The next day.
The alarm clock rang.
Looking at the bright sunshine and the soft bedding, he couldn’t help but sigh that the month of fleeing for his life before was truly unbearable.
He had to avoid not only the Star Luo Empire’s army and powerful Spirit Beasts but also the surveillance of a certain person courting death.
Today was the day to officially start learning about spirit tools at the Douluo World, so Huo Yuhao tidied his clothes and headed towards the academy cafeteria.
On the way, he happened to run into Lin Jiayi.
Seeing the completely refreshed Huo Yuhao, Lin Jiayi couldn’t help but feel emotional; this was what a young man should look like.
Although not exceptionally handsome, he was clean, which left a good impression.
The two chatted while eating.
“Yuhao, after we finish eating, we’ll go report to the Teaching Department.
Since you’re a transfer student and a month late, if there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me privately.”
Lin Jiayi’s words made Huo Yuhao express his gratitude once again.
However, Huo Yuhao didn’t feel it was truly necessary.
After all, putting aside the Huo Yuhao from the novel, he had learned everything in less than a month just by studying for one hour every day.
He knew the general process for manufacturing a first-Rank spirit tool from the novel, and combined with his focus as a Physics PhD, manufacturing a first-Rank spirit tool was definitely not difficult.
The only worry was that the students in the Teaching Department might cause trouble.
The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and Shrek Academy operated differently.
Shrek Academy was divided into an Inner and Outer Court, whereas the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was divided into the Teaching Department and the Research Department.
One could study in the Teaching Department for six years, which seemed like the preparatory education equivalent to the six years of elementary school in the World before his Transmigration.
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But unlike the World before his Transmigration, students in the Teaching Department needed to reach the Rank Five Soul Engineer level by the sixth year to continue their studies in the Research Department.
This was equivalent to being able to go to high school only after passing the final exam for the third year of junior high.
However, if one’s talent was exceptionally high, they could be specially appointed to enter Mingde Hall.
This was equivalent to entering university early, though in this country, there was only one university.
If one’s talent as a Soul Engineer was truly lacking, but their talent as a Spirit Master was excellent, they could also be specially retained and not immediately expelled after six years, like the Sword Maniac Ji Juechen.
The reason for requiring a Rank promotion every year was simple: all students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy could receive a corresponding monthly quota of free metal based on their Soul Engineer Rank, which could be used to improve their spirit tool crafting skills.
After all, an Advanced Soul Engineer was built upon countless amounts of metal.
But metal wasn’t grown on trees; if you didn’t have the ability, don’t occupy the latrine and prevent others from using it.
On the way to the first year of the Teaching Department.
“Every grade in the Teaching Department has five classes, so you’ll be going to First Year, Class One.”
It was somewhat similar to the school system in the World before his Transmigration, where each grade had several different classes.
Moreover, there were two semesters each year, with semester-end exams being class battles using spirit tools, and a one-month vacation in between.
To advance to the second year, one needed to pass an assessment, which included a theoretical assessment and a spirit tool crafting assessment, with a ratio of 3:7.
One needed at least 60 points out of 100, but generally, if someone could independently craft a first-Rank spirit tool, their theoretical knowledge wouldn’t be too poor.
But the most important thing was the ability to independently craft spirit tools.
The class battle and assessment system in the Teaching Department maximized the guarantee of students’ spirit tool crafting skills and combat proficiency.
This World was, to some extent, a place where the strong preyed on the weak.
“Yuhao, there are a few brats in Class One who are quite arrogant.
If anything happens, you can find the homeroom teacher or me anytime.”
Huo Yuhao offered another word of thanks.
Soon, Huo Yuhao was brought to First Year, Class One by Lin Jiayi.
The homeroom teacher for Class One was an old man, who held the status of a Rank Six Soul Engineer.
Because a greeting had already been exchanged, he was not surprised by Huo Yuhao’s arrival.
The homeroom teacher’s name was Chen Feng.
Seeing the polite Huo Yuhao, he smiled slightly and addressed the other students in his class.
“This is our new classmate, his name is Huo Yuhao.
Yuhao, introduce yourself first so everyone can get to know you.”
“Hey, isn’t he that young man who was standing at the door yesterday?”
“He looks a bit like him!”
“What ‘a bit like’?
It is him.”
Many students started murmuring amongst themselves.
Compared to the reserved nature of the girls, the boys were much more brazen.
“Is that the little beggar from yesterday?”
“Why should a little beggar be in the same class as me?”
“He must have pulled strings to get in.”
Listening to the noisy chatter below gave him a headache; it seemed he really had to stir up some trouble again.
“Hello everyone, my name is Huo Yuhao, I am 11 years old.
My Spirit is the Body Martial Soul, a Spirit type Body Martial Soul called Spirit Eyes.
My spirit power is Rank 15.
I hope to get along well with everyone in the future.
I like delicious food.”
It had been many years since he had introduced himself as a student; previously, he had always introduced himself as a teacher.
Amidst the welcome from a few female classmates, Huo Yuhao chose a window seat, which was the dream spot for every boy.
It was a great spot to avoid the teacher’s gaze and sneak a peek at the scenery outside, as evidenced by the angry looks from the other boys.
Huo Yuhao chose this spot simply because he found the breeze comfortable.
As Chen Feng began his lecture, even though he had missed a month.
It might be difficult for an ordinary person to keep up and require cramming.
But who was Huo Yuhao?
The child of destiny.
Furthermore, the novel had briefly introduced the manufacturing of a first-Rank spirit tool, combined with his background as a Physics PhD from before his Transmigration.
Besides, it was only the first year, so the content mainly focused on sparking interest and basic knowledge, without delving too deep.
He understood Chen Feng’s lecture very easily.
He could even multitask, listening to Chen Feng lecture above while also listening to the boys whispering.
They were talking about where to go play after class, what good food to eat, and which beautiful girls looked good.
He couldn’t help but sigh that student life was truly simple and lovely.
“After class, let’s go test this kid.”
“Sure!”
Huo Yuhao felt helpless; it was time for the inevitable small forest fight common among boys.
“Brother Tianmeng, help me use a Spirit Ability to observe who harbors ill intentions towards me.”
Brother Tianmeng, wriggling in the Sea of Consciousness, heard Huo Yuhao’s request and quickly activated his First Spirit Ability, Spiritual Detection Sharing.
As for why he asked Brother Tianmeng to use it instead of himself.
It was strange: as soon as a person used a Spirit Ability, their spirit ring would inevitably manifest, making it impossible to hide (perhaps the original author thought the manifestation of spirit rings looked more imposing).
However, through experiments conducted during the month he spent fleeing to Mingdu City, he discovered that when Brother Tianmeng used a Spirit Ability, no spirit ring manifested.
It was actually normal; how could a Spirit Beast using a skill in its beast form manifest a spirit ring?
To avoid exposure, he could only let Brother Tianmeng use the Spirit Ability.
“Weng.”
Huo Yuhao’s eyes emitted a faint light, unnoticed by anyone, and the view before him instantly shifted from a localized corner to a 360-degree stereoscopic perspective.
Within the 100-meter range of vision, he could clearly see the muscle twitches and gazes of everyone.
Huo Yuhao noticed three people whose gazes were directed at him, with abnormal smiles curving their lips.
Huo Yuhao knew then that these three were likely going to cause trouble later.
Without the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the supreme arts of the Tang Sect from the novel, combat might be a bit troublesome.
It seemed he really needed to quickly raise his spirit power to obtain the Ultimate Ice.