Following that Senior Apprentice Brother, Zhang Hao arrived at a residential area in the northwest corner of Tianwu Academy, which was adjacent to some odd-job workers of Tianwu Academy. Apart from Outer Courtyard students, Inner Courtyard students, and students on the Heaven, Earth, and Human Ranking, Tianwu Academy also had some odd-job workers. Some of these odd-job workers were servants responsible for chores within the College, while others were attendants brought by the College's geniuses. According to the rules, as long as one became a Disciple of the College, Outer Courtyard Disciples could bring one attendant, Inner Courtyard Disciples two, and those on the Heaven, Earth, and Human Ranking even more.
Zhang Hao frowned and asked the Senior Apprentice Brother, "Senior Apprentice Brother, Outer Courtyard Disciples live here?"
"Of course not, how could Outer Courtyard Disciples live here? It's just bad timing. After the registration this time, the dormitories are very tight, and they were just allocated when you arrived. So, you'll have to bear with it for a while," the Senior Apprentice Brother said with a laugh.
Although the words told Zhang Hao that he would be inconvenienced for a while, who knew how long this 'while' would be? Thus, Zhang Hao didn't know if it was true or false and didn't ask further. Anyway, these residences weren't important to him; as long as he had a place to stay, it was fine.
"Okay, someone will bring your clothes and weapon later. I remember your weapon is a saber, right?" the Senior Apprentice Brother asked, feigning concern.
"Yes!" Zhang Hao didn't value weapons much. He already had the Snow Drinking Saber, and he figured that no matter how generous Tianwu Academy was, it was impossible for them to issue him a saber stronger than the Snow Drinking Saber.
"Alright, I'm leaving. You should rest well!"
The Senior Apprentice Brother gave Zhang Hao a meaningful look, then turned and left.
Zhang Hao frowned. He felt something was off. Although the room was considered clean, it was too shabby. The surroundings were incredibly simple, fundamentally not looking like a place where a normal College student would live. Most College students were Disciples from various large families; would they live in a place like this?
This looked exactly like a place where an attendant would live. Thinking of this, Zhang Hao suddenly remembered, weren't attendants living next door? As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Hao's face twitched.
Soon after, Zhang Hao's door was knocked.
"Is that Junior Apprentice Brother Zhang Hao?" a voice sounded from outside the room.
"Yes, come in!" Zhang Hao called out.
With a "creak," the door opened.
A youth wearing the College's uniform walked in from outside, carrying a tray of clothes.
"Junior Apprentice Brother, these are your clothes and weapon, issued uniformly by the College," the Senior Apprentice Brother said.
Zhang Hao nodded slightly. He picked up the clothes and took a look. Upon seeing them, his face immediately darkened. He looked at the Senior Apprentice Brother, who was about to leave, and called out, "Senior Apprentice Brother, what's going on? Don't tell me these are new clothes?"
The College's clothes were indeed nice, water-blue. Zhang Hao had seen Tianwu Academy's students wearing them and looking very energetic. However, damn it, this set before him was not only a bit old but also had several patches and even holes in a few places. It was obvious someone had worn them before. Issuing these clothes to him was simply unreasonable.
"Junior Apprentice Brother, please understand! There are too many new students recently. Now, not only dormitories but even clothes are insufficient. So we can only use these temporarily as substitutes. However, Senior Apprentice Brother guarantees that as soon as there are new ones, they will immediately be replaced for Junior Apprentice Brother," the Senior Apprentice Brother said to Zhang Hao.
Although Zhang Hao found what the Senior Apprentice Brother said a bit far-fetched, he couldn't find any evidence at the moment. So he nodded and said, "Okay, I hope Senior Apprentice Brother keeps his word. I'm not used to wearing clothes that others have worn."
"Okay, definitely, definitely!" The Senior Apprentice Brother smiled at Zhang Hao, then turned and left.
Zhang Hao was very depressed. His good mood from just joining Tianwu Academy vanished instantly. A simple dormitory, broken clothes... Tianwu Academy shouldn't be this shabby, right?
Looking at the saber, Zhang Hao thought to himself, 'This weapon isn't broken too, is it?'
Zhang Hao subconsciously drew the saber. Upon looking, sure enough, there were several nicks on the blade of the saber. It was all damaged. And they gave him this saber to use? If Zhang Hao really used this saber to fight, it would definitely be life-threatening.
Damn it, why did it feel so weird?
Originally, Zhang Hao was planning to open the C-level gift package to see, but now he was completely out of the mood. He prepared to go see if the situation for Ying Da and others was the same as his.
Zhang Hao had just walked outside. Three youths came over from the front. Two of them were dressed as attendants. They were pointing and gesturing towards this direction as they walked. The one leading them was precisely the Blue-Clothed Youth whom Zhang Hao had taught a lesson outside the registration office earlier. He didn't expect that enemies would cross paths, and he would actually see the other party here.
"Young Master, we will be living here from now on. If you have any instructions, you can inform us at any time!"
"Yes, Young Master, the Master sent us to enter the College with you to protect you from being bullied in the College. You must give us this opportunity to prove our worth," another attendant said respectfully.
"Mm, A Hu, A Bao, don't worry. When I find that guy who dared to hit my face, I'll inform you. We must skin him alive and pull out his tendons," the Blue-Clothed Youth said with a very gloomy expression.
Suddenly, the Blue-Clothed Youth stopped in his tracks because he saw someone he hadn't expected.
"Kid, it's you! Hahaha... You really didn't take the road to heaven but came knocking on the door to Hell!" The Blue-Clothed Youth walked towards Zhang Hao step by step, his expression very cold and sinister.
"Hmph, if you want another slap from me, then Young Master won't be polite either. Young Master's hands are itching!" Zhang Hao said nonchalantly.
"Young Master?"
"Hahaha... Don't tell me you live here?" The Blue-Clothed Youth looked at Zhang Hao mockingly and sneered, as if he had discovered a new continent.
Zhang Hao's gaze sharpened. He looked at the Blue-Clothed Youth and asked, "What? Do you have an opinion?"
"Hahaha, that's hilarious! This Young Master originally thought you were someone important, but it turns out you're just a lowly attendant. That's right, lowly attendants should live in places where attendants should live. What a coincidence, my two attendants live right next to you. Tsk tsk..." the Blue-Clothed Youth laughed mockingly.
Zhang Hao frowned, looking at the clothes on the Blue-Clothed Youth. They were clearly new, spotless, without any patches or holes. And the Blue-Clothed Youth had clearly reported later than he and the others. By rights, if he could receive new clothes, why did Zhang Hao receive old ones instead?
Zhang Hao understood many things, but he still wanted to figure it out completely. Forcing down the anger in his heart, he looked at the Blue-Clothed Youth and asked, "Don't you live here?"
"Hahaha, this is where lowly attendants live! How could Young Master possibly live here? My room is more spacious, brighter, and even has a small garden. Do you think it's a place only attendants like you live in? It's simply killing This Young Master with laughter!" the Blue-Clothed Youth mocked.