Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

"Sakura Manga... Their country's martial arts system is among the worst in the world. Few countries have such a strong martial arts culture as Sakura Manga, and few countries have such a low success rate as Sakura Manga."

Iris rested her chin on her hand and said casually, "That's right. Sakura... it's not that it's bad, but it's really not right. With the death of the Sword Saint, the last fig leaf is gone. Dojos are harmful to the country and the students. But they are good for the people who run them. They are similar to the sects in Southern Qin. In essence, they are the result of government indulgence or incompetence."

The role of martial artists on the main battlefield has gradually decreased... but that's only on the main battlefield. The saying "a hero uses martial arts to break the law" is not just an empty phrase. With a weapon in hand, the desire to kill arises naturally, especially for a martial artist who has been given a half-berserker buff. For example, the Seven Luminaries do not allow the private transmission of cultivation methods and usage techniques. If they want to teach them, they must report it, explain the reasons, and wait for notification after approval.

"Is that so?" Fu Feihan, realizing his mistake, pressed on, "But my question remains... Which country has the best martial arts system?"

"What, are you planning to drop out of the Royal Academy and go over there?" Iris chuckled and said, "Martial Arts Department... To be honest, there isn't a country with a particularly outstanding martial arts department right now. If you had to choose a general from among the short ones, it would probably be Angjo in the north. Take our Royal Academy as an example, the martial arts department has four death quotas every year. But over there, they just need to make sure there aren't four left. They come out one by one, killing and setting fires without batting an eye. Although the three of you are quite strong, if you target a martial artist from Angjo, they might get injured while you die if you're not careful."

Iris Flower was telling the truth, but she wasn't a martial artist after all... Ju Qiuming should be excluded; he was just as ruthless as those people.

Fu Feihan was somewhat disappointed at not getting the answer he wanted; he was probably hoping for a sacred place like those in fantasy novels—in other words, a higher-level map. However, from a student's perspective, the Seven Luminaries Imperial Academy was already the top-tier map. Changing it would only result in a different style, not a difference in level.

As everyone was talking, the plane slowly landed. Ying Qin Guan turned his head and looked around. There were tall buildings everywhere, and several mage towers that shimmered with obsidian color stood upright in the steel jungle, with mysterious runes shining on them.

This is the City of Truth.

"So many mage towers..." Wu Yan leaned against the window, her eyes filled with longing.

"I thought the claim that the City of Truth had so many mage towers was just a joke..." Iris's eyes also showed a hint of amazement. "I didn't expect there to actually be so many..."

Fu Feihan turned his head and looked at Ying Qin Guan, "Teacher Ying, what is the use of the mage tower?"

This sudden punch left Ying Qin Guan breathless, sweating profusely and unable to speak.

"This...that...anyway...those who know, know."

If a platypus becomes a riddle-maker, it can only be because life has hurt him.

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The City of Truth arranged for someone to pick them up at the airport; they appeared to be teachers from the Academy of Truth. The group of eight received an expired temporary campus card and then checked into the Academy of Truth.

The exchange matches are naturally held within the academy. Rumor has it that in the old days, students from different schools were thrown into the jungle for real-life PvP battles and point-based competitions. But that was then. Nowadays, the exchange matches are more about form than substance, and there's no need to consider everything so comprehensively; as long as they're competitive, that's enough.

"Please be at the Grand Arena tomorrow at 12:00 noon for the opening ceremony of the exchange competition. The rest of today is yours to do as you please. Your campus card has unlimited credit, so please feel free to use it as you wish."

After arranging dormitories for everyone and giving them a brief tour of the college, the teacher in charge left.

Fu Feihan, who had remained calm and not embarrassed the school while the other person was speaking, immediately widened his eyes and repeated in astonishment:

"Unlimited quota?!"

“There won’t be any particularly extravagant expenses at school, and besides, we’re only staying here for a week. If we just say there are only ten or twenty pounds of food inside, wouldn’t that seem too small-minded?”

Iris paused slightly, then said, "Of course, I advise you to give up the idea of ​​sourcing goods here."

"Is that not allowed?"

"Of course not."

Fu Feihan showed a regretful expression, but then quickly cheered up.

Even if I can't buy more stock, I'm going to eat my fill here!

But to be honest, these two people—mainly Fu Feihan—will soon be disappointed.

The Academy of Truth is not as large as the Royal Academy, and it has far fewer consumer outlets—the Seven Luminaries Royal Academy has an incredible number of consumer outlets, especially the various food stalls, which are practically a food street, and they stretch on and on. It is said that recently, they have even started to compete fiercely, for example, milk tea shops have hired magicians to take orders and deliver food remotely.

Therefore, the Imperial College was also jokingly called a pig farm by the students. It was known as "a hundred pounds in, ninety-three pounds out". This phrase originally referred to usury, "nine out, thirteen back", meaning that if you borrowed 10,000, you would only get 9,000 and have to pay back 13,000. Now it has been slightly modified to mean that you come in weighing 100 pounds and want to lose weight to 90 pounds, but you end up leaving weighing 130 pounds.

