Chapter 637: Imperial Scholar Camp Campus - 637
Skymender opened the letter and read it.
"Congratulations on entering the Imperial Scholar camp. I assume. I will now explain the general design of the Imperial Camp. When you first arrive, you will be taken into the Imperial Capital by people employed by the Imperial Camp. During your stay, you will be in one place, the Imperial Scholar Camp Campus. Everything you need will be provided, but leaving the Campus will not be permitted unless under special circumstances. This is not to imprison you or prevent you from speaking about the Imperial Scholar Camp Campus, but to allow you to completely focus on studies and learning during this time. Further information will be provided at the Campus. Good luck."
Skymender put the letter down. Now, with more information, he was ready to set out. He naturally took some books with him, along with a few other things he had packed. He did not bring too much. After all, he did not know how much room he would have.
Waving goodbye to everyone, he left the Sky Barony house and began his long journey to the Imperial Capital. He brought less people this time, totaling only two carriages.
Naturally, he brought along Li Youcai. He also brought Hope.
The ride was calm and boring. Skymender found himself staring out of the window most of the time. He didn't feel as immature as before. In fact, he even felt aged. He had experienced a lot in the last year.
There wasn't much talking, nor were there any unforeseen circumstances. Ten days later the giant walls of the Imperial Capital appeared in the distance.
Skymender prepared himself.
They arrived at the gates. They skipped the lines, of course.
Skymender stepped out of the carriage and was received by a scholarly looking man.
"Lord Skymender. I have been sent by the Imperial Scholar Camp to pick you up."
Skymender nodded. "Let's go."
Without another word, he boarded a carriage. Li Youcai and Hope stayed behind. Until it was time to leave, they would stay at his aunt's house.
The carriage moved swiftly through the bustling city. The scholarly man sat inside of the carriage with Skymender while someone else drove it.
"Here is a basic list of the rules. If anything needs to be known outside of what is in here, it will be spoken to you. If you have any questions, you can ask them to me whenever."
Skymender nodded and began to read the book. There were a lot of rules. Some were written in smaller font, while some were written bigger. Skymender focused mostly on the bigger rules, before focusing on the smaller ones.
Eventually, he had a gist of the Imperial Scholar Camp. He understood how it would work for the most part.
He looked at the scholarly man and asked a question.
"How many people will be at the Camp?"
The book had rules, but not anything about the more specific information.
"Including you, 16."
Skymender nodded. It would be weirder if there weren't so few people. These were all people with the potential to be the future Imperial Scholar.
Skymender asked another question. "How old are they?"
"I cannot completely confirm, but you are definitely the youngest among all of them."
Skymender nodded. Also expected. He did not have any important questions at the moment, and they soon arrived at a large gate. Inside was a walled area, but it was extremely large. He had never seen this area before. It was in a weird area neither in the commoner area nor the noble area. It was near the Imperial Palace, but not in its sector. Skymender and the Scholarly man stepped out of the carriage.
As he looked at the gate, it slowly opened. Inside, a brick path lay. Ahead were multiple buildings, each one multiple stories and clearly very expensive.
The scholarly man walked inside, leading the way.
"Welcome to the newly created Imperial Scholar Camp Campus, Skymender."
Along the path were beautiful trees with falling leaves. If he had come here during the fall, its beauty would have been multiplied.
He was led along, and soon reached one of the buildings.
"This is the male dormitory. You can go in and choose any room on the first floor. Later on, based on performance, other rooms can be obtained."
Skymender nodded.
"You have a few days to settle in and explore. There are plenty of restaurants, and all food is free. There are other things around, though not everything is currently accessible. When the time comes, I will come and get you."
Skymender nodded again. "What should I call you?"
The elderly man spoke. "I am but a scholar. You can call me Scholar Ming. During your stay, I will be guiding you."
Skymender nodded. "Thank you, Scholar Ming."
Scholar Ming bowed as Skymender turned and entered the building.
He walked around the first floor, which in itself had more than 16 rooms. Even if all of the people participating in this camp were male, there would be enough rooms.
A few of the doors had indications that they were taken.
Skymender found a random one close to the door and entered it. Inside was a simple, but sufficient room. It had a bed, a desk, necessary rooms such as a kitchen and a bathroom, as well as many expensive appliances such as a stove.
Skymender dropped the few bags he had brought on the ground and looked around. There was not anything special, but everything was expensive.
Skymender changed his clothes and relaxed for a while. The long carriage ride had caused a bunch of built up fatigue, especially since he was still young.
He took a short nap before waking up and taking a shower. Wearing new clothes, he stepped out of his room.
He looked around the male dormitory, but did not see anyone.
He stepped outside and walked further into the Imperial Scholar Camp Campus.
He saw many congregated buildings, and as he walked further, he finally saw another person.
