Chapter 64: Welcome - 64
Zhou Fan, who took it upon himself to sit on the emperor's throne, looked at the talents as they came in.
There were 7 men and 3 women. Their ages ranged from 10 to 30.
Confusion could be seen on their faces when they entered the throne room.
'Who is that man?' Many of them asked themselves. 'How dare he sit on the emperor's throne.'
However, their confusion only increased when they saw the emperor kneel respectfully before the man.
"Lord Zhou Fan, I have brought the talents." He said respectfully.
When the talents heard him, they once again stared at Zhou Fan in confusion. They had never heard of a Zhou Fan before.
Especially not one that is more powerful than the emperor.
However, one of the better dressed men kneeled on the ground along with the emperor.
"I greet lord Zhou Fan." He said.
Zhou Fan turned to look at the man. By the clothes he was wearing and the way he kneeled, he was clearly nobility.
Although the man had no idea who Zhou Fan was, he still kneeled as soon as he saw the emperor do it. Clearly, he was quite smart.
"What's your name?" Zhou Fan asked.
"My name is Yao Zen sir, I am 20 years old." He responded.
When Zhou Fan heard the name, he was able to conclude that he was indeed a noble. In the mortaniel empire's books, he recalled a brief mention of a count Yao.
Nodding his head, Zhou Fan looked upon the rest.
"Do any of you know why you are here today?" He asked.
"Somewhat sir. His highness told us that we were talented. He also told us to stay within the imperial capital until further notice. I assume that you are what we were waiting for?" One of the women responded.
"Indeed." Zhou Fan nodded. "You are here because of your talent, and I am here to give you an opportunity." He said.
The talented people didn't interrupt him as he talked.
"Before I say anything else, I believe that it would be better to show you than to tell you, follow me." Zhou Fan said as he walked out of the throne room.
When the people heard him, they looked at the emperor for confirmation. After all, they didn't dare to ignore his presence, even if he seemed subservient to Zhou Fan.
As they looked at him, the emperor waved his hand in a 'follow him' gesture, with a 'what are you waiting for' look on his face.
The talents didn't hesitate any longer as they jogged to catch up to Zhou Fan. Once they reached the exit, they saw Zhou Fan standing right outside of the exit while looking in the air.
When they looked where he was looking, they saw nothing but a couple of clouds. Just as they were about to ask what he was showing them, Zhou Fan pointed his finger towards the sky.
As he did so, a giant, ethereal yellow dragon filled the sky. It coiled around itself and let out a roar that shook the entire empire.
The group of talents stared in awe at the majestic dragon. They had never seen nor imagined such a thing. The sheer power it gave off sent chills down their spines.
"That is the mascot of my academy, the Huang Long academy. What I'm offering you is a chance to join it. There, you will be given a chance to become strong. Strong enough to destroy a mountain or create a river." Zhou Fan said, interrupting the talent's awe.
When they heard what he said, they were ecstatic. The yellow dragon had a big effect on them and the chance to become powerful seemed more tempting than ever.
"Does anyone wish to not join?" Zhou Fan asked.
Of course, not a single person rejected.
With the talents in tow, Zhou Fan was ready to leave for Huang Long academy. As he did so, he looked at the emperor.
"Continue to look for talents. From now on, you can send them to me as soon as you find them. After three or four years, I'll be back. At that time, I'll bring you to Huang Long academy with me." He said.
Before he left, Zhou Fan talked to the emperor about the road he created and the automatic carriages. The emperor paid attention thoroughly and Zhou Fan quickly finished the conversation
With a smile on his face, the emperor sent Zhou Fan off with the workers he had gathered.
As Zhou Fan flew back, an army of bubbles filled with humans, the 10 races, and the beasts, followed behind him. Wherever he passed, people pointed in astonishment.
Even with the bubbles, Zhou Fan didn't have to slow down much. It only took an hour before he reached Huang Long academy.
When everyone saw the paradise in front of them, they were filled with awe and expectation. After all, that would be where they lived for the foreseeable future.
Zhou Fan first dropped the 10 races and the beasts down. With the materials left over from the building of the academy, they would be able to make their own places soon. As for the beasts, Zhou Fan let them build their habitats outside the academy, but they would still attend.
Although they couldn't exactly understand the lessons, they could still use the Qi in the air to cultivate.
In fact, not long after Zhou Fan came back, he expanded the Qi array to surround the entire oasis, not just Huang Long academy. That way, the beasts could cultivate from within their habitats.
After leaving the beasts and the 10 races, Zhou Fan brought the workers and the talents from both the human race and the 10 races to the academy.
When they set foot on the academy, they were once again astonished. Everything seemed so big and comfortable. Even the stone they walked on gave off the feeling of strength, yet gentleness. That was the work of the luxury array.
