Chapter 111: School Situation

  "Alright, stop laughing, look at Xiao Fei's leg, it's swollen like this, we can't laugh anymore, or else..." Mo Shao Yang said, forcing himself to hold back his laughter. He looked at Zu Ji Tian and saw the same expression on his face. After a while, the two of them were so exhausted from laughing that they couldn't cancel Du Fei's punishment. They sat down beside Du Fei's bed to rest.

  "Xiao Fei, I told you before that you must be more reserved, now you're suffering the consequences." Mo Shaoyang said.

  "Cut, who's afraid of him? Isn't it just that his strength is stronger than mine? When I have the strength in the future, I will definitely treat him well." As he spoke, Du Fei rubbed his own fist, and his swollen face was quite amusing.

  "Never mind, you don't seem to have that kind of power now. Don't think about such things anymore, or you'll only get yourself into trouble." Mo Shaoyang smiled and said.

  "By the way, what were all those people doing here earlier?" asked Zu Ji Tian to Du Fei.

  "I don't know, as soon as I came in, I saw these guys chattering nonstop in my room. I didn't even listen to what they were saying and drove them away." Du Fei said with his hands clasped together in front of his chest.

  "I think those people from just now are all the big shots in school, if nothing unexpected happens, they must be here to invite you to join their forces. You've become a celebrity in school now, not only do the teachers know your name, but even those guys have come to invite you, kid, you're quite something." As he spoke, Mo Shaoyang patted Du Fei on the shoulder, and Du Fei suddenly jolted, revealing a painful expression. Seeing Du Fei's look, Mo Shaoyang also hastily apologized: "Oh, sorry, I forgot you were injured."

  "What about the various forces within the campus?" Zu Ji Tian looked at Mo Shao Yang with a puzzled expression.

  "That's right, our school has a student-organized faction." Mo Shaoyang said calmly.

  "What kind of power is this?" Zujitian asked in pursuit.

  "They are no different from the various forces on the mainland, only their scope is within the Huayuan Academy. But don't underestimate their strength, they often make big moves to fight for resources, and also frequently go to students to collect protection fees and so on. In short, they are the 'black evil forces' in school." Mo Shaoyang explained.

  "Wait, you're saying they're the evil forces within the school? Don't the teachers in the school care?" Zujitian asked with some disbelief.

  "That's right, the teacher not only didn't stop it, but also encouraged such forces to develop." Mo Shaoyang said with a stifled tone.

  "So according to what you said, those people from just now are all members of that faction?" Zong Ji Tian asked.

  "That's right, they must have come to invite Du Fei just now. Although Du Fei didn't attend, those guys will definitely not give up and will come to find Du Fei again." Mo Shaoyang said.

  "By the way, what's the use of these powers? What are the benefits of joining?" asked Zu Ji Tian.

  "Just said it earlier, grabbing resources and collecting protection fees." Mo Shaoyang said.

  "What resources?" asked Zu Ji Tian.

  "Oh, I forgot to tell you guys, the resource is actually Yuanqi Stone." Mo Shaoyang said.

  "Primordial Stone!" Du Fei and Zu Ji Tian exclaimed in unison.

  "That's right, it's yuanqi stone. You've just arrived at school and don't know much about the situation here. There are several mineral veins in the mountains behind our school, where yuanqi stones are abundant. Do you know why our Huayuan Academy is the most famous school on the continent? It's because our school has these high-yielding mineral veins that constantly produce yuanqi stones and other rare minerals, which are the best raw materials for equipment casting. That's why our academy's casting level is also the best on the continent." Upon hearing this, Du Fei's eyes lit up, as a caster, he was extremely interested in this.

  "So you're saying that this school also has a specialized program for training foundry masters?" Du Fei asked hastily.

  "That's right, if you have a talent for it, you can apply to the teaching office. If your conditions are met, you can learn casting." Mo Shaoyang looked at Du Fei in confusion and asked: "Do you want to be a casting master?"

  "Hehe, no, just asking around." Du Fei immediately refused.

  "Hey, right, you said those forces collect protection fees from students, what kind of protection fees?" asked Zu Ji Tian.

  "It's the yuanqi stones, every month the school will distribute a certain amount of yuanqi stones to students in school, with the quantity determined by grade level. First-year students get ten pieces of low-grade yuanqi stones, second-year students get twenty pieces, third-year students get thirty pieces, and fourth-year students can use them freely." Mo Shaoyang was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

  "What's going on? Why is it different from 4th grade and other three grades?" Du Fei asked anxiously.

