SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 146

Chapter 146: The Courses Officially Begin! Song Xialan!

TL: Etude Translations

Two days later, on August 7th.

This was a Monday and also the day Suhang University officially started its courses for new students.

Since the five colleges at Suhang University were located in different areas…

Early in the morning…

The students leaving the dormitories in District 1 scattered, heading toward their respective college areas.

The Elemental College and Weapon College were located in the eastern and western parts of Suhang University, respectively.

The Tactical College and Logistics College were in the southern area of the campus.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yi’s War College was located in the northern section of the university.

After waking up, washing up, and completing his daily tasks to claim the 10 free attribute points, it was already 8:00 in the morning.

He took a quick shower and tidied himself up briefly.

Zhou Yi then set off toward the War College area.

Suhang University was vast, and traveling from the dormitories to a specific college…

If one walked, it would take at least half an hour.

Thus, most of the freshmen utilized the university’s public transportation.

Of course…

There were quite a few freshmen riding their contracted magical pets as well.

Since the wolf pup Zhou Yi contracted had not yet matured to the point of being used as a mount, he also opted for public transportation.

“Ugh, I didn’t kill the final boss of the Goblin Dungeon yesterday. I missed out on the final experience reward and wasted a few hundred credits. This is such a massive loss…”

“Well, who told you to challenge Nightmare difficulty right away? Serves you right, huh?”

“Ah, but who could’ve known the final boss would be that hard to handle…”

“…”

The public transportation at Suhang University was a small vehicle that could accommodate about 20 people.

It was somewhat like a bus.

However, unlike a bus, each student had their own seat.

Moreover, its speed was far faster than that of an ordinary bus.

Today being Monday, besides the first-year students…

There were also second- and third-year students riding the vehicle to attend their classes.

At the moment, many senior students were chatting and sharing their thoughts on the bus.

It was worth mentioning that, including Zhou Yi, the top-tier freshmen were already around level 16 or 17, with Zhou Yi himself having reached level 19!

However, for most ordinary freshmen, their levels were only around 14 or 15.

For higher-grade students in their second or third years, most were only at levels 18 or 22.

Only exceptionally talented students had levels that exceeded those of ordinary students.

For example, the former president of the Aurora Society, Li Dongsheng.

“The Goblin Dungeon, huh…”

Sitting in his seat, Zhou Yi pondered to himself.

Suhang University had a total of three dungeons.

These were: the Goblin Dungeon, with a level restriction of 17–21; the Twisted Jungle, restricted to levels 23–26; and the Purgatory Dungeon, restricted to levels 28–31.

These dungeons could be accessed by spending a certain amount of credits.

As long as one did not exceed the level restriction, they could repeatedly enter the dungeon.

They were the primary places for most students to gain experience for leveling up.

Now that Zhou Yi was level 19, and he had secured a lead on the Extreme Cold Ice Lotus, there was no need to take risks returning to the Tempest Mountain Range.

Instead, the Goblin Dungeon became his next target for gaining experience.

“If only the university’s dungeons could be set to Abyss difficulty.”

“That way, once I broke the dungeon records, I’d be able to obtain the clearance achievement talent.”

The A-Rank talent, Focused Aura, which Zhou Yi gained after breaking the Abyss-level record for the Bear Monster Dungeon, had given him a taste for such rewards.

He planned to speedrun all the school’s dungeons and obtain achievement talents.

However, he had just learned yesterday that Abyss Mode was not a common difficulty level for dungeons.

It required the use of Abyssal Magic Stones to activate.

These Abyssal Magic Stones were rare and valuable resources from other worlds.

Thus, the three major school dungeons only had Nightmare difficulty as their highest setting.

This revelation crushed his plans to earn achievement talents by breaking dungeon records.

“Abyssal Magic Stones…”

“When the time comes, I’ll ask Instructor Wang Hui to see if I can get some from him.”

Talents were undeniably crucial for improving a professional’s strength.

