Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

Luo Shui was indeed a hero among men. The speed at which he defected to the enemy was beyond what ordinary people could have predicted, and everyone cast contemptuous glances at him.

Luo Shui remained unchanged, and even felt a little pleased. Indeed, opportunities still had to be seized. If she didn't speak up, how could things be any easier?

Ying Qin Guan's gaze swept over the crowd.

"Next, let me see how much you've improved over the summer. Those I call on will face off in pairs."

"Fu Feihan, Ju Qiuming, you're on one team, then Zhong Hongyu, you and..."

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After class, the unchanging activity is the board game session.

It's worth mentioning that news of Ying Qin Guan's combat prowess gradually spread. Everyone knew he had instantly defeated Ji Fa. Afterwards, when teachers from various martial arts departments talked, they would mention, to varying degrees, that they couldn't see through Ying Qin Guan's strength. And since there are few secrets in a university, the students eventually learned about it too. Plus, Ying Qin Guan consistently appeared in the board game hall, and students would occasionally come to him to ask about martial arts techniques.

Ying Qin Guan was relatively easy to talk to. Usually, as long as you didn't disturb his card game, it was fine. After a round, he would give a few pointers during the shuffling, and he could also cleverly use the excuse of "instructing a student" to push the shuffling to Jiu Yi. However, his literacy level was poor. Sometimes, even if he knew what the problem was, he just couldn't put it into words. After struggling for a long time, he would finally say, "It can only be understood intuitively, not explained in words."

It can only be understood intuitively, not explained in words. (×)

I don't know what to say (?)

Thank you for your guidance!

As one of the martial arts students left, Ying Qin Guan withdrew his gaze, and Jiu Yi had almost finished shuffling the cards.

With the start of the new school year, students and teachers returned to campus one after another. The game was no longer a one-on-one match, but a five-person table, with three students in addition to Ying Jiu.

"Speaking of which," Jiu Yi suddenly spoke up as the group drew their identity tokens, asking, "Are there any promising young talents in your class?"

"Yes," Ying Qin Guan said without much hesitation. "Fu Feihan and Ju Qiuming are both very good, and Luo Shui... has a promising future."

He paused, pulled out his lord's identity card, and simultaneously drew a general. "Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"There's an exchange match coming up soon," Jiu Yi explained briefly.

The United Nations has five permanent members of the Security Council: the Seven Luminaries Empire, the Holy Union, Ice Lemon, the Morgan Kingdom, and the City of Truth. Except for the Holy Union, the other four countries each have a supreme academy similar to the Seven Luminaries Imperial Academy—in fact, the Holy Union also has several, but none are truly loyal to the others. Furthermore, its educational resources and talent output are inferior to the supreme academies of the other four countries, and coupled with internal political instability, it was excluded.

At the beginning of each academic year, these four prestigious universities hold an exchange competition, mainly to exchange martial arts and magic. In the past, when alchemical equipment was not yet perfect, this could be considered a kind of arms race, which was later preserved as a tradition.

As for why martial arts and magic are chosen, it's because these two are the most intuitive and eye-catching; both those who know about martial arts and those who don't can take a look.

In comparison, alchemists are less likely to venture out. The unique nature of alchemical equipment makes it difficult to compare fairly. Martial arts and magic, on the other hand, are much more straightforward; the outcome is clear regardless of who wins or loses.

The specific venues... are usually rotated among these four international venues, and this time it's the City of Truth's turn.

“Generally speaking, there are three from the martial arts department and three from the magic department.” Jiu Yi looked at the general card that Ying Qin Guan had flipped out... God of War. He immediately showed an expression that said, “I knew it was God of War.” Two of the three students next to him put on pain masks. Needless to say, the one who wasn’t wearing a pain mask was a loyal subject. But he immediately put on a pain mask as well. With God of War in charge, the traitor usually just lays off. As a loyal subject, he would basically be fighting two against three. Considering that God of War couldn’t break through, he was sure to get beaten up.

“In addition, we also need two instructors to lead the teams,” Jiu Yi said. “After all, in the past, these kinds of exchange competitions were like an arms race. Besides the students, the instructors would occasionally have to go up and fight a couple of matches. After all, for countries around the world, the instructors of the martial arts departments of the top universities are already among the top in the country. Compared to the students, the instructors can see much more.”

"Is that so?" Ying Qin Guan thought for a moment and said, "Then I would recommend Fu Fei Han and Ju Qiu Ming. They are quite good at fighting."

"It mainly depends on whether they are willing to go." Jiu Yi, who plays cards all day, naturally did not know the specific level of these two, but since even Ying Qin Guan said so, they must be pretty good.

