The mechanical bird beat its wings through the curtain of rain, its metal feathers slicing through the fine drizzle and scattering a string of tiny droplets.
In the thin rain, the academy buildings below appeared especially clear and solemn.
Angel had set nine hovering stops along the flying route of the express school bus, corresponding exactly to the nine major academies.
Whenever the mechanical bird spread its wings and hovered, he would explain to the spirit of the Academy City his vision for the academy below, its foundational concepts, and the possibilities for its future upgrades.
And by now, the spirit of the Academy City understood.
The principal was not planning to decide the future of the nine major academies right away. He was merely laying down a rough foundation and setting the initial framework for the stage.
Where this stage would ultimately shine was something the vast number of teachers and students in the future would create themselves, and... upgrade themselves!
At first, the spirit of the Academy City did not quite understand this gradual, step-by-step concept of upgrading, but it slowly came to accept it.
Just as the principal had said, "Fool's Academy City cannot serve only fools forever. It will eventually evolve. Its current foundations exist for the sake of a better future."
Half an hour later.
Angel had already taken the spirit of the Academy City through the first eight academies.
Finally, they stopped over the second-highest area in the entire Academy City.
The highest point of the Academy City was undoubtedly the central district where the principal's office stood. This place, however, was not mountainous, and it could hold steady as the second-highest point only because an imposing tower stood here.
The entire tower was built from cold, hard gray whetstone. Broad at the bottom