A few days later.
Just when Long Zhanye was about to lose his patience.
A burst of particularly vigorous and even harsh shouting came from a distance through the noise of the streets.
"Look, look!
"Evil Monarch Soul Master Regiment is recruiting new people! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
"There is no restriction on origin, no recommendation letter required! Sign up and you can get in touch with the empire's advanced Soul Tool Technology!"
"Those with outstanding performance will go straight to Evil Monarch Soul Master Regiment and become glorious Sun Moon Empire warriors with a bright future!"
The owner of the voice stood on a slightly higher step, waving a stack of colorful leaflets in his hand.
The man was about forty years old, and his appearance had a bit of a philistine shrewdness.
His eyes were not big, but they were moving rapidly. He was shouting, and his cheeks were red from the exertion.
Long Zhanye paused for a moment and walked over following the sound.
There were eighteen or nineteen people gathered at the foot of the steps. Judging by their clothes, it turned out that most of them were not Sun Moon Empire locals.
There were similar expectations, curiosity and a hint of uneasiness on their faces.
When the shouters saw people gathering, they worked harder. "This opportunity must not be missed, it will never come again!"
"With only twenty thousand Gold Soul Coin, you can receive system guidance under my Xu Mochen!
"Even if your talent is mediocre, you will still have high-level Soul Engineer to give you one-on-one guidance, teaching and skills!"
He patted a shiny badge on his chest, with complex lines and six small stars on it.
"Did you see it? Level 6 Soul Engineer Badge!"
"I promise someone is a well-spoken and popular person under the captain Evil Monarch Soul Master Regiment, Wang Yiheng! Are you afraid that you won't have a chance to follow me?"
Discussions arose in the crowd, and someone asked loudly, "We just want to learn skills and don't want to join the army and fight!"
"Yes! I don't want to join the army!"
Xu Mochen seemed to have expected it, and waved his hand with a smile on his face, "Don't worry!"
"After studying here for a month, all you need to do is pass the assessment!"
"You will have the opportunity to get my recommendation and join Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy as an auditor!"
"That's one of the highest universities in the empire! Join the army? That's an additional option for aspiring warriors!"
These words were quite tempting, and at that moment several people crowded forward and started asking for registration details.
Long Zhanye touched his withered purse and shook his head secretly.
Twenty thousand Gold Soul Coin is still a sky-high price to him.
When he was about to turn around and leave this seemingly lively solicitation.
Xu Mochen on the steps had his eyes precisely fixed on this plainly dressed young man.
"Eh--!"
"That little brother! Stay, please stay!"
Xu Mochen jumped down the steps and stopped Long Zhanye warmly.
"Seeing as you are not a local, you have extraordinary talents. Do you want to learn real skills?"
"Meeting is fate, I'll give you a 20% discount! Sixteen thousand, as long as sixteen thousand Gold Soul Coin, you can join!"
"How's it going?"
Long Zhanye raised his head, looked at the other party's overly enthusiastic and even eager face, and shook his head.
He said truthfully, "I don't have that much money."
After saying that, he wanted to leave again, but Xu Mochen grabbed his right arm.
His strength was not low, but the smile on his face remained unchanged, and his tone had a bit of urgency that could not be missed.
"Little brother, this is a rare opportunity for Evil Monarch Soul Master Regiment to open to the outside world!"
"If you miss this village, you won't have this store! If you want to find a way in the future, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky!"
The force coming from the arm and the flash of greed in the other party's eyes made Long Zhanye's alarm bell ring slightly.
This man's face looked a bit like a wolf looking at an eagle, his words were exaggerated, and his actions were eager...
No matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a serious officer of the Soul Engineer regiment, but more like... a liar in the market.
He withdrew his arm forcefully, stopped paying attention, and was about to leave.
"Wait!" Xu Mochen was reluctant, and seemed to have identified the "fat" Long Zhanye.
He quickly followed, lowered his voice and put on a negotiating tone, "So, little brother, how much do you have on hand?"
"It's easy for us to discuss it! I am also a person who loves talents. I see that you are a material that can be made, and the price can be accommodating!"