  "Haha, this is nothing strange, you know that those who can stay in this school until the fourth grade are not ordinary people. The school also regards these guys as treasures and has invested a lot of resources to cultivate them, so they are allowed to use yuanqi stones at will. Every year in this school there is an assessment system, if you don't meet the assessment standards, you'll be expelled from school, only by passing the assessment can you advance to the next grade to continue studying. Those who advanced from third grade to fourth grade are extremely rare in the school, for example, let's say that currently, the number of students from first grade to third grade is nearly over a thousand, but the number of fourth-grade students is estimated to be less than one-tenth of that." Mo Shaoyang raised his eyebrows at the two.

  "Oh, it seems that the Hao Yuan Academy is indeed not ordinary. Those guys will definitely be famous and powerful in the future if they go out. The Hao Yuan Academy has invested so much capital to cultivate these promising talents. If all the strong people on the mainland are students of the Hao Yuan Academy, think about what kind of situation it would be?" Zu Ji Tian said to the two of them.

  "Mind your own business, when will that Yuanqi stone be sent down?" Du Fei asked Mo Shaoyang.

  "It seems like it's at the end of this month, but before that, all our students from first to third grade have to go to the mountain range to mine for minerals, or else we won't even get a single copper coin." Mo Shaoyang said.

  " Mining? What mining, are we supposed to go mining ourselves?" Du Fei asked.

  "En, that's right." Mo Shaoyang nodded and said: "These are the rules in school. Every grade has two student mining days every week. Each grade takes turns entering the mine to dig for ore. If anyone exceeds the prescribed amount of ore, the excess is theirs, but if they don't meet it, it will be deducted from their monthly yuanqi stone."

  "Hey, since you've been in school for so long, you must have a Yuanqi stone on you. Let me see it." Du Fei said, holding out his palm close to Mo Shaoyang.

  "You're really clever, but I don't have any either, I'm also waiting for the school to issue yuanqi." Mo Shaoyang said with an embarrassed smile.

  "Cut it out, you're really pathetic. You've been hanging around in school for so long and you don't even have a single Yuanqi stone on you. I wonder if someone's been collecting protection fees from you." Du Fei looked at Mo Shaoyang with disdain.

  "Nonsense, I, Mo Shaoyang, am not someone who can be bullied by others. Although I haven't joined any forces, those forces also wouldn't dare to offend me." Mo Shaoyang said with a straight face and confidence.

  But Du Fei was whispering to Zu Ji Tian, completely ignoring Mo Shao Yang's words. Mo Shao Yang yelled out in frustration, "Hey, did you two even hear what I said?" Upon hearing Mo Shao Yang's shout, the two of them looked at him with smiles on their faces. Zu Ji Tian spoke up, "Oh, now I understand why those forces are constantly expanding their personnel - it's so they can mine more Yuanqi stones each time."

  "That's right. That's how it is. I've told you all so much, and when the time comes, you'll know what it's like." Mo Shaoyang said somewhat impatiently.

  "Oh, okay. Then tell me again about the distribution of power within this school." Zujitian asked.

  "There are six major forces in this school, namely Lianzhonghui, Chi Yunhui, Tie Shabang, Hao Yixie, Fangmeng and Hanlanzong. These six major forces have been established in the school for an unknown number of years, and their legacy has been passed down for an unknown length of time. When I entered the school last year, these six major forces already existed. It is said that the leaders of these forces are incredibly powerful and can summon the wind and rain, so it's best if you keep a low profile in school from now on. If you provoke them, your life won't be easy." Mo Shaoyang pointed at Du Fei.

  "Cut, who's afraid of him?" Du Fei said disdainfully. "Right, which of these powers is stronger?" Zu Ji Tian asked.

  "Which one is stronger?" Mo Shaoyang thought for a moment and said, "It seems that there isn't much of a distinction, but judging from the current situation, Hanlan Sect's strength should be the most formidable. It's said that their leader has already been promoted to the fourth grade, but he's only in his third year now, with still one more year before the assessment. However, the leaders of the other sects won't be weak either."

  "It seems these guys are indeed not ordinary people." Zujitian sighed.

  "Oh, and there's another force you must pay attention to, that's the most terrifying in the entire school. That is (Hao Yuan Liu Ren Zhong). The strength of these six people is unfathomable, and they are mysterious and unpredictable. Normally, it's impossible to see them. Do you know about the Hao Yuan Liu Jie?"

  Mo Shao Yang looked at the two as he spoke. The two were also deeply attracted by what Mo Shao Yang said, staring at him without blinking.

  Mo Shao Yang saw the look on their faces and continued: "Their master is the same person we saw that day, who regards these six people as the successors of the Hao Yuan Liu Jie and cultivates them as such. These six people are not even dared to be provoked by those forces. And..."

  Mo Shao Yang stopped speaking at this point and stared at the two. After a brief moment of mutual gaze between the three, Mo Shao Yang continued: "They are not students of Hao Yuan Academy at all, but rather the closed-door disciples of the Hao Yuan Liu Jie."

  Du Fei and Zu Ji Tian exclaimed in unison: "Guanmen Disciple..."