"However, who goes will depend on the recommendations of each teacher. There are twelve classes in four grades in the Martial Arts Department. There will be an internal selection process first, and only the winners can participate. When you go back to your class, tell them about this. If you think their strength is good enough, tell them to go to Wu Changying's place at 10 am on Sunday. Actually, just informing them is enough. They are all juniors now and have experienced these things twice."

However, he was just a runner-up the first two times.

After all, martial artists of their age are still in a period of rapid growth. A difference of one or two years doesn't mean they can't fight. But it will definitely be very difficult. However, they are juniors now, and seniors will only train for another year at most, which is completely acceptable.

“Speaking of which,” Jiu Yi asked, “would you like to be the team leader? This exchange competition will last for about a week, so there’s basically nothing to do. Playing against each other shouldn’t be a problem for you, and it’s like a long vacation.”

—If it were summer vacation, Jiu Yi definitely wouldn't have said this to Ying Qin Guan. But now that school has started, there are countless students coming to the board game arcade. It would be good for Ying Qin Guan to go away for a while and let his wounded heart, scarred by the God of War, he recover. Right now, when he sees the God of War, he doesn't show any reaction on the surface, but he's actually about to vomit.

"Hiss..." Ying Qin Guan, who was forced to switch from summer vacation mode to work mode, was immediately tempted. However, playing cards on the way was not very convenient, and Ying Qin Guan was also a rather lazy person. He did not agree immediately, but said, "Let's talk about it later, I'll think about it."

Chapter Thirty-Two: I'm Going There

"Brother, open the door!"

"Brother, open the door!"

"Brother, open the door!"

A student dashed down the corridor, shouting three unintelligible words. Several students leaned out of the windows and watched him anxiously as he passed.

This is a meme.

The Imperial Academy has many jokes that outsiders would find completely baffling. These are part of the unique campus culture of the Seven Luminaries Imperial Academy, such as "Daily Breast Goddess (Nocturne)", "Me and you are like those three minutes and one hundred and eighty seconds (Cat, to outsiders, these two sound the same, but they are actually mother and child, but are used as 'I am your father')", "Fixedly refreshed NPCs (Jiuyi, and the newly added Ying Qin Guan)", "Philosophy Department and Literature Department", "Stable Wood South Winter Structure", and the recently emerged "Martial Arts Department Tradition".

Without a doubt, "brother wood opens" is also such a meme.

This is an abbreviation. If you take it out of context, it means "Brothers, Teacher Mu has been attacked again!" or "Brothers, Teacher Mu has started another group attack!"

I won't go into detail about Mu Nandong's situation here, but to put it simply, many of them can't even be considered scholars. But a bunch of scoundrels got together, praising each other and turning themselves into so-called social celebrities, occasionally publishing a book or giving a lecture to fleece their followers, living a very happy life. Then Mu Nandong suddenly appeared out of nowhere, pointed his finger at them, and cursed, "You're all fucking idiots."

Of course, Mu Nandong's choice of words is very particular.

This stirred up a hornet's nest. The celebrities were furious, thinking, "What business is it of yours if we're profiting from this? We can't possibly profit from you. Do you think you're some kind of righteous hero?" Thus began a protracted war of words, with people occasionally mentioning Mu Nan Dong in the newspapers. Mu Nan Dong, in his spare time, would take this as his entertainment.

Yes, arguing with people in the newspaper was one of Mu Nandong's rare forms of entertainment. He used it to hone his logical thinking skills and, incidentally, his ability to subtly shift the point of view—because in an argument, whether what you say makes sense is irrelevant; what matters is whether the public thinks it's reasonable. However, even so, Mu Nandong despised the act of labeling people. Although this method was the most effective, it was just an entertainment activity, and there was no need to lower himself to such a level.

That's why Mu Nandong earned the nickname "ruthless and foul-mouthed." Every word he uttered was like a knife or a sword, piercing straight to the heart, and most people simply couldn't withstand it.

Because Mu Nandong frequently initiates and is initiated into group chats, the abbreviation "Xiong Mu Kai" (兄木开) came about.

—Actually, Mu Nandong doesn't initiate team fights very often, since he has even less free time than Zhong Hongyu. But all his team fights are effective; in the game, they're the kind of effective initiations that can end the game in one fell swoop, rather than just mindlessly using a few summoner spells and getting a couple of kills.

Because Mu Nandong's group-buying campaigns are so effective—in today's terms, every campaign he launches becomes a trending topic—it gives people the feeling of "Wow, he's launched another campaign," as if he launches a lot of campaigns. In reality, Mu Nandong rarely launches campaigns on his own initiative.

Immediately, someone poked their head out of the classroom and shouted, "Opened? Or were they expelled!"

"Teacher Mu started a team fight?! Follow! I'll flash, ignite, and follow!"

"Don't follow!" the messenger shouted. "Teacher Mu has been fired!"

"What! Teacher Mu has been fired yet again! Tell me the details!"

