Academy Registration

Clearwater Village was not close to Nuoding City. On foot alone, it would probably take half a day to get there, and a round trip would take an entire day.

If Chen Yu had not insisted on taking an ox cart, the Old Village Chief would not have made it home until dark. Chen Yu would not allow that to happen.

Besides, he, Chen Yu, was just a child who had never left the village. Throwing a little tantrum and acting cute was no big deal.

The Old Village Chief could not refuse Chen Yu in the end and found an ox cart from the village. Since they were taking an ox cart, they did not leave so early, setting off only after lunch.

The ox cart was not slow, and they reached Nuoding City in just over an hour.

Chen Yu followed the Old Village Chief while carrying two sets of bedding. No matter what the Old Village Chief said, Chen Yu would not let him help carry them.

After asking several passersby for directions, they finally found Nuoding Academy. From afar, they could see the large words "Nuoding Academy."

Chen Yu also noticed an old man leaving through the gate, while a middle-aged man led a child inside.

Sigh, he had been just a little too late. He had missed such a good show.

By the time Chen Yu and the Old Village Chief reached Nuoding Academy's gate, the gatekeeper had likely just been taught a lesson. After looking over the certificate issued by Spirit Hall, he let them in.

"Village Chief Grandpa, be careful on your way back. I'll come home to see you when I'm on break."

Chen Yu reluctantly bid the Old Village Chief farewell, tears welling in his eyes.

"Good child, study hard at the academy. Grandpa will wait for you back in the village."

After the Old Village Chief left, Chen Yu asked the gatekeeper where the registration office was before turning and entering Nuoding Academy.

As he walked along the academy's stone path, Chen Yu looked around in every direction.

While looking about, Chen Yu suddenly saw a little boy kneel and kowtow ahead of him. His eyes lit up at the sight. This was a famous scene! He wondered how that rat lurking in the shadows felt.

Chen Yu unconsciously quickened his pace. By the time he was nearly beside them, Tang San had already risen.

Chen Yu acted as though he had seen nothing and calmly walked past them.

"Teacher, why is he carrying bedding? Doesn't the academy provide bedding for its students?"

A puzzled voice rang out. There were only three people nearby, so it was clearly Tang San speaking.

"The academy indeed does not provide bedding for students. But don't worry, Little San. After I finish registering you, I'll have someone deliver bedding to you."

"Thank you, Teacher."

Warmth rose in Tang San's heart. Even his biological father had never cared for him this much.

After walking some distance, Chen Yu found a bench and decided to rest for a while.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had finished talking. They were also heading to the registration office, but Chen Yu had no desire to go with them. On paper, he only had level-one Innate Soul Power. If he went with them, Yu Xiaogang might use him as a negative example. He should wait until they had finished registering before going over.

At the mention of Innate Soul Power, Chen Yu gritted his teeth in irritation. With Twin Martial Souls alone, his Innate Soul Power could not possibly have been only level one. When his Martial Soul awakened, Little Turtle had absorbed too fiercely. As a result, his Innate Soul Power had become a mystery, and he still did not know what level it was.

Chen Yu took out some flatbread and water from his bag and ate slowly.

He was only a six-year-old child, and he was carrying two sets of bedding. Resting for a while to replenish his energy was perfectly reasonable.

When Tang San and Yu Xiaogang passed by and saw this scene, they did not say much. However, Chen Yu saw Tang San's Adam's apple bob, indicating that he was hungry as well.

Yu Xiaogang clearly did not notice this and simply continued onward. The two soon disappeared from Chen Yu's view.

After eating and drinking his fill, Chen Yu rested on the bench for quite a while longer before heading to the registration office. So much time had passed that Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had surely left already.

When Chen Yu arrived at the registration office, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were indeed gone. However, he saw a little girl dressed in pink with two rabbit ears on her head.

Life really was full of surprises.

Once Xiao Wu had completed her enrollment procedures, Chen Yu immediately stepped forward. "Teacher, I'm Chen Yu, a work-study student from Clearwater Village. This is my Martial Soul certificate."

