The Six-Winged Flying Dragon circled in the sky outside the Silver Mountain Range, but did not fly into its airspace.
The entire Silver Mountain Range exuded a faint True Dragon aura, as if an invisible, terrifying presence was overlooking everything from some unknown time and space. Lin Chuan instinctively felt a shiver down his spine, his hairs standing on end.
Under Liu Wenrou's guidance, the Six-Winged Flying Dragon landed at the foot of the Silver Mountain Range.
She was the first to jump off the Six-Winged Flying Dragon, and Lin Chuan followed.
Immediately, she stored the Six-Winged Flying Dragon into the Pet Space Device bracelet on her left wrist.
"Senior, have we arrived?" Lin Chuan asked curiously.
However, looking ahead, there were no buildings within the Silver Mountain Range, showing no signs of an Academy. All that existed was an invisible, terrifying aura, as if something might suddenly fly out of the Silver Mountain Range.
Liu Wenrou nodded slightly and said, "We've arrived, Junior. Did you bring your admission letter?"
"If you brought it, take it out. If not, it doesn't matter, just come in with me."
The physical admission letter for the Sixth Academy arrived the day after Wan Wan sent her expedited express delivery. Lin Chuan naturally had it with him now.
Following Liu Wenrou's instructions, Lin Chuan immediately took it out of his Pet Space, and also released Wan Wan.
Although he didn't know what would happen next, it certainly wouldn't be an ordinary situation.
Perhaps there would be novel landscape changes for Wan Wan to record. Whether useful or not, it was good for her to broaden her horizons.
Seeing Lin Chuan's Book Spirit, Liu Wenrou showed a slight interest but said nothing.
Book Spirits were rare elsewhere, and Beast Masters capable of contracting a Book Spirit were even fewer.
However, they could still be seen in the Eight Great Academies. For one, the libraries of the Eight Great Academies had Book Spirits serving as librarians.
And there were also students who contracted Book Spirits to serve as encyclopedic little advisors and dedicated personal secretaries, though the proportion was still not high. After all, contracting a Book Spirit not only required outstanding talent and excellent grades, but also depended on luck and fate.
Was she, Liu Wenrou, not bad?
She was also considered a prodigy, and her appearance was good.
But when she applied to contract a Book Spirit two years ago, she was told she was too tall and too masculine, more like a man, and that her resume showed she wasn't gentle but super violent, which scared the Book Spirit too much.
Liu Wenrou was annoyed. Why wasn't there a Book Spirit with unique taste who just happened to like her 'oversized' type?
In short, at that time, not a single suitable Book Spirit was willing to contract with her.
Well, was Liu Wenrou pretending not to know, or genuinely unaware, that the fundamental reason Book Spirits were unwilling to contract with her wasn't her height, but her 'gentleness'? What Book Spirit would dare to contract with a Beast Master like her, who could pull out a spiked club to smash a Spirit Beast at any moment?
Liu Wenrou was only suitable for contracting Spirit Beasts with thick hides, tough bodies, and massive physiques.
Just as Liu Wenrou was focusing on Wan Wan.
The Sixth Academy's physical admission letter in Lin Chuan's hand seemed to sense something. It automatically floated up into the air.
Profound runes continuously emerged from the admission letter, fluttering in the air like fireflies. They connected end to end, intertwining, and finally formed a bright white, transparent circular rune array, which slowly rotated.
Through the transparent array, Lin Chuan saw another Silver Mountain Range.
Countless buildings were situated on the continuous mountain range.
There were modern skyscrapers, ancient palace-style buildings, and even floating islands suspended in mid-air, as well as a silver long river hanging in the void, like a fairy's colorful ribbon, continuously flowing around the entire Silver Mountain Range.
As the array slowly rotated, a distorted void wormhole quietly opened.
Beside him, Liu Wenrou simultaneously explained, "The space of this Silver Mountain Range has been folded."
"It's similar in principle to a Pet Space, but not the same. A Pet Space is a small space independent of the real world, while this folded space still belongs to reality. It's like folding a piece of paper, creating two layers, an outer and an inner world."
