Imperial Dragon City bustled with activity, its wide streets crowded with a variety of shops stacked closely one next to another, and the calls of merchants selling their wares filled the air continuously.
Imperial City was the financial and administrative center of a country, incomparable to smaller cities like Azure Cloud City.
Azure Dragon Academy was a cradle for cultivating the strong and a place countless people dreamed of entering.
A handsome young man arrived at the Azure Dragon Academy.
This young man was Lin Feng, who had hurried to the Azure Dragon Academy to register.
Many students were coming in and out of the Azure Dragon Academy.
These students all looked spirited.
But indeed, it was normal. Being a student at the Azure Dragon Academy was an identity worthy of pride.
Lin Feng inquired about the specific location of the registration area and then headed towards it in Azure Dragon Academy.
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Inside Azure Dragon Academy, students in groups of twos and threes scattered around, walking and chatting with youthful smiles on their faces. This was a complete contrast from Lin Feng’s previous life-and-death experiences in the Wilderness Jungle.
"Brother, are you also here to register?" Suddenly, a voice came from behind.
Lin Feng turned around and saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth in a brocade robe, quite handsome, likely also a Noble Family’s Young Master.
Lin Feng nodded and said, "Indeed, I have come to register at Azure Dragon Academy."
"What a coincidence, I am also here to register. My name is Zhang Pingfan. May I know how to address you?" Zhang Pingfan said with a smile.
"My name is Lin Feng. It’s a pleasure to meet you." Lin Feng responded with a fist salute.
Among the students, it was common to form groups, especially among the newcomers. Without grouping, new students could be severely bullied by the seniors within the academy.
Of course, you could choose not to form groups with other newcomers, but for that, you needed some background. If a powerful senior was looking out for you, you wouldn’t be bullied; otherwise, you were likely to be bullied.
"Where is Brother Lin from?" Zhang Pingfan asked with a smile.
"The Lin Family of Azure Cloud City," Lin Feng replied.
"I am from the Zhang Family of East Sea City," said Zhang Pingfan.
East Sea City, one of the sixteen main cities of True Martial Country, and the Zhang Family, the City Lord Family with an ancient lineage of over seventeen hundred years, was not something Lin Family could compare to. Lin Feng had not expected this Zhang Pingfan to have such an extraordinary background.
Seeming to know what Lin Feng was thinking, Zhang Pingfan gave a wry smile and said, "Although I am from the Zhang Family, my father died early, and my mother raised me single-handedly. In the Zhang Family, I belong to a collateral branch."
Lin Feng nodded. He was well aware of the poor relations between the collateral and direct line members of such large families.
Typically, direct line members looked down on those from collateral branches. From Zhang Pingfan’s expression, it was clear that he too had encountered the same situation.
Lin Feng and Zhang Pingfan arrived at the registration area. Today was the second day of registration, so it wasn’t very crowded.
"Take out your Identity Token," said the teacher responsible for admissions.
Lin Feng and Zhang Pingfan both took out their Identity Tokens, registered, and were then assigned accommodations by the academy teacher.
Lin Feng and Zhang Pingfan were assigned to the same private courtyard, a secluded residence for just the two of them, nestled in tranquility.
"Take these two bottles of elixir, they are Yellow Rank, high-grade, high-level Great Dragon Pills. True to their name, once consumed, they endow one with the strength of a dragon, substantially boosting your power. Seize this opportunity to enhance yourself because, in ten days, you will be participating in the new student assessment. Strive to perform well in the assessment to attain good results, as it will be of great assistance to you in the Azure Dragon Academy."
The admissions teacher said.
"Yes, we will remember, teacher," Lin Feng and Zhang Pingfan responded.
"Alright, you may go now," said the admissions teacher.
Lin Feng and Zhang Pingfan bid farewell and then walked outside.
Zhang Pingfan commented, "I didn’t expect that upon our arrival at Azure Dragon Academy, we would be given high-level elixirs like the Great Dragon Pill. I’ve heard these Great Dragon Pills are a secret formula unique to Azure Dragon Academy, controlled by the Pavilion Master of the Alchemy Pavilion. The Great Dragon Pill is priceless outside; one pill is equivalent to the effect of a hundred Great Strength Dragon Suppressing Pills. Other academies have tried to replicate its formula, but the effects are far inferior. Azure Dragon Academy truly is in a league of its own."
Lin Feng nodded in agreement, saying, "Indeed, the Azure Dragon Academy is extremely generous, starting us off with a bottle of Great Dragon Pills. If we can achieve excellent results in the new student assessment, I wonder how generous the rewards will be."
Hope shone in Zhang Pingfan’s eyes as he said, "Each batch of new students is sorted during the entrance examination, and those who excel can join the Genius Camp of the Inner Academy for cultivation. Those with average results can only train in the Outer Court. The difference is like night and day, such disparate treatment!"
"Anywhere the same truth holds: the strong are respected! Even in Azure Dragon Academy, they only focus on training a handful of geniuses, while most students will never receive the same treatment as those geniuses," Lin Feng remarked.
"Eh, Brother Lin, what breed is your pet? It looks quite unusual," Zhang Pingfan asked as he looked at the Fire Kirin following next to Lin Feng.
The next moment,
Ahh!
A scream echoed as Zhang Pingfan was sent flying by a swipe of the Fire Kirin’s claw.
Clearly, the Fire Kirin was displeased with how Zhang Pingfan referred to it and seemed to have regained much of its strength lately, no longer as feeble as when it had just been consumed by the magic bead.
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"Brother Zhang, are you alright?" Lin Feng quickly helped Zhang Pingfan up.
Zhang Pingfan got up, chuckled sheepishly, and said, "It’s fine, it’s fine. I spoke out of turn without recognizing that this one is quite the big shot."
Strutting past the two with an air of arrogance, the Fire Kirin left Lin Feng and Zhang Pingfan rolling their eyes—what a proud creature!
Laughing and talking, the two headed towards their residence. Just then, from a distant thicket emerged five students. These students, obviously seniors, gazed greedily at the porcelain bottles in Lin Feng and Zhang Pingfan’s hands, clearly aware of the priceless treasures being carried by students coming from the admissions office.
The leader of the students, a handsome seventeen or eighteen-year-old dressed in white, named Guo Zifei, sneered and asked, "Are the two juniors newly arrived?"
"Yes, may I ask why?" Lin Feng and Zhang Pingfan nodded and inquired.
"Newcomers should know the rules, right?" Guo Zifei stated flatly.
"What rules? We’re not quite clear on that; please enlighten us, senior," Zhang Pingfan replied.
Guo Zifei’s gaze shifted to the porcelain bottles in Lin Feng and Zhang Pingfan’s hands and said, "Those are Great Dragon Pills, correct? If you know what’s good for you, hand them over."
"You want our Great Dragon Pills?" Lin Feng and Zhang Pingfan exchanged glances.
"Are you deaf? Hand over the Great Dragon Pills quickly, or else we’ll break both your legs today," said a student standing beside Guo Zifei, looking down on Lin Feng and Zhang Pingfan from a superior position.