On the morning of the seventh day of the eleventh month, Fang Yun rode in a carriage to the Jing Kingdom Academy.
Today was the great day for entering the Sea of Learning. Coupled with this being the Human Race's first large-scale opening of the Sea of Learning, it naturally became the talk of every street and alley. Large crowds had gathered near Academy Street early that morning.
As residents of the capital, right beneath the emperor's feet, they always received the latest news. They excelled at talking about everything under heaven, discussing sages and ancestors without restraint, and were especially fond of joining the bustle and meddling in other people's affairs.
The luxurious Dragon Horse carriage proceeded slowly to avoid hitting the pedestrians packed densely along both sides.
Inside the carriage, Fang Yun could hear the capital's residents shooting the breeze.
"Thanks to the Literary Star descending from heaven, my son is sure to become a Provincial Graduate someday!"
"They say the Sea of Learning is full of Literary Heart Fish. Even a blind man could go in and fish out a Literary Heart or two."
"What nonsense! You think Literary Heart Fish can be caught just like that? I used to have a Metropolitan Graduate for a neighbor. He had to muster the strength of nine oxen and two tigers just to catch one damaged Literary Heart by the shore."
"In the past, only two or three thousand people could enter the Sea of Learning at a time. Now look at it-nearly thirty or forty thousand can get in. The competition's bound to be fierce."
"Those veteran Metropolitan Graduates have gotten a huge bargain. The new ones are in for trouble."
"Nobody knows what the Sea of Learning is like. It's bound to be fair."
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