56 Life At Shrek Academy And Unexpected Changes

After Shen Yi had dropped him off, Sheng Feilong registered with the staff responsible for the student's dormitory and quickly arrived at his room. As this was the Inner Court, the student's accommodation was quite luxurious; Every student had their own single room prepared for them. While it wasn't the biggest room and just sparsely decorated, there was easily enough space to fit all of Sheng Feilong's stuff in, so he didn't have any reason to complain.

Sheng Feilong briefly unpacked the most necessary things before preparing to go to sleep. The night passed quietly and the next morning came quickly. Sheng Feilong woke up early and made his way to the Inner Court's dining hall; He was quite hungry as he hadn't eaten the night before. Luckily, Shen Yi had left him with a few instruction on how to find some commonly visited or important places in the Inner Court.

It was quite silent in the Inner Court as it was still early in the morning. Still, a few students were already busying themselves with all kinds of stuff. Sheng Feilong continued to stroll over the campus, slowly making his way to the dining hall. Upon entering the spacious hall, Sheng Feilong was greeted with the smell of different foods. After looking through a few of the dishes, he settled on a decent breakfast consisting of some stew made from various, cheap but nutritious Soul Treasures and a side of bread.

While Sheng Feilong continued eating his meal, the dining hall became more and more bustling as the students made their way there. Casually swiping his gaze around them, Sheng Feilong noticed that most of them were quite a lot older than he was; Most of them looking around age 20 or above. Still, a few of them looked around his age. No one really bothered with him and just assumed him to be a new student, though a few of them gave him a friendly nod.

A while later, Sheng Feilong returned his plate to the staff and went towards the exit. Just as he wanted to walk out of the door, he crashed into another student; A big and surprisingly round fellow, that reminded Sheng Feilong of Jian Wang, minus the strong chest and arm muscles. The fellow really was a wall of flesh and even his face looked swollen.

"Ah, I'm sorry! Are you okay?", the person spoke out while Sheng Feilong stumbled a few steps backwards. Sheng Feilong looked up and saw the students concerned expression; it seems like it really was just an accident. Sheng Feilong lightly smiled at him and nodded. "Don't worry, Senior Brother. I'm also sorry, I should have watched where I went."

The student looked down on Sheng Feilong and stretched out his hand.

"I haven't seen you before. I'm Xu Lizhi, nice to meet you! Are you a new student?" Sheng Feilong grabbed his hand and shook it while introducing himself.

"Nice to meet you, too. I'm Sheng Feilong and indeed a new student. I've just enrolled yesterday."

Just as Xu Lizhi wanted to talk to Sheng Feilong again, a annoyed and slightly cold voice sounded out from behind him.

"Fatty, will you move yourself or do I have to make you move?" Xu Lizhi froze for a second beforewalking past Sheng Feilong to free the doorway and from behind him, a beautiful young lady stepped out. She stood about 160cm tall with a slender figure and long legs, but her gaze was just as cold as her voice from before. Xu Lizhi turned around to her and spoke in a flattering voice. "Sister Xinglan, you don't need to call me fatty every time! You know that it's because I'd eaten something weird the day before yesterday!"

She didn't seem to pay much mind to Xu Lizhi and just walked past him, slightly gazing and nodding at Sheng Feilong, which he quickly returned the same way. Sheng Feilong then questioningly looked at Xu Lizhi, wordlessly asking who this 'Sister Xinglan' was. Xu Lizhi smiled at him and spoke lightly.

"Her name is Ye Xinglan. Just like me, she's a member of the Inner Court's Prodigy Class, that is, the class for everyone who has yet to become a Battle Armour Master."

Sheng Feilong looked a bit surprised. Not because of Ye Xinglan, but because he hadn't heard about the Inner Court's Prodigy Class, yet. While he thought that, he looked at Xu Lizhi with a smile.

"Then I guess I'll join you in class soon. I also have yet to become a Battle Armour Master."

Xu Lizhi just shrugged at Sheng Feilong's statement.

"Since you only enrolled yesterday, I assume a teacher will tell you about all this stuff later." Just after he finished, his belly gave off a loud growling sound, causing Sheng Feilong to become startled while Xu Lizhi just laughed as he walked off and waved at Sheng Feilong. "Anyways, I have to eat now before I starve! See you, Sheng Feilong!"

Seeing him leave, Sheng Feilong awkwardly waved his hand a few times before finally leaving the dining hall. He continued to stroll around the Inner Court for a little while longer before he made his way to the teacher's office building and asking around to find the one responsible for him. It took a while, but Sheng Feilong eventually met his future homeroom teacher.

