At the Heaven Dou Royal Academy registration desk.
Qin Ming was sorting through registration forms with his head lowered.
His brows were slightly furrowed, and his fingertips tapped unconsciously against the desk.
Today was the last day of enrollment at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
But the quality of the students registering had left him quite disappointed.
Although the academy had top-tier resources, it recruited noble children, and its intake was a mixed bag.
Most students were there to coast through their days and gild their credentials.
When they gathered, they discussed not cultivation insights, but evening balls and newly purchased carriages.
Promising youngsters with genuine talent and a willingness to endure hardship were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
Sigh, when will I finally meet a few decent students...
Qin Ming sighed inwardly, recalling his time at Shrek Academy.
Conditions there had been harsh.
But every classmate had been a true monster.
That atmosphere of competing with one another and improving together was what he missed most.
Just then, a clear voice rang out above his head:
"Hello, sir. We'd like to register."
Qin Ming looked up and saw three extraordinary-looking youngsters, boys and a girl.
His eyes, which had assessed countless people, instantly lit up.
These three children had clear, resolute eyes.
Although they merely stood there quietly, each radiated restrained yet powerful soul power fluctuations.
Especially the boy standing in the middle.
He felt like a pool of water whose depths could not be fathomed.
Seemingly calm, yet concealing surging currents beneath.
Qin Ming put down his pen, straightened up, and said gently:
"Register?"
"You don't look like noble children to me."
"Although I dislike this rule myself, the academy stipulates that without a letter of recommendation from someone with a noble title, you cannot