First University had an old saying: "You could always find Jiuyou students in Book Mountain Hall, see Alpha Society in the common room, encounter injured Starry Sky Academy students in the hospital, and hear Atlas's prayers beneath the statues of the gods."
That saying vividly summed up the distinctive traits of the students from the four academies.
But gradually, as time passed, those words developed further.
"You could always find Jiuyou students lost among the corridors of Book Mountain Hall's shelves, see Alpha Society throwing wild parties in the common room, encounter Starry Sky Academy students fighting on hospital beds, and hear Atlas students praying to indescribable beings."
The added predicates aptly described the risks students from the four academies might face because of their respective traits. For instance, Atlas students' pursuit of faith might lead them to be tempted by Evil Gods. Likewise, Starry Sky Academy students' obsession with victory could keep them from abandoning battle even on their hospital beds—even if they were only dueling with playing cards.
And Jiuyou Academy students, in their pursuit of knowledge, could easily lose themselves in the ocean of knowledge.
Zheng Qing had gotten lost in the library.
Again.
He had only meant to return Cloud Record Nine Seals and pick up a few review workbooks for the final exams.
But as he walked out of the maze-like shelves with Final Exam Comprehensive Review—Breakthrough for High Scores, Talismans, Divination, and Magic Script: First-Year Knowledge Recitation and Key Point Analysis, and First-Year Potions Studies Companion Guide and Detailed Exercise Solutions tucked in his arms, his gaze drifted unconsciously across the shelves beside him.
Then he spotted a copy of Fortnightly Talks—How to Become an All-A Student in Two Weeks. Unable to resist, he set down the exercise books, sat on the floor, and