The next day, accompanied by the village chief of Jiang Rong Village, Mo Hui took a carriage and set off for Nuoding City.
Jiang Rong Village was not far from Nuoding City, and with the help of the carriage, they arrived at Nuoding City after only a morning's journey.
After a simple check, Mo Hui and the village chief of Jiang Rong Village entered Nuoding City. The carriage continued to drive and soon arrived at the gate of Nuoding Academy.
"Xiao Hui, I have other things to attend to, so I won't accompany you further. I believe with your uncle working at the academy, you won't be wronged in school. But if you need any help from the villagers, remember to write to us."
In front of the Nuoding Academy gate, after giving Mo Hui a few instructions, the village chief of Jiang Rong Village left in a hurry, looking as if he really had something urgent.
Mo Hui picked up the large and small bags placed in front of him, preparing to walk into Nuoding Academy.
"Stop! Kid, what are you doing here? This isn't a place you can just enter!"
Just as Mo Hui was about to enter the academy, a young gatekeeper quickly came up to him and blocked him.
Seeing the person blocking him, Mo Hui's brow furrowed slightly. He recalled the scene in the original work where Tang San was blocked the first time he entered Nuoding Academy, and this person seemed to be the gatekeeper who was asking for trouble.
However, Mo Hui didn't react. Instead, he took out the certificate given by Su Yun Tao from his Pregnant and handed it to the gatekeeper, saying, "Hello, I am this year's work-study student from Jiang Rong Village. This is the certificate from the Spirit Hall!"
The gatekeeper took the certificate, looked at it, and muttered, "Mo Hui, mutated sparrow spirit Bobo, innate spirit power level three. A golden phoenix really came out of this straw nest."
Innate spirit power level three was not high, but it was already quite good talent at Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy. Graduating and becoming a Spirit Master would not be difficult.
"Where are your parents?" the gatekeeper continued to ask.
In the past, when new students enrolled, he would get a lot of extra money. There were always parents willing to give him money, making his life much more comfortable.
He wants money, Mo Hui thought, his eyes flickering.
Of course, he had money. His parents left him a lot of inheritance when they passed away. Although he had used a lot over the years, he still had about 2 gold spirit coins left.
Plus the 5 silver spirit coins the villagers collected for him, he now had a total of 2.5 gold spirit coins, all of which he carried with him.
But if he gave it, it was hard to guarantee that the other party wouldn't take advantage. Moreover, his money was for his cultivation and life, not for this gatekeeper.
"My parents are no longer around, but I have an uncle who teaches at the academy. His name is Mo Hen!"
After thinking for a bit, Mo Hui decided to bring up his relative who worked at the academy.
Upon hearing the name Mo Hen, the gatekeeper youth's expression instantly changed, and his voice immediately became gentle, speaking somewhat ingratiatingly to Mo Hui, "So you're Teacher Mo's relative. No wonder your talent is so outstanding."
He didn't know how close Mo Hui was to Mo Hen, but as long as there was a slight possibility, he didn't dare to gamble. Any teacher at the academy was at least a Great Spirit Master of level twenty or more, not someone a small gatekeeper like him could offend.
"Then can I go in?"
"Of course, go in!"
Returning the certificate to Mo Hui, the gatekeeper youth quickly returned to his original spot, his heart pounding non-stop.
He had originally thought he could get some extra money, but he almost offended someone. It seemed he needed to be more careful in the future.
"Thank you."
Putting the certificate back in his arms, Mo Hui continued to carry his large and small bags and went to the Academic Affairs Office to report according to the signs within the academy.
"Knock knock~"
After a simple knock, Mo Hui entered the Academic Affairs Office.
Sitting in the Academic Affairs Office at the moment was a teacher who looked to be over sixty years old. He looked surprised to see Mo Hui enter.
"Little friend, are you here to report?" Director Su asked, seeing the large and small bags Mo Hui had placed outside the door.
While asking, Director Su was also a bit confused. It was too early to report. There were still more than two months until the actual time for new students to report!
