the school's official website—indeed, he had exactly 100 credits.

This made Xu Jingming marvel at the school's generosity.

One hundred credits meant one million Daxia coins!

Although this was only for S-class students, even other new students received at least 20 credits upon enrollment.

Each year, over a thousand new students entered Magic City Institute of Esoteric Abilities.

That meant the school spent two hundred million Daxia coins annually just on base credits for new students!

"No wonder it's a top-tier academy—loaded and extravagant."

Xu Jingming silently marveled, while across from him, Zhang Zhaoyang began explaining the next key point:

"The second thing you must pay attention to is our school's dedicated mentor system."

Each student may choose their preferred mentor to formally become their exclusive mentor.

Of course, the mentor must agree.

"Exclusive mentor?"

Xu Jingming frowned, "In the school's scheduled courses, don't mentors all teach classes anyway?"

Why do I need to formally apprentice under one?"

"Can the efficiency of group classes for an entire class compare to one-on-one instruction?"

Zhang Zhaoyang smiled and explained, "Also, our school's mentors are all high-rank energy users.

Almost every one of them has developed their own unique combat techniques and energy cultivation methods.

Some of the less critical combat techniques and energy cultivation methods

might be shared with our library, becoming one of its archived volumes.

But how could a mentor ever selflessly share their signature techniques—their most powerful combat arts?"

You can only learn them after becoming their apprentice."

With Zhang Zhaoyang's explanation, Xu Jingming finally understood completely.

Of course,

many powerful combat techniques are the culmination of an energy user's lifetime of effort.

It's unrealistic to expect someone to share them openly in a regular classroom!

Only by establishing a closer master-apprentice bond could one possibly learn them.

"Then, Teacher Zhang, is apprenticing complicated? What preparations are needed?"

Xu Jingming asked quickly.

Even with the System on his side, having an additional mentor would undoubtedly make his cultivation path smoother.

"For others, it might be troublesome, but for someone with an S-rank energy ability like you, the difficulty is nearly nonexistent."

Zhang Zhaoyang chuckled, "You simply need to find a lightning-type mentor you admire, visit them in person,

and demonstrate your S-rank energy ability and your current strength.

I'm certain no mentor would refuse you."

He added:

"Our Metropolis Energy University has four lightning-type mentors. Among them, Yang Zhentian, Dean of the Weaponry Academy, is my top recommendation for you to apprentice under."