The celebratory barbecue party transformed into a celebratory barbecue and talent show.
However, the goal of the celebration was perfectly achieved, and that was good enough.
Lin Chuan and his three spirit beasts, Guoguo Sakura and Wan Wan, gained immense joy, happiness, and the most beautiful memories from this evening party.
The next day.
Lin Chuan's original plan was to impart the Combination Skill from the fairy spirit flower to Sakura, but now he was considering keeping it as a Rebirth material.
Subsequently, he planned to try another effect of his cheat, Reincarnation of Rebirth, and arrange various matters for Sakura's Rebirth before and after.
He first needed to hold a small internal meeting to inform the three spirit beasts about the situation of the Reincarnation of Rebirth.
Wan Wan, needless to say, her intelligence would allow her to know what to do.
And Guoguo and Sakura, their current intelligence should also be sufficient to understand the situation.
Perhaps some people might be puzzled.
Why only now, when preparing for Rebirth, tell the three spirit beasts the situation? Couldn't it have been said earlier?
Is this a lack of trust in the spirit beasts with whom he has a contract and a shared destiny?
Lin Chuan stated that it was not!
The reason for not saying it earlier was this:
Firstly, Guoguo and Sakura's intelligence was insufficient before; telling them would have been pointless. Even the effect of the inheritance, they understood it as a dream adventure, treating the subsequently acquired skills and increased proficiency as rewards from the dream adventure.
Secondly, for the fully intelligent Wan Wan.
The effect of Rebirth was too absurd; simple words could not explain it clearly, and it had to be accompanied by proof.
However, before advancing to Tier 1 and condensing a Spiritual Core of Illusion Attribute, his instinctive intuition told him that he simply could not use the effect of Rebirth. If he forced it, burning out his mental energy and becoming an idiot was a high probability, so he couldn't prove it at all before.
So, could the fully intelligent Wan Wan believe him?
Would Wan Wan think that he was under too much daily training pressure and was having hallucinations?
Moreover, even if he explained it clearly and Wan Wan fully believed him.
Then, had he considered how excited and thrilled Wan Wan would be?
Just the effect of adding inherited skills, after being proven, made Wan Wan so excited and thrilled that she broke through her inherent introversion and shyness, using pleading and acting spoiled on him.
If Wan Wan knew that the Reincarnation of Rebirth could highly likely allow her to break through the shackles of bloodline limitations.
Then, it was imaginable that during this period, Wan Wan would be so excited and thrilled that she wouldn't be able to sleep every day and would be restless.
Let alone daily cultivation to improve her level and practice skills.
It was probable that even having Wan Wan memorize knowledge and act as a little encyclopedia would lead to some chaos.
Therefore, Lin Chuan did not inform them of the situation before.
Instead, he waited until now, when the Rebirth cheat was activated and usable, and Sakura was about to undergo Rebirth, to prepare for the explanation beforehand.
Speaking of which.
Why arrange for Sakura first, and not Guoguo and Wan Wan?
Regarding this, it comes down to the art of managing spirit beast relationships.
Wan Wan was, after all, a newcomer.
Even if Guoguo and Sakura understood and didn't mind, as a Beast Master, he couldn't give all the good things to Wan Wan right away.
Wan Wan could cut in line for second, but definitely not first.
The first to undergo Reincarnation had to be one of Guoguo or Sakura, and as for the other, he needed to retain some combat strength by his side, didn't he?
As for why Sakura was chosen for the first Rebirth.
Mainly because after Rebirth, she would revert to her initial form, and her level would be reset to zero.
If Guoguo, who had just evolved, were to undergo Rebirth, just after gaining power, she would lose it, and Guoguo would truly cry.
As for Sakura, she had already enjoyed the power of Flower Spirit for some time, especially in the secret realm trial of the entrance examination. All the showing off that needed to be done, Sakura had already completed it. Now, letting her undergo Rebirth and start from scratch, there would be no regrets.
Lin Chuan thought this way and prepared accordingly.
However, just as Lin Chuan gathered the three spirit beasts and was about to hold a small internal meeting, preparing to be frank and arrange for Sakura's Rebirth.
A text message notification from the Academic Affairs Office of the Sixth Academy interrupted his plan.
