"Look, it's the Joint Entrance Examination champion Thunder Demon Lancelot!"
"I was thinking on my way home today that I might run into her, and then I unexpectedly bumped into her at the school gate."
Wow, he's so handsome! I really want to take a picture with him.
"Hurry up and go, everyone will be gone soon."
"My... my legs are weak, sob..."
Lancelot's arrival caused a great stir, drawing countless gazes. Some were curious, some were in awe, and many others were envious, jealous, admiring, or worshipping him.
At this point, it all comes down to who reacts faster.
A tall girl wearing the uniform of the Holy Sword Academy, with a fiery red badge on her chest, appeared beside Lancelot in a flash, extending her hand and saying, "Hello, Lancelot, I am Nancy St. Paul, a second-year student in the Sublimation Department of the Holy Sword Academy."
"Hello, Nancy." Lancelot smiled slightly and extended his hand to shake Nancy's.
Not far away, one could faintly hear words like "Damn it, she beat me to it." Upon hearing these words, Nancy's lips curled slightly, but she quickly regained her composure.
"Is there something you need, senior?" Lancelot asked, though he already had a guess in his mind.
"I accepted the academy's assignment to introduce the academy to the freshmen of the Class of '536," Nancy explained with a sweet smile.
"Oh, I see. Shall we talk as we walk?" Lancelot nodded slightly and smiled.
Nancy was naturally delighted and quickly nodded, "Okay!"
Where is the shuttle stopped?
"Just leave it here; someone will come and guide you through it shortly."
"Good!"
And so, Lancelot left the shuttle behind, and amidst the admiring gazes of many, he and Nancy walked side by side into the Holy Sword Academy.
Nancy didn't rush to explain the academy to Lancelot; instead, she first summoned two magnetic levitation platforms.
This thing is about the size of a manhole cover, hovering about 30 centimeters off the ground. It's a common mode of transportation at the Holy Sword Academy, and its top speed can reach 300 kilometers per hour.
Of course, normally no one would dare to race cars within the college. If caught by the Student Council, the consequences would be severe, ranging from deducting credits to having a demerit recorded in one's file.
The magnetic levitation platform carried the two of them slowly forward, Lancelot curiously looked around at the surroundings.
The landscaping at the Holy Sword Academy is exceptionally well done. Towering trees reach for the sky, and a gentle breeze rustles the leaves as they whisper. Flowerbeds dot the landscape, creating a vibrant tapestry of colors and filling the air with their sweet fragrance.
The hemispherical protective shield above looks like a transparent glass ball from the inside, with a thousand-meter-long stone sword stuck in the very center, its sharpness fully exposed and its imposing presence overwhelming.
"So, junior, are you satisfied with the environment at Holy Sword?" Nancy tilted her head slightly and smiled charmingly.
"The energy is abundant, Elemental Magical Energy very active; this place is perfect for cultivation," Lancelot replied.
"Junior, you really are a cultivation fanatic." Nancy smiled, but she wasn't surprised. People like Lancelot were incredibly common in Holy Sword; the students here had already reached the heavens.
As they toured the campus, Nancy began to introduce Lancelot to the basic information about the Holy Sword Academy.
"Our Holy Sword Academy is divided into five grades, each requiring two years of study."
"My junior was the champion of the 536th Joint Entrance Examination, so he'll be considered a first-year student after enrollment."
"Let's talk about the departments."
"Speaking of which, among the six top universities, our Holy Sword Academy has the most diverse range of academic departments, especially in the field of combat-oriented Transcendent."
Because of its emphasis on practicality, it accepts all comers, resulting in a wide variety of Transcendent individuals, including spellcasters, warriors, knights, martial artists, mechanics, and more.
"However, since our Crimson Alliance primarily focuses on Transcendent Ability Energy, the academic disciplines formed by the two major schools of Ability Energy hold a pivotal position in the Holy Sword."
"Especially the Innovation Department, which the junior students will be joining, has the largest number of students, accounting for more than half of the entire Holy Sword Academy."
