Work-Study Student Big Brother

Gu You and Tang San walked into the Teaching Building. After asking several people, they found the Academic Affairs Office.

Gu You knocked on the door. When a voice from inside said, "Come in," he pushed the door open and walked inside.

Gu You looked around and saw two youths who looked under thirty helping an elderly man with white hair, who appeared to be around sixty, organize some documents.

"Hello, Teacher. My name is Gu You, and I'm from Holy Soul Village. I'm a new student this year, and I've come to register at the academy." "Hello, Teacher. My name is Tang San, and I'm also a new student from Holy Soul Village. This is the certificate the Spirit Hall issued for us." The two bowed to the old man, and Tang San stepped forward to hand him the Spirit Hall certificate he had just retrieved from Yu Xiaogang.

The old man picked up the certificate. After checking the Spirit Hall seal on it, he handed it to the youth beside him and said with a smile, "Two talented young men. I'm the director of academic affairs at this academy. You can call me Director Su."

"Holy Soul Village happened to be assigned two Work-Study Student spots this year. You're really lucky. But you two arrived far too late. If you'd been any later, you would have missed the registration deadline. Nothing happened on the way, did it?" As he spoke, Director Su waved at the other youth. The youth nodded and walked toward a room farther inside.

Gu You and Tang San shook their heads. Gu You said, "I'm sorry, Teacher. Tang San and I went to the Spirit Hall to see Grandpa Ma Xiunuo first, which is why we arrived late."

"Grandpa Ma Xiunuo?" Director Su thought for a moment. "Ma Xiunuo, the master of the Spirit Hall? How did you two come in alone? Didn't the gatekeeper escort you here?"

Tang San answered, "The gatekeeper Big Brother met someone called Grandmaster on the way and handed us over to him. He then wanted to take Gu You and me as disciples, but we refused, so we left."

"Grandmaster wanted to take the two of you as disciples?" Director Su and the youth beside him froze. Their expressions turned strange as they whispered, "He wanted to claim two geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power at once? He's far too confident."

Seeing that their expressions were off, Tang San asked, "Teacher?"

Director Su did not answer, but the youth beside him said with a smile, "It's a good thing neither of you agreed. Grandmaster isn't suitable to be your teacher."

The youth paused to organize his thoughts, then continued, "Grandmaster has been here for many years, but he's never taught a student. He hasn't even given a single public lecture."

The youth paused again, noticing that Director Su had no intention of stopping him.

He continued, "His title of Grandmaster comes from an article he once published called Ten Core Competitiveness of Martial Souls. But ever since that article, he hasn't published anything new. And ever since his Soul Power reached Rank 29, it hasn't increased at all. That makes people wonder whether his theories are actually useful."

"He neither teaches students nor gives lectures. The only reason he can stay here is because of his relationship with our dean."

"All right, hurry up and get back to work." Director Su interrupted the youth just as another youth came over carrying some items. He handed them to Gu You and Tang San. "These are the daily necessities the academy provides for free. Once you use them up, come back and you can buy more at a low price. You've been assigned Room Seven in the dormitory building. The teachers there will arrange the Work-Study Student jobs."

After thanking the teacher, Gu You and Tang San carried the items toward the dormitory building.

After asking someone for the exact location of Seventh Dormitory, Tang San and Gu You arrived at the door. It was open, revealing a huge, empty room inside. At a glance, there seemed to be around fifty beds.

Tang San knocked on the door, and everyone looked toward the entrance.

A child nearly two heads taller than Tang San walked over. "You two, are you the new Work-Study Students?"

Tang San nodded and smiled kindly as he introduced himself. "Hello, my name is Tang San. I'm from Holy Soul Village, and I'm a new student this year."

"Hello, my name is Gu You. Everything else is the same as Tang San."

"My name is Wang Sheng. I'm the Big Brother of Seventh Dormitory, and a future Battle Soul Master lord. My Martial Soul is War Tiger. What are your Martial Souls?"

Tang San said, "My Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass." Gu You immediately added, "Ultimate Conductor Tyranno."

When Wang Sheng and the children behind him heard the words "Blue Silver Grass," they were about to laugh. But when they heard the name Ultimate Conductor Tyranno, their expressions froze in the middle of laughing. They looked rather comical.

To children, words like "super" and "ultimate" usually represented strength and unparalleled power. Although they had no idea what kind of Martial Soul Ultimate Conductor Tyranno was, they did not dare to mock it casually.

By extension, Tang San, who seemed to have a good relationship with the person possessing this unknown Martial Soul, was also someone they naturally did not dare to make fun of.

Wang Sheng said awkwardly, "What I mean is, you two newcomers can tell me if you run into any trouble. As the Big Brother of the Work-Study Students, I'll protect you."

"If you want to become the Big Brother, you can challenge me. If you beat me, you'll be the new Big Brother of Seventh Dormitory. The Big Brother can assign the Work-Study Student jobs arranged by the teachers to other people. In return, when other Work-Study Students are bullied by the nobles, the Big Brother has to stand up and protect them."

As he spoke, Wang Sheng pulled up his sleeve and extended his arm toward Gu You and Tang San. His sturdy arm was covered in scars and bruises.

Wang Sheng said with a hint of bitterness, "Everyone living in this dormitory is a Work-Study Student. Our families are all poor, so we get bullied by the noble students. Only by working together can we protect ourselves and our friends. If you have enough talent, get stronger as quickly as you can. It will benefit both you and the entire dormitory."

Gu You looked at Wang Sheng and asked, "What grade are you in, and how much Soul Power do you have?"

Wang Sheng answered, "I'm in sixth grade. My Innate Soul Power was Rank 2, and I just reached Rank 9 Soul Power."

Gu You asked again, "Then who is the strongest student in the entire academy right now?"

Wang Sheng said, "It's Xiao Chenyu, a sixth-year student. People call him Xiao Big Brother. He's a Battle Soul Master who has already obtained a Soul Ring."

"Then it's nothing to worry about." Gu You spread his hands. "Xiao San and I both have Innate Full Soul Power. We'll be getting our Soul Rings soon and reaching Rank 11."

"What?!!!" Wang Sheng and the other Work-Study Students were stunned. They had never expected two geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power to appear among the Work-Study Students at once.

Wang Sheng said excitedly, "That's wonderful! From now on, no one will dare bully us Work-Study Students. You and Xiao San are our Big Brothers starting today."

As he spoke, Wang Sheng called out to the other Work-Study Students. "What are you standing around for? Hurry up and make the beds for our two new Big Brothers."

"Okay!" The other Work-Study Students snatched the items from Gu You and Tang San's hands, clearing out the beds beside the window—the ones with the best lighting—for the two of them.

......

In the original work, the purpose of the Junior Soul Master Academy arc was merely to introduce Yu Xiaogang and Xiao Wu. In this book, this stage will be much longer. The protagonist's accumulation of knowledge and his further change to Tang San's way of thinking will take place here, so this part will be very long. I hope everyone can be patient and keep reading.

Could everyone leave a comment? It feels like I'm the only one entertaining myself with this book. If you have any suggestions, feel free to share them. Also, I'm continuing to ask for recommendations and collections.