Mingzhu University Registration Office.
"Name?"
"Shen Han."
"You are the Martial Arts Exam Top Scorer for Nanjiang Province?" The staff member looked up at him, their gaze now holding a hint of scrutiny.
"I am."
"Welcome to Mingzhu Martial Arts University." The staff member offered a slight smile and handed him his student ID card and dormitory number. "This is your student ID and dorm number. A senior student will arrange for this batch of freshmen to go to the dormitories shortly."
Shen Han put away his student ID and stood aside, looking at the young faces around him, all filled with anticipation for the upcoming university life and infinite aspirations for the future.
"A few students can follow this senior student to the dormitory area," the person responsible for enrollment said to Shen Han's group of newly admitted students.
"Hello, juniors. I am your senior student, Qin Muyao, and I welcome everyone to Mingzhu Martial Arts University." A tall, well-built young man walked toward them, wearing an enthusiastic smile.
"Hello, Senior Student!"
Qin Muyao smiled and said, "Please don't be nervous."
After speaking, Qin Muyao acted as a guide, leading this batch of freshmen to familiarize themselves with the campus environment.
Mingzhu Martial Arts University truly lived up to its reputation as the nation's top martial arts university. Teaching buildings stood tall, their architectural style strong, powerful, and extraordinarily imposing. The training grounds were vast, equipped with comprehensive facilities, capable of accommodating tens of thousands of students for high-intensity training and study. The freshmen walked along, marveling at the sights.
After touring the teaching buildings, Qin Muyao led the students to the dormitory area.
"Our school dormitories are separated by element type, which you can identify by the color of the dorm building. Purple buildings are for the Lightning Element, red corresponds to the Fire Element, black is the Dark Element, yellow is the Earth Element, blue is the Water Element, and white is the Ice Element. They basically correspond to the colors of the stars."
"Of course, if you were admitted to the Special Ability Department, those are the colorful buildings furthest away."
"Senior Student, what kinds of Special Abilities do we have?" Quite a few people were extremely curious about the rare Special Abilities.
"In our school, the five major elements—Wind, Lightning, Light, Dark, and Ice—are not considered Special Abilities. I know that in some smaller regions, these Five Elements are also counted as Special Abilities, but our students at Mingzhu Martial Arts University come from all over the country, and the number of students recruited for these three elements is not small, so these Five Elements are listed separately, just like the Five Elements Special Abilities. The common Special Abilities in our school include the Curse Element, Psychic Element, Space Element, Poison, Necromancy Element, and others."
"That's eye-opening. There are so many strange and unusual Special Abilities," many freshmen exclaimed.
"You will all come into contact with these after school starts. Remember to keep your student ID card safe. It is bound to each student's academic credits, and academic credits are the most important thing here. The Cultivation resources, Martial Skills, and various weapons you will need in the future all require academic credits to exchange. Everyone starts with 100 academic credits. If you need more, you will have to complete various tasks to earn them."
Shen Han and the others also learned that to earn academic credits, they needed to go to the school's Mission Hall to accept tasks, and they would receive academic credits based on their completion. The school also turned a blind eye to private academic credit transactions between students.
"First-year dormitories are all doubles. Generally, by the second year, many students choose to rent housing off-campus, as everyone might have their own secrets in Cultivation, and they might not want others to see some of the Martial Skills they Cultivate."
"Alright, there are freshman guides at the entrance of every element's dormitory building. You can go to your respective dormitories according to the room number. I will leave you here."
When Shen Han arrived at his dormitory, he saw that someone was already inside.
"Hello, my name is Shen Han, and I'm from Nanjiang Province," Shen Han introduced himself warmly.
Upon hearing this, the boy's eyes lit up slightly, and he said with a hint of surprise, "You are Shen Han, the Provincial Top Scorer from Nanjiang? A pleasure to meet you! I am Li Tianhao, a local from Mingzhu." He extended his hand, his expression warm and appearing quite easygoing.
"A pleasure, a pleasure. Please look after me," Shen Han felt a bit more favorably toward this roommate.
The two exchanged smiles, and the atmosphere gradually became relaxed.
Shen Han took the opportunity to use his Sniff skill to check his roommate's cultivation level.
Name: Li Tianhao
Mental Energy: Martial Spirit Fourth Rank
Special Ability Rank: Lightning Element - S-Rank, Fire Element - A-Rank
Li Tianhao's cultivation level secretly astonished Shen Han. This was no simple matter; S-Rank Lightning Element and A-Rank Wood Element Special Abilities were enough to make him stand out among the freshmen.
"Say, have you encountered anyone from the Star Eclipse Council? I heard that many top-ranked students in various provinces ran into them, and several were killed," Li Tianhao suddenly lowered his voice, his face serious.
Shen Han frowned slightly upon hearing this. The Star Eclipse Council—the organization that had once tried to control him—immediately brought back many memories. He shook his head and said, "No. But the principal warned me not to wander around, so I spent the entire summer in secluded Cultivation, which is why I'm fine. Still, for the Star Eclipse Council to be so brazen, doesn't the government have any countermeasures?"
"It's difficult. Those people are too skilled at concealment, and they might even be people close to us. It is rumored that some top-ranked Geniuses in the provinces have already joined the Star Eclipse Council and were released after offering some kind of allegiance token. If that speculation is true, wouldn't these universities of ours be infiltrated like a sieve?"
A chill ran down Shen Han's spine as he recalled his own encounter—although he managed to escape and counterattack the opponent using his Chaos Special Ability, not every Genius possessed such strength. How many were forced to join the Star Eclipse Council out of desperation?
"Then doesn't the government have any screening methods?" he asked, frowning. "If they are infiltrated to this extent, the consequences would be unimaginable. They can't possibly just hold every top-ranked student under house arrest and investigate them one by one."
A brief silence fell over the dormitory as the two reflected.
Li Tianhao spread his hands. "That's a headache for the higher-ups. We can only protect ourselves."
"By the way, how much do you know about the Special Abilities at our school? I've always wanted to know about abilities other than the common Ten Elements," Shen Han was quite curious about this. If he encountered one he was interested in, he could Copy it.
"As far as I know, among the Special Abilities recruited this time, there is a Psychic Element user, a girl surnamed Liu from your Nanjiang Province, and a Poison user from Dongjiang Province. I don't know much about the others."
The two chatted for a while longer, and then Li Tianhao received a call from a senior student.
The two chatted for a while longer when suddenly, Li Tianhao's phone rang. He looked at the screen and smiled meaningfully, "Ah, a senior student is calling me out to eat. Let's talk again when we have time. Oh, right, all Lightning Element freshmen have to gather tomorrow, as the instructor has something to announce. Don't be late!"
With that, he walked out of the dormitory with his phone, a hint of a proud smile on his face.