With a whistle, the Golden Abacus rapidly descended. Seeing Wang Nan, who remained still, Sun He held back some of his strength at the last moment.
However, it was in this moment of restraint that Wang Nan's Coiling Dragon Staff swept forward.
When Wang Nan absorbed his second spirit ring, he had the same experience as the first time. In his Sea of Spirit, he once again experienced a battle with the Scaled Demon Crocodile, learning another skill from it. This was also the method he used to counter Teacher Sun's mental attack.
Upon seeing Wang Nan's attack, Sun He's eyes widened sharply. He watched as a pitch-black rod transformed into a thick tail, bearing two yellow spirit rings, sweeping directly towards his waist.
'The previous rod jabbed at the abdomen, this one sweeps at the waist. Who did this kid learn from?'
Sun He himself possessed the ability to launch mental attacks, and he quickly recognized the essence of Wang Nan's strike. However, the direction of this rod attack was too tricky, and he dared not take it head-on. He could only retract his hand and use his abacus to block Wang Nan's Tail Sweep. With a 'clatter,' the abacus beads scattered, falling all over the floor with a pattering sound.
"Teacher Sun, your abacus beads are flying onto my face."
"Heh heh, you little rascal, you're mocking me now. If this were a real battle, do you think you'd still have a chance to use that last move?"
As Sun He spoke, he gathered the scattered abacus beads from the floor. Although it looked as if his Spirit had been dispersed, this was actually just his Spirit Ability, using the abacus beads to reduce the impact of attacks on his body.
"Teacher, if it were a real battle, the moment I saw six spirit rings, I would have already started running away."
Sun He's smile deepened upon hearing this. He pulled out a token from somewhere. "Alright, alright, you're the one who knows how to talk. You passed the assessment. Take this proof and go register."
"Thank you, Teacher Sun."
"Wait a moment!"
Wang Nan was about to leave when Sun He called him back.
"What is it, Teacher Sun?"
"That, the letter of recommendation."
Wang Nan took out a bright yellow envelope and handed it over.
"I didn't realize it. The Emperor of the Star Luo Empire seems to appreciate you quite a bit." Sun He opened the envelope and clicked his tongue in wonder at its contents.
Wang Nan didn't really think the Star Luo Emperor genuinely regarded him with special favor. A letter of recommendation, of course, would contain some pleasant words. One should probably just listen to them and not take them too seriously.
Sun He said no more, waving his hand at Wang Nan. "Alright, alright, go register quickly."
Jumping off the arena, Wang Nan looked left and right, noticing that in the time it took for those two sentences, Wang Yan had already moved to another arena, watching the new students with interest.
"Second Uncle, what are you looking at?"
"Seeing if there are any special Spirits among this year's new students." Wang Yan said, turning his head. "Did you get the proof?"
"I got it." Wang Nan shook the token in his hand.
"That's good. Now I'll take you to register."
"Oh, by the way, Second Uncle, why does the Academy insist on a letter of recommendation?" Wang Nan had wanted to ask this for a long time.
"You should know that Shrek Academy's ability to exist independently, not belonging to any Empire, did not come without a price. Entering the Academy requires a letter of recommendation of at least city lord level from the Three Great Empires. This allows the Three Great Empires to prioritize enjoying the Academy's educational resources, and at the same time, it is a form of restraint on the Academy."
"Of course, this only applies to Outer Courtyard Disciples. Once it involves the Inner Courtyard, it's not that simple. For Shrek Academy, the Inner Courtyard is the true core, and the Academy's high-level executives are naturally willing to sacrifice some Outer Courtyard interests in exchange for independent status."
After listening, Wang Nan did not press further. The world of adults was truly too complicated.
With Wang Yan leading the way, Wang Nan quickly completed the registration, enrollment, and collection of Academy supplies.
Arriving at the dormitory building, Wang Yan handed the dormitory key, school uniform, and badge to Wang Nan.
"Alright, the rest of the path you'll have to walk yourself. There are still two days until formal classes begin, so you can use this time to wander around and familiarize yourself with the environment. Also, did you remember everything I told you on the way?"
"I remember."
"Good, go."
"Goodbye, Second Uncle."
Wang Yan didn't speak, just smiled and waved his hand.
Wang Nan turned around, looking at the dormitory building in front of him, dyed in four colors: white, yellow, purple, and black. He silently complained about the strange color scheme, then walked toward the white door of the building, which belonged to the new students.
At the entrance of the white dormitory building, an old man, frail with age, was lying on a reclining chair, his eyes slightly closed, as if asleep. Wang Nan knew that this unassuming old man in front of him was one of the strongest people on the Douluo Continent today, the Limit Douluo Mu En.
A Level 99 Limit Douluo was right in front of him, and Wang Nan couldn't help but take an extra look. However, the second time he looked, he found that Mu En was also looking at him, giving him a kind smile.
Their eyes met, and Wang Nan, caught peeking, was slightly embarrassed. "Uh, hello, old man."
"Hello, hello." Mu En nodded gently.
Wang Nan didn't bother him further and entered the dormitory building.
"102." Looking at the key in his hand, Wang Nan quickly confirmed the location of his dormitory. It was quite close to the front, just a few steps after entering the door.
Pushing open the dormitory door, Wang Nan found the room spotlessly clean. His roommate had already moved in and was currently sitting cross-legged on the bed, his long hair naturally falling over his shoulders.
Hearing the door open, he also turned his head, and a pair of delicate eyes met Wang Nan's.
Huh?
Wang Nan was stunned, then re-checked the dormitory number. He had come to the male dormitory, right?
"Hello, you're a new student too, right? My name is Gongyang Mo, and I'm also a new student this year."
Gongyang Mo? Muttering the name to himself, Wang Nan quickly remembered who he was.
In Wang Nan's memory, Gongyang Mo didn't appear very often. The reason he could remember him so quickly, besides his Spirit being the Rainbow Dragon, which could rival the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, was his appearance and demeanor, which closely resembled a girl's.
'Fortunately, it's Gongyang Mo. I almost thought I had become the protagonist, with a cross-dressing roommate.'
"Hello, my name is Wang Nan."
After greeting him, Wang Nan entered the dormitory and took out his luggage from the spirit tool on his wrist.
Before he left, Wang Xing had prepared many things for him. This storage spirit tool was just one of them. Other daily necessities went without saying, plus several defensive spirit tools, several disposable consumable spirit tools, some Medicinal Pills, and of course, the most important gold coins. In terms of value alone, these were already comparable to the entire fortune of some low-level Spirit Masters.
Don't look at how any random teacher from Shrek Academy was more powerful than Wang Xing; if placed outside, a Spirit King was already something many people found hard to reach. Therefore, Wang Xing was considered quite wealthy.
Coupled with Wang Xing knowing that Wang Nan didn't have extravagant habits, and fearing that his child would suffer grievances at the Academy, the luggage he prepared naturally wouldn't be poor.
While chatting desultorily with Gongyang Mo, Wang Nan quickly tidied up his bed. Looking at the dormitory in front of him, he suddenly felt a sense of nostalgia.
It had been a long time since he last lived in a dormitory.