When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Led by the brothers Ha Wen and Ha Wu, Zhu Chongjiu arrived at his destination.

Zhu Chongjiu looked up and glanced around, thinking to himself, "This looks like a small city or fortified camp. It's a city within a city!"

Ha Wen pointed to the city-like area in front of him and said to Zhu Chongjiu, "Ninth Brother, this is our mage academy in Viter City, located right in the center of Viter City."

The Mage Academy existed before the city of Witt; in other words, the city of Witt was built around our Mage Academy.

Then he pointed to the tallest building in the city, about five hundred meters to the east; that was the lord's mansion of our Viter City.

After Ha Wen finished her introduction, she showed the academy token and led Zhu Chongjiu into the school.

Upon entering the academy, Zhu Chongjiu felt that it was no different from Tongli's camp.

The only difference is that Tongli is a single entity, while the Academy consists of many entities grouped together.

Furthermore, the campsites in Tongli are all single-story stone houses, while here there are two-story and even three-story buildings.

Zhu Chongjiu walked and looked around, and when he came to a five-story stone building, Ha Wen and Ha Wu stopped in front of it. "This is where our college dean's office is located."

As Ha Wen finished speaking, all that could be heard was Zhu Chongjiu's voice, "You can go back now, this is none of your business," but then he disappeared!

Zhu Chongjiu entered the office building, identified the strongest person, and went directly to the door of that person's room.

The person inside sensed someone's sudden arrival, stood up, looked at the door, and said, "May I ask which friend has come to visit? Please come in and have a seat!"

Zhu Chongjiu didn't stand on ceremony and went straight in.

After entering the room, Zhu Chongjiu began to sized up the dean, but the dean was also sizing up Zhu Chongjiu.

Zhu Chongjiu's inner assessment of the dean was, "A tall, refined-looking man, while the dean's assessment of Zhu Chongjiu was just an ordinary little dwarf!"

After a moment of silence, the dean looked at Zhu Chongjiu and asked, "And who are you?"

Zhu Chongjiu replied, "Just call me Ninth Brother!"

The once smiling dean's face immediately fell upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's answer. He said to Zhu Chongjiu, "Although I cannot discern your strength, I can tell that you are not as old as I am."

Is it a bit presumptuous of you for me to address you like that?

Or are you here to bully us? To cause trouble?

After listening to the dean's words, Zhu Chongjiu calmly asked in return, "Who's older, you or Old Man Zhao?"

Which old man Zhao?

Which other old man Zhao could it be? It's none other than the guardian of your Viter City, old man Zhao!

Just kidding, of course Lord Zhao is older!

Even people older than you call me Ninth Brother, what makes you so special? Now, send him a telepathic message and tell him that Ninth Brother has arrived in the border town, and ask him to come over and give me a welcome feast!

After a question-and-answer session between Zhu Chongjiu and the dean, Zhu Chongjiu sat down in the chair in the dean's office with a generous air.

The dean glanced at Zhu Chongjiu, who was sitting with his legs crossed, and did not make any rash moves!

Instead, he took out a sound transmission stone and transmitted Zhu Chongjiu's words exactly as he had said!

Zhu Chongjiu looked at the dean who had finished and asked, "What are you looking at? I don't like drinking alcohol. Make me a cup of tea. Tea is rare in other places, but you must have some."

"Hurry up, is this how you treat guests in such a big academy?"

The dean glanced at Zhu Chongjiu, who was sitting with his legs crossed, but didn't say anything. He then looked down at some animal skin documents and such.

Zhu Chongjiu, trying to make conversation, said, "Hey! I'll make sure I don't have to trouble you too much in the future, otherwise it would have been over with a single punch long ago."

When Old Zhao comes later, ask him what happens to those who ignore me.

Furthermore, I generally only play high-level games, and in each place, I only oppose the most powerful people and forces in the area.

"You must be the most awesome person here now, right?" Zhu Chongjiu said, pacing around as he looked around.

