Chapter 284: The Hand-Covering Senior Female Student
“Junior, these are this year’s school uniforms, eight sets in total. If they get damaged, you’ll have to buy new ones yourself. Also, this is your student ID; you can use it to check your courses.” The senior female student thoughtfully helped Owen organize his things, displaying the potential of a good wife and mother. Owen nodded with satisfaction, thinking about giving her a bigger tip later.
“Junior, do you need me to show you to your dormitory?” the senior female student asked, her voice gentle as water. Her not-so-big eyes glistened slightly, and her most alluring full lips pursed unconsciously, so deep and moist that even Owen fell silent. After a moment, he slowly nodded.
Student dormitories are divided into four main areas. Two of these areas consist of two-story detached villas. Each villa can accommodate four people, and each person can enjoy an independent space with four bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom. So, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that each villa is like a small house.
In addition to the pleasant scenery, the villa area also has competent guards and gardeners. Residents can even hire part-time students as butlers and servants. Clearly, the academy city understands nobles.
However, to live in such a villa dormitory, in addition to noble status, one also needs to pay a hefty extra fee. Clearly, the academy city understands how to make money.
The remaining two areas are budget-friendly dormitories. They don’t expect to make much money from the students, but the students living there shouldn’t expect any comfort either.
Three-story rectangular buildings, two people sharing a room the size of a toilet, twenty rooms per floor, sharing one toilet and one bathroom. If you can’t get up early in the morning, you won’t even find an empty stall to poop in.
Obviously, these accommodations are for commoner students. Unfortunately, Owen didn’t have the opportunity to see them because the two different dormitory areas are quite far apart, probably to avoid affecting each other’s moods.
Following the senior female student, who suddenly seemed to have developed a sway in her walk, to the villa area, Owen presented his student ID. The guard punched his fist against his chest, then raised the fence, solemnly watching him enter. Truly competent.
The villa area has high walls and guards; without the corresponding student ID, you can’t get in. But the scenery inside is indeed beautiful. Fountains and flower beds are standard, as are small lakes and docks for swimming and boating. Each villa is also independent, with walls and front and back yards, covering a considerable area. It fully justifies the extra fee.
The senior female student, who helped carry Owen’s things, was clearly here for the first time, her eyes filled with envy.
There was a map by the roadside, and it didn’t take them long to arrive at the villa assigned to Owen by the academy city.
Because he arrived early, the villa assigned to Owen was empty. After opening the magically restricted door with his student ID, he could see the furniture and decorations inside, which were not luxurious but quite presentable.
However, in Owen’s eyes, they were unremarkable, so, lacking any interest, he casually chose the room on the left side of the first floor.
After changing the nameplate on the door to his own, Owen opened the door. The furnishings inside could only be described as standard. Everything that should be there was there, but it was just there . If he wanted more comfort, he would have to replace or add things himself.
As Owen was considering how to furnish the room where he would be living for a long time, the senior female student, having put down his things, pursed her full lips and walked towards him step by step.
After an indeterminate amount of time, the senior female student, her face flushed, left the villa area, one hand covering her mouth and the other pulling at her somewhat disheveled collar, under the impassive gaze of the unfazed guard. Outside, female students, pretending to pass by, all watched her departure with looks of three parts disdain and seven parts envy, then continued to “pass by,” not daring to waste any time. This was the enrollment period, and they didn’t want to miss the new wave of wealthy patrons.
Accustomed to fixing things afterward, Owen was surprised to find that he still had plenty of energy. While not quite one against ten, gathering enough for a mahjong game wouldn’t be a problem.
Owen suddenly realized the level of the opponents he had encountered before. It was like a newbie just out of the starting village suddenly falling into the hands of a big boss, being repeatedly chewed for so long without being completely destroyed, enough to prove his deep potential.
From now on, as an upright and strong man with the word “durability” etched onto his being, things like partial armor protection, partial enlargement charms, and partial vibration charms are all things he knows nothing about.
Heh, Owen stood up straight, his back ramrod straight. Maya and Dier would probably laugh happily if they saw his confident look.
Habitually taking out a drink, Owen stroked his chin. Through his recent interaction with the senior female student, he had discovered many things. For example, the academy city is indeed very civilized; the students maintain good hygiene habits, such as having white teeth and being very healthy. He hadn’t noticed any coated tongues. Also, they bathe frequently; even when rubbing some liquid repeatedly until it foams, there was no dirt. He was very satisfied with these three points.
After reminiscing for a moment, Owen found a place to sit, first releasing the Slime Maid to clean the surrounding dust and corners, then studying the student ID in his hand.
There are two types of student IDs: one is metal inlaid with crystal, and the other is the crystal student ID that Owen held.
Compared to the metal student ID with its simple functions, the crystal student ID has multiple functions, such as storage, payment, timekeeping, communication, and video recording. However, more detailed functions need to be activated through the crystal ball in the room.
Owen found the crystal ball and inserted the crystal student ID into the slot on the base. Immediately, a projection appeared in front of him.
At the top was his identity information, followed by selectable courses, the academy map, a communication section, a task section, an information section, and an auction section.
It could be said that the functions of this crystal student ID are no less than those of a touchscreen phone. The most frightening thing is that this item can obviously be mass-produced and is not particularly precious, otherwise, noble students wouldn’t each have one.
Realizing this, Owen’s expression became very serious. It seems that the Empire’s foundation is even more formidable than he had imagined. Just the tip of the iceberg filled him with apprehension.
“It seems I came to the Imperial Academy for the right reasons,” Owen muttered to himself, tapping his fingers on the table.
After his mood calmed down, Owen clicked on the courses section, and the suddenly expanding projection left him dumbfounded.
Mage, Warlock, Wizard, Witch, Alchemist, Potion Maker, Puppeteer, Summoner, Knight, Swordsman, Warrior, Ranger, Hunter, Assassin, Thief.
These are just the professions. Each profession contains even more subjects. For example, Assassin is divided into Stealth, Concealment, Melee Combat, Poisons, Intelligence, and so on, encompassing more than a dozen subjects.
Not to mention Mage, Alchemist, Potion Maker, Puppeteer, these magic-based research professions. The subjects they occupy are not just half of the curriculum, but ninety-nine percent.
One should know that the more advanced the technology, the more specialized the research becomes. Seeing the numerous subjects, starting in the three digits, Owen was speechless.
No wonder it’s called Academy City, no wonder even the Emperor doesn’t dare to offend it easily. It turns out this is the Empire’s research center.