He would join classes tomorrow and officially be a member of the Inner Court. Just like Xu Lizhi said, Sheng Feilong will join the so called Prodigy Class, which is reserved for members of the Inner Court, who have yet to complete their One-Word Battle Armour. The people who attended this class were mostly like Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan; prodigies that Shrek Academy had scouted, ofte even before the children entered their Intermediate Academies. Cases like Sheng Feilong's where the students joined the Prodigy Class after going through the entrance exam were actually quite rare.

Sheng Feilong took the rest of the day to visit his father in Shrek City, as the latter would leave the next day with JianWushuang, and returned to Shrek Academy in the evening. He strolled through the Inner Court a while longer before returning to his room. It was already late, but Sheng Feilong had a bit trouble sleeping as he was thinking about what would happen from now on.

The next day, the teacher took Sheng Feilong to the class and introduced him to the students. Although the teachers were strict and demanded quite a lot from the students, Sheng Feilong was comfortable in the class, mostly because of the class's size; Other than Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan, which he already knew, there were just 6 other students, including Sheng Feilong.

Sheng Feilong quickly got used to the atmosphere of the Inner Court; Everyone was focused on cultivation or studying their second professions, while occasionally goofing around, mostly on their day off, though. He became friends with Xu Lizhi and the latter more or less forced him to get along with Ye Xinglan as well. Sheng Feilong didn't really mind, though; Although Ye Xinglan had a stoic and slightly cold personality, she was quite easy to read and not really a bad person.

After class, Sheng Feilong decided to head for the Academy's Technique Pavilion. It was a unique structure within Shrek Academy where students could exchange contribution points for various cultivation or fighting techniques. As an Inner Court student, Sheng Feilong had free access to the techniques on the first two floors, while he would have to pay exorbitant prices for techniques on the third floor and above.

He spent the afternoon skimming though a lot of techniques and finally found one that he thought would suit him on the second floor; A dual-sword technique that required precision and a high amount of control over ones body. It was a technique suited for Agility Type Soul Master and Sheng Feilong chose it since the requirements for actual speed were pretty low. On the other hand, with his high Spirit Power and control over his body as well as his Radiant Emperor's Phantasmagoric Eyes supporting his precision, he was sure he'll be able to master this technique very well!

A few days after, Sheng Feilong asked Ye Xinglan to accompany him to Shrek Academy's Maker's Association as she was a mecha Maker as well. Sheng Feilong was surprised to find a familiar face at the association; Elder Li from the entrance exam. Apparently, he was the leader of the Designer's Association, which cooperated with the Maker's quite often and he would frequently be there as he liked being around the students.

After going there with Ye Xinglan for the first time, Sheng Feilong would often spend his time at the Maker's Association. Pretty much every free minute he didn't spend in class, cultivating alone or sleeping, he would spend there. A few of the higher ranked Mecha Makers were fond of him because of his high talent and diligent nature, causing Sheng Feilong to constantly learn new things; mostly about Battle Armours. Although Sheng Feilong was already a rank 5 Mecha Maker, he mostly focused on Mechas instead of Battle Armours, so he was even more eager to learn from his seniors after one of the elders boasted in front of him and showed of his 3-star battle Armour.

A Soul Master possessing a 3-Star Battle Armour was a big shot wherever they went, no questions asked. The Elder who showed his off in front of Sheng Feilong was actually the Vice-Chairman of the Shrek Academy's Maker's Association. Sheng Feilong was instantly hooked on Battle Armours after he witnessed the glory of a 3-star specimen, and he absorbed his various senior's knowledge like a dried up sponge.

During the following month, the Inner Court became more tense than before, though. The teachers became stricter and seemed a bit more stressed, while quite a lot of changes were made throughout the campus. Rumour started circulating that the Inner Court would be reformed soon, dismissing the Prodigy Class and only allowing full fledged Battle Armour Master's to become Inner Court disciples.

About a week after the rumours started, they were proven to be true! The Prodigy Class would be disbanded and the 8 of them would be distributed among the 3 Outer Court classes according to their ages. They would still be allowed to enter the Associations as they pleased as the ones for the Outer and Inner Court were the same.

The very next day, Sheng Feilong, Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan were lead to the Outer Court by one of their teachers. Sheng Feilong was surprised to see Shen Yi there, and even more so when he heard that she would be his new homeroom teacher. The surprises didn't stop there, though. Inside the Outer Court Class 1, his new class, he saw quite a lot of familiar faces; Tang Wulin and his group of friends, as well as his good brother, Jian Wang, were there!

Everyone focused on the three new students as Shen Yi briefly introduced them, not mentioning their former status as Inner Court students, though.

"Three new students will be joining our class today. This next to me is Ye Xinglan, an Assault Type Soul Master. Next to her is Xu Lizhi, a Food Type Soul Master. And lastly, on the right, is Sheng Feilong, a Control Type Soul Master. Give them a warm round of welcome."