Outside the Academy Gate.

It was Su Yu’s turn.

Passing through the gate, Su Yu officially stepped into the Great Xia Civilization Academy.

The academy was shaded by green trees, and the roadside was full of flowers and plants, red and green, adorning the entire academy like a garden.

On the lawn, you could even see some small animals running around.

In the distance, you could see lotus flowers blooming in the artificial lake.

“How beautiful!”

Liu Ke exclaimed in surprise, and the others nodded in agreement. The main campus of the academy was very beautiful, with none of the previous oppressive feeling.

Zhou Hui was already tired of seeing it and had no expectations.

After the students had looked at it for a while, Zhou Hui immediately said, “Let’s go to the registration office. You’ll get tired of seeing these things later.”

…

A few minutes later, the group arrived at the new student reception hall.

They still had to queue up.

However, this time there were 10 windows open, so the speed wasn’t slow.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, it was Su Yu’s turn.

“Liu Ke… Upper-class, are you staying in Yangxing Garden?”

The instructor in charge of registration, not a researcher, looked up at Liu Ke and said, “If you stay in Yangxing Garden, pay 50,000 in accommodation fees, or pay 1 merit point.”

“I’ll stay!”

Liu Ke nodded quickly. She had heard from Zhou Hui that the eight-person rooms were very crowded!

She then said, “I’ll pay the money, not the merit points!”

“Okay, that’s 67,000 in total.”

Swiping the card, registering, the process was very fast.

In the blink of an eye, 67,000 was gone.

Su Yu, watching from behind, felt a pang of heartache. Money-grubber!

What about himself?

The next one was Su Yu. He handed in his registration certificate, and the instructor looked at the information and looked up at Su Yu in surprise. “Su Yu?”

“Here!”

“So you’re Su Yu.”

The instructor smiled and said, “You’re quite famous. Yangxing Garden is also divided into areas, a regular area and a high-end area. Which one are you staying in?”

“…”

Su Yu was speechless. Why didn’t you even ask me if I was staying in Yangxing Garden?

However, Su Yu was still interested and asked, “Teacher, what’s the difference?”

“Simple, the regular area is just a small individual apartment, the rooms aren’t big, one person per room, with people upstairs and downstairs. The high-end area is a detached villa, with a good environment and convenient for cultivation.”

He then smiled and said, “The academy also has a special area! It’s also detached, but the advantage is that the vitality is very rich, close to the vitality secret realm!”

“The regular area is 1 merit point per year, the high-end area is 10 merit points per year, and the special area is too expensive, costing 100 merit points per year.”

The instructor said, “I suggest you go to the high-end area. The special area is too much pressure for you, and the regular area isn’t too good either. As an upper-upper-class student, the academy also has a 3-merit-point reward per month, so 10 merit points a year isn’t too much.”

After saying that, he added, “Not everyone can go there. You’re an upper-upper-class student, so these permissions are open to you. Those lower-class students, even if they have merit points, can only go to the regular area. Unless the merit point accumulation reaches a certain level, they won’t be allowed to go to the high-end and special areas.”

Su Yu smiled wryly. He had no money.

No, no merit points.

All the previous merit points had been spent, and the ones on the way hadn’t arrived yet.

“Teacher, I’ll stay in the regular dormitory.”

“Huh?”

The instructor looked at him in surprise and said seriously, “Young man, don’t be reluctant to spend money, or you’ll regret it!”

Su Yu said helplessly, “I don’t have any merit points…”

“It’s okay, I checked for you, and a payment of 42 merit points just arrived this morning, otherwise I wouldn’t have recommended you to the special area!”

“…”

Su Yu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. So you saw it, huh?

No wonder you recommended me to the high-end and special areas right away!

It seemed that the military’s merit points had been issued, and the efficiency wasn’t slow.

Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief, finally not so nervous. He thought for a moment and said, “Then let’s go with the regular area.”

He could still afford 1 merit point.

As for the high-end… forget it, it’s too expensive.

Zhou Hui said it was eight people to a room, dispelling Su Yu’s thoughts of going to the regular dormitory. There were too many people, and he couldn’t cultivate properly at all. Swallowing essence blood for cultivation would also be easily discovered.

“I still suggest you go to the high-end area…”

Even so, the instructor still helped him with the formalities and instructed, “Go pick up your books and clothes this afternoon. The specific process will be arranged at your accommodation.”

“Thank you, teacher.”

Su Yu thanked him, and had an extra key in his hand.