"The outer world is the Silver Mountain Range you just saw, Junior. Aside from the unusable remnants and pollution left by the catastrophic Silver Dragon that died back then, it's nothing but danger and terror."
"And the inner world..."
As she spoke, Liu Wenrou walked to the void wormhole opened by Lin Chuan's admission letter.
Like a greeter at a mall, Liu Wenrou bowed slightly to Lin Chuan, a gentle smile on her face, and made a gesture for him to enter.
"Congratulations on your enrollment!"
"Welcome, Junior Lin Chuan, to the Star Rock Federation National Sixth Academy, Silver Mountain Academy."
...
Wan Wan memorized every detail of the wondrous sight before her.
She floated beside Lin Chuan, following him through the wormhole, with Liu Wenrou entering afterwards.
After both of them and the Spirit Beast had passed through, the teleportation wormhole naturally collapsed and disappeared, transforming back into the admission letter and flying back into Lin Chuan's hand.
Just now, through the transparent circular array, the inner world scene Lin Chuan saw was incomplete.
But now, having truly crossed the wormhole and entered the inner world of Silver Mountain, where the Sixth Academy was located, Lin Chuan was truly shocked.
In the sky.
One great sun, one bright moon.
Suspended simultaneously!
A scene of sun and moon shining together.
"This sun and moon are both real projections made from precious items and can be adjusted at any time."
Liu Wenrou continued to act as a guide.
"The Academy can make it daytime when it wants, nighttime when it wants, and even create certain extreme weather phenomena. This is convenient for cultivating certain special Spirit Beasts and for dealing with emergencies."
Lin Chuan opened his mouth to speak but couldn't. He couldn't find any words to express his shock, only silence remained.
This was the Sixth Academy, one of the Eight Great Academies!
Not only could it fold space, but it could even create real projections of the sun, moon, and celestial phenomena, adjusting them at any time to cultivate Spirit Beasts and respond to emergencies.
Could other top academies do this?
No wonder the Eight Great Academies stood out in the Star Rock Federation, completely not on the same level as other Imperial Beast Universities.
With this, what was there to even compare?
Lin Chuan's gaze shifted again, falling upon the ethereal silver long river that, like a fairy's colorful ribbon, encircled the entire inner world of the Silver Mountain Range.
"The Silver River is formed from the essence of the catastrophic Silver Dragon's dragon blood, and it contains extraordinary substances and energy."
"Junior Lin Chuan, when your Spirit Beast reaches Tier 4 in the future, you can apply to the Academy to enter it for purification and refinement, which can enhance the bloodline quality of your Spirit Beast."
"If it's a sub-dragon type Spirit Beast, there's even a possibility of further purifying its bloodline, or even transforming into a True Dragon."
"Each student gets one Spirit Beast that can use this for free. This is an Academy benefit."
"If you want to purify a second or more Spirit Beasts, you'll have to spend academic credits."
At this point, Liu Wenrou paused, hesitating whether to continue explaining. The situation regarding academic credits was too complex and troublesome to explain.
However, after seeing Lin Chuan's curious gaze, she decided to say a little bit.
"Academic credits are the internal currency of the Academy."
"Many precious resources and knowledge not available even outside or at the Beastmaster Association require academic credits for exchange."
"The Academy automatically grants 1 academic credit to students every day at midnight."
"Of course, this 1 academic credit per day is barely enough to cover daily expenses, let alone exchange for advanced knowledge or valuable skill manuals."
"Therefore, the Academy often assigns tasks to students, allowing them to earn academic credits."
"Hmm, I won't go into the details of earning academic credits for now. It's very complex; it can be difficult or simple, but in short, there are many ways to earn them."
"Like what I'm doing now, bringing you, Junior, from Wanshan Prefecture, guiding you into the inner world of the Silver Mountain Range, and explaining some basic information to you. This is a freshman welcoming task I accepted, and it gives me 10 academic credits."
