MTLNOVEL Chapter 178 Simulation: Profound and Extensive
"Su Jie, Zhang Manman! You two, step forward!"
Zhao Xinglong called out two names.
Su Jie stepped forward to face Zhao Xinglong, and the other was Zhang Manman.
Due to the crowd, Su Jie hadn't noticed her before, and after his confrontation with Jiang Wudao, he closed his eyes to contemplate the process of the fight without paying much attention to anything else.
He hadn't expected that she would also have been admitted to Minglun Martial School.
With his life force and spirit stronger than average, Su Jie could sense that Zhang Manman's life force wasn't just 1.1 or 1.2, but approximately 1.3, or even 1.4.
The concept of life force was a comprehensive measurement of one's physical quality, understood by those with a high level of spiritual cultivation and acute senses, allowing them to approximate others' life force.
Like Su Jie, he was very clear about his own life force, but he could only estimate others' based on his judgment.
However, for old students like Zhao Xinglong, Cao Jingjing, and others from Great Meditation or Great Stability, they could gauge others' life forces with more accuracy.
"Su Jie, life force 1.6, test score perfect. In your confrontation with the old student Jiang Wudao, you shattered his throat and are recommended for special admission to the inner court, do you agree?" Zhao Xinglong asked in a deep voice, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
This Su Jie was the most talented genius among the new students!
"Agree!"
Su Jie said loudly.
Zhao Xinglong nodded and turned to Zhang Manman, "Zhang Manman, life force 1.4, test score perfect. In your bout with the old student Feng Yuxuan, you broke three of his right thumb's fingers and maintained for more than fifteen minutes. Recommended for special admission to the inner court, do you agree?"
"Agree."
Zhang Manman was thrilled and glared fiercely at Feng Yuxuan.
In her fight with Feng Yuxuan, she had used every trick she had, but managed only to break his three fingers and lasted fifteen minutes.
This feat was, of course, extremely strong among the new students!
Most new students couldn't last thirty seconds against an old student, even if the old student was just toying with them, but Zhang Manman had managed to hold on for fifteen minutes against Feng Yuxuan, which was quite impressive.
Yet, Zhang Manman had no good feelings towards Feng Yuxuan.
When he first saw her, all she could see in his eyes was intense greed, and as soon as the battle started, there was no hint of compassion or mercy.
For a moment, she couldn't understand whether that "greedy" look was meant to confuse her or if he was simply a pervert.
From her feeling, she leaned towards the latter.
Feng Yuxuan certainly saw the look in Zhang Manman's eyes, cracked a smile like a gluttonous beast ready to swallow her whole.
Then, Zhao Xinglong called out several dozen students with life forces between 1.3 and 1.4, who also received special admission into the inner court.
"From now on, you students with similar talents will be in the same class," Zhao Xinglong concluded finally and sent most of the students back to the outside world, arranging for the old students to lead them.
In the end, only Su Jie, Zhang Manman, and a few dozen students with better talents remained on the training field of Taixu Illusory Realm, along with Zhao Xinglong and Cao Jingjing.
"From today on, I, Zhao Xinglong, will be your class mentor!" Zhao Xinglong declared, his voice booming and shaking the heavens.
"I, Cao Jingjing, will be your assistant class mentor."
Cao Jingjing stepped forward, one hand on her hip, lacking any coquettishness typically associated with worldly women; instead, she exuded a heroic air of a woman not outdone by men.
"We will lead you for one year; after that, you'll need to study on your own in the inner court. Every year the inner court will hold assessments, and those who do not meet the standards will either be held back or even expelled from the inner court."
Zhao Xinglong's mouth twisted into a sinister smile, "If you want to achieve the highest success, self-motivation is essential. Otherwise, no matter how good your talents are, they are nothing but rotten wood."
Cao Jingjing's face showed a smile, "Next, let's start by paying the tuition fee. The inner court is different from the outer court: ten million for each semester. We'll be leading you for a year, so that's twenty million."
"Each of you just needs to pay nineteen million more."
No one objected.
After all, those who could raise their life forces above 1.3 at this age were not short of money.
However, Su Jie awkwardly asked, "Can I pay a bit later?"
Even though winning a match in the arena earned him ten thousand, it was not every day that one encountered more than a hundred people. From the summer arena matches, he had only made thirteen million. After paying one million in tuition fees, he was still seven million short.
Zhang Manman stepped forward, "Su Jie, I'll lend it to you. Just return it within a month."
"Thank you."
Su Jie was grateful.
In Taixu Illusory Realm, transferring money was convenient; a simple utterance caused numbers in the student accounts to decrease in plain sight at an observable speed.
This was because Taixu Illusory Realm itself was built upon the earth's magnetic field and information structure, with a very close interaction with reality.
Since modern technology was almost inseparable from the exchange of information, it naturally follows the rule of "the spoken word becomes law."
But as he looked at his now empty account, Su Jie sighed, "Money comes fast, and it goes fast too."
However, he wasn't really sad about it.
After all, with his abilities, he could earn it back relatively quickly.
After collecting the tuition fees, Zhao Xinglong distributed a mystical mark to each person.
This mark, seemingly real yet illusory, was wonderfully strange.
