Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, Academic Affairs Office.
When Zhu Rong and Xiao Chenyu arrived, the teachers present instantly rose to their feet.
"Young Master Xiao, what brings you here?"
Upon seeing them, Director Su asked courteously.
Xiao Chenyu's father was the lord of Nuoding City. No matter what Xiao Chenyu was like, anyone making a living in Nuoding City had to show the city lord some respect.
Suddenly, the teachers present, along with Director Su himself, all narrowed their eyes. The way they looked at Zhu Rong turned to astonishment!
As though unable to believe their eyes, they exchanged glances and found the others staring back with equally shocked expressions.
They could understand Xiao Chenyu wearing a Soul Master Medal on his chest. After all, he was already twelve years old and a sixth-year student.
But this youngster...
Xiao Chenyu waved his hand and said respectfully, "Director Su, you're too polite. This is my brother, Zhu Rong. I brought him here to enroll."
Director Su was not only the academy's dean of studies but also a Soul Elder-level powerhouse.
Forget that Xiao Chenyu was merely the city lord's son—even his father would not casually offend such an expert.
Director Su got it! So did the two teachers present!
Without even waiting for Director Su to speak, they brought chairs over for Zhu Rong and Xiao Chenyu.
"So that's how it is. Young Master Xiao, young master, let's sit down and talk!"
Director Su gestured for them to sit.
He was very satisfied with the performance of the two teachers!
Judging by Zhu Rong's clothes and bearing, he looked even more like a noble than Xiao Chenyu—more refined, too...
A person could disguise themselves, but no matter how deeply one hid their temperament, it would reveal itself inadvertently.
"Young master, my surname is Su. I am the academy's dean of studies. Could I see your Martial Soul Awakening certificate...?"
Director Su asked tentatively.
If this young master had come out to "gain experience" and had not brought his Martial Soul Awakening certificate, there were still ways to enroll him. It would just be rather troublesome.
Zhu Rong did not think much of it. He took out his Martial Soul Awakening certificate from his storage ring, handed it to Director Su, and said, "Director Su, this is my Martial Soul Awakening certificate."
"Storage Soul Tool?" x4
The two teachers, Director Su, and Xiao Chenyu, who sat beside Zhu Rong, all stared with their mouths slightly open.
This child actually had a Storage Soul Tool!
Soon enough, they recovered.
What was the big deal? It would have been strange if someone like him did not have a Storage Soul Tool!
Director Su quickly accepted the certificate Zhu Rong handed over. After reading it for a while, his expression and gaze grew increasingly strange.
"Work-Study Student?"
"Holy Soul Village?"
"Innate Full Soul Power, Mutated Sword Martial Soul, Blade of Sanction."
Director Su's mouth twitched. Other than the Martial Soul and Soul Power, was there any real information on this Martial Soul Awakening certificate?
"Young master, are you enrolling under Holy Soul Village's Work-Study Student quota?"
Innate Full Soul Power, and a Mutated Sword Martial Soul at that!
Such a genius had actually come to their academy...
It was fucking like a dream...
When Director Su called Zhu Rong a Work-Study Student, Xiao Chenyu was completely dumbfounded!
Along the way, whether it was Zhu Rong's manner of speaking, his conduct, or his bearing, in what way did he resemble those mud-legged peasants?
Not only that, just Zhu Rong's outfit alone could not be bought without several Gold Soul Coins!
But why would Director Su say that?
Zhu Rong nodded, then shook his head. Rather than answering directly, he took several hundred Gold Soul Coins from his Storage Soul Tool and placed them on the table.
To Zhu Rong, anything that could be solved with Gold Soul Coins was not a problem.
Once they were spent, they were spent. Beating Tang San up a few times would earn it back...
"Director Su, I am indeed Holy Soul Village's Work-Study Student. It's just that those Work-Study Student duties..."
Zhu Rong's expression did not change. As though those Gold Soul Coins were not his at all, he looked calmly at Director Su.
Enrolling under Holy Soul Village's Work-Study Student quota was different from paying to enroll.
Work-Study Students had to work. Various odd jobs and hard labor were assigned to them.
Enrolling under Holy Soul Village's Work-Study Student quota was Old Jack's wish, and it was also Holy Soul Village's honor.
Zhu Rong was a filial child. Naturally, he would fulfill the old man's hopes.
"I understand, I understand!"
Xiao Chenyu: "..."
"Oh, right, Director Su. I prefer sleeping alone and don't really like noisy places."
"Consider it arranged! I'll arrange it for you right away, young master!"
Thanks to the swift efficiency of Director Su and the two teachers, enrollment and dorm arrangements were completed in less than ten minutes.
"Young Master Zhu Rong, come by anytime when you're free! This Old Su may not be much, but in this little patch of the academy, I can still get a few things done."
Director Su was grinning from ear to ear.
This was clearly some great clan's young master, coming to a little place like this to "gain experience"!
His first move was to hand over several hundred Gold Soul Coins!
Even though he was a Soul Elder and could receive a monthly subsidy of one hundred Gold Soul Coins from Spirit Hall, along with his academy salary, he would still need two or three months to earn that much!
"A spendthrift!"
"This Old Su loves spendthrifts like you!"
As for being a Work-Study Student, to hell with Work-Study Students.
The young master surely had some profound reason for doing this.
Or perhaps it had been arranged by his family...
That many Gold Soul Coins were enough to cover the entire six years of expenses for several noble students at the academy.
"Then I'll thank Director Su in advance! Goodbye!"
"Take care, young master!"
As Xiao Chenyu walked out of the Academic Affairs Office with Zhu Rong, his head was still buzzing...
What exactly was this little brother Zhu Rong's background?
He did not care at all about several hundred Gold Soul Coins, casually tossing them to Director Su.
A Storage Soul Tool—his elder brother did not even have one. Only his father, the city lord, possessed one, and treasured it immensely.
"Work-Study Student... to hell with Work-Study Students."
"I'll have to be more careful in the future. What if there are more Work-Study Students like this..."
At that thought, Xiao Chenyu's gaze toward Zhu Rong grew even stranger.
"Brother Xiao, didn't you say we were going to check out the cafeteria? Let's go!"
Zhu Rong said with a smile.
He did not want to show off, but his strength simply would not allow otherwise!
"Ah?"
Only after hearing Zhu Rong did Xiao Chenyu come back to his senses. He hurriedly said, "Ah, right, right. Let's go, let's go. This brother will take you to the cafeteria right away."
"I'm not just making things up—the dishes on the second floor of our academy cafeteria are among the best in all of Nuoding City..."
Inside the Academic Affairs Office.
After the two teachers put away the Gold Soul Coins, the younger one asked, "Director, just what is that young master's background? He's so generous!"
Director Su got the big money, while the two teachers present got to sip some soup. Their mouths were sealed, and they were convinced.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask! Oh, right, go deliver the young master's academy uniform. Make sure his daily necessities are arranged as well!"
"Yes, yes..."
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