The morning air carried a cool, damp chill.
The playground of Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy was already packed with people.
Hundreds of newly enrolled students gathered together, chirping incessantly like a flock of sparrows released from a cage.
"What martial soul did you awaken? What level is your soul power?"
"I have an Iron Sickle, innate level two soul power. I'm going to be a battle soul master and beat down everyone who looks down on me!"
"I only have level one soul power, but my Blue Silver Grass is mutated. The village chief said I could become a control-type soul master in the future."
The surroundings were filled with such childish and excited chatter.
A new environment always allows people to temporarily forget their worries; these children, having just left their villages, were filled with unrealistic fantasies about the future.
Su Yu stood at the edge of the crowd, appearing somewhat out of place.
He did not participate in these boring discussions, merely watching the high platform directly ahead in silence.
Tang Wu clung to Su Yu's left side like a docile kitten.
She wore clothes that were washed white but clean, her hands clutching Su Yu's left arm, half her body leaning against him. Her clear, large eyes watched the surrounding girls vigilantly, terrified that someone might snatch her Brother Yu away.
Meanwhile, on Su Yu's right, Xiao Wu stood with her arms crossed, her long, slender legs standing straight.
Although she didn't cling to Su Yu like Tang Wu, the distance between their bodies was very close, and the rabbit ears on her head brushed against Su Yu's shoulder from time to time, emitting a faint, refreshing fragrance.
"Hey, Xiao San, can you stop sticking so close? It's hot out, don't you mind?"
Xiao Wu glanced at Tang Wu, her tone carrying a hint of a big sister's demeanor.
Tang Wu bit her lip, and instead of letting go, she hugged him even tighter.
She tilted her head up, glaring back at Xiao Wu without showing any weakness: "I want to stick to Brother Yu, and Brother Yu hasn't said anything, so why should you care!"
Xiao Wu was choked up for a moment, staring at Tang Wu with wide eyes: "You girl, why are you so ungrateful? I'm doing this for your own good. Don't you know that standing too close affects his speed when drawing a blade?"
Su Yu listened to the bickering between the two girls beside him, rubbing his brow in helplessness.
Ever since Xiao Wu was subdued by him yesterday, these two girls had inexplicably started competing with each other.
The surrounding male students watched this scene, their eyes turning red with jealousy.
They, the new students, hadn't even held a girl's hand, so why could this kid in coarse cloth clothes have one on each arm, and both girls were more beautiful than the last?
A few bold male students wanted to come over to strike up a conversation, but after being swept by Xiao Wu's murderous gaze, they were scared back, daring only to stand in the distance and mutter.
Su Yu ignored the envious and jealous gazes around him.
He habitually focused his mental energy into his eyes, a brilliant golden light quietly circulating deep within his pupils.
Eye of Truth, activate.
In an instant, the once noisy playground underwent a world-shaking change in Su Yu's vision.
System threads of various colors intertwined in the air, forming the true appearance of this chaotic world.
He cast his gaze toward the high platform directly ahead.
Several instructors responsible for the academy's daily management stood there, preparing to preside over today's entrance ceremony.
Su Yu's gaze swept over them one by one.
Standing on the far left was a thin, gaunt male instructor wearing black-rimmed glasses.
A gray, translucent panel hovered above his head.
[Strict Teaching System] [Current Task: Reprimand three undisciplined new students at the opening ceremony.] [Reward: Slight increase in mental energy.]
Su Yu glanced at it and looked away.
This kind of low-level system that forces one to play the villain for a meager reward wasn't even worth him using the Conceptual Eraser.
In the middle stood a gaudily dressed female instructor with a pink panel above her head.
[Charismatic Mentor System] [Current Task: Obtain the admiring gazes of one hundred male students.] [Reward: Skin whitening +1.]
Su Yu sneered in his heart.
This Douluo Continent had truly been riddled with systems; there were all sorts of bizarre cheaters, and even a system with zero combat capability like this could sneak into a soul master academy as an instructor.
Just as he was about to withdraw his gaze, his vision suddenly stopped at the far right of the platform.
A middle-aged instructor stood there.
This man had very distinct features; the hair on his head had fallen out, leaving him with a standard "Mediterranean" hairstyle, his oily, smooth forehead shining brightly under the sun.
He wore a loose academy uniform, but it still couldn't hide his protruding beer belly.
This appearance looked quite jarring among a group of spirited soul master instructors.
What truly attracted Su Yu wasn't the appearance of this balding instructor, but the panel floating above his head.
It was a shimmering, golden panel.
Among all the systems Su Yu had ever seen, the radiance of this panel was the most dazzling, even higher-ranked than the system that had previously possessed Tang Hao.
Su Yu narrowed his eyes, carefully reading the information on the panel.
[Invincible Check-in System] [Host: Zhao Dabao] [Binding Status: Perfect] [System Description: The host does not need to engage in any dangerous combat missions; simply visit special locations at the academy to check in every day to obtain rich rewards such as medicinal pills, soul power, and soul bones. The more special the check-in location, the richer the rewards.] [Current Status: Waiting for today's check-in mission to refresh.] [Acquired Reward Record: Three Ten-Year Soul Power Pills, one bottle of Primary Marrow Cleansing Liquid, five hundred Gold Soul Coins.]
Looking at this string of information, Su Yu's breathing involuntarily grew a little heavier.
He licked his lips, his eyes flashing with excitement.
A check-in system.
This was truly one of the top-tier golden fingers.
Unlike those low-level systems that required one to risk their life completing missions or even face the threat of erasure, the check-in system was all about getting things for free.
As long as the host walked to the designated spot and checked in every day, they could grow stronger while lying down.
This kind of system had no mandatory dangerous missions; it was simply the most comfortable retirement cheat.
Su Yu looked at Zhao Dabao, who was standing on the stage looking indifferent, and began to calculate in his heart.
To Zhao Dabao, this system was his cheat.
But to Su Yu, who possessed the Conceptual Eraser, this Zhao Dabao was nothing more than a walking super experience pack and resource vault.
Su Yu didn't need to seize the system at all.
He only needed to use the Conceptual Eraser to slightly modify the ownership of the rewards the moment Zhao Dabao received them, and he could directly intercept the rewards the system issued to Zhao Dabao.
This was a business with massive returns for zero investment.
"Brother Yu, what are you looking at?"
Tang Wu followed Su Yu's gaze, but only saw a few bored adults on the stage.
Su Yu came back to his senses and didn't answer Tang Wu's question.
He turned his head and reached out to pat Xiao Wu on the shoulder.
Xiao Wu had been looking around out of boredom, and feeling Su Yu's touch, she immediately turned her head to look at him.
Su Yu didn't speak; he simply raised his hand and pointed at the balding instructor with the beer belly on the high platform, the corners of his mouth curling into a meaningful smile.
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