"This is the credential for your true body to enter the Taixu Illusory Realm. You can take it and attach it to any part of your skin," Zhao Xinglong explained.
Su Jie lifted his hand to touch it and discovered that the mark landed in his palm, transforming into two characters dancing like dragons and phoenixes—Ming Lun.
It was like a tattoo, but unlike a regular tattoo, it could change its shape according to one's thoughts, and it was only the size of half a palm. Moreover, it could move around the body at will with the power of one's mind.
Zhang Manman transformed the "Ming Lun" mark into a butterfly bracelet pattern on her wrist. Upon close inspection, the tattoo seemed to flutter like a butterfly.
Su Jie could already imagine that Zhang Manman would definitely use it in battle in the future.
A gentleman knows how to make use of things wisely.
Everything that can be utilized without violating one's own morals can be put to use.
Next, Zhao Xinglong picked a class leader and deputy class leader for this class.
Without saying, it was Su Jie and Zhang Manman.
Then, Zhao Xinglong said, "Today, you are free to do as you please. Classes officially start tomorrow."
Having said that, Zhao Xinglong left, and Cao Jingjing did the same.
After getting to know each other in the same class, everyone dispersed. Some went to the outside world, while others decided to have a look around the inner academy. Chapter provided via M|V|L@EMPYR.
This playground was probably one of the buildings in the inner academy.
Looking up, Su Jie noticed that the "audience" in the stands had all but disappeared, as though they had never existed, leaving only a few old students who were there to watch the commotion.
Indeed, those audience members were there to test the students' composure on the spot.
"Come on, Su Jie, let's take a stroll in the inner academy," Zhang Manman invited. "The inner academy is much bigger than the outer academy because it's situated in the Taixu Illusory Realm."
"No thanks, I need to find a way to make money," Su Jie declined, shaking his head. He still owed Zhang Manman seven million.
"There's no hurry for those seven million," Zhang Man made felt that Su Jie was being a bit anxious.
"No debt, no burden."
Su Jie thought differently. After all, his sister Su Chen had been bound by the Jiang Corporation because of a huge debt. He was now somewhat paranoid.
"Alright then, I'll come with you," Zhang Manman suddenly said with a smile. She was vastly interested in Su Jie, seeing him as a talent with potentially exceptional achievements in the future.
During the arena contest a year ago, she noticed that Su Jie was no ordinary person, so she was willing to give him a leg up in their sparring.
Now, his vitality had reached 1.6. Despite Jiang Wudao being suppressed at a strength of 1.6, the fact that Su Jie could smash his trachea with a single punch was enough to prove his talent.
Zhang Manman had also looked into Su Jie's family background, a family of modest means, with an older sister ensnared by the Jiang Corporation through business means, hence Su Jie and the Jiang Corporation were not on good terms.
With such family conditions, increasing the vitality by 0.7 in a year.
Without taking into account the Taixu Illusory Realm and the existence of Primordial Star, Su Jie's talent was extremely strong.
The two left the Taixu Illusory Realm together and appeared in the physical education stadium in the outside world, which was now desolate except for Jos being there.
Upon seeing Su Jie, Jos immediately waved his small hands excitedly and ran over: "Su Jie, you're so impressive! You've made it into the inner academy. I couldn't do it and will have to stay in the outer academy classes."
Su Jie comforted him, "The outer academy has its advantages, too. Moreover, as long as you can increase your vitality to 2 before graduation, you can also enter the inner academy."
Jos sighed, "Reaching a vitality of 2... that's not something that can be achieved just by entering the second stage of deep sleep; one must at least reach the level of Great Meditation."
To reach a vitality of 2, one must enter meditation. With the mind entering Great Meditation, the limit of vitality for ordinary people at this stage is 3.
For someone like Jos, whose vitality only met the admission requirement, it was indeed a bit difficult.
However, Jos was a friend he knew. During the summer training class, Jos not only pointed out ways for him to make money but also told him many things about Minglun, all of which were kindnesses.
Therefore, Su Jie naturally wanted to lend a hand, "How about this, Jos? I will train you every weekend. What do you think?"
"Really? That would be great!"
Jos was thrilled, knowing that Su Jie was a genius. After entering the inner academy, he was sure to improve rapidly. With his guidance, Jos's strength would definitely surpass the other students by a wide margin.
"No need for thanks," Su Jie said with a smile on his face.
"By the way, who is this?" Jos noticed Zhang Manman by Su Jie's side and looked curious. "You got a girlfriend so quickly?"
"No, she's my classmate and the deputy class leader, Zhang Manman," Su Jie introduced her.
"Hello, my name is Zhang Manman." Zhang Manman was not offended by Jos's slip of the tongue and instead smiled, extending her hand out generously to shake hands with Jos.
"Hello, I'm Jos." Jos scratched his head with his other hand, "I spoke without thinking just now, please don't take it to heart."
"Of course not, but you seem to have a good understanding of Chinese," Zhang Manman said, clearly not taking such a small matter to heart.
"I have no choice but to; now the whole world is learning to speak Mandarin. The more I understand Chinese, the more I see how vast and profound the culture of this land is," Jos lamented as well.