Chapter 200: Aerial Flight License, Opening Ceremony

“Wow, this mountain is so unique!”

As they got closer, one freshman exclaimed, “I didn’t expect such a mountain to be here among these fields.”

This mountain was indeed very unique.

Its geographical location was very strange.

Surrounded by fields, how did such a majestic mountain appear right here?

Wang Che gazed at the great mountain.

He felt the Soul Power between heaven and earth and discovered that this mountain could rapidly absorb the Soul Power from the surroundings.

Looking underground, the flow of Soul Power passed through the mountain, entered its interior, then spread into the soil, making the soil rich with Soul Power and suitable for growing various Soul Plant crops.

“Is this a Martial Soul?”

Wang Che said.

Everyone was startled upon hearing this.

Even Tian Xiaoyu was surprised, looking at Wang Che with an astonished expression: “Do you know a lot about our North River Forest Sea University? You even know this?”

“I’ve looked into it,” Wang Che said. “I heard the principal of North River Forest Sea University is a powerful Soul Pact Master who possesses a mountain Martial Soul.”

“You’ve done your homework well!” Tian Xiaoyu sighed. “That’s right, this great mountain is a Martial Soul. It’s our principal’s Martial Soul, and it has been here for ten years.”

“Ten years? But those buildings don’t look like they’re only ten years old?” Kong Shijin asked doubtfully.

Tian Xiaoyu smiled and said:

“Yes, I only said it has stood here for ten years, not that it’s only ten years old… This place is the current location of North River Forest Sea University.”

The word “current” caught their attention.

“Every once in a while, the principal drives the mountain, taking the many students and professors of North River Forest Sea Academy to other continents. There, they research new crops and solve local agricultural issues.”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

Wow, he just takes a whole mountain, an entire academy, and travels around?

Is he that powerful?

The freshmen felt excited and inspired.

So awesome!

“Inside this great mountain, the principal has established a complete ecological cycle. Eating, drinking, and daily life are all possible here. Inside the mountain, there’s a powerful lightning Soul Pet owned by the principal that serves as the power source. The summit area has signal points equipped with various communication devices, allowing your Communicators to perform long-distance communications.”

Tian Xiaoyu said while smiling, “Moreover, Soul Plants are different from ordinary crops. Subtle electromagnetic forces sometimes not only don’t interfere with their growth but can even promote it… So, most of what is grown on the mountain are relatively rare Soul Plant crops, not ordinary ones.”

“Whether it’s storms or various harsh environments, this mountain has corresponding countermeasures.”

“Senior, materializing such a large mountain—does it require a lot of Soul Power to sustain?” a freshman asked curiously.

Materializing a Martial Soul required Soul Power.

“This involves the ecological balance inside the mountain and the use of the Martial Soul’s true form… The specifics are complicated, and you wouldn’t understand if I explained,” Tian Xiaoyu said with a serious expression, then helplessly spread her hands. “Actually, even I don’t understand, senior here just started her second year…”

Everyone burst into laughter.

Wang Che also smiled; this great mountain was naturally not simple… What Tian Xiaoyu introduced were relatively surface-level details.

She couldn’t explain everything in depth.

“By the way, if you want to go out… the mountain has many flight points set up.”

Tian Xiaoyu pointed at herself. “At flight points, there are usually many second- and third-year students. They are all Soul Pact Masters who have an aerial flight license, or some regular Soul Pact Masters who specialize in this. They can use their Soul Pets to take you to nearby cities.”

“If you find that troublesome and you also have a Soul Pet that can fly, senior suggests you definitely get your aerial flight license during university…”

“Then, you can work as drivers yourselves and earn some extra money.”

“You can also easily reach the city on your own if you want to go.”

“If you don’t have a flying Soul Pet, I recommend your second Soul Pet should be a Sky Element Soul Pet. It’s very practical whether for battles or other purposes.”

The aerial flight license

was something you must have if you wanted to fly freely in the city.

If you left the city and were in the wild, you could fly freely with or without a license.

But if you entered the city and wanted to use a Soul Pet or your own Soul Wings to fly within the city, you needed an aerial flight license.

Without it, if caught by the city’s inspection team, you would face heavy penalties.

For example, the Sky-Speed Birds used by many Soul Pact Masters for delivery services all had proper licenses.

“I want to get a license for my Exquisite Owl in the first year!” Kong Shijin said enthusiastically.

“Can you? I remember Exquisite Owls aren’t strong fliers; they’re Plant-Type Soul Pets, not Sky Element Soul Pets… You’re making it hard for the poor thing,” one freshman joked.

The Exquisite Owl was a small Soul Pet. Although it could fly, it could only carry one or two people

and only at low altitudes.

It was not a Sky Element Soul Pet.

“For a Soul Pet’s aerial flight license, if it’s not a Sky Element Soul Pet, it’s very difficult. Our Soul Pets aren’t strong enough at this stage… I heard for the flight license test, subject two has an item where you need to fly steadily in a straight line for one minute in a level-four Gale, with the flight path not deviating more than ten centimeters… Then you have to land steadily.”

One student seemed to have some experience. “There are several other subjects too, each harder than the last. It’s not like an ordinary car driver’s license.”

Tian Xiaoyu said with a smile, “It’s quite hard in the first year. After a year of nurturing, your Soul Pets will have over a thousand years of Soul Power Cultivation, and it becomes relatively simple then.”

Wang Che thought he should find time to get a license for Magnetic Sword too.

Then they could fly in various big cities in the future.

It would be much more convenient.

Not long after, Tian Xiaoyu led the many students to the entrance of North River Forest Sea University.

The entrance was a mountain gate, above which was a long staircase.

At that moment, many freshmen were climbing the steps full of excitement.

They breathed in the fresh fragrance emitted by various trees and plants growing in the mountain forest.

