28: Beiling College

Clarissa looked around, and seeing that no one was left, she thought for a moment and decided to head to the nearest checkpoint—the Gran Wall.

The Gran Wall is a part of the Grosster Empire's northern border defenses, and it is also a checkpoint directly facing the Northern Barren Mountain Range.

In other words, when the Orcs invade, the Gran Wall is the place that bears the brunt of the attack.

Once, before the Gran Wall was called the Gran Wall, during a massive Orc tide, the surrounding checkpoints were breached, and all the Orcs, both frontal and flanking, would eventually converge here.

This placed immense pressure on this location; once breached, the Grosster Empire would effectively have an 'opening' in its defenses.

The Orcs would then be able to enter the territory of the Grosster Empire and rampage at will, and by then, cleaning up the dispersed Orcs would be incredibly troublesome.

At that time, a legendary figure emerged: Gran.

He ultimately resolved that battle, which was nearly capable of 'destroying the nation.'

He changed the fate of the Grosster Empire and, moreover, resolved the Orc tide that year, which was hailed as the largest in history.

However, that legendary figure also died in battle as a result.

To commemorate this legend, this place was named the Gran Wall.

Clarissa also intended to go to the most dangerous Gran Wall for this reason.

...

Tang Ziheng looked at this wave; Clarissa's output was the best on the entire field!

His source points had already reached 80,000.

However, searching for the next world still required a lot more...

Clarissa was truly his 'treasure.'

Looking at Clarissa's current situation, he estimated he could make a fortune from the Orc tide.

After all, the better Clarissa performed, the more source points he earned, and besides killing, the impact on changing and influencing the world was significant.

The next world should be stable; there was no need to consider Lin Ze and Bai Mo. Clarissa alone could satisfy his needs for searching for the next world.

...

Blade Spirit World.

Bai Mo and Wen Yu had finished their 'graduation party.'

A week later, both of them headed to Beiling Academy.

The entrance exam was tomorrow.

Bai Mo and Wen Yu arrived in North Mausoleum a day early to familiarize themselves with the environment there.

After all, after the entrance exam, they could live in Beiling Academy, and all were single dorms.

As such a famous academy, Beiling Academy provided free dormitory fees and a 24-hour free cafeteria for students of all levels, with all living expenses like water and electricity fully covered.

In the academy, the most important thing was academic credits! Academic credits could be exchanged for everything, including skipping grades, graduation, and even various cultivation resources, materials for feeding Blade Spirits, and Blade Spirit techniques, all of which required academic credits.

There were many ways to earn academic credits, such as academy missions, participating in various activities, daily class assessments, and so on, all of which could earn varying amounts of credits.

After Bai Mo and Wen Yu reported, they received their student cards. This card would accompany them for life.

Because it was bound to the individual, others could not use it.

The student card recorded academic credits, opened dormitory doors, swiped for meals, and so on; everything was done using the student card.

When you graduate, the student card would 'update' itself, and you would still be able to enter Beiling Academy freely and still eat for free.

The dormitory, of course, would be removed.

Bai Mo and Wen Yu arrived at the dormitory area. Whether by luck or arrangement by Beiling Academy, their dorms were across from each other.

Since they were all single dorms, there was no distinction between male and female.

Next, Bai Mo and Wen Yu went to the cafeteria to eat and experience the food at Beiling Academy.

Hmm, indeed, it was chef-level!

"Hello! Are you new students this year?"

While Bai Mo and Wen Yu were eating, a man wearing a uniform with the Beiling Academy emblem walked over.

"Hello! Yes, we are new students this year!" Wen Yu looked up at him, smiling and nodding.

The man's eyes lit up when he saw Wen Yu's appearance.

"Haha, I'm a second-year student, so since you're new students, I'm your senior. Let's get acquainted! My name is Lin Feng!" Lin Feng said, then smoothly moved to sit beside Wen Yu.

"Excuse me, Senior, we are eating. If you don't mind, please don't disturb us..." Wen Yu said directly.

Lin Feng's body, which was about to sit down, stiffened slightly.

He forced an awkward smile: "Uh... alright, alright! I'm sorry for disturbing you! How about we exchange contact information? If you have any questions in the academy later, you can ask me!"

Lin Feng said to Wen Yu, while also glancing at Bai Mo, careful not to make his intention of favoring Wen Yu too obvious.

"Okay! I'll add you!" Bai Mo proactively said to Lin Feng, taking out his communicator.

"Great!" Lin Feng quickly exchanged contact information with Bai Mo, then eagerly looked at Wen Yu.

"You can just add Bai Mo; we're always together," Wen Yu said with a smile.

"Uh... okay..." Lin Feng's expression stiffened. Since Wen Yu had said so, he could only nod, then carried his tray and left.

"Tsk tsk, a beauty causing trouble!" After Lin Feng left, Bai Mo clicked his tongue twice and said.

