Chapter 336
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Chapter 336: Clubs and Simulation Games
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
Yun Ye was increasingly amazed by the Cultivator School, as he discovered that there were indeed many interesting things here.
Moreover, the talents of the children far exceeded his expectations; at least five children could keep pace with his thoughts.
Although they could only understand his words and lacked much self-awareness, it was still enough to astonish him, considering they were only three years old.
What about those who had already grown up?
Perhaps the development of the Tomorrow Society was much better than he imagined. In this extraordinary world, individual talent surpassed that of Earth by a large margin.
One afternoon, while Yun Ye was having lunch with three children in the cafeteria, someone suddenly brought up a topic.
“Clubs?”
Yun Ye displayed a surprised expression.
“Yes, clubs. I heard senior students mention them, but it seems that you can only join or establish a club after your Spiritual Roots revive,” said a boy named Tian Jialun.
“Interesting, tell me more!” Yun Ye encouraged.
“Waiyang, I’m just mentioning what I heard. Why don’t we go ask Teacher Yang?”
Tian Jialun, being only three years old, was perhaps more mature than the average child due to his talent, but he wasn’t yet at the level of being infallible.
“Then let’s hurry up and finish eating so we can ask the teacher. It’s boring just walking around the playground each time.”
With nothing else to do, Yun Ye figured it would be nice to unlock something new at the school.
“I know about that! My brother told me about it and insisted that I must establish a club.”
A girl suddenly spoke up; her name was Tang Si, one of the friends Yun Ye had made in recent days. She was a very calm child.
“Oh, that’s perfect! Please tell me more.”
Yun Ye put down his chopsticks. Since someone had the information, there was no rush to finish eating.
“Um… the Cultivator School is huge, with plenty of classrooms available. They set up clubs to help like-minded children gather and grow together.”
Tang Si nodded and explained the club’s mechanism to everyone.
Unlike the school clubs seen in most novels, the resources for clubs in the Cultivator School were fixed and would not increase based on the number of members.
For this reason, most clubs had fewer than ten members to avoid insufficient resources for activities.
“Clubs can utilize many additional resources, like equipment and extra supplies, etc. However, even though club resources are fixed, you still need to complete school-assigned tasks to obtain them,” Tang Si emphasized. This meant that slacking off was useless; one could not receive funds for activities or similar resources.
“Impressive… interesting… so it can work this way?” Yun Ye nodded.
This felt a bit like forming a group for adventures during childhood.
Once you found the right people, it could truly be a day of endless enjoyment.
Transforming the exploration of the city into branches of the Cultivator School reveals that this cultivator institute can actually do an unexpectedly large number of things.
The four auxiliary paths are: Talismans, Formations, Pill Refining, and Weapon Forging.
The three Great Heavenly Paths are: Spiritual Law, Spirit Law, and Physical Law.
Along with other branches similar to tactics, Poison Techniques, and Beast Taming, there are many categories that are bound to spark interest.
Forming teams to inspire creativity can lead to personal growth, whether or not there are tangible results.
Even approaching it with a playful mindset is better than doing nothing at all.
The key point is that since anyone can freely form a club with a few friends and there are no barriers to entry, this greatly encourages the children to take action.
This mechanism clearly isn’t designed to train warriors.
“What specific tasks has the school assigned?”
Another child asked curiously; his name was Wu Xianzhang. Due to his upbringing, he highly regarded Yun Ye’s ideals, so he sought Yun Ye out on the first day. After some conversation, they gradually became familiar and remained inseparable at school.
“Some topics or competitions. My brother participated in a Spiritual Bug Research competition, where they seemed to cultivate some powerful spiritual bugs and then score them—the higher the rank, the more resources earned. Even if you fail, competing a few times can earn you a month’s share.”
Tang Si thought for a moment and replied.
Everyone pondered; the combination of cultivation and Beast Taming sounded quite interesting.
“How far has everyone cultivated? You must have your Spiritual Roots revived before you can join or form a club,” she asked.
“Spirit Sense Awakening,” Tian Jialun said.
“Spirit Sense Awakening,” Wu Xianzhang echoed.
Tang Si looked at Yun Ye, “I started cultivating before school; my life force was awakened. What about you, Yun Ye?”
“Spiritual Roots Awakening. It seems you all need to work hard to complete the awakening of the Three Major Techniques within two months,” Yun Ye said.
“Yun Ye, you completed the Spiritual Roots revival long ago…” The three children present showed expressions of realization.
It had been a month; they had never seen Yun Ye practice the Qi Cultivation Technique, and there was only one reason for this situation—Yun Ye had no need to cultivate.
“But that makes sense; after all, you are that famous Yun Ye. Since someone has already awakened their Spiritual Roots, we can actually prepare in advance. Club tasks don’t have to be done only after joining the club,” Tang Si stated.
“Having a clear goal can lead to greater efficiency, right? That sounds good,” Yun Ye nodded.