They saw even some small wild Soul Pets foraging in the woods.

Everyone felt as if they were in a dream.

“The atmosphere is really nice,” Wang Che remarked.

It truly had a farming vibe.

It somewhat reminded Wang Che of the days when he joined a sect, was assigned a cave dwelling, and spent his time farming and cultivating.

Next, Tian Xiaoyu led this batch of freshmen, including Wang Che, into the university.

The buildings inside the university weren’t very different from those in the city.

They registered, reported their arrival, paid tuition fees, bought daily necessities, and then Tian Xiaoyu took everyone around, introducing the various buildings in the university.

She showed them the usual learning places, Soul Pet training areas, various research buildings, the library, cafeteria, Soul Pet Battle arenas, and so on.

Because it was built around the mountain, the locations were easy to remember and not complicated.

Different teaching areas were divided according to different majors, and they weren’t far from each other.

The paths on the mountain were clean blue-stone roads. There were also cable cars circling the mountain forest, running from the mountain peak down to the foot of the mountain.

There were hot springs at the mountain waist’s summit, along with various entertainment facilities, etc.

“If you get tired of staying in the university, you can leave and go down the mountain to see the various fields. Next, I’ll tell you about the usual accommodation areas.”

Tian Xiaoyu said with a smile, “Every student in the Agricultural Planting Major gets a piece of land about two acres in size after enrollment. This land is provided for your usual planting studies, daily assessments, and point tasks. The land is small, but it is enough for daily planting. Later, you can apply to expand it.”

“The growth speed of Soul Plants is much faster than normal crops. With the planting by us Soul Pact Masters, we complete many assessments in one semester.”

“Point tasks allow you to exchange for various seed resources or other resources. These point tasks don’t only come from our North River Forest Sea University; some are from other places in the Northern River Region that have planting problems. Even other regions have some…”

“And your accommodation is in the form of a small wooden house, living alone.”

“Our North River Forest Sea University, compared to top universities, may not be better in some aspects, but we have large living spaces.”

Everyone understood, hmm, it just means there are fewer people…

Tian Xiaoyu took the new students, collected various materials, and received daily supplies and Soul Pet tools. Then they came to a very quiet area.

In front of them, there were many delicate small wooden houses, arranged in an orderly way.

Beside each small wooden house, there was a small square plot of land.

This area was located on the mountainside, and the terrain was very flat.

Tian Xiaoyu said slowly:

“These provided pieces of land are free for you to use for the first three months. In the first three months, you will learn some basic theoretical knowledge. After three months, with the help of your mentors, you can gradually start planting some simple crops. After they mature, you can harvest the results and go to the school’s Agricultural Plant Hall to exchange for money and pay the subsequent rent.”

“You can also send them to the Dietary Meal Hall and ask the medicine makers and dietary teachers inside to prepare food for your Soul Pets.”

“The school organizes some planting challenges, dietary meal competitions, medicine-making contests, and Soul Pet Battles every year to motivate students. The rewards are very generous! Remember to participate then!”

“If your Martial Soul is various farm fields or herb fields, you can plant more crops. Later, you will get more resources…”

At this point, Tian Xiaoyu couldn’t help but look at Shui Qingling with envy.

Various field-type Martial Souls are real treasures for the planting major.

They allow you to plant various resources anytime, anywhere, giving you a better start than other students during university.

As a herb field Martial Soul, it can also plant various crops, but the planting speed is slower than normal crop plants.

Growing medicinal herbs is more complex than growing crops.

Of course, the Agricultural Planting Major includes the planting of medicines.

The normal subjects of the Agricultural Planting Major, besides the required Soul Pet knowledge, Martial Soul studies, and Agricultural Planting studies, include medicinal plant studies.

Later, you can also choose to study Dietary Meal studies and medicine-making studies.

Learning to make food and medicine are almost mandatory elective subjects.

If you are interested in battle, you can also choose Soul Pet type advantage studies, mid-to-high level Soul Pet battle studies, Core Soul Skill advancement studies, and so on.

If you are interested in pet raising, you can choose Soul Pet lifestyle studies, Soul Pet language studies, etc…

There are also many other industry-related subjects, like Soul Pet art, Soul Pet economics, etc…

Generally, when you go to university, you will choose some other subjects as electives.

But those are quite ordinary compared to what North River Forest Sea University offers.

The Agricultural Planting Major is the best.

After entering society, you can shine in many industries.

Just the two mandatory elective subjects—preparing food and making medicine—if you can graduate smoothly and obtain even the lowest-level certificates,

basically all major companies and groups will be eager to hire you.

And the main focus on Agricultural Planting is closely related to today’s world.

Because it concerns resources.

Resources for Soul Pet cultivation and human cultivation!

“Alright, my enrollment guidance ends here. For the rest of the day, you can explore the university on your own.”

Tian Xiaoyu said with a smile, “By the way, don’t forget to join the Agricultural Planting Major study and exchange group. And your respective classes. According to university tradition, there is an Opening Ceremony tomorrow, with classic enrollment Soul Pet Battles, Soul Pact Master battles, various dietary meal tastings, rare crop displays, and club recruitment activities. There will be delicious food and fun things…”

“And many senior students will appear!”

“They will have various Soul Pet exchanges with new students, battle exchanges, taste dietary meals together, introduce you to various rare crops, and share some tips on raising Soul Pets.”

“Among them, there is one super beautiful senior.”

“Make sure to check the notices in your exchange group and arrive on time—don’t miss it.”

After saying this, Tian Xiaoyu bid farewell to the new students and then tirelessly went to welcome the next batch…

It seemed there were rewards; otherwise, she wouldn’t be so motivated.

After Tian Xiaoyu left, the many new students were very excited and looked forward to tomorrow’s Opening Ceremony.