Chapter 6: Lacross City Junior Zen Master Academy

The next day.

Xin and Tang Yu are two people who often get up early to do activities. Therefore, even though the two were currently in town, they still maintained their early-rise activities. Xin immediately went to the location where he had been training before while Tang Yu did his own thing. It was finally seven o'clock and at this time Xin and the others went to have breakfast together at the restaurant owned by the hotel.

"You seem to like the dishes in this hotel, Zhou Xiyan." Tang Yu said casually as he glanced at Zhou Xiyan who had been smiling while eating the dishes in front of him.

"The food here is really good." Zhou Xiyan nodded excitedly, "This is the second most delicious dish that was eaten by me after the dish that my mother made before. What's more, here we are free to take it, we can eat as much as we want"

"You need to control yourself" Xin got into the conversation, "Eating a lot will only make you fat"

"Hmph!" Zhou Xiyan snorted and said, "As long as I exercise, I can't get fat."

"The food here is really good." Tang Yu nodded and said, "Merely, Xin, I think the dishes made by you are still better."

"Hmm?" Zhou Xiyan was a little surprised to hear this and glanced at Xin, "You can cook, Xin?"

"Well, I live alone and don't want to bother others too much" Xin nodded and continued, "I usually cook my whole day's meal." Xin paused and glanced at Zhou Xiyan, "What about you? From what you just said you shouldn't be able to cook. You must have gotten food from the residents or the village chief, right?"

"Well, they have been very good to me. They feed me all the time"

"They are very good to you but you are not good to them"

"Hey! What do you mean by that?!" Zhou Xiyan asked Tang Yu with a frown.

"You went here without telling them. Do you think that's a good attitude? What's more, they treat you well?"

"..." Zhou Xiyan fell silent upon hearing this.

"Okay, forget about that. Now that this has happened and Zhou Xiyan, you should apologize to them by the time you get back on vacation. There is a possibility that they are currently looking for you or maybe they are angry with you because you did not say goodbye to them when you came here"

"...Uh, I will do it"

"Then let's finish eating"

Xin and the others continued to eat their dishes until they were finished. After finishing eating, they immediately prepared themselves and then immediately left the hotel after checking out the room they were occupying.

After leaving the hotel, Xin and the others headed straight toward the academy. Since yesterday they had come to the academy even though they were just passing by with their uncle who was helping to get a house that could be rented out. Xin and the others were currently memorizing or remembering the path leading toward the academy.

"You three!"

"Hey! Wait a moment!"

"Hmm? Did you hear maybe someone called us?"

"It is true that there is a voice from behind that seems to be calling us."

Xin and the others could hear the voice that was currently calling out to the three of them. Their footsteps stopped and immediately turned around and glanced behind them to find a boy who had a slightly chubby body with clothes that looked a little shabby while carrying a bag that probably contained all of his belongings.

The boy immediately stopped running the moment he was expected by Xin and the others.

"Were you the one who summoned us earlier?" Zhou Xiyan asked with great interest.

The boy slowly regained his breath and after his breathing had regulated properly, he lifted his head and nodded, "You three should be zen masters going to enroll in the academy, right? Can I come with you guys?"

"You are also a zen master?" Zhou Xiyan asked excitedly.

"Sure" The boy interrupted excitedly "My name is Eric, I have sausage zen and currently my level is level three"

"Level three?!" Zhou Xiyan was slightly surprised to hear the strength possessed by the boy named Eric and immediately began to introduce himself as well, "Zhou Xiyan, I have the zen of the holy light butterfly and my current level is level four."

"Level four?!" At this time, the opponent who was surprised to hear Zhou Xiyan's introduction was Eric, "Y-you…You are level four? When did you awaken your zen?"

"Six months ago," Zhou Xiyan said directly, "You should have also awakened Zen six months ago, right?"

"Uh…" Eric nodded with an expression he still couldn't believe, "How did you manage to increase your strength level so fast?"

"Of course! Because I am a genius." Zhou Xiyan raised her head proudly.

Eric was silent again listening to Zhou Xiyan's words then glanced at Xin and Tang Yu.

