67: Chapter 67 Star Academy, Here I Come!

Demon Capital, Lu Family Manor.

Bai Zhi brought two maids, pushing a cart full of skill scrolls, and walked into the training room.

"Young Master, as per your request, I have brought the most suitable skills for the Slime to learn."

The Slime, originally panting and lying on the ground with its tongue out, immediately rolled to its feet upon hearing this.

"New skills, new skills, they are finally here!"

"Quick, Master,"

"Pick out a few that are suitable for yours truly, let me eat them all."

The Slime pounced over with great excitement.

Lu Yuan didn't speak, just patted the Little Skeleton.

"I'll leave this to you. Just as we planned, pick out some skill scrolls suitable for the Slime."

The Little Skeleton nodded calmly, put the Encyclopedia of Professional Skills into its storage ring, then got up and began to pick and choose for the Slime.

"Boss, I think this skill is the most suitable for you."

Soon, the Little Skeleton picked out an Earth-type terrain control skill.

[Cataclysm (High-tier Skill)]

"Although the Cataclysm skill cannot cover every angle perfectly like the turtle shell we faced on the College Entrance Exam battlefield, it is the most suitable among the general skills."

This time, when facing the Little Skeleton, the Slime no longer had that bossy attitude. Instead, it was very humble.

"Number Two, I might not be able to learn this high-tier skill."

Previously, when learning skills, it had consumed dozens of high-tier skill scrolls without learning a single one.

The Little Skeleton, however, was very confident.

"Don't worry, Boss. That's because the skills you learned before weren't suitable for you."

"According to my research, Boss, you belong to the Water-Earth dual-element Slime category among the Slime race."

"The difficulty of comprehending Water-type and Earth-type skills is much lower."

Although the Slime didn't understand, it felt like it sounded very impressive. Crucially, as the boss, it couldn't always ask its underling questions; wouldn't that make it seem like it had no status?

The Slime nodded slowly.

"I know. Then let's do it your way."

Subsequently, the Slime began to devour the high-tier skill scroll for Cataclysm.

High-tier skills contain terrifying energy and certain rules. Every time it devoured one, the Slime had to close its eyes and concentrate for a while, attempting to comprehend the power within. Therefore, the speed of devouring was very slow.

Bai Zhi carried a tray and came to Lu Yuan's side.

"Young Master, it's time to eat."

"Come, let me feed you. Open your mouth, ah~"

Bai Zhi's gentle voice sounded in his ear. Lu Yuan didn't even lift his eyelids, keeping his eyes glued to the game screen on his phone, only opening his mouth cooperatively.

Until noon that day, the Slime had devoured who knows how many Cataclysm skill scrolls before finally successfully comprehending this high-tier skill.

"Woohoo~"

The Slime began to fly around the room excitedly.

"Finally mastered it! Now, no one can escape from me."

Just then, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~ A violent gale suddenly kicked up in the sky. A Black-Feathered Golden Eagle with a massive aura descended from high above and landed steadily at the entrance of the Lu Family Manor.

A golden letter floated slowly from its body. Written on the envelope were four large characters— [Star Academy]. It was also adorned with a dense starry sky. Below it was a line of bold, neat text: "Star Academy Admission Letter."

[Student Lu Yuan: You have been admitted to our school's Combat Discipline to pursue a Bachelor's degree in the Combat Department (Full-time, non-custom employment). You possess our school's SSS-level special admission quota. Please scan the QR code on the back of the admission letter to claim your entrance mission and depart immediately according to the mission content to ensure normal enrollment.] [Signature: Star Academy]

"Huh?"

After seeing the content on the admission letter, a question mark slowly appeared above Lu Yuan's head.

What's going on? There's a mission before even starting school? And this mission seems a bit special.

[Star Academy Entrance Mission] [Dear Student Lu Yuan, congratulations on obtaining our school's SSS-level special admission qualification. We are issuing a special entrance mission to you. Please travel to the destination alone according to the following route. [...]]

Then there was a wilderness map and various precautions. It's just that this map, like a beginner just entering a game, had a fog of war. You could only see the map guidance direction for the area you were in. The further parts were covered by the fog of war and completely unclear. Only after exploring to the designated target would new map areas be unlocked.

Lu Yuan: ?

No, what's going on? Just finished the College Entrance Exam and now I have to go to school? And looking at the initial direction on the map, it wants him to cross the wilderness on foot alone?

"Go then. My dear bed, it's time to say goodbye to you."

Lu Yuan patted his goose-down bed with some reluctance. The most crucial part was the maid who warmed his bed. Star Academy required him to go alone. He certainly couldn't bring the maid. Even Bai Zhi and the other guards couldn't follow him.

However, Lu Yuan glanced at the attribute panels of his three Magic Pets.

[Slime: Can tank, can fight, can heal!] The key point is that the Slime is already level 18 and will soon be able to choose its third Hextech Rune. By then, its strength will inevitably have a huge increase.

[Little Skeleton: Can tank, can fight, and is also a sneaky schemer.] For the Little Skeleton, leveling up is secondary. The key is to continuously stack Heartsteel and stack Tank Engine. This is a Magic Pet with infinite growth potential.

[Iron-Eating Beast: Can tank, can fight.] As a new Magic Pet summoned by Lu Yuan, the appearance of the Iron-Eating Beast not only enhanced Lu Yuan's strength, but the key is the change in atmosphere. It made the Magic Pets work harder. Moreover, the Iron-Eating Beast also has infinite growth potential. Its level is still low, but if it can collect more Dice Roller set runes, the Iron-Eating Beast's attribute improvement speed will get faster and faster.

"With this setup, entering a low-level wilderness area, not only will I not encounter danger, but everything will become a help to me."

Pushing open the door, a beam of sunlight shone on Lu Yuan, the light surrounding his body, outlining a golden silhouette. Behind him stood a sturdy Skeleton Soldier. On his shoulder lay a dragon-shaped Slime. Behind his right heel followed a round Iron-Eating Beast.

"Star Academy, I'm coming!"