534: Chapter 534 The Academy System

The academy's opening ceremony was a great success; Amanra's speech left everyone in attendance feeling fired up.

Of course, the formation played its part as well.

It could adjust a person's mental fluctuations, and it was highly effective for Transcendents below Tier 3.

At the same time, it was also to avoid any awkward silences.

However, for ordinary people, this was a chance to change their destiny, so he had stirred up their excitement himself.

By the time the speech concluded, two hours had already passed.

Many people had rushed over, so to allow them to adjust, the prospective students were arranged to stay overnight, awaiting the tests tomorrow.

...

In a side hall.

Nie Ning looked at the somewhat restrained Bunir and couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

Thinking back to the beginning, he was just a little servant squatting outside the guest room, and it was that bowl of tiger meat that helped him gain the Assisting Evil trait.

Had it not been for subsequent events, Nie Ning would have still thought highly of Bunir, and would have even been happy to see Lilith and Bunir together.

Bunir, meanwhile, had a dazed expression, as if he hadn't yet adapted to the shift in his status.

"Sit down, there's no need to be so restrained," Nie Ning said with a smile.

Bunir sat down with a complex expression: "I didn't expect it to really be you."

It wasn't just the change in status; the speed at which the other party had improved his strength was beyond his imagination.

It had only been a few years since they last met, yet Bronk had become a genuine Tier 5 Transcendent, and was even a member of a top faction like the Extreme Phase Demon Palace.

"The world is unpredictable. I didn't expect things to turn out like this either. Thanks to a kind person who brought me here."

Nie Ning waved his hand, and the teapot on the table flew up automatically, pouring a cup of water for Bunir.

Bunir's hand rotated the cup, his face showing hesitation, and then he slowly asked: "How... how is Lilith?"

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in the depths of Nie Ning's eyes, but he quickly returned to a calm state.

"She's doing quite well. She got married two years ago and even had a cute daughter."

He didn't mean anything else by it; Nie Ning just wanted to disgust Bunir.

Bunir fell silent.

If he hadn't insisted on returning back then, perhaps the person with Lilith would have been him.

It was also for this reason that he wanted to take Lilith away secretly, but in the end, he met a miserable fate and implicated so many others.

After a long while, Bunir forced a stiff smile onto his face.

"As long as she's living well, I can be at ease."

Immediately after, Nie Ning started chatting with Bunir, mainly to probe into Bunir's current situation.

But Bunir was tight-lipped; after asking for a long time, he was still vague, only saying that he had returned to Belvis World with the help of the Crimson Holy Blade.

After chatting for a while, Nie Ning used work as an excuse to send Bunir away.

Nie Ning stood by the window, watching Bunir's departing figure, a sharp look flashing in his eyes.

He noticed that Bunir was dressed remarkably well and was carrying a mystic tool with strong energy fluctuations.

From this, it could be seen that Bunir's identity was likely not that simple.

Moreover, Saint-Ville World was a world controlled by the Crimson Holy Blade; it was very difficult for outsiders to enter or leave at will, and most were smugglers, such as those from the churches.

Because as long as one knew the world coordinates, even without the consent of the Crimson Holy Blade, one could find other ways to enter that world.

Generally speaking, the churches had gods looking after them and were typically persistent, so as long as there was no conflict of interest, most factions would choose to turn a blind eye.

But Bunir knew Audrey, so even without saying it, one could guess that he had entered Saint-Ville World through formal channels.

But the problem lay right there; Bunir chose to join the academy, which proved that Bunir was not a member of the Crimson Holy Blade.

Of course, he could also be a spy, but Nie Ning felt this possibility was low.

The scale of the Crimson Holy Blade was still too small compared to the Extreme Phase Demon Palace; it had no significance at all.

"Looks like there's going to be some fun," Nie Ning shook his head slightly and turned to leave the side hall.

...

The next half month was the busiest time for the academy.

This was because the top factions, such as the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, were mainly acting as leaders in establishing the academy.

Currently, the personnel were uneven, making the selection process extremely difficult; there were even people among them who were illiterate.

Trying to select people with outstanding intelligence from among them was no less difficult than having an ordinary person with no elemental aptitude learn wizard runes.

However, this was unavoidable.

It had to be spearheaded by top factions, then drive those towns to open schools, thereby completing the reform of the entire academy system.

In other words, this establishment of the academy was mainly to confirm the work of setting up the academy system.

First, scout some people with better aptitude from among them, use the high-end 'technology' of the top factions to complete learning tasks as quickly as possible, and then have these people take on teaching jobs in other places.

Of course, to put it bluntly, it was forcing growth.

Establishing schools subsequently would be a bit easier.

Because many places actually had Transcendent schools, it was just that without the involvement of major factions, the entire system was not perfect.

And the students who enrolled were basically those who had a little bit of talent but did not meet the requirements of various factions, so they chose to enter Transcendent schools.

Saya was an example of this.

After all, the resources of each faction were limited; it was impossible to subsidize those 'poor' performing students, or rather, they were unwilling to subsidize them.

Now that the Extreme Phase Demon Palace and the Yin-Yang Sect had stepped in, they would subsequently allocate funds to improve education issues in various places.

Due to Liuguang City, the selection of students would no longer be limited to those with top cultivation talent.

Of course, personal strength was still the foundation.

Because Transcendent items like runes had strength requirements; high-level runes were not something that mere low-tier Transcendents could understand.

And after the schools were established, the issue of personal value would be redefined.

If one could demonstrate extraordinary wisdom, the major factions naturally wouldn't mind spending a huge price to improve their strength, so they could better serve the major factions.

It's just that this was not friendly to small factions.

Under such an open enrollment ceremony, good students would inevitably be picked away by major factions.

If network communication and other technologies were subsequently extended, and personal knowledge began to grow, then the situation of small factions would be even more concerning.

The Transcendent World was just like that.

Due to geographical limitations and knowledge issues, those with outstanding talent could only settle for the next best thing and choose those small factions, thereby becoming the pillars of the small factions.

Once the academy system was opened, small factions would become 'garbage disposal stations'.

Factions above Tier 7 could rely on exploring the starry sky to maintain development, and small factions could usually just tag along with major factions.

But in the future, as the number of Transcendents surged, factions that were not short of people might cancel outsourcing and other operations.

Conversely, small factions did not have the resources to attract those with outstanding talent, so the future situation was very unfriendly to them; whether they could continue to pass down their legacy was a question.

However, social development had self-regulating properties, and by then, they would naturally develop corresponding survival strategies.

The biggest impact was class solidification; small factions would almost completely lose the opportunity to squeeze into the upper echelons, and could only beg for pity under the might of the major factions.