"Nice to meet you" Xin was the one who started it, "My name is Xin, my zen is Nine Colored Stone Crystal and it seems we share the same type of zen, assist-type zen. Right now my level is level two"

"Nice to meet you too, Xin" Eric, who heard that Xin's level was lower than his, immediately felt comfortable. He was completely shocked to find out that Zhou Xiyan's level was level four and thought the other two would be on the same level as him.

"I am Tang Yu" Tang Yu who saw Xin had introduced himself immediately introduced himself "My Zen is a blue-leafed banyan tree and currently my level is at level six"

"Level six?!" Eric was shocked by Tang Yu's strength. His eyes and mouth widened upon hearing this.

"Pfft~ Hahahah, what's with that expression of yours?" Zhou Xiyan immediately laughed with joy at the expression Eric showed.

Zhou Xiyan's laughter immediately brought Eric back to his thoughts and glanced at Tang Yu, "You're not kidding?"

"No, I am indeed currently at level six"

"..."

"I think we better go now" Xin immediately changed the subject, "If you still want to talk more, we can do it as we go"

"Well"

Xin immediately turned around and was followed by the others. Eric who saw this also immediately followed the three of them.

"Did you also awZenn zen six months ago?" Eric with great interest directly asked Tang Yu. At this time, Eric was seen walking beside Tang Yu.

"Well, I awakened mine six months ago" Tang Yu nodded and asked back, "You awakened your zen six months ago, that means you're from the village, right? How did you get here at a time like this?"

"I come from the village of Shuscar and the distance from my village to this city is quite far" Eric began to explain his origin, "I left yesterday along with a trade caravan that came from my village and just arrived some time ago"

"Does that mean you stayed in the forest during the trip?" Zhou Xiyan asked excitedly.

"No, we stopped at a village" Eric said back, "There was a village we stopped at and we stayed there for one night and then continued our journey this morning"

"I see" Zhou Xiyan nodded.

"How did you manage to raise your level to level six in just six months?" Eric asked with interest "I've been training hard but…I can only raise my level to level three not even close to level four"

"...Maybe it's because of his talent." Xin immediately jumped into the conversation.

"Talent?" Eric asked while raising his head.

"Everyone will have a different level of talent which is the same as the qualifications one has to become a zen master. This talent also determines the speed at which one's strength increases." Xin continued, "There's a possibility that among the four of us, I might have the worst talent while Tang Yu has the most talent. Therefore, he has the higher power out of the four of us."

"… great nonsense," Tang Yu thought and couldn't stop hearing this from Xin. He couldn't say he was happy to hear this because he knew how terrifying the talent Xin had.

"That's worth it if you follow your explanation, Xin. The best talent is Tang Yu, followed by me, followed by Eric, and finally you?" Zhou Xiyan asked back.

"That is so" Xin answered casually, "You already know about this and still want to fight Tang Yu?"

"Fight?" Eric asked with great interest.

"Zhou Xiyan challenged Tang Yu to a fight because she wanted to see a comparison between the two of them. She doesn't accept that Tang Yu is stronger than her because her level is higher than her."

"Hmph! Of course, I want to prove that I can beat him despite the level difference between us." Zhou Xiyan snorted upon hearing that.

"Oh? There's a fight?! Can I watch your fight?" Eric asked excitedly "I've never seen zen masters fight each other and this might be my first time seeing one."

"There's no difference between a battle between a zen master and an ordinary person, especially for a zen master who has no skills at all," Xin said casually.

"You say as if you've seen it before, Xin"

"Me and Tang Yu have fought before and the result should be something you guys can see for yourself."

"Of course, Tang Yu will win in that fight" Eric nodded with certainty "The level difference between the two of you is too great and it is difficult for you to defeat him unless the level difference is close like Zhou Xiyan and Tang Yu, there is a possibility of different results."

"This is so embarrassing. When will this person show his strength to the others?" Tang Yu couldn't help but sigh sadly because he was always thought of by others as better than Xin.