Long Zhanye was a little annoyed by him, or maybe the desperate luck in his heart caused him to stop.
He said coldly, "Eleven thousand Gold Soul Coin. It's still far away."
"Eleven thousand?" Xu Mochen's eyes quickly moved a few times.
His face instantly filled with a bigger smile, as if he had taken advantage of the sky. He slapped his thigh and said, "Sure! Ten thousand, ten thousand!"
"I promise someone to make a friend today and accept you as a student at a loss!!"
"Let's go, pay the tuition and go through the admission procedures immediately. You are ours!"
He said he was going to pull Long Zhanye again.
Long Zhanye turned sideways and avoided. "Learn from Soul Tool Technology, that's what I really mean."
"But my most urgent thing right now is to repair a piece of Level 3 Soul Tool."
Xu Mochen When he heard this, his smile became even brighter and he beat his chest loudly.
Only seen.
The Level 6 Soul Engineer Badge on his chest was shining brightly. "Level 3 Soul Tool?"
"It's a piece of cake!!"
"I promise someone level 6 strength, and it will be easy to cultivate it!
"You can enroll in school with peace of mind first, and when you settle down, I will personally repair it for you!!"
Despite his misgivings, the other party's enthusiasm seemed extremely unnatural.
But Long Zhanye looked around and thought of the obstacles he had encountered in the past few days.
Look again at the sixth-level badge on the chest of Xu Mochen, which at least on the surface seems genuine...
Perhaps, this is really a last resort opportunity?
He took a deep breath and decided to take a gamble.
When he handed over eleven thousand Gold Soul Coin, Xu Mochen's eyes almost shined, and he counted the money quickly and accurately.
However.
As soon as he got the money, the enthusiasm on his face receded like the tide.
In an instant, he put on a businesslike, even a little impatient, cold face.
"Turn right ahead and go to the third building. Find the dormitory by yourself. There is a number on the door, check in accordingly."
Xu Mochen pointed casually, "I am still very busy as I continue to recruit students."
"As a rule, someone will tell you after you enter school, don't disturb you if you have nothing to do."
Finished.
He stopped looking at Long Zhanye, turned around and squeezed back onto the steps, continuing to shout with his trademark loud voice.
Long Zhanye clenched his fists, suppressed the feeling of being cheated in his heart, and followed the instructions.
The so-called "rules"?
He had heard sporadically before that he seemed to be able to "systematically study" for a month after paying the money.
The goal is to pass Level 1 Soul Master Badge. If successful, there may be a next step...
But if you fail, you will be "refunded", and the tuition fee, it seems, will most likely be refunded.
When he pushed open the door of the dormitory with the number on it, he was slightly startled.
The space inside the dormitory is wider than expected, about 60 square meters.
What surprised him even more was the interior furnishings--
Everywhere you look, wardrobes, clocks, and even desks all have an obvious Soul Tool structure.
Although not top-notch.
However, the "luxury" and "popularity" of Soul Tool being so widely used in daily life are far beyond the comparison of the other three empires.
There are four beds in the dormitory, three of which are occupied.
What surprised him even more was that there were actually two women and a man living in the same room.
"Sleeping together?" Long Zhanye was surprised, but his face didn't show much.
He quickly glanced at the three roommates.
Judging from their clothing style, they should not be from the Sun Moon Empire, but most likely from the Heavenly Soul Empire or Dou Ling Empire.
One of them looked like a girl two or three years older than him.
She had a calm temperament and took the lead in nodding towards him in a friendly manner.
She pointed to an empty bed at the back.
"New here? That bed is yours. Please tidy it up first."
Long Zhanye nodded silently and walked straight to his bed without saying much.
The bed next to it.
A boy with a handsome appearance and a somewhat alienated temperament sat up.
His eyes fell on Long Zhanye with scrutiny, and he asked, "Boy, which college are you from?"
Long Zhanye's heart moved slightly, but his face remained calm.
Seeing that he didn't answer immediately, the other party thought he didn't hear clearly, so he asked again, "Which college are you from?"
"It doesn't belong to any college," Long Zhanye replied while packing his simple luggage, "I came to study by myself."