"Teacher Ling mentioned the Freshman Tournament too. It looks like this tournament really is extremely important!"
Lu Yuan's gaze darkened as he clenched his fists.
Gurgle~
Just then, Lu Yuan's stomach let out an untimely protest.
Lu Yuan understood where his stomach was coming from.
After all, he hadn't eaten a proper meal since boarding the high-speed train. It was only natural to be hungry.
With that in mind, he opened "Heart in Shen Da" and tapped the module for cafeteria food delivery.
The moment he entered, all kinds of delicious food filled the screen!
Just looking at the pictures was enough to make his mouth water!
"Just what you'd expect from a top university! They have such a huge variety of food!"
Lu Yuan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help exclaiming.
The abundance of options left him spoiled for choice.
In the end, he decided on a humble, unpretentious serving of braised chicken with rice!
The delivery arrived quickly.
While enjoying his braised chicken and rice, Lu Yuan also searched the Campus Forum for preparations and precautions for his first trip through an Otherworld passage.
This information wasn't included in the "52 Freshman Must-See Guide." Lu Yuan had to search for it himself!
Everyone valued their own life.
That was why freshmen and trips through Underground World passages generally had nothing to do with each other.
But Lu Yuan was different. He had awakened a system!
If he wanted to grow stronger quickly, entering an Underground World passage and hunting vicious beasts in the Underground World was a must!
After polishing off his meal, Lu Yuan left the dormitory.
His goal was to pay an early visit to the Seventh-Rank Ice Grandmaster at the university.
It would be even better if the mentor took an interest in accepting him as a disciple.
A student chosen in the ordinary way wouldn't receive any special attention. It was more or less like one-on-one tutoring with a cram-school teacher.
Being a disciple was different!
That meant inheritance—being taught the real skills!
A mentor's time and energy were limited. Training a disciple took an incalculable amount of effort and resources; it was never something that could be achieved overnight.
Based on information on the Campus Forum, Lu Yuan learned all about the Seventh-Rank Ice Grandmaster at the university.
Qin Tianlong was 46 years old. He had awakened the S-class supernatural ability Nine Nether Profound Ice and had reached the seventh-order Lower Rank. He was especially skilled in spear techniques and served as dean of the Ice Academy.
Most importantly, he had created his own exclusive S-rank Skill, "Ice Blast Technique"!
Thanks to Ling Weiwei's notes, Lu Yuan already knew where Qin Tianlong lived on campus.
Shencheng Supernatural University's campus was enormous. Even riding a shared electric scooter took nearly half an hour!
More than twenty minutes later,
Lu Yuan could already make out Qin Tianlong's residence in the distance.
Like the students' dorms, the mentors' residences were two-story villas.
The only difference was that students shared rooms, while mentors had their own.
After parking the shared electric scooter, Lu Yuan continued on foot toward Qin Tianlong's residence.
As he walked, he soon found himself just outside the villa.
At that moment, a senior with a somewhat mature-looking face and black-rimmed glasses walked over.
The senior shook his head and spoke first. "Instructor Qin isn't here. You'd better head back."
Lu Yuan immediately asked, "Who are you?"
He'd ridden that scooter for more than twenty minutes. He couldn't just turn around and leave because someone told him to. He had to find out what was going on.
The senior with the black-rimmed glasses smiled and introduced himself. "I'm Hu Dahai, one of Instructor Qin's students from the class of '51. You must be a specially admitted freshman..."
"I'm a freshman from the class of '52, Lu Yuan," Lu Yuan said with a nod.
He wasn't surprised. The other man was Instructor Qin's student, had never met him before, and had found him standing outside the villa. Of course he'd assume Lu Yuan was a specially admitted freshman.
Hu Dahai continued, his expression full of delight. "Then you must have awakened at least an S-minus ice-type ability!"
"Yeah, I awakened the S-class Ice Element Supernatural Ability Ice Snow Crown!"
Lu Yuan nodded slightly.
As he spoke, he briefly activated his ability. A wave of cold surged out from his body!
Above his head, a crown made of ice and snow appeared silently.
"Then there's no problem. Our university hasn't had a student awaken an S-class ice-type ability in years. Instructor Qin will definitely choose you. You might even be accepted as his disciple!"
Hu Dahai patted Lu Yuan on the shoulder and grinned, acting as if they were already old friends.
Then Hu Dahai changed the subject. "It's just a shame that Instructor Qin left for a provincial Underground World passage a few days ago. According to the butler at the gate, he probably won't be back for a week."
"Alright, then. I'll come back in a week..."
Lu Yuan turned around and was just about to leave—
But Hu Dahai said amiably, "Since you're already my prospective junior brother, and I'm free right now, how about I show you around some of Shen Da's sights? You only just arrived today, right?"
Lu Yuan nodded slightly to show he was fine with it.
As a newcomer, he needed to learn his way around. He couldn't keep staring at a map forever.
After visiting a few of the more famous spots, Hu Dahai suddenly said to Lu Yuan, "Did you know? The eldest daughter of the Xia Family was specially admitted to our university. She's in the same year as you!"
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