At Dean Jing Hongchen's word, every part of Chen Mo's assessment was waived.
His enrollment paperwork went through without a single hitch.
After he collected his uniform, textbooks, meal card, room card, Soul Tool token, and a Soul Tool containing assorted everyday necessities.
Tang Shan still had to help with the other freshmen's assessments, so he asked a third-year senior to take Chen Mo to the dormitory building.
On the way.
The senior enthusiastically introduced the academy to Chen Mo.
The entire academy was divided into three main areas!
They were the teaching area, the dormitory area, and the testing area.
Because the academy focused primarily on Soul Tools.
It needed a great many research facilities and testing grounds.
Thus, of the three, the testing area occupied the most land.
It took up nearly two-thirds of the academy.
Next came the dormitory area.
It covered an expansive stretch of land.
It stood behind the teaching area.
Accommodations were assigned according to student status, year, and any special applications.
They ranged from ordinary four-person rooms to single rooms granted by special application, exclusive dormitories for Illustrious Virtue Hall members, and dormitories for exceptional talents.
In addition, every dormitory building had its own dining hall.
The teaching area occupied the least space.
Divided by year, it contained twelve teaching buildings in total.
Each year had two teaching buildings.
Since the academy had very few students overall, only around four thousand.
And classes leaned toward hands-on practice.
The buildings' overall usage rate was rather low.
Furthermore, since the academy as a whole was so large, to keep students with a poor sense of direction from getting lost.
The academic affairs office thoughtfully issued a map device similar to a GPS.
Its overall appearance resembled a crystal ball.
It could be used by injecting Soul Power into it.
Soon, the two stopped in front of a tall building.
Since Dean Jing Hongchen had personally waived every assessment for Chen Mo.
He had been classified as a special talent.
Naturally, his assigned dormitory was a single room.
"All right, junior, this is your freshman dormitory. Since it's a boys' dormitory, I'll leave you here. There are still two days before classes start, so you can use this time to get familiar with the campus. Our academy has plenty of fun places, but make sure you remember your dormitory building. Don't take a wrong turn! I have something to do, so I'll head off now. Bye!" After enthusiastically finishing her explanation, the senior walked away with a smile.
"Thank you, senior. Goodbye."
After politely thanking her.
Chen Mo turned and entered the dormitory building.
Since the Sun Moon Empire was far ahead in Soul Guidance Technology.
Those technologies were gradually becoming integrated into everyday life.
The dormitory building Chen Mo was staying in was one such example.
Its overall design had a modern feel.
Chen Mo took out his room card and glanced at it.
When he saw that his room was on the seventeenth floor, numbered 1701.
His gaze began wandering back and forth between the stairs and the elevator.
After an agonizing decision.
Chen Mo finally walked resolutely over to the elevator.
Of course.
This was not because he was lazy and did not want to climb the stairs.
He simply wanted to experience how this Soul Guidance Elevator differed from the elevators in his previous life.
Exactly.
That was it.
After taking the Soul Guidance Elevator to the seventeenth floor.
Chen Mo found Room 1701 and swiped his card to enter.
How should he put it?
The Sun Moon Royal Academy certainly lived up to its reputation for deep pockets.
It spared no expense when it came to its students' living conditions.
There was a bedroom, a living room, and a private bathroom, as well as a dedicated cultivation room where the abundant Soul Power made it particularly suitable for meditation and cultivation.
However, it was obvious that no student had lived here for a long time.
Dust covered everything.
Taking off his jacket and switching on the soul-powered air conditioner.
Chen Mo began cleaning.
He also laid out the mattress and bedding.
After a morning of cleaning, the entire room looked brand-new.
Chen Mo lay on the bed, exhaustion written all over his face.
"Cleaning is even more tiring than cultivating."
"Good thing I worked in housekeeping for two years in my previous life. Otherwise, I'd be cleaning until the afternoon."
After resting for a while.
Chen Mo remembered the mission issued by the system.
"Honestly, Jing Hongchen, couldn't you just take me as your disciple? Did you have to set some condition?"
"Pass the Level 2 Soul Engineer assessment within a year and get the Level 2 Soul Engineer badge."
How should he describe that condition?
The bar was neither high nor low.
For someone who had studied Soul Tools since childhood, the odds of passing the Level 2 Soul Engineer assessment within a year were quite good.
But although he knew the plot well.
When it came to Soul Tools, nine of his ten apertures were open—the one that mattered was completely blocked.
The original story had never explained this stuff in detail.
But that did not mean nobody could do it.
After all, in the original story, Huo Yuhao, the king of the grind, had become a Level 2 Soul Engineer in just eight months.
He had outright broken the Shrek Academy Soul Tool Department's record.
That was an exceptionally impressive achievement.
One had to remember.
Back then, Huo Yuhao spent most of his time attending Zhou Yi's Martial Soul Theory classes, only returning to Fan Yu to study Soul Tools in his spare time.
Of course.
Aside from Huo Yuhao's own hard work.
The Soul Skills the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had given him also deserved a good deal of credit.
At that thought.
Chen Mo sat up and made up his mind.
"I'll stop overthinking it."
"If Huo Yuhao could pass the Level 2 Soul Engineer assessment within eight months."
"Then with a system, I can definitely do it too."
[Detected the host's firm resolve to surpass the Child of Destiny!] [Mission name: Surpass yourself!] [Mission objective: Pass the Level 3 Soul Engineer assessment within one year! (The sooner the mission is completed, the richer the rewards upon settlement!)]
"Uh... System, you mother..."
Chen Mo was speechless for a moment, then began cursing furiously in his mind.
Passing the Level 2 assessment within a year had already been a considerable challenge for him.
Who would have thought.
The system would throw another obstacle in his path.
Passing the Level 3 Soul Engineer assessment within a year.
"Looks like I'll have to start learning about Soul Tools today." Chen Mo looked toward the Soul Tool theory textbooks he had just collected. "But before I start studying, I'll fill my stomach first."
"After all, as the old saying goes, how can you have the strength to study without eating your fill?"
"And while I'm at it, I'll see how the food at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy tastes."
Taking his room card, Chen Mo walked straight out of his room.
Two nights later.
With the final freshman's assessment complete, the academy's admissions for the year came to an end.
All the freshmen's information was compiled.
And gradually sent to the academic affairs office.
Meanwhile, inside the director of studies' office.
A fierce battle to claim a student was raging like a wildfire.
"Old Zhang, I heard the academy recruited a genius with a Body Martial Soul this year. His name's Chen Mo, right?"
"Look, we've always been the closest of brothers. Let me teach this freshman."
Just then, another teacher kicked the man aside.
He placed the tea and liquor he had prepared on the desk.
With a fawning expression, he said, "Director, you know me. I, Old Li, have always respected you more than anyone. I've brought your favorite tea and some fine liquor. As for this freshman named Chen Mo, why don't we just..."
Before he could finish.
The others shoved him out of the way.
"Take a look at how much you actually weigh before throwing your weight around. You've been stuck as a Level 4 Soul Engineer for years. Are you fit to teach a genius like this? Look here, a Level 5 Soul Engineer badge. Have you ever seen one? Ever touched one?"
"Fuck, Old Cao, don't hit a man where it hurts! It's only Level 5 Soul Engineer. I'll pass the exam this year for sure!"
"All of you, get out of my way! I'm a Level 6 Soul Engineer, and I haven't even spoken yet. Who said it was your turn?"
"Fuck your mother &*...R$, who the hell do you think you are, barking like a dog in here *...%￥..."
In an instant.
All manner of elegant, flattering words rang throughout the office.
The whole group argued over Chen Mo until their faces were red and their necks flushed.
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