Notting City, west of the city.
Notting Junior Academy At the door, a middle-aged man wearing a gray teacher's robe passed by and looked outside the courtyard door.
The middle-aged man looked stiff and paused for only two or three seconds before leaving.
The young concierge at the gate saw him, felt a little confused, and muttered:
"This Grandmaster seems to come to the door every day at this time in recent months. What is he looking at? Is he waiting for someone?"
The concierge couldn't figure it out, so he shook his head, took a sip of wolfberry tea, and put this doubt aside and stopped thinking about it.
As Soul Master Scholar, everyone has some weird quirks, and this Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang is unique among scholars. Maybe it should be strange that he doesn't have any quirks.
At this time, two people, an old man and a young man, came to the entrance of the college.
The two of them were dressed in coarse cloth robes that had been washed white, with a few colorful patches on them. On their feet were a pair of straw sandals stained with mud. Their appearance was no different from the beggars on the roadside.
Seeing the two of them walking straight towards the gate of the college, the concierge, who had just taken a sip of wolfberry tea, looked unkind and immediately stepped forward to stop him, shouting:
"Stop! The center of the academy is not a place for you beggars to beg for food. Get out of here and don't get in the way at the door!"
The little old man who was bringing someone to enroll was startled by the sharp shout and said quickly, "Sir, please be polite. We are not beggars. I am Old Arthur, the village chief of Yellow Ox Village. I am here to send the only Work-Study Student in our village to enroll."
Old Arthur took out a wrinkled Work-Study Student certificate and handed it over. The concierge took a look at it and frowned.
The writing on it was blurred by sweat and mud, so no information could be discerned.
"What the hell, are you bluffing me? The admission time for Work-Study Student has already passed. The old beggar and the little beggar must get out of here!" the concierge said fiercely, throwing away the certificate.
Old Arthur hurriedly picked up the certificate and stepped forward to explain, "Sir, sir, listen to me, the reason why we are late is because this quota is reserved for Holy Soul Village, and it takes time to get the approval due to various procedures, so we are delayed."
But the concierge didn't listen to what he said. You must know that because he let a poorly dressed 'beggar' in, he thought that he should not look down on others, and the other party also categorically claimed that he was here to repair the water pipes, and even handed him a small fee. In the end, this man was so bold that he bumped into Lord Soul Master of the college. For this, the director of the college directly fined him a month's salary.
So this time he said he couldn't let anyone in!
"Stop talking nonsense and get out of here, otherwise don't blame me for chasing people away with a stick!" The young man at the concierge picked up a stick of water and fire and threatened to drive them away violently.
At this moment, a hoarse voice stopped the concierge from moving.
"Stop!"
The young concierge turned around and saw the person coming. His originally ruthless expression immediately turned into flattery. He nodded and bowed and said, "Grandmaster, you're here."
Old Arthur was stunned for a moment, and at some point, this big shot known as 'Grandmaster' had already arrived beside them.
Yu Xiaogang's face was stiff, but when he looked at Old Arthur, there was a sense of joy in his eyes. In the past few months, he had always been restless, and from time to time he would involuntarily walk to the entrance of the college while walking.
As if guided by fate, his intuition told him that important people who would influence his life might appear here.
Now, seeing these two people, older and younger, Yu Xiaogang feels a stronger sense of destiny guidance in his heart.
"Old sir, give me your certificate."
Old Arthur handed over the certificate with trembling hands. He wanted to explain something, but it was stuck in his throat, for fear of saying the wrong thing and upsetting the big shot.
Yu Xiaogang received the certificate, and his state of mind, which had been calm all year round, felt some inexplicable tremors.
Could my twist of fate really be here?
Work-Study Student proves to be a bit blurry, but you can still tell if you look closely.
'Name: Niu Er; Age: six years old.'
'Birthplace: Yellow Ox Village; Martial Soul: Scalper.'
It's okay to be a scalper. If you train it properly, you can follow the Power Attack path.
Then Yu Xiaogang continued to look down. When he saw the following piece of information, he frowned and his face became as stiff as iron.
'Innate Soul Power Level: Level 3...'
Is it only level three?
He read the information on the certificate word for word and even flipped it to the back of the blank to see if there was any missing key information.
Unfortunately, no.
Yu Xiaogang feels that the feeling of destiny guidance is gone.
Sudden interruption!
Trash Martial Soul, waste Soul Power, waste Soul Master, such "three waste" items are definitely not a turning point in his life.
He sighed secretly in his heart, looking at the nervous old man and the reserved snot-nosed kid in front of him, Yu Xiaogang said, "Prove it is true, let's go, I will take you in to go through the enrollment procedures."
Old Arthur pulled Niu Er and thanked him a lot. With Yu Xiaogang, of course the young concierge would not stop him anymore.
After entering the college and successfully completing the Work-Study Student admission procedures at the teaching office, Old Arthur felt relieved and told Niu Er to study hard. Old Arthur also thanked Grandmaster for bringing them in and promised to bring the best yellow beef from the village to Grandmaster to try when they return.
The hope of destiny guidance turned out to be in vain. Yu Xiaogang had no intention of entangled with these two people. After rejecting Old Arthur's kindness with "I don't eat beef", Yu Xiaogang turned around and went to the teacher's apartment.
At this moment, Old Arthur, an old farmer, had a flash of inspiration in his mind, as if he suddenly had an enlightenment, and he accidentally stopped the only kind-hearted person he had come into contact with so far, 'Grandmaster'.
"Grandmaster, please wait a moment."
"Is there anything else?" Yu Xiaogang turned around and asked in confusion.
"Grandmaster, meeting is destiny. Niu Er is the only child with Soul Power that our Yellow Ox Village has produced in decades. It can be said to be the hope of our whole village. Although this child Niu Er is a bit more reckless, but he is willing to endure hardships, knows how to work, and can do any dirty work. I would like to beg you, can you... can you accept him as an apprentice, even if it is just an apprentice with a name? As long as you can take him with you on the Soul Master road, Niu Er will definitely serve you like a cow and a horse, and repay you."
After finishing his words, Old Arthur, who was nearly seventy years old and had a stooped body, his heart was beating fast, and he was waiting for Yu Xiaogang's answer with his turbid and pitiful eyes like an old scalper.
Soul Master, the most noble profession on this continent, the loftiest dream in the hearts of countless ordinary people.
Only by becoming Soul Master can you truly live your own life. A child born with Soul Power is a seed favored by God.
However, just having a seed is not enough. Although Old Arthur is not Soul Master, he was good at reading when he was young. He has read many Soul Master biographies, and occasionally sees the style of Lord Soul Master.
He knows that Soul Master World is about blood, background, and relationships. If you just work alone and rely on your own efforts, you are likely to become a short-lived ghost.
You may die on the road of Soul Fighting, you may die on the way of hunting Soul Hunting beasts, you may die on the road of adventure... This is the fate of most ordinary Soul Master.
It will also be the fate of Niu Er.