In the academy announcement hall.
After all the students had given their suggestions one after another, Head Gino raised his hand for silence.
He smiled and said, "Good. All your suggestions are excellent. But the main thing that can truly attract others and make us strong is cultivation. Only a few of you guessed it correctly."
Jina, Ruyi, and five other students who had mentioned cultivation looked quite proud of themselves.
Then a few students asked, "So we have to focus on creating a breathing technique?"
The hall filled with murmurs. Everyone knew how hard it was to create a breathing technique. Only a genius like Xinxuan had managed to do it until now—when India Concord suddenly appeared with one. No other nation, no known person, and no organization had ever succeeded in creating a real breathing technique on their own.
When Jina and Ruyi heard this, they weren't worried at all. They had already joined Roxa's sect. Later they would get the full cultivation system. And once they became powerful, they could easily help the academy create a breathing technique in the future.
Just as everyone was thinking hard, Head Gino spoke again.
"Well, you only have to focus on cultivation and becoming stronger. You don't have to create the breathing technique yourself."
A student immediately raised his hand and asked, "Sir, how will we cultivate if we don't have a breathing technique? Do we not have to create it? Are the professors and you creating it instead?"
Other students nodded in agreement. He was right.
To cultivate, they needed a breathing technique.
If they weren't creating it, then the professors and Head Gino must be doing it, right?
Otherwise, where would the breathing technique come from?
The hall grew quiet again, all eyes on Gino, waiting for his answer.
Head Gino didn't think that way. He said, "You don't have to create a breathing technique because we have our own cultivation system. So you only have to focus on cultivation and becoming stronger in the future. Help your juniors who will join later. If we are strong, we can acquire our own resources easily. I have planned it already. Slowly but surely, we will become equal to the Concords and later surpass them."
When the students heard this, absolute silence fell in the hall.
In the minds of every student, only one question kept repeating.
"Have I heard it wrong?"
Because even if Head Gino had said they possessed a breathing technique, the students would have been surprised—but not shocked.
This place was already so advanced—the island, the game, their devices, everything was mysterious and high-tech.
So what if they had a breathing technique?
Students wouldn't have been shocked by that.
But now Head Gino had said the academy had its own cultivation system.
A full cultivation system!!
How was this possible?
Every single one of them knew there were only two breathing techniques in the whole world right now. They were like rare treasures—only two existed.
But a cultivation system?
That was on another level entirely.
Students immediately denied it in their minds. They thought Head Gino had mistakenly said "cultivation system" when he meant "breathing technique."
They used this excuse to comfort themselves. They didn't want to believe the unbelievable. They preferred to believe what felt possible.
But among them, Ruyi and Jina had different thoughts.
They thought, "If Roxa can have a cultivation system… why can't this mysterious place have one too?"
Roxa and Jina didn't deny the reality. They calmly accepted in their minds that the academy also possessed a cultivation system.
For them, Roxa and this place were both mysterious. Their mentality had changed. They didn't doubt. They adapted their thinking.
On the other hand, Gino saw the disbelief on the students' faces. He realized exactly what they were thinking. But he didn't say anything. Tomorrow, when the students saw the cultivation system, they would believe it.
Then Gino said, "Okay, that's all for the update. For now, all students go back. You have to start your cultivation journey tomorrow, so be on time. Don't miss this early opportunity."
Saying this, Gino left the stage and walked out of the hall. His every action carried meaning.
He had first given hints to the students, letting them gradually adapt to the idea.
Then he revealed the academy's vulnerabilities and weaknesses, showing honesty instead of false confidence.
After that he motivated them, igniting their ambition and making them feel needed.
Finally he provided clear next steps, giving direction so they wouldn't feel lost.
It was a deliberate sequence—careful, calculated, masterful.
Seeing Gino leave, students also began to stand and exit. But every one of them had the same thought in their mind.
"Are we really going to start our cultivation journey tomorrow?"
They didn't believe the academy possessed a cultivation system. They thought they would start with a breathing technique instead.
On the other hand, Jina and Ruyi got up from their seats and rushed toward the direction where Head Gino had gone.
They shouted from behind, "Academy Head, please wait!"
When Head Gino heard this, he stopped and turned to look at the two girls. He asked calmly, "What is it? Do you have any doubts?"