"Regarding academic credits, you'll understand it after living and studying at the Academy for a while, Junior."
“Now, I’ll first take Junior Brother to get his student ID, then I’ll take you to your residence.”
Saying that, Liu Wenrou once again released her Six-Winged Dragon, carrying Lin Chuan towards the modern architectural complex within the Silver Mountain’s inner world.
First, they landed in an administrative campus that resembled a business park in its layout.
Not only did this area have the Sixth Academy’s Academic Affairs Office, but also buildings like the Mission Tower, and Lin Chuan even saw contact points for the Beastmaster Association and the Federal Government.
Without taking Lin Chuan on a tour, Liu Wenrou directly led him to the Academic Affairs Office to complete his enrollment registration.
Lin Chuan received a student ID made of an unknown material.
It was a very ordinary student ID, yet the words “Star Rock Federation National Sixth Academy” printed on it were anything but ordinary.
No matter where he went, this student ID held significant meaning and could grant many privileges.
At the same time, this student ID also served as a pass for the Silver Mountain Range’s inner world; holding it allowed free entry and exit from this inner world. The student ID also stored 30 reserve credits, a welfare benefit from the Academy for new students. These 30 reserve credits could not be traded to others and could only be used by the student themselves.
After getting the student ID, Liu Wenrou directly led Lin Chuan to his residence.
The residence was not in this administrative campus.
Liu Wenrou steered the Six-Winged Dragon for a full 10 minutes, almost the distance of half of Qinghe City, before landing with Lin Chuan in a valley plain between the mountains. It was a super luxurious manor covering at least 100,000 square meters.
“Junior Brother, you don’t need to doubt the Academy’s basic living benefits; they are absolutely top-tier.”
“Every student gets such a manor residence.”
“Inside the manor, all kinds of basic training facilities and tools are available, even more advanced and complete than those at the Beastmaster Association in the prefecture city.”
“Actually, this is still the lowest-grade residence; there are also medium-grade and high-grade residences.”
Saying that, Liu Wenrou pointed to the ancient palaces, faintly visible in the clouds in the distant depths of the mountains.
“Those are the medium-grade ones. Every student can occupy a mountain. Usually, more outstanding second-year students or third-year students live there.”
Then, Liu Wenrou pointed upwards into the void.
Floating islands drifted along the Silver River, seemingly enveloped by transparent bubble membranes, with various bizarre and colorful scenes inside.
“Those are the high-grade ones. Elites among the third-year students and fourth-year students live there.”
Lin Chuan: …
Please forgive his limited experience; he had truly never imagined such a situation.
Seemingly pleased with Lin Chuan’s shocked, speechless expression, Liu Wenrou smiled. Her own reaction when she first enrolled was no better than Lin Chuan’s; at the time, her eyes had almost popped out.
“In short, Junior Brother just needs to know that the Eight Great Academies enjoy the Star Rock Federation’s top-tier educational resources.”
“As long as you have the ability, any spirit beast tools you can imagine, any suitable spirit beasts for contract, the Academy can provide for you.”
Saying that, Liu Wenrou looked at Book Spirit Wan Wan, who was floating beside Lin Chuan, wide-eyed and equally stunned into a brain freeze by the true situation inside the Sixth Academy.
“For example, the Fire of Nirvana.”
…
After helping Lin Chuan register and move into this manor, numbered 7093, and guiding him on how to activate the permissions for various facilities and equipment, Liu Wenrou said, “The manor residence is absolutely private and confidential. No matter what kind of cultivation you do inside, unless you permit it, it will not be known by any other person. This is because the Sixth Academy used special precious tools to compile and write it into the root of this space’s laws. Even using divination or similar methods cannot peek inside.”
Lin Chuan raised an eyebrow, always feeling that Liu Wenrou was hinting at something.
Could it be that his situation had been discovered? His cheat exposed?
Knowing what Lin Chuan was thinking, Liu Wenrou chuckled and shook her head:
“Which student who can get into the Eight Great Academies isn’t a favored child of heaven who has stood out from thousands of geniuses? Which one doesn’t have a secret? Which one doesn’t have some luck, or some special fortuitous encounter?”