It's worth mentioning that Mu Nandong didn't always have time to deal with those people. After a quick discussion, everyone realized, "Damn, this won't do. If Mu Nandong doesn't reply, he'll just be getting insulted for nothing." You see, in debates, if the other person doesn't respond to the last sentence, it's generally assumed that the last person to speak has won. This can also be seen in the classical Chinese debate texts of the Southern Qin Dynasty.

In a debate between two people, it is usually assumed that the last person to speak wins.

So, students from the Imperial Academy would occasionally stand up for their teachers and engage in verbal battles with those fake celebrities. And students who could get into the Imperial Academy, regardless of whether their families were capable or not, were certainly capable themselves. If they were capable, it was easy for them to know capable people, and engaging in verbal battles with people in the newspapers was really not a difficult thing.

"They're from another country! They're idiots from another country!" the student shouted. "Damn it! It's that guy from the City of Truth... you know, the one who's a dual magic and martial arts user, what's his name again?!"

Immediately someone exclaimed, "A master of both magic and martial arts, Darius?!"

The person delivering the message immediately realized and said, "Yes, yes, that's him!"

The dual cultivation of magic and martial arts... In pure theory, there is no conceptual conflict between the two systems. It is not that if you practice nurturing techniques, you cannot meditate, nor is it that if you meditate, you cannot practice nurturing techniques.

When humanity first discovered extraordinary powers, it always thought of cultivating both magic and martial arts, which led it astray in many ways.

Let me briefly describe the most incompatible part of these two systems.

When martial artists hone their bodies, their blood boils, making it difficult to suppress their desires. They think about fighting all day long. Even after passing through this stage, they remain very combative; their fierce and aggressive nature is ingrained in their bones. Because in the Age of Gods, only in this way can they protect themselves from the clutches of other races.

As for a magician's meditation... simply put, one must calm down to meditate.

You have to both refine your body and meditate, which is like trying to sleep with your eyes open at the same time. While it's not theoretically impossible, it goes against the body's natural instincts.

Therefore, very few people who cultivate both magic and martial arts can achieve great success. In other words, if you succeed, you will usually become famous.

This is Darius of the City of Truth. He is a rare individual in this world who has made a name for himself by practicing both magic and martial arts. Because of this, the students of the Imperial Academy think of him whenever they hear about practicing both magic and martial arts.

"Damn it! What an idiot! What did he say! I'll find every single flaw in his writing!"

The messenger fell silent for a moment, then said, "That... he said the Seven Luminaries Imperial Academy is a den of iniquity, where even the son of a criminal can become a teacher..."

".."

The classroom suddenly fell silent.

Just then, Nocturne, who appeared out of nowhere, suddenly pushed open the door and entered, scaring the students in the classroom half to death while smiling and saying, "Could you tell the woman about what happened just now?"

That night, Nocturne knocked on the door of Ying Qin Pass.

The next day.

While playing cards, Ying Qin Guan casually asked Jiu Yi, "Is that exchange tournament being held in the City of Truth?"

Jiu Yi nodded and said, "What, you've changed your mind?"

"That's true." Ying Qin Guan nodded and said, "Count me in, I'll go over there."

Chapter Thirty-Three: The Dean is Playing Cards

"Three martial arts students and three magic students."

“Fu Feihan, Ju Qiuming, Dong Qianlun”.

"Wakaba Warner, Wuyan, Caroline Edward."

"Two teachers are leading the team."

"Martial arts type: Ying Qin Pass; Magic type: Iris Flower."

"Please take a look, Dean."

Inside the board game arcade, someone handed a document to Jiu Yi.

As for why it's a board game arcade instead of the dean's office, there's a joke, or rather an anecdote, from the Royal Academy about a student who painted a picture of an office and wanted to sell it, but no one was interested. Then a mischievous genius happened to pass by and gave the painting a title: "The Dean is Playing Cards."

When someone saw it, they asked what the painting depicted. The student replied, "The dean's office."

Why is nobody here?

The dean is not here.

Where is the dean?

The dean is playing cards.

The painting became an instant hit.

At this point, whether this matter is true or false is completely irrelevant. Anyway... the boss has already prepared a temporary office space for Jiu Yi at the board game cafe.

Jiu Yi gave him an apologetic look, put the cards on the table, took the documents, and casually took out a ballpoint pen from his pocket and pressed it.

Ying Qin Guan didn't care much about this matter, after all, official business was more important. After hearing those names, he nodded and said with satisfaction, "Not bad, I knew that Xiao Fu and Ju Qiuming were capable."

The fact that two third-year students took up two spots shows how outstanding they are.

Ying Qin Guan didn't stand on ceremony. It wasn't some top-secret document, so he stuck his head out and took a few glances, seeing the personnel information.