Chapter 270

The day before the school opened, all the students had enrolled, and the teachers had also entered the academy.

On the official opening day, in addition to the students and teachers, the leaders of various forces behind the incoming students also came to attend the opening ceremony.

Many people who entered the academy for the first time couldn't help but widen their eyes.

The beautiful and spacious courtyard, tidy classrooms and dormitories, as well as various practical areas, brought waves of admiration from the crowd.

Yu Su prepared a speech and delivered it at the opening ceremony.

The content was very straightforward, focusing on setting ambitious goals.

The audience, including students, teachers, and visiting guests, were all very excited, their eyes shining as they looked at Yu Su. It was as if they would applaud and praise anything Yu Su asked them to do.

"Ahem, I hope all students will not disappoint my expectations and study diligently to achieve something," Yu Su said, looking at the excited crowd below.

"Lord Yu Su, rest assured, we will definitely study hard!"

"We will not let you down!"

The students enthusiastically shouted.

Yu Su showed a relieved smile.

Very good, the speech was successful.

In fact, he had quite the potential to be a principal.

After the opening ceremony, everyone visited the academy and held a celebration.

From the next day, the school officially started.

Yu Su had two classes to teach, "Arithmetic" and "Basic Engineering," both covering very basic knowledge points. Yu Su had no intention of teaching anything too complicated.The students in the elementary school are mostly from Yucheng, ranging in age but all very obedient.

Yu Su found that he didn't need to exert much effort in teaching. The smart students took the initiative to help those with weaker comprehension, basically taking care of all the extracurricular tutoring.

He suspected that the effect of the ambitious opening day speech was too good.

...

Compared to Yu Su's ease, the teachers at the Mongolian school were having a headache.

The students' ages varied, ranging from adults to children, making teaching very difficult. Just getting them to sit down and write big characters was a huge challenge.

"Teacher, this brush is too soft, it won't listen to me!"

"Teacher, I spilled my ink!"

"Teacher, I pressed too hard and broke the brush."

"Teacher, I..."

The teachers looked blankly at each other. If it weren't for their sense of responsibility, they would have run away long ago.

After school, both students and teachers breathed a sigh of relief.

They both felt the temporary relief from the mutual torment.

The teachers hurriedly went to Yu Su to complain: "Lord Yu Su, these students are really difficult to handle, we can't teach them."

Facing the teachers' grievances, Yu Su could only patiently reassure them and then politely ask them to go back to continue teaching.

Kidding aside, if not you, then who would be a teacher?

No one is allowed to run away.Lu Yan came over and saw the teachers leaving with a heavy heart, feeling puzzled.

"What's wrong with them?" Lu Yan asked.

Yu Su sighed, "They're resigning."

"Isn't it just the beginning of the school year?" Lu Yan was surprised.

After understanding the situation, Lu Yan couldn't help but sympathize with those teachers.

He remembered how difficult it was for them when they were just learning to read, especially with Yu Meng.

Of course, it wasn't difficult for Lu Yan himself, but for Yu Meng and the others studying with him.

Lu Yan clearly remembered that Yu Su had been driven to the brink of collapse by Yu Meng and them several times.

Lu Yan thought for a moment, "Why not let Yu Meng teach them?"

Yu Su widened his eyes, "Are you serious?"

Lu Yan said, "Fight fire with fire."

Yu Su thought, "It's not fighting fire with fire, it's mutual destruction."

With Yu Meng's personality, it would be strange if he could calmly teach students.

Yu Su said, "I'd better take good care of the students at the Mongolian school."

Lu Yan smiled.

...

The students in the Mongolian school also included many familiar faces.

For example, those few "Blue Foxes."

They worked as middle school teachers while attending classes at the Mongolian school, showing exceptional enthusiasm for learning. Their schedules were packed every day, making them the first group of outstanding students in the academy.The other students, seeing the Blue Foxes work so hard and receiving praise from Yu Su, finally settled down and studied seriously.

They couldn't be outdone even by students from other races.

After a period of time, life at the academy gradually stabilized and got on track.

When winter came, the academy did not have a holiday, and the students continued their studies.

In the past, winter was a time for hibernation, with people staying indoors and having minimal outdoor activities.

But in Yucheng, with the invention of underfloor heating, apart from reducing outdoor activities, everyone still carried on with their usual tasks. Workshops, academies, and other activities continued as usual.

Especially at the academy, with the constant temperature array set up by Yu Su, the dormitories and classrooms were as warm as spring.

The students were both happy and in pain.

