Chapter 183: Turns Out They're Rich Kids

Exactly, it's spacious!

It's several times more spacious than the Prefectral-front Martial University Lu Jing visited not long ago!

Plane trees were planted neatly in rows on both sides of the road.

Now it's autumn, and the reddish-tinted leaves flutter down in the gentle breeze.

Not far away, at the end of the road, a huge artificial fountain has been built, continuously spraying out water droplets of various shapes.

Around the fountain grow all kinds of rare and exotic grasses, and many small herbivorous animals dart back and forth.

"This is the Shogunate Martial University, it's definitely beautiful!"

The guide girl smiled and introduced, "Our Shogunate Martial University occupies nearly eight hundred square kilometers in the capital, where every inch of land is precious, and with fewer than five thousand permanent residents, the campus often feels empty—don't think it's strange."

The chubby guy suddenly realized, "I was wondering why I haven't seen anyone along the way..."

"Let's go, I'll take you to the registration office!"

The girl walked up front, glanced at the chubby guy, and said, "Hey classmate, I still don't know your name—I'm Chi Shishi."

"Hehe, good day, Senior Chi—I'm Ma Houshi."

After walking for a few minutes, Chi Shishi led the two to a bus stop and said, "Let's wait for a bus; the registration office is still far away."

Lu Jing again felt the vastness of the Shogunate Martial University; the school alone has ten bus routes.

Half an hour later, the gates of the registration office were pushed open from inside.

After completing the procedures, Lu Jing and the two others walked out.

"Junior Lu Jing, let's go—let's head straight to the dormitory area."

Chi Shishi enthusiastically led the way ahead, saying, "The dormitory area is just up ahead—not far—but I don't know what kind of room you'd like."

"Can we choose the room type ourselves?"

Ma Houshi politely asked for advice.

"That's right—the Shogunate Martial University is so huge that the dormitory area is also large, divided into detached villas, single dorms, and double dorms."

"Detached villas come with a dedicated training room and various Martial Way equipment; they're the most expensive, costing one million per month."

"Single dorms also have simple equipment, costing fifty thousand per month."

"Double dorms are the cheapest, needing only five thousand per month."

Lu Jing felt somewhat surprised—the accommodation fees at this martial university are really exorbitant.

Ordinary families can't even afford the cheapest double dorm.

However, children from ordinary families couldn't possibly get into the Shogunate Martial University—it's basically a scheme targeting only the rich.

"I'll choose a detached villa."

Lu Jing said calmly.

Anyway, his accommodation and tuition are fully reimbursed, so he'll definitely pick the most expensive option.

Moreover, he still has an apartment in the capital's central district, a gift from Elder Zhong; if the school's housing conditions are poor, he might consider moving out.

"I'll also choose a detached villa—it would be even better if I could be neighbors with Lu Jing!"

Ma Houshi stood aside, laughing foolishly.

"I wouldn't have guessed—you two are actually rich kids!"

Chi Shishi looked at them as if they were the God of Wealth—detached villas aren't something just anyone can afford.

Meanwhile.

At the place where freshmen were handling housing arrangements, a crowd had already gathered.

These youths, in twos and threes, lugged suitcases and backpacks, looking travel-worn.

But at this moment, their faces held no joy of arriving on campus; instead, they looked ahead with solemn expressions.

Boom—

With a muffled thud, a figure was blasted away.

"The quality of this year's freshmen is pretty lackluster, haha!"

A somewhat arrogant voice rang out.

A youth in white training attire walked out of the hall, looking down contemptuously at the boy rolling on the ground.

"Although reaching late fourth-realm strength before enrollment is decent, you'd probably be considered a genius in your backwater town!"

"Let me introduce myself—I'm your third-year senior, Lu Haoyu, and I'm here to give you a lesson today!"

Seeing the youth stride over, the freshmen couldn't help but feel fearful, all stepping back a few steps in unison.

Ning Hongwei, who had just been blasted away, was the strongest among them, yet the youth defeated him with a single punch.

This is enough to prove his terror—his strength is at least fifth realm or higher!

"How about it—who's next?"

Lu Haoyu felt the freshmen's fear below, and his smile grew wider.

"What should we do—even our strongest, Ning Hongwei, isn't a match for him......"

The freshmen began to discuss.

A boy with dyed yellow hair whispered:

"There's nothing we can do—his strength is too great; I watched closely when he threw his punch earlier, and it was obvious he was holding back, probably afraid of breaking Ning Hongwei."

Next to the yellow-haired boy, a girl with neat short hair furrowed her brow, thinking of a countermeasure: "Why not all attack together? He surely wouldn't go all out, and if we unite, we could definitely beat him!"

"You're underestimating him—there are fewer than seven of us here; even if we all rush him, he's still not someone we can beat."

The yellow-haired boy shook his head: "No need to explain the gap between fifth and fourth realms—even if we gathered ten people, we might not even be able to hurt him."

He looked ahead, arrogant, gazing at the skyward Lu Haoyu, with a thought forming that he didn't voice.

That is, Lu Haoyu might not be fifth realm; as a third-year student, he's very likely already a sixth realm martial warrior, just one step away from becoming a martial master!

After all, those who can enter the Shogunate Martial University are the top talents from all over the country; reaching the sixth‑realm warrior level in three to six years is no big deal.

Even many can reach Grandmaster upon graduation.

Thus prestigious martial universities are also called Grandmaster‑making machines.

Thinking of this, the yellow‑haired male student couldn't help but sigh.

From the moment they stepped into the Shogunate Martial University, their former genius status began to become ordinary.

Everyone here has outstanding talent, and they also surpass ordinary people in effort.

But talent varies; everyone pushes effort to the limit, so what ends up being compared are the tiny differences in talent.

This tiny difference gets infinitely magnified.

Just as they were gathered together trying to think of a solution, Chi Shishi walked over with Lu Jing and Ma Houshi.

Chi Shishi, why are there so many people gathered up ahead?

Ma Houshi scratched his head, looking at the boy lying on the ground, utterly puzzled.

"It's that guy Lu Haoyu..."

Chi Shishi rolled her eyes impatiently, saying, "That guy is definitely here to attend class."

"Class?"

"Yes, this is also an unwritten rule of the martial university: every year when new students start school, senior students come out to reprimand the newcomers, giving them a taste of their power."

Chi Shishi continued explaining, "Under the pretense of letting freshmen adapt early to the harsh life of the martial university, it's actually just to vent frustration and satisfy their own vanity."

"After all, they themselves were once freshmen who endured being bullied by seniors; now the roles of victim and perpetrator have simply swapped."