Wind Sand Town

"Xiaolong, I know you've been smart since you were little. This time, the village's work-study student spot is yours. That place is nothing like our rundown village. Don't get into conflicts with others over anything. Cultivating your Martial Soul is your only way forward."

Eggplant Village's old village chief tirelessly lectured Xu Wenlong, passing on his experience, while Xu Wenlong listened patiently.

Early in the morning, the two set off for the town in a horse carriage borrowed from the neighboring village.

All along the way, there was nothing but sand. From time to time, gusts of wind swept up the sand, forming sand whirlwinds of various sizes.

Xu Wenlong had grown used to the yellow sand covering the land. After so many years, he had long since adapted to this European medieval life without Wi-Fi or electronic products. The only consolation was that this world did not suffer from food shortages like the real European Middle Ages.

Although Douluo Continent had a European medieval setting and an institution similar to a church like Spirit Hall, Soul Masters and Soul Power existed here.

Support-type Soul Masters could use Soul Power to produce food out of thin air, while ordinary people could use their own Martial Souls to plow and farm more efficiently.

As for meat, Soul Beast habitats were everywhere on Douluo Continent. It could be said that they only became endangered by Douluo Four. Even ten thousand years later in Douluo Two, people merely worried about it. Just thinking about it made the answer obvious.

What was more, many food-type Soul Masters possessed Martial Souls that produced all kinds of meat. Soul Power truly was the foremost productive force on Douluo Continent!

As he thought this, the carriage arrived at the town that governed Eggplant Village—Wind Sand Town!

This was Xu Wenlong's first time visiting Wind Sand Town. It felt much like the foreign medieval dramas he had watched in his previous life.

The difference was that, due to the existence of Soul Masters and Soul Power, even a town like Wind Sand Town, which did not rank at all within the Heaven Dou Empire, could still compare to the medieval cities in Xu Wenlong's memories.

The carriage slowly followed the queue ahead into Wind Sand Town.

Because people from nearby villages came to Wind Sand Town every day, and because the town itself was not large, it gave off an extremely prosperous impression each day. In reality, though, Wind Sand Town was not particularly developed.

Still, it was a town with a Spirit Hall garrison. Eggplant Village could never compare to it.

After waiting in line for a long time, Xu Wenlong and the old village chief finally entered.

Just as Xu Wenlong had imagined, the entire town, or rather its outer walls, was not actually very large. Without firearms and cannons, city walls did not need to be built too thick.

As for whether Soul Masters might attack it—what a joke. This was a fantasy world, not some flimsy floor tile.

To be fair, if Titled Douluo could not fly, Xu Wenlong would have suspected that only a Titled Douluo could withstand the walls long enough to break through Wind Sand Town.

Compared to the thick, imposing city walls of ancient China from his previous life, Wind Sand Town seemed incredibly fragile. Upon entering, his vision merely darkened for a moment.

Then, what appeared before Xu Wenlong was a European medieval town mixed with a few other elements.

At least he would not have to worry about filth covering the streets.

At the same time, the appearance of Martial Souls meant that people could wear clothes made from more than just coarse linen. It had something of the feel of a lightly adapted Japanese web novel.

However, compared with the people of Wind Sand Town, perhaps Xu Wenlong and the old village chief were the truly backward ones at this moment.

The carriage moved forward slowly as Xu Wenlong curiously took in everything around him.

After all, television was television, and anime was anime. Having truly come to a world completely different from his previous life, he was naturally curious.

Xu Wenlong's eyes were filled with curiosity.

The residents of Wind Sand Town only occasionally glanced at these villagers and others arriving from the town's affiliated villages.

After all, quite a few people came to Wind Sand Town every day, including outsiders. However, most were people from the town's affiliated villages who had come to buy supplies or sell a few things.

Slowly, the carriage reached its destination. What came into Xu Wenlong's view was an academy with three or four small buildings.

The sign above clearly read: "Wind Sand Town Junior Soul Master Academy"!

Of course, those qualified to attend Wind Sand Town Junior Soul Master Academy generally came here to become Soul Masters. Once their Soul Power reached level ten, they could basically graduate.

After that, they would need to attend an intermediate academy, or spend a few years cultivating like Tang San and Xiao Wu until they were nearly level thirty before directly entering a larger academy.

After all, an academy's grade did not merely represent its teaching quality. It also represented the level students could cultivate to within that academy.

At a junior Soul Master academy like this, the teachers were basically Soul Grandmasters, with the occasional Soul Elder. The principal or the mayor of Wind Sand Town would be a Soul Ancestor or higher.

The teachers' levels determined how long students could remain at the academy.

After all, you could not expect a Grandmaster who did not even know that absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring caused spiritual shock to teach you, could you?

At the Heaven Dou Empire's strongest academy, Heaven Dou Royal Academy, nearly everyone was either wealthy or noble. Those who could attend all had either powerful backgrounds or extraordinary talent.

The principals of Heaven Dou Royal Academy were basically Soul Douluo. Even if you reached Soul Ancestor and could graduate, you could still apply to continue cultivating at the academy. The academy principals were also willing to see those who had reached that level continue, since they had abundant experience from Soul Ancestor to Soul Douluo to guide you.

And if someone became famous, it would also bring greater renown to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Xu Wenlong followed the old village chief as he presented a token to the guard of Wind Sand Town Junior Soul Master Academy.

"Hello, I am the village chief of Eggplant Village. This is the only child in our village qualified to attend your academy this year. This is the work-study student token approved by Spirit Hall."

The old village chief tremblingly handed over the token. Since every village basically had a quota, villagers brought eligible students to register every year, more or less, and the guard had grown accustomed to it.

"Mm, all right. He can go in. As for you, return the way you came!"

The guard pointed at Xu Wenlong, indicating that Xu Wenlong could enter, but the old village chief could not.

Although this guard was not as outrageous as the one in Notting City, he was still rather arrogant.

The old village chief was used to it as well. Leaning on his cane, he spoke to Xu Wenlong.

"Xiaolong, study hard at the academy. I'll be leaving for the village now. You must take good care of yourself at the academy alone!"

The old village chief turned back, trembling as he carefully climbed into the carriage with his cane, then left.

"Old Village Chief, take it slow on the road!"

Xu Wenlong did not know what else to say at that moment, so he waved to the old village chief.

Xu Wenlong watched as the old village chief nodded at him, then drove the carriage away.

Amid the crowd, the old village chief's figure gradually receded until he disappeared from sight.

"Then, next comes..."

Xu Wenlong turned around and looked toward Wind Sand Town Junior Soul Master Academy.

Xu Wenlong's eyes were filled with hope.