…

In the hall, Zhou Hui waited for Su Yu to arrive and asked, “Are you staying in Yangxing Garden?”

“Yes.”

“Great, I’m there too.”

Zhou Hui smiled and said, “My mission is complete. You and Liu Ke can come with me, it’s on the way.”

Su Yu was still worried about not being able to find the place. Hearing this, he breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him, “Thank you, senior.”

“You’re welcome!”

Zhou Hui didn’t pay any more attention to the students who were still queuing up. After these people finished registering and arranging their dormitories, Zhou Hui had already told them the location of the dormitories on the way here, so she didn’t need to worry about it.

On the side, Liu Ke, dragging two large suitcases, also followed.

While walking, she curiously looked at Su Yu and said, “Student Su Yu, just now… did your family transfer merit points to you?”

She had heard that Su Yu had received 42 merit points today.

So rich!

Of course, as an upper-class student, she wasn’t really short of merit points, but she was just curious. Wasn’t Su Yu from Nanyuan?

She heard that his family was just average, so where did he get so many merit points?

Su Yu smiled and said, “Yes, my dad gave them to me.”

“Your uncle is so generous!”

Liu Ke looked envious. “When my dad came, he told me to rely on myself and only transferred 30 merit points to me.”

“… ”

Su Yu was speechless. Were these guys all so wealthy?

Constantly talking about dozens of merit points!

But he could understand. When children came to school, the academy cost a lot, so shouldn’t the family try to support them as much as possible?

For example, Chen Hao had secretly told Su Yu that when he came, his dad had transferred 20 merit points to him.

While chatting, a garden-style community soon arrived.
Outside the gate, there were guards on duty. Before even entering, one could see towering trees reaching for the sky.

Zhou Hui introduced, “The Cultivation Garden is very large, but currently, only students under the age of 30 are allowed to reside here. Otherwise, there simply wouldn’t be enough space. Top-tier new students can move in, while older students need to cultivate their temperament first. Most cultivation students live here, nearly 5,000 people.”

“There are a total of 50 ordinary apartment buildings here, all six stories high with 20 units per floor. When fully occupied, they can accommodate 6,000 people. There’s also a high-end district, but it’s not with us.”

Fifty buildings would be considered a particularly large complex anywhere.

Zhou Hui smiled and said, “You should be assigned to Building 3 and Building 4. New students usually live there. Some older students over 30 have moved out, and the academy has cleared out two buildings, probably to prepare for you.”

Su Yu checked the number on his key and nodded. “Building 3, 609.”

“Then Liu Ke will be in Building 4. Building 3 is for males, and Building 4 is where the females reside.”

Liu Ke also glanced at her key and quickly said, “Yes, I’m in Building 4, 303.”

Zhou Hui pointed to a few small buildings ahead and said, “It’s over there. I live in Building 28. You can come and ask me about things if you have any questions. Feel free to ask me anything you don’t understand.”

She led the two forward, and some older students passed by on the way, but they were in a hurry and didn’t pay them any attention.

…

A few minutes later, Su Yu arrived at Building 3.

It was an ordinary old building. The Cultivation Garden had been established for a long time, and although it was occasionally renovated, it still looked somewhat dilapidated.

“Su Yu, I won’t take you upstairs!”

Zhou Hui bid farewell to Su Yu with a smile. “I’ve given you my communication number. Remember to call me if you need anything.”

“I will. Thank you for your help, Senior Sister!”

“Don’t mention it!”

Zhou Hui smiled brightly. “Remember to think of your Senior Sister if anything good happens. It’s not easy for us old students. Even a little bit of oil that spills from you geniuses is enough for us to be full.”

Su Yu nodded with a smile, not saying much.

He was barely able to take care of himself right now, so of course, he couldn’t promise anything.

Besides, he wasn’t that familiar with Zhou Hui. Of course, if something good really happened, he wouldn’t mind helping out if it was within his power.

“Goodbye, Su Yu!”

Liu Ke also waved to him and quickly ran after Zhou Hui, seemingly a little afraid of Su Yu.

Su Yu was helpless. He didn’t think he looked like a bad person, so why did Liu Ke always look at him with a look of apprehension?

…

The old building didn’t have an elevator.

Since it was for new students, there weren’t many people there yet, and the whole building was almost silent.

6th floor, Room 609.

Su Yu opened the door, and a musty smell wafted out.

The previous resident had moved out some time ago, and the room had been unoccupied for so long that it smelled awful.