The four of them walked towards the academy while talking about many things. Mostly Xin and the others shared information with Eric related to Lacross City. It didn't take long for them to finally arrive at the academy gate and you could see that there were a lot of people there. These people were children who had the qualifications to become a zen master as well as their parents who would escort them into the academy.

"Sole!..."

"Sole!..."

Right at the same time, there was a loud rumbling sound of footsteps. Xin and the others immediately glanced toward the sound of the footsteps and saw that there were two horses currently pulling a carriage that had a very luxurious design. Everyone who was there immediately opened the way for the carriage until it stopped right in front of the gate of the academy.

"That train…"

"It should be a carriage belonging to the clan of the Glazed Treasure Nine Floor Glazed Tower."

"I heard from rumors that the daughter of the clan head of the Nine-Floor Glazed Treasure Glass Tower just awakened zen five months ago and will ascend this year soon."

"Is it true?"

"Well, the rumors should be true with the arrival of this train. In addition, the talent possessed by the clan head's daughter was also very good. Within five months, she has been able to increase her strength to level three and will probably soon reach level four shortly."

"Level three? That means she's a genius"

"Of course! After all, she was rumored to be the one who would become the heir of the clan in the future. Her talent certainly isn't something bad."

"What's so great about someone with the strength of level three? I'm already level four and it only took me six months to reach it. I am better than her" Zhou Xiyan said in a sullen tone but her voice was kept low only for Xin and the others to hear her voice.

"That's right" Eric nodded, "We also have Tang Yu who has even greater talent! How great is she?!"

Like Zhou Xiyan, Eric was also dissatisfied with the various comments made by the people around him.

"You guys should just shut up." Xin said calmly, "There's no use for you to compare yourself with the others. If you are not satisfied, wait until we are inside the academy then show us what you are capable of. You say there is no use here at all and will probably only get bad looks from the locals"

"...Uh," Zhou Xiyan and Eric nodded at this.

"Open!..."

The door of the carriage immediately opened and a girl who had a beautiful and cute face came out from there. The girl had golden hair followed by beautiful blue eyes. She had fair skin and a build that was on par with other kids her age. The girl was seen wearing clothes made from a material that looked to be of high quality.

"...Very beautiful" Eric, who first saw the appearance of the child, was immediately stunned by her beauty.

Not only was Eric stunned by the girl's beauty, but all the boys there were stunned by her beauty. While almost all the girls stare with envy and hatred.

"Hmph!" Zhou Xiyan sniffed hearing Eric's praise then glanced at Tang Yu and Xin who didn't seem interested in the girl.

"Hey, Tang Yu, Xin. Who do you think is prettier? Me or her?"

"Hmm?" Xin raised his forehead and said, "You two are both beautiful. She may look elegant because she comes from a wealthy family and has an aura resembling that of royalty. Meanwhile, you have a unique charm like a beautiful and sweet girl who is very agile"

"Is that so?" Zhou Xiyan's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this.

"Well, I feel that way too" Tang Yu was someone who didn't understand women. But, seeing Zhou Xiyan pleased with Xin's praise, he immediately used it as his defense.

"Miss, please come with me"

One possibility was that the maidservant of the girl immediately led the girl to enroll in the academy. Just before they entered the gate, it seemed that one of the teachers in the academy had picked them up right outside the gate. Immediately the teacher guided them into the school to complete the registration process.

"Will the rich be treated differently?" Zhou Xiyan asked with a frown.

"Isn't that something normal?" Xin asked back, "Come on in and quickly complete the registration process so you two can fight already."

Xin and the others started walking into the academy followed by the other kids. During the trip, Xin and the others met many children from the countryside like them. It's easy to tell if the child is from an urban or rural area. Children from urban areas will come with their parents to register and the clothes they wear look very good. Meanwhile, children who come from rural areas have shabby clothes and usually carry a bag containing all their needs.

Under the directions of the signs that had been prepared, they finally arrived at the registration location which was in the backyard of the academy. The backyard had a very large size and it looked like several places could be used as a place to fight each other.

