Chapter 213: Starting Farming in the Forest Sea

Wang Che stepped off the stage and felt he gained a lot from today’s Opening Ceremony.

“After school starts, I can farm steadily for the next few months.”

He got many rare seeds, some of which might be hard to plant, but that was okay.

With the power of the Spirit Field, they could grow slowly.

There was no hurry, take it slow.

University life was still long.

After the crop display, all items of the Opening Ceremony were considered finished.

It was time for the freshmen to have free activities.

By then, it was already afternoon.

Usually at this time, second and third-year students would recruit some freshmen who performed well in the Opening Ceremony to join their own clubs.

This was club recruitment.

The clubs here were a bit different.

They were more like small teams.

After freshmen joined a club, they had the chance to follow second and third-year students in various activities.

Like planting together, exploring the wild, surviving in the Soul Land, making potions, learning Dietary Meal, participating in various Soul Pet battles, Soul Pact Master battles, Team Competitions, Individual Competitions, and various contest events in the Forest Capital.

There were many activities to join.

They could also form teams with classmates, based on their interests and hobbies, thinking about what to do today and in the future.

However, clubs formed by classmates themselves were obviously not as good as those with second and third-year students.

Who could guide them in various activities.

Helping them grow quickly.

And second and third-year students leading various newcomers would get good point rewards.

Those with potential could become pillars of the club in the future.

So club recruitment was also called club mentoring.

They were usually named things like XX Flying Club, XX Farming Club, XX Dietary Meal Club, XX Soul Battle Club, etc.

Joining various clubs could help freshmen quickly gain experience and grow fast.

They would become close teammates in the future.

For most freshmen, today’s events were enough to let them understand their classmates’ general situations.

So most freshmen would form their own clubs.

A small number of excellent ones, who were more confident, would join clubs formed by upperclassmen to learn and gain experience more quickly.

Many hands make light work.

Clubs formed by like-minded people shared common interests and hobbies.

Moreover, if freshmen formed a club, after review and tests, the university would give them starting point rewards.

Club members could collectively take on various tasks at the Agricultural Plant Hall, complete them together, and share rewards.

Any university encouraged students to form their own clubs, as studying together helped them grow and improve better.

Usually, the best club size was within ten people.

Too many could cause problems. Too few would not be effective.

For clubs formed by upperclassmen, there were members who left every year for various reasons.

So every year when freshmen arrived, they would pick many promising freshmen to join.

Even if not excellent, as long as they fit the club’s interests and hobbies, they would be accepted.

“The Green Wing Flying Club welcomes freshmen who love soaring in the sky. We have three spots left! You only need a Sky Element Soul Pet and love flying. Seniors will personally teach the four subjects for the aerial flying license, guaranteed to pass in two months! Also, we teach various advanced skills for sky flying… training Soul Pets’ Soul Skills, etc.”

“Do you love the vast wild plains, wilderness, ice fields, and various environments? Do you love collecting materials that accompany wild Soul Pets? Do you love the unknown dangers or opportunities that happen anytime in the wild? If yes, the Star Field Exploration Club welcomes all freshmen to join!”

“If you are interested in Soul Pet battles, then, in our Hundred Battles Soul Pet Battle Club, your Soul Pet can learn various powerful Soul Skills, many tricks for battling mainstream attribute types, and basics of double Soul Pet battles. Plus, beautiful and handsome seniors will personally train your Soul Pets in advanced Soul Skills, teaching secrets of using Martial Soul and Soul Pets!”

…

Many seniors were inviting freshmen from various majors.

At the same time, each major’s class would get a freshman advisor.

To answer the freshmen’s various questions.

For Wang Che’s Agricultural Planting Class Four, the advisor was a decent-looking young man.

“My name is Qin Li, and I will be Class Four’s advisor from now on.”

This advisor said with a smile, “From today’s Opening Ceremony events, you probably have some understanding of your classmates. If you didn’t join a club today, it’s okay. In the next month, you can look for like-minded classmates, not necessarily from our major, but from others too. You can form a club.”

“After forming a club, you can register with me for assessment. After passing, the university will give you generous initial point rewards as your club’s start-up funds. In the future, if you want to join some big activities, it’s best to go together.”

“For other things, if you have daily life or university problems, you can ask me.”

“Classmates, no need to be too serious. I’m not a teacher. I just guide you to study better at the university. I am actually a fourth-year student, occasionally working as a freshman class advisor.”

“Now, if you have any questions, you can ask me.”

This senior didn’t look old but was surprisingly a fourth-year student.

Wang Che wasn’t very interested in clubs. Without surprises, he would be doing various farming tasks in the next few months.

If he did other activities, it would only be occasionally.

But, clubs were team activities.

Since he was in university and had met so many students, joining a club to slack off a bit was possible.

But he would wait a while.

Many classmates asked various questions.

Wang Che listened quietly nearby.

