Chapter 43
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Chapter 43: The General’s Son
After another moment of silence, Chang Xiang spoke up. "Alright, since you still have matters to attend to now, I won’t explain further. I’ll tell you tonight. Let me think about how best to explain it to you."
With that, Chang Xiang’s voice faded away. Clearly, he had gone to ponder how to tell Lou Yun about his own affairs.
Lou Yun also let out a long sigh of relief. He checked his internal state through inner vision and saw he had absorbed some spiritual energy. Standing up, he stretched his body, feeling fully recovered. Turning to the young female teacher, Bai Yue, who had accompanied him, he said, "Teacher Bai, I can leave now!"
Bai Yue was undeniably an attractive woman. She appeared no older than thirty. While her features weren’t exceptionally beautiful, her body was curvaceous and alluring, emanating a magnetic charm of mature femininity that could stir certain impulses in anyone who saw her.
Hearing Lou Yun’s words, Bai Yue smiled slightly, adding to her charm. "Alright, gather your things. I’ll take you to your accommodation."
On the way to the lodgings, Bai Yue proved highly diligent, explaining matters related to the academy to Lou Yun.
The Ancient Weapon Academy currently had over two thousand students, all hailing from various parts of the Gu Feng Nation. They were divided into three main divisions based on age: the New Talent Division, the Elite Division, and the Soaring Division.
The New Talent Division was for students aged sixteen to eighteen; the Elite Division for those aged eighteen to twenty; and the Soaring Division for students aged twenty to twenty-two.
Students studied at the Ancient Weapon Academy for six years. However, in practice, they were free to leave once their cultivation reached the level of a high-level magical weapons master.
Regarding each student’s future, the academy had corresponding arrangements. For instance, they might send you to the royal family, to a large sect for further cultivation, or you could stay to teach at the academy. Of course, you could also decline the academy’s arrangements. Ultimately, everything depended entirely on the student’s will; there was absolutely no coercion.
Students within each division were first divided into several classes based on numbers, and then assigned to specific classes based on their strength level. Since the academy frequently held activities—some within the same division, some across divisions—to ensure competitiveness, the overall strength of each class was balanced as much as possible. For example, the New Talent Division currently had two classes. Each class had one hundred students, totaling two hundred. There were two Special level students. Liu Ruyan was currently in New Talent Division Class One. Therefore, to balance the strength, Lou Yun would definitely be assigned to Class Two.
Hearing he was in Class Two, Lou Yun felt a bit more at ease. Lou Qian was also in Class Two, and not being in the same class as that cold and arrogant Liu Ruyan was also a good thing!
Although the classes were different, the teaching faculty was exactly the same. Only the teaching schedule was slightly shuffled to ensure fairness towards every student.
Of course, while aiming for fairness, unfair situations inevitably occurred. However, no one complained because individual strength was plain to see. As Qian Ruming had said earlier, anyone who felt it unfair to classify Lou Yun as Special level could step forward and spar with him.
The classification of student strength levels wasn’t fixed. Every half year, the academy conducted a strength assessment for all students to reclassify their levels.
Lou Yun took note of all this information, but what truly occupied his mind was the spirit medicine to cure his father. He pressed further, "Teacher Bai, I heard the academy assigns tasks to students in exchange for rewards. How are these tasks carried out? Are they assigned by the academy, or can students request specific ones?"
Bai Yue glanced sideways at Lou Yun and smiled faintly again. "Oh? Haven’t even started classes yet, and you’re already thinking about taking on tasks?"
Lou Yun quickly shook his head. "No, no! I’m just curious, asking casually."
Bai Yue was just teasing him. "Generally, only students who have turned eighteen and advanced to the Elite Division qualify for tasks. However, special students like you can apply right now!"
Lou Yun’s eyes instantly lit up. "I can apply right now?"
Seeing Lou Yun’s eager expression, Bai Yue covered her mouth with a hand and giggled. "Still saying you’re not in a hurry!"
"Uh!" Lou Yun rubbed his head. He had indeed been a bit too obvious.
"You can apply. And even if you aren’t an Elite Division student, as long as an Elite Division student is willing to take you along, you can go out on tasks. However, the difficulty of the tasks certainly won’t be too high."
Lou Yun thought for a moment and suddenly exclaimed, "Oh! That Miss Xia Zhilan, Qin Wufeng must have voluntarily taken her on a task, right?"
Bai Yue didn’t know Lou Yun had rescued Xia Zhilan. Hearing this, she looked at him with slight surprise. "You’re quite well-informed! You haven’t even entered the academy yet, and already know Qin Wufeng is pursuing Little Lan!"
Although Lou Yun hadn’t known Qin Wufeng was pursuing Xia Zhilan, he could guess from the way Qin Wufeng treated her. "Uh, I just happened to run into them."
Bai Yue didn’t press further and continued, "As for this student Qin Wufeng… how to put it? He just turned eighteen and is already an intermediate three-star magical weapons master. He has some talent. Moreover, he’s the youngest son of Breakthrough General Qin Luoyuan. Spoiled since childhood, he looks down on everyone. He’s quite a figure in the whole academy."
Qin Wufeng’s family background made Lou Yun involuntarily draw a sharp breath. Breakthrough General Qin Luoyuan!
That was a hugely famous figure in the Gu Feng Nation! Originally just a commoner, he later pledged allegiance to the royal family, campaigned on their behalf in all directions, and achieved glorious military exploits, earning him the title of Breakthrough General. Stories about him could be heard from storytellers in teahouses across major cities—tales you could listen to for three days and nights without end.