There were a few students seen on the school grounds at the moment where they were doing exercises like meditation and also fighting each other. It's just that, the number of students who attend school is very small since it's holiday time. They have gotten vacation time from the students from last week and will soon enter next week along with Xin and the others entering the school.

"Hey, Tang Yu. How about we use that place to fight?" Zhou Xiyan pointed at an arena that was medium in size.

"Is it fine for us to use that place to compete?" Tang Yu asked doubtfully.

"It should be doable" Xin nodded "We are already enrolled in the school and we should be able to use the facilities owned by the school"

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's register immediately! I can't wait to see the fight between you two" Eric said excitedly.

"Well, let's finish the registration quickly" Xin nodded and said while looking at Eric, "Eric, are you going to register as a working student or a normal student?"

"...Working students. Why do you ask about that? Aren't you guys also going to register as working students?" Eric asked strangely.

"Only Zhou Xiyan will register as a working student among us." Xin said, "As for me and Tang Yu, we will register as normal students."

"What?!" Eric was surprised to hear this and immediately asked back, "Y-you…Are you rich people from your village?"

No, we only have some money and we can use it to register as normal students."

"...So"

"Now then, I guess we split up here, and how about after finishing registering, we regroup here?" Xin asked back.

"No problem." Tang Yu nodded.

"I agree" Zhou Xiyan nodded vigorously.

"I will follow you"

"Okay, you guys are so decided. Let's go register."

The four of them immediately separated where Xin and Tang Yu went directly to the normal student registration line while Zhou Xiyan and Eric went to the working student registration. The appearance of Xin and Tang Yu in the ranks of normal students made the kids from the cities frown. Although the clothes that Xin and Tang Yu were wearing were clean and nice, they could tell that Xin and Tang Yu were from the countryside because of the bags they were currently carrying.

Knowing this, the few people in the front and back rows of Xin and Tang Yu immediately kept their distance.

"They…"

"Forget it" Xin shook her head, "There's no use getting angry or doing anything. As long as we cause trouble here, it will only have a bad effect on us. If you want to silence them, silence them with the power you have"

"…Well" Tang Yu nodded then glanced towards the front, "That girl just now…Why isn't she here?"

"Rich people's treatment," Xin said casually, "Supposedly the adult who picked them up was a teacher and the teacher may have been given the task by the headmaster of this academy to pick them up. Between the commoner and the rich, between the commoner and the person with influence, and between the commoner and the person with status. There will be differences in treatment. You need to know about it and don't need to think about it too much. Do what we can do now and don't get your hopes up for anything high."

"Uh…" Tang Yu nodded,

Slowly time began to move. Every child began to enroll themselves in the school. For normal students, they were required to pay a fee of ten silver coins for tuition and stuff. This fee of ten silver coins will be paid monthly by them. There are also other additional costs such as housing but that only applies to students who wish to live in the hostel. As long as they didn't want it, they were only required to pay ten silver coins as the initial registration fee.

It's different compared to normal student registration which takes quite a lot of time. Enrollment for working students is quite fast. They only need to register themselves and then test their level of strength.

"Furthermore"

Eric immediately stepped forward and in touch, it was his turn. It was Zhou Xiyan's turn. But after deliberating for a while, Zhou Xiyan chose to let Eric go ahead and register before him.

Eric immediately took out the certificate given by the zen master who helped him awaken his zen then handed the certificate over to the teacher in charge of their registration process.

The teacher accepted the certificate then nodded and said "You can test your level"

"Good"

Eric nodded and immediately stretched his hand toward the crystal ball. Eric immediately put his zen energy into the crystal ball and not long after, the crystal ball immediately emitted light.

"Level three? Good talent"

Level three was considered the highest average level a person from the village could achieve when they first enrolled in the academy. It is very rare or even almost impossible for someone to surpass level three during the registration process.

Meanwhile, for children who live in cities, usually, their level can exceed level three, it's just that these children usually awaken their zen for more than six months. Usually, children who had reached level four were children who awakened their zen more than nine or ten months where their talent was still considered as average talent.

