Chapter 3: The Mountain Does Not Turn, the Water Does

As Luo Tiancheng finished speaking with a sneer, Shi Feng furrowed his brows slightly.

Lin Yaoyue had indeed left in a hurry and didn't inform him about these matters. Perhaps she didn't feel comfortable bringing it up directly, which was why she handed him over to Luo Tiancheng, an "old acquaintance."

The reason why the Divine Realm Academy had a large number of students willing to apply and didn't choose to directly participate in the assessments of some major guilds to become internal members was because of these mentors.

The school was willing to spend a great price to hire many skilled players from the Divine Realm as mentors. Not only did they teach students combat skills in the Divine Realm, but they also helped the students improve together.

After all, newcomers in the Divine Realm had nothing and could be considered helpless.

The mentors had been in the Divine Realm for many years and possessed various resources. They could completely make up for the lack of resources in the Divine Realm Academy, allowing the newcomers to quickly integrate into the Divine Realm. They didn't have to worry about leveling up and improving their equipment every day because these mentors could provide them.

Moreover, six years after the opening of the Divine Realm, the mentor-disciple system was introduced, which laid the foundation for the Divine Realm to enter the university campus.

With the mentor-disciple system, skilled players could directly lower their levels to the same level as newcomers, including their high-level weapons and equipment. This allowed skilled players to guide newcomers in battles on the frontlines without having to create a new character and accompany the newcomers in dungeons.

Originally, Shi Feng only wanted to casually teach some techniques in the academy and mix around.

After being reborn for many years and reaching the Sixth Order Divine Master, his current combat level was beyond the imagination of those third and fourth-order experts. Not to mention teaching these freshmen, even teaching those fourth-order experts would be a piece of cake.

But now, it was really difficult for him, a person with nothing in the Divine Realm, to compete with those high-ranking members from major guilds for these freshmen.

It was no wonder Lin Yaoyue didn't hesitate to leave without saying a word. It must be because she felt embarrassed to bring it up.

As for the idea of not caring about past experiences and only valuing abilities, it was definitely nonsense!

"Guild Leader Shi Feng, why do you look a bit unhappy?" Luo Tiancheng looked at Shi Feng's slightly furrowed brows and couldn't help but laugh. "Do you want me to assign you a few students? When you leave the Divine Realm Academy, Guild Leader Shi Feng, you won't have to worry about losing face."

Unlike Shi Feng, who had no background, with the reputation of the Shadow's Phantom Guild, he had recruited quite a number of freshmen, more than forty in total. In terms of numbers, he ranked among the top ten mentors.

As for Shi Feng, the former Guild Leader of the Phantom Guild, Luo Tiancheng had never looked highly upon him.

In his opinion, the reason why Shi Feng's skill level surpassed his own was simply due to the advantage of playing the Divine Realm early on. In terms of talent, he was not inferior to Shi Feng at all, yet Shi Feng was the Guild Leader of the Phantom Guild.

Now, it was the best proof that without the support of the Phantom Guild, Shi Feng was nothing in the Divine Realm Academy.

"A few students, nothing for Teacher Luo to worry about." Shi Feng glanced at Luo Tiancheng and said calmly, "No matter what, I was the former president of Shadow Guild and have led you experts. I still have some ability."

After saying that, Shi Feng walked towards the testing area without paying any attention to the darkening expression on Luo Tiancheng's face.

"You can be proud for now! Without the support of Shadow Guild, you are nothing!" Luo Tiancheng stared at Shi Feng as he left, his gaze filled with malice. "Wait until the day you leave, I'll see how I mock you!"

Meanwhile, in front of the exit of the testing hall, more than ten junior mentors blocked the way. These people were either high-level members of top guilds like Shadow Guild or top experts from third-rate guilds that controlled over ten major cities in the Divine Realm.

Whenever they saw a new student coming out of the testing hall, they would immediately surround them.

"I can see that you have exceptional talent, reaching the later stages of the fourth floor of the Trial Tower. You are definitely a trainable talent. I am an elder of Blood Spirit Guild. As long as you become my student and reach level 150, I can guarantee that you will have a full set of Dark-Gold equipment!"

"Hmph! What is Blood Spirit Guild? Just a third-rate guild. Young man, join our Wolf Language Guild. We are a second-rate top guild, much stronger than a third-rate guild. Don't talk about transitioning to Dark-Gold equipment before level 150, even Epic-grade equipment is possible. If you can reach the early stages of the sixth floor of the Trial Tower, I can even guarantee a level 150 Epic-grade weapon for you!"

...In the hall

For a moment, more than ten middle-aged men surrounded a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, each of them arguing passionately, almost revealing their entire backgrounds.

