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Zhuang Mocheng, the old dean, abruptly changed tack. His gaze blazed like a torch, sweeping over the youth opposite him like two sharp blades as he asked gravely, "Xiaojun, just what do you have planned for Chang'an Academy?"
Chen Xiaojun froze briefly, then smiled. "The way you put that, even I'm a little lost."
Zhuang Mocheng curled his fingers and lightly tapped the sandalwood desk before him, sending ripples across the Fragrant Snow Spirit Tea in his celadon cup.
He said slowly, "Over the past two days, You Dongshan, Gao Ying, and Dugu Lin, Yang Bu'er, and Cheng Nanxing from under your family's command have all come wandering around White Deer Plateau."
Chen Xiaojun nodded lightly. "Oh, you mean that. Perhaps they're looking for sites for the Archer Academy, Animal Husbandry Academy, Poison Master Academy, and Scout Academy."
Zhuang Mocheng's white brows shot up, and his withered palm stirred a fierce gust. He exclaimed in astonishment, "What? You're building another four academies?"
Chen Xiaojun suddenly broke into a smile. With a slight flick of his sleeve, more than ten sheets of plain paper fluttered out like snowflakes. They appeared to be a detailed planning report.
He handed the report to Zhuang Mocheng, a faint scent of pine-soot ink seeming to linger among the written lines.
Chen Xiaojun said, "This is the planning and construction report for University City."
Zhuang Mocheng accepted the report and began leafing through it. The pages rustled as crisply as ringing swords, startling the wisps of smoke from the Gilt Beast Incense Burner on the desk into scattering.
Beside him, Chen Xiaojun's eyes shone like stars as he began explaining. "White Deer Plateau, where the academy stands, is about twenty-five kilometers long and six to nine kilometers wide, covering roughly two