By dusk, only about ten people in the class had joined clubs.

Most joined clubs formed by other majors.

Some joined Soul Pet Battle clubs, probably because besides liking agricultural planting, they also liked Soul Pet battles.

Others joined Dietary Meal clubs, potion-making clubs…

The remaining students were more interested in agricultural planting.

They wanted to wait until they knew each other better to form their own clubs.

Like Kong Shijin, Yun Feimo, and Shui Qingling all thought this way.

After questions and answers, it was almost evening, and everyone dispersed.

During this time, Wang Che received many invitations from seniors, but he refused them all.

Just as Wang Che was about to return to his Small Wooden House from the square.

A fellow townsman arrived.

Zhao Yixia.

“Brother Wang, I didn’t expect you to be at North River Forest Sea University!”

Zhao Yixia was still very excited at this time.

He had seen Wang Che since the moment he stepped on stage for the first event.

At first, he thought he was dreaming?

What was going on?

Shouldn’t Wang Che be at Northern River University?

Why was he at Forest Sea Academy?

Zhao Yixia even felt like he was dreaming…

“I didn’t expect to see you at Forest Sea Academy either,” Wang Che said with a smile. “What made you come here?”

“We all thought you were at Northern River University!” Zhao Yixia said excitedly. “So we all went to Northern River University—I actually wanted to go there too…”

“Then why didn’t you go…” Wang Che asked.

“My exam scores weren’t high enough…” Zhao Yixia said a bit sheepishly. “My scores could only get me into Forest Sea University, so I chose it since it was close by…”

“…” Wang Che was silent.

Exam scores.

If Zhao Yixia hadn’t mentioned it, Wang Che might have completely forgotten about his own exam scores.

He hadn’t really thought about that issue.

“Some people who couldn’t get into Northern River University ended up not going there. They had better options in Xiyue Continent…”

Zhao Yixia suddenly smiled and said, “Today is the Opening Ceremony. If I had gone to Northern River University and they didn’t see you there… they’d probably be confused.”

He himself was a bit confused right now.

Given Wang Che’s strength and talent, it was surprising enough that he came to Forest Sea University, but he also seemed to be in the Agricultural Planting Major…

What was that about?

Zhao Yixia didn’t know the details of the later events since he had been in the audience.

He wasn’t aware of Wang Che’s interactions with Shen Mingluan and Professor Yun, either.

“I’m actually quite good at farming,” Wang Che said with a smile. “And I’m really interested in it.”

Zhao Yixia didn’t say anything.

“None of the classmates from Xiyue Continent know you came to Forest Sea University.”

Zhao Yixia laughed. Then he added, “Brother Wang, are you going to start a club? If you do, can I join?”

“Our daily routine in the Agricultural Planting Major is mostly about farming,” Wang Che replied. “Even if we started a club, there wouldn’t be many activities—just sharing farming tips and experiences… You’re a Medical Soul Major student. Joining our club might not be a good fit for you.”

“That’s okay,” Zhao Yixia said shyly. “Actually, I’m not very good at Soul Pet Battle. I prefer raising Soul Pets and I have some interest in agriculture too. If my scores had been high enough to get into Forest Sea University’s Agricultural Planting Major, I’d probably be in that major right now.”

“Alright then, we’ll see how it goes,” Wang Che thought for a moment.

After chatting with Zhao Yixia for a while,

Wang Che checked his Communicator and indeed saw many messages from classmates with question marks.

It was the Opening Ceremony day at the universities, and everyone thought they would see Wang Che’s impressive presence at Northern River University.

But they didn’t even see a shadow of him.

In their high school class group chat:

“Guys, I’ve been fooled! Brother Che isn’t at Northern River University at all…”

“Seriously? I was fooled too! I thought since Wang Che went to Northern River, he must be at Northern River University!”

“Che, come out already! Which university did you actually go to?”

“Lin Xi went to Battle Soul Academy. Wow, Wang Che, you had so many top universities to choose from, but you didn’t even pick Northern River University?”

“Today at Northern River University, a bunch of students from Xiyue Continent were saying they got tricked.”

“…”

Seeing his high school classmates exclaiming in the group chat,

“From what I know about Wang Che, there’s a high chance he went to Forest Sea University in Forest Capital.”

At this point, Xu Haifeng said in the group, “Most likely, he went there to farm. smirking emoji.”

Wang Che thought to himself, Xu Haifeng’s guess was surprisingly accurate.

During the gathering after the Qihang Cup, when Wang Che was chatting with Xu Haifeng, he mentioned he might choose a more relaxed major for university.

Because he had already decided back then that he would come to Forest Sea University.

He hadn’t expected Xu Haifeng to guess this.

Seeing this, Wang Che knew there was no need to hide it anymore.

After all, everyone had already started university.

“I’m at Forest Sea, already working the fields. It feels pretty good.”