The architecture was simple and sophisticated, while the trees were aged and ancient!
Wall scrolls, statues, light decorations, students...
Everything was totally different from what it was like on Earth. The charm and appeal of a different culture showed in every corner, and every little thing exhibited the magic civilization’s deep foundation. There was a rather different and distinctive flavor to it!
Of course, as this was a magic academy, there were quite a lot of dropped items. Going down the avenue to the condominium, Meng Lei had already picked up seven to eight magic power light balls, and two to three spell light balls!
His harvest could be said to be rather impressive!
“Tsk, tsk, you’re human, yet you’re more like a Dragon Person than me, an actual Dragon Person!”
The little fatty grumbled, “I have pure Golden Colossal Dragon blood right in my body, yet it just had to be suppressed by my human bloodline. Not only does my Colossal Dragon blood not show at all, but my human blood even had to show through completely. Sigh, what a tragedy!”
“Pfft!”
The female volunteer senior burst into laughter as she looked at the fatty flesh hanging all over the little fatty. Meng Lei couldn’t help but smile, too. Most Dragon People had tall and slender physiques and were muscular. Fat pigs like the little fatty were indeed rather uncommon!
“To be honest, I’m actually very troubled myself, too!”
The little fatty said with a wry smile, “Do you think I wish to be this fat? And be mocked by that bastard Lance every day? But I can’t help it. My physical body constitution is such that I’ll fatten up even if I’m just drinking water!”
“You may be fat, but your magic talent is great!”
The pretty senior added mirthfully, “High-Grade Water-Element, Earth-Element, and Thunder-Element affinity, and spiritual power that’s 92 times that of your peers. Looking at the entire academy, there aren’t many that are stronger than you!”
“Indeed, your magic talent is certainly not bad!”
Meng Lei also agreed with great admiration. High-Grade Water-Element, Earth-Element, and Thunder-Element affinity aside, just his spiritual power, which was 92 times that of his peers, alone was already very rare!
To borrow the department head teacher’s words, among the 98 new students recruited this year, Meng Lei was the only one whose spiritual power was stronger than the little fatty’s. His talent was evident from this!
“Hehe, it’s a long way off compared to you, old bro!” The little fatty scratched his head and asked with a sneaky laugh, “Say, which dormitory are you staying at, old bro?”
“No. 430!” replied Meng Lei calmly.
“What the hell, you’re actually staying at No. 430!”
The little fatty’s chubby face turned troubled at once. He said, “I’m at No. 431. Why aren’t I staying at the same dormitory as you? No, that won’t do. I’m going to look for the school authorities and get them to change my dormitory block...”
“Dummy!”
...
“Junior, it’s not that I’m boasting, but!”
The pretty senior brought Meng Lei to a condominium complex. She pointed at the hundreds of two-story refined and exquisite condominiums of varying heights, and said proudly, “As Fire Dragon Kingdom’s best magic academy, our academy’s facilities are not to be doubted!
“Even if we put everything else aside, just the student dormitories alone are enough to rank among the top in the whole of Dragon God Empire! A condominium is shared between two people and has its own entrance and courtyard. The interior decoration is even better than a hotel’s!”
“It certainly looks pretty good just looking from the outside!” praised Meng Lei with a nod.
There were close to 300 two-story condominiums erected in front of him. Every condominium had its own entrance and courtyard, and blooming flowers and trees with green foliage providing shade filled the gardens. It didn’t lose out one bit even when compared to luxurious villas on Earth!
“This is nothing. What’s awesome is the interior!”
The pretty senior glanced at Meng Lei’s clothes and said with a mirthful smile, “Junior, you’d better not become so happy that you’d even forget about going home after you move in! Hehe...”
Meng Lei rolled his eyes and replied, “Would it go that far?”
“How can it not? A lot of people have excellent talent, yet quickly fell into depravity after they entered the academy and ended up unable to fulfill their talent. Examples of this exist everywhere...”
During the brief conversation, they had already arrived at Condominium No. 430.
“Junior, this is your condominium!”
“Thank you, senior!”
“Do you have any other questions?”
“Senior, where can I purchase daily necessities like toothbrushes, towels, and so on?”
“You don’t need to buy them. The academy has already prepared these things for all of you, so you can just use them as is. Of course, if there’s anything that you wish to buy, just turn left after you go out. There’s a small store there where you can buy everything you need, such as daily necessities and whatnot!”
After he sent the pretty senior off, Meng Lei stepped forward and walked into No. 430. Classical interior decoration in the loft, soft, and plush fur carpet, elegant chandeliers and wall scrolls, and shiny golden walls—all of these demonstrated the condominium’s extravagance and level of comfort!
“No wonder the pretty senior said that a lot of commoner geniuses quickly fell into depravity right after they entered the academy!” remarked Meng Lei as he clicked his tongue in wonder and admiration. He added, “With such a comfortable environment, anyone would wallow in luxury!”
Losing oneself to luxury and letting their talent go to waste as a result wasn’t anything unheard of. Weren’t a lot of college students in his past life exactly like that? There were practically too many stories of star students that studied diligently and painstakingly during high school, becoming bottom-feeders after they got into college!