Mo Hui nodded, placed the certificate given by Su Yun Tao on Director Su's desk, and said, "Teacher, I am this year's work-study student from Jiang Rong Village. Please help me register."
Director Su took the certificate and glanced at it. It was indeed a Spirit Master who had just awakened this year, with innate spirit power level three, and his talent was not low.
A moment later, Director Su returned the certificate to Mo Hui. Just as he was about to say something, a teacher in his thirties with an ordinary appearance and dark green hair walked in.
After the teacher walked in, he saw Mo Hui standing in front of the desk and was slightly stunned.
"Xiao Hui, why did you come by yourself?" Mo Hen asked, somewhat surprised.
Although he had received the news that Mo Hui had awakened with innate spirit power level three, the official start of Nuoding Academy was in over two months. He had originally planned to take a few days off to see his nephew, but unexpectedly, Mo Hui came by himself today.
"Uncle Mo Hen, I want to quickly cultivate and become a Spirit Master, so I came early."
Seeing Mo Hen, Mo Hui also smiled and greeted him.
Mo Hen had been quite good to him after his parents passed away, otherwise, he wouldn't have refused the invitation from the Spirit Hall and come to Nuoding Academy.
Because he believed that at least at the Spirit Master stage, with Mo Hen's help, his conditions would not be much worse than those in the Spirit Hall's academy.
"You came a bit too early."
Hearing this, Mo Hen smiled helplessly. Reporting three months early, according to the rules, this was not quite in line. Mo Hui should have gone back and waited.
However, rules, as long as they don't touch the bottom line, can be flexible.
Then Mo Hen looked at Director Su and said, "Director Su, this child is my nephew, Mo Hui. Xiao Hui, quickly say hello to Director Su!"
"Hello, Director Su! I am Mo Hui!" Mo Hui said.
Seeing this, Director Su swallowed the words he was originally going to say. Director Su had originally planned to use the reason of not complying with the rules to have Mo Hui go back and wait for three months, but if the other party was Mo Hen's nephew, entering a little earlier was just a small matter.
So Director Su changed his tone and said, "Hehe, it's a good thing that Xiao Hui has this hardworking spirit!"
Afterwards, the three of them chatted for a while. During this process, Mo Hui's registration for staying at the school was completed.
Next, Mo Hui was led by Mo Hen to the work-study students' dormitory. At this moment, the work-study students were all cleaning the academy, so there was no one in the dormitory.
Mo Hen put down the things and said to Mo Hui, "Xiao Hui, you'll temporarily live here for these three months. When the school officially starts, I'll help you transfer to a regular student."
However, Mo Hui shook his head. "Uncle Mo Hen, being a work-study student is actually quite good, and I don't have to pay tuition."
The tuition fee for one semester at Nuoding Academy was one gold spirit coin, which was nothing to those noble Spirit Master families, but it was not cheap for Mo Hui. Therefore, it was best if he could be exempt from tuition.
After hearing Mo Hui's words, Mo Hen thought for a moment and said, "Alright, if you change your mind, just tell your uncle. As for the cleaning work, you don't have to do it. It's only 10 copper spirit coins a day. Delaying your cultivation for that would be a loss."
Mo Hen was actually in charge of the work-study students' cleaning. Generally, work-study students' families were very poor, so the income from cleaning was quite important to them, otherwise, they wouldn't even be able to eat.
But Mo Hui didn't need to. As a Great Spirit Master of level twenty or more, Mo Hen could receive ten gold spirit coins from the Spirit Hall every month, plus his salary as a teacher. How could he let his nephew go hungry?
And he was a nephew with obvious Spirit Master talent, who might even surpass him in the future.
"Thank you, Uncle."
Hearing this, Mo Hui nodded. He had originally been a little worried that the cleaning work was a mandatory task and might affect his cultivation, but since Mo Hen said so, he naturally wouldn't go cleaning anymore.
After all, he still had 2.5 gold spirit coins on him and wasn't really that poor. He felt that he should be able to break through level 10 before this money ran out, and then he would have an income of one gold spirit coin a month.
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