Taking Office as Headmaster of Jia Nan Academy

After recruitment ended, Jia Nan Academy prepared to hold its new students' assembly on September fifteenth.

That day was September fifteenth.

Before dawn!

The first glimmer of dawn had just appeared in the east when bells suddenly rang across Jia Nan Academy, their sound shaking the surrounding countryside. They tolled eighty-one times in all. By the time they fell silent, the sky had brightened, and dawn bathed the academy.

At the sound, every student from the Inner Academy and Small Inner Academy hurried toward the square at the heart of Jia Nan Academy. The Outer Academy students had already arrived through the Space Wormhole.

Soon, all the new students had assembled. Dressed in their specially made uniforms, they stood in neat ranks across the square and waited quietly. The older students had come too, standing farther away. Today, they were here to witness Jia Nan Academy's most glorious moment.

Once sunlight covered the entire academy, Headmaster Mang Tianchi descended from the sky with the elders and instructors, landing on the raised platform ahead.

"Greetings, Headmaster! Greetings, elders and instructors!" The students bowed, their voices carrying in every direction.

"Rise, everyone. Today is both Jia Nan Academy's new students' assembly and a radiant moment that will enter its history and shine before the entire Dou Qi Continent. First, on behalf of the academy's elders and instructors, I welcome students from different lands and different races. Welcome to Jia Nan Academy. Welcome to our ranks..." Su Qian stepped forward, his voice laced with Dou Qi as it swept across the square.

A burst of applause followed.

"Now, let us invite the headmaster to speak," Su Qian declared.

Clap, clap, clap!

Applause rang out again. Mang Tianchi cleared his throat twice, took two proud steps forward, and launched into a lengthy speech. He