Why did you take my daughter away?
Yun Yu'e was shocked and quickly shielded her daughter behind her.
"Madam Yun, don't be nervous," the man from the Mystic Academy quickly reassured her, then frowned and looked at Shen Yuan: "Senior Brother, what exactly happened?"
Currently, many research projects in the college are short of staff, and each college hopes to recruit qualified junior students to help improve the projects. Although Dean Chen has allocated more than a thousand places to the college this year, it is not enough when you calculate it carefully.
A few days ago, the senior colleague who was in charge of my own project repeatedly told me to snatch up the good talents. Now look what's happened, someone has come along who is completely unreasonable and just snatched them away!
Shen Yuan remained silent, then directly revealed Dean Chen's sorcerer's talisman and said, "The Dean has ordered that, due to the urgency of the matter, any disciples with suitable talent should be directly admitted to the Heaven Academy and sent to Nanming Prefecture to provide support. This is a matter of national importance and is not open to discussion!"
The man from the Mystic Academy and the boy from the Yellow Academy were both taken aback, as this was the first time they had seen something like this, but the talisman presented by the other party was correct.
It seems things aren't going well in Nanming Prefecture!
Although they didn't know the details of the Heaven Academy's major project, they still knew a little about it. After all, a few days ago, some of the senior brothers from the Earth Academy almost died from overwork while working on energy Rune Stone to assist with the project.
The project is called "Sky Canopy," and it's said to be a top-tier magic array capable of completely enveloping an entire city. Just thinking about it is spectacular. They even plan to visit Nanming Prefecture after this enrollment period ends.
Judging from Shen Yuan's tone, things weren't going very smoothly over there.
And what are you asking this little girl to do?
Although this girl has an exceptional talent for divination, she hasn't even scratched the surface yet. The divination arts of the Heaven Academy are widely recognized as the most difficult to master. In the past two years, the disciples of the Profound and Yellow Academies have been able to go out and organize large-scale projects on their own. For example, Senior Sister Huang Ying can manage a huge shipyard in Yunzhou City by herself and build the latest warships.
Even among the students of the Heaven Academy, senior students as strong as Shen Yuan still don't have any outstanding individual projects to show for it, which demonstrates the difficulty of the project.
Now that the first major project of Tianyuan Heaven Academy has been launched, only those who have studied for at least a year and whose grades rank in the top fifty are eligible to participate. A senior student I'm good friends with from the Heaven Academy, whose foundation in physics and arithmetic is superior to mine, didn't even qualify to participate. Now, they're sending a little girl there?
Seeing the puzzled look, Shen Yuan couldn't explain it clearly for a moment.
Upon entering the Heaven Academy, I learned that array masters are the most talent-dependent class of sorcerers. According to the dean, in addition to divination talent, array masters also rely heavily on a talent called Spirit Energy Sensing, which means being born with the ability to see the movement of spiritual energy. Those born with Spirit Eye are the most suitable.
As we all know, powerful sorcerers can open their Spirit Eye. However, opening a Spirit Eye with one's own spiritual power not only consumes a lot of energy, but also affects the judgment of the flow of Formation Spirit. People Spirit Eye are different. These people can see the flow of spiritual power more clearly at any time. They are the purest and have a natural advantage in finding the array eye when the array is in operation or in maintaining the operation of the array.
Currently, there isn't a single person in the entire Heaven Academy with this kind of talent, including Dean Chen.
Therefore, the dean drew an invisible magic circle at the entrance of the school, and anyone who can see it with the naked eye is a person with this talent.
Shen Yuan was in charge of recruiting for the Heaven Academy this time, but yesterday he received a message asking him to lead the remaining Heaven Academy disciples to provide support. The situation was obviously not optimistic. However, just as he was about to set off, he suddenly discovered the person that Dean Chen had repeatedly asked him to find.
Ignoring Xuan Yuan's question, Shen Yuan looked at the little girl and said in as gentle a tone as possible, "Little girl, do you often see strange things, like colorful lights and shadows, or some very strange insects?"
The girl's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at the other person.
Yun Yu'e was also astonished.
Very few people know this secret about Ke'er!
When she was little, my Ke'er was different from other children. She would often chase after thin air for no reason, as if there was something in the invisible air playing with her.
This action frightened many children in the village at the time, and some neighbors pointed and whispered among themselves.
Later, her husband made a small fortune as a peddler. Considering that Ke'er's reputation was ruined, they moved the whole family to a county town in northern Yunzhou. From then on, she strictly taught Ke'er not to say in front of others that she could see Qigu things.
We consulted many doctors, and according to them, Ke'er probably had a light hazard in her eyes, which is why she saw some inexplicable things. Over the years, Ke'er has gradually gotten used to ignoring what she was talking about.
Even today, he has fallen back into his old habits.
Just now, when she pointed to the front gate and asked what it was, I almost slapped her in the face like I did when we were kids.
But judging from the way this academy professor looks, he seems to really know something!
"It seems so," Shen Yuan nodded. "It's rare, very rare. Dean Chen inspected the entire Liuzhou to find talent in this field, but he never expected to find someone in Yunzhou."
"And who is this gentleman?" Yun Yu'e asked cautiously, regaining her composure.
"Oh, Madam, you don't need to worry." The man from the Mystic Academy reacted and quickly introduced, "Senior Brother Shen was among the first batch of disciples in our Heaven Academy, and he was also the second-highest scholar selected by the imperial court. His academic achievements are unmatched by many in our entire academy."
