The two followed the Lakeshore Path south. Only after nearly a quarter of an hour did they turn west, and after walking for another quarter of an hour, the path began to narrow inward. A broad rectangular plaza came into view, with a sign beside it reading Shrek Plaza.
Beyond Shrek Plaza stood a series of towering teaching buildings. These buildings came in different colors, mainly white, yellow, purple, and black. Farther away stood a cluster of gray teaching buildings.
Perhaps because of their earlier conversation, Xu Sanshi, who now had a much better impression of Xu Zihuang, took the initiative to explain a few things.
"The colors of the teaching buildings represent different year levels, distinguished according to Soul Ring colors. White is for the freshman teaching buildings, like the lowest-grade ten-year Soul Rings. Yellow is for the Outer Court's second- and third-year teaching buildings, while purple is for the fourth- and fifth-year buildings. Black is for the sixth-year teaching buildings. Once you graduate from the black teaching buildings, you can receive the Outer Court graduation certificate."
"Those gray teaching buildings in the distance belong to the Soul Tool Department. Besides the teaching buildings at the front, there are many specialized facilities farther back, such as the Soul Fighting Arena, the Assessment Area, the dormitory area, and the teachers' offices. You'll gradually become familiar with them after studying at the academy for a while. The white freshman teaching buildings are at the southernmost end. Just go there to register."
After saying that, Xu Sanshi patted Xu Zihuang on the shoulder and hurried back the way he had come.
If Xu Zihuang had not left him with such a good impression, he could not even have been bothered to say all that. After all, he had only come to welcome