A good talent could even allow a professional to leap across multiple levels and challenge enemies of higher stages!

If possible, Zhou Yi still wanted to obtain the achievement talents from clearing the three school dungeons.

…

Time passed quickly as Zhou Yi immersed himself in thought.

Soon, the vehicle stopped in front of a teaching building.

At the same time, the vehicle’s audio broadcast announced:

“War College, Teaching Building No. 1. Please disembark. Next stop: War College, Teaching Building No. 2.”

As the announcement echoed, some passengers remained seated, as their destination was the next stop.

Others, however, got off here, including Zhou Yi.

“Roar~~~”

“Howl~~~”

Around Teaching Building No. 1, many students arrived riding their magical pet mounts.

Magical pet mounts were allowed as a mode of transportation on campus but could not be taken into teaching areas.

Thus, every student arriving at Teaching Building No. 1 had to stop here.

They would store their magical pets back into their contract spaces before walking toward the building.

“When Xiao Hui matures, I won’t need to rely on transportation anymore.”

Magical beasts grew rapidly.

Although the Gale Wolf pup currently looked like a soft, adorable little fluff ball…

It wouldn’t take long before it grew into a ferocious creature standing three to four meters tall.

At most, a month…

“But by then, Xiao Hui won’t be so soft and cute anymore.”

Shaking his head to clear the thought, Zhou Yi strode toward the entrance of Teaching Building No. 1.

The first day of War College classes for new students included only two courses, both theoretical.

One was “Terrain and Magical Beast Analysis of the Tempest Mountain Range”, and the other was “Dungeon Monster Killing Techniques”.

The Tempest Mountain Range was the primary outdoor leveling area for students in the future.

A detailed understanding of its terrain and magical beast populations was essential.

As for “Dungeon Monster Killing Techniques”, it used the school’s three dungeons as examples to teach strategies for faster and easier dungeon clearing.

Each course cost 40 and 50 credits, respectively. Completing both would reward credits at the semester’s end.

These courses were among the main sources of credits for students.

The course Zhou Yi was about to attend was the “Terrain and Magical Beast Analysis of the Tempest Mountain Range”, held in Classroom 4 on the third floor of Teaching Building No. 1.

Just as Zhou Yi entered the building, a crisp voice suddenly called out from behind:
“Zhou Yi?”

Turning his head, he saw a girl with twin braided pigtails draped over her chest, standing not far away.

Her bright eyes and slightly chubby cheeks gave her an adorable and charming appearance.

It was none other than Song Xialan, the provincial top scorer from Yungui Province, who had once fought him in the arena.

This level 17 Spirit Master, who had worn a Daoist robe during their previous encounter, now appeared dressed casually in a plain white short-sleeved T-shirt and a pair of relaxed shorts.

Compared to Jiang Churan, she was slightly shorter, but her proportions were equally excellent.

Her long, slender legs beneath her shorts were particularly eye-catching.

“So it really is you.”

Song Xialan smiled faintly and walked up to him.

“Congratulations on being taken as a personal student by Principal Wang Hui.”

“That’s something many children of prestigious families can only dream of.”

The braided girl didn’t seem bothered by her crushing defeat in their arena match a few days ago.

As soon as she approached, she offered her sincere congratulations.

Her tone carried an unmistakable sense of envy.

A level 64 professional was considered one of the top combatants in Zhongxia Country.

Being accepted as a student by such a figure meant Zhou Yi’s future was limitless.

“Are you also taking classes in this building?” Zhou Yi asked.

Like him, Song Xialan had also chosen the War College.

However, her exclusive mentor was the War College Dean, Wu Mang.

“Yes, we’re in the same class. Of course, our lessons are in the same building—and even the same classroom.”

Song Xialan quickened her pace to move ahead of him.

She then turned to face Zhou Yi, her face alight with a smile as she extended her hand:

“Zhou Yi, please take care of me from now on.”