"Study by yourself?" This time, even the original person didn't speak.
A girl dressed in red and looking more lively also sat up straight and looked at Long Zhanye curiously.
"You are not from the academy? Then why are you here?!"
"Aren't our group of people all selected from several colleges over there at the Dou Ling Empire and sent here for exchange and study?"
Long Zhanye was a little confused when they asked, "Dou Ling Empire? Send by the academy? I don't know what you are talking about."
At this time.
The girl with a cool temperament and good looks also spoke.
Her voice was pleasant but with a sense of distance. "There are three of us."
"There are also people from the dormitories next door, all from the Dou Ling Empire different high-level Soul Master Academy."
"He was appointed by the empire and the academy to come to the Sun Moon Empire for exchange and study."
"Since you are not from our Dou Ling Empire, which country are you from?"
"Heaven Dou Empire." Long Zhanye replied.
"Heaven Dou Empire?" The girl in red blinked, becoming more curious.
"Then Heaven Dou Empire also sent exchange students? Why are you alone? Where is the leading teacher?"
Long Zhanye shook his head and said concisely, "There is no teacher. I came here on my own and paid the tuition."
"Pay tuition?" When the two girls heard this, they were stunned for a moment.
Then they all laughed at the same time, with obvious ridicule in the laughter, "Of course you have to pay the tuition, can you still study in vain?"
The girl in red smiled and asked, "We are asking, who introduced you? Or, which instructor recruited you?"
Long Zhanye recalled Xu Mochen's face and frowned, "There is no recommendation."
"I saw a recruitment notice on the street, so I came over and applied myself."
As soon as these words came out, the dormitory suddenly became quiet.
The three Dou Ling Empire exchange students exchanged looks with each other. There was surprise, confusion, and a hint of...
The handsome boy lay back down again and closed his eyes.
He said lightly, "Sign up yourself... and pay the tuition? Ha, that's interesting."
Another girl with a cool temperament also withdrew her gaze, no longer speaking, just frowning slightly.
The girl in red looked at Long Zhanye hesitantly, sighed softly, and whispered, "You..."
"It's best to look carefully at what you sign, and be more cautious."
Long Zhanye's heart slowly sank.
Xu Mochen's enthusiastic and philistine face has a completely different approach to admissions from the orthodox exchange students in front of him.
And the roommate's meaningful reaction... could he be deceived?
But the slightly awkward silence didn't last long.
The girl in red has a very cheerful personality.
She quickly smiled and said, "Anyway, we will be roommates from now on."
"We're going to stay here together for a long time. By the way, newcomer, what's your name?"
"Long Zhanye." Long Zhanye replied.
"Long Zhanye? What a domineering name." She nodded.
She then pointed at the handsome boy and the cold girl, "This is our captain, Shen Ce."
"This is the vice-captain, An Lengye. My name is Fei Yuyan."
"The three of us are all from the Qianling Advanced Soul Master Academy of the Dou Ling Empire."
"Qianling Advanced Soul Master Academy?" Long Zhanye was really surprised this time.
"You... are all from the same college?"
"Yes," Fei Yuyan nodded matter-of-factly.
"We must be from the same academy, otherwise how could we be sent out together?"
"Why... were the entire academy team members sent together?" Long Zhanye asked the doubt in his heart.
Fei Yuyan heard this, a trace of sadness flashed across his face, and he sighed, "Alas..."
"Isn't it because of the last continent-wide high-level Soul Master Academy elite competition..."
Her words came to an abrupt end because captain Shen Ce cast a stern look with a hint of warning.
Shen Ce took over and said in a steady voice, "In the last competition, we Qianling Academy..."
"Even the performance of several other teams sent by the Dou Ling Empire... was not satisfactory."
"One of the key reasons is that there is a clear gap between us and our opponents in the application and understanding of Soul Tool."
He paused and said, "So, the empire learned from the painful experience and decided to select students from various colleges to come to the Sun Moon Empire to study."
So that's it.
Long Zhanye understands clearly.
The failure of Spirit Master Tournament became the direct driving force for change. This is reasonable and reasonable.
Shen Ce continued, "Before we came, that Xu Mochen also told us similar arrangements."
"He claimed that after one year of study, there will be a unified assessment. If you do not pass the assessment, you will be expelled."
"And the standard passed..." He looked at Long Zhanye, "According to him, it is Level 1 Soul Master Badge certified by the Sun Moon Empire."
"If passed, the next round of study will be arranged until Level 3 Soul Master Badge is obtained..."
"You will have the opportunity to get a recommendation and enter Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy as a supplementary student to be exposed to more core technologies."
An Lengye next to her nodded slightly, and her cold voice sounded:
"Level 1 Soul Master Badge, for people with certain theoretical knowledge, it is really not too difficult as long as they get systematic guidance."
Shen Ce added, with some analysis in his tone. "According to common sense, an ordinary person with acceptable talent."
"It takes about eight months of learning to make Soul Tool from scratch to being able to independently complete the first-level Soul Tool Core Array engraving."
Long Zhanye's brows frowned instantly. "Eight months? But... the period Xu Mochen gave us is only one month!"
"One month?" Shen Ce was stunned for a moment, and then exchanged tacit glances with An Lengye and Fei Yuyan.
There was a faint sarcasm on his face that said, "Sure enough," and he shook his head and smiled.
He looked at Long Zhanye with even a hint of pity in his eyes, "Then you were really deceived..."
"In one month, let alone start from scratch, even if you have a little basic knowledge."
"It is almost impossible to fully master the independent production of level one Soul Tool and pass the strict official assessment."
"He is clearly setting a goal that is impossible for you to accomplish!"
"When one month is up, you can be dismissed 'justifiably', and your tuition fees... will naturally become his pocket."
"What's the difference between this and Mingqiang? It's just covered in a 'teaching' coat."
Long Zhanye was shocked. Although he had a bad premonition, being exposed by Shen Ce so bluntly made him feel angry.
But Long Zhanye's emotions immediately came up. "Have you tried it? How do you know it's impossible if you haven't tried it?"
An Lengye glanced at him and stated the facts calmly. "It has been more than six months since we came here."
"The rule here is that you have an opportunity to apply for the test once a month. If you pass, you don't have to wait for the final unified assessment."
"But even though we have some theoretical knowledge in the academy, we have been studying in a targeted manner for more than six months."
She paused, "I took two monthly tests for this and passed it."
Fei Yuyan clenched his fist and said, "We are very confident that we will get Level 2 Soul Master Badge in the test next month!"
"After all, these few months have not been in vain for us, we have already got the hang of it!"
Long Zhanye pursed his lips tightly and glanced at the three Soul Master Academy elites who were older than him.
It took them more than six months and two attempts to get the first-level badge.
As a layman who knows almost nothing about Soul Tool, a month? It does sound like a foolish dream.
But he did not flinch. Instead, he straightened his back and said word by word, "I can do it too."
"In one month, I will definitely get Level 1 Soul Master Badge."
Shen Ce, An Lengye and Fei Yuyan looked at the young man's expression that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers and is even a little stubborn.
They didn't say anything for a while. They could feel Long Zhanye's determination, but how naive was that?
After all.
Long Zhanye looks to be at least one year younger than the youngest Fei Yuyan among them, and his face is still childish.
Maybe.
Only when he really starts to come into contact with those complicated Core Array will he understand the weight of Level 1 Soul Master Badge.
And the malice behind Xu Mochen's "one-month promise".
Shen Ce finally just sighed almost inaudibly, leaving a faint sentence. "Then... I wish you good luck."
"Go to bed early, there should be a 'course' tomorrow."