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Notice:
In the New Yuan Calendar year 2028, all new students have now arrived at the school.
The Freshman Assembly, originally scheduled for one week later, will commence today ahead of schedule.
Time: 2 PM
Location: Academic Affairs Park, Lecture Hall No. 7.
All new students are requested to arrive on time.
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After reading the text message, Lin Chuan pondered.
By his calculations, today was already his fifth day at the Sixth Academy.
Counting from the end of the entrance examination secret realm trial, it was approximately one month minus one week.
However, the scheduled Freshman Assembly could be moved up? And by a whole week? Directly to this afternoon!?
Was this not giving any preparation time to those new students who had just arrived at the school?
Why did it feel a bit casual? A bit willful?
Alright, no matter what.
He just had to arrive on time in the afternoon.
As for the internal meeting and Sakura's Reincarnation of Rebirth, he would arrange it after the Freshman Assembly, depending on the situation.
Otherwise, if some unexpected situation arose, such as a subsequent Freshman Competition, wouldn't that be disastrous?
This kind of situation was very common in other Imperial Beast Universities outside.
His elder brother, Lin Linyi, attended a first-class Imperial Beast University back then, and it was just like this: the school organized a Freshman Competition right at the start of the semester.
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Academic Affairs Park, Lecture Hall No. 7.
Lin Chuan arrived 10 minutes early on his Tian Yu Bird.
At a glance, the lecture hall was filled with young and tender faces, undoubtedly all this year's new students.
Lin Chuan silently counted, approximately 400 people.
If all Eight Great Academies had similar enrollment numbers.
With 400 new students per Academy, the Eight Great Academies would have a total of around 3200 new students.
There were 526 examination areas nationwide.
On average, each examination area recruited about 6 students.
For example, Qinghe City only recruited 6 students.
The top three in comprehensive scores, plus a few students with rare and special Beast Master talent abilities.
That meant, the 400 people here now were basically all at the level of Li Zeyu and Xu Ru!
This was truly terrifying!
There were no fixed seats arranged, and no staff members were managing order. The new students simply found seats wherever they liked, gathering in groups of two or three.
Lin Chuan casually found a less crowded spot and sat down.
Two seats away, a male student with an ordinary, unremarkable appearance sat. He was wearing a casual short-sleeved shirt and blue jeans, the kind of person who would be hard to spot in a crowd. He was similar in style to Xu Ru, but not as extreme. He just didn't know if he was an old schemer from the shady side.
Noticing Lin Chuan's gaze, the young man turned his head and gave Lin Chuan a slight smile and nod.
"Hello, my name is Wang Gui, from Youquan Prefecture."
"Lin Chuan, Tianhe Prefecture, Qinghe City."
That was all. Lin Chuan and Wang Gui greeted each other so simply, without further small talk, and then each sat quietly, waiting for the Freshman Assembly to begin.
Lin Chuan focused his attention on the stage of the lecture hall.
In other Imperial Beast Universities outside, leaders who could attend the Freshman Assembly would basically all be present, making a grand show, and then giving long speeches one by one. Sometimes a Freshman Assembly could last half a day.
However, the situation at the Sixth Academy was completely different.
On the stage for this Freshman Assembly's speech, there was only 1 person, and not even a leader. Judging by his attire, he seemed to be a professor or teacher, because he completely lacked the demeanor of a leader.
The person on stage was a male teacher over two meters tall, with a burly and robust build, a large bald head, and a somewhat fierce expression.
He glanced at his watch. There were still 5 minutes until 2 PM, but he couldn't help but pick up the microphone and speak.
"Most people are here. Those who haven't arrived, we won't wait for them. The Freshman Assembly, begins!"
"My name is Cao Yuan. I am an ordinary teacher at the Sixth Academy, teaching spirit beast ecology. My Beast Master level is confidential, and other information is also confidential."
All the students present were geniuses from all over the country. There was no boisterousness or rowdiness when someone spoke on stage. Every single one of them listened attentively and quietly to Cao Yuan's speech.
Cao Yuan narrowed his eyes, clearly very satisfied with this situation.
This was the advantage of having all geniuses: their self-awareness and self-discipline were maximized, and there was no need for staff to maintain order.