"She's only just entered the field; there's no academic achievement to speak of." Shen Yuan waved his hand, then looked at Yun Yu'e: "Madam Yun, is that right? Your daughter has exceptional talent and is an excellent prospect for a formation master. Our Heaven Academy will definitely want her. If Madam Yun has any concerns, you can tell me now, and I will try my best to negotiate with the higher-ups."
Yun Yu'e was stunned. She hadn't expected that her daughter's childhood eye condition was actually a gift.
Judging from the other party's tone, it seems my child is about to be given an important position.
So he quickly asked, "But what exactly do you want my child to do? Is there any risk involved?"
If there are risks involved, she would rather not accept this so-called important position; she would be content if her child could become a doctor.
Shen Yuan glanced at the other person and nodded inwardly; he seemed to value his daughter.
He quickly replied, "Madam, please rest assured. Your daughter is exceptionally gifted, one in a million. Once she arrives in Nanming Prefecture, she will undoubtedly be under special protection and will be in no danger whatsoever."
"As for the future, Madam, you need not worry at all. Although our Heaven Academy has not yet demonstrated any results, this is only because our studies are difficult to learn and master, and we cannot have any projects in the short term. However, the Heaven Academy is the most important academy within the academy, without a doubt. Lord Chen has spent the most resources and the best students to build the Heaven Academy, so he will certainly not let the students of the Heaven Academy have a bad future!"
The two people beside them were speechless. First, the other party was a senior, and they couldn't refute him. Second, what the other party said made sense. Although many people didn't understand, it was true that the disciples of the Heaven Academy occupied the most resources.
The academy has its own financial reports. In the past year, among the four academies of Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow, the Profound and Yellow academies produced the most projects and earned the most money, but the academy's investment in return was not the highest. On the contrary, the Heaven Academy has no output yet, but in terms of investment funds, according to the financial report, it has already exceeded the combined investment funds of the Profound and Yellow academies.
Some students have even complained about this, but it's true. The academy values both the Earth and Space academies more!
"Sir, you just said that my Ke'er is going to Nanming Prefecture with you now?" Yun Yu'e asked tentatively.
She remembered that the heartless man was also going to Nanming Prefecture, wasn't he?
He didn't tell me, but the cargo ship he borrowed money from me to rent was a cargo ship going to Nanming, and it had Nanming's seal.
"Yes," Shen Yuan nodded and said, "In Nanming Prefecture, we now have our first array project. Your Heaven Academy's talent can help us find the changing array cores and replenish energy in time, which is a crucial link. So I'm afraid we have to set off immediately."
"So urgent?" Yun Yu'e quickly replied, "The child has never left my side before, and this time he's going to such a far place Nanming. I'm worried about him, I must go with him!"
"This..." Shen Yuan frowned, but finally nodded. "Alright, if Madam is worried, she can come with us to Nanming Prefecture, but the area within the formation is a military secret, so I'm afraid Madam won't be able to come along."
"Then at least let me accompany the child to Nanming Prefecture."
"That's fine. Is there anything you need to pack, Madam? If not, let's set off now."
"Nothing too important, just some clothes. If you're not in a hurry, I can just go back to the inn to get them."
"Good"
"Um, Senior Brother Shen? You're going to Nanming in person?" the man from the Mystic Academy asked hurriedly. "If you leave, who will be in charge of the Heaven Academy's expanded enrollment exam?"
" The Heaven Academy won't be recruiting this time." Shen Yuan waved his hand and said, "The Heavenly Heaven Academy's project hasn't been finalized yet, and recruiting won't be very effective. I know what you're thinking. If you want to grab a spot, go ahead and grab it. Your Mystic Academy is already a popular choice, why resort to these petty tricks?"
"Hehe. Aren't we short-handed?"
"Even if we're short of people, we can't just fill the ranks with mediocre ones. We have to be careful with the selection process." Shen Yuan glared and said, "Didn't you hear what Lord Chen said? The reason the academy is only recruiting a thousand this time is because the current budget can only support a thousand sorcerers like us. If we ignore the environment and blindly recruit people, not only will the quality of their academic research be unreliable once they arrive at the academy, but they might also be left without a place to use their talents after they leave. What if some unscrupulous merchants deliberately devalue their positions to attract talent? If someone submits, what will become of the academy's students in the long run?"
"Senior brother is right." The man from the Mystic Academy bowed his head in acceptance of the instruction.
Shen Yuan nodded. "Those who come to this academy are all exceptionally talented individuals who study diligently every day, standing out from thousands of students to gain their qualifications. If they end up having no place to use their talents, wouldn't that be laughable? Remember, we go through countless hardships to enter this academy to change our destiny. If the academy cannot guarantee this, how can it surpass the Yin-Yang Academy in the capital?"
"Yes, junior brother is anxious."
"Yes, go ahead. The Medical Academy is indeed short-staffed right now, so we can recruit a few more. Allocate the quota from my Heaven Academy to the Mystic Academy. As for the Yellow Academy, it's been too popular lately, with too many applicants, exceeding Lord Chen's current plan. Set the limit at three hundred, no more!"
"Yes," the boy from the Yellow Academy quickly replied.
After reprimanding the two, Shen Yuan saw that they were behaving respectfully and nodded slightly. He then turned to Yun Yu'e and said, "Madam, shall we set off?"
"Okay, okay."
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"People have left the city!"
At the port, inside a moored ship, a group of women dressed in black waited anxiously. Suddenly, a figure rushed into the cabin, exclaiming excitedly, "That bitch has taken her daughter out of the city!"
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