"Follow me, I will lead you to your dorms." Zhou Fan said.
Chapter 65: Seclusion - 65
As the group followed Zhou Fan they continued to be amazed by everything in the Huang Long academy.
The buildings were huge, the air was cool, and everything was neat and clean.
As they made it to the dorms, they were appalled by the building that seemed more like a palace than a dorm room.
"This is where you will stay from now on. You can freely pick any room you want since they are all the same." Zhou Fan said.
The talents eagerly nodded and ran into the building. Although Zhou Fan said that all the rooms were the same, they still tried to find differences.
As they looked around, Zhou Fan led the workers to a different building. Although it wasn't half as grand as the student dorms, it was still the best place they would ever live in.
After telling them the basic rules, Zhou Fan told them to meet in the center of the academy tomorrow at 1:00pm for instructions on their job.
When Zhou Fan made it to the student dorms, everyone was already waiting outside. It seemed that they were eager to further explore the academy.
Therefore, Zhou Fan took them on a tour, showing them all the areas. Afterwards, he told them to come to the main building at 8:00 am tomorrow for their first lesson.
With a nod they went into their dorm rooms filled with anticipation.
Like that, the night passed.
The entire night, Zhou Fan had cultivated within the main building. He only stopped when the group of 10 entered.
"Welcome. Take a seat in front of me." Zhou Fan said.
The hall they stood in was fairly big, but not massive. It was about the size of a large throne room.
Zhou Fan sat at the end of the room on the slightly elevated floor, while the rest of the area was simply floor.
Unfortunately, the floor was concrete. Although the luxury array helped slightly, it would still be uncomfortable to sit on for a long time.
Zhou Fan had personally designed it this way to help them build up a resistance to sitting for long periods of time, and naturally, they wouldn't feel any discomfort at all once they broke through a few times.
As the students sat in front of him with their legs crossed, Zhou Fan spoke.
"Today will be the only time I teach you for a while. Since you all are the only ones here, it seems unfair to teach you about cultivation. Therefore, I will teach you about your duties, and I expect you to teach your future peers what you hear today." Zhou Fan said.
"Yes lord Zhou Fan." They all said in unison.
"Firstly, there will be a merit system once the school officially starts. You will get points based on how good your results are. You can use those points to exchange for weapons or luxury items. There isn't too much to say about merit points right now, but they will likely be very important in the future." Zhou Fan explained.
"Secondly, you all will have nothing to do for the next three or four years. Therefore, I have created a training area where you can test out different weapons. Once you find one you like, you can train yourself with it and have an advantage when the school opens." Zhou Fan continued.
Zhou Fan kept speaking for another hour before he let the students go. In that time, he told them a bit about cultivation, but not how to cultivate.
After meeting the workers and explaining their jobs, Zhou Fan led them to a room that was kept cold by a formation and had lots of food. It was an amount that would last them a while even if they decided to wait before hunting.
As for the problem of outside food, Zhou Fan used life Qi to speed up the animals reproducing, and with the oasis that takes up an area of 100 square miles, there would be no lack of food even with 1000 students.
With everything set up, Zhou Fan was ready for seclusion. This time, he wouldn't come out until he had broken through to the next level.
He made sure to double check that he had done everything he needed to before he moved to the top of the main building. Up there, he had his room. Only he had access to it and knew it existed. Therefore, there was no worry about being bothered.
Crossing his legs on the cold floor, Zhou Fan began to cultivate.
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A year passed very quickly. In that time, 100 more students had joined the academy. With the first ten explaining everything, there was no need for Zhou Fan to make an appearance.
With the warning words of the emperor, nobody caused a commotion or harmed anyone.
The only times there were fights was when the students sparred in the arena.
Since there was nothing to do but train your fighting skills or read the books in the library that Zhou Fan had taken form the mortaniel empire, training was the most popular thing to do.
At first, the first 10 students rained supreme. But soon, people with backgrounds in fighting and more talented students began to appear.
It wasn't long before they were equal with some of the other students.
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Another year passed in the blink of an eye. In that time, the academy had reached a total student count of 250.
Just a week ago, the academy was in an uproar over shocking news. The first person with the talent of 100 appeared.
Although 20 99 talents had appeared, this was the first time a 100 had come.
If Zhou Fan heard the news, he would have some interest in the student. After all, although 100 was the max talent that the formations he gave the emperor could read, there were still levels beyond that. Also, 100 was a crossing point into a whole new level of talent.
If the difference between a 98 and a 99 could be said to be the distance of a table, the difference between a 99 and a 100 would be the distance of a house.
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Before long, 2 more years passed and Zhou Fan opened his eyes.
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