Chapter 66: "I Understand, I Truly Understand!"
"This student named Tang San… if nothing's changed, he should've enrolled as a work-study student, right?"
At the gate of Nuoding Academy, Lin Yu continued his questioning of the porter.
"A student named Tang San, and a work-study one at that?"
The porter scratched his head and fell into a thoughtful expression before finally shaking his head.
"I don't think so!"
At Nuoding Academy, students were generally divided into three categories:
regular students, nobles, and work-study students. The number of work-study students was actually even lower than that of nobles.
If such a student had enrolled, he definitely would've known.
And the name Tang San wasn't a forgettable one. If he had heard it, there was no way he'd forget.
"He didn't enroll, huh…"
Lin Yu paused to ponder upon hearing the response.
"Well then, tell me where I can register. Consider this a reward for your help…"
He tossed a gold spirit coin to the porter and asked for the enrollment location.
Following the porter's directions, Lin Yu entered the academy and walked toward the admissions office in the teaching building.
Although he no longer relied on Spirit City and staying in a small place like Nuoding Academy wasn't ideal for growth,
Lin Yu only enrolled to get closer to Xiao Wu.
As for his path to power—truth be told—he hadn't quite mapped that out yet.
For now, Nuoding Academy was just a temporary foothold.
…
According to the porter, registration was located in the first office on the first floor of the teaching building.
Upon arriving, Lin Yu raised his hand and knocked on the door.
Knock, knock, knock…
The chatting inside stopped instantly.
Then a firm voice called out,
"Who is it? Come in!"
Pushing open the door, Lin Yu entered the room.
Several teachers sitting behind dark desks turned to look at him. Lin Yu smiled politely, walked forward, and bowed slightly.
"Teachers, I'm here to enroll. May I know which one of you is in charge?"
The teachers glanced at one another briefly.
Eventually, a middle-aged teacher in a black uniform gave a small cough and said,
"I'm in charge of enrollment. Come here and show me your martial soul certificate."
"I'm sorry—I don't have one."
As he walked forward, Lin Yu shook his head.
"No martial soul certificate?"
His reply left the teachers momentarily stunned.
"Can't I just test my soul power instead?"
Seeing their expressions, Lin Yu calmly asked.
At that, the middle-aged teacher studied Lin Yu's composed demeanor and seemed to realize something. A small smile crept onto his face.
"That works too. Let's test your soul power directly, then."
He pulled a deep-blue crystal ball from the drawer and handed it to Lin Yu.
"Here, place your hand on the crystal and channel your energy."
Lin Yu did so casually. After taking a deep breath, he infused about tenth-level soul power into the crystal.
In an instant, the crystal flared with dazzling light.
"This glow… It's—innate full soul power!!"
The entire office gasped in disbelief.
"Young man, what's your martial soul? Can we see it?" a teacher asked eagerly.
Innate full soul power was extremely rare on the Douluo Continent. For low-level soul masters in a remote place like Nuoding, this was an extraordinary opportunity.
But Lin Yu shook his head. "Sorry, I can't reveal it due to some special reasons."
"Why not?"
While several teachers pressed him anxiously, the admissions teacher smiled knowingly and raised his hand.
"Alright, that's enough."
"Let me check your bones to verify your age, then we'll proceed with registration."
Lin Yu offered his hand.
Upon examining his bone structure and confirming that he truly was only six years old—yet already an innate full soul power genius—the teacher's smile widened.
Judging by his appearance and attire, this child had to be a top talent from a major clan or noble family,
likely sent here in secret to avoid danger.
There was no other way to explain a boy with such talent and noble bearing lacking a martial soul certificate—or hiding his soul.
"Alright, let's fill out your information."
The teacher handed Lin Yu a form requesting name, martial soul, age, birthplace, and more.
"Um… can I leave the martial soul and birthplace blank?"
Lin Yu frowned at the form.
He had planned to use an alias and write fake details,
but he realized he might not be able to conceal the Golden Holy Dragon martial soul forever.
If the recorded info conflicted with what eventually came to light, people might grow suspicious.
Lin Yu thought he'd need to negotiate.
But to his surprise, the teacher responded with a sly chuckle and a meaningful smile.
"Heh, don't worry. You can leave those blank. I understand… I totally understand!"
Hearing that and seeing the teacher's oddly knowing grin, Lin Yu's mouth twitched.
You understand? Understand what?!
Though puzzled, Lin Yu completed his registration.
After paying the fee, he asked to be assigned to the work-study student dormitory.
The teacher—whose name was Director Su—continued to smile cryptically and nodded in approval.
By now, Lin Yu had a decent guess about the misunderstanding.
Though a little speechless, he didn't bother to explain and simply left for the dormitory building.
Soon, he arrived on the third floor and stopped in front of a room labeled Dorm Seven.
(END CHAPTER)
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