This was the same everywhere, no matter which world it was!
Tap, tap, tap!
Right at this moment, a short—one could even call him petite—Dragon Person teenage boy walked down from the upper floor. Dressed in regular nobility wear, the boy had normal dragon horns and looks with no distinguishing feature whatsoever. He was exactly the kind of person that one would lose sight of the moment he was thrown into a crowd.
“You’re here.”
Upon seeing Meng Lei, the Dragon Person teenager greeted him indifferently. Then, he concerned himself only with tidying his things and didn’t pay Meng Lei any more attention.
“Yup!”
Upon noticing the other party’s lukewarm attitude, Meng Lei had no desire to show excessive friendliness to a clearly disinterested person, either. After giving him a casual response, he started to check out the living room. Just like what the pretty senior had said, the academy had already prepared all the daily necessities for them.
Toothbrushes, towels, soap, slippers...
There was just about everything he could possibly need!
The academy sure is considerate. Which floor should I stay on, though?
Meng Lei cast a glance at the upper floor before looking at his housemate. He asked detachedly, “Where are you staying at? Upstairs or downstairs?”
“Upstairs!”
“‘kay!”
What followed was a long period of silence. Both of them packed and tidied up their respective rooms, with neither of them saying anything more. Although this was different from what he had initially expected, Meng Lei was happy to have some peace and quiet, nonetheless.
He was busy all the way until the evening. When he was more or less done with packing his room, Meng Lei was about to head out to get something to eat when Hart, the little fatty, came over.
“Haha, old bro, I’ve come to visit your dormitory
!”
The little fatty gave Meng Lei a big hug the moment he entered. Then, he pointed at a human teenager next to him and said, “Old bro, let me do the introductions. This is my housemate, Daniel Kegebo. He’s also a human genius!”
“Daniel, this is my old bro, Meng Lei. He’s the top genius of our academy this year!”
“Hello, Meng Lei. I’m Daniel. Nice to meet you!”
Chapter 27: Ten Elements Of Magic, Frost Kingdom
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Hello, my name is Daniel Kegebo!”
Daniel was a well-mannered handsome youth with a delicate appearance and exquisite features, just like a pretty boy!
Upon seeing Meng Lei, Daniel took the initiative to greet him. He had a sincere and enthusiastic smile on his face, which gave people a warm and positive feeling!
“Hello, I am Meng Lei!”
Meng Lei also smiled and extended his hand.
“When I participated in the magic assessment that day, I heard that our human race had produced a magic genius with extraordinary talents, not inferior to this year’s top genius, Ordos of the Dragon People race!” Daniel said with a kind expression, “I wanted to get to know you immediately so that I could experience the grace of magic geniuses. I didn’t expect to meet you so soon!”
“Now that you have met me, are you disappointed? With a feeling that your blissful illusion had all but vanished?” Meng Lei blinked and laughed.
“No! Not disappointed at all. On the contrary, this is what I expected!” Daniel smiled and said, “Never judge a book by its cover. There are plenty of great people who also look ordinary at the start!”
“That’s right! The handsome ones are called pretty boys. They appear good-looking but are good-for-nothings. They are all kept-men!”
Little fatty echoed with a smile. After he finished speaking, he realized that something was wrong and waved his hand. “Daniel, I am not referring to you. You are different from the other pretty boys, hehe!”
Daniel rolled his eyes and said with a smile, “Today is the first time we met. Let’s have a meal together. My treat!”
“Hehe, how can I expect you to treat me when you are on my turf?”
The little fatty smiled triumphantly and patted his chest. “Let’s go. I’ll treat you! By the way, brother, where is your housemate? Ask him to come along!”
“He... could be...”
Meng Lei scratched his head and didn’t know what to say.
At that moment, his housemate came downstairs, and the little fatty greeted him warmly. “You are my brother’s housemate. Nice to meet you. My name is Hart. Let’s have a meal together!”
“Not going!”
...
Hart had been ruthlessly rejected, which made him very depressed. Fortunately, as the delicious food was put on the table, his mood instantly improved. He had a great feast with Meng Lei and Daniel.
The cuisine of Heaven’s Vault Continent was delicious, and Meng Lei enjoyed himself. These dishes were much tastier than the roasted meat and smoked meat jerky in Magical Beast Village. The food looked good and was succulent, making them salivate!
The three of them ate and chatted a lot, becoming more familiar with each other. Indeed, a big part of the friendship between men was forged during eating!
After the meal, the three returned to the dormitory. And after a simple shower, Meng Lei began his daily meditation as usual!
It had become a habit for him to meditate instead of sleeping!
It was another sleepless night...
The next day, Meng Lei left the condominium early.
Today may be the first day of school, but it was also a very busy day!
There was an opening ceremony in the morning and a freshman meeting in the afternoon!
It was a tightly packed schedule!
A total of 98 new students had joined this year and were divided into two classes—Class 1 and Class 2. They each had 49 students, with 1 head teacher, 1 class guide, and 10 class assistants!