After a slight pause, Cao Yuan suddenly chuckled and retorted:
"Do you feel that this Freshman Assembly is very casual? Very willful?"
The audience remained calm, but many new students, including Lin Chuan, unconsciously nodded slightly.
Cao Yuan smiled, then rubbed his bald head again.
"That's right!"
"Your feeling is completely correct, it is casual, it is willful!"
"Perhaps the other academies might still do some grandstanding, like the Third Academy, but our Sixth Academy never does such things, nor do we spend several hours delivering lengthy, useless, and empty speeches!"
"Our Sixth Academy only pursues efficiency and practical work."
"The leaders and professors of the Academy all have their own things to do, cultivating spirit beasts and researching topics. They don't have the time to come here and talk for several hours about nonsense."
"As for me?"
"No choice. Someone unlucky has to come and explain some things to you, and I drew the short straw."
After speaking, Cao Yuan slapped the table.
"Alright, let's get to the point."
"Just listen to me quietly like you are now. After I finish, you can dismiss and leave."
"I don't want to waste your time, and please don't waste mine."
"Regarding some situations at the Sixth Academy, I believe the senior students who welcomed you should have already told you."
"All Eight Great Academies, including our Sixth Academy, implement an independent teaching model."
"In short, the Sixth Academy has no class divisions, no subject divisions."
"You plan your own path. Whatever you want to learn, you choose your own courses and attend classes yourself."
"If you are smart enough, and can understand and comprehend, then even attending classes for sophomores, juniors, or seniors is fine."
"The Academy even has no fixed study times, and no so-called summer, winter, or holiday breaks."
"If you don't want to attend class, or want to take a holiday, you can do so at any time. No one will manage you. As long as you think you can, then you can!"
"The Academy will only set an annual major academic goal and several minor goals that you must complete, based on your individual circumstances."
"The minor goals are to increase your annual score and earn rewards such as credits and other incentives. You can choose whether to complete them or not. Personally, I recommend that those who are capable should try to complete them."
"However, the major academic goal is mandatory."
"Complete it, and you can advance to sophomore year. Fail to complete it, and you're directly graduated and out."
"Don't worry, the academic goals for freshman year, both major and minor, are usually designed by the Academy to fill in your individual gaps. They won't be too difficult. The real challenges will come after freshman year."
"Your respective major and minor academic goals for this year will be communicated to you via text message from the Academic Affairs Office afterwards, and you can also check them on the Academic Affairs intranet."
"Alright, I'm done speaking. Now, you can leave."
After he finished speaking, regardless of the new students' reactions, Cao Yuan actually left first. Was this the Freshman Assembly? It had only lasted less than ten minutes, shorter than the travel time to get there.
After Cao Yuan left, the new students looked at each other. Some left directly, while others stayed to chat and communicate with others.
Lin Chuan looked around but didn't see any new students from the Qinghe City examination area.
It seemed that he was the only one from the Qinghe City examination area to enter the Sixth Academy this year.
Having no one he knew, and no intention of making new acquaintances for now, Lin Chuan also left, thinking he would just meet people later in classes or at other times.
Just as Lin Chuan returned to the manor, less than two minutes later, he received a text message from the Academic Affairs Office regarding his academic goals.
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Student Lin Chuan.
Hello, your academic goals for this freshman year are as follows:
Major Goal: 【Travel outside the Three Great Nations, to any one nation or organizational sphere of influence】
Minor Goals:
1. Pass the Level 4 professional examination in any 2 spirit beast disciplines.
(Basic reward: 200 credits. Additional rewards will be given for exceeding expectations, based on specific circumstances.)
2. Reach Tier 2 Beast Master level, and cultivate at least 4 spirit beasts of Tier 2 or higher.
(Basic reward: 500 credits. Additional rewards will be given for exceeding expectations, based on specific circumstances.)
3. Complete the cultivation of at least 3 Combination Skills, with proficiency reaching mastery.
(Basic reward: 300 credits. Additional rewards will be given for exceeding expectations, based on specific circumstances.)
4. Achieve a top-three ranking in the Freshman Monthly Ranking Competition in any one of the last 3 months of the semester.
(Basic reward: 1000 credits, and a choice of one intermediate Meditation or Synergy Dance.)