Chapter 614: First Visit To The Great Ming Cultural Research Academy (2)

Chapter 614: First Visit To The Great Ming Cultural Research Academy (2)

After a while, Su Yu wiped the nonexistent sweat on his head. This Great Ming Cultural Research Academy was too interesting, to the point he wondered if he had arrived at some sort of a theme park.

Before long, a massive door appeared before him.

"Multiple Character Fusion Faculty."

The name of the faculty was written in a flamboyant cursive font. Before he could step through the door, he heard someone inside shouting, "Let's go! Big Ball has just given birth! Let's take a look!"

Then, a few students rushed outside the faculty. The student leading the group nearly ran the fastest and nearly collided with Su Yu.

He stopped and asked, "Student, Big Ball has given birth. Have you seen it?"

"..."

What an energetic lad. This was unlike the multiple character faction in Great Xia where all its members were struggling bitterly.

Su Yu didn't know what to say. He wondered if he could really gain the support he needed here before returning to Great Xia to get his revenge.

"No..."

"Oh! We're going there right now! Are you coming?"

"No thanks."

The students then ignored him and ran off. After a while, one of them asked curiously, "Is that...Su Yu?"

"I guess so?"

"Oh. We'll look at Big Ball first before coming back to look at Su Yu. He's already here so we have plenty of chance to look at him in the future. It's rarer for Big Ball to give birth!"

"True."

They ran off while discussing loudly among themselves. Su Yu was getting more and more tired. It would seem like even a beast was more interesting than him. Stepping through the door, he was faced with an elegant garden filled with beautiful flowers and gentle creeks.

Suddenly, a middle-aged woman walked over, smiled, and asked, "Is this Su Yu?"

Su Yu bowed and said, "Greetings, Teacher."

This was a teacher. Su Yu could sense that she was a Cloudbreach.

The middle-aged woman smiled and said, "Don't be too stiff. The multiple character faction is small so everyone knows each other. I'm Huang Feng, a third-stage Cloudbreach and a junior researcher. Speaking of, we actually have the same researcher level. The faculty head is waiting for you."

"Thank you, Teacher Huang."

Su Yu started following beind Huang Feng. While walking, she said, "Are you thinking that Great Ming Cultural Research Academy is very different from Great Xia Cultural Research Academy?"

"Yeah."

Huang Feng smiled and said, "That's not surprising. Great Xia is filled with war fanatics. They spend all their time in wars. Meanwhile, Great Ming does not engage in a lot of wars. And in the event of a war, the warriors will be the ones to fight. Us cultural researchers don't really participate in wars.

"Some might say that we are too carefree. Some might say that we will decline after forgetting how to fight. But nobody can deny that Great Ming has enjoyed a long period of peace. In Great Ming, cultural research academies are viewed differently than they are in Great Xia. Even our principal has a different philosophy than the other principals. He is our first principal. When he founded the academy, he defined the academy as a place where research specialists are produced. The cultural researchers of Great Ming are only responsible for research and creation. We will only fight when Great Ming itself is in danger. In short, the Great Ming Cultural Research Academy is a supportive academy, not a combat academy."

Su Yu nodded. That was a very clear explanation. And since the first principal was still around, those under him would naturally abide by his principles.

"Thank you for the explanation, Teacher."

Huang Feng said, "But as I said, we will decline if we forget completely how to fight. Principal Niu is aware of that as well. Thus, we have a combat faction in the academy as well. And the multiple character faction is one of the pillars of the combat faction."

Su Yu blanked out. What?

"Even Great Ming has to follow the rules of the Knowledge Seeking Realm. But we don't follow all their rules. Our Principal Niu does not like these rules. Thus, we have some honorary elders in our Great Ming Cultural Research Academy."

Huang Feng said, "If you can create another good cultivation method and disseminate it to benefit a large number of people, you can become an honorary elder, enjoying all the benefits of a proper elder. Of course, those outside Great Ming might not acknowledge this status of yours, but everyone in Great Ming will definitely acknowledge it.

"We have fourteen elders in the academy, but we also have eight honorary elders. These honorary elders come in different cultivation levels, such as the Skysoar Realm, the Cloudbreach Realm, or even the Mental Tempering Stage."

"..."

Su Yu exclaimed in shock, "Mental Tempering Stage?"

"Yeah." Huang Feng said, "Naturally, that Mental Tempering Stage elder is not young. He's nearly a hundred years old. He's very weak in terms of combat. Both of us can easily defeat him. But he has an important contribution. Thirty years ago, he created the rapid transit beast shrinking technology.

"Those little boxes containing these rapid transit beasts were created by him. Back then, all our puppets came in large sizes. They were very troublesome to carry around. The same applies to regular mounts. But after his invention, we no longer need storage rings, storage talismans, and beast space to store our mounts. His invention swept through the entire Great Ming in no time. That is what I call a contribution. In your opinion, is that a major contribution?"

Su Yu nodded, "Yes. In fact, I'm tempted to get some of these rapid transit beasts as well."

"That's right. We don't have a lot of traditional mounts such as cloudrush horses, earthdragons, and so on in Great Ming. For those beasts, we need to capture, raise, and tame them. But with these rapid transit beasts, there is no need for all that."

Su Yu exclaimed in admiration, "Mental Tempering Stage elder..."

He was truly impressed.

"Does that elder have a voice in Great Ming?"

"Of course." Huang Feng said, "At the very least, his voice holds a lot of weight within the academy. He has a vote during a meeting of elders as well. He basically enjoys the same level of power as a Mountainsea elder."

Su Yu's eyes flickered as he said, "If I can produce something good, would I be able to apply for a promotion as well?"

"Yeah." Huang Feng said, "If you had created that Acupoint Fusion Art in Great Ming, you would definitely be able to apply for a promotion. As long as the other elders and the principal agree with it, you will be promoted. In essence, that Acupoint Fusion Art would serve as a key to the position of an elder."

Su Yu swallowed. An elder was still a big deal. At the very least, it granted him the power to get involved in some of the decision-making in the academy. How surprising. He hadn't read anything about this even after spending a few days reading.

"Teacher, are there any rules here preventing higher-ranked cultivators from challenging weaker cultivators?"

"No."

"..."

Huang Feng said, "Rules only exist to restrict people. But some of the rules are pointless. For example, if someone stronger challenges you, just surrender if you don't want to fight. Who would waste their time pestering you after that?

"If you, as a Mental Tempering Stage, start running your mouth against a Mountainsea, is the Mountainsea supposed to tolerate you? No. That Mountainsea should beat you up. That's understandable. Should we restrict that Mountainsea with rules?

"This rarely happens in the academy. If that really happens, just surrender and apologize if you're really at fault. The matter will end there. If you remain stubborn even if you're at fault, you deserve a beating."

Su Yu nodded and said, "But at times, right and wrong are hard to judge."

"It's easy here. We have an arbitration system in the academy."

So in the end, it was still up to the rules? The only difference was that things were a lot more flexible here in comparison.

As they talked, they arrived at a large building. It was a six-story building.

Xiansheng Research Center.

What a simple name. Was this going to be his future research center?

Su Yu looked up at the building. At this time, Hu Xiansheng appeared with a complicated expression on his face. Noticing Su Yu's gaze, his mood dropped. What was the kid looking at? This building was his! At the very least, it was still his for now!