Hearing Chen Yu's words, the little girl who had been about to leave stopped as well and turned to look in his direction.

She had noticed Chen Yu when he entered and had also noticed the two sets of bedding he carried. Hearing that he was a work-study student too, she stayed to take a look.

The teacher quickly completed Chen Yu's enrollment procedures. "Student, you'll be staying in Dorm Seven. Take your things and go."

After asking where Dorm Seven was, Chen Yu picked up his things and prepared to leave.

The little girl blocked his way. "Hello, my name is Xiao Wu—the Wu from dancing. I'm also a work-study student, and I live in Dorm Seven too. How about we go together?"

Chen Yu looked at Xiao Wu before turning to the academy teacher with a surprised expression. "Does our academy have boys and girls living together?"

The academy teacher was not surprised by Chen Yu's question. He had encountered it before. "Of course. All students live in mixed dormitories. They're all children, so there's no need to fuss over such things."

All students? The fifth- and sixth-year students were already eleven or twelve, weren't they?

People on Douluo Continent generally matured early. Ma Hongjun had even gone to brothels at a young age, though he had his reasons.

Were they sure nothing would happen with eleven- and twelve-year-old boys and girls living together?

Still, Chen Yu said nothing more. Getting a chance to attend school for free was already quite good.

In any case, he was a boy, so he would not be at a disadvantage. He needed to learn to adapt to local customs.

Chen Yu and Xiao Wu headed to Dorm Seven together. As for Xiao Wu, he did not have much to say to her.

From his godlike perspective, none of Douluo Continent's major characters had any secrets before him.

Although the female leads and supporting female characters of Douluo Continent all had various issues, if he was the one benefiting, he would protect them no matter what. At worst, they could hide in another world together.

The two made their way to Dorm Seven. After some conversation, Chen Yu learned that Tang San had already become Dorm Seven's boss.

What followed was a contest between Xiao Wu and Tang San. As expected, Tang San lost, and Xiao Wu became Dorm Seven's new boss.

In a short span of time, the position of Dorm Seven's boss had changed hands repeatedly.

"Chen Yu, let's have a match too!"

Still not satisfied from fighting, Xiao Wu turned her attention to Chen Yu.

"No. I can't beat you, and I don't have a habit of asking to be beaten."

Chen Yu had no intention of fighting her. He only wanted to be an inconspicuous nobody who could occasionally make Tang San uncomfortable.

With Tang Hao, that big rat, watching from the shadows, if he stood out too much, the big rat might deal with him in secret.

Who told him his cheat was so useless? It gave him neither invincible cultivation nor an invincible domain. The people in the Chat Group probably could not beat Tang Hao right now.

No matter what, Douluo Continent was a fantasy world. Though it was a bottom-tier one, Zhang Sanfeng from a martial arts world might not necessarily be able to defeat Tang Hao.

Of course, if Zhang Sanfeng could awaken a Martial Soul and gain Spirit Rings as well, he would definitely crush Tang Hao.

Now that the fights were over, Chen Yu began arranging his bed. He chose one beside the window.

Just as he was making his bed, a teacher entered. The teacher first asked who Tang San was and passed along the bedding given by the Grandmaster, then assigned work to the three work-study students.

After the teacher left, Xiao Wu stared blankly at the bedding in Tang San's hands. Only then did she learn that the academy did not provide bedding for students.

Xiao Wu's eyes shifted as she set her sights on Chen Yu's other set of bedding. "Chen Yu, I'm the boss of Dorm Seven. Let me borrow your other bedding for now."

That set of bedding had originally been prepared for her, but Chen Yu still pretended to think for a while. "Remember to return it to me."

"Got it." Xiao Wu happily accepted the bedding and immediately chose the bed beside Chen Yu's.

The corners of Chen Yu's lips curled slightly. Now that Xiao Wu and Tang San were not sharing a bed, how would things develop from here on?