Didn't you go to Teyvat to earn money to support me?

"I really want to see the Water Demon!"

The students were pleasantly surprised, but it seemed that no one reflected on what Fu She had just said. So only a few people saw that the man standing behind Fu She with a squinting smile had stepped forward and then raised his arm and waved his sleeve.

Countless rocks that rose from the ground were instantly flattened and transformed into rock arrows, which then flew towards the hundreds of students in the courtyard!

"Don't worry, there are no arrows, but getting hit too many times will still result in fractures or excessive blood loss, so please take cover as soon as possible," Mi Nu said with a smile. "My attack lasts for one minute, so don't worry, you won't die, at most you'll be crippled."

In an instant, the entire hilltop was filled with screams.

"stop!"

"Are you crazy, teacher! I'm not studying for the Department of Combat; I'm just a regular student at the Elemental Academy!"

"People will die!"

This sudden change caused blood to splatter throughout the courtyard. The explosive rock arrows didn't care about hitting the target, and for a moment, there were screams and howls.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Shen Liang suddenly found everything amusing. He turned around and held the coffin upright in front of him, blocking the incoming rock arrow. Shen Liang had been carrying this coffin since birth. Although he had no idea what the coffin was made of, it was ridiculously hard, and so far nothing had been able to destroy it.

But Mi Nu seemed to have noticed this as well, and the rock arrow easily turned a corner, bypassing the coffin to attack Shen Liang.

"Hey! Your Highness Liang, you're a demon god, don't you even have the ability to protect yourself?" Rosalind, protecting him, pulled out a leather whip from her bosom and lashed it out with great force, intercepting and cutting the rock arrow in mid-air. Watching her skillful wielding of the whip, Shen Liang realized that Rustan's reluctance to confess his feelings... probably stemmed from certain considerations.

At this moment, Iwa Yasha Mino doubled the number of rock arrows. Rosalin was caught off guard and her arm was cut by a rock arrow. She could no longer stop so many flying projectiles. She gritted her teeth and was about to give up protecting Shen Liang and focus on protecting herself when she saw Shen Liang suddenly reach out and grab a passing student and hold him in front of her.

Rosalind stared in astonishment at his shameless act. The student struggled, but the general quickly subdued him. The general's terrifying strength subdued him in an instant, using him as a shield to protect the other side, and incidentally, protecting Rosalind as well.

Rosalyn actually felt there was something wrong with this, but she didn't have the courage to go out and face the barrage of rock arrows, so she could only hide behind the coffin and her poor classmate.

A minute later, the barrage of arrows finally ended. Of the more than one hundred people in the courtyard, only about a dozen were still standing; the vast majority had been shot down, and the air was thick with the stench of blood. The Thousand Rock Army soldiers who had just been stationed outside immediately rushed in, checking on the fallen students one by one.

Fushe looked at the students wailing all over the ground and shook his head.

It seemed that everyone was at least still alive. After being pulled up by the Thousand Rock Army, they all got up from the ground, covered in wounds. The vast majority of them had minor injuries, because arrows without arrowheads were not very dangerous. Those with particularly serious injuries were usually hit in the eyes or ears. However, the Elemental Academy was an academy closely related to combat, and the students who came here would not be able to bear even minor injuries.

The one who was most seriously injured was the boy that the general was carrying.

Shen Liang turned his head and saw that Rosalin was helping the new students around her. She actually had some healing abilities. While humming a song, faint warm sparks emanated from her body. When her flames flowed on people, they could slowly heal some superficial wounds and bleeding.

He looked around and noticed many people staring at him with complicated expressions. Because in this test, he was the only one who had used others as human shields—a despicable tactic. Even if the others were hit or injured, they would never have killed anyone else.

Shen Liang didn't care much about the stares. He just looked at the Yakshas standing on the stage. At this moment, Mi Nu spoke up: "There's been progress compared to last year. No one died. Not bad. Alright, all those who fell down are eliminated from the Killing Department and reassigned to other majors in the Elemental Academy."

Shen Liang heard Rosalin complain, "I'm a fire-type major, do I have to take the exam to get into the killing-type major?"

But there were mostly groans from the students. It seemed there were over a hundred people there, and most of them were probably there to take the exam for the Department of Combat. Thinking about it carefully, most students in the Elemental Academy probably wanted to study Combat, as a future of wealth and honor was just around the corner. After all, only a few, like Shen Liang, were guaranteed a place in the department.

Rosalyn was an international student, and she probably didn't understand the value of the combat major, which is why she applied for the fire major.

