Chapter Fifty-Seven: Credits and Credit Points

  Yang Tong swiped his ID card on the reader at the door, and the room door opened. As he stepped into his dormitory, he was immediately shocked by the setup inside.

  "Master, hello." A neutral voice sounded, "I am dormitory manager 3170. I will serve you until you leave the academy."

  Yang Tong was startled at first, but then calmed down and asked: "What's so special about this dormitory?"

  "In the dormitory, there are a rest room, a cultivation room, a spiritual equipment refinement laboratory, a martial arts hall, and a study classroom. There are five major functions in total. The rest room is for daily rest and sleep, with various entertainment settings; the cultivation room has specialized spirit gathering arrays, soundproofing arrays, and breath-holding arrays, allowing the master to cultivate their spiritual power with peace of mind; the spiritual equipment refinement laboratory is the most functional and well-equipped, with various spiritual equipment refining instruments, fire seeds, furnaces, and even a holographic virtual experimentation mode, allowing the master to freely experiment within; the martial arts hall provides a place for the master to practice martial skills and secret techniques, the entire hall is made of special metal construction, as long as the power does not exceed the void level, there will be no possibility of damage; the study classroom is the most important one among the five major functions. Because in the Royal Advanced Academy, there are no specialized classrooms for each subject, all courses will be taught through holographic virtual instruments and synchronized with the spiritual network. Except for the main course, all other courses can be chosen at will, whether to learn or not. I will notify you of the daily course schedule in advance."

  Yang Tong nodded, this was indeed too advanced. Without leaving home, one could learn and cultivate.

  "What about food supplies? What about the materials needed for cultivation? What about experimental materials?" Yang Tong asked.

  "This requires an understanding of all the rules and regulations in school. In the college, private fights are prohibited, and both parties involved in a private fight will be deducted corresponding credits and points. Credits refer to the master's study courses in school, which are evaluated based on examination results. According to the difficulty of the course and the performance of the exam, the scores vary. Credits are related to whether the master can graduate from school; if the master cannot accumulate ten credits within three years of entering school, they will be expelled after three years. Points, on the other hand, are a kind of equivalent exchange credit in school. Students can use them to purchase various spiritual tools, medicines, and arrays created through experiments, as well as self-created martial skills, secret techniques, and spirit coins. At the same time, students who achieve excellence in various exchange meetings, sports meetings held in school, and those who are evaluated as excellent in school assessments will also receive points rewarded by the school. Points can be used to purchase everything needed, including female slaves and barbarian beasts." The dormitory manager explained.

  Yang Tong was indeed surprised after hearing it, but soon calmed down. What he needed to learn now was to satisfy the needs of life, and the most convenient way was to exchange with spiritual coins.

  Yang Tong asked: "What is the exchange rate for exchanging spiritual coins for academic points, and where can I exchange them?"

  "One million spiritual coins can be exchanged for 1 academic point, and the exchange amount cannot exceed 10 billion spiritual coins within a year." The dormitory manager replied: "If you want more academic points, you should go earn them yourself."

  Yang Tong understood that this was a restriction given by the school to the super-rich students, stabilizing the external forces within the school and also requiring students to try their best to earn more learning points through their own efforts.

  Yang Tong sat down on the sofa in the living room, and the sofa automatically turned on the massage device, making him feel extremely comfortable. Yang Tong said: "3170, I want to take a look at what kind of things can be bought with school points."

  "Alright." The dormitory manager replied, and a virtual screen immediately appeared in front of Yang Tong.

  The entire screen is divided into: Cultivation Required, Material Class, Spirit Tool Class, Medicine Class, Array Method Class, Miscellaneous Item Class.

  Like material, spiritual tool, medicine and array classes, the four major categories are easy to understand. Miscellaneous items should be a category that does not belong to the previous five types, such as food, daily necessities, etc.

  Yang Tong used his hand to open the cultivation class required.

  Upon closer inspection, this category is also a miscellaneous item, which includes spiritual tools, potions, arrays, materials and all other things that are helpful for cultivation.

  For example, there is a medicinal Lingdan that requires 1 academic point to purchase, which can effectively increase spiritual power. There is also a spiritual tool called Shenlian Cultivation Ball, which requires 2 academic points and can effectively help cultivate the mind.

  "Huh, why is this cultivation crystal so expensive? One costs 1 academic point?" Yang Tong asked in surprise. This standard crystal sells for 10,000 spirit coins outside, even if it's more expensive in school, it can't be that outrageous, right? Moreover, after taking a closer look at the items on the list, many of them are cheaper than outside.

  "The crystal stones used for cultivation in the school are all mid-grade crystal stones, with a spiritual energy density that is 100 times that of standard crystal stones, which is why they sell for one academic point per stone." The dormitory manager replied.

  Yang Tong was taken aback, the crystal stone used for cultivation is a mid-grade crystal stone that is a hundred times better than the standard crystal stone? Doesn't that mean his cultivation speed can increase by a hundredfold?

  "Give me ten learning points in exchange," said Yang Tong.

  "Alright, please insert your ID card into the slot on the left-hand side of the sofa."

  Yang Tong turned his head and saw a card slot on the left side of the wall. He followed suit and did the same. Before long, one billion spiritual coins were deducted from his bank account, while ten academic points were added to his student account.

  "I need a crystal for cultivation," said Yang Tong.

  "Alright." 3170 replied formally.

  As soon as the words fell, a cabinet on the right side of the living room automatically opened its door.

  "Please, master, pull out the drawer and take out a mid-grade crystal stone," said 3170.

  Yang Tong walked over, pulled out the drawer and took a look. Inside was a small space filled with mid-grade crystal stones, the quantity was uncountable. The entire cabinet had ten drawers like this one, it was unknown what was inside them.

  Yang Tong took out a mid-grade crystal stone and asked, "What if I take more?"

  "You take out as much as you want, and the points will be deducted accordingly. If the points become negative, and you don't top up within three days, the owner will be cleared out of school." Dormitory manager 3170 replied truthfully.

  Yang Tong nodded, indicating that he understood.

  Holding a mid-grade crystal stone, he entered the training room. Anyway, the official start of school was in three days, and during these three days, the school allowed free entry and exit. However, for Yang Tong, going out didn't have any fun places to go, so it was better to cultivate here.

  The spiritual energy in the training room is extremely dense, ten times that of the Mercenary Guild's spiritual energy training room. Yang Tong was very satisfied with the training facilities of the Royal Advanced Academy, and at the same time, he was also very grateful to the guild for giving himself this opportunity to come and learn. Yang Tong understood that wanting to enter this academy was not something that could be done on one's own strength alone. These equipment and resources were of a very high level, and it would be difficult to buy them outside, but here they were supplied in unlimited quantities. Without the introduction and help of a major power, one could still come in, but one had to sign a "slave contract", and after achieving success in training, one had to work for the imperial family for many years to pay off the debt.

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  The first watch, I myself also feel that it is written too leisurely, but a leisurely life also has its own flavor.