"Beauty, I accept! I advise you to remove the last two words! Otherwise~" Wen Yu wrinkled her nose, raised her fair, delicate little fist, and waved it in front of Bai Mo's eyes.

"Cough cough~ Yes, yes! Queen Wen!" Bai Mo decisively conceded.

The news of Wen Yu, a super genius with double S-rank talent, entering the academy naturally spread throughout Beiling Academy.

After all, even in Beiling Academy, double S-rank geniuses were not common.

Each grade at most had only a handful.

And this year's first-year class, including Wen Yu, only had three.

Of course, Wen Yu was not the most dazzling one. It was said that this year's first-year class had a super genius with SS-rank spiritual power talent and A-rank Blade Spirit.

Although his Blade Spirit was only A-rank, that SS-rank spiritual power talent was too terrifying.

The talent gap at each level was very significant! A tenfold difference was entirely possible, and the gap grew larger at higher levels.

So, even if this new student's Blade Spirit was a bit lacking, his spiritual power would be very formidable.

As mentioned before, in the Blade Spirit World, although it's about Blade Spirits, essentially, it's about spiritual power differences.

The higher the level of the main body + Blade Spirit, the greater the amplification and bonuses provided.

That SS-rank genius had incredibly high spiritual power talent, and his A-rank Blade Spirit was not a hindrance, so he was naturally very formidable.

He was hailed as the strongest new student of this cohort!

Wen Yu and other double S-rank new students were all beneath him.

And Wen Yu was discussing this with Bai Mo.

"It's useless to tell me this! I'm just a weakling~" Bai Mo shrugged and said.

On the surface, he was a double C-rank 'waste,' and secretly, he was just a double B-rank 'little waste.'

"Hmph! My point is that the competition is huge! You need to work hard! Oh, and I'll provide cultivation resources and such! No refusing! I'll see if I can get you treasures that can change your aptitude later..." Wen Yu said with a somewhat troubled expression.

Treasures that change aptitude were rare and hard to come by, and even if they appeared, it would be difficult for Wen Yu to acquire them.

She also hadn't expected so many geniuses this year.

Many geniuses were not a good thing for Bai Mo.

"Don't worry! Soft rice is so delicious!" Bai Mo waved his hand, saying that if Wen Yu provided cultivation resources, he wouldn't have any so-called pride to refuse.

Given his relationship with Wen Yu, he would just use them. At worst, he would repay her double later, and if he couldn't, he would just have to offer himself.

He'd be giving himself to her; she'd be making a huge profit, wouldn't she!

But with the system as his backing, Bai Mo was still very confident. After all, directly changing aptitude... just that alone was terrifying enough!

Bai Mo wasn't sure, but he might have a chance to reach double S-rank, double SS-rank... or even covet the legendary SSS-rank talent, a talent seen only once in a millennium!

SSS-rank had appeared before, but if either spiritual power or Blade Spirit was SSS-rank, and the other was C or B, it was too much of a drag.

They still couldn't become 'the era.'

Not to mention the differences in Blade Spirit attributes and special abilities. These random factors had varying impacts, some even negative.

After dinner, their student uniforms were also ready.

They received a message.

Bai Mo and Wen Yu collected their student uniforms.

They were primarily white, with black accents, and the overall design gave a sense of elegance and nobility.

Moreover, they didn't hinder movement at all, and combat was not an issue.

The materials were specially made, including the shoes.

Each person received three sets, with replacements available at any time if damaged.

The male uniform had a slight blazer feel.

The female uniform consisted of a skort and long socks.

It was a short skirt, but with shorts inside, so there was no worry about accidental exposure.

And whether you wore the long socks was up to you.

It could be said that Beiling Academy's uniforms were also at the forefront of fashion, with normal aesthetics, and were highly praised.

It was said they were designed by top designers.

Bai Mo and Wen Yu returned to their dorms to change into their uniforms.

They were very comfortable to wear, and after putting on the uniforms, they felt their attractiveness doubled.

Handsome men and beautiful women, Bai Mo and Wen Yu walking in the academy, their charming appearance attracted a lot of attention.

The academy forum was instantly flooded with countless photos of them taken from various angles.

[Double S-rank genius new student Wen Yu appears! Suspected boyfriend by her side!]

[Fellow North Mausoleum students! Behold the story of a genius couple!]

All sorts of messy posts appeared.

Bai Mo and Wen Yu didn't know that even before officially enrolling, they had already started to become famous.

Among the many geniuses, Wen Yu had the highest topic popularity, and her position on Beiling Academy's new student popularity list immediately jumped to first place.

This new student popularity list was based on hotness and fame.

Of course, on the overall new student ranking, Wen Yu also immediately reached second place, with the SS-rank talent genius in first.

After all, the overall ranking primarily considered talent and strength.

It was updated in real-time, so the current positions didn't represent the actual situation, which would be determined after the entrance exam and subsequent combat assessments.

About a month after enrollment, these rankings would generally stabilize.