59: Chapter 59 Freshman Exchange Day

Early the next morning.

Teacher An Nuolan and Teacher Shen Yao went to find Lin Mo, who had just gotten out of bed.

Lin Mo complained, "I say, teachers, testing me so early in the morning is a bit much for this student to handle. You have to remember, I'm still a passionate young man..."

"Cut the crap! The dean has agreed to all of your requests."

"Your team has been assigned to a detached villa dormitory, and..."

Teacher An Nuolan waved the magnetic card in her hand, smiling brightly. "All access permissions for the academy library have been unlocked for you, including the Ancient Martial Arts Classics section on the eighth floor."

"Really?" Lin Mo suddenly raised his head, an excited light instantly bursting from his eyes. "Then thank you so much for your help, teachers!"

The day before yesterday, he had taken a walk around the library, only to find that freshmen without academic credits could only wander around the first floor; they couldn't enter the seven floors above at all.

So when he left yesterday, he had specifically made this request to Teacher An Nuolan, not expecting to get a response so quickly.

Teacher An Nuolan smiled slyly and changed the subject. "However, the dean also has a small request for you."

"Whatever the request is, just say it!" Lin Mo patted his chest. "Even if she wants me to warm her bed at night, I'd agree..."

"Bah!" Teacher An Nuolan glared at him in annoyance, her cheeks slightly flushed. "A filthy mouth can't utter decent language! The dean is not as ridiculous as you think."

She cleared her throat and said seriously, "The dean said that although you are highly knowledgeable, when it comes to practical combat training, you still have to follow the academy's rules. She hopes you can understand."

Lin Mo nodded vigorously. "No problem. As for training, I'll definitely listen to the academy's arrangements."

He knew very well that theory alone wasn't enough; when it came to a real clash, he would still have to rely on solid, practical combat skills.

Teacher Shen Yao added from the side, "Also, the ancient texts on the eighth floor are very old, and some are even unique copies. After reading them, you must return them exactly as they were. You are not allowed to take them out of the library, nor are you allowed to make private copies."

"Don't worry, I understand these rules."

Lin Mo took the magnetic card handed over by Teacher An Nuolan, his fingertips rubbing the patterns on it, his eyes full of anticipation. "Should I go take a look at the library now?"

"What's the rush?" Teacher An Nuolan pulled him back. "Go to the training ground first. Today is the Freshman Exchange Day."

Lin Mo chuckled and carefully tucked the magnetic card into his pocket. "Alright then."

The two instructors were really nice to him, standing at the door waiting for him to finish washing up and get dressed.

"Teachers, are you really not planning to buy some soul condensing pills and body refining pills?"

After gathering the team, the group made their way to the public training ground.

Lin Mo started pitching his pills again.

He couldn't help it; he was truly short on money.

Recently, he had been researching how to refine a "Spirit Condensing Pill" that increased mental power, and the ingredients were extremely expensive.

"Can we buy on credit?" Teacher Shen Yao tilted her head and looked over.

"Ahem, the weather is really nice today..."

"What a cheapskate!" Teacher An Nuolan rolled her eyes and chided playfully.

"It's not that we don't want to buy them, we really don't have the money. Do you think our meager salaries as teachers allow us to just casually whip out a million?"

"Exactly. The money on the card I gave you yesterday was originally saved to buy a house. Now look, I've contributed all of it to you, and I'm even five million in debt!" Teacher Shen Yao smiled bitterly.

"Just tell me if the Soul Skills I helped you awaken are useful or not," Lin Mo said, casting a disdainful look at the two women.

These two Soul Skills were generated by the System AI by combining skills from two games from his past life with the Martial Soul system of this world.

Although they were only Earth-rank, they were incredibly practical Soul Skills.

The two women immediately turned their faces away.

Yesterday, at the dean's invitation, they had gone to her private training ground to test their Soul Skills.

Only then did they realize how heaven-defying these two Soul Skills were.

Teacher An Nuolan's Mountain-Crushing Ground-Splitting Slash, with one slash, turned a vast area into a lava purgatory.

While Teacher Shen Yao's Arrow Rain Storm turned the targets in a vast area into sieves.

Even the dean's jaw dropped in shock.

