An Unexpected Roommate

"Your name is Xia Yang?"

Director Xuan adjusted the glasses on his nose, carefully sizing up the young man before him. "What is your Martial Soul?"

"What level is your Soul Power currently at?"

"Greetings, Director Xuan."

Xia Yang bowed and responded, "My Martial Soul is a skeleton. My Soul Power is currently Level 25."

As he spoke, Xia Yang circulated his Soul Power and released his Martial Soul.

A faint purple glow shone from within his body, vaguely forming a skeletal phantom all over his body.

"A Skeleton Martial Soul? That should be a type of body Martial Soul, right?"

"Interesting... A body Martial Soul can actually be cultivated to the Soul Grandmaster realm. That is truly rare."

A trace of curiosity flashed through Director Xuan's eyes as he continued observing Xia Yang for a moment.

Although nothing unusual could be seen on the surface, Xia Yang had been recommended by the Pope and personally brought here by Chrysanthemum Douluo, so Director Xuan naturally did not dare neglect him.

"Come with me."

Director Xuan's tone softened somewhat. "First, we'll handle your enrollment procedures and collect your uniform, textbooks, and class schedule. Then I'll arrange a dormitory for you."

With that, Director Xuan led Xia Yang toward the academic affairs office and began handling his enrollment matters.

Perhaps because the dean of instruction was personally accompanying him, Xia Yang's enrollment procedures went exceptionally smoothly.

Before long, all the necessary steps had been completed.

Afterward, Director Xuan led Xia Yang toward the dormitory area.

As they walked along the tree-lined path through the academy, Director Xuan adjusted his glasses and spoke with some hesitation. "Xia Yang, since you are a transfer student, we truly cannot arrange a suitable roommate for you at present. You can only live alone for the time being. Can you accept that?"

"Director Xuan, I have no problem with that."

"Whether I have a roommate is not important to me."

Xia Yang answered calmly.

"Besides that, there is another matter."

Director Xuan frowned slightly, appearing somewhat hesitant. "You may have to make a small concession."

"Please speak plainly, Director."

Xia Yang said sincerely.

"Sigh, it is not really a major issue."

Director Xuan explained, "The main problem is that the ordinary student dormitories are already full. We can only arrange for you to stay in the Work-Study Dormitory."

"However, compared to the ordinary dormitories, the conditions there are indeed rather basic."

"Work-study students?"

Xia Yang looked somewhat surprised. "As an Advanced Soul Master Academy, does Martial Soul Academy also have work-study students?"

In his understanding, those who could enter Martial Soul Academy were either children of families affiliated with Spirit Hall or talented Soul Masters from commoner backgrounds.

Even students born into poverty should no longer have to worry about making a living after reaching the Soul Grandmaster level.

He truly found the situation difficult to understand.

"There are indeed work-study students."

Director Xuan patiently explained, "You must understand that Douluo Continent is not always peaceful."

"Every year, many orphans lose their Parents, and Spirit Hall takes in a large portion of them."

"Although most of these children are ordinary people without Soul Power, there will always be some among them who awaken decent Soul Power talent."

"These Soul Masters have no one to rely on. Even after becoming Soul Grandmasters, their lives remain difficult."

"Therefore, the academy has specifically reserved work-study student placements to help these children."

"So that was it."

Xia Yang suddenly understood. "Director Xuan, it does not matter if the dormitory conditions are a little worse. I do not care about such things."

"It is good that you think that way."

Director Xuan visibly relaxed.

He had originally worried that the student personally delivered by Chrysanthemum Douluo would be rather demanding, but he had not expected him to be so reasonable.

As they spoke, the two had already arrived at the edge of a forest.

Four buildings stood not far away—three five-story buildings and one three-story small building.

Students streamed in and out of the three tall buildings, making the area quite lively. They were clearly the ordinary student dormitories Director Xuan had mentioned.

The three-story small building, meanwhile, was much quieter.

"We are here. This is the Work-Study Dormitory."

Director Xuan pointed at the small building.

Xia Yang carefully examined the building before him.

This small building actually occupied a considerable area, even slightly larger than the five-story buildings beside it.

However, its exterior was indeed somewhat dilapidated, giving it the feel of a rundown building on the outskirts of town.

"Although it looks a little worn on the outside, the facilities inside are all complete."

Director Xuan tried his best to speak well of the dormitory. "This building was originally a student dormitory too. Only after the three buildings beside it were constructed did it..."

"Director, I understand."

Xia Yang quickly interrupted him. "I have no objections to this dormitory."

"That is good."

Director Xuan nodded approvingly. "Go up on your own. I still have other matters to attend to."

"Remember, if you encounter any difficulties in the academy, you may come find me at any time."

"Thank you, Director."

After seeing Director Xuan off, Xia Yang stepped into the three-story small building.

His room was 301, so after entering the dormitory, Xia Yang followed the stairs upward.

Before long, Xia Yang reached the third floor.

The sight of the third floor entered Xia Yang's view.

The corridor on the third floor was piled full of all kinds of clutter.

Old tables and chairs, unused cabinets—they took up nearly half the passageway.

Only the area in front of the room directly opposite the stairway remained tidy, and that was precisely the room assigned to Xia Yang.

"This is not a dormitory at all. It is clearly a storage room."

Xia Yang silently complained to himself.

In truth, his impression was not wrong.

Ever since the three new dormitories next door had been built, this old building had indeed been converted into a storage warehouse.

However, Martial Soul Academy's student population had continued growing in recent years and had surpassed ten thousand this year. With no time to build new dormitories, this old building had been put back into use specifically to house work-study students.

The first and second floors were in much better condition. Though old, they had at least been thoroughly cleaned.

As for the third floor where Xia Yang was staying, it had only been hastily cleared out after Director Xuan sent word earlier.

That also explained why the corridor was filled with clutter while only the space before his room remained clean.

Complaints aside, Xia Yang still pushed open the door and entered.

To his surprise, the conditions inside the room were quite good.

Other than the slightly aged walls and floor, all the furniture was brand-new.

The room was also quite spacious, measuring a full thirty square meters.

"Why are there two beds?"

Xia Yang muttered as he looked at the room's arrangement. "Looks like I will have to move one out."

After saying that, Xia Yang took the newly purchased bedding from his Storage Soul Tool and carefully made the bed. Then he thoroughly cleaned the room himself.

Just as he finished and sat on the edge of the bed to rest, the door was suddenly pushed open.

A young man stood in the doorway and was clearly taken aback when he saw Xia Yang.

Before Xia Yang could speak, the other man introduced himself. "I am Yu Xiaogang of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

"You must be my roommate, Your Excellency!"