The teachers of Mingzhu Academy posed many challenging magic questions, and Jiang Yuan answered each one perfectly.
Some of his views earned continuous praise from the teachers.
Afterward, the teachers asked him to undergo a magic intensity test.
It was somewhat similar to the annual assessment at Tianlan High School.
"Your final score is SSS, which meets the admission requirements of our Mingzhu Academy. Congratulations, you have been admitted!" a teacher wearing thick glasses said with a smile.
He paused, then continued, "Before you officially enroll, there are some things I must explain to you."
"Regarding the Undead System, although the Ancient King created the Undead System thousands of years ago, in our country, the number of mages who awaken the Undead System is extremely rare, much fewer than those in the Summoning System. Our academy does have an Undead System, but it has always been... well... a single lineage."
A "single lineage" meant that there was only one Undead System student in each grade.
It wasn't that they only admitted one Undead System student each year, but rather that they could only recruit one, and sometimes none at all.
Therefore, the admission criteria for the Undead System could be said to be very lenient; as long as the minimum standard was met, they wouldn't even check what kind of Undead was summoned by the elementary magic.
The bespectacled teacher paused again, organized his thoughts, and then continued, "For this year's admissions, as of now, Mingzhu Academy has only admitted you as an Undead System student."
"Hmm?" Jiang Yuan slightly raised his head, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
He truly hadn't expected that so few people awakened the Undead System.
Egypt also created the Undead System, but the number of Undead mages there was not small.
The gap in the development of the Undead System between the two sides was too vast.
He remembered that the magic history books seemed to have records about the Undead System, stating that the domestic Undead System had experienced a large-scale purge many years ago.
"I've said everything I needed to say. Welcome again to Mingzhu Academy!"
This teacher was very satisfied with Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan's fundamentals were very solid, and his understanding of some magic theories was also very profound.
More importantly, they had finally recruited a new student for the Undead System, which lifted a weight off the teacher's mind.
If they hadn't admitted a new student, they would have had to specifically go to the Ancient Capital to find new Undead System students for the Undead System's mentor.
After confirming his admission, a teacher led Jiang Yuan to a building at Mingzhu Academy. The plaque above the building read "Summoning System Academy" in large characters.
Jiang Yuan was somewhat puzzled as to why the teacher brought him to the Summoning System Academy.
It wasn't until he saw the Undead System teacher's office and the Undead System's only teacher, Qin Yun, that he suddenly understood.
It turned out that the Undead System had fallen into such decline that it had been merged into the Summoning System Academy!
Damn it, the dignified Mingzhu Academy.
It didn't even have an independent Undead System Academy!
Actually, thinking about it carefully, this situation wasn't entirely incomprehensible.
Just like Jiang Yuan knew from his previous life, some majors, due to their small scale, would indeed be merged into other academies.
It was just that the current plight of the Undead System was truly somewhat shabby.
Was it a good thing to join Mingzhu Academy with the Undead System after all?
Jiang Yuan felt a bit regretful.
...
"We have no choice; who can blame us when there are so few Undead System students?" Qin Yun, the Undead System's only mentor, sighed helplessly.
The difficulty of awakening the Undead System was truly immense.
"But as our Undead System's only new student, I guarantee that you won't miss out on anything you should have!"
"Alright." Jiang Yuan accepted the current state of the Undead System, then asked, "So, will I attend classes with the Summoning System students?"
"Regarding the classes, let me explain in detail."
Qin Yun patiently explained, "The Undead System and the Summoning System have many commonalities, so there are quite a few overlapping courses. Most classes are indeed taken with Summoning System students."
At this point, it sounded increasingly shabby, so he quickly tried to compensate, "But don't worry, our Undead System also has its own unique courses, definitely different from theirs!"
The more Qin Yun spoke, the more unreliable Jiang Yuan felt the Undead System was.
They even had to attend classes with Summoning System students and piggyback on their courses.
If the Ancient King knew the current state of the Undead System.
He would probably be furious.
Oh right, the Ancient King now only had one set of armor left.
Whoever wore this armor would become the new Ancient King.
"..." Jiang Yuan was speechless for a moment.
"Teacher, I feel like the Undead System isn't very reliable. How about I just transfer to the Summoning System?"
"No!" Qin Yun slammed the table and stood up, then realized his emotions were a bit agitated and slowly sat back down.
He tried to make his tone gentler and persuaded, "Although our Undead System is subordinate to the Summoning System Academy, our cultivation resources are allocated separately, and you alone can enjoy these resources in the future."
"Moreover, the Summoning System's cultivation resources will also be equally divided with our Undead System. This is special care from the academy for our Undead System."
Doesn't this just sound like targeted poverty alleviation?
Jiang Yuan secretly complained in his heart.
But thinking about it carefully, being able to enjoy two sets of resources alone was quite good.
"There's one more thing you might not know since you just arrived at Mingzhu Academy. The Summoning System has an entrance trial."
Qin Yun continued, explaining in detail the Summoning System's annual trial tradition.
It was where, at the Freshmen Welcome Ceremony, Summoning System students had to accept challenges from a hundred students.
This event was called the Freshmen Welcome Ceremony Beast Battle Competition and had always been the most watched segment of the ceremony.
Qin Yun said all this to make Jiang Yuan understand one thing.
That is, our Undead System is good, our Undead System is great.
Joining our Undead System will definitely lead to soaring success!
Jiang Yuan had just said it casually; he hadn't really intended to transfer systems.
The matter of enrollment was thus settled.
Under Qin Yun's guidance, Jiang Yuan arrived at a student apartment.
The interior decoration was very simple, but all the necessary furniture was there, and the layout looked very comfortable.
"This is your student dormitory, a single room with a private bath and toilet, and also a kitchen and living room." Qin Yun handed over the apartment key.
Hmm?
The dormitory treatment at Mingzhu Academy was so good; it was actually a single apartment?
Jiang Yuan clearly remembered that Mo Fan lived in a dormitory, and Zhao Manyan met Mo Fan in a student dormitory.
As if sensing Jiang Yuan's confusion, Qin Yun said, "Because our Undead System has few people, the academy specially approved a few single student apartments for us."
Jiang Yuan understood.
This was also part of the Undead System's targeted poverty alleviation project.
"..."
"Why aren't you speaking? Don't you want to live alone? If you don't want to, I can apply for a mixed-gender dormitory for you."
"No need, teacher, this place is quite good."
Actually, the Undead System was not shabby at all; it should be rephrased.
It should be called special care!