Enrollment, Playing Off Each Other

"Observe them a little longer. We can't afford to miss students like these, but we can't trust them too readily either."

Director Xu thought to himself, still maintaining his guard against Chen An.

However, he had acknowledged Chen An's talent. His spirit had only awakened a few days ago.

That meant he had possessed Innate Full Soul Power from the moment of awakening, on top of having a top-tier True Dragon Spirit.

This person was practically guaranteed to become a Super Douluo in the future and might even reach the ultimate limit of cultivation.

If properly nurtured, his future would certainly be promising.

"Can you tell me the names of your spirits?" Director Xu asked with a smile, suppressing his thoughts.

The spirits of these two were undoubtedly True Dragon Spirits, and among the very finest at that.

They had to recruit talents like these and could not let them go to Shrek Academy.

"Death God Dragon," Chen An said.

"Silver Dragon," Gu Yue Na followed, omitting the word "King."

"Not bad, not bad. Very powerful True Dragon Spirits. You've both been accepted."

Director Xu pondered those names inwardly. He had never heard them before.

Yet on the surface, he acted as though he knew them, asking no further questions and simply announcing their acceptance.

"Is it really that simple? No other procedures? You won't ask about our backgrounds or soul power cultivation or anything?" Chen An asked, surprised that this had gone even more smoothly than he had expected.

He and Gu Yue Na both withdrew their spirits, returning to normal.

"No need, no need. Your spirits are far too extraordinary. I trust that neither of you is ordinary either."

"Even if you don't become peerless powerhouses in the future, becoming Super Douluos will at least be no problem."

"Of course we wouldn't want to miss students with talent like yours."

"As for your backgrounds..." Director Xu paused, giving them both a deep look before continuing.

"If you are merely joining Sun Moon Royal Academy as students, we will not conduct background checks."

"But if you wish to become teachers at the academy in the future, or receive greater support from the academy—"

"Then a background check will be necessary. The academy does not require you to have influential backgrounds."

"But your histories should be as clean as possible. As long as you have no ties to the other two nations—"

"No connections to Shrek, and no association with Evil Soul Masters, there will be no problem."

Behind Sun Moon Royal Academy stood the Douluo Federation. That was the greatest backing of all.

They had no need to profit from their students' backgrounds.

Instead, every year, they drew upon the academy's resources to provide benefits for their students.

With Sun Moon Royal Academy behind them, students would find it easier to advance whether they entered the government or joined the military.

The Federation Government was happy to see Sun Moon Royal Academy students serving in various departments.

Because Sun Moon Royal Academy was essentially the government's training institution.

The academy and the government were one entity, so there was no concern about too many academy members taking office and the academy holding the government hostage.

Most of Sun Moon Royal Academy's management were core Federation councilors.

They represented the government itself. How could they possibly hold themselves hostage?

Upon hearing the words "Evil Soul Masters," Chen An's emotions stirred, leaving him somewhat unsettled.

But outwardly, he showed no unusual reaction and remained composed.

"I heard that Sun Moon Royal Academy gives preferential treatment to talented students."

"I wonder whether the two of us qualify for it?" Chen An changed the subject.

"Of course. Based on the spirits you two possess, you qualify for the highest level of preferential treatment."

"You can receive a scholarship of one million Federal Currency every semester, along with many other benefits."

Director Xu nodded with a smile, then walked to the desk, picked up two benefit booklets, and handed them to Chen An and Gu Yue Na.

Chen An accepted one and flipped through it. It listed numerous benefits in considerable detail.

While the two looked through the booklets, Director Xu signaled to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man understood and began preparing documents at the desk. Before long, he had completed two registration forms.

"These are your registration forms. Just fill in your ID numbers here and sign to confirm."

The middle-aged man handed the partially completed registration forms to Chen An and Gu Yue Na.

Chen An and Gu Yue Na promptly filled in their ID numbers and signed their names.