"They are useful, indeed..." Teacher An Nuolan muttered, her ears turning slightly red, "but they're just a bit expensive..."

Holy crap, they're already fifty percent off, and you still think they're expensive?

Lin Mo was completely speechless.

He had even thought about having the System AI generate one or two Soul Power cultivation methods to sell, but looking at their situation, it seemed hopeless.

Sigh, it seems these teachers are all broke bastards...

Lin Mo was used to spending lavishly, but he didn't know that for ordinary teachers with no background or fame, being able to produce tens of millions was already extremely impressive.

Teacher Shen Yao also nodded in agreement. "It is indeed expensive. For this Soul Skill, all of my savings from over the years are gone."

Facing the complaints of these two poor souls, Lin Mo chose to ignore them directly.

It was only tens of millions. From the college entrance exam until now, he had spent hundreds of millions of dragon soul coins—had he said anything?

"Lin, Lin Mo, can I... buy one?" Su Xiaoxiao asked weakly.

"Aha, the little fox is indeed loyal enough. I'll give you another one for free."

Lin Mo found Su Xiaoxiao quite pleasing to the eye,

and since she was also a teammate, he simply offered a buy-one-get-one-free deal.

Anyway, the cost of a single pill was only twenty to thirty thousand.

He wouldn't lose out.

Behind them, Mu Liuli was already itching to buy.

Hearing the buy-one-get-one-free offer, she immediately spoke up, "Lin Mo... five soul condensing pills and five body refining pills each."

...

The seven of them walked outside the public training ground, and from afar, they could hear the clamor inside.

The ground was already packed with people. The various teams were dressed in matching team uniforms, gathering in groups of twos and threes to chat.

The air was filled with the restlessness of youth, mixed with a hint of silent, competitive rivalry.

Teacher An Nuolan suddenly leaned close to Lin Mo, her warm breath brushing past his ear, her voice kept extremely low. "Lin Mo, after our academy was promoted to second-class, many people from other factions have been planted inside. So you must remember, you are on the dean's side now."

Lin Mo blinked, his heart skipping a beat.

From the sound of it, the water in this seemingly peaceful second-class academy was actually this deep?

Just then, a somewhat sarcastic voice chimed in:

"Oh, Teacher An and Teacher Shen arrived quite early!"

Lin Mo looked toward the source of the voice and saw a slightly plump middle-aged man walking over with five students.

The man wore a crisp instructor uniform with a polite smile on his face, but his eyes hid a hint of scrutiny.

Teacher An Nuolan merely nodded indifferently. "Yes, Teacher Liu is early too."

Teacher Shen Yao immediately leaned close to Lin Mo's ear and explained in a whisper, "This is Teacher Liu Mugang, Vice Dean Liu's nephew, and also a leading instructor. The team he leads consists entirely of the top freshmen selected by the academy this year."

She paused, lowering her voice even further. "And... he pursued Teacher An last year but was rejected, so he's been holding a grudge and looking for trouble. If he targets you guys later, you'd better watch out."

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow, understanding the situation.

While they were speaking, Teacher Liu Mugang had already led his people over, his gaze scanning Lin Mo and the other four like a scanner.

A sneer curled at the corner of his mouth. "Teacher An, this is the team you're leading this year? They look... like nothing special."

He deliberately emphasized the words "nothing special," carrying an unconcealed contempt.

Teacher An Nuolan remained very composed. "There's no need for Teacher Liu to worry about that."

Teacher Liu Mugang froze for a moment, not expecting Teacher An Nuolan to be so composed today.

"Hehe, I didn't mean anything else. I just feel that Teacher An's eye for selecting people doesn't seem to be as good as before."

Teacher An Nuolan took a step forward, her tone cold. "Teacher Liu should care more about his own team."

Teacher Liu Mugang was choked by her words and let out a resentful snort.

He turned and left with his students.

"That old geezer is really annoying," Lu Mengmeng pouted.

Teacher An Nuolan rubbed her temples. "Ignore him. His team has three S-rank Martial Souls, so they have the capital to be arrogant. Be careful during the exchange later, and don't give them any opportunity to provoke you."

Lin Mo watched the departing backs of Teacher Liu Mugang's group, a cold smile playing on his lips.

Top tier?

Lu Mengmeng alone could handle them.