Then, what year was the college established? How many teachers and students does it have? Amidst Zhu Chongjiu's incessant rambling, he suddenly stopped, and the dean also stopped looking down at the animal skin. Both of them looked out of the room.

This time!

Old Zhao pushed open the door and entered.

Upon seeing Zhu Chongjiu, he went straight to him, cupped his hands, and laughed heartily, saying, "Brother Jiu, why are you only arriving now?"

I can't wait any longer! If you don't come soon, I'm thinking of sending someone to pick you up!

Zhu Chongjiu said impatiently to Old Man Zhao, "Old Man Zhao, alright, alright, stop being coy. You don't want to send someone to pick me up, you want to send someone to check if I'm dead or not, right?"

I won't waste any more words. I called you here today because there's something I need to tell you.

I'm already at the academy, and the dean is here too. I want to study, starting with the beginner's class. As for what I want to learn, we'll see what interests me then!

Secondly, don't mention me to anyone. Just treat me as a spoiled rich kid with a powerful family background!

After Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, the dean suddenly became more imposing and said, "Lord Zhao, no matter what your relationship with this person is, the academy will definitely not allow him to cause trouble here."

Furthermore, this person's identity is unclear, and as the dean, I cannot allow such a huge hidden danger to remain in the academy.

The academy is the future of the Kingdom of Ruixue, and no one can afford to have an accident involving any of its students!

If Lord Zhao uses his power to intimidate me, I will immediately report this to the headquarters of Ruixue City Academy and ask the higher-ups there to intervene on my behalf!

Zhu Chongjiu watched the dean's performance, slowly stood up, a sinister smile creeping onto his lips, his gaze sharp as a knife as he stared at the dean.

Seeing this, Old Zhao quickly said to Zhu Chongjiu, "Ninth Brother, don't be impulsive."

Then, turning back to the dean, he said to Zhu Chongjiu, "Old Wang has this temper, he's stubborn and inflexible. Let me talk to him."

As Old Zhao spoke to Zhu Chongjiu, he walked towards the middle of the two, fearing that Zhu Chongjiu might suddenly punch Dean Wang!

As soon as Old Zhao moved from behind Zhu Chongjiu to his side, Zhu Chongjiu suddenly released his aura.

This is one of the few times Zhu Chongjiu has unleashed his full power.

Old Zhao, who was turned to the side, was immediately suppressed and unable to move, and even showed a slight tendency to kneel down.

Caught off guard by the imposing aura, Dean Wang immediately knelt down, his knees embedding themselves into the smooth stone floor!

Zhu Chongjiu walked step by step to the dean, bowed his head and said to the dean, "Aren't you afraid of Old Man Zhao's intimidation? Aren't you afraid of the revenge of an Emperor-level mage?"

After Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, the entire office building instantly turned into stones and scattered in all directions.

Not only were pieces of stone blown away, but also people working inside the office building.

The moment the dean emitted his aura, he sensed something was wrong. The vice dean, the head of teaching, and several instructors who came to help were all blown away by Zhu Chongjiu's aura.

Zhu Chongjiu looked at Dean Wang and said, "I'm asking you a question. Are you afraid?"

Old Zhao, standing to the side, said with difficulty, "Ninth Brother, Ninth Brother, it's not a big deal. I'll handle it. Please calm down. We're a magnanimous man. Let Old Wang go first!"

Old Zhao knew that he had to protect Old Wang at all costs at this moment. If the dean of a major city academy, with mid-level royal strength, really died, he, as the guardian, would definitely be severely punished by his superiors.

Zhu Chongjiu glanced at Old Man Zhao, then instantly withdrew his aura and said to Old Man Zhao, "I'm going out to take a leak!"

After Zhu Chongjiu left, Principal Wang had not yet gotten up from his kneeling position.

Old Zhao had to pull him up by force. The trembling Dean Wang glanced at Old Zhao and asked, "Who is he?"

Old Zhao replied, "To be honest, I don't know either."

Then Old Zhao used his consciousness to transmit a message to Old Wang: "He may have wandered from another continent, but I can guarantee one thing: he has no ill intentions towards us, as long as you don't provoke him."