"Here is your room key and this is a map related to the layout of this school. Regarding the task that you will get later, later someone will come to explain to you about the task that you will do "

"I understand, Master"

Eric received the key as well as the question and then immediately walked out of the line to the side waiting for Zhou Xiyan to finish registering himself.

"It's finally my turn!" Zhou Xiyan said excitedly.

The teacher in charge chuckled at Zhou Xiyan's personality.

"Teacher, here is my certificate"

The teacher nodded and immediately accepted Zhou Xiyan's certificate. Feeling that there was nothing wrong with the certificate, the teacher immediately put it away and said, "You can test your strength."

"Okay Master"

Zhou Xiyan nodded vigorously. She immediately raised his hand towards the crystal ball.

"Zhou Xiyan's nature and personality are in complete contrast to yours. You would rather go unnoticed while she is someone who likes to get the attention of others." Tang Yu said casually glancing at Zhou Xiyan who was currently about to test her strength.

"It should be so" Xin nodded.

Zhou Xiyan then directly touched the crystal ball and immediately began to mobilize her zen energy toward the crystal ball. The crystal ball immediately emits light where the light emitted by the crystal ball exceeds the amount of light from the crystal ball previously owned by Eric and the other children.

"This…Level four!" The teacher in charge immediately exclaimed in shock the moment he found out Zhou Xiyan's power level.

The screams of the teacher were heard by everyone who was there. The teachers in charge of registration immediately stopped all their activities and glanced at Zhou Xiyan at the same time as the teacher in charge of helping Zhou Xiyan register.

"Level four?"

"How could it be?!"

"That…That kid is from the village, right?"

"If I'm not mistaken...In the village, there is only a zen awakening once a year"

"Well, it's usually done in June"

"…Doesn't that mean…That kid was able to reach level four in just the six months of her awakening her zen"

"This…"

"Genius…She's a genius!"

At this time, everyone immediately gave their attention to Zhou Xiyan. Zhou Xiyan who received this attention immediately raised her head with a look full of pride. However, that look disappeared as soon as she thought of Tang Yu.

"Teacher" Zhou Xiyan called over to the teacher in charge immediately, "Can I use the space over there to fight?" Zhou Xiyan immediately pointed to one of the battle arenas in the school's backyard.

"Fight?" The teacher asked again.

"Of course, I want to fight with my friend to compare who is better between the two of us," Zhou Xiyan said as she clenched her fists tightly.

"Comparing better?" The teacher was a little surprised to hear this and asked, "Are your friends on the same level as you?" The teacher's gaze glanced backward at one of the children behind Zhou Xiyan.

The child who received the teacher's gaze immediately became confused while also being nervous. In contrast to the nervous child, the teacher who was in charge of the rural children's registration process was very excited and you could see his eyes showing a flash of excitement. As long as there were many geniuses born in their school, their school's status would rise which led to many people who had the qualifications to become a zen masters enrolling in their school. Moreover, with a genius and talented alumni, the safety of the school would be guaranteed. No one would dare do anything to a school that has an alumnus who is so strong.

It's just that the moment he glanced at the boy, the teacher immediately frowned. Because he discovered that the strength that the boy possessed was only at level two. Disappointment immediately appeared in the teacher.

"No, he is not on the same level as me"

"No?" These words from Zhou Xiyan were already known by the teacher.

Every zen master can know the strength of every other zen master with a note that the zen master who wants to be identified is at the same level or they are at a lower level compared to them. As long as the zen master one wishes to identify is above their level of power even by one level, the zen master will not be able to feel the power of that person. They will only feel that person like an ordinary person unless the person shows the power that belongs to him.

This was also why the teacher could instantly tell the strength level of the child behind Zhou Xiyan just by focusing his attention on him.

"Looks like Zhou Xiyan will reveal information about your current strength," Xin said in a joking tone.

"…Well, she definitely will." Tang Yu sighed and then glanced at Zhou Xiyan. This gaze that belonged to Tang Yu was also returned by Zhou Xiyan who smiled at him.

Right at the same time as Zhou Xiyan's gaze, almost everyone immediately glanced at Tang Yu. Tang Yu, who received that look, immediately felt uneasy.

