Dongfang Sansan was silent for a long while before he finally seed to have arrived at so type of conclusion, and he rose to his feet and began slowly pacing as he said, "Firstly, all those who are aware of this matter are to be assigned roles in the underground base. They are not to leave the base for ten years, at which point the situation will be reassessed. Make sure that the living needs of their families are taken care of during this ti.
“Secondly, the hall master, deputy hall master, and all other important figures in the White Cloud Prefecture’s Hall of Protectionists are to be transferred away. I will personally select their replacents, starting with Chen Ruhai and Fan Tiantiao, who will serve as the hall master and deputy hall master, respectively. In three years, one of them is to be transferred away.
“Instruct their replacents in the Green Wave City Hall of Protectionists to help out the Fang Clan where possible. You are the only one who is to be privy to this matter in White Cloud Academy. As for Fang Che, I'll leave him to your discretion. There's no need to oppress him or deny him resources that should rightfully be his.
“However, one thing that must be ensured is his safety. Also, from now on, any developnts on Fang Che are to be reported directly to the headquarters by Chen Ruhai and Fan Tiantiao, and they are to keep this matter confidential at all costs. Also, Fang Che's maidservant needs a new codena and a fresh start.
“Destroy all of her past files, and assign her the codena of Moon Shadow. I'll arrange for soone to work with you in White Cloud Academy. Additionally, I suggest that you cast any preconceived biases toward Fang Che out of your mind. Otherwise, your decisions could prove very dangerous."
A aningful gleam flashed through Dongfang Sansan's eyes as he spoke.
"Yes, Master Nine, I will be sure to treat him as objectively as I am capable of," Huang Yifan hurriedly promised.
Dongfang Sansan turned his gaze back to the copper coins on the table.
Huang Yifan did the sa, but he had no idea what he was looking at anyway.
From there, they began to discuss the finer details.
Huang Yifan was clearly struggling to keep up, and Dongfang Sansan was beginning to grow quite impatient and exasperated. In the end, he made a jade slip on the spot, then slapped it against Huang Yifan's forehead to inject all of the information directly into his mind.
By the ti Huang Yifan erged from the headquarters, he discovered that precisely two hours had passed by, not a minute more or less.
Huang Yifan was very impressed with Dongfang Sansan's precise tikeeping while also still reeling from the excitent of eting such a prestigious figure.
He took a mont to compose himself before departing. After so ti, he turned around to look back at the headquarters, and he noticed soone standing on the observation, peering into the distant sky, cutting a very loneso figure.
The figure on the observation deck seed to have sensed Huang Yifan's gaze, even from close to ten kiloters away, and their eyes t for a fleeting mont.
Huang Yifan's mind instantly went completely blank, and by the ti he returned to his senses, he had already traveled hundreds of kiloters, completely without his own knowledge.
Who the hell was that?!
***
Fang Che had been assigned to the first class of the first years, and he was classmates with Mo Ganyun, while all of the other students in the top ten had been split up into different classes.
This was a tradition of the academy. There was a competitive relationship between the classes, so they couldn't just put all of the top prodigies in the sa class.
Having one class completely dominate the rest was definitely not conducive to collective improvent.
The despair of having an insurmountable rival class would negatively impact all of the children in the other classes.
Mo Ganyun was originally supposed to have been put in another class, but sohow, he was able to pull so strings and remain in the first class.
The classroom for each class was a hall that could hold several hundred people at once, but each class only had a hundred students, making the classrooms appear excessively spacious.
The main instructor was Li Changkong, and he was joined by three of his colleagues, naly Bao Feiyu, Bing Shangxue, and Duan Zhongliu.
These four were renowned golden instructors of the academy. They had just taught the graduating cohort of fifth-years and had rotated back to teach the first-years, beginning the five-year cycle anew.
For the first lesson, all four instructors were present, and they introduced themselves before making a roll call.
Fang Che noticed that the eyes of the four instructors were extrely sharp, and that they were constantly raking back and forth over the faces of students before them.
However, it seed like all of them were in rather foul moods, and Fang Che deduced that this was most likely because they were still suffering from the emotional toll of recently parting with the cohort of students that they had taught for five years.
Fang Che was very pleased to see this as in his eyes, this was a reflection of instructors' humanity.
Furthermore, he couldn't help but be impressed with the instructors' nas, all of which were very badass.[1]
Mo Ganyun's voice rang out beside his ears. "I wonder how these four got their nas, they're all so badass."
A aningful smile appeared on Fang Che's face.
He was certain that they had given themselves these nas, which ant that they had most likely been given so rather embarrassing birth nas.
However, asking them what their birth nas were would be nothing short of courting death.
These instructors were going to be supervising them for the entirety of their five years here, so getting on their bad side this early would undoubtedly entail five years of hell.
