While Jing Yuan and the other three were chatting, a girl walked over.
Not far behind her, several other girls followed, their eyes filled with encouragement as they looked at her.
"Young Master Yuan, could I please ask you..."
"Sorry, I'm not dancing. I'm talking with my friends."
Before The Girl could finish, Jing Yuan had already interrupted her.
It was quite rude, but it was the most effective method.
"Ah, okay, okay, sorry to bother you."
Rejected so bluntly by Jing Yuan, The Girl ran away with a flushed face.
"Xiao Yuan, you really have quite the charm."
Yan Lin spoke with a teasing look, noting that The Girls further back also had looks of eagerness on their faces.
Unfortunately, after this girl was rejected so directly by Jing Yuan, the others didn't dare to come forward.
"Am I stealing Young Master Lin's spotlight? How about we switch seats and let your light of charm shine out?"
Hearing the teasing in Yan Lin's voice, Jing Yuan naturally threw back a few jibes of his own.
Before long, Gu Xiao and the other two returned with their food.
The freshman orientation party lasted until midnight before the students returned to the dormitories arranged on the ship to rest.
The rest area of the Tier 4 ship was very large; from the outside, it looked exactly like a residential neighborhood.
On the afternoon of the second day, a massive Planetary Fortress appeared in the students' line of sight.
Nothing unexpected happened along the way; on this route from Azure Star to Star Sea Academy, even an Emperor-level would not be able to escape if they came.
Inside the command room, Zhang Yu sent an entry application to the fortress control tower.
"Star Sea Academy video request detected. Accept?"
A blue virtual screen popped up in front of Zhang Yu.
"Accept."
As Zhang Yu spoke, the information screen turned into a video feed, and a capable-looking woman appeared on the screen.
"Teacher Zhang Yu, we are currently verifying your information. Please wait a moment."
Simultaneously, several fist-sized metal orbs flew out from the fortress and performed a scan of the ship.
"Information confirmed. Teacher Zhang Yu, your entry application has been approved. Please enter through Docking Port 08."
As the woman's voice faded, the screen in front of Zhang Yu changed again, showing docking guidance from the control tower.
Inside the cabin, looking through the portholes, the students saw the massive docking port on the fortress slowly opening to both sides.
Ten minutes later, the ship landed at the Star Sea Academy Ship Center.
"Students, we have arrived at Star Sea Academy. The hatches are about to open. Please disembark in an orderly fashion."
Accompanied by Teacher Wu Lei's voice coming through the cabin's intercom system, the hatches slowly opened.
The gangway slowly lowered, and the students began to disembark from the ship one after another.
"Look, is that an Artificial Sun?"
As the students stepped off the ship, the first thing they saw was the sun hanging high in the sky.
That was an Artificial Sun created with Modern Cultivation Technology; all space fortresses were equipped with them.
"Let's go, I'll take you to the Teaching District."
Teachers Wu Lei and Zhang Yu stepped off the ship and beckoned to the students.
Passing through the crowded hall and exiting the station, tall steel buildings came into view.
"Is this Star Sea Academy?"
They hadn't noticed it back at the ship center, but after coming out, they realized the urban planning here was not inferior to the Central District at all.
"Teacher Wu, over here."
Just as the group exited the station, they saw a female teacher waving from not far away.
Behind her was a bus.
She wasn't the only one; there were hundreds of similar buses next to hers, with teachers waiting in front of each one.
The students from Azure Star alone would take up nearly two hundred buses. Besides them, Star Sea Academy also recruited human students from other planets within the Interstellar Federation.
This exit was exclusive to the Teaching District and was closed to the public during these days of welcoming new students.
Of course, compared to Azure Star, the number of slots they received was extremely small.
Some entire planets might not even get three slots; they were incredibly scarce.
Furthermore, the cultivation system that students coming to Star Sea Academy would follow was the cultivation system of Azure Star.
Because the new students' cultivation levels were generally not high, it was very easy to switch cultivation paths with the help of Star Sea Academy's teachers.
The only difference was that the Spiritual Light Gifts received by different planets varied; they weren't necessarily Professionals, but that didn't matter.
"Teacher Yang, haven't seen you for a few days, and you've become even more beautiful."
Wu Lei led the students to the bus and exchanged pleasantries with Yang Qian.
"Oh? Then are you interested in treating this beauty to a meal?"
Yang Qian raised her hand to brush back her hair, her long locks flying as she spoke with a smile.
"No problem, put it on Old Zhang's tab."
Wu Lei waved his hand and spoke very generously.
Zhang Yu: "You dog, try being a decent human being for once."
"Then thank you, Teacher Zhang."
Yang Qian smiled and even gave Zhang Yu a playful wink.
Zhang Yu: "Both of you should try being decent human beings."
Stop acting cute with me; you're not cute at all when you're staring hungrily at my wallet.
"How much longer until the bus leaves?"
After a few laughs, Wu Lei asked.
"You guys are the first to arrive. Based on previous years, I'd estimate about half an hour."
Considering that students from other planets were too far from Star Sea Academy, the ships sent to pick them up had departed early, so they wouldn't have to wait too long.
"Alright, everyone get on the bus and wait."
Wu Lei turned around and beckoned to the students behind him.
With the teacher's word, Jing Yuan and the others obediently boarded several buses near Teacher Yang.
Over the next half hour, more Star Sea Academy teachers arrived from the ship center with new students.
"Students, next we're heading to the Star Sea Academy Teaching District."
Once everyone had arrived, the three teachers—including Wu Lei—boarded. Teacher Wu Lei took the driver's seat.
"By the way, students, everyone hold on tight."
As the engine started, Yang Qian turned around and said to the students in the cabin with a smile.
Well, Teacher Yang Qian was very beautiful, and she was even more beautiful when she smiled, but why did it feel like her smile was a bit strange?
And why did they need to hold on tight on a bus?
They soon found out why.
While many students were still stunned by Yang Qian's beaming smile, a sudden, powerful force of acceleration pushed them back into their seats.
The scenery outside the windows receded at high speed, and the students inside the bus were screaming constantly.
What kind of bus was this? This was clearly a roller coaster of death!
On the streets of Star Sea Academy, hundreds of buses flashed past like a long dragon.
Those with poor eyesight might even see these hundreds of buses as being connected together.
"Students, there's no need to worry. The route we're taking today was applied for in advance; no other vehicles will appear here today."
Listening to the sound of the students' heads bumping and their cries of pain, Teacher Yang Qian clasped her hands together and said with a smile as bright as a flower.