Director Xu smiled so broadly that the wrinkles on his face showed. His mood could not have been better.

"Little Wang, go attend to your work. I'll personally make arrangements for these two new students."

"By the way, you and Little Li both rendered meritorious service in this recruitment. Go claim three opportunities each at the Advanced Spirit Ascension Platform."

Director Xu was in an excellent mood and generously handed out the rewards.

"Thank you, Director." The middle-aged man was overjoyed and hurriedly expressed his gratitude to Director Xu.

Seeing how much the middle-aged man valued the Advanced Spirit Ascension Platform, Chen An grew even more curious.

He knew that the Spirit Ascension Platform was a place used to enhance spirit souls.

The Advanced Spirit Ascension Platform was probably the highest-tier Spirit Ascension Platform.

Inside it, even ten-thousand-year spirit souls could likely have their cultivation ages increased.

As a spirit soul's cultivation age increased, a Soul Master's strength would also improve. No wonder the man was so delighted.

"I wonder if the Spirit Ascension Platform would be of any use to me." Chen An could not help pondering this question.

He had no spirit soul, but whenever he broke through, he needed to absorb energy to fill the Creation Fruit.

The soul beasts within the Spirit Ascension Platform were, in essence, energy. There was no reason he could not absorb them.

After the middle-aged man left, Director Xu had Chen An and Gu Yue Na sit on the sofa for a while.

He even personally poured each of them a cup of tea, treating them with exceptional warmth.

It was not because he wanted to curry favor with them. He was simply a little more enthusiastic toward children.

At nearly a hundred years old, Chen An and Gu Yue Na were just children in his eyes.

It was only natural for him to be more welcoming toward such gifted children.

He was not usually a stern person either, but rather gentle and kind.

While the two drank tea there, he went to make a phone call.

He instructed someone to arrange Red-Level Student dormitories for Chen An and Gu Yue Na.

At Sun Moon Royal Academy, student ranks were divided according to the colors of their Soul Rings.

The highest rank was Red-Level, followed by Black, Purple, Yellow, and White.

Those who reached Purple-Level Student status could generally enjoy many benefits and privileges.

Black-Level Students would receive academy recommendations if they later joined the military or entered government service.

As for Red-Level Students, if they chose to remain at the academy in the future, they would at least become senior instructors.

If they entered politics or joined the military, they would receive strong support from the academy, and their promotions would not be slow.

With the strength of Chen An and Gu Yue Na's Martial Souls, they absolutely deserved Red-Level Student status.

Of course, whether the academy would strongly support them in the future would depend on their attitudes.

Sun Moon Royal Academy existed to cultivate talent for the Federation.

As long as they were willing to serve the Federation, no amount of resources invested in them would be wasted.

After making the call, Director Xu sat across from Chen An and Gu Yue Na and began casually chatting with them.

Both openly and subtly, he probed into their identities and backgrounds.

Before coming here, Chen An and Gu Yue Na had already discussed their background story.

They fabricated a background involving a reclusive family, claiming that the two were cousins.

Gu Yue Na's acting was excellent, and she casually let slip quite a bit of information.

Chen An, meanwhile, kept reminding Gu Yue Na and pretended to complain, as though saying, "Why does this child blurt out everything?"

The two played off each other and gave a simple account of their backgrounds.

"You two come from a family with a strong tradition of cultivation. Practicing at home under the guidance of your elders might not be any worse than studying at the academy."

"So why did you decide to come study at Sun Moon Royal Academy?" Director Xu asked, seemingly casually.

"It was too boring at home. It was nothing but deep mountains and old forests—I got tired of it long ago."

"He happened to say he wanted to learn about Soul Tools, so I came out with him."

"Mingdu is much more interesting than home. I like it here," Gu Yue Na said, pretending to be innocent.

She currently looked eight years old, young and guileless, and it was easy for her to put on an expression of pure innocence.

Director Xu could never have imagined that this little girl was actually older than he was.

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