The area of the Primordial Academy was vast; a full day of exploration still didn't cover it all.
As dusk approached, Zhou Hong and his three roommates returned to their dormitory.
At that moment, a spiritual message was transmitted from Zhou Hong's identification plate.
"All students of Class 30, First Year, please attend the class meeting tomorrow at eight in the morning. I am your instructor, Lu Qianqian."
Zhou Hong felt the spiritual message from his identification plate and his expression flickered slightly. So, this identification plate had this function too, allowing the homeroom teacher to directly send spiritual messages. Wasn't this equivalent to a WeChat group?
"Zhou Hong, did you receive the spiritual message from the instructor?" Bai Long, Zhou Hong's roommate, quickly asked.
"I received it. Did you guys?"
"Just received it too."
"This identification plate actually has so many functions."
"Of course, it does. This identification plate is no ordinary item; it's equivalent to a sound transmission magical artifact."
The night passed without incident.
At precisely eight o'clock the next morning, Zhou Hong and the others arrived at the base camp of their Class 30.
The Primordial Academy did not have fixed classrooms, only base camps. The location of the base camp was chosen by the instructor themselves, and it would then serve as their regular meeting place for classes.
Currently, the base camp for Zhou Hong's class was on a grassy area somewhere within the academy.
Everyone who arrived at the base camp immediately sat down on the ground.
"Are all students present?" After a while, a beautiful female instructor slowly walked over. This beautiful instructor was Lu Qianqian, who had received the new students at the school gate yesterday.
"Instructor Lu, how many people are there in our Class 30?"
"One hundred."
Everyone counted and found exactly one hundred students present.
"Alright, everyone, please stand up and introduce yourselves. We'll start from the front." After confirming that all students had arrived, Lu Qianqian immediately asked them to introduce themselves to each other.
All the students immediately began to stand up one by one to introduce themselves.
Soon, it was Zhou Hong's turn.
"Hello everyone, my name is Zhou Hong, and I am from the Purple Cloud Continent," Zhou Hong said, standing up.
"Wow!" Hearing Zhou Hong's introduction, many students exclaimed in surprise. Clearly, many people already knew who Zhou Hong was. Instantly, many female students in the class cast flirtatious glances at Zhou Hong.
"Everyone, judging by your reactions, you all already know this student, Zhou Hong. That's right, he is the most talented student in our class. He is currently in the early stage of Heart Movement. During the second round of assessment, he single-handedly killed 400 demonic beasts and obtained first place in the second round of assessment. It is your good fortune to be in the same class as him. I hope he can lead you all forward together," Lu Qianqian said with a smile.
"Student Zhou Hong, please take care of us," many students quickly stepped forward, fawning over Zhou Hong.
"No need to be polite, let's all look out for each other," Zhou Hong responded enthusiastically without showing any arrogance.
Soon, the self-introductions were completed.
"Everyone, we will now officially begin our first class meeting. I imagine many of you still don't know the teaching model of our Primordial Academy."
Everyone immediately quieted down to listen. The purpose of everyone coming to the Primordial Academy was to improve their strength, so they naturally paid close attention to this.
"The teaching model of the Primordial Academy can be summarized in two words: competition."
Everyone looked bewildered.
Lu Qianqian pointed to a tall tower in the distance and said, "Do you see that tower? That place is not just a tower, but also a grand formation. This formation is called the Spirit Gathering Array. Cultivating within this array yields twice the results with half the effort. However, not all students can enter it. Because there are too many students in the Primordial Academy, you must have sufficient Class Coins to enter and cultivate."
"Instructor, what are Class Coins? How can we obtain Class Coins?" Zhou Hong stood up and asked.
"Class Coins are a form of currency introduced by the Primordial Academy. This currency can only be obtained on a class basis, hence the name Class Coins."
"On a class basis?" Everyone was confused.
"This means that Class Coins will not be deposited into individual accounts, but rather into the class account. Then, the class can use the obtained Class Coins to organize the entire class to enter the Spirit Gathering Array and so on."
Everyone seemed to understand a little. In short, all cultivation resources of the Primordial Academy were enjoyed on a class-by-class basis.
"Then how do we get Class Coins? Where can we earn them?" another student asked.
"The Primordial Academy has many activities. Any student who completes them can help the class earn Class Coins. There are also some class activities that can earn Class Coins upon completion. For a simple example, if the Primordial Academy holds a competition, the winning class receives a certain number of Class Coins."
A female student stood up and said, "Instructor Lu, if that's the case, the stronger the class, the more Class Coins they will have, and the more class resources they can enjoy."
"Yes, you all know that the class assignments are based on assessment rankings. Ranks 1 to 100 are Class 1. Ranks 100 to 200 are Class 2. Ranks 200 to 300 are Class 3. We are ranks 3000 to 3100, so we are Class 30. There are a total of 50 classes for new students each year. The academic system at the Primordial Academy is 30 years, so you can imagine how many students are here, and the competition is immense."
Everyone suddenly felt a sense of brutal reality.
Zhou Hong couldn't help but let out a bitter smile. No wonder the academy didn't pursue Zhou Hong for cheating. Because Zhou Hong had lowered his ranking, he had ultimately entered a worse class, thus affecting his entire cultivation journey.
Lu Qianqian couldn't help but look at Zhou Hong and say to him, "Zhou Hong, you must regret helping your friends now, right? Otherwise, with your strength, you could have at least entered Class 5, or at worst, Class 6. Think about it yourself, how big is the gap between now and Class 30."
Everyone looked at Zhou Hong and felt regret for him.
Lu Qianqian continued, "Undoubtedly, Class 1 of each academic year is the strongest. It's too easy for them to earn Class Coins, so they can possess a vast amount of cultivation resources. Oh, and the cultivation resources I mentioned earlier are not just the Spirit Gathering Array. Our Primordial Academy has hundreds of Primordial Illusory Realms, and so on and so forth. In short, the more cultivation resources you can use, the faster your breakthroughs will be."
Everyone nodded.
"By the way, I noticed many of you were curious before about why I am so young," Lu Qianqian suddenly said with a smile.
Lu Qianqian decided not to play coy anymore and said directly, "Because I am also a student of the Primordial Academy. I just graduated this year, and after graduating, I didn't leave. I stayed to become an instructor. Before that, I was a student in Class 1 of the Primordial Academy."
"Wow!" Everyone marveled. They hadn't expected Lu Qianqian to be a former student of the Primordial Academy, and moreover, a former student of Class 1.