He's probably just here to learn something about our Ice and Snow Continent. Just give him whatever he wants, and don't worry about anything else. Pretend you know nothing.

If he causes trouble, neither of us will escape!

What trouble have you caused, Lao Wang? Haven't you noticed that things have been going wrong in the Ice and Snow Continent in the last two years? There are more and more ferocious beasts and monsters coming out of the vast ice and snow plains.

After glancing up at the supermoon, Old Zhao whispered, "This continent is about to change!"

Old Wang, if we stay here guarding Viter City, we might just perish in the snow at any moment!

In less than two years, you'll be able to go back to your home city, "Water City," and you definitely shouldn't come back then.

"I have a feeling this is going to be a big deal, even bigger than the battle where Prince Witte died in Witte City," Old Zhao said to Dean Wang with some emotion.

At this point, Old Wang's mental state had improved considerably.

At least he can stand up on his own without shaking. It's already quite an achievement that he wasn't internally injured and coughed up blood after being overwhelmed by the full aura of an Emperor-level expert at close range.

This is also related to the fact that Zhu Chongjiu has never learned any mental techniques or spells!

Old Wang looked directly behind Old Zhao and said, "Lord Zhao, if there is still a major battle to defend the country..."

As the dean of the Kingdom Academy, I must participate in the battle.

Especially since I'm a water-attribute mage, I'm more versatile in combat than ice-attribute mages. With me around, fewer people will die!

Aside from Old Man Zhao's telepathic message, Zhu Chongjiu listened to the rest from beginning to end. When he heard Principal Wang say that fewer people would die, Zhu Chongjiu appeared in front of the two of them and said, "Find someone to take me to my place of residence. Arrange for me to teach tomorrow. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, I will do my best to help you once!"

After Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, Old Man Zhao immediately stepped forward with a smile, "Brother Jiu is indeed Brother Jiu, so righteous and loyal. Don't worry, as long as the academy has it, you can learn whatever you want. I guarantee you'll learn happily and quickly here." As he spoke, he turned to Principal Wang and said, "Old Wang, hurry up and arrange accommodation for Brother Jiu..."

Principal Wang lowered his head in deep thought. After a painful struggle, he walked to Zhu Chongjiu's side and said, "Ninth Brother, how do you want to learn? I'll arrange it!"

Zhu Chongjiu glanced at Principal Wang and said, "I won't make things too difficult for you."

Apart from martial arts techniques and magical techniques, I can freely browse all other books.

When some of them are considered top secret by you, you can offer to exchange them for something of equal value.

As for martial arts skills and magical techniques, I will acquire them in the same way as my classmates. There's no need to be distracted by that!

Principal Wang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Ninth Brother." He then used the communication stone to summon a person from the logistics department, gave them some instructions, and led Zhu Chongjiu out.

At this moment, those who had been blasted away by Zhu Chongjiu's aura gradually returned.

They didn't dare to step forward without Principal Wang's order.

Old Zhao glanced at the crowd gathered a hundred meters away and shouted, "What are you looking at? Your principal and I are itching for a spar. What's so interesting about that? Everyone, disperse!"

Principal Wang waved his hand, and everyone gradually dispersed.

Although some people knew things weren't that simple, since the principal hadn't said anything, it proved that it wasn't something they should know, so they didn't ask any further questions!

Old Zhao glanced at Principal Wang and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

Let me remind you of a few things: First, never provoke him.

Second, and most importantly right now, do not report this. There must be others who also sensed the aura that Ninth Brother emitted just now.

If anyone asks, just say that your family elders have come, okay?

He's one of our, or rather, a helper force for Vit City, not for the Kingdom. Understand? Understand? Understand? I'll say it three times because it's important!

Seeing Old Zhao's serious attitude, Principal Wang nodded heavily, "I understand, Lord Zhao. It's alright. Although I'm a bit old-fashioned, I'm not stupid. I can tell what's important and what's not."

It all depends on how long this beast tide will last, how many demon kings will be leading the charge, and who they are!