The four quickly finished their meal.
Then they headed straight to the teachers’ office, finding Yang An.
When they found Yang An, an older student was engaged in a game with him, similar to chess, playing something on a sand table.
“Yun Ye, class leader, what do you need from the teacher?” Despite his hands being busy applying spirit energy to the sand table, Yang An still had enough energy to talk.
The boy across from him was not so relaxed; sweat dripped from his face as he stared intensely at the sand table, as if something terrifying was devouring his spirit.
“Teacher, we’d like to know the requirements for establishing a club,” Yun Ye said.
“Hmm? A club? At this point, besides you, the others haven’t reached the stage of Spiritual Roots awakening, right? You need at least two people to form a club,” Yang An responded.
“I see. We actually want to know the task topics for a clear goal to strive towards,” Yun Ye clarified.
“Task topics?”
Yang An couldn’t help but look up and released his right hand from inputting spirit energy.
The student across from him also let go, stood up, and bowed, "I lost, Teacher Yang. Excuse me."
"Keep up the good work next time. You’ve made even more progress than last time, and I’ll make sure to note your scores," Yang An said with a smile.
The student bowed once more and exited the classroom. He glanced back at Yun Ye and the three others, especially Yun Ye, recognizing him in a brief moment.
“Ming Waiyang…”
With a soft murmur, the student vanished from everyone’s sight.
They shifted their gaze back to Yang An. "Teacher, what was that about?"
"He, like all of you, is here for a project. It’s called a simulation game. Have you heard of it?" Yang An tapped the edge of the sand table.
"Simulation game?" The group mulled over the four words for a moment but shook their heads, having no recollection.
"Haha, that’s normal. This is a game I created that tests the precision of spirit energy. To perfect this game, I assigned topics to all the clubs. If you can play against me and win, it counts as completing half a month’s share. Even if you lose, you will at least earn a day’s share—however, there’s only one challenge opportunity per week since I don’t have time all the time," Yang An explained.
The group paused, "Teacher Yang, are the topics all assigned by the teachers?"
"Not just teachers. Even students can have their topics recognized as long as they can prove themselves. However, most projects from students are competitions, and it’s still quite difficult for other topics to gain recognition."
Yang An recommended, "If you want to prepare in advance, you could try playing against me. The higher your skill level, the more points you earn."
"So, how about it? Are you interested?"
The four children exchanged glances; naturally, they couldn’t say they were afraid of failing at this age, but wasn’t this a game meant for those who had awakened their Spiritual Roots?
"Although you can’t play directly with Spirit Sense, you can observe. Afterward, I can give you the game board for practice. I believe you’ll complete your Spiritual Roots revival soon," Yang An perceived their thoughts and said.
"Alright, let’s watch a game first. Teacher, since it’s a game, there must be rules, right? Please explain the game rules," Yun Ye said.
"Actually, there are no strict rules. You simply control the internal simulated avatars to engage in combat and win. The outcome is determined by computational power and your control over spirit energy," Yang An smiled.
Computational power and control over spirit energy?
Yun Ye’s eyes flashed with surprise; it seemed this game was more than just a game.
"Input spirit energy—complete!"
"Activate game view—start!"
Both Yun Ye and Yang An input their spirit energy simultaneously. In the next moment, the sand table expanded dramatically, revealing a forest battlefield.
From the game perspective, they could only see a quarter of their side, while the rest remained dark.
The map had markings; the central half was a neutral zone.
The remaining quarter was the enemy’s territory.
"Yun Ye, each side has nine simulated avatars to use. The purpose of this simulation game is to use your avatars as perfectly as possible and slay all nine of the opponent’s avatars using strategy or brute strength. There’s also a time limit; when the time is up, the side with more remaining avatars wins directly."
"At first, controlling the avatars can be difficult. You can try operating them; I won’t move in the first minute."
Yang An only gave Yun Ye one minute.
After all, this was that renowned genius; one minute was enough.
Yun Ye began to control the avatars.
Spirit energy flowed as he connected to the avatars. As it filled them, they began to move, but the actions were quite jerky and slow.
Yun Ye pondered for a moment and accelerated the flow of spirit energy. The avatars indeed started to move swiftly.
These are simulated avatars, primarily made up of spirit energy; naturally, the faster the spirit energy flows, the quicker the avatars move.
Aside from that…
"Immortal Flame."
Black Flames erupted from the avatar’s hand, enveloping its body and spreading out in flames, causing significant destruction.
Various Spiritual Laws could be reproduced here.
The higher the quality of spirit energy, the stronger the control over spirituality, and the greater the power of the avatars. This game truly tests one’s personal strength; it is, in essence, just a safer way to battle with spirit energy.
“Hmm? A safer version of brawling?”
Yun Ye’s pupils widened for a brief moment; he was too familiar with this kind of game.
Yang An intends to…
Recreate the unmatched and undefeated trials?
