Canaan Academy

Lei Luo's successful pill refinement caused quite a stir within the Mittel Auction House.

Gu Ni, in particular.

The old man had taken quite a blow.

If Lei Luo had not casually made up a story about secretly seeking guidance from an alchemist in the imperial capital, the man would probably have collapsed.

For the next two days, Lei Luo shut himself inside the pill-refining room.

After furnace after furnace exploded or succeeded, Lei Luo finally gained a thorough grasp of his third-tier alchemy.

And when he emerged, Canaan Academy's admissions had begun as well.

This round of recruitment was being held at a plaza west of Wutan City.

By the time Lei Luo and Ying Jia arrived, the plaza was already packed with people.

"Young Master, should I go talk to them?" Ying Jia asked somewhat uneasily.

Lei Luo gave a bitter smile and shook his head.

"Do you think Canaan Academy would care?"

Ying Jia scratched his head and gave a foolish grin before silently following at Lei Luo's side.

Trying to use the Mittel Lineage's name to slip in through the back door was clearly unrealistic.

Even if Hai Bo Dong were here, they might not give him that courtesy.

After all, the Black-Corner Region was a hundred thousand miles from the Jia Ma Empire. Influencing Canaan Academy was clearly impossible.

But Lei Luo obviously did not want to queue either, so he simply waited at the entrance to the plaza.

"Hope we make it in time, or we'll be waiting for ages..."

At last, the Xiao Lineage arrived.

From afar, he watched the four members of the Xiao Lineage walking toward the plaza.

"Tsk, tsk. There really weren't any ugly people on the Dou Qi Continent."

Lei Luo muttered.

The last time at the Xiao Lineage's market, Lei Luo had not paid much attention to Xiao Yu and the others. Now, however, he finally understood what beautiful legs were.

Though Xiao Yu and the others were still somewhat immature compared to Ya Fei, those straight, shapely legs truly made one's heart itch.

Then there were Xiao Mei and Gu Xun'er.

Although Xiao Mei had her own charms compared to Xiao Yu, she still fell somewhat short beside Gu Xun'er.

Looking at the girl, he saw her dressed in a violet gown, her temperament cool and aloof, like a green lotus blooming amid the mundane world.

But knowing the girl's background, Lei Luo had no desire to have anything to do with her.

After all, he was not Xiao Yan. The murky waters behind this girl were not something he could wade into.

At that moment, Xiao Yu was the first to notice Lei Luo.

"You little bastard, look! Isn't that the handsome guy who crippled Jia Lie'ao and Liu Xi at the market two days ago?"

At her words, Xiao Yan visibly trembled, and his gaze toward Lei Luo became somewhat unnatural.

Seeing that, Lei Luo curled his lips into a teasing smile and strode over.

"Well, if it isn't Young Master Xiao Yan. What a coincidence!"

Seeing Lei Luo take the initiative to greet him, Xiao Yan's face darkened, and he could not help cursing inwardly.

Only Xiao Yu beside him asked curiously, "Handsome, you left in such a hurry last time that I didn't get a chance to thank you. By the way, what's your name? Let's get acquainted!"

Glancing at Xiao Yan, Lei Luo replied politely, "I am Mittel Lei Luo. Please take care of me."

Because of what had happened at the market last time, he easily blended into the group from the Xiao Lineage.

Xiao Yan, naturally, was the exception.

"By the way, Young Master Lei Luo, why don't you come with us? It should save you quite a bit of trouble."

Xiao Yu said to Lei Luo.

Though he knew the answer, Lei Luo asked, "Miss Xiao Yu has a way?"

Xiao Yu puffed out her chest. "Of course. My mentor, Ruo Lin, is in charge of recruitment in Wutan City this time, so naturally we can use a little back door!"

"Heh, then I'll be relying on Miss Xiao Yu's favor today."

With that, Lei Luo brought Ying Jia along and followed Xiao Yu's group.

Ahead of them, Xiao Yan leaned close to Xiao Yu and muttered, "Sister Xiao Yu, have you fallen for him or something?"

Before Xiao Yu could speak, Xiao Mei beside them stuck out her tongue.

"Cousin Xiao Yu did nothing wrong. No matter what, Big Brother Lei Luo helped us last time. Since we can repay the favor, of course we should!"

Seeing Xiao Mei speak up for her, Xiao Yu lifted her nose and huffed. "Little bastard, learn from her."

Even Xun'er beside them tugged at Xiao Yan's arm and said affectionately, "Brother Xiao Yan, why are you being so petty today?"

With the three girls united against him, Xiao Yan could only sigh helplessly and continue walking in silence.

Lei Luo was more than happy with this. Smiling, he stepped forward and slung an arm around Xiao Yan's shoulders.

"Brother Xiao, I've heard all about your affairs. You're practically a role model for our generation!"

"You've experienced scenes that countless young men could only dream of. Tsk, tsk. As they say in storybooks, you're the protagonist!"

Lei Luo's enthusiasm clearly left Xiao Yan flustered, and his face grew even darker.

He even felt that, in both this life and his previous one, he had never been this embarrassed.

He practically wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

Amid this strange atmosphere, the group circled more than half of the enormous plaza before finally reaching its rear.

This place was surrounded by two or three layers of fully armed soldiers, their gleaming weapons dazzling beneath the sunlight.

After glancing at the heavily guarded army, Xiao Yu went forward alone, took out a green badge, and began speaking with an officer.

Before long, Xiao Yu waved at them, signaling for them to come over.

The stern-looking middle-aged officer swept his cold eyes over Lei Luo and the others, ultimately letting his gaze settle on Lei Luo.

After a long while, he withdrew his gaze, swung his arm, and shouted, "Let them through!"

As the middle-aged officer's shout fell, the tightly packed wall of armored soldiers immediately rang with the neat clatter of colliding armor.

Soon, a narrow path just wide enough for one person to pass through slowly appeared.

Xiao Yu smiled gratefully at the middle-aged officer, put away her green badge, and proudly lifted her chin at Xiao Yan and the others.

Following Xiao Yu inside in an orderly manner, they were immediately met by a sense of oppression.

Smelling the bloody scent drifting to his nose, Lei Luo shook his head with a laugh, completely unaffected.

Compared to Lei Luo, Xiao Yan and the others looked slightly more bedraggled.

But that was all.

After Xiao Yu exchanged a few pleasantries with the middle-aged officer, the group finally entered the plaza's interior.

At the center stood a huge tent. The people from Canaan Academy were clearly inside.

Halfway there, a fragrant breeze swept past, and a red figure threw herself onto Xiao Yu.

She wrapped an arm around Xiao Yu's slender willow waist.

"Yu'er, let your big sister have a feel. Have you put on weight?"

Xiao Yu slapped at the girl's hand and laughed as she scolded, "You female hooligan, get lost!"

After pushing the girl away, Xiao Yu finally introduced her to everyone.

"This little beauty is Xue Ni, my good sister. And she's a four-star Dou Zhe!"

At her words, everyone's gazes fell on Xue Ni.

She wore red, and a bright smile bloomed across her rather pretty face.

Her long brown hair was casually tied into a ponytail, while her pair of full breasts beneath her collarbone could only be called spectacular.

With her slender waist and full, rounded hips, her appearance might have been slightly inferior to Xiao Yu's, but that fiery, devilish figure was truly enough to make people drool.

Glancing at the four girls beside him, Lei Luo could not help sighing inwardly.

"As everyone knows, transmigrating to the Dou Qi Continent is a blessing..."