Chapter 139 - 137: Opening Ceremony?

Chapter 139: Chapter 137: Opening Ceremony?

"Meteor University was established within the Meteor Dynasty Dungeon. To help all you new students gain a better understanding of our school, I will now briefly cover some basic information about Meteor University. This is also the first part of the opening ceremony for new students every year—the Introduction to Meteor University!"

’The first part of the opening ceremony?’

After Dong Wenhui began to speak, most students remained surprised. ’Things have barely even started, and it’s already the opening ceremony?’

In the students’ minds, an opening ceremony, even if it didn’t have fireworks, should at least include a passionate, stirring speech. And there ought to be some sense of occasion, right?

At the very least, they should have followed the standard procedure and announced something like, "First on the agenda..." but instead, it all happened so suddenly.

However, it was precisely through Dong Wenhui’s very casual words that the students gradually began to understand Meteor University’s way of doing things.

’Anyway, whether we could process it or not, or even react in time, all we could do was listen.’

"Through the efforts of the entire faculty and student body, we have learned a great deal about the Meteor Dynasty, but I will only mention a few simple points here."

"First, the total area of the Meteor Dynasty has not yet been determined. However, its currently known area already exceeds more than half the landmass of the Soul Energy Alliance. And the site of Meteor University is merely a single city within the Meteor Dynasty."

"Second, the area immediately surrounding the school is relatively safe. Within a radius of two hundred li, the highest-level soul beast to appear is a Tier Two High-Grade Soul Beast. Therefore, all of you can rest assured that it is safe enough on campus."

"Third, please do not venture out to explore on your own beyond two hundred li from the school, as there are Tier Three and higher soul beasts roaming that area. There will be plenty of opportunities for you all to explore outside later on. As for everything else, you will find out in time."

Dong Wenhui only made three points in his introduction to Meteor University, but just these three were enough to give the students a basic grasp of the situation.

At the very least, they now had a rough outline of Meteor University, which put many at ease and calmed them down considerably. After all, the two-hundred-li radius around them was safe.

"Next, for the second part of the opening ceremony, will the bishop teachers from each department please distribute the student handbooks and provide some explanation!"

Although Dong Wenhui’s speech for the opening ceremony was full of casualness, which, combined with his portly figure, gave off an unreliable impression, his no-nonsense, swift and decisive style had already started winning some students over.

After all, they remembered their old schools, where every leader would start with "I’ll just say a few words," and then those "few words" would last for two hours.

It wasn’t just Dong Wenhui who was fast; the bishop teachers from each department were also quick to act. With a wave of their hands, bamboo slips materialized out of thin air and floated into each student’s grasp.

Since Li Heng was closest to Wen Ruyan, he was the first to receive a bamboo slip.

The bamboo slip was made of soul energy material, somewhat similar to the score cards obtained from soul beasts during the secret realm college entrance exam. However, this one looked a little old and worn.

"These were passed down from the class above you. You need to return them one week after you start school."

Hearing that they had to be returned, Li Heng understood why it looked a bit old. He then began to look through the information on it.

The first section of the bamboo slip showed the layout of Meteor University’s basic infrastructure, marking the locations of the various teaching areas, cafeterias, and dormitories for each department.

Next was an explanation of the credit system.

Li Heng glanced through it and summarized the characteristics and uses of the credits.

1. Within Meteor University, credits can basically be treated as Alliance currency. A certain amount of credits must be paid for food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

2. For a first-year student to become a second-year, they must meet the credit requirement in addition to completing the academic year.

3. Credits are primarily earned by completing tasks assigned by teachers or the school, or by making new discoveries while exploring secret realms.

The information on the bamboo slip after the explanation of credits was mostly trivial details, which Li Heng also browsed through.

He had more or less memorized the key points.

In fact, ever since arriving by Teacher Wen Ruyan’s side, Li Heng had been repeatedly pondering the system message he had heard earlier.

From the information in Dong Wenhui’s "opening remarks," Li Heng also knew that within this Dungeon, besides the Meteor Dynasty, there were other dynasties!

But Dong Wenhui had said they still couldn’t even determine the total area of the Meteor Dynasty, so it was highly likely that they didn’t know other dynasties existed.

’Or maybe the Meteor University authorities do know, but they just haven’t revealed it yet.’

Li Heng wasn’t concerned with whether the school authorities knew about the other dynasties. He was just focused on the fact that the currently known area of the Meteor Dynasty already exceeded half the landmass of the Soul Energy Alliance.

’In that case... just how vast is the true area of this "Ancient Dust Continent" Dungeon?!’

’And what’s more... there are even Dungeon NPCs!’

Li Heng put away the bamboo slip, his mind buzzing with ideas. Originally, when he first learned that Meteor University was built inside a secret realm, his immediate reaction was to back out. He had even considered dropping out and transferring schools. Not even the mention of the gatekeeper had completely extinguished his desire to leave.

It wasn’t until the system mentioned that he could enter the Ancient Dust Continent Dungeon *from within* the Ancient Dust Continent Dungeon that Li Heng’s thoughts of leaving were completely extinguished!

After all, if that was the case—if he could enter a Dungeon from within a Dungeon—it meant he could explore the Ancient Dust Continent Dungeon without any worries!

No matter how complex or vast it was, it was still a Dungeon, not a secret realm!

Besides, this was the first time Li Heng had learned that a Dungeon could have NPCs. It would be a lie to say he wasn’t curious. If conditions allowed, he would go back to his dorm right now and check out what this Ancient Dust Continent was all about.

"Student Li Heng, after reading the student handbook... no! I should say... ever since I started paying attention to you, I haven’t sensed the slightest emotional fluctuation from you. Your mental state is quite good! By the way, so far, what are your thoughts... on Meteor University being established within a secret realm?" Just as Li Heng’s thoughts were drifting, he suddenly heard Wen Ruyan’s voice.

He instinctively turned his head to look at Wen Ruyan. Li Heng paused for a moment, collected his thoughts, and then answered politely.

"Thank you for the compliment, Teacher Wen. It’s not really that my mental state is good; it’s just that most of the circumstances at Meteor University are about what I had already imagined. I’m just a bit more accepting than most, I suppose. As for Meteor University being established in a secret realm, I’m very satisfied with it!"

Upon hearing Li Heng’s answer, the corners of Wen Ruyan’s mouth suddenly lifted into a slight smile. Then, she said softly, "An unrecorded Heaven’s Roll youth! Lu Shengming really discovered a fine seedling this time!"

Wen Ruyan’s words were soft, and neither she nor Li Heng reacted much. However, Bao Yaoyao and Bai Shasha, who were standing beside them, were suddenly startled and stared intently at Li Heng.

A Heaven’s Roll youth... Li Heng?!