Shendou Continent

Chapter 14 Lecture on Martial Arts Academy
Speaking of which, two years ago, Xiaodong bid farewell to Xiaoyou, and soon came to Yandang County.

Yandang County is located in the Southern Ou Province of the Empire and belongs to Jiazhou.Jiazhou has developed commerce and trade, and Yandang County faces the sea to the east, so the scenery is not bad.As the village head's child, Xiaodong has seen the world compared to Xiaoyou.

When he went to report to the school, it was not the first time he had come to Yandang County, but he was still attracted by the prosperity of the county.Different from the countryside, there are streets in the county town, and there are many restaurants and shops on the street, with all kinds of goods, nine out of ten are things that Xiaodong has never seen before.The largest Jinghua restaurant in the county is four stories high, and there are no two-story or higher houses in Xiaodong's village, so it is very novel for Xiaodong to see tall buildings.

I heard people say that on Xianqian Street in front of the county government office, people can still be seen coming and going in and out of Yihong Courtyard at the third watch of the month.Xiaodong muttered, I don't know what this place is for, the business is so good.However, for Xiaodong, the most important thing is not to care about these philistines, but to study hard is the right way.Since he got the admission certificate given by the priest when his soul was awakened, after finding the school to verify his identity, he quickly completed the admission procedures.

The schools responsible for training fighters in the Ouyue Empire are collectively called the Jiangwu Hall. The funds are allocated by the imperial finances, and students do not need to bear the fees for admission, board and lodging.

At the county level, there is only a martial arts school, which is mainly responsible for training fighters below the 20th level.When the soul power reaches level 20, one is eligible to serve the imperial court and receive a salary, but around level 20, they are generally just small officials, mainly in charge of public security.When the soul power reaches level 20, he is also eligible to enter the Holy See to become a priest, just like the fat and bald man before.There is also a lecture hall at the government level, which can train fighters below level 40.

Those whose soul power reaches level 40 can serve as an eighth-rank military officer in the empire, which is the same rank as a candidate in the imperial Xiwen examination, and can also enter the Holy See as a county rudder bishop or high priest.If you have the opportunity to enter the martial arts academy in the capital of the empire for further studies, your future is even more limitless. If your soul power reaches level 50, entering the bureaucratic system of the empire is at least equivalent to the treatment of a Jinshi in the Xiwen examination. Senior fighters above level 40 are also actively sought after by the Holy See and mainland sects.

The martial arts school in Yandang County is small in scale, with only two classes.The beginner class is for fighters with spirit power below level 10, usually children under 10 years old, while the advanced class is for fighters with spirit power above level 10, and they are teenagers between 10 and 20 years old.

There are 10 people in Yandang County, about [-] fighters, and about [-] more will be awakened every year.Ordinary people have a low chance of awakening, less than one percent, but sect disciples have a high probability of awakening. The small sect called Longqiu Sect in Yandang County will awaken one or two every year.The nearby villages affected by the Zongmen also send potential children to the Zongmen to study, so only about twelve children will come to this school every year.After several years to more than ten years of study, these people will leave one after another, some will continue their studies, some will start to travel to the mainland, some will enter the imperial bureaucracy, and some will join the sect or the Holy See.

Children aged 5-8 have to study in the martial arts school for more than ten years on average, so there are about 120 students in the whole martial arts school.After Xiaodong’s enrollment this year, there were 54 students in the junior class, divided into three groups, and as many as 66 students in the advanced class, also divided into three groups.

Soon, Xiaodong began to practice here...

Flowers bloom and fall, spring goes and autumn comes, cold comes and summer goes, and it goes round and round.Before he knew it, Xiaodong had been studying martial arts for almost nine years.

When he first came here, he was at level 2. After three years, he broke through to level 10, and less than six years later, he finally broke through to level 20. The martial arts school can no longer teach him anything.He bid farewell to his teachers and friends, and also declined the magistrate's invitation to join the yamen, and planned to go to the capital, Hangjing, with two other classmates. He wanted to go to the capital to see the bigger world, and strive to enter the capital's lecture hall.He also heard that Xiaoyou had left, and he heard that he was going to the north, so he probably went to Hangjing as well.Nine years have passed, and I hope to see this poor childhood friend again here.

