Chapter 104: Official Initiation

The receptionist was very beautiful, but Chu Cheng thought Senior Fang was even more stunning, especially her exquisitely rounded figure which outshone the rest.

The two women seemed very familiar with each other. As they chatted, occasional playful teasing broke out, during which Senior Fang’s ample curves, poised delicately between a D and E cup, were squeezed firmly.

“Ah!”

It was quite an eye-opener.

Chu Cheng quickly averted his gaze and turned his head aside.

“Student Chu Cheng!”

Less than two minutes later, a somewhat authoritative voice sounded beside his ear. He looked up swiftly, but it wasn’t Senior Fang calling him— the voice came from above.

As he raised his eyes, the air seemed to warp slightly, and a familiar sensation of weightlessness washed over him.

In a blink, the floor beneath his feet transformed rapidly into a different kind of tile.

Curious, he looked up and saw ahead a massive, dark red solid wood desk. Before the desk was a chair, and seated behind it was a middle-aged man exuding a strong aura of dignity, his expression stern.

“Mentor Yun Dingge!”

Though it was his first time meeting him, Chu Cheng immediately recognized who it was and quickly bowed in respect.

Yun Dingge nodded and gestured for him to sit.

“You should have already reviewed my profile. Now that you’ve joined my tutelage, I will treat you impartially. Whatever resources other students have, you will have access to as well. Special resources will be competed for fairly, with no favoritism.”

“I understand that already.”

Fairness was exactly what he sought. For a student like him, with no influential background and no family support to rely on, fairness was paramount.

“You were specially recruited this year by our academic faction. Special recruits receive a standard scholarship; you have already been granted the prize money and the Styx water. Additionally, there is a higher-level hero legacy imprint. However, I heard you already possess an original hero imprint.”

“According to regulations, you may choose to continue holding the hero imprint and trade it with other students for resources, or you may relinquish the hero imprint in exchange for corresponding resources. What is your choice?”

Chu Cheng had long since considered this and answered:

“I want the hero imprint so I can trade it with other students for resources.”

“Very well.”

“Our faction has only two higher-level hero legacies: Void Summoner and Void Spellcaller. Which one do you want?”

“Void Spellcaller.”

“Good.”

Yun Dingge opened a drawer of the desk, took out two cards, and pushed them toward him.

“One of these is your identity card. It grants you access to almost all areas within my floating city, except a few restricted zones. The other is the hero legacy certificate for the Void Spellcaller. Whenever you present this certificate, you may exchange it for a Void Spellcaller hero imprint.”

“Thank you, Teacher.”

Chu Cheng reached out to take them, glanced at them briefly, and then put them away.

“The semester officially begins in a month and a half. During this time, you’re free to move about. If you have any questions, come to me or the teaching assistants. Other senior students are also available to help. Most facilities within the floating city are free to use, including various weapon training grounds.”

“Also, as a formal student, you are entitled to recruit two followers from the school’s affiliated academy. You will be responsible for their resource needs.”

“Understood.”

After a few more brief remarks, Yun Dingge dismissed him.

Chu Cheng was then transported again, this time to the lower level of the Mage Tower. Senior Fang had finished her conversation and was waiting for him.

“Done?”

“Yes.”

She smiled warmly and extended her hand.

“Junior Chu Cheng, officially welcome.”

He was momentarily stunned before realizing what she meant.

“Senior, are you also under Mentor Yun’s tutelage?”

She smiled sweetly.

“Yes, one year ahead of you. I had some free time during the break and took on the task of welcoming new students.”

Chu Cheng shook her soft hand gently.

“I look forward to your guidance, Senior.”

“We’ll watch out for each other. I believe you’ll surpass me soon enough.”

“I’ll do my best to catch up to you, Senior.”

As fellow disciples under the same mentor, Chu Cheng felt Senior Fang became noticeably more approachable. The two chatted amiably as they departed.

Exiting the Mage Tower, Senior Fang produced a finely woven silk cloth and flicked it open. The cloth rapidly unfolded into a luxurious magic carpet measuring about four to five square meters, hovering in midair.

The carpet rose into the sky, and Senior Fang said:

“The magic carpets are sold by the magic carpet teacher. Once you settle into your dorm, you can purchase one online. The first purchase costs 1 gold coin per carpet; subsequent purchases will cost 10 gold coins each.”

“Got it.”

“In addition, all freshmen must undergo a unified entrance examination, similar to the national college entrance exam. However, instead of competing against monsters from the realm, you face projections of senior students at various stages. The difficulty is extremely high, and the results are crucial as they directly influence your mentor’s evaluation and future training opportunities. Strive to perform well.”

“You want to inherit a legendary hero legacy, right? If you demonstrate exceptional strength and potential, your mentor might even pay out of pocket to secure you an opportunity to exchange for a legendary hero legacy from another faction.”

Hearing this, Chu Cheng’s eyes lit up.

“Thank you for the reminder, Senior.”

“You’re welcome.”

The floating city of their mentor was somewhat smaller than the one at the Stars Tower but featured a grander, more imposing Mage Tower at its center. A dazzling pillar of light shot up into the sky, where it burst open the dome above in a colossal energy vortex. Blood-red lightning crackled within, and waves of surging power radiated outward like tides.

This energy vortex was the Gate of Realms—a portal to the Chaotic Realm.

Within the Stars Tower, each of the dozen or so factions possessed its own realm channel and private instance, allowing direct access to the various subrealms of the Chaotic Realm without relying on the school’s public conduit.

The student dormitories were situated at the edges of the floating city, carved out as a vast villa district. Each student had a standalone villa.

Senior Fang led him to select an unoccupied villa. After confirming ownership with his identity card, she departed.

She returned to her own residence, also within the villa district but on the opposite side.

The villa had four levels: three above ground and one basement, covering roughly 300 square meters, with front and back gardens totaling nearly a thousand square meters.

The first floor was designated for receiving guests, the second for living quarters, the third for workspaces, and the basement was also a work area.

Apparently, the previous occupant had left behind a considerable amount of equipment and tools in the two workshops.

The basement housed a forging workshop, while the third floor contained a jewelry crafting studio.

The jewelry studio was fine—Chu Cheng had planned to study jewelry crafting and could make use of it.

The forging workshop, however, was unnecessary. He planned to dismantle it and replace it with an enchanting laboratory.

The villa was fully furnished, so he only needed to prepare some personal belongings, which he could purchase from logistics.

Chu Cheng toured the villa and returned to the first-floor hall.

He gestured in the air, and a luminous screen popped up, resembling a webpage. The homepage was the internal network.

First, he opened the logistics page and requested a batch of daily necessities.

Then, he applied for an engineering team to renovate the villa. Apart from landscaping the garden, he planned to demolish the basement forging room and convert it into a warehouse. Finally, he intended to transform one of the rooms on the third floor into an enchanting workshop.