Before Su Yu could even enter, someone next door said with a smile, “Hey, do you need any help?”

“…”

Su Yu turned to look and saw a slightly chubby, honest-looking boy with a comical smile looking at him. Seeing Su Yu look over, he said with a simple smile, “Hey, are you a new student too? The rooms are very dirty. I just took a look. Do you need me to help you clean?”

Su Yu glanced at him and asked, “Is it free?”

“…”

The chubby boy chuckled awkwardly. “Well… a little something. I have a divine script specifically for cleaning. It’s very convenient and can be done in a while!”

Su Yu’s heart tightened.

Divine script!

He could even use its traits to outline a complete divine script.

He didn’t expect to encounter a new student who could outline a complete divine script so soon, and… he was actually soliciting business, cleaning!

Su Yu then looked into the room. It wasn’t big, about 40 square meters.

It had a bathroom, an open kitchen, and no living room, or rather, the living room and bedroom were integrated.

It was decent, but it was indeed a bit dirty.

“Bedding can be bought at the store downstairs, and I can also buy it for you. Just give me a delivery fee!”

“…”

Su Yu turned to look at the chubby boy again, opened his mouth, and couldn’t help but ask, “How much do you charge?”

“Cheap!”

The chubby boy smiled simply. “Cleaning is 1 merit point, and I don’t charge merit points for delivery, just 100 errand fee! After all, using divine script to clean also takes a toll on willpower.”

Su Yu looked at him, smiled, entered the room, and slammed the door shut!

Did he think I was stupid!

1 merit point was tens of thousands of dollars.

I only get 1 merit point a year for living in the Cultivation Garden, and I already feel bad about it, and he still wants to charge me. Even if it were free, I would… consider it.

Outside the door, the chubby boy was a little disappointed.

Was 1 merit point a lot?

So stingy!

The next moment, his ears twitched, and he had a new target. Soon, a conversation came from downstairs: “Hey, do you need any help?”

“…”

Clearly, a new student had arrived.

…

In the room, Su Yu shook his head and smiled, not saying anything.

He was sure that this guy would have business.

Almost all of those living in the Cultivation Garden were top-tier geniuses, and many came from large families. These rooms were dirty, and these people might not care about spending 1 merit point to clean them.

“This is a good business!”

Su Yu sighed and said with some disappointment, “I have two divine scripts, why don’t they have this characteristic? Otherwise, I could definitely make a fortune today!”

There were more than 100 units in a building. Even if it wasn’t fully occupied, there could still be fifty or sixty people living there.

If half of them didn’t want to clean themselves, that would be 30 merit points of income.

This was a big business!

Moreover, it was extremely fast, safe, and convenient, comparable to killing three early Ten Thousand Stone Realm experts.

He was a little regretful, but unfortunately, his divine scripts weren’t helpful, and Su Yu couldn’t do anything about it.

Putting down his luggage, Su Yu looked at the room. Not only was it dirty, but it also lacked basic necessities.

“Sigh!”

He had to spend money again!
Having failed to get into the regular dormitory building, the academy had charged Su Yu 17,000 in tuition fees. At this point, Su Yu only had about 5,000 in cash and 41 merit points left.

“I’ll clean up first!”

Su Yu casually picked up a piece of ragged clothing and started cleaning the room.

…

While Su Yu was cleaning, Building 3 gradually became lively.

New students began to move in one after another.

Not everyone could afford to live in the advanced area, and even if they could, some were unwilling to. Ten merit points was too wasteful just for a better living arrangement, unless they were truly wealthy.

Some students actually just wanted to be where it was lively.

A single-family house was nice, but being alone felt a bit lonely.

The ordinary dormitory rooms had too many people, which wasn’t conducive to cultivation.

This type of apartment-style housing, with one household per unit but everyone in the same building, was more suitable.

Building 3 became lively, and a slightly chubby boy moved between the floors, making a fortune.

While the older students were still worried about earning merit points, the chubby boy quickly earned more than ten merit points simply by doing some cleaning.

“Making money… isn’t that hard after all!”

The chubby boy sighed, feeling it was easy.

He had already earned more than ten merit points on his first day of school.

And it looked like there would be another wave in the afternoon, making it not difficult to earn 30 points.

At this moment, the chubby boy was cleaning a room for a student who couldn’t help but ask, “Hey, what kind of divine script did you outline? Can it only be used for cleaning?”

The chubby boy smiled憨厚地 (hān hòu de – honestly/naively): “It seems like it only has this characteristic for