Of course, in extreme cases it could become ninety, just in a different unit.

"I'm exhausted... I'm going back to sleep. You guys can all do whatever you want, just don't be late tomorrow... You all know the way, right? Should we meet up tomorrow morning and then head over?"

Her gaze swept over them.

Ying Qin Guan laughed and said, "We're all adults, how could we get lost? Are you lost? No, I'm not lost either. How could a normal person get lost? But it's a good habit to gather together, it's better for everyone to act together... How about we meet downstairs at the dormitory building around 11:30 tomorrow?"

The iris nodded slightly.

"Then I'll do as you say."

Chapter Thirty-Six: Eating the Bankruptcy Out of Business!

“I’m telling you, at this time you should treat the school like a buffet.”

Ying Qin Guan led Fu Fei Han and Ju Qiu Ming, and they were currently in the cafeteria of the Truth Academy.

Getting a card with unlimited credit... even though it can only be used within the school, this wonderful feeling is something I've never experienced before. Ying Qin Guan and Fu Ju put their heads together and decided to eat the school into bankruptcy... of course, it's a joke, but they'll try their best to achieve that.

A true man will do something even when he knows it is impossible!

"..." Ju Qiuming answered in silence.

"Alright! Let's go!" Fu Feihan looked excited, just waiting for Ying Qin Guan's order to rush up and bankrupt the school.

"Ahem." Ying Qin Guan coughed twice and said, "Little Fu, you need to be reserved. Do you understand what reserved means? Look over there."

Ying Qin Guan gestured with his eyes, indicating that a student was swiping a card, and clearly, that card was different from the ones they had received.

In university, as long as the age is right, you can't tell if someone is a student from your school. But it's a different story when swiping a card. If Ying Qin Guan Fu Feihan went up to you like a starving ghost and ordered ten dishes, ate a one-pound serving of spicy hot pot, and then pulled out this card that symbolizes an exchange participant... everyone would know they were from another school and were trying to take advantage of you.

How embarrassing!

"We must proceed cautiously and gradually," Ying Qin said earnestly.

Fu Feihan didn't understand and said seriously, "Please enlighten me, teacher."

Ying Qin Guan said in a deep voice, "Eat a normal amount of food...you can eat even less, just until you're about 70% full. But you can consider eating five or even six meals a day. This way, you won't overeat, and you can better appreciate...appreciate...appreciate..."

"A foreign land?"

"Yes! To better appreciate the flavors of foreign lands!"

Ying Qin Guan blushed, coughed twice, and said, "Then let's start with this shop."

The first shop had a sign that read "Hejiu Fishing Village." Hejiu is a place name with seven rivers. Before aquaculture became widespread, the people there were so poor they struggled to survive on hairy crabs. Fish, shrimp, and crabs from the area were as cheap as weeds. Therefore, a local fish and crab became known as "wild grass fish" and "wild grass crab," highly sought after for their plump meat, ease of raising, and rapid growth. This is why Hejiu was known as a fishing village... Incidentally, wild grass fish have now been completely replaced by free-range fish.

The three of them went inside. It was past lunchtime, and there weren't many people in the restaurant. Ying Qin Guan glanced around and, after discussing it with the other two, ordered a grilled fish for 160 Eevee and a medium-sized pig's trotter for 70 Eevee. They also ordered a juice for 5 Eevee. The two fish weighed about four pounds, and with the various side dishes and pig's trotter, it should be enough to make the three martial artists about half full.

The martial arts family has always had an enormous appetite; for a normal person, the meal above would be enough to fill three people up.

—As for rice, don't be ridiculous. Eating rice in this situation is no different from eating a ton of cabbage at a buffet!

"It's more expensive than at school." After ordering, Fu Feihan complained a little. If it were at the Royal Academy, this meal would only cost about a pound, but here it cost 245 Eevee, which is almost a quarter more expensive.

“The Imperial Academy receives subsidies,” Ju Qiuming said briefly. “You’re usually at school, so you probably don’t know that the spending inside and outside the Imperial Academy might make you suspect that the country’s economic system is collapsing.”

"Of course! The Seven Luminaries Capital is the capital of the Seven Luminaries Empire, and the Seven Luminaries Empire is a major economic power, so how could the cost of living not be high? It's just that the Imperial Academy provides various subsidies, but most of the businesses inside are operating at a loss. The canteen and various stalls often lose hundreds of thousands, or even millions of pounds, a year. After all, the Imperial Academy has a total of fifty to sixty thousand teachers and students."

Putting everything else aside, the royal court teachers who get in for free receive a five-pound meal allowance per week, which is theoretically two hundred and sixty pounds a year (fifty-two weeks). But since they can't use it all every time, and teachers also need to go home, so it's about one hundred and fifty pounds.

The Royal Academy has over three thousand teachers, and there's no hierarchy, no distinction between associate professors (six) and professors (seven); they all pay five pounds, and even so...