"Is he the friend you're referring to?" The teacher asked back with great interest. The disappointment he had was instantly dispelled, "Could it be that I was wrong earlier? The kid over there is his friend while the one behind isn't it?"

"Sure" Zhou Xiyan nodded and continued, "His name is Tang Yu, currently he has strength far above me, level six"

"..."

Everyone immediately fell silent listening to Zhou Xiyan's words.

"She did" Xin chuckled softly.

"What's so good about it?" Tang Yu said with a frown.

"...L-Level six?" The teacher was skeptical about Zhou Xiyan's statement, "Are you sure he is at level six?"

"Don't you believe me?!" Zhou Xiyan said sullenly as she clasped her arms, "You can personally test him now. He is at level six and it frustrates me and I want to beat him right now."

The teacher fell silent at Zhou Xiyan's words. He couldn't see any signs of lies being displayed by Zhou Xiyan which meant that everything Zhou Xiyan said was the truth.

The teacher immediately glanced at Tang Yu and watched him closely. Instantly his expression immediately changed because he found that the strength possessed by Tang Yu was completely different compared the strength of the children who were about to enroll in the academy at this time. The strength possessed by Tang Yu above compared to those children was even above Zhou Xiyan's strength. This meant that Tang Yu's strength level was higher than Zhou Xiyan's.

The teacher's excited expression immediately aroused the curiosity of the other teachers. Immediately, they focused their attention on Tang Yu and instantly knew Tang Yu's strength.

"This…"

Tang Yu who was listening to the attention from many sides immediately became nervous until one of the teachers came to him full of excitement, "Your name is Tang Yu, isn't it? Come with me to register directly"

Zhou Xiyan who saw this smiled at Tang Yu as if it was a smile of provocation. Finally, after waiting for a long time, she got the chance to fight with Tang Yu.

"Can my friends come too?" Tang Yu asked politely as he pointed at Xin, "We are from the same village and we were asked to be together. As long as he is allowed to come, I will too, as long as not, I will not do it and will choose to wait."

The teacher's gaze glanced at Xin and there was a hint of disappointment as he looked at Xin. The teacher found that Xin's strength was very weak and was on par with children with poor talent, "Of course, it doesn't matter."

Although Xin doesn't have a good talent like Tang Yu. He was still treated well and could immediately enlist. This is the treatment that belongs to geniuses. As long as it wasn't an unreasonable request, they would get it.

With the teacher's help, Xin and Tang Yu immediately rushed to the front row. Not a single person dared try to block them. It didn't take long for them to arrive at the front of the line and soon Tang Yu handed over the certificate that belonged to him.

The teacher verified the certificate that Tang Yu had and upon knowing that the certificate was genuine, the teacher immediately said, "You can test your strength now."

Although some of the parties there already knew about Tang Yu's level of strength. Some people don't know about it. These people are old people who are not Zen masters. They also wanted to know whether the information Zhou Xiyan conveyed was true or not. They certainly could confirm this through the expressions shown by the teachers who were there and also some of their parents who were indeed Zen masters. However, the academy would of course follow the path followed by the other students to verify or show everyone Tang Yu's level just like the other kids did.

Tang Yu slowly touched the crystal ball with his hands and then began to channel his zen energy into the crystal ball.

"Buzz!..."

The crystal ball immediately gave off a light so bright that it even exceeded the intensity of the light emitted when Zhou Xiyan tested his strength.

"This…"

Everyone who was there immediately became silent seeing the incident.

"L-Level six…" The teacher in charge finally spoke up as he glanced at Tang Yu with an excited look. Even though he already knew about this, still, he was extremely excited the moment the test was successfully carried out.

All the students who were currently practicing even became silent and stopped practicing when they found out about this.

"Good!"

Without waiting for a long time, the teacher immediately rushed to the principal's room to inform them about the enrollment of two geniuses in their school.

"Teacher, this is the fee for my enrollment." Tang Yu immediately took out his ten silver coins and handed them to the teacher.

