Class Advisor Liu

Choosing courses was actually the first lesson the academy taught its students: it was impossible to have time to study every course, so they could only choose as many useful ones as possible.

The same applied to your Small World. It was impossible to integrate every card you considered useful into it. That would only waste the Mental Power and World Power you were already desperately short of in the early stages!

After the courses were chosen, the instructors would be responsible for the students' final assessments and would assign them corresponding scores based on their performance.

Those scores determined how much financial assistance the students could receive from the academy.

The class advisor's surname was Liu. As soon as she arrived, she began explaining the academy's teaching model and assisting the students in her class with course selection.

After briefly explaining the academy's teaching model, Class Advisor Liu emphasized that a class was a natural community of shared interests. For practical courses, everyone would be better off choosing the same one, as that would make it easier for them to protect one another.

Courses of this type were generally held in secret realms during the early stages. Later on, the students might even go to other worlds for actual combat.

However, according to Zhang Zhi's plans, he might only stay at Human Academy for one or two years. He might transfer to another academy before Combat Class even began, so to outsiders, he seemed rather uninterested in the class advisor's suggestion.

The course-selection period lasted three days. However, this world did not have computers yet, so after choosing their courses, the students had to submit them to the class advisor, who would then submit them to the academy as a group.

The class advisor suggested that everyone come to the classroom during those three days. That way, they could get familiar with one another first and discuss how to choose their courses.

Seeing that Class Advisor Liu had arranged for everyone to return here three days later to hand in their course schedules, Zhang Zhi took the course materials she had given him and rose to leave the classroom.

Today was the official start of the school term, and he wanted to take a look at the Trial Tower.

Access to the Trial Tower could only be used through a Student ID after it had been officially activated.

Previously, since the school term had not officially begun, he had been unable to enter the Trial Tower.

After confirming that the class advisor had nothing else to discuss, he planned to go to the Trial Tower as soon as possible.

Just as he rose, the class advisor called out to him. "Student Zhang Zhi, hello. Would it be convenient for you to wait a moment?"

Zhang Zhi looked at the class advisor in confusion. "Of course. I'd be happy to."

After handing out the course materials, the class advisor said to the students, "Take all the course materials home and look them over first. If you have any questions along the way, you can contact me at any time."

She turned and wrote an address on the blackboard. "I'll basically be in this classroom during the day for the next three days. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. If you have questions at other times, this is the dormitory where I live. Whether they're problems with daily life or with your studies, you can come here to find me."

"Does anyone have any questions now? If not, you can look through the course materials in your hands first."

After seeing that no one indicated they had any questions, she turned to Zhang Zhi, who was waiting nearby. "Student Zhang Zhi, shall we talk somewhere nearby?"

After leaving the classroom, the class advisor began, "You're the only Special Enrollment Student in our class. Your family background seems quite good?"

"I stopped you mainly because I wanted to talk to you about class activities."

"It seems to me that you're somewhat resistant to taking part in activities with your classmates?"

I know that you must have some real ability to have been admitted as a Special Enrollment Student.

I also know that geniuses like you are generally very proud. But among those who can enter Seven Dragons Academy, how many weren't called geniuses at their previous schools?

Many of the academy's activities, especially later ones such as the Otherworld War, are all organized around the class as a group!

You seem quite formidable now, but among the senior students who have been at the academy for three or four years, there are plenty who have advanced to the Medium Small World stage and possess Extraordinary Realm cultivators.

They still take part in activities with their classes!

Are they idiots?

"No. Everyone needs companions."

"I'm not asking you to accept everyone in the class. I'm suggesting that you take part in more class activities and see whether you can find suitable companions—special companions, the kind you can entrust your back to."

"That is the original purpose of the academy forming classes."

After listening to Class Advisor Liu's earnest advice, Zhang Zhi nodded. "Class Advisor Liu, I understand. I'll take part in all the class activities from now on."

"Also, there's one thing I need to correct you on. I'm actually an orphan. It was only through a coincidence that I met a benefactor and obtained that Special Enrollment Quota."

Hearing Zhang Zhi say this, the class advisor showed a trace of surprise. She stared at him for several seconds, and only after seeing that he continued looking at her with clear, innocent eyes did she believe he was not lying.

She frowned and said, "In that case, you need companions even more!"

Seeing Zhang Zhi nod to show that he understood, she gained some insight. She assumed that Zhang Zhi was using pride to conceal the inferiority complex caused by his orphan background. She nodded and said, "All right, then. You seem to have somewhere to be, so go ahead."

After thanking her and saying goodbye, Zhang Zhi headed toward the subway station.

He had not gone far when Class Advisor Liu suddenly ran after him. "Student Zhang Zhi, there's something I think I should tell you."

Zhang Zhi looked at the class advisor in confusion.

Class Advisor Liu slowly approached him. After reaching his side, she seemed to make up her mind and said, "I don't know whether anyone has told you this, but students admitted through special enrollment actually have certain privileges."

Zhang Zhi shook his head, looking somewhat bewildered.

The class advisor now somewhat believed that he really was an orphan. In a solemn tone, she said, "Then you need to be careful lately."

Seeing the confusion on Zhang Zhi's face, she lowered her voice. "The number of Special Enrollment Quotas is actually fixed every year."

The quotas for each year are assigned in advance. When you suddenly appeared, someone who had originally been guaranteed a quota was pushed out.

You could say that the quota assigned to you this time was taken from a member of a certain clan.

I've heard that several clan members have been asking about the background of you, this Special Enrollment Student who appeared out of nowhere.

Their underhanded methods are filthy. You'd better be careful.

Zhang Zhi took a deep look at the girl before him, who appeared to be only four or five years older than him. He began to feel a trace of recognition toward her.

She truly cared about the students under her charge.

Zhang Zhi smiled and nodded at the class advisor. "Thank you, Class Advisor Liu. I understand. I'll be careful."

The class advisor returned his smile, then turned and walked toward the classroom.

After getting off the subway, Zhang Zhi could see the towering Trial Tower in the distance. Trial Tower spots did not seem to be particularly scarce at Seven Dragons Academy. Along the way, he saw quite a few people entering and leaving the Trial Tower.

He had also casually read through quite a bit of information about the Trial Tower in the library.

Through those materials, he discovered that the Trial Tower seemed not to be as good as he had imagined.