Happiness came from not being invaded by the cold, while pain came from having to study even in the depths of winter.

In addition to that, there were regular quizzes, followed by mid-term exams and then final exams.

At any time in the school, there were diligent and lazy students. With each exam, this differentiation became more and more apparent.

The Blue Foxes from the Fox Clan were always the top scorers in every exam.

"Those Fox Clan members are so annoying, they always come first in every exam."

"They even ask the teachers to increase the length of the lectures!"

"I heard they also hope for more frequent exams."

Hearing this, a group of students were on the verge of tears.

After some time, someone finally couldn't bear it and went to Yu Su to complain.

"Lord Yu Su, the Fox Clan is putting too much pressure on us."

"We don't want to increase the length of lectures or the frequency of exams."

"Please help us."

Yu Su, "..."

To be honest, he didn't expect the Blue Foxes to be so competitive.

Instead of directly confronting the Blue Foxes, he set regulations for the length of lectures and the frequency of exams, prohibiting any private extension of lectures or additional exams.

This way, a large group of students finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The Blue Foxes looked disappointed.

...

The first event in winter was Yu Su's birthday. Shortly after the celebration banquet, the school went on holiday.

Students who lived nearby couldn't wait to go home, while those who lived far away chose to spend the winter in Yucheng, such as students from Fengcheng, Lishuicheng, Yuancheng, and Quecheng.They are too far away, and the heavy snow has blocked the roads. Whether by carriage or horseback, it's difficult to travel.

The constant temperature array in the academy dormitories and classrooms will not stop. Compared to returning to the cold winter, they prefer to spend a warm winter in the academy.

Moreover, in Yucheng, unless there is heavy snowfall, it remains lively.

Stores, inns, and restaurants all continue to operate.

Students who stay in Yucheng can go out every day.

After studying and seeing more in Yucheng, these students increasingly feel that Yucheng is different from other major cities. When they write back home, they include their experiences.

With the guidance of their teachers, they also start to think about more things.

At first, the impact of this thinking was not obvious. But as they continued to send back their experiences and thoughts, the leaders of various powers began to see the influence of Yucheng more and more.

Cities like Lishuicheng and Yuecheng are very grateful that they sent a team to study at the Yucheng Academy. Otherwise, where else could they see so much from Yucheng?

Many of the things taught at the Yucheng Academy are things that even these city lords and great witches do not know.

"I never thought that Priest Yu Su would also impart this knowledge to the students."

"It turns out that we are in the Western Region, which is just one of the Barbaric Four Realms and Nine Continents, and it is also the poorest."

The city lords and great witches, as they read the letters sent back by the students, had their understanding refreshed time and time again, and unconsciously their horizons continued to expand.

In addition to sending letters back, the students also narrated the new knowledge they had learned about construction and other aspects. This had more or less an impact on these cities.

Unbeknownst to others, these cities were quietly undergoing changes.

When everyone realized it, the cities that had sent teams to study at the Yucheng Academy had already become quite different from before. They had begun rapid development, using production tools exchanged from Yucheng and utilizing the knowledge written in the students' letters to constantly change their cities.

In comparison, the other cities that remained in place naturally appeared backward.

When the leaders of these major cities gathered again, they felt a strong sense of oppression.

Others had what they didn't have; others were getting stronger while they remained stagnant.

Even a little bit of thought made them feel restless.

"Shouldn't we also send some people to study at the Yucheng Academy?"

"But if we do that, won't we be losing face?"

"There's no other way. Look at Lishuicheng. Originally just an inconspicuous city among the ten cities, now its strength is growing and almost catching up with Yicheng. It's all because they purchased a large number of tools from Yucheng and sent people to study there.""Let's first buy those convenient tools from Yucheng and forget about sending people to study there. The more they learn, the harder it will be for us to control them."

Some people are still unwilling to send others to study at the Yucheng Academy.

But some have realized and hurriedly went to Yucheng to seek an audience with Yu Su, expressing their desire to send people to study at the Yucheng Academy. They hoped that Yu Su would allow it and were willing to exchange gold for it.

Coincidentally, the academy had some vacant spots, and Yu Su saw that they were reasonable, so he granted them these spots.

When the cities that had been unwilling to send people for study finally realized, they found that their surrounding allies had all defected, and then they panicked and wanted to send people for study.

Unfortunately, by that time, the spots at the Yucheng Academy had already been filled, and they were not accepting any more students for the time being.

The cities that acted quickly were glad that they had taken the lead.

The cities that were slow could only watch helplessly as others changed while they themselves were powerless.