Chapter 126: Arriving at the 2nd Enrollment City

Chapter 126: Chapter 126: Arriving at the 2nd Enrollment City

Even the food ingredients were all soul energy materials!

Li Heng ordered a bowl of beef noodle salad, a side of vegetables, and a glass of fruit juice.

And the system showed that they were all made with soul energy ingredients!

’Meteor University... Talk about making a statement!’

Besides being transportable into Dungeons and other special realms, Li Heng had previously eaten soul energy ingredients and found that they restored his stamina and had a certain soothing effect.

They might just be ingredients, but once the term "soul energy" was involved, they were never cheap.

Li Heng didn’t know that Bai Shasha and Chen Bingjing had also avoided the first few rooms, instead choosing their own based on his selection.

In fact, it wasn’t just Bai Shasha and Chen Bingjing; the students who boarded after them seemed to have reached a consensus, starting their room selections from number 7 and onward.

The next six students even opted out of choosing from the top ten rooms entirely, with none of them picking room 4 or any before it.

Some of these students thought, ’If a "monster" like Li Heng chose room 5, what right do we have to choose a room before his?’

Other students had carefully listened to the room selection rules and, after serious consideration, decided they couldn’t defend a top-ten room. They chose from the latter forty rooms instead, which weren’t bad either.

And so, after all the students had chosen their rooms, the Flying Boat set sail.

When Lu Shengming saw the students’ room choices, his expression was rather peculiar. He couldn’t help but remark, "The students from Maple City are really something else! Each one is more prudent than the last!"

He recalled how last year, some students had even ended up maimed while fighting over the top ten rooms.

He had expected that with eleven students this time, at least eight would choose from the top ten rooms. But in the end, only four did—and the 4021-point monster had chosen only room number 5!

Lu Shengming believed that Li Heng had more than enough strength to secure the first room, and that after he demonstrated his power, absolutely no one would dare disturb him.

Yet he had willingly chosen the fifth room...

He was clearly the strongest, yet he wasn’t arrogant; he was exceptionally humble.

’Li Heng, that’s just like you!’

Thinking of this, Lu Shengming began to look forward to what "interesting" events might unfold when the accepted students from the second city boarded.

With that, Lu Shengming gave the signal to accelerate toward the second city.

The entire Flying Boat was divided into five levels.

The first level was naturally the deck. The second and third levels contained the living quarters. The fourth housed the dining hall and training grounds, and the fifth held the cockpit and the engine room.

Some students immediately headed to the training grounds to practice or find someone to spar with.

Other students, after eating, would go out onto the deck to admire the scenery, enjoying the flight and the sky that seemed just within reach.

Li Heng was one of the latter. Concerned about potential surveillance in his room and the possibility of someone looking for him, he decided against holing up to grind Dungeons. Instead, he went out onto the deck to enjoy a rare moment of leisure.

The sun was bright, the view of the sky was beautiful, and he could see fluffy white clouds from time to time.

"You seem to be in a good mood! Li Heng... do you use hidden weapons?"

Just as Li Heng was basking in the sun and feeling the gentle breeze, Chen Bingjing suddenly walked up to him, her voice tinged with a hint of charm.

"I guess you could say that! But my aim isn’t very good!"

Li Heng wasn’t particularly affected by the charm in Chen Bingjing’s voice. He glanced at her, then down at the throwing knives on his belt.

He only wore the throwing knives as a precaution, so he could teleport at a moment’s notice if something unexpected happened. At the same time, he answered Chen Bingjing’s question honestly.

Since Li Heng had never shown his Longsword in public, Chen Bingjing assumed that his primary weapons were the five throwing knives on his belt.

And his earlier comment about his aim not being very good was clearly just him being humble!

Although she hadn’t known Li Heng for long, Chen Bingjing felt that this "monster" was the humble type. His modesty and restraint were completely genuine, not just an act.

She had imagined more than once that if she had scored 4021 points and had an Ice Luan as her soul energy pet, she would be, if not walking on air, at least incredibly arrogant!

You can fake your demeanor once or twice, but you can’t keep up the act forever.

’Li Heng is just too approachable!’

’He’s so easy to get along with!’

Most importantly, from Chen Bingjing’s perspective, Bai Shasha was also a "mysterious" girl. Although she spoke very little, instinct told Chen Bingjing to never, ever provoke her.

Chen Bingjing knew Li Heng was terrifying, but she was just as certain that Bai Shasha was a force to be reckoned with as well.

How could someone so friendly and approachable become good friends with someone so silent and reserved!

Chen Bingjing was extremely curious.

However, as much as Chen Bingjing wanted to learn more, Li Heng had no desire to hang around a girl who was "covered in poison." It was a bit unnerving. So, after exchanging a few polite words, he excused himself and left.

Although Li Heng had left, Chen Bingjing watched his retreating back, lost in thought. Finally, she murmured softly, "How interesting! Bai Shasha... how on earth did she manage to win over that monster?"

After putting some distance between himself and Chen Bingjing, Li Heng took some time to explore the entire Flying Boat, including the engine room on the top level.

It was during this visit to the engine room that Li Heng learned of something called a "Soul Power Crystal."

Name: Soul Power Crystal

Category: Soul Energy Items

Value: Rare

Effects:

1. Provides a supply of soul energy.

2. Rapidly restores one’s own consumed Soul Power.

3. Under specific circumstances, can cause certain soul beasts to mutate.

According to the staff member’s explanation, this thing was actually a type of "ore" found in many special realms. He then went on with a lengthy explanation.

The more Li Heng listened, the more he felt this thing sounded like the "Spirit Stones" from Xianxia novels. He just listened quietly without saying anything, considering it a learning experience.

After wandering around for a while longer, Li Heng had originally planned to go to the training grounds and work up a sweat. But then he thought about his accuracy with throwing knives—if he accidentally injured a fellow student, he’d be mortified.

Besides, it was almost dinner time, so he gave up on the idea of heading to the training grounds.

However, just as most of the students were about to have dinner, the Flying Boat suddenly descended, eventually coming to a stop and hovering in mid-air.

A staff member informed the students not to panic. The Flying Boat hadn’t malfunctioned; it had descended and stopped simply because they had arrived at the second city, where Lu Shengming needed to gather the newly accepted students and bring them aboard.

Upon hearing that they had reached the second city, the students all had varied expressions. Ultimately, however, a sense of curiosity welled up inside them. They were especially curious to see what choices this new batch of students would make when selecting their rooms.

And if a conflict over room selection did occur, what exactly was this "competition" they had been told about?