"No, no, no, you don't have to do that." The teacher immediately rejected him.

"No need? Why?" Tang Yu asked in confusion.

"Our academy has excellent treatment for geniuses." The teacher smiled at Tang Yu as he explained, "For geniuses who have just awakened later to reach level five before the one year of his zen awakening, they will receive special treatment. They do not need to pay school fees and hostel fees as long as they want to live in the hostel. Apart from that, they would also earn one gold coin in cash each month. This fee applies to them until they graduate from this school."

This rule itself had been enforced by this academy's side—It wasn't just this academy but all of the junior zen master academies that were in the Imperial Empire territory. As long as a child could reach level five strength before the one year of his zen awakening, that child would obtain resources from the Empire's side.

This was done by the Imperium Kingdom so that geniuses could focus on training to increase their strength plus those geniuses felt valued by the kingdom. That way, they will not have thoughts of betrayal and others. Only, it was rare that someone would receive such treatment unless one was a genius.

Therefore, information regarding special treatment for geniuses, is not too many people know about. Because every year, only one or two people can get that kind of treatment, maybe even in one year no one can get that treatment.

This information made the children, especially the children from the village, immediately excited, especially Zhou Xiyan and Eric. Zhou Xiyan was currently at level four and it shouldn't take long for her to reach level five. As for Eric, he still has a chance to get a special treatment position as long as he wants to work hard.

Tang Yu immediately got his money back then the teacher in charge of him immediately handed over the school uniform along with the key to the dormitory Tang Yu would be living in. There was also a sheet of paper containing a school schedule along with one gold coin that Tang Yu could use for his daily needs.

In contrast to the general school setting where students will get classes in the same age group. Schools in this world are very different. The students are not arranged by dividing one class with the same age group. Students have the possibility of being in the same class as students who are older than them.

The school has made a schedule of activities where the teachers will teach at a predetermined time in a designated place or classroom as well. The students only need to come to the class and then listen to the teaching conducted by the teacher. Students are also not required to attend a class.

In essence, students are required to follow the rules imposed by the academy, especially regarding graduation. Students are required to reach strength level 18 before they turn 13. As long as they couldn't do that, they would be immediately kicked out by the school and it was guaranteed that they would not be able to proceed to the intermediate zen master academy since enrolling there required a diploma issued by the junior zen master academy school.

"Thank you" Tang Yu nodded and immediately shifted to the side since it was Xin's turn to register.

The teacher's gaze quickly glanced at Xin and said, "Give me your certificate."

Xin nodded and immediately handed over the certificate that belonged to him.

After confirming the authenticity of the certificate, the teacher immediately said, "You can do your strength test."

Xin nodded and immediately raised his hand towards the crystal ball. Xin immediately mobilized his zen energy and the crystal ball emitted light. The light that came out was lower than the light of the crystal ball that came out when Eric tested his strength.

"Level two power. Fine, please pay ten silver coins for the registration fee as well as clothes plus another ten silver coins as long as you wish to stay in the dormitory."

Xin immediately took out ten silver coins and handed them to the teacher, "Just for registration, I already have my place to live."

"Okay" The teacher didn't really care about that and immediately took the money given by Xin then handed over a set of clothes along with a sheet of paper containing a schedule of school activities.

Meanwhile, it coincided in the current principal's room.

The principal's room is on the second floor of the academy building. The size of the room is quite large and looks very neatly arranged. There were several books arranged on shelves and there was a paper table by the window that overlooked Lacross City. Right inside the room, there is also a medium-sized sofa that is usually used to welcome guests who come into the room.

"How is it from Chairman Qing?"

A man in neat clothes sat politely on the sofa. The man had black hair that was neatly styled back and had sideburns that were well-sized. The man had white skin and dark black eyes.

He is the Principal of Lacross City Junior Zen Master Academy.

"Father is fine and he sent an apology for not being able to come to visit here because he has a lot of business to do"

Sitting right in front of him was a girl who had previously gotten off the carriage. The girl sat down politely while the maid who accompanied her stood behind her quietly.

The girl answered Alvine's question calmly and politely.