“If one were always prying into others’ fortuitous encounters and secrets, could the Academy, or even the Star Rock Federation as a country, remain stable?”
“You must know, this is a world where extraordinary power can reach the heavens.”
“What if a ‘Son of Destiny’ from a novel appears? If you pry into their secrets and seize their opportunities before they grow up, what will you do when they do grow up? Can you eliminate one, and then keep eliminating them?”
“Mathematically speaking, as long as something is possible, even if the probability is small, it will eventually happen as the timeline extends.”
“It’s better to provide good confidentiality and not provoke them.”
“Then, even if a Son of Destiny appears, when he grows up, he will remember this kindness and thus be friendly to this country.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan finally breathed a sigh of relief; so, he hadn’t been discovered after all.
At the same time, Lin Chuan also agreed with the approach of the Sixth Academy, or rather, the Star Rock Federation, which had almost completely grasped human nature.
It was no wonder that the Star Rock Federation was one of the Three Great Nations of humanity.
With such a modus operandi, it would be unreasonable for this country not to grow stronger and prosper.
After finishing the explanation of the absolute confidentiality mechanism, Liu Wenrou continued to introduce.
“In the Academy, besides students, professors, and a small number of liaison personnel specially dispatched by the Federation and the Beastmaster Association, there are no other humans.”
“Here, there are various spirit beast races that serve as attendants for the students.”
“Camel Deer, Gardener Chicken, Little Leaf Rabbit, Little Milk Dragon, Tian Yu Bird, Spring Breeze Sparrow, and so on.”
“Junior Brother, if you have any daily needs, such as cleaning, carrying, or helping large spirit beasts with washing and feeding, you can ask these servant spirit beasts for help.”
“It’s free, but don’t overwork or exploit them.”
At this moment, Lin Chuan also released Guoguo and Sakura. The two little ones ran into the huge garden of the manor, playing with great joy.
It seemed some spirit beasts were startled by Guoguo and Sakura suddenly entering the garden and fled in a hurry.
It was a yellow, plump, short-limbed chicken-like spirit beast wearing a straw hat, which should be the Gardener Chicken Liu Wenrou mentioned.
“Don’t worry, he is the new owner of this manor. Those two just now, Flower Spirit and Flower Leaf Leaf, are his contracted spirit beasts.”
Liu Wenrou comforted the startled Gardener Chicken.
Lin Chuan also apologized to it. The Gardener Chicken waved its wing, indicating it was nothing, and then ran over to bow to Lin Chuan, clucking.
Lin Chuan didn’t understand, but Wan Wan was beside him and immediately translated.
“Master, it says it has worked here for a long time, and this garden is managed by it and its friends. It hopes the Master can continue to employ them and let them work here, and it also says that if the Master needs any medicinal herbs or plants to be grown, they can also help.”
Lin Chuan nodded slightly and, without feeling embarrassed, immediately began to give instructions.
“Then, can you help Guoguo and Sakura—the two that just startled you, Flower Leaf Leaf and Flower Spirit—build a small house in the garden? Can you do that? They really like the environment here.”
The Gardener Chicken nodded slightly, indicating it could. They were Gardener Chickens of the Sixth Academy, highly knowledgeable and skilled in various life skills, including but not limited to gardening and construction, unlike their less capable kin outside!
Wan Wan continued to translate, and Lin Chuan almost laughed out loud. Everything about the Sixth Academy was so bizarre, uniquely interesting, and out of the ordinary.
“For the specific style of the house, you can communicate with Guoguo and Sakura.”
Receiving the command, the Gardener Chicken nodded and bowed to Lin Chuan.
Immediately, it jumped up and clucked loudly.
Soon, a group of Gardener Chickens emerged from various corners of the garden. After a brief exchange, this group of Gardener Chickens approached Guoguo and Sakura to inquire about their preferences.
Then, they found a good spot in a corner of the garden and began to build the garden house.
