The Geared Immortal

An Academy Life: 2

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As the people began to discuss their thoughts around a young man, their voices began to echo a little bit around the area. No one thought highly of the young man that is considered as trash by some of the well-known figures in the great city of Wu.

"After this, that guy would be shamed thoroughly and he would never have a face to show in the city."

As the discussion arises a sudden glow of multiple colored lights distracted everyone's attention. Nobody knows what's going on as this is the first time that the stone showed such glow.

"This is weird I never thought that stone would do such a thing." The man who is guiding the young people taking the test thought.

He has worked as a professor in the academy and as an array formation expert, so he is well aware of the stone and how it rates the spiritual roots. With the sudden glow of the stone, confusion can also be seen in his eyes.

Everyone in the area turned silent as they observe the stone. Then suddenly the glow started to subside, and a few specs of green and blue lights can be seen scattered around the area. And the stone became a combination of blue and green color.

"This… how can this be? Does this mean that the stone cannot detect his spiritual roots?" the man muttered.

When the young people around him heard his muttering, they turned dumbfounded.

"Green and Blue?! So what! He is still trash with merely a green and a blue spirit root quality." A young man said contemptuously.

But before anyone could say more, a pudgy middle-aged man suddenly walks towards the crowd.

"Hahaha… not bad, not bad… I never thought to meet someone with multiple varying spirit roots." The man said.

But suddenly he looks at the huge towering stone and mumbled.

"This is impossible… spirit roots have the same quality no matter how many ones have. This young lad is weird." The pudgy middle-aged man mumbled loudly.

"Hihi… if only I can go in his body and take a look at that beautiful dantian of his… Haist… That would be something to behold… hihi…" The middle-aged man mumbles while he snickered like a small boy seeing a new toy.

"Ahem… Professor Ong. Please don't talk like that. You will scare our would-be new students." The man who is guiding the young people said with a helpless look on his face.

He knew that Professor Sun Ong has a habit of exploring new things and is a well-known figure in the academy. Plus he is the academy godly doctor who has the ability to cure any known and even some unknown diseases.

"Oh, sorry about that… Anyway, this young man is accepted in the academy. Hehe…" Professor Ong said with his head high and a glint of craftiness in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Shin Jiao suddenly felt Goosebumps all over his body. Though the said professor does not show any killing intent to him except Shin Jiao can clearly feel the aura of a researcher in him. He knows this because he is one too.

After the pudgy man left the testing continued and the attention on Shin Jiao slowly faded away, especially when a very beautiful young woman who looks like a fairy walks in front. Upon hearing her name Shin Jiao felt a little helpless as he knows that the woman is the one who was glaring at him before, Qilin Xiemen.

When her spiritual roots were discovered to be yellow quality, everyone broke in a discussion. It is known that yellow roots are only one in a thousand chances to appear. Hence she can become a great figure in the academy if trained properly.

The man approached her and gives her a small wooden slab.

"This is your identification as a special student. You can present this in our special class. Congratulations! The Xiemen family has truly produced such a good seed."

After saying that he turns to the other people and resumes the test. Qilin Xiemen felt elated, and unconsciously turn his gaze towards Shin Jiao who show indifference in his face. She heard that he has amnesia and that he cannot remember things that he had done before. Though that was the case, she still felt a little angry because she could not accept that he would just forget what he did to her. As a woman, it truly hurt her pride and self-respect.

After some time, the test was done and another person was found to have a yellow quality spirit root. The young man is very quiet but showed an aloft character as he distances himself to the others.

"Those who have passed the test please follow me. And those who have failed, please follow the ushers to guide you out of the academy." The man said as he turns around and walks down a stone path.

Shin Jiao and the rest who passed the test followed the man. While the rest dejectedly went out of the academy campus and with a depressing atmosphere went home.

The group then arrived in a huge building, where there are many people busily rushing about. Many have scrolls and book on their hands as they discuss things.

Upon seeing this, Shin Jiao felt like he was seeing some déjà vu from when he was in college. Except for the clothing of the people around him, the atmosphere of learning and student bickering about their daily studies made him feel nostalgic.

"Ah… school life. I guess I have to follow this path once again and learn more about this world. I can only wish that I can learn as fast as I can so that I can travel back to the underground base." Shin Jiao thought.

Although he truly wanted to return, yet he could not pass the opportunity to learn more about cultivation skills and more fighting techniques from this world. This is because he wanted to understand more and be prepared for anything.

Not long later, the man and their group stopped at a huge plaza in the middle of the huge campus. From there they can see five huge arcs with hanging plaques on top of each of the arches. Written in big words are the names of each department or subject of study.

"This is where you would choose your path. There are multiple paths that you can take in your life and you are free to learn any path. But I would advise you to learn at most only two subjects… Here in our academy, although we specialize in two things, crafting and war tactics, we also offer other subjects like martial techniques, array formation, and alchemy. You can choose from any of these five paths."

After hearing the man everyone immediately started to discuss which subject of study they wanted to learn. Everyone knows that crafting in the city of Wu is top-notch in the whole empire, and so many are trying to consider it. But its requirement is very stiff as one should have passed level 1 artificer before they can enter the crafting classes.

So everyone is now turning their eyes on war and tactics which is very popular but also a hard subject. This is because war and tactics needed someone with superior intellect before they can continue in this subject. In the previous years, many have taken this subject of study, but many failed to continue as they found it really hard and confusing and those who can persevere and graduate from this class would become officers in the military.

As the people began to talk and discuss, Shin Jiao's eyes are already fixed in one subject and that is a martial technique, this is the reason why he enters this academy.

Crafting classes would surely bore him as he already has a greater teacher, while war and tactics are above him, as he was a grunt soldier and not a general while on earth. He can infiltrate the enemy base but commanding is not his forte. Alchemy is also out of the question as he himself is already a researcher, and array formation is also one of his strengths. Though he would not say that he knows all of the arrays, but his interest is not in that aspect.

And so without any second thoughts, he quickly walks towards the martial techniques entrance. Near the huge arc is a small booth where a young man lazy sat behind a counter.

Before arriving near the booth, Shin Jiao once again heard some nasty words behind him, but he didn't mind them.

"Excuse me!" he said while looking at the young man.

"I want to enter martial technique classes. My name is Shin Jiao and I'm a new student." Shin Jiao said with a polite tone.

Upon hearing someone talking the young man lazily lifted his head and saw Shin Jiao's figure. He scrutinized him and the young man lazily takes out a jade slab and handed it to Shin Jiao.

"Put your spirit Qi imprint there. If you lose this thing you will pay 500 low-grade spirit stone for a replacement." The young man said as he returns to what he is doing.

The young man didn't give any more instructions to Shin Jiao who had a look of helplessness in his eyes.

"This department is too lax… I hope that they at least have a basic library in this place." Shin Jiao thought as he walks inside.

When his figure was a little distance away, the young man suddenly turns his head in his direction and suddenly showed a cunning smile on his handsome face.