Alchemy Academy (3)

"Ahem, alright, let's begin the formal class. Ask any questions you have," the class instructor said after a few coughs.

The academies on this continent had a different teaching style. Perhaps influenced by the teaching of martial arts and magic, after covering some basic material, they let the students research and learn on their own. Then, they would bring up any questions in class.

Both martial arts and magic were disciplines where the master guides you to the door, but cultivation is up to the individual. Beyond teaching some fundamental knowledge, they couldn't teach much else. They could only let students cultivate on their own while offering guidance.

Some might wonder why not just find a renowned master and cultivate alone. Of course, that's possible, but the question is, are there that many renowned masters in the world? Even if there were, at most, only one or two would guide you.

It was different at the academy. Not only were there many renowned masters to guide them, but there were also fellow students to help them verify their martial arts and magic.

While a teacher was guiding one student, they would often provide some help to other students as well. This meant that the questions asked in class would benefit all the students in the class. It wasn't that if you didn't ask a question today, the class was meaningless.

Of course, sometimes they would share some of their own experiences.

Therefore, as soon as the class instructor finished speaking and announced that questions could be asked, someone immediately raised their hand to ask a question.

"Me, me..." a student immediately raised their hand, wanting to ask a question.

However, upon seeing this student, the class instructor frowned and said somewhat evasively, "Uh, Ye Lang, please save your questions for after class so we can discuss them privately. For now, just listen to others' questions."

After several lessons learned through blood and tears, no teacher dared to answer Ye Lang's questions during class. Furthermore, his questions were of no help to anyone else, so they generally chose to discuss them slowly after class, though whether that discussion would actually happen was another matter.

"Oh..." Ye Lang seemed accustomed to this. He lowered his hand, then looked at the thick alchemy book while listening to his classmates' questions and the class instructor's answers.

Soon, the morning passed. Apart from the break in between, it was mostly questions and answers. As the dismissal bell rang, the theoretical knowledge class for the day concluded. After lunch, it would be self-study or practical lessons.

This was the academy's arrangement: theory was taught in the morning, and the afternoon was for free activities. Those who wished to continue researching theory could do so, while those who wanted to put their theoretical knowledge into practice could go for practical training.

Seeing the class instructor disappear without a word after class, as if fleeing for his life, Ye Lang temporarily gave up on his plan to discuss his questions with the instructor. He then headed to the cafeteria with the sleepy Tiger Girl to have lunch with his sister.

Tiger Girl had no interest in alchemy. While accompanying her young master to alchemy class, she was either sleeping or reading books on martial arts borrowed from the library.

Regarding this, Ye Lang had once suggested that Tiger Girl attend the Martial Arts Academy. He reasoned that the Alchemy Academy was very safe, and he could take care of himself, so Tiger Girl didn't need to accompany him. However, Tiger Girl had refused without a second thought. She was there to accompany him, and if she went to the Martial Arts Academy, her purpose for being at the academy would be lost.

Even if there were a purpose, she wouldn't leave her young master's side for half a step.

Looking at the huge and magnificent campus dining hall, Tiger Girl's vigilance rose. This was the time when they were most vulnerable to attacks, the only opportunity for someone to approach the Thirteenth Young Master.

This wasn't her being overly cautious; it happened every day. Most of the time, she and Ye Lanyu would block any attempts, but sometimes, unfortunately, they would be targeted. Fortunately, these were all harmless pranks or attacks of a humiliating nature.

Well, for the Thirteenth Young Master, these humiliations were insignificant. Of course, it was different for Ye Lanyu. She would fly into a rage and make those people suffer greatly.

Carefully bringing the Thirteenth Young Master to the dining hall, Tiger Girl found a table and sat down. All the tables in the dining hall were the same, with no special VIP tables in the middle. This was the school's way of conveying a message: in this Royal Academy, everyone had only one identity – a student. No matter how noble one's status was on this continent, they were all treated equally.

Of course, this was perhaps because the academy didn't want to see these young masters and ladies causing unnecessary conflicts due to preferential treatment.

"Tiger Girl, I'm hungry. Let's go get something to eat," the Thirteenth Young Master said after a long while.

"Wait a moment. Let's wait for Miss Lanyu to arrive. Why isn't she here yet? She should have been here by now," Tiger Girl said, looking towards the entrance with some confusion.

Before Ye Lanyu arrived, she wouldn't go to get food because that would leave the Thirteenth Young Master alone, and she didn't know what might happen. She also didn't dare to take the Thirteenth Young Master to get food, as it would involve passing through too many people.

So, she waited for Ye Lanyu. With Ye Lanyu present, she could relax. The problem was that something seemed to have happened to Ye Lanyu today, causing her to be so late.

After a while longer, Ye Lanyu finally arrived. Her face was full of displeasure, clearly having encountered something unpleasant. Not far behind her was a beautiful girl, about the same age as the Thirteenth Young Master. Unlike Ye Lanyu, this girl's face was beaming with smiles, as if something happy had happened to her.

This situation made it easy to infer whether the events that happened to them were the same.

Yes, Tiger Girl was certain it was the same thing. This girl was none other than their nominal young madam, the Seventh Princess of the empire.

Ever since that incident on her birthday, they had been at odds, frequently arguing and competing. When one was happy, the other was certainly unhappy, and vice versa.

At this moment, Tiger Girl finally understood. It turned out they had run into each other, which explained why they were so late.

"Don't follow me, and don't pester my brother. Brother, don't talk to her, or I won't talk to you anymore," Ye Lanyu said as she sat down, shouting at the girl behind her before issuing a warning to the Thirteenth Young Master.

"You don't need me to talk to him, I can talk to him, right, Ye Lang?" the Seventh Princess said with a smile as she sat down, also speaking to Ye Lang.

The tension between the two women was palpable. If the Thirteenth Young Master said the wrong thing, it would trigger a war, albeit a small-scale one.

However, the Thirteenth Young Master completely ignored the two women and directly said to Tiger Girl, "Tiger Girl, hurry up and get some food. I'm starving."

"..."

Order recommendation tickets. Tonight at midnight, hoping some night owls can help, hehe