258: Wow, you’re going to start increasing the intensity right after school starts?

“Don't you feel the urge to hate evil and want to join the military?”

Bai Wei said, gritting her teeth.

In her opinion, this was a patriotic education.

The bloody reality was laid bare before them.

How hateful these prisoners were, couldn't Shen Bei see them?

Didn't he want to act heroically?

Shen Bei's expression faltered, then he grinned, smiling like an old fox: “Don't educate me, I'm not good at studying.”

Bai Wei: ???

“Really.” Shen Bei said openly: “Go to the Martial Arts University and ask about my academic performance; I'm impervious to advice, one of the Ministry of Education's headaches.”

Bai Wei's mouth twitched: “I think I understand. Talking about sentiment and ambition is useless to you; only profit is the most real.”

Shen Bei's face, which had already turned red, now became even darker, his mouth twitching. He wanted to argue but was choked up, unable to utter a single word.

“See, I was right, wasn't I?” Bai Wei glared with her small eyes: “Why do you look more and more like a Headhunter Tribe member? You wait, I'll definitely check your information thoroughly.”

Shen Bei was a little flustered, but having been through much, he quickly hid it, maintaining his foxy smile. He slowly said, “Just don't touch my computer's browser history.”

Bai Wei rolled her eyes and waved her hand: “Get lost.”

Shen Bei turned to leave but stopped after a few steps and came back.

“What else?”

“I'm just reminding you, you still owe me a favor. Remember to answer my calls; you must be available whenever I call.”

Bai Wei sighed heavily: “Got it.”

Shen Bei happily dragged his suitcase, humming a tune as he left the military compound.

He stepped out the door.

He barely had to walk, just cross the road.

He climbed over the wall and jumped directly into Shencheng Martial Arts University.

However, the moment he landed.

A piercing infrared alarm sounded.

Before Shen Bei had even landed for a few seconds.

A team of security personnel, brandishing weapons, appeared in his sight, surrounding him.

“Who!”

“How dare you trespass into the Martial Arts University? Do you have a death wish!”

“The military is right behind the wall, you're really looking for death!”

“What are you doing here!”

“Wait… this person looks a bit familiar.”

“Definitely not a good person. Who climbs over a wall to get in?”

…

Shen Bei's mouth was slightly agape, a strange, half-smile on his face: “Please don't misunderstand, I'm a student here to report.”

One of the security guards tilted his head, an expression of sudden realization on his face: “You… you're Shen Bei, right?”

“Am I that famous? That's quite surprising,” Shen Bei said with a hint of smugness.

Another security guard asked, “Who is Shen Bei?”

“He's the guy from the last National Freshman Exchange Competition who was working at a construction site while competing.”

“Oh~~ I remember now, truly a good example of diligent study and work.”

Shen Bei: …

Shen Bei coughed, reminding them: “Actually, I have other more impressive qualities, for example—”

The security guard raised a hand to interrupt: “Alright, whether you're impressive or not has nothing to do with us, and we don't have time to listen. As long as you're not sneaking in to do bad things or destroy farmland, you're fine. Since you're a student, hurry up and report.”

Another security guard was even more anxious, calling out to the others: “Let's go, let's go! This time, in the five-person ranked game, whoever loses buys the Gua Zi!”

The security guards came quickly and left just as fast.

What impressive qualities Shen Bei had, what did that have to do with their three-thousand-yuan salary?

They had their own way of life, their own happiness, and no one revolved around Shen Bei.

Shen Bei dragged his suitcase onto the main road, clicking his tongue as he watched the security guards playing games behind the rockery.

Such is life.

This was real life.

Shen City's Martial Arts University was several times larger than Lingnan City Martial Arts University.

After all, it was the gathering place for Martial Artist students from the entire Liaobei Province.

The more Martial Artist students, the larger the area needed.

When he came to Shencheng Martial Arts University for the competition, Shen Bei hadn't explored the campus much.

Now, he strolled leisurely through it.

Everything was in plain sight.

The most magnificent building on campus was the main teaching building.

Its exterior featured a streamlined design, symbolizing the concept of “combining strength with flexibility” in the Martial Dao.

Shen Bei leaned against a window and peered inside.

The interior was equipped with the most advanced virtual reality training rooms, simulating various battlefield scenarios for students to practice combat.

This equipment was not cheap; it could simulate the terrain and environment of the Dungeon, and during drills, the computer would project dummies or Vicious Beasts made of soft, reusable Materials from the Dungeon.

It would also simulate attack data to fight against students.

It was a VR-like scenario.

Although it couldn't be 100% simulated, it did restore the battlefield to a certain extent.

It also featured a high-precision body function monitoring System, providing real-time feedback on each student's physical condition and the progress of their potential attribute point excavation.

This had both pros and cons.

The advantage was being able to constantly know if the direction of one's attribute refinement was correct.

After all, everyone's Physique was different, and the methods of excavating attributes varied greatly.

Some students could increase their strength attribute by hitting sandbags.

Others couldn't; they had to lift dumbbells.

Some students even gained attributes by lying flat; there was truly no discernible pattern.

There were many students in this teaching building refining and honing themselves.

These were all students who had been admitted from various Earth-Grade cities, and the atmosphere of internal competition was even more intense.

Leaving the teaching building.

Before long.

Shen Bei arrived at the unique Weapon Forging Workshop.

This was not a traditional blacksmith's shop, but a high-tech laboratory integrating modern metallurgy technology and Dungeon Artifact Refining wisdom.

Next to large intelligent smelting furnaces, students used advanced 3D printing technology combined with Dungeon refining techniques to forge various high-tech weapons.

