Chapter 88: The Little Schemes of the Instructors

The next morning, Li Zhangsheng left the courtyard and walked toward the training ground located next to the Teaching Building.

At 9:00 AM, the distribution of academies and Instructors for the new students began, with the assembly point being the Multi-functional Training Ground.

For the new students, the importance of both was self-evident.

Yuanling Academy covers a vast area, with a training ground every few miles to facilitate student training; among them, the largest and most fully equipped is the Multi-functional Training Ground next to the Teaching Building.

At the entrance of the training ground, Li Zhangsheng was stopped by a young Instructor, who signaled for Li Zhangsheng to show his Student Token.

"Oh? Three-category best!" Upon seeing the information on the Student Token, the young Instructor revealed an expression of surprise and couldn't help but take a deep look at Li Zhangsheng.

While returning the token, the young Instructor said in a low voice: "Do you see that high platform? Your spot is right there! By the way, I am Xu Yuan, an Instructor serving in the Battle Academy this year. Although I may not be as capable as those senior Instructors, I'm sure you are aware that those senior Instructors already have many students under them and find it difficult to spare the energy to teach new students. Therefore, even if you choose a senior Instructor, you will very likely be assigned to be taught by senior students on their behalf.

I am different from them; I don't have any students under me yet. As long as you choose me as your Instructor, I will definitely do my utmost to teach you and help you succeed. What do you think?"

"Instructor Xu Yuan, thank you very much for valuing me, but this is a major matter, and I must consider it carefully!" Li Zhangsheng was no fool; naturally, he couldn't make a decision right now. It was just like going to a vegetable market to buy groceries—he had to pick and choose carefully before making a final choice.

Of course, what Instructor Xu Yuan said was not without reason. Although the flaws of a new Instructor are very obvious—poor strength, few resources, short connections, and insufficient experience—the advantages are also clear. Just like Instructor Xu Yuan before him, he had no students yet, and as long as he showed enough importance to you, it could largely compensate for these deficiencies, which seemed more favorable compared to those senior Instructors who had many students but looked down on newcomers.

In the eyes of many senior Instructors, "new student" is synonymous with "weak," so it is naturally difficult for them to be valued.

However, this does not mean that all senior Instructors do not value new students.

Nevertheless, although Li Zhangsheng said he would consider it, he did not add Xu Yuan to his list of choices. The reason was simple: it had to do with Xu Yuan's cultivation realm.

Judging from the professional medal pinned to Xu Yuan's chest, he was a Third-rank Royal Beast Master; among the many Instructors, he was definitely at the very bottom.

To serve as an Instructor at Yuanling Academy, being a Third-rank Royal Beast Master is the most basic requirement.

In Li Zhangsheng's view, there were so many new Instructors that there were likely Fourth-rank Demon Tamers among them. If he really had to choose a new Instructor, with his assessment results of "three-category best," he could completely choose a new Instructor with better conditions.

Li Zhangsheng had high emotional intelligence, so naturally, he had no intention of telling Xu Yuan the truth, as that would easily offend people.

As soon as he entered the training ground, Li Zhangsheng had a feeling of sudden openness. The first impression the Multi-functional Training Ground gave him was that it was big—very big, extremely big!

Just looking at the area, it was at least ten-plus miles in circumference, and every certain distance, there was a small hut filled with various training equipment to facilitate students in improving the strength of their Demon Pets.

In addition, in the center of the training ground, there stood a Paid Training Ground with better training effects, but unfortunately, one could only enter by paying.

Following the instructions of Instructor Xu Yuan, Li Zhangsheng soon found the high platform. It was a three-meter-high stone platform, but its area was not small, enough to accommodate hundreds of people.

Well, Yuanling Academy gave Li Zhangsheng the feeling of being in a land of Giants; almost all the buildings were very large.

At the entrance of the high platform, several Instructors were checking the tokens of the new students while whispering to each other. The focus of their discussion was naturally that small group of the most outstanding new students, especially the Second-rank students.

However, unlike Instructor Xu Yuan who was "guarding the gate," these Instructors had stronger auras, all possessing Fourth-rank or even Fifth-rank cultivation.

As for Sixth-rank, there were only a few in Yuanling Academy, and they were all high-level personnel, so they naturally wouldn't appear early.

"Oh? Three-category best!" A female Instructor looked at Li Zhangsheng's Student Token and couldn't help but exclaim. In the hundred-year history of Yuanling Academy, there were only a few examinees who had achieved "three-category best," and without exception, they had all become Stronger.

The female Instructor's exclamation attracted the attention of the other Instructors. They looked over one after another; if they hadn't needed to maintain order, they probably would have surrounded him long ago.

Even so, they remembered Li Zhangsheng's appearance.

"Li Zhangsheng, I am Wang Siyuan from the Artifact Maker Academy..." Just like Instructor Xu Yuan, Wang Siyuan rattled on for a while, mainly introducing her own advantages, such as being a senior Instructor with few students under her, and that if she became Li Zhangsheng's Instructor, she would definitely give him enough attention.

New students choosing an Instructor is a rule of Yuanling Academy; Instructors cannot force new students, otherwise, once verified, the Academy will impose severe punishment.

Of course, Instructors also have the right to refuse.

For outstanding new students, many senior Instructors appeared quite eager. They might look down on the new students' current strength, but they valued their potential.

As long as they were cultivated well, they would provide certain returns in the future, or even become important connections and support for them.

This also had to do with the Academy's reward and punishment system; for every outstanding student cultivated, the Instructor would receive a certain reward; if no outstanding student was cultivated within the specified time, they would be punished, and dismissal was even possible.

Watching Li Zhangsheng's back, one Instructor rolled their eyes and said with a feigned, contemptuous laugh: "Although he got 'three-category best,' you all saw it, he is still just a First-rank Beast Master!"

This Instructor did not actually look down on Li Zhangsheng; they mainly wanted to reduce the number of competitors.

"Shut up. No one here is a fool. Even those Second-rank students didn't get 'three-category best,' yet he did. Everyone knows what this implies; there's no need to play such low-class tricks!"

Being refuted to their face, the Instructor who spoke earlier did not feel embarrassed. After shrugging, they said in a helpless tone: "I knew I couldn't fool you. However, I'm afraid such good seedlings won't fall to us. Look, given the temperament of those old guys, I'm afraid these good seedlings will all choose them, and only the leftovers will come to us!"

"No way around it, our skills are inferior to others!" one Instructor sighed. Every year when new students enroll, most of the good seedlings choose those old guys.

While the Instructors were talking, Li Zhangsheng stepped onto the high platform and, after looking around slightly, found the figures of Li Runfeng and the other two.

At Yuanling Academy, the Li Clan Four Heroes naturally had to band together for warmth and face the outside world as one to reduce the possibility of being targeted.

Li Zhangsheng walked over, and upon seeing Li Jingyi, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "By the way, Jingyi, how are you girls' dormitories arranged? Is it same-sex sharing a room, or is it mixed-gender?"

It was no wonder Li Zhangsheng was curious. If it were a single room, it would be fine, but Li Jingyi was in a double room, which was clearly different in nature. Yet, the new student dormitories were arranged according to assessment results, which meant that female examinees had the possibility of living with male examinees.

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(End of chapter)