The head teacher was a senior Magician assigned by the academy and was not responsible for the class’s daily affairs. The class guide handled all this!
The 10 class assistants were Magicians representing the 10 elements of magic. They were senior students and were responsible for answering questions and also helping out with problems outside of class!
The 10 elements of magic were 10 different types of magic, specifically:
Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, Wood, Metal, Thunder, Light, Darkness, Ice!
The ten elements of magic included almost all the schools of magic in the Heaven’s Vault Continent, and they were also the schools of magic taught by major academies!
The boring opening ceremony was finally concluded in the morning!
After lunch, Meng Lei and others were called to a classroom by the class guide for the afternoon freshman meeting!
A beautiful blond, blue-eyed, slender senior came to the podium and introduced herself enthusiastically.
“Hello, everyone. I’m Jenny Lane, a sixth-year student. I’m also the class guide of Class 1’s first-years and a Sixth-Grade Wind Magician!
“Over the course of the year, I will be responsible for the daily affairs of this class...”
“Oh my dragon god!”
“Good stuff!”
“Our class guide actually turned out to be a beautiful senior sister from the human race!”
“Senior sister is amazing, a Sixth-Grade Wind Magician!”
“Tsk, tsk, she’s a pretty human girl. If I could take her back to warm my bed...”
When looking at the beautiful senior on the podium, the 49 freshmen all had different expressions—worship, excitement, enthusiasm, and of course... lust!
At least, Meng Lei heard Hart swallowing wildly beside him. The little fatty stared at the beautiful senior, seemingly in a daze. Even his ‘little brother’ stood up!
A bunch of promiscuous people!
Meng Lei had no strength to complain. There were 49 freshmen in the class, close to 30 were Dragon People, out of which half were male. It was unknown whether these men had the colossal dragons’ talents, but they seemed to have inherited the dragons’ lust for women!
Every one of them was drooling, and they looked at Senior Sister Jenny like lechers. Meng Lei was at a loss for words!
However, Senior Sister Jenny seemed to be accustomed to the reaction of the students of the Dragon People race. She didn’t care at all and continued to speak enthusiastically. “Next, everyone, introduce yourself and get to know each other. The first row of students shall start first!”
The dazed males recovered their senses one after another. They sat upright, straightened their chests, and introduced themselves!
“Hello, everyone. My name is Larry Billy, from Huo Lan Province!”
“Hi! Nice to meet everyone. My name is Monti Dunbar, and I am from Ode Province!”
“Everyone, my name is Tanna Airam, from the Frost Kingdom!”
“Eh? There is someone from the Frost Kingdom?”
There was a wave of exclamation in the classroom. The Frost Kingdom was located on the northern border of the empire. It was covered with snow throughout the year and was an icy kingdom!
The Fire Dragon Kingdom was located in the west of the empire, far away from the Frost Kingdom. Even flying beasts would have to fly up to half a year to reach the Frost Kingdom!
Someone from the Frost Kingdom was here to study?
Everyone’s eyes fell on the classmate who was introducing herself!
She wore a white dress and had tiny red horns on the top of her head. Her skin was fair, and her figure exquisite. She was indeed a beautiful youth of the Dragon People race!
She seemed to have noticed everyone’s gazes as she smiled sweetly and explained, “Our Frost Kingdom is located in the northern border and is rich in Ice Elements, but what I have is fire magic talent, so...”
This was the reason she was there!
Everyone suddenly realized that the requirements for a Magician’s cultivation environment were also quite demanding. A person with fire magic talent in a place rich in Ice Elements would need to put a lot of effort to achieve results during meditation!
Tanna’s choice to leave the Frost Kingdom was entirely reasonable!
“My name is Jimmy Hudgens. Glad to meet you all!”
“Hello, everybody. I am Meng Lei!”
“Who?”
“Meng Lei?”
“He is Meng Lei?”
“The top genius recruited by the academy this year?”
“The one with the best talent among all freshmen?”
Swish—
Everyone’s eyes fell on Meng Lei almost at the same time!
Chapter 28: Earth-Element Talent, Mid-Term Examination
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
One after another, pairs of surprised eyes fell on Meng Lei!
Curiosity, envy, jealousy...
The expressions were all different, but the most common expression was undoubtedly... unhappiness!
“A despicable human actually has such good magic talent. I really don’t know how he managed to get such luck.”
“Absolutely! We, the descendants of Dragon Gods, don’t even have such talents. How did he, such a lowly human, achieve that?”
“Hmph! So what if he has extraordinary talent? Magic cultivation is not only based on talent, hard work is more important...”
A sour smell filled the classroom; the pH of the air was almost close to 1!
“So, this fellow has extraordinary talent!”
An ordinary-looking Dragon Person’s gaze flickered. He was Meng Lei’s housemate, the distant and cold Dragon Person teenager!
“Classmate, it’s your turn!”
At that moment, Senior Sister Jenny’s voice rang beside his ears. He stood up and said indifferently, “Hello, everyone. My name is Abbe. I am from... Imperial City!”
“Imperial City?”
“That fellow is from the Imperial City?”
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