The most difficult part here was not forging weapons, but how to smelt the raw ores obtained from the Dungeon, and what auxiliary Materials should be added to make the Materials more durable and achieve special effects.

For example, if the Materials for a battle weapon are used properly, it can emit icy Qi, or high-temperature flames.

It can even possess toxins, and so on.

This required careful research into the addition ratios of various Materials.

Most of the weapons produced by 3D printing were standardized weapons, lacking Soul.

The better the battle weapon, the more it required manual hammering and forging.

Further ahead was a vibrant herbal planting base that encircled the campus.

This ecological park was covered by a transparent solar dome, and inside, different ecological environments suitable for the growth of various precious herbs were simulated, from warm and humid swamps to dry and scorching deserts, all readily available.

Students here learned to identify and Cultivate various herbs, while also using an intelligent management System for precise irrigation and fertilization.

These herbs were all from the Dungeon.

The environment of the Dungeon was largely similar to Earth.

However, there were significant differences in the plants that grew there.

It was more like a mirrored version of an otherworldly Earth.

Therefore, it still required an intelligent adjustment System to compensate for the subtle environmental differences.

This kind of engineering was not something an ordinary person could manage or understand.

Only the power of the state could be used for teaching.

Of course, the Medicinal Pills cultivated in this way were not as potent as wild herbs from the Dungeon.

They were not popular in the market.

They were generally used for Alchemy teaching.

Adjacent to the herbal planting base stood a Pill Refining Room that blended traditional Eastern architectural style with modern technological elements.

Its interior was equipped with precise extraction equipment and sterile operating rooms, ensuring efficient and pure extraction of herbal essences.

In addition, there was a series of improved traditional Pill Furnaces, allowing students to experience the ancient Alchemy process while also fully utilizing modern technology to improve the success rate and quality of Medicinal Pill refining.

Besides these, the remaining buildings had their own uses, which Shen Bei was too lazy to look at.

He went straight to the reporting office.

Shen Bei was a full day late.

The staff were already preparing to leave.

After all, all the students who were supposed to report had already arrived.

Those who didn't come might have other paths; they would just report to the school to remove their names from the roster.

“Reporting.”

Shen Bei knocked on the table.

The staff member looked at him suspiciously: “Why are you so late? Don't you have any sense of time? If you procrastinate any longer, your spot will be removed.”

Saying that, the staff member rummaged through their bag for files: “What's your name?”

“Shen Bei.”

Shen Bei not only wasn't annoyed, but his grin widened, revealing two rows of strong, even white teeth: “I was ambushed on my way here and had a few fights before I could come.”

The staff member was stunned, then said with surprise: “Shen Bei… a familiar name. It's good to fight. If Martial Artists don't fight, where do they get practical experience? Relying on the virtual reality training room definitely won't work; it won't train good Martial Artists.”

“Words of wisdom,” Shen Bei added.

The staff member chuckled, then pulled out Shen Bei's student file: “Lingnan City Martial Arts University. Give me your admission letter and fill out this form.”

Shen Bei glanced at the form, which was similar to the one he filled out when he first enrolled in Lingnan City Martial Arts University.

After filling it out for a while, Shen Bei pointed to one of the columns and asked: “What's my dorm number?”

The staff member checked the records and looked for a moment: “You don't have a choice now. All that's left is Dorm 302, Unit 3, Building B. This is a four-person room, and there's one bed left.”

Shen Bei let out a questioning “Hmm”: “I don't have a private villa?”

“A villa? That requires a fee, 500,000 a year.”

“Why don't you just kill me?”

“Don't be silly, you didn't say you wanted to rent one,” the staff member said, rolling their eyes.

Shen Bei grumbled with some dissatisfaction: “I lived for free at Lingnan City Martial Arts University because I was the Champion.”

The staff member laughed: “Shencheng Martial Arts University is also a Martial Arts University in Liaobei Province, with fourteen Earth-Grade cities under its jurisdiction. That means there are fourteen Champions here, plus the seniors, making a total of twenty-eight Champions.”

“If they all got free villas…”

The staff member didn't elaborate: “Right?”

Shen Bei understood. Rarity made things valuable.

It was true that he was the Champion of Lingnan City, but in Shencheng Martial Arts University, where Martial Artist students from across the province gathered, that title really wasn't enough to stand out.

Therefore, Shencheng Martial Arts University didn't offer free villas either.

“Equal treatment for all,” Shen Bei said.

The staff member was surprised and looked at Shen Bei with a hint of pleasant surprise: “I like that. I thought you'd say that money makes the master.”

Shen Bei smiled: “You're very sincere too. Rent me a villa.”

This was a hard requirement for Shen Bei; villas all had independent Cultivation rooms.

Shen Bei also didn't want to train with others, like everyone getting naked in a public bathhouse.

“I'm sorry, they're all rented out…” the staff member said apologetically.

Shen Bei: …

Alright, I won't say anything else.

I'll go rent a villa myself!

After Shen Bei completed his reporting, he headed to his dorm.

Renting a villa wasn't a one or two-day affair.

He still needed a place to stay first.

Before long.

He arrived at Dorm 302, Unit 3, Building B.

He pushed open the door.

At first glance.

Shen Bei was dumbfounded.

This dorm had no four beds.

There was only one super-large bed horizontally in the room.

At the same time, a student was leisurely watering flowers with a kettle, his back to the door.

The student said without turning his head: “I hate living with others. The other two were beaten away by me. This place is mine. If you know what's good for you, get out!”

Shen Bei: ???

Damn it.

Who are you? You're really arrogant!