Chapter 17: The Three Great Academies
A deep and powerful voice suddenly echoed throughout the martial arts classroom, and everyone fell silent.
A figure appeared at the doorway. His burly and strong body blocked the light from the door, casting a huge black shadow.
He slowly walked into the martial arts classroom, an invisible aura emanating from his body.
Everyone looked towards him.
This was a powerfully built man, his muscles like a pile of boulders. There was a scar on his face, and his height also exceeded two meters.
The grade's number one, Li Zhou, looked a size smaller in front of him, like a new recruit.
This is a powerhouse who has been on the battlefield, this thought popped into Lin Qi's mind.
The burly man walked to the center of the crowd with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger.
Ring! Ring! Ring!
In the next second, the class bell rang.
"This person is very strong!" Jiang Tao said with a frown.
Lin Qi nodded. This was an obvious fact; his aura was too strong.
Even Wu Kang, a Third-Realm Martial Artist, did not have such a strong aura.
Anyone whose gaze was met by his felt their whole body stiffen, completely unable to move, thoroughly suppressed.
Could he be a Fourth-Realm Martial Artist?
The burly man looked around, taking in everyone at a glance.
"Hello, everyone!"
The burly man spoke, his voice like a great bell, ringing in everyone's ears with a buzzing sound.
"I estimate that many students have guessed my identity. That's right, I am your martial arts teacher for this third year of high school!"
Speaking to this point, the burly man grinned, revealing a smile:
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Zhang Cheng. From now on, I will be your martial arts teacher."
"I am different from other teachers because my teaching methods are rather different."
"Everyone, be mentally prepared!"
At this point, a sense of foreboding arose in everyone.
Zhang Cheng grinned and continued to speak:
"You all are the 50 most outstanding geniuses of No. 2 High."
"Since you have entered the elite class, you will enjoy the best teaching staff."
"And I am the best martial arts teacher at No. 2 High. You will understand this point in the future."
"Since you are in the elite class, your university goals are the three top academies of Xia Country."
"The three top academies: Cangqiong University, Minghai University, and Yushan University."
Hearing the names of the three top academies, the gazes of the 50 people in the martial arts classroom became fervent.
As citizens of Xia Country, from the moment they were born and set foot on the path of martial arts, having trained hard for ten years, who didn't want to enter one of the three top academies?
The three top academies were the preparatory camps for the top powerhouses of the Hua nation. The students who graduated from them would become the pillars of Xia Country in the future, the main force in resisting the Disaster Beasts.
"The three top academies, apart from the top geniuses with special abilities who are admitted through recommendations, only enroll less than ten thousand students each year. Dispersed among the major provinces of Xia Country, that's only a few hundred people."
"And among you, less than half will be able to enter the three top academies!"
Zhang Cheng crossed his arms and grinned, revealing the cruel truth.
The crowd fell silent, and a heavy pressure washed over them.
"Of course, my appearance is to increase your admission numbers."
"So if you want to enter the three top academies, it's best to listen to me."
"Some students, if you want your ranking to be a little better, you'd also best listen to me," Zhang Cheng said after seeing that the time was about right.
"Entering the elite class means you are already different from ordinary students."
"You have better teachers and better benefits."
"One of them is having an independent martial arts room, a room that belongs only to you."
"A space of one hundred square meters, a training post, free training weapons, a projector, an independent bathroom, a washing machine..."
Many people's eyes lit up. These conditions were simply too good.
"At any martial arts hall outside, a one-hundred-square-meter martial arts room costs 200 or 300 Xia Country Yuan per hour."
"And it's actually free at our No. 2 High. This benefit is really good," Jiang Tao said with a mix of surprise and excitement.
Lin Qi was equally surprised. A free, independent martial arts room was practically equivalent to a free house, and it was also very convenient.
He even thought that he could take a nap directly in the martial arts room at noon without anyone disturbing him.
There was no need to mention the other benefits.
Everyone was extremely excited, but Zhang Cheng's next sentence made them unhappy.
"But I'm sorry, not everyone can have a martial arts room."
"Even though our No. 2 High has expanded and built ten more martial arts rooms this year, there are still only 30 rooms."
"Therefore, only the students in the top 30 can have an independent martial arts room."
"If you want an independent martial arts room, then work hard, fight for it. As long as you improve to the top 30, you can also have an independent martial arts room."
After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, many people's eyes showed a fervent light, their gazes becoming determined.
The invisible atmosphere of competition was ignited by him. An unknown number of people planned to step on others in the next test to enter the top 30.
Lin Qi was the same. He also wanted an independent martial arts room.
He was currently ranked 45th, the sixth from the bottom in the class. He was still a bit far off.
"Very good, everyone is very motivated!" Zhang Cheng smiled with satisfaction.
"Then that's all for today. Next is free practice."
"The students in the top thirty, you can go to your independent martial arts rooms according to your rank. Your fingerprint information has already been uploaded to the password locks, so you can open them at any time."
"The remaining students will stay in this martial arts classroom to train."
Zhang Cheng began to announce in a loud voice.
"Oh right, students who haven't learned an advanced manual yet, come to me to learn."
"Dismissed!"
After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, everyone began to disperse. A portion of the students eagerly took their things and headed to their own martial arts rooms.
Soon, only 21 people were left in the martial arts room, and among them, only three stood in place.
Zhang Cheng looked at the three people in front of him, a little surprised:
"I didn't expect there to be three. I thought everyone had already gone to a martial arts hall to learn a new manual."
Lin Qi and Jiang Tao exchanged a glance. Lin Qi knew it was because he had no money.
Jiang Tao, on the other hand, was stingy and wanted to get it for free.
According to him, although he now had a million Xia Country Yuan, if he could learn it for free, he'd be a fool not to.
Lin Qi then looked at the third person. It was the boy who had entered the martial arts room even earlier than him.
"Let's begin too!" Zhang Cheng cleared his throat and began to speak.
"We humans are a highly intelligent species. We have advantages that other animals cannot compare to."
"And that is that we humans use tools."
"Since ancient times, in order to survive and face the harassment of wild beasts, we have used metal substances to create sharp weapons."
"Bare-handed versus holding a weapon, our human combat power is completely different."
"So when facing the massive Disaster Beasts with their sharp claws and fangs, you are just food if you are bare-handed."
"Holding a weapon, you are the hunter!"
"Facing the Disaster Beasts, we martial artists must practice a weapon," Zhang Cheng said with a serious expression.
"Your fist techniques have already reached Great Accomplishment, and you have a foundation in weapons. Learning an advanced weapon manual now will be twice the result with half the effort."
"Tell me, what weapons do you practice?"
Zhang Cheng looked at Jiang Tao and asked.
"Saber!"
"Spear!"
"Saber!"
The three of them answered in turn.
"Two who practice the saber, and one who practices the spear. You learn first," Zhang Cheng said, pointing at Lin Qi.
"Me?"
Lin Qi was puzzled. This teacher didn't play by the book. Shouldn't he have taught Jiang Tao and the other boy their saber techniques first?
Zhang Cheng raised his right arm. On his wrist was a black electronic watch. He operated it with a few taps.
Beep!
In the next second, a green light shot out from the watch. It was a 3D projection, which projected three green human figures of different body types.
The three of them all stepped back to make space.
"Speak. What spear technique do you want to learn?"
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(End of this chapter)
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