Sun Moon Royal Academy, Enrollment Time

"I've come to Mingdu for the first time. Di Tian has been here before, but he isn't familiar with it either."

"Where are we going next?" Gu Yue Na's words pulled Chen An's thoughts back to reality.

Since he had been the one to suggest coming to Mingdu, it was naturally up to him to decide what they would do next.

"Let's take a taxi to Sun Moon Royal Academy and find somewhere to stay nearby first."

Chen An said this because it was his first time in Mingdu as well, and everything was unfamiliar to him.

The only things that could be considered familiar were probably those memories in his mind.

For example, Mingdu was home to Sun Moon Royal Academy, as well as the Douluo Federation government headquarters.

The three of them left the alley. The streets were bustling, filled with endless noise.

Car horns blared on the roads, pedestrians chatted as they passed by, and shop advertisements rang out.

All kinds of sounds intertwined, creating the clamor that could be heard everywhere.

Chen An looked around. Skyscrapers stood everywhere, and the city was highly modernized.

Mingdu was even far more modern than the city he had lived in during his previous life.

Overall, it gave off an intensely technological feel.

They casually hailed a car by the roadside and told the driver to take them to Sun Moon Royal Academy.

Along the way, Chen An kept watching the city scenery outside the window while thinking over his plans.

Gu Yue Na and Di Tian sat together in the back seat, both remaining silent.

Their starting point had been dozens of kilometers away from Sun Moon Royal Academy.

The Soul Tool taxi drove for more than an hour before arriving. After paying, the three got out.

Sun Moon Royal Academy had no walls and was connected directly to the outside world.

Its campus consisted of four buildings hundreds of meters tall, each one massive and bulky.

The central building was the tallest, while the other three were closely connected to it, forming a protective formation around it.

The four buildings occupied an enormous area, no smaller than some Soul Master Academies.

At the top of the central building, six dazzling characters stood out.

Sun Moon Royal Academy. This was the Douluo Federation's number one official academy.

Shrek Academy was the continent's top academy, while Sun Moon Royal Academy ranked second.

That had been the case ten thousand years ago, and it remained so this year, ten thousand years later.

Sun Moon Royal Academy found it difficult to shake off its title as the eternal runner-up.

Only when Shrek Academy was excluded from the rankings could it take first place.

Shrek Academy held a special status and was not one of the Federation's academies.

It was an academy, but it was more like a sect faction and was not included in the academy rankings.

After arriving here, Di Tian's gaze narrowed slightly, and he was no longer as relaxed and casual.

There were quite a few powerful people inside, and these four buildings were far from simple. They made him feel danger.

If he was not mistaken, the buildings likely concealed some powerful Soul Tools.

Or rather, the buildings themselves were Soul Tools with immense power.

Gu Yue Na briefly examined the buildings before turning to look at Chen An.

Chen An walked toward the security booth outside the buildings. The Sun Moon Royal Academy buildings were not open to just anyone.

There were no walls, but there was a security booth. Permission was required to enter.

"Excuse me, when does Sun Moon Royal Academy's summer enrollment begin?"

Chen An approached the security booth and asked politely.

From what he knew, whether it was an ordinary academy or a Soul Master Academy, enrollment generally began in mid-August during the summer.

It was now August 10, so there were only a few days left until enrollment was supposed to begin.

Of course, Sun Moon Royal Academy's enrollment process might be somewhat special, which was why he had come to ask.

The Shrek Academy he knew of only recruited students once every three years. He did not know how Sun Moon Royal Academy handled things.

It was worth mentioning that advanced Soul Master Academies had very broad eligibility requirements.

Aside from Shrek Academy, which required applicants to first obtain an assessment quota in their local region,

Other academies, including Sun Moon Royal Academy, imposed no such restrictions.

They did not even require applicants to have graduated from an intermediate Soul Master Academy.

As long as one believed they had talent and was of an appropriate age, they could come and give it a try.

This relaxed system was good news for Chen An.

If academic qualifications and such were required, he would not even be eligible to apply.

After all, he had only become a Soul Master a few days ago. Before that, he had never attended a Soul Master Academy.

"The fifteenth. An enrollment station will be set up here in a few days. Come back and ask then," one of the security guards said.

"Alright, thank you." Chen An turned and returned to Gu Yue Na and Di Tian.

"Let's find somewhere to stay first. Enrollment begins on the fifteenth," Chen An said.

Gu Yue Na and Di Tian naturally had no objections, and the three began looking for lodging nearby.

There were many hotels in the area and plenty of options. They soon found a fairly good hotel and checked in.

As soon as they had settled into the hotel, Chen An headed out, planning to take a look around nearby.

"Where are you going?" Gu Yue Na had just stepped out and ran into Chen An.

"I'm planning to look around. Want to come with me?" Chen An asked politely.

"No, I'm going to have lunch. Why don't you eat before going out?" Gu Yue Na said.

Chen An subconsciously rubbed his stomach. He had not noticed it until she mentioned food.

Now that Gu Yue Na had brought up eating, he really was a little hungry, so he nodded in agreement.

He went downstairs with Gu Yue Na and Di Tian to eat. The hotel had a restaurant.

They directly ordered three tables of food, with dozens of dishes on each table, all of them meat.

One table per person. While they ate, they frightened the surrounding diners and staff.

It was their first time seeing anyone who could eat so much, especially that little girl who was only a little over eight years old.

Different ages eating the same amount of food made for entirely different levels of shock.

After eating their fill, Gu Yue Na returned to her room to rest and recuperate. She was not very willing to go out.

She had been troubled by Na Er's personality all this time and truly did not want to move around.

Chen An, meanwhile, went out for a stroll. Though calling it a stroll was not entirely accurate.

As he walked, he paid attention to the surrounding shops, wanting to see if there were any Soul Tool workshops or forging workshops.

These two kinds of places usually offered workshop rental services.

He wanted to see whether choosing to gain the metal attribute would help with making Soul Tools and forging.

In the era of Douluo Three, forging was an extremely important part of making battle armor.

He did not want to have to rely on others to forge metal for him when he made battle armor in the future.

As for making Soul Tools, that came entirely from personal interest.

His family ran a Soul Tool business, and his early exposure to Soul Tools had made him very interested in the profession.

He had not possessed Soul Power before and therefore could not make Soul Tools. Now that he did, he naturally wanted to put it into practice.

If possible, he wanted to become the most powerful Soul Engineer.

Ideally, he wanted to truly create Soul Tool weapons capable of harming Deities.

Mingdu was the city of machinery. Anything related to metal was relatively common in the city.

Before long, Chen An spotted a comprehensive workshop.

It could provide both workshops for making Soul Tools and forging workshops.

Chen An entered the shop, spoke with the clerk, and rented a forging room.

After bringing him to the room, the clerk briefly explained how to use the various instruments.

The clerk also explained the charges for the different metals, then left him alone inside.

The forging room was not large, only a little over twenty square meters, but it contained quite a lot of equipment.

There was a heating furnace, a forging table, and hammers of all sizes. The facilities were fairly complete.

Chen An had never encountered forging before, so he felt somewhat lost in this room.

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