Mecha

Upon hearing the dean's words, Xie Xie timidly asked:

"Dean, shouldn't we discuss signing this with our families first?"

Hearing Xie Xie's words, the dean impatiently rolled his eyes and said:

"Sure! Go back and discuss it, then. But don't take part in Class Zero.

I'm busy. I don't have time to wait for you to deal with these things."

While they were talking, Su Hao and Tang Wulin had already finished signing.

This agreement had no binding power over Su Hao at all, because he knew that after three years, Wu Changkong would persuade the dean and take them to Shrek Academy.

As for resources, even if the academy did not provide him with any, with Su Hao's luck, resources would come looking for him on their own. Therefore, this contract would not affect Su Hao in any way.

As for Tang Wulin, he did not know where else he could study besides Eastsea Academy.

For someone like Tang Wulin, who had once been considered useless, the academy's willingness to funnel resources toward him was practically a pie falling from the sky. There was no reason not to sign.

Seeing that Su Hao and Tang Wulin had both signed the contract, Gu Yue beside them promptly signed as well. Seeing that all three had signed, Xie Xie could not say anything more and signed too.

Over on the other side, Wang Jinxi signed as well. Only Wei Xiaofeng hesitated as he said:

"Dean, isn't it inappropriate not to discuss this with my family first?

I think I should still talk it over with them. After all, my family may send me to a better academy when I enter the Advanced Department in the future."

Hearing Wei Xiaofeng's words, the dean expressed his understanding. As he took back the contract from Wei Xiaofeng's hand, he said:

"Everyone has their own aspirations. You may return to Class One. First Year Class Zero will now have six students."

After saying that, the dean waved at Wei Xiaofeng, signaling for him to leave.

A complicated look appeared in Wei Xiaofeng's eyes, but in the end, he still did not take back the agreement. After bowing to the dean, he turned and headed toward the Teaching Building.

With Wei Xiaofeng gone, the stern expression on the dean's face changed. His previous severity, ice-coldness, and ruthlessness melted away in an instant, replaced by a gentle smile.

The dean's divine face-changing skill left Su Hao and the other five staring blankly.

"All right. By signing this agreement, you have become the academy's core elite from this day onward.

We respect Wei Xiaofeng's choice, but I believe he will certainly regret today's decision in the future.

Although Eastsea Academy is not highly ranked on the continent, it is still the only Intermediate Soul Master Academy in a major city. Once the academy's resources are fully directed toward you, even the legendary Shrek Academy may not be much stronger than us."

Hearing the dean's confident words, Tang Wulin and the other four who had just signed the agreement were clearly in better spirits.

Only Su Hao and Wu Changkong, standing some distance away, twitched at the corners of their mouths upon hearing those words.

With the establishment of First Year Class Zero, the academy not only gave them a spacious, bright new classroom, but also replaced their former four-person dormitory with individual teacher dorm rooms, with all of their rooms located together.

Wu Changkong and Ye Yingluo were also assigned new teacher dormitories beside theirs, upgraded from their previous rooms to suites.

The academy also gave them one day to settle in. First Year Class Zero would officially begin classes the next day.

The classroom of First Year Class Zero was no different from those of the other classes. If there was any difference, it was that only Su Hao and the other five were in it, making the classroom seem especially spacious.

Upon arriving in the new classroom, Su Hao naturally took the seat in the middle. Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi sat to his left, while Gu Yue sat to his right. Tang Wulin and Xie Xie sat to Gu Yue's right, while Su Hao served as the glue holding the five of them together.

Just as they had arranged their seats, Wu Changkong walked in.

Then, wearing a cold expression, Wu Changkong said:

"Starting today, your curriculum will undergo some changes.

I will teach your theory classes in the morning.

My theory classes will teach you some knowledge about mecha and Battle Armor."

"As for the Practical Combat Class in the afternoon, I will teach you practical combat while also serving as your opponent."

"Now, I will give you your first lesson."

Wu Changkong walked to the podium. After briefly introducing himself as Wu Changkong without any unnecessary words, he began the lesson:

"I believe you all know that most Soul Tools used by the City Defense Army and the military today rely on the coordinated cooperation between Soul Masters and mecha."

Hearing Wu Changkong explain mecha, Xie Xie stood and said:

"Teacher Wu, isn't mecha taught only in the Advanced Department? We're only in Grade One! Isn't this too early?"

Wu Changkong glanced at Xie Xie and said:

"Your mecha class will only give you an understanding of mecha. There will be no specific instruction, so there will not be many classes. Among you, who does not want to become a Mecha Master in the future?"

Su Hao and the other five fell silent. Wu Changkong rolled his eyes at Xie Xie and continued:

"The development of modern mecha originated Ten Thousand Years ago. At that time, Soul Tools had undergone several thousand years of development and were becoming increasingly widespread. All technology, when first researched, was intended for war, and Soul Tools were no exception.

Only after Soul Tools saw widespread use in war did they gradually transition into civilian applications.

The Soul Engineers of that era wondered whether Soul Tools could comprehensively enhance Soul Masters, making them stronger. They began experimenting with mecha research in various ways.

In the ancient era tens of thousands of years ago, Soul Masters were the most mainstream profession. But not only were Soul Masters few in number, the vast majority of them were limited to very low ranks and could not become strong. The emergence of Soul Tools gradually changed this situation, allowing some low-ranking Soul Masters, especially support-type Soul Masters, to gain combat power through the combination of their Soul Power and Soul Tools.

The emergence of Soul Tool mecha made this change even more apparent.

Soul Tool mecha used Soul Power storage devices to inject Soul Power, allowing users to display strength far beyond their own.

The earliest Soul Tool mecha developed toward larger sizes, because in the eyes of the Soul Engineers at that time, the larger the volume, the more Soul Power storage devices and various weapons and equipment it could carry.

As technology advanced, even ordinary people could pilot Soul Tool mecha as long as their bodies were strong enough.

This made Soul Tool mecha the mainstream of modern armies.

The history of Soul Tool mecha's development went from initial miniaturization to large-scale designs, then gradually toward medium-sized designs, eventually becoming the mecha you commonly see today.

That is a brief overview of mecha's development. The entire process involved continual testing and changes, including the refinement of Soul Tool Arrays, all manner of innovations, and leaps in technology.

The importance of mecha in war has continued to increase."

Just as Su Hao and the other five listened intently to Wu Changkong's lesson, his tone suddenly changed.