– Nuodding Academy –

{A/N: This chapter was supposed to be released yesterday, but not being satisfied with it, I was forced to write two other chapters with different paths; Anyway, I'm still not satisfied and it's very likely that there will be a lot of mistakes in this chapter, so... patience!}

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[Congratulations, the host pulled a C-class skill; Moon Sword Art.]

The notification sound played in Long Yun's mind after his request to open the lottery.

Coincidentally, this was good luck as he was given a sword art that he needed most at the moment.

He couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

He never expected that he could even receive a complete set of sword art. Now, if he used his basic sword arts in conjunction with moon sword art, he would be much stronger. His training time would also be cut in half, just needing to better understand the essence of the moon sword art.

[Your reward has already been added to the system space, please make sure you check and accept it.] – The robotic voice disappeared as soon as he finished speaking.

….

After receiving his award, Long Yun left for Nuodding City.

Half a day later, at a shop in Nuodding City that sold animal skins.

"Seventy-year-old Black Spotted Wild Pig…is worth a total of twenty pieces of silver."

"A hundred-year-old golden-striped snake… is worth a total fifty pieces of silver."

"Two-hundred-year-old Poisonous Centipedes… are worth two hundred pieces of silver."

The shopkeeper said blankly as he calculated the prices.

After a while of adding up all the corpses that Long Yun had pulled out of the system space, the coroner finally showed an expression of interest.

"Green Flame Python…. A thousand years old… Worth two thousand three hundred gold coins."

Speaking so far, the shopkeeper's face has changed.

The Green Flame Python was a very prickly spirit beast to deal with. The defense was strong and hard to catch, the poison was very terrifying, and the speed was very fast.

Even some four-ringed spirit ancestors might not be able to catch it that easily. And here, an unknown young man showed up with one like it was no big deal.

Furthermore, even though the body was a bit destroyed, his fangs were in perfect condition, his skin was also mostly perfect, and even his poison pouch was there.

'Exactly what great Clan does this little Demon come from?' – The shopkeeper thought as he calculated the prices.

Due to this, the price of the Green Flame Python has exceeded that of other animals of the same tier.

"Two Thousand Gold Coins? Long Yun was a little shocked as the Python was worth more than he thought. If he had no intention of reuniting with Xiao Wu in the future, he might not even need to join as a working student.

"Adding up all the corpses together, it makes a total of three thousand two hundred and fifty gold coins!" Said the shopkeeper.

How about this, I will give you a total of three thousand five hundred gold coins." – The shopkeeper said with a sly smile.

"Clear." – Long Yun didn't bother to think about it too much, so he agreed.

Soon, Long Yun received his money, all in a small coin purse weighing almost a few pounds. As he left the store, the shopkeeper followed him with his eyes for a few moments, before closing his eyes again.

…

After leaving the store, Long Yun did not go directly to the gym, but instead looked around.

Finding a middle-class clothing store, he took advantage of it and bought four sets of clean clothes, and also bought a sharp sword made entirely of iron essence.

Once he was satisfied with his appearance, only then did he walk towards the great Nuodding Academy!

Nuodding Academy was established in the center of the city, with a 20-meter-high wall surrounding it.

For Long Yun who saw very little of the world, the academy was extraordinarily large, and the lands it covered were vast as well. Even though Long Yun was in his past life, he was sure the academy could be considered a small town isolated from the world.

Nuodding Academy was the most prestigious academy in Nuoding City, and today was its annual opening ceremony.

For this reason, the front gates were extremely lively. There were a lot of people there, as well as some fancy carriages that were parked not far away. However, virtually every carriage had a few guards protecting them.

Long Yun looked only briefly for any familiar figure among the people, but when he didn't find it, he walked towards the academy gates. Unlike Tang San, he was not blocked at the door and gained free access when he said he was a student about to complete his application.

Amazingly, the guard even gave him some explanation about the academy and pointed out the place where he could complete his registration.

...

This is the place responsible for receiving new students.

In the Academic Affairs Office, Long Yun saw a middle-aged professor reviewing some reports and documents.

"Excuse me, could the teacher help me complete my application to the academy?" – Long Yun respectfully asked the man, who still hadn't noticed his arrival.

"Oh, what a cute little boy! May I know where you come from, and where are your parents?" The old man smiled when he noticed the young boy in front of him. It should be known that it is very rare for people with silver hair, even in this world.

Long Yun made a curious expression, before replying without much consideration. "I'm an orphan from Holy Spirit Village, and my parents are probably dead. Hehe, but not that it matters much; could you help me with my application?" 

"Hm? Quite impatient, I see. Well, here, let me see your certificate…" – The man held the report in front of his eyes and studied it calmly, and finally showed an expression of appreciation. 

"Yes, you are eligible to study here! As this year's first working student, you will be sent to dorm number seven along with some older students. Any problem?"

"No, no problem!" – Long Yun nodded, and the old man smiled even more when he saw that the boy was not shy at all when talking to someone of his rank.

No matter how he looked at it, this young man didn't seem to be from a small, godforsaken village. Handsome, polite, with a good spiritual soul, and seemed to have some personality. In the future, he would certainly be a person of high status among his peers.

"Here, this will be your uniform while you're at the gym, and I'll send someone to deliver some bedding for you. This person will also assign you some work to compensate for your stay at the academy, similar to your senior colleagues." The teacher passed a bag with the standard academy uniform, and then sent Long Yun away with a satisfied smile.

'Ah, it looks like our academy will be starting to thrive in the near future." – The professor smiled as if he could see the future, but then he snapped out of his dream when another professor arrived, bringing even more reports to sign.

"Damn paperwork!"

…..

As the Academic Affairs Office is located on the first floor of the main teaching building, Long Yun left the main teaching building soon after, and not far from the main teaching building is the dormitory area.

There was only one dorm, so it was easy to find. It didn't take long for Long Yun to arrive at the dormitory from the main teaching building.

The dormitory building has only five floors. There are three bedrooms on each floor. Rooms are large and can accommodate many people.

In fact, the reason the college built each dorm so big is that it can accommodate a lot of people and make it easy to manage.

Holding the package containing his uniform, Long Yun walked to the front of dormitory number seven.

Because Long Yun clearly remembered the plot thus far, and knew that he would be attacked by Wang Sheng as soon as the door opened, he was already prepared for the attack.