294: 97 Barrier Warrior Academy

"Where are you going?"

Gu Mingzhu asked, puzzled, when she saw Xiao Yue about to leave.

This was the first time all three of them had come to the 97th Stronghold, and they were completely unfamiliar with the situation here. Why was Xiao Yue going out alone?

"Just to look around Outside the Bastion," Xiao Yue said coldly.

He could have just not answered, but... Gu Mingzhu was not to be trifled with. Although her cultivation was low, her strength was formidable, and Xiao Yue didn't want to provoke her.

"If he wants to go out, let him," Wang Yi said. "Anyway, as soon as he leaves the courtyard, he'll run into people from the City Lord's Mansion."

At that point, they would see if they could actually leave or not.

Gu Mingzhu nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Yue stepped out of the courtyard, someone immediately came forward to greet him.

"Mr. Xiao, please wait in the courtyard for a moment. The butler will be here shortly to take you to the Academy."

"Why is it so slow?" Xiao Yue felt he was being treated unfairly.

Did the 97th Stronghold look down on him that much?!

"He was supposed to come this morning, but something unexpected came up, and the butler was tied up and couldn't make it for a while."

"Hmph!"

Although Xiao Yue was displeased, he couldn't do anything about it.

Wang Yi had been right; he couldn't leave at all.

Returning to the courtyard, Xiao Yue glared at Wang Yi resentfully, then entered his room, closed the door, and went to cultivate.

These people were truly hateful, the people of the 97th Stronghold were hateful, and the people of the 155 Fortress were just as hateful!

Damn it, in this vast world, was there really no place for him?

However, Xiao Yue didn't have to wait too long. He had only been cultivating for less than ten minutes when Butler Fu, from the City Lord's Mansion, came to find them in the courtyard.

It was Butler Fu who had welcomed them in yesterday. Butler Fu looked very old. It was said that he had been the butler here since the time of the Old City Lord. Later, the Old City Lord died defending against a beast tide, and the new City Lord then inherited the position.

When the new City Lord first took office, he was only twenty years old, and it was inevitable that some people would not obey him. However, although this City Lord was young, his methods were by no means inferior.

In just a few years, he removed those who refused to be disciplined from their positions, some even being directly executed.

His thunderous methods shocked the entire Wall, and coupled with the new City Lord's own high Martial Artist talent, no one dared to disobey him after that.

Of course, Butler Fu also contributed a lot in between.

"My apologies, this old man was delayed by some matters and arrived late. I will now take everyone to register at the Academy," Butler Fu first bowed to them, then spoke in a gentler tone.

Since he was an old man, Gu Mingzhu and the others couldn't say much, so they all nodded and followed Butler Fu out of the courtyard.

Along the way, they saw many patrol soldiers in the City Lord's Mansion, who seemed to be patrolling all day long.

If they weren't patrolling, they were on their way to patrol.

Were there dangerous elements in the City Lord's Mansion?

Wang Yi frowned. Butler Fu had just said that he couldn't come on time because of something, so perhaps someone had indeed snuck into the City Lord's Mansion.

However, these matters had nothing to do with the three of them. They were just here for exchange and study, and most of their time would likely be spent in the Academy.

After leaving the City Lord's Mansion, Wang Yi and the other two finally saw the bustling streets and heavy traffic of the market.

It seemed that this place was indeed well-governed by the City Lord. The roads were wide, with shops on both sides, residences behind the shops, and stalls in front.

"Butler Fu, do these vendors set up their stalls here every day?" Wang Yi asked casually.

Since they had come to the 97th Stronghold, they had to ask more about things related to this place.

Even small matters could sometimes become crucial information.

"No, our market here is once every five days. Today happens to be the fifth day. If you want to come again, you'll have to wait until the next fifth day," Butler Fu's speech was relatively slow, but his explanation was very clear.

"So that's how it is," Wang Yi nodded. It was indeed well-organized.

The streets inside the 155 Fortress also had shops on both sides, but there were no small stalls in the middle. Small stalls could only be seen at the night market.

However, the market in the guild Outside the Bastion of the 155 Fortress was open every day, and the residents of the guild would go there daily to buy vegetables and other daily necessities.

After passing through this market, they came to a very large building.

It covered an area of at least tens of thousands of square meters, with high Walls all around, and the main gate was even more magnificent and grand.

"This is our 97th Stronghold's Martial Arts Academy. All Martial Artists who have awakened their Martial Artist talent come here to study."

When speaking of the Martial Arts Academy, Butler Fu's eyes were full of pride.

The area of this Academy was even larger than the City Lord's Mansion, precisely to accommodate a large number of Martial Artists.

"Everyone who has awakened Martial Artist talent studies here?" Gu Mingzhu's eyes widened. Such a scale was too grand!

Although there was also a Martial Artist Training Base in the 155 Fortress, and there were many Martial Artists there, not all Martial Artists in the Wall would go there to study.

For example, Gu Mingzhu, born in the City Lord's Mansion, had always followed many teachers for one-on-one instruction in the City Lord's Mansion and had never studied at the Martial Artist Training Base.

Aside from Gu Mingzhu, there were other Martial Artists in the City Lord's Mansion, and they all studied in the training school set up by the City Lord's Mansion itself.

Besides the City Lord's Mansion, Xiao Yue was a prime example.

Although Xiao Yue had now entered the Martial Artist Training Base, he had never been there before, and neither had Xiao Shen.

These families all cultivated their juniors themselves; some would send them to the Martial Artist Training Base to study, while others would not.

Gu Mingzhu suddenly remembered that the City Lord's senior brother had once said that not all Martial Artists in a Wall could study in the same place, unless that place was in the hands of the City Lord himself, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

From this, it seemed that this Martial Arts Academy in the 97th Stronghold should be controlled by their City Lord, Ye Bei, from behind the scenes.

It seemed that the City Lord of this 97th Stronghold was truly extraordinary.

"It's you, Butler Fu! Please come in quickly, the Dean is already waiting for you inside."

Butler Fu knocked on the gate of the Martial Arts Academy, and someone immediately opened the door and welcomed them in.

"Alright, this old man was delayed by some matters and arrived late. I'll have to apologize to the Dean later."

Butler Fu said with a chuckle.

"Everyone, please follow me."

"Yes."

Gu Mingzhu and the other two followed Butler Fu into the Martial Arts Academy and found that it seemed even larger from the inside than from the outside.

Upon entering, there was a very large arena.

However, this arena did not seem to be used for sparring, but rather for speaking, as there were several tables on it, and some sound equipment was set up.

And behind this arena was the Martial Arts Arena.

This Martial Arts Arena was much larger than the Martial Arts Arena in the 155 Fortress's Martial Artist Training Base, which Xiao Yue could appreciate the most.

He had always envied the teachers who taught practical combat classes, because they all taught students in the Martial Arts Arena... PS: Another month of writing completed!! Keep up the good work!!!!!