Course Selection

Zhang Zhi was stunned when he heard this. He turned and glanced at the girl beside him again, never expecting that she would actually be in the same class as him. After thinking for a moment, he said, "You seem to be paying quite a bit of attention to me?"

"Let me tell you, that isn't a good thing. A girl paying too much attention to a boy is the first sign that she likes him!"

The girl's face nearly turned green with anger when she heard that. Only a fool would fall for a bootlicker like you! She grabbed her two companions, who were standing beside her and barely holding back their laughter, and turned to leave.

After they had walked a long way, one of the girls said with a laugh, "Peng Huan, it's rare to see you get the worst of it. But that boy wasn't wrong, either. I've hardly ever seen you care so much about a boy. You aren't really interested in him, are you?"

Peng Huan rolled her eyes at the girl beside her. "Hu Yu, if you keep talking nonsense, I'm going to get angry."

The other two girls burst out laughing.

Another girl laughed for a while before saying, "Peng Huan, seriously, why are you paying so much attention to that boy?"

Peng Huan thought for a moment, then told the other two about how she had met Zhang Zhi on the first day of school. In the end, she said, "Actually, I was just being narrow-minded. He came all the way from an orphanage on his own, and who knows how many cold looks and grievances he had to endure along the way? He could only get this far by cautiously currying favor with others."

"My father was explaining how to apply for financial aid to him at the time. It was only natural for him to ingratiate himself with my father. Calling him a bootlicker was a little unfair."

When the two girls beside Peng Huan heard this, they exchanged surprised looks. One of them raised her brows and made suggestive gestures for quite a while, while the other nodded with a smile.

Peng Huan had no idea that her companions were secretly making little gestures behind her back. She was wondering whether she should tell Class Advisor Liu, once they returned to the classroom, that Zhang Zhi was currently over at the Student Activity Center.

Watching the three girls stomp away angrily, Zhang Zhi shook his head with a smile. Still, it was about time for him to go to the classroom.

With someone explaining the courses at the Human Academy, learning about them was certainly much better than trying to figure everything out on his own.

When he arrived at the classroom, the first thing Class Advisor Liu said to him was, "What did you promise me yesterday?"

Zhang Zhi was speechless.

Seeing his ashamed expression, and seemingly realizing that he had made a mistake, she let out a cold snort and said, "You're the only one in the class who hasn't introduced himself. Go introduce yourself to everyone."

Facing the rather imposing Class Advisor Liu, Zhang Zhi silently walked to the very front. "Hello, everyone. I'm Zhang Zhi. I came from a small city under Qingshan Dao. Please look after me in the future."

After saying that, he turned and glanced at the class advisor standing beside him.

Seeing that she was still wearing a stern expression, Zhang Zhi resisted the urge to rub his nose and continued, "I've gained some insight into the Human Path, and my Small World is developing fairly well. If anyone has questions in the future, or wants to exchange information about cards, you can come find me."

Seeing the anger fade from Class Advisor Liu's face, Zhang Zhi finally walked off the stage and found a seat, where he sat upright and properly.

He had indeed handled this poorly. He had promised Class Advisor Liu yesterday that he would communicate properly with his classmates, yet he had disappeared for the entire day afterward. Anyone would have been angry.

After Zhang Zhi found a seat, Class Advisor Liu said loudly, "If you have any questions in the future, feel free to ask Zhang Zhi."

"He's one of the one hundred Special Enrollment Students among the more than thirty-nine thousand students in our cohort."

"And he's the only Special Enrollment Student from an ordinary civilian background."

At this, many people in the class looked at Zhang Zhi in surprise.

Those gazes naturally included Peng Huan and her two friends, who were already in the classroom.

One of the girls beside Peng Huan whispered, "Wow, Peng Huan, you really have good judgment. Zhang Zhi is actually one of the Special Enrollment Students in our cohort."

"And he's from an ordinary civilian background, too."

"He earned that Special Enrollment Student spot through genuine ability. Unlike those from prominent families, who basically rely on their bloodlines."

Another girl beside them said, "If you ask me, Peng Huan is the impressive one. Her judgment is truly sharp. She took an interest in some random boy, and it turns out that boy is actually one of the Special Enrollment Students in our cohort."

Surprisingly, Peng Huan did not refute her. After a long pause, she said, "It's useless. We've only just started school. You both know he's an orphan, so he has even less support than an ordinary civilian."

"Even if his talent is excellent and he's one step ahead right now, those scions of prominent families will soon catch up to him and surpass him with the resources of their clans."

"Not to mention that even if he currently has ten Mortal Transformation Realm cultivators in his Small World, to those family scions, that's nothing more than integrating ten Green Cards."

"Among the children of ordinary families from the Lesser Thousand Worlds, purple cards are generally the only ones that are somewhat difficult to obtain. As for the direct descendants of families powerful enough to enter Seven Dragons Academy, wouldn't they be able to get as many cards below blue as they wanted?"

One of the girls beside her said, "Peng Huan, are you looking down on him? It's rare for you to become curious about a boy."

"And I'm telling you, if you're not interested in him, don't regret it later."

Peng Huan shook her head. "It's only the beginning of the school year. What's the point of talking about all this?"

At that moment, Zhang Zhi was smiling in response to the classmates who greeted him. He had no idea that Peng Huan was behind him, discussing and judging him with her companions.

Class Advisor Liu had probably seen that Zhang Zhi had performed well just now. Under the pretext of introducing him to the courses at the Human Academy, she helped him out of the awkward situation.

The Human Academy currently had seven hundred and fifty-six lecturers, including six professors, and offered one hundred and thirty-six courses.

Class Advisor Liu could explain the strengths and weaknesses of every lecturer and professor in detail. She also gave him a clear and easy-to-understand explanation of each course's main content, its uses within a Small World, and its prospects for development.

Listening to Class Advisor Liu's explanation, Zhang Zhi couldn't help admiring her professionalism.

After giving him a general overview, Class Advisor Liu said seriously, "Those six professors are all Realm Lords of the Middle Thousand World. Their courses are extremely difficult to apply for. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't recommend that the students under me apply for them."

"But you're different. If you feel that their courses suit you, I recommend that you apply."

"As long as your performance satisfies them, their courses offer very generous Academic Credits. You might even receive some unexpected surprises later on."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhi silently nodded.

He had only interacted with Class Advisor Liu twice, but even from those two encounters, he could already sense her wholehearted concern for her students.

After spending more than three hours giving him a detailed explanation of the mentors and courses, Class Advisor Liu said to him, "All right, I've finished explaining everything, and I've given you all the advice I can. Think carefully about which courses to choose."