Chapter 638: The Beginning of Camp - 638
Looking through a window, he saw a woman in uniform. Clearly, she worked at the building she was inside of. Curious, Skymender walked through the wide open glass doors and looked around.
The restaurant seemed very advanced and even a bit futuristic.
The woman looked up as he entered.
"Welcome, young scholar."
Skymender nodded. "Hello. What is this place?"
The woman explained. "This is a coffee shop. Here, we sell many types of coffee, some of which would be hard to find even in the Imperial Capital. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me, but there is a menu right over there."
She pointed behind her, where a counter stood. Above that counter, hanging on a wall, was a menu. It didn't have prices. After all, all the food here was free, and Skymender was aware of that.
Since it was free, he decided to try one.
There were a lot of names he did not understand. In fact, the only one he understood was the black coffee.
"I'll try a… Frapuchino."
"You mean a Frappuccino? Would you like chocolate or caramel?"
"Chocolate." Skymender said after hesitating a moment.
"Coming right up." She said.
Skymender watched as she took ice, poured something in it, mixed it up with some sort of blending machine, and added some stuff on top.
"Here you go."
Skymender looked at it. "Aren't coffees supposed to be hot?"
"Not all of them. As I said, even the Imperial Capital may not have some of the drinks here. This campus, obviously, doesn't count."
Skymender nodded and took a sip. It was surprisingly good. He had never liked coffee, but this tasted more like ice cream.
Skymender walked out of the shop, drink in hand, and made his way around. He saw a few more buildings, some restaurants, some stores, and some closed down.
The streets actually felt quite desolate. Skymender entered a few shops and asked some questions about their products. The non-food stores required something to buy their products with, and not money.
He didn't feel like eating anything, so he did not stay at any other food places.
Skymender eventually returned to his room without seeing another person participating in the Imperial Scholar Camp.
He stayed there for a while, occasionally looking out his window at the scenery below.
Eventually, he did get hungry. Venturing out of his room, he stopped at a restaurant he had inquired at before.
This place sold steak, among other expensive meats.
Skymender got to sit at the top of the building, a place with a great view of the surrounding areas.
He ate steak and drank water, looking down below. Suddenly, someone entered his vision. He was instantly able to tell that she was a participant of the Imperial Scholar Camp.
She looked around 16 years old.
As if sensing his eyes, she looked up and saw him. Skymender saw a bit of surprise flash in her eyes before she looked away. She was most likely surprised by his age.
Skymender did not look at her any longer either. He wasn't particularly interested in anyone else here. Not unless they proved themselves to be worthy of his attention.
He took his time eating, before returning to his room. The few days before the start passed like this. As more time went on, he saw more and more people, though never two others at the same time.
He never interacted with them, and they never interacted with him.
That was until one morning, when Skymender received a knock on his door.
Opening it up, he saw Scholar Ming.
"The Imperial Scholar Camp has begun. Allow me to escort you to orientation."
Skymender nodded and stepped outside his room. He was led outside of the building by Scholar Ming, and they began to move towards the many buildings. However, Skymender knew that their destination was not the area with shops and restaurants, but the largest building, the teaching building itself.
It had been gated off before, but now, it was wide open. Skymender saw many others as he walked along. He thought he would be the youngest by a lot, but surprisingly, he saw someone seemingly the same age as him.
When that person saw him, they were similarly surprised. Their gazes met for a moment, but quickly turned away as they neared the largest building in the Imperial Scholar Camp Campus.
According to the information he had received, it was known as the education building. This was where all the teaching and learning would be done. This was a place even more advanced than the Imperial School, and for one simple reason. The Imperial Scholar was here, and he would be personally teaching everyone.
Skymender and everyone around him were led inside of the building. It was large, fancy, advanced for the current age, and clean.
They were all led through a series of hallways until they arrived at a large door.
Opening it, stairs went down, with seats on them, and a large podium was at the bottom. There was a large board with writing on it. Skymender saw his name and fifteen other names. Presumably, these were the names of everyone in the Imperial Scholar Camp.
There was also a leaderboard with 16 places, though it was empty.
On the podium was a desk, and sitting behind it was the Imperial Scholar.
"Find a seat. Good luck." Scholar Ming said with a low voice before exiting.
Skymender walked down the stairs until he reached the halfway point. Then, he took a right and found a seat.
He would be able to see and hear everything clearly, but without being around others. Most of the people, ten in total, sat in the front row despite there being at least twenty rows.
The other six were dispersed across the others. Skymender was the farthest back.
When everyone was seated and all of the scholars left, the Imperial Scholar stood up.
"Welcome to my Imperial Scholar Camp. For those of you yet to meet me, I am the Imperial Scholar of the Faceless Empire. From now until the end of the camp, I will be teaching you in hopes of finding a worthy successor, no matter the age."
Weekly Power Status
200+ Power
Ranking 
121 Power
stone You may also Like
Paragraph comment