"The following are the new students who passed the first round of assessment." Mi Nu scanned the entire room, and then spoke from left to right among all the standing people, "Xiang An, Lin Titi, Cai Kuan, Wang Hongyi, Song Queque, Qiao Qiao, Hua Qing'er, and Yun Jiang, you all successfully defended against all the rock arrows by activating your shields with your high proficiency in the Eye of God. I give you four points. I can't give you a high score because you had plenty of room to protect your teammates, but you didn't."

"Yoshinosuke, you used Yin-Yang magic to confuse my vision and evade all attacks. Very good, I give you six points, because on the battlefield, dodging gives you a chance to attack me, which is far more powerful than simply defending. You can also remember that when facing an attack, dodging is always better than defending. Defending requires energy and will expose weaknesses, but dodging will not."

"Rosalind Cruzsica Loehafat, your name is really long. You dodged the attack thanks to your teammates, so I can only give you four points. But you took the initiative to heal others after the battle, which is very good, so I'll add one point. Perhaps you don't know what the points mean. Well, these points will affect your graduation credits when you join the Department of Slaughter. Of course, you will have many ways to earn credits in the future. This is just the first round of testing."

Just then, Rosalyn couldn't help but raise her hand, "Teacher, I'm not a student of the Department of Killing and Slaughter."

"It's alright. The Department of Slaughter and Execution didn't require you to enroll anyway, because in the end, very few people will graduate. We haven't seen any graduates for many years." Mi Nu laughed. "Don't worry, the Department of Slaughter and Execution is different from other departments. You can still pursue your fire-based major, as long as you take the exams on time... If you fail the exams, you will naturally be expelled from the Department of Slaughter and Execution. But let me remind you, students from the Department of Slaughter and Execution of the Elemental Academy have always been the best in the world."

Rosalyn was fooled and swallowed her words.

Seeing Mi Nu and Fu She exchange a knowing smile, Shen Liang suddenly realized that this was probably a deliberate tactic by the Liyue people. It was said that the Department of Combat had been lacking in talent for several years, while this department was a top-tier reserve talent pool for training military personnel... Those willing to come to the Elemental Academy were basically holders of the Eye of God. Directly selecting students from here was probably something the Liyue people had planned long ago; they were prepared from the beginning to deceive fresh blood.

Rosalyn was one of those who were misled.

At this moment, Mi Nu turned his gaze to Shen Liang, who was the only one who had not yet been commented on. But Mi Nu did not speak. Instead, the shirtless giant Fu She jumped down from the platform, walked in front of Shen Liang, and looked down at him.

Fushe suppressed his hearty laughter, his tone turning cold and stern. "Is this Inazuma's little princess? Can you tell me why you, a powerful and incomparable demon god, make ordinary people shield you from disaster?"

Chapter 44 But I'm Hungry

Shen Liang noticed the surprised and amused expressions on the faces of his classmates, who seemed to be preparing for a good show. The surprise stemmed from the word "demon god" mentioned by Fu She. In fact, Shen Liang had attracted a lot of attention since he entered, given that his small group included a white-haired "beautiful girl," a kimono-clad, emotionless loli, and a sizzling mature woman.

But now more people want to see him eliminated. Although there seems to be no competition between them, Shen Liang's actions are indeed not very likable.

Seeing him being harassed by the marshal made the eliminated students even happier.

"Can't we grab other people to use as human shields?" Shen Liang looked up, his eyes innocent as he looked at the shirtless man. "The assessment didn't say we couldn't do that, did it?"

"No."

“Since there isn’t one, then I’ll do it this way.” Shen Liang said calmly. “After all, my life is more valuable, and I judge my existence to be of higher value, so in most cases, I will let others sacrifice for me as much as possible.”

These words caused an uproar in the courtyard.

Shen Liang wasn't lying; he didn't really care about other people's feelings or even their lives. During the assessment, he hadn't thought that much about it at all, just randomly grabbed someone. He looked at Fu She, and his eyes turned murderous when he saw the shirtless giant.

[You're done for. Saying something like "let your comrades sacrifice for you" in front of soldiers... you're probably going to get kicked out.]

But to my surprise, Fu She nodded. "Good, the idea is correct. You get nine points, but I'll personally add one point, making it ten."

A wave of doubt immediately erupted in the freshman group. Almost everyone was whispering among themselves, and some of the eliminated students even shouted angrily, "How is that possible! What makes him so great!"