Entrance exams are required to enter the imperial capital lecture hall, and the time is probably around the end of Meng Qiu's summer.After the three of Xiaodong bid farewell to their families in summer, they set off.Starting from the school, I first hired a carriage to Jiazhou Port, and then took a large ship from Jiazhou Port to take the sea route, turn southeast to Ouyue River, and then to Hangzhou.After nearly a month of tossing, I finally came to the capital of the Ouyue Kingdom - Hangjing.

Hangjing is rich in natural treasures and outstanding people. It is not only the capital of the country, but also an important place in the mainland literary world. There have been many celebrities.But in the eyes of many fighters, those who practice literati have no power to restrain chickens, they can only play tricks. If Emperor Taizu Qian Chong had not set the ancestral motto of "ruling the world with literati and bureaucrats", they would not have regarded literati as Put it in your eyes.On the contrary, Dongxi Lake outside the city, when the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, there are willows and peaches, the scenery is intoxicating, which is very attractive to these young fighters.Although it is midsummer and the weather is hot, the lotus flowers reflecting the sun in the lake are a different kind of red and have a different flavor.

After Xiaodong and his party arrived in Hangzhou, they stayed at Beihu Inn.On the second day, he swam the East and West Lakes in Hangjing, and after satisfying his heart, he went to the city to inquire about the address of the Jiangwu University.It was another day before I found the university.

The Martial Arts Academy in this imperial capital is similar to the one at the prefecture level, it can train fighters below level 40, and anyone with spirit power above level 20 and bone age under 20 years old can sign up for the school entrance examination.This year's entrance examination is scheduled for July [-]th. If you pass the entrance examination and obtain an admission certificate, you can enter the school during the white dew season of that year.

The test must measure two things: soul power and bone age, which are the basic conditions for verification.At the same time, according to the number of applicants, there are two additional tests: martial arts and fighting.If the number of applicants exceeds the enrollment quota, an additional test is often required.Martial arts and skills are an important factor to measure a fighter's combat strength. Knowing martial arts and not knowing martial arts is like knowing martial arts and not knowing martial arts. gap.In addition, people with the same soul power actually have a gap in mastering ability and use, which is especially obvious in practice, so a certain degree of fighting can test the strength of students.Of course, in order to protect the safety of the fighters, the test does not allow the use of weapons in actual combat.Under normal circumstances, the schools in the imperial capital do not have to worry about the number of students, so the entrance examination is actually four items.

It was the end of summer, and there were still about fifteen days before the entrance examination. Xiaodong and his party returned to the inn after signing up.During this period of time, the three of Xiaodong found several companies, and they were in charge of watching the show for the owner during the day, and continued to practice the martial arts skills learned in the Yandang Lecture School at night.In half a month, although I can't improve my cultivation much, but before the exam, I will grind my guns before the exam, and I will be unhappy!

Because of the existence of fighters, there is a disparity in the combat power between people.Some fighters rely on force to do things like robbing houses and extorting money. Although they are managed by the government, the general government can't control small fights.Therefore, there will be fighters in charge of guarding some important places, and large shops will also hire fighters to guard the market.

Generally, senior fighters would disdain such provocations, so most of them just invite people to deal with junior fighters.In addition to Xiaodong, Xiaodong and his party also have a man and a woman, all of whom are fighters in the world.Although they are young, three level 20 interstellar fighters are not easy to mess with. Just like the three special forces in this world, it is enough to protect a few shops.The man and the woman are brothers and sisters. The man is 16 years old, one year older than Xiaodong. He looks handsome, well-proportioned and slender, and looks a little handsome. Together with the simple and honest Xiaodong, he looks extraordinarily handsome; the girl is 15 years old. , his appearance is much worse than that of his elder brother, but his figure is plump.

Half a month passed in a flash, and the three of them took the entrance examination on time.Fortunately, the test went smoothly, and all three passed.In this way, they began their training in the imperial capital.During this time, Xiaodong also tried to look for Xiaoyou, but there was nowhere to go in the vast crowd.

Xiaoyou, where are you?
I believe we will meet again.

(End of this chapter)