"Our Sublimation Department has the second largest number of students, followed by the Mechanics Department, and then..."
Nancy spoke at length, and Lancelot listened attentively without interrupting.
After explaining the basic information about each university department, Nancy began to talk about the key departments of the Holy Sword Academy.
The Student Council, academic affairs office, training grounds, exchange office, library, research institute, arena, mission office... I talked for over an hour, and that was just the basic structure. Lancelot will have to figure out the details on his own.
After finishing her explanation of the department, Nancy's expression turned serious. She turned her head and asked, "Finally, do you know what the two most crucial points are when you study at the Holy Sword Academy?"
Lancelot shook his head. "Please enlighten me, senior."
"Access and credits!" Nancy said solemnly. "These two things are important not only to us students, but also to the teachers and school leaders."
"Let's talk about permissions first."
"Permissions can actually be simply understood as privileges."
"The higher the level of authority, the better the benefits one will receive within the academy."
The greater the discount, the better when exchanging materials or potions.
They will be able to enter secluded cultivation grounds with superior auxiliary effects, better accommodations, and a larger monthly allocation of free resources...
"Furthermore, since our Holy Sword Academy is affiliated with the military, our academy's authority is directly linked to military ranks."
"Our Holy Sword Academy divides permissions into 30 levels. When the permission reaches level 18, it is equivalent to the rank of brigadier general."
When the authority level reaches level 20, it is equivalent to the rank of major general.
Our dean, for example, reportedly has the highest authority level of 29, which is equivalent to a general in the military, and not just any ordinary general.
When Nancy talked about these things, her eyes seemed to sparkle with pride and excitement.
Lancelot listened, his heart stirred slightly, and he asked:
"Isn't the highest level 30? Why do you say the dean is level 29?"
Nancy laughed and said, "I knew you were going to ask that. The question is actually quite simple. Level 30 authority is a joint authority. Only when 70% of the Holy Sword members with authority of level 20 or above unite can this authority be exercised. In that case, level 29 is already the highest."
"Why is that?" Lancelot pressed.
"Why?" Nancy smiled proudly, "Because once Level 30 authorization is activated, my Holy Sword Academy will enter a state of high alert. All nuclear warheads will be ready, the space fleet will be poised for launch, and all networks will be mobilized to Destruction the enemy at all costs!"
"So, junior, do you think such authority can be held by one person?"
"I see, then a system of checks and balances is indeed necessary!" Lancelot said, understanding dawning on him.
He then asked again, "Level 18 authority is equivalent to brigadier general, so what rank is level 6 authority equivalent to?"
It's worth noting that among the many benefits he received when he joined the Holy Sword Academy was a level 6 access privilege.
Upon hearing this, Nancy replied without hesitation, "Level 6 authority is equivalent to the rank of major."
Lancelot nodded thoughtfully.
Major is already a high rank. In ordinary troops, he could probably serve as a regimental commander. In local areas, he would be roughly equivalent to the level of Director Harvey.
Nancy added, "Generally speaking, ordinary Holy Sword graduates have an authority level of around 6 to 9 upon graduation."
In other words, if you join the army, anyone who graduates from our Holy Sword Academy will at least be a major.
There were even exceptionally talented senior students who graduated with the rank of Brigadier General, commanding an entire Alliance fleet—a legendary feat in the Holy Sword!
After saying this, Nancy slumped down again, complaining listlessly, "The privileges are great, but upgrading them is too difficult. I've been working on it for two years, and it's only gone from level 1 to level 3. And the higher you go, the harder it gets to upgrade. I don't even know if I'll be able to reach level 8 before I graduate."
"By the way, junior, you're the champion of the Joint Entrance Examination, so your preliminary examination qualification must be quite high, right? Would you mind sharing that?" Nancy asked curiously.
Lancelot chuckled. "Not high, only level 6."
"Hmm, level 6, indeed... What? Level 6?!"