"No no no, how could Chairman Qing have to come see me? I should have come to meet him. Besides, Chief Qing must have a lot of business to do for him, it would be impossible for him to come to meet a small person like me."

"Please don't look down on yourself, Headmaster." The girl immediately said quickly, "You're one of the big men in this town and it's worth it for Father to take the time to meet you."

"I am flattered to hear this" Alvine smiled and continued, "I have heard information about you before. In the four months following your zen awakening, you have reached level three. How long will it take you to reach level four?"

"At least next month there is a possibility that my level will reach level four." This girl replied, "How are Ling Qing'er and Feng Xuan's strengths progressing?"

"They both?" Alvine was slightly taken aback by the question and answered, "Both of them are as talented as you. Currently, both of them are at level six strength and it won't take long for them to break through to level seven soon."

"Knock!..."

Right at the same time, there was a sudden knock from the entrance. The maid immediately frowned at the knocking.

"Open!..."

Immediately the door to the principal's office opened and a teacher appeared to enter with an excited expression.

"Can't you see I'm on business right now?" Alvine frowned at the arrival of the teacher.

"This…My Principal brings great news"

"Big news?" Alvine was immediately interested to hear this.

Not only Alvine but daughter and maid were attracted by the news.

"There are two children from the village who have just enrolled in the academy. Both of them awakened their zen six months ago and currently…Both of them have already reached strength level six and strength level four."

"What?!"

Alvine instantly became uneasy hearing this. The maids and girls in the room were even more shocked to hear that information.

As long as it was a child from the city and that child had the strength of level four, the headmaster wouldn't be surprised to hear the information since the boy might have trained for quite a long period compared to the other kids. However, the story is different as long as it is a child from the village. They awakened their zen six months before the academy's enrollment opened and they only had six months to train to increase their strength.

A child who could reach level four strength was a genius compared to his age. Especially now that the teacher brought even more shocking news that there was a child from the village who had level six strength. It would only cause the headmaster's eyes to be shattered because this being known as the most genius in the Zen mainland could only reach level five strength during his zen awakening within six months.

This information is already known to everyone.

"Y-You…Is that true?!" Alvine who was currently standing with a completely uneasy expression compared to before immediately asked quickly.

"That's right, Headmaster." The teacher nodded quickly, "The strengths of the two have been verified beforehand. The strength of these two children is indeed at level six and level four. As for the strength of the sixth level, his name is Tang Yu and he has the zen of the Blue-leaved Banyan Tree while the child who has the strength of the fourth level has the name of Zhou Xiyan, has the zen of the Holy Light Butterfly."

A sense of joy at this time appeared in Alvine's feelings. The teacher's actions were immediately forgotten by him as he said excitedly, "Where are those two children now? I want to meet them"

"This... They are probably currently in one of the battle arenas on the school grounds."

"Possibility?" The maid raised his eyebrows

"Battle arena?"

"During the time of registration, Zhou Xiyan wanted to challenge the child named Tang Yu to a match. Both of them seem to know each other and want to fight too. Therefore, there is a possibility that these two are currently there fighting."

"I see, a competition over a difference in strength, isn't anything bad." Alvine nodded then glanced at the girl he was currently with, "Miss Qing Renxue, do you want to go watch the match between the two kids? I think it's a good thing for you to get to know them both. You are of the same age and maybe in the future you will get to know each other"

"Sure, I think so too." The girl named Qing Renxue immediately agreed. Qing Renxue couldn't help but be interested in this. She was hailed before as a genius that perhaps surpassed the two Ling Qing'er and Feng Xuan. Knowing that there were figures who were more genius than her even if it were two people, naturally he was very interested to see them.

Alvine's gaze glanced at the teacher, "Take us to where they fight"

"Good"

The teacher quickly led Alvine and the others to the battle arena that Zhou Xiyan and Tang Yu were currently using. Where it seemed that quite a lot of people were there to watch the fight between the two. Even the students who were training or fighting stopped whatever activities they had for the sake of watching the battle between the two geniuses. This also applies to newly enrolled students along with their parents.