That's directly over 450,000 pounds.

This is just the meal allowance. The Imperial Academy is a ruthless money-burning machine, and maintaining an ivory tower comes at a price. However, as a top-tier national academy, these costs are temporarily waived by the students. Apart from the Martial Arts Department, the tuition fees for other departments are quite affordable.

The Seven Luminaries Empire allocates 120 million pounds to the Imperial Court every year, which is always spent completely.

While waiting for the food to be served, the three chatted idly—mainly Ying Qin Guan and Fu Fei Han, while Ju Qiu Ming was like a withdrawn child, not saying a word.

"Teacher, look...it's amazing! That person ate a whole grilled fish all by himself."

Fu Feihan gestured with his eyes, and Ying Qin Guan also glanced at him out of the corner of his eye.

It was a tall man sitting in the corner of the shop, probably over 1.9 meters tall, with tanned skin, wearing a black trench coat, long and slender limbs that gave him a powerful appearance, and deep blue eyes. He wore a silver cross around his neck, and his hairstyle... less bizarre and more free-spirited, was black and white dreadlocks. And they were ridiculously long, almost reaching his waist. Ying Qin Guan had never seen such long dreadlocks before... although he hadn't seen dreadlocks very often anyway.

What's striking is that he has a pair of knuckle dusters hanging from his waist. Ying Qin Guan has seen people hang knives or swords at their waists, and even some like Yu Xietian who concealed a sword in their waistband. But he has never seen anyone hang a pair of knuckle dusters at their waist.

It was also because of this pair of brass knuckles that the man exuded an undeniable aura of ferocity.

People who use their fists often give this impression very easily. Nephalem, Ju Qiuming, Chu Kuangren, and this guy... You don't even need to actually fight them. Just by looking at them, you can tell that they must be ruthless and vicious when they start fighting.

—Among them, the Nephalem who used to be an agent was the most powerful, but recently he has mastered martial arts and moved from behind the scenes to the stage, so he has gradually stopped fighting like that.

Ju Qiuming cast a barely perceptible glance, then whispered, "Very strong."

Ying Qin Guan didn't care. If Ju Qiu Ming could see that someone was very strong, how strong could they be? People like Fei Cun Tan Ying wouldn't be able to tell anything from them if they stood in front of them... However, the guy behind them was indeed quite skilled. Judging from his inner energy alone, he was on par with Chu Kuangren, but still far behind Nefertari.

However, this outfit... Ying Qin Guan felt it sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before. But his memory was useless once he left the Time-Space Killing Realm, and he couldn't remember anything for the time being.

This feeling of "seemingly remembering but not being able to" was very frustrating, so Ying Qin Guan shook his head and simply stopped trying to recall.

However, Fu Feihan's focus was quite peculiar. He nodded seriously and said, "Yes, that's impressive. If it were me, I probably couldn't finish a grilled fish and three bowls of rice by myself."

—I'm not talking about appetite!

Ying Qin Guan wanted to make a sarcastic remark, but Fu Fei Han actually took Ju Qiu Ming's words as a comment on his appetite. What was he thinking?

Ying Qin Guan opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't say anything.

Ju Qiuming remained silent, as always. It was unclear whether he was good at being silent, liked being silent, or simply had no other choice.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Magic Warrior

Magic Warrior.

This is what people call those who practice both magic and martial arts.

Throughout history, no demon warrior has ever made a name for himself.

What counts as making a name for yourself?

Using force to enter the Time-Space Kill card pool is considered making a name for yourself.

While there are some scholars, strategists, mathematicians, and alchemists in Time and Space Kill, the majority are strong individuals. There are approximately 420 people who entered the Time and Space Kill card pool through force—this is without considering different forms, since the God of War, who can single-handedly finish off a broken cup war, is too absurd.

These 420 individuals represent the pinnacle of martial prowess in their respective eras, at least top-tier, with most being super-first-class. For example, the Nephalem, barring unforeseen circumstances, could enter the gacha pool in a few decades, though it requires time to accumulate power. However, someone like Jiu Yi, despite his impressive achievement of becoming the Imperial Academy's Dean in his twenties without spending any money, is unlikely to enter the Time-Space Killer... even if he does, it will be as the "Seven Luminaries Dean," not as a martial artist.

Of these 420 people, not one was a demon warrior.

Darius is likely the first character in history to enter the Time-Space Kill card pool as a Demon Warrior. After all, he was the first Demon Warrior to make a name for himself.

However, like the Nephalem, he also needs time to accumulate experience.

The man with black and white dreadlocks left the cafeteria and walked into a fighting arena that was his own.

The place was quiet and deserted, and before me stood a silver wooden figure made of some unknown material.

"fire!"

As magicians continued their research, the incantations for spells were repeatedly reduced. Now, most low- to mid-level spells can be replaced by a single word, as long as you communicate with the elements to activate the magic circuits without making mistakes.