Shi Feng also glanced at the slightly shy boy in sportswear.

Reaching the later stages of the fourth floor of the Trial Tower at the age of seventeen or eighteen without any guidance was quite impressive in terms of talent. According to the academy's evaluation, which categorized talent into A, B, C, and D levels, he had already reached B-level, not far from the Trial Tower's fifth floor, which was currently considered the level of an ordinary expert in the Divine Realm.

If a top guild provided enough resources and guidance, it would not be impossible for him to become an expert at the Profound Realm level in the future. After all, before the age of 25, it was the period when physical fitness and technical skills improved the fastest. After this age, it would be difficult to make significant progress.

And as long as he became an expert at the Profound Realm level, he was destined to become a pillar of a top guild. With a large amount of resources invested, becoming a Tier 4 profession was just a matter of time. It was no wonder these junior mentors were scrambling for him.

However, Shi Feng didn't pay much attention and walked to the entrance of the testing hall.

He sat on the waiting seat that had been prepared long ago and took out the intelligent brain on his wrist, projecting a holographic image in front of him.

Then, Shi Feng wrote a few words on the holographic image, causing many of the waiting new students to be astonished, even the more than ten junior mentors at the exit of the testing hall were dumbfounded.

On-site tutoring could improve the results in the Trial Tower by a certain amount. Each tutoring session cost 100,000 credit points, and each person could only be tutored once, first come, first served.

"Is this mentor trying to make crazy money?"

"100,000 credit points, that's four years of my living expenses!"

"But if my grades can improve, it wouldn't be too bad. After all, the college determines our initial resource level based on test scores. If I can improve to the later stage of the fourth level, I would receive a B-level evaluation. Not to mention that I can get a 30% discount on using the school's resources. I heard that they also reward twelve bottles of A-level nutritional potions every year."

Regarding the notice written by Shifeng, many freshmen present were tempted, especially those who were originally in the later stage of the fourth level. The difference between B-level and C-level evaluations in the Divine Realm College was quite significant.

An A-level nutritional potion in the outside world costs ten thousand credit points, which is not affordable for ordinary people. Even middle-class families can only afford to let their children drink B-level nutritional potions worth one thousand credit points at most. Most people can only afford C-level nutritional potions worth four hundred credit points.

Twelve bottles of A-level nutritional potions would cost one hundred and twenty thousand credit points!

Not to mention that the school's resources can be discounted by 30%. In the future, purchasing A-level nutritional potions sold by the school would only cost seven thousand credit points. No matter how you look at it, this deal is a guaranteed profit.

A cute girl with twin ponytails, wearing short sleeves and shorts, walked up with a lively atmosphere. With her shiny eyes, she couldn't help but ask Shifeng, "Teacher, are what you said true?"

The appearance of this female student also attracted the attention of many freshmen and mentors present.

Because this female student was one of the few geniuses in this year's freshmen and also the younger sister of Wu Xiaoxiao, the most powerful genius in the Divine Realm College, Wu Lingling.

She was only sixteen years old and was a specially recruited genius of the Divine Realm College. She was currently a master in the initial stage of the fifth level of the Trial Tower, and her performance was not much worse than Wu Xiaoxiao's back then.

However, before Shifeng could speak, Luo Tiancheng, who couldn't bear to watch any longer, suddenly walked over and said, "This classmate Wu Lingling, don't be fooled by this person. He is just a junior mentor who came to the college on the first day, and he is only a player of a third-order profession."

"Teaching once and improving one stage, such big talk is not even dared to be said by those fourth-order profession experts. And you should also know how difficult it is to improve one stage in the Trial Tower. It requires continuous effort day by day and overcoming many hardships. He is doing this because he can't attract enough students and will be expelled from the Divine Realm College. That's why he is trying to deceive you and take your money."

With Luo Tiancheng speaking up, many freshmen present nodded in agreement. It can be said that they agreed with what Luo Tiancheng said.

Because they also went step by step, constantly undergoing various hardships, studying the battle videos of the Divine Realm experts, and fighting countless monsters in the Divine Realm to reach their current level.

The improvement in combat skills becomes more difficult as one progresses, and it is definitely not something that can be achieved overnight. Not to mention that even fourth-order profession experts dare not make such claims, let alone Shifeng, a player of a third-order profession?

At that moment, the freshmen present gave up on asking Shifeng's thoughts and even felt that someone like Shifeng was ridiculous, going to such extremes just to become a mentor in the college.

Luo Tiancheng also glanced at Shifeng, with a smug smile on his lips.

However, just as Wu Lingling was about to give up and leave, Shifeng smiled faintly, "By the way, I missed a sentence here. If there is no improvement in the paragraph, I won't take a single penny!"