Nowadays, warfare on Spirit Weapon Star had significantly decreased. Qin Luoyuan no longer needed to fight daily. He commanded tens of thousands of troops, garrisoned border fortresses, and ruled over his territory. Furthermore, he himself was a magical weapons master, and his level was not low.
Qin Wufheng actually being Qin Luoyuan’s son was truly beyond Lou Yun’s expectations. However, he was merely surprised; he felt nothing else. In his mind, he and Qin Wufeng—one in the Elite Division, one in the New Talent Division—were like well water not interfering with river water; they would have no dealings with each other.
Although Qin Wufeng had always been arrogant, and today during the assessment, he had repeatedly mocked Lou Yun, Lou Yun hadn’t actually offended him. He probably wouldn’t cause trouble for Lou Yun.
Lou Yun certainly didn’t realize that his act of bravery—saving Xia Zhilan and guarding her tirelessly for two days and two nights—had secretly kindled her affection for him. Since Qin Wufeng was pursuing Xia Zhilan, coupled with Lou Yun’s outstanding performance today and Liu Ruyan speaking up for him, all these events combined were enough to make Qin Wufeng view Lou Yun as a thorn in his side, one he would eventually have to remove!
As they walked and talked, they soon arrived at the student dormitories. The Ancient Weapon Academy was wealthy and influential, so the accommodations were naturally excellent. However, to encourage interaction among students, rooms were shared between two people.
Looking at the rows of neatly arranged exquisite houses, far surpassing the conditions of the Lou Family, Lou Yun couldn’t help but think to himself: having money versus having none really makes a difference!
Bai Yue led Lou Yun here, gave him some rules to follow—mainly forbidding fights with classmates and leaving the academy without permission—then turned to leave.
Suddenly remembering something, Lou Yun quickly asked, "Teacher Bai, what do you teach?"
Bai Yue turned her head and smiled mysteriously, keeping him in suspense. "You’ll find out when the time comes!" With that, she walked away.
Lou Yun shook his head with a helpless smile and entered the room.
The room was spacious. Though shared by two people, it had two separate bedrooms, ensuring complete privacy. The furnishings inside were extremely refined, tidy, and well-organized. Overall, Lou Yun was very satisfied with everything.
After putting his belongings in order, Lou Yun sat on the bed pondering. He could technically use his injury from the fight with Qian Ruming as an excuse to skip class. However, since he was already a day late in enrolling, it wouldn’t be good to skip now. After some thought, he decided to attend class after all.
But once he stepped outside, he froze. He had no idea where the classrooms were. Staring at the winding corridors all around, he felt like crying but had no tears. Why hadn’t he thought to ask Teacher Bai Yue earlier?
He considered searching on his own, but Bai Yue had specifically warned him not to wander around the academy. For one, the academy spanned thousands of acres and was easy to get lost in. Secondly, many areas had restrictions; accidentally triggering one would be troublesome.
Forget it. He’d better return to his room and wait quietly until his roommate came back.
Just as Lou Yun turned to leave, his ears caught the sound of heavy footsteps approaching, the ground trembling faintly. He followed the noise and saw a tall figure running straight toward him.
The person stopped right in front of Lou Yun, blocking out the sunlight. He was incredibly tall—at least a full head taller than Lou Yun.
Despite his imposing height and brawny build, fitting the description of a hulking figure, his face seemed about Lou Yun’s age—honest-looking with a trace of boyishness.
The big guy grinned at Lou Yun. "Hehe, don’t know where to go, do you? Come on, I’ll take you to class!"
Lou Yun felt a bit of warmth toward him because of his sincere smile. Nodding, he replied, "Yes, I was just heading to class, but this place is huge. I have no idea which way to go."
The big guy scratched his head. "Mhm, when I first arrived, it took me three whole days to memorize the way from here to the classrooms. It’s really hard to find!"
Lou Yun froze. Though the Ancient Weapon Academy was large, could a single route really take three days to remember? Was the path that long, or was this big guy’s memory just that poor…
From his words, Lou Yun easily guessed he must have arrived at the academy half a year ago, along with Lou Qian.
Suddenly, the big guy glanced around, leaned close to Lou Yun’s ear, and whispered, "Wait for me a moment. I’m a bit hungry. Let me grab something to pad my stomach."
Before Lou Yun could react, he pushed open the door behind Lou Yun and strode inside.
Lou Yun realized: this guy was his roommate!
So Lou Yun followed him in and saw the big guy had already opened the wardrobe in his bedroom, pulling out a huge pile of food—a dazzling variety: spiced beef, large steamed buns…
Grabbing a big bun, the big guy stuffed it whole into his mouth, then grabbed a large chunk of spiced beef and shoved that in too. Chewing vigorously, he mumbled to Lou Yun, "Have some too!"
His eating style left Lou Yun dumbfounded. Lou Yun quickly waved his hand. "I’m not hungry. You go ahead."
The big guy didn’t stand on ceremony and kept eating. In just a few minutes, all the food on the table had vanished into his stomach. Lou Yun even suspected he hadn’t chewed at all—just gulped everything down!
Wiping his mouth, the big guy let out a loud burp. "Hehe, finally padded my stomach enough. Should last me till mealtime."
Lou Yun had seen people with big appetites, but never one like this. That amount of food would have lasted him three days, yet the big guy called it just "padding his stomach"…
Then again, without such eating habits, he probably wouldn’t have grown so large.
After tidying up briefly, the big guy seemed to remember something. He turned to Lou Yun. "Ah! I forgot to introduce myself. I’m your roommate, arrived half a year before you. Currently a beginner four-star magical weapon, in Class B, Group Two of the New Talent Division. My name is Nie Jiu—ninth in my family. You can call me A Jiu!"
