Arfros Tistic Academy

Under Chamberson's guidance,

the two of them made their way through the many alleys of the Street District, arriving at Steel-Street, where factory buildings dominated the area and railway tracks ran through the center of the street.

There were many railway platforms here, mainly responsible for transporting various factory materials and finished products,

however,

one of the platforms was clearly different,

Its entrance was outlined and decorated with numerous trefoil-patterned arched tracery bars, while a small metal sculpture resembling a newborn fetus stood atop it.

"This is the railway platform for trains bound directly for the academy. It makes traveling between the academy and the Street District convenient for both students and teachers."

Before long,

a train combining gold and wood pulled into the platform. It had only four carriages.

After a brief ten-minute journey,

the towering outer walls of Arfros Tistic Academy came into view,

and above those tall, imposing walls was a layer of black film flowing with the colors of a galaxy. It formed a hemispherical dome that enveloped the entire academy, making it impossible to see what lay within.

Although the academy gates were not far away, the train showed no sign of stopping.

At that moment,

the arcane inscriptions engraved between the carriages lit up and resonated with the academy's front gate, like a key fitting into a lock.

When the front of the train struck the academy's steel gates,

Humm!

As ripples spread outward,

the entire train had already entered the academy grounds.

The view outside the windows immediately changed to the academy's unique, resplendent nightscape.

A hazy, flowing galaxy spilled down like a veil, shrouding the academy's main buildings and lending them an air of mystery.

Between the towering Gothic spires, specks of warm light seeped through the vertical windows. Paired with the cool tones of the night, they made the atmosphere even more profound and mysterious.

The academy grounds likewise had obvious variations in elevation and architecture, creating a striking sense of layered rises and falls.

Some buildings stood alone high in the sky. With their exquisitely detailed designs, they resembled noble gentlemen guarding the academy through the eternal night.

"Wow!"

It was not only Yi Chen.

Even Little Grape stood on his shoulder, its eyeballs fully exposed as it admired the beautiful sight.

Before long,

Yi Chen and Little Grape's gazes were drawn toward the center of the academy.

Two independent, nearly column-shaped hills stood there, their peaks connected by a trestle bridge.

At the summit of each column-shaped hill stood a teaching building of a completely different style.

One was a single-story church-like structure that occupied a large area.

The other was a multistory, sealed square building with almost no windows.

At that moment,

Professor Chamberson's voice came from nearby as he gave a brief introduction:

"The academy won't provide tedious, intensive courses. You only need to study two subjects: 'Gentleman Studies' and 'Pathology.'

The teaching locations for these two subjects are the mountain-top buildings you see.

Swan Hall, where 'Gentleman Studies' is taught publicly to everyone,

and the Weirsterman Teaching Building, where 'Pathology' is taught secretly in groups.

They are also known as the 'Twin Towers,' serving respectively as the academy's lungs and heart."

"There are only two classes a week?

By the way, are all the people studying here gentlemen of the same rank?"

"That's right. You only need to attend two classes a week. The rest of your time will be used for self-improvement.

The New Gentlemen studying at the academy are all at the lowest rank... Individuals who can break through this limit no longer need the protection or instruction provided by the academy.

The academy has only two requirements for you.

1. Using the free educational resources provided by the academy, reach the Human Limit within two years. If you reach it early, you may leave the academy directly.

2. Complete at least one 'mission' every month. Generally speaking, you'll need to go to Zion's Gentleman Hall to accept missions of the appropriate difficulty."

When Chamberson mentioned this, Yi Chen also remembered Jin's suggestion about forming a team.

Chamberson continued:

"Since you have no foundation at all,

I will have complete control over your free time during the early period of your enrollment... I'll only let you go out to complete Gentleman Missions once I believe you truly qualify to leave the academy."

"Okay."

After riding the train around for some time,

Yi Chen soon discovered the distribution pattern of the academy's important buildings.

The buildings of Arfros Tistic Academy were arranged according to the structure of the human body.

The Twin Towers, representing the heart and lungs, stood at the center of the academy.

At the northernmost point was the gloomy, massive, and imposing Grand Library, which represented the brain.

The rows of Dormitories and the cafeteria near the academy gates represented the intestines and stomach.

The Fetal Heart Chapel surrounded by the Dormitories also served as the teachers' office building and the academy's decision-making center. It represented the umbilical cord, the most important 'connecting structure' throughout the academy.

Its exterior resembled a gigantic Gothic cathedral.

A black strip resembling an umbilical cord extended from the top of the cathedral and reached straight into the sky... It was this structure that maintained the academy's eternal night.

The chapel's interior was divided into three levels.

They were connected by a long staircase that gradually narrowed as it rose.

The Lowest Level contained the offices of ordinary staff, such as cleaners, security guards, and ordinary teachers. Most of them lived on this level.

The middle level held the individual offices of associate professors and professors. Teachers who earned academic titles not only had to reach the corresponding rank, but also had to have made major contributions to Zion or the academy.

The top level

contained only one room—the Fetal Heart Chamber, which also served as the Principal's office.

Even Professor Chamberson rarely had the opportunity to go there and meet the Principal. Unless it was an extremely important meeting, the Principal would not appear in person.

Fetal Heart Chapel—Middle-Level Side Corridor

A stone key made of white rock was spat out from the owl's mouth.

Click—the door opened.

A spacious office dominated by cool tones appeared before them.

It covered roughly one hundred and fifty square meters, with a ceiling five meters high.

Numerous potted plants served as decorations. Trees had even been planted in the corners. The wall lamps were generally dim, giving the impression of being in a forest at night.

The owl beat its wings and landed on a section of branch in the corner.

"Sit wherever you like... I'll need some time to work out your training schedule."

"Okay."

Yi Chen inhaled the scent of the plants, feeling the pulse of life within the room. It gave him a sense of returning home... He even felt hungry.

He casually found a sofa and sat down.

He gently stroked the tender leaves of the potted plant beside him. The sensation was almost like touching the crispy skin of roast chicken, but he managed to restrain himself in the end.

He glanced at Professor Chamberson, who was currently bent over his work. It seemed likely that he wouldn't make any unnecessary movements for at least an hour.

"I'd better walk around a little. I'm worried I really won't be able to resist later and will eat all the potted plants the professor has carefully tended."

After walking around the office for a while, he soon stopped in front of an ordinary-sized bookcase.

One of the books on it caught his attention—World History.

Since transmigrating, Yi Chen had never truly learned about the specific circumstances of this world. He didn't know whether its structure was exactly the same as that of his original world, or whether it had entirely different geographical distributions and formations.

He took out World History.

Leaning lightly against the bookcase, he began reading in silence.

Just as he opened the first page,

a folded world map unfolded at the same time.

When he saw the appearance of the world displayed on the map, Yi Chen's pupils instantly widened, and his spirits rose.

"This is an entirely new world system!"

Within just a few seconds, his thoughts became completely immersed in the book, and everything around him was shut out.

As he read deeper,

the emblem imprinted on the back of his head began to writhe as well, as though it were turning the pages.