“His principles are indeed correct.” Fu She looked past Shen Liang at the student and said coldly, “I know you’re not convinced, but let me explain. The Killing Department isn’t a place to train soldiers; it’s more like a place to train special agents, to train elites. Graduates here are people who will do anything to succeed in carrying out missions. You often act alone, and even frequently have others die for you to achieve your goals. Friendliness and mutual assistance are indeed good virtues, and I like people like that too, but the military and intelligence agencies are different. Remember that.”

intelligence agency?

Shen Liang found the Ji Palace increasingly interesting.

"While the idea is correct, I have doubts about your assessment of value. You believe your existence is more valuable, but if we only focus on this assessment, how can you say your value is higher than your classmates'?" Fu She turned to Shen Liang and asked seriously, "Don't talk to me about your status. The Crown Prince of Daoqi is indeed extremely noble, but this is an exam, and I won't consider external factors. If you were on a mission right now, on a battlefield, what makes you so confident that you are better at carrying out the mission than your comrades? Even willing to sacrifice your comrades?"

Shen Liang tilted his head and looked at Fu She, who was closing in step by step, and couldn't help but smile: "As long as I live, he will be fine."

Fu She was taken aback.

Shen Liang casually picked up the "meat shield" who had already fainted from the pain. Only then did Fu She realize that the poor man's external wounds were gradually healing. During his unconsciousness, Shen Liang was using his special healing power to help him "hold on".

"This is... the kind that Vanan mentioned..."

The power to heal unconditionally.

The most severely injured tank quickly recovered. Fushe recalled the information he had learned from exchanging intelligence with Fanan: this child possessed a "healing" power, extremely rare even among demons. The power to heal others was incredibly rare in this world. He remembered that the water-based secret arts possessed by the Umi-giri Shrine Maiden of Inazuma were similar, but their effects were not as rapid as Shen Liang's.

After all, the sea goddess was only human, while this child was ultimately the child of a god.

“Because it can be cured, so not caring about the lives of comrades is a reason,” Fushe said. “But I can accept this reason, though I don’t like it. But you don’t need to care about my dislike. After all, I mainly look at you with the discipline of a soldier, while you should actually carry out your studies with the discipline of a secret agent. Mi Nu, you are better at these things, so I’ll leave them to you.”

Iwa Yasha, the impeccably dressed major general, stepped forward and pulled out a row of bamboo slips from his Eye of God. "Very good. I'm very happy that so many people have passed the preliminary assessment. Now, I'll assign dormitories to you all. Those whose names are called, please come up and get your number tags. The rest of today is free time. Please familiarize yourself with the dormitory area of ​​the Children's Palace as soon as possible. Starting tomorrow, you will truly experience the educational methods of Jigong. Please enjoy this wonderful start to the school year with your friends."

Immediately afterwards, one by one, the new students went to collect their number plates. It seemed that only students from the Elemental Academy were staying on this hill; other academies probably had their dormitories on other hills. Shen Liang then realized that their hill was named the Palace of Children, and it seemed that each hill was named according to the twelve zodiac signs and twenty-eight constellations, meaning there were twenty-eight hills in total.

The first of the Heavenly Stems is "Zi" and the first of the Twenty-Eight Mansions is "Nu". Therefore, the mountain where their Elemental Academy's dormitory is located should be the First Palace.

Shen Liang took the number plate from Mi Nu, and then found that his hand was being held by Mi Nu.

He looked up in surprise and saw General Heart Monkey staring straight at him, saying in a deep tone, "Don't pay attention to Fu She's accusations. I understand you. In front of a beauty like Princess Liang, whose beauty is unparalleled, no one else's value can compare. Let alone a mere classmate you met by chance, it would be only right for me to throw this general out to shield you from disaster."

Shen Liang nodded happily, "Yes, that's what I think too."

“When Fanan told me that you had traveled alone to Liyue and even helped us annihilate the evil god along the way, Mi Nu felt truly ashamed. That such a vast Liyue needed a delicate and charming princess like Princess Liang to save it? Humph, Fanan Yingda is indeed short-sighted and utterly lacking in manners! If I were here, I would never have allowed Princess Liang to suffer even the slightest hardship.” Mi Nu continued to hold and caress Shen Liang’s hand, his tone earnest. “I hope Princess Liang will not take offense. How about this, I will make up for the lack of proper etiquette. Your Highness may know very little about Jigong, so why don’t I accompany you on a tour, and also show you the way to your quarters?”

"Thank you, Brother Mi Nu!" Shen Liang thought he was a really good person.

The sound of "Brother Mi Nu" made Yan Yacha's heart melt. He blushed with excitement. "Alright, then this general will take Your Highness on a tour, starting from the back mountain. Oh dear, it's getting late. Your Highness, why don't you join me for dinner? It's your first time here, and we, your foreign subjects, haven't yet given you a proper welcome. Wu Zhang Palace at the Gewu Academy has the best private chef. Your Highness, please come with me there, get a private room, and we can chat at our leisure..."

He was talking non-stop when a huge fist slammed into his forehead. The four-armed Raiyaksha grabbed his hair and said in an unfriendly tone, "Miannu, you little brat, stop being so frivolous. The little princess is said to be only a teenager, just starting to grow up. Have some shame! Don't forget who you are just because you see a pretty girl. She is the crown prince of Inazuma. You better watch yourself!"

"I just wanted to get along well with the little princess, Fu She, you ruined my plans again! Why do you always think so badly of your brothers!"

"Me, filthy?" Fu She cursed a couple of times, then turned to look at Shen Liang, who was smiling at the two of them. Fu She sighed, "Princess, damn it... alright, Your Highness Liang, we all thought you were the Crown Prince, but it turns out the information was really filled out incorrectly. Mi Nu doesn't mean any harm; he's like that with everyone. Don't take it to heart."

Shen Liang blinked. "Why should I take it to heart? Brother Mi Nu, when are we going to eat?"

"Hey Princess, don't rush, we'll go together right now... Ugh!" The overjoyed Mi Nu was suddenly stunned by Fu She's blow to the head. Fu She glanced at Shen Liang speechlessly and could only say helplessly, "I thought she was at least a demon god... It's rare to see someone so naive. Mi Nu, listen carefully, don't even think about harming her. This little princess came here to study. If you dare to bully her because she's naive, her mother will be furious and come after you. Even the Emperor can't protect you."

Then he looked at Shen Liang, who still didn't understand what had happened, and waved his hand, "Let's go, go find your own dormitory first. When you get to our Ji Palace, you can't rely on your status. We won't give you any preferential treatment just because you are the Crown Prince of Daoqi. Hurry up."

He chased Shen Liang away, and only relaxed his serious demeanor after all the new students had left the courtyard.

"Sigh, why did such a tiny little guy have to come? If only he were an arrogant and domineering prince, I would have liked to try and teach the demon god a lesson or something... But seeing this innocent face, how could I bring myself to do it?" Fu She sighed.

At this moment, Mi Nu also resumed his playful expression, "At first, I didn't believe that Fanan said she was a girl. After all, it was information provided by the official Inazuma team, and they couldn't possibly have given the wrong information. But I didn't expect it to be true, and it hit the nail on the head."

"What woman doesn't hit your sweet spot? I'm warning you, Prince Liang may be immature, but you can't be immature."

"Alright, you don't need to tell me. You should consider that Yingda guy. She's faster than me. She's definitely got her eye on a delicate and beautiful girl like the little princess." Mi Nu shrugged. "Speaking of which, Daozuma dumped his own crown prince on us and wants us to train him? Our combat strength isn't necessarily stronger than his after he's been unsealed, is it? What are we supposed to teach him?"

"Do you really think he needs us to teach him?"

“I know that by staying away from Inazuma, no matter how far the war goes, he won’t suffer too much as long as he doesn’t feel the pain himself. But is that a good thing? To have his daughter away from the country and return to rule after everything is over… This child is no different from an ordinary child in terms of mind right now. If Inazuma really can’t withstand the disaster, can he accept Inazuma, who has lost so many people?”

"This has nothing to do with us, and we don't have time to think about it. Liyue also has its own calamities to face. Maybe Inazuma will fight bravely and won't suffer too much? Anyway, let's just watch quietly until Her Highness the Princess knows the truth."

"What a poor kid."

"What's so pitiful about her? In the face of the calamities of war, there are far more pitiful children than this princess. At least she is alive, at least she is being deceived. How many people have to face pain directly? She is already a child who has been spoiled to the extreme."

"makes sense."

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Shen Liang finally arrived at the dormitory area.

The dormitories of the Elemental Academy are rows of neat, small buildings with blue-tiled roofs, each with its own courtyard. The admission handbook says that each floor of the building is a suite, with two side rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a balcony, basically meeting the needs of two students.

That's right, the two share a suite. But there's no need to worry about male and female students living together, because essentially it's like roommates; each has their own bedroom, they just share the common areas. This arrangement is mainly because the Elemental Academy has fewer students than other academies; I've heard that other academies have four students per suite.