All of the students stood up and greeted in unison, "Greetings, teachers."
Li Changkong raised a hand in a cold manner as he declared, "Please refer to us as instructors. You are not permitted to refer to us as teachers for now! We were hired by the academy to nurture all of you into capable warriors. You're paying for your tuition, and we're being paid by the academy, so right now, this is nothing more than a transaction.
“Only once we've gained each other's approval will we truly enter a teacher and student relationship, but even then, we'll still only be teacher and student, not master and disciple. I hope you can all understand that. Now that that's out of the way, it's ti to have your aptitude tested. All of you line up, and you'll take turns entering one of four rooms to undergo testing.
“No one is to reveal their aptitude to other students. Of course, you're free to do so if you have a death wish. I don't care what past glories you've attained, whether you're the top-ranked prospect or the champion or whatever. Starting from today, everything is reset, understood?"
Fang Che couldn't help but roll his eyes. Li Changkong had only stopped just short of directly ntioning his na.
The four instructors sprang into action, organizing the class of a hundred people into four lines to enter the four rooms and have their cultivation bases and aptitude assessed.
Mo Ganyun was towering over the rest of the class, standing at 230 centiters tall, while Fang Che was a distant second at 185 centiters, and that was even after a recent growth spurt.[2]
185 centiters was already a very impressive height, but Fang Che found himself completely dwarfed by Mo Ganyun.
If a giant blade were to sweep horizontally through the entire classroom at the height of Mo Ganyun's head, he would be decapitated, while the rest of the students would only feel a rush of wind over their heads.
In addition to his incredible height, Mo Ganyun was also ridiculously well-built, weighing over two hundred kilograms.[3]
In spite of his imnse weight, he wasn't carrying around any excess body fat, and at his mont, he was standing right beside Fang Che, much to the latter's dismay.
"Stay away from !"
"Why?"
"I'm worried that you'll accidentally fall over and crush !"
Mo Ganyun rolled his eyes in response.
This would've been a normal gesture for anyone else, but for Mo Ganyun, it felt like his pupils had a long way to go before they were completely rolled up.
***
Mo Ganyun was the first to be tested, and Li Changkong was in for a pleasant surprise.
Legendary aptitude, eh? Not bad at all!
He then examined Mo Ganyun's cultivation base, and he was even more pleased with what he saw.
Peak third-rank Warrior Master with an extrely solid foundation, ready for a breakthrough at any ti. No damage sustained to ridians, no signs of taking any pills, and exceptional bodily coordination. This is an outstanding talent!
A faint smile broke through his calm facade as he asked, "You're from the Mo Clan, right? Why did you co to White Cloud Warrior Academy instead of staying in your clan to cultivate?"
"None of my clansn at my age are anywhere near my level, so there's not enough pressure back ho. Hence, I decided to co try my luck at the academy. If I can't find what I want here, then I'll go try so other academy," Mo Ganyun replied in a candid manner.
Li Changkong wasn't bothered to hear this at all.
Mo Ganyun was telling the truth. Given the power of the Mo Clan, they could easily transfer him to any of the top-tier warrior academies however many tis he wanted.
"You seem to be quite close with Fang Che."
"Fang Che?"
Mo Ganyun was rather perplexed about why Fang Che had suddenly been brought up.
"Fang Che is my target for the mont, and I feel like he's a decent guy."
Li Changkong nodded in response. "I have so ties with your Mo Clan, so I feel obligated to advise you to keep your guard up around Fang Che."
Mo Ganyun was rather unconvinced, but he didn't let it show. "Alright, I'll keep that in mind."
"Why didn't you join a sect?"
"Sects are too isolated, and there are many sects that completely close themselves off to the outside world in tis of war. Hence, our ancestors have forbidden us from joining sects. The n of the Mo Clan would rather die on the battlefield than cower in sects!"
"Well said!" Li Changkong praised.
Upon erging from the room, Mo Ganyun gave Fang Che a subtle look, warning him to be careful of Li Changkong as the instructor clearly wasn't very fond of him.
Fang Che was already ntally prepared, and he entered the room with no qualms.
"Co in," Li Changkong said in a cold voice, displaying a hostile attitude that definitely shouldn't have been reserved for the champion of the new student tournant.
Even though he hadn't brought up the incident concerning the Su Clan, it was clear that Li Changkong had so preconceived biases.
However, his cold facade was quickly shattered as it was revealed that Fang Che's aptitude went completely beyond the upper limits of the Dragon Fish Pagoda.
Li Changkong's mouth had gaped open so wide that an ostrich egg could've been stuffed in there whole.
1. They all have nas that translate to things like Raging Storm and Ice on Snow. ☜
2. Roughly 7'7" and 6'1", respectively. ☜
3. 440lbs. ☜
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