All players: Become a Dharma King, with unlimited skill stats.

"These are the top ten universities!"

The crowd stopped in front of the academy gate.

Looking at the entrance to the university located in the northern suburbs of Four Saints City.

This doesn't look like a school.

It's more like a small city within a large city.

The city walls, hundreds of meters high, are made of a special, jet-black, gleaming material from the abyss.

It is said to be so hard that it can withstand ten forbidden spells in a row, making it arguably the strongest building material that mankind has discovered so far.

Each brick costs at least tens of thousands of dollars, and this seemingly endless city wall is built from these incredibly valuable materials.

On the towering city walls, every ten meters, you can see a pillar-like structure extending outwards, which can hold a giant defensive cannon with a diameter of five meters.

Even An Bai, when looking directly at those cannon muzzles, couldn't help but feel an overwhelming sense of helplessness.

"This is an absolutely impregnable defensive line!"

"Even a team of numerous demigod-level experts would struggle to break through to this half-step, wouldn't they?"

However, An Bai raised a question: "Senior Zhou, why are all these cannons pointed towards the school? If it's for defense, shouldn't they be pointed outwards?"

When Zhou Yilan heard this question, her eyes narrowed slightly, but it was clear that her eyes were filled with determination and... resolve!

"Just call me Sister Yilan. Once we leave Shangjiang City, we're all from the same hometown, so there's no need to be so formal."

"You're right about that. The cannons are pointed inwards to defend against the enemy."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhiqin and Si Ying were both somewhat puzzled, while An Bai seemed to be deep in thought.

"The internal enemy must refer to the Abyss, right?"

He had previously learned that the places where higher education institutions were established were all for the purpose of suppressing the abyss passages.

Without a doubt, this passage must be located inside the school.

In other words.

This city wall is meant to protect against dangers coming from inside the school.

This can also be seen as humanity's last line of defense. Once the suppression fails, a large number of abyssal enemies will flood into the human world.

These cannons will not hesitate to fire inwards, destroying the school itself along with the enemies in the abyss!

That's why Zhou Yilan showed such a resolute expression.

When these cannons are needed to fire, it means that everyone in the school, whether teachers or students, has already been sacrificed in the suppression!

Upon entering the school, An Bai discovered that the interior was also divided into different areas.

Each area was also separated by layers of walls similar to those on the outside.

This measure is also intended to prevent a large-scale attack by the enemies in the abyss. Even if one line of defense is breached, the defense can still be retreated layer by layer to buy time and wait for rescue.

At the same time, An Bai felt a large amount of life energy filling the academy as soon as he entered.

It made him involuntarily recall the special spiritual crops he ate in Giant Forest City.

Compared to those things where you have to eat to gain benefits, here he had the illusion that even breathing was silently improving his attributes.

"Actually, you're not mistaken. In school, even if you do nothing but breathe, over time, it will improve your basic attributes!"

Zhou Yilan clearly saw through the thoughts of the new students.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that every new student will unconsciously have this thought.

You can increase your attributes even while AFK!

"My God! No wonder everyone is pursuing the top ten universities!" Zhao Zhiqing exclaimed in shock.

The enrollment process is very simple.

Each person received a special bracelet.

Once you put it on, you just need to record everyone's identity information.

"Sister Yilan, aren't we freshmen divided into classes or something? Didn't you say that the Four Sacred Academies have four major departments: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise?"

"So how do we learn, practice, and level up across different professions?"

Zhao Zhiqing asked curiously.

Zhou Yilan laughed and said, "This isn't some ancient university. The outer academy doesn't have any teachers or classes, and there's no course schedule."

"All the theoretical knowledge about professionals is stored in this bracelet."

"It categorizes content for each profession. You can open the corresponding knowledge base according to your profession and then study on your own."

"As for knowledge about monsters and the abyss, there are corresponding resources for all of them."

"However, even if you spent a hundred years reading books every day, you would still find it difficult to learn all this knowledge."

"Generally speaking, you can just take a look first to get a general idea, and then when you encounter a problem that you can't solve, you can go into the knowledge base to find the corresponding knowledge and solutions."

"Isn't this just completely free-range?" An Bai couldn't help but complain.

After all, he had seen what university life was like in his previous life, but he never expected that universities in this world would be so completely free.

"Yes, it's like free-range parenting, but don't let your guard down. The school will still assess you," Zhou Yilan continued.

She first raised her hand and showed off the cyan bracelet on her wrist, which was carved with a lifelike dragon.

"Your bracelets all represent the most basic white outer courtyard bracelets."

"Each of you has basic academic assignments each month, which require you to earn at least three Bs and one A credit."

"Completing tasks will earn you CS credits of varying amounts, on a ten-to-one basis. That is, completing ten B-level tasks will earn you one A-level credit, but you cannot earn S-level credits. S-level credits can only be used to complete S-level tasks."

"As for the four inner academies you mentioned, you need to obtain thirty S credits."

"Once you receive it, you can apply to enter."

"Only after entering the inner academy will you have teachers to lead and guide you, as well as more privileges and the right to freely enter the abyss, etc."

"By the way, credits are reset to zero at the end of each month, which means that your thirty S credits must be earned within one month."

"As for the specifics of the four inner courtyards, we'll talk about that after you've earned your credits. Alright, I'll take An Bai to his dormitory area. Yingying and Xiao Qing, you two go with that senior."

"Although the school has a laissez-faire policy towards the School of Foreign Languages, it still gives some preferential treatment to the top scorers in the national exams."

After the three said goodbye, An Bai followed Zhou Yilan to his dormitory building.

Looking up at the towering building that seemed to reach into the clouds.

The dormitory building's exterior walls were made of a special material that shimmered with a faint light, as if the entire building was enveloped in a layer of subtle energy. He took a deep breath and stepped into the dormitory lobby.

The moment he entered, dense energy fluctuations poured into his body.

[Physique +1]

[Agility +1]

【Spirit +1】

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