Three days passed in a flash, and today was the day Ye Zhiqiu and Tang San went to Notting Junior College.
At the entrance of Shenghun Village, Ye Zhiqiu and Tang San were both carrying a small bag containing some spare clothes.
Behind the two of them, Ye's father and mother accompanied them.
Liu Qingqing touched Ye Zhiqiu's little head, feeling a little sad, with red eyes.
"Egg, be obedient when you get to the academy and don't act naughty, okay? If you run out of money, remember to write a letter home and mom will deliver it to you."
Ye Zhiqiu looked at Tang San beside him with a strange and envious look, feeling a little ashamed.
Do I look like someone who would be short of money? Then I can just go to the academy and rob those kids, and the gold coins will come pouring in.
"Don't worry, Mom. Your son will definitely make himself fat and healthy." Ye Zhiqiu smiled brightly. He didn't want the farewell to be too sad.
Not long after, Village Chief Old Jack came over.
Today, Village Chief Old Jack changed into a new set of clothes and looked much more energetic.
"We're still chatting, don't worry! These two kids are very smart. It's good enough that they don't bully others when they go to Notting College." Old Jack waved goodbye to Ye's father and mother.
"Let's go~" Old Jack called to Ye Zhiqiu and Tang San.
Tang San glanced at the Holy Soul Village behind him with a somewhat gloomy expression.
"Xiao San, stop looking. Your drunkard father is probably still sleeping and won't come to see you off. Let's go~" Village chief Old Jack gave another instruction and walked ahead.
Ye Zhiqiu sighed softly, pulled Tang San to follow, and waved goodbye to his parents behind him.
The soft sunlight stretched the backs of the three people very long.
In the distance, a burly figure stood on a densely leafed branch, watching the three people walking away in silence.
As the three of them walked on the road, Tang San would turn his head from time to time to look in the direction of the village, but in the end he did not see the figure in his mind.
"Xiao San, are you reluctant to leave the village or your drunkard father?" Old Jack touched Tang San's head and asked with a smile.
"A little bit of both," Tang San replied in a low voice.
"Hahaha, then you have to learn more from Xiaoqiu. Look, he's dancing like a monkey and is obviously very happy." Old Jack pointed at Ye Zhiqiu next to him and stroked his beard with a smile.
Ye Zhiqiu rolled his eyes when he heard this. "You are the monkey. Your whole family are monkeys. Have you ever seen a monkey as handsome as me?"
"I really envy Aqiu. His parents are so nice to him." Tang San expressed his true feelings. He felt a little uncomfortable when he thought of Tang Hao.
Ye Zhiqiu raised the corner of his mouth, patted Tang San on the shoulder and said, "Xiao San, you can't envy this kind of thing. Actually, don't look at my parents being nice to me on the surface." Having said this, Ye Zhiqiu suddenly stopped, tilted his head, as if reminiscing.
Tang San's interest was piqued. Could it be that Aqiu's parents were also not kind to him? That's right, he'd been beaten so badly several times that his butt was bruised.
"Then what?" Tang San asked.
Ye Zhiqiu was secretly happy. This was just your own excitement, not what I wanted to say. "And then? Actually, secretly, my parents treat me better~! They even secretly stuffed several Gintama coins into my pocket just now."
Ye Zhiqiu deliberately took out a few Gintama coins and tossed them around, then shook his head pretentiously. "Hey, my parents are such a fool! Do I look like someone who needs this little money?"
Tang San and Village Chief Old Jack's faces darkened. The sudden attack had sprained our waists.
[Negative emotion value from Tang San plus 66]
[Negative emotion value from Jack plus 6]
Looking at Ye Zhiqiu's ostentatious look, not only Tang San wanted to beat him up, even Old Jack, the old village chief in his seventies, felt his right hand itching and wanted to punch Ye Zhiqiu's little face, which was smiling like a chrysanthemum.
This guy really deserves a beating.
However, after Ye Zhiqiu's commotion, the sadness of parting was diluted a lot, the atmosphere along the way became much more lively, and Tang San's depressed mood gradually returned to normal.
"Xiao San, A Qiu, let me tell you about the academy so you don't get lost when you get there." Village Chief Old Jack straightened his clothes, stroked his beard, and said, looking quite like an old scholar.
"Before we talk, Aqiu and Xiaosan, you two should thank Master Su Yuntao. Originally, our village only had one place for a work-study student, but Master Su Yuntao saw that Aqiu was talented, so he went to help our village get another one."
Ye Zhiqiu curled his lips. It should have been enough for Su Yuntao to just go and tell him. But he actually tricked the old village chief into asking for help. How shameless!
"Grandpa Jack, what is a part-time student?" Tang San asked in confusion.
Old Jack smiled and said, "Work-study students are exempt from tuition and accommodation fees, and only need to pay for their own food. After all, many poor people like us can't afford college tuition, so this is a preferential policy that those colleges give us ordinary people. Of course, work-study students also need to do some simple work in the college in return, such as cleaning the classroom."
After listening to this, Tang San nodded.
Ye Zhiqiu was nonchalant. He knew all these little things. Work? Oh, it was impossible for him to work. If he remembered correctly, there would be some little brats causing trouble in Notting College. He could just let them do the work and rob them of some gold soul coins or something.
The more Ye Zhiqiu thought about it, the happier he became, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Tang San and Old Jack looked at him in confusion. What was wrong with this kid? Was he so happy to hear about work?
After a moment of confusion, Old Jack continued, "The academy is divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. To graduate from the beginner academy, you need to reach level ten in spirit power and obtain your first spirit ring. I'm not worried about this. You two are both little monsters with innate full spirit power. It should be easy for you to graduate from the beginner academy. As for the intermediate spirit master academy, the graduation requirements are much more difficult."
Old Jack held up two fingers and said, "You need to reach level 20 soul power, obtain a second soul ring, and get the title of Great Soul Master before you can graduate."
Is it difficult? Ye Zhiqiu curled his lips. I am already level 20 now. Am I proud?
"What about the Advanced Spirit Master Academy? What are the graduation requirements?" Tang San asked.
"advanced?"
Village chief Old Jack was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said, "The Advanced Soul Master Academy is not something we commoners can dream of. It is too difficult to get in. I don't know much about it, I only know that the soul masters who graduate from it are geniuses that all forces are vying for, and our Tiandou Empire will also grant them the title of nobility." When he said this, Old Jack looked a little yearning.
noble?
Ye Zhiqiu smiled disdainfully. What's the use of this thing? It's nothing more than a blank check given by the empire to attract talents. None of those powerful people would take the nobility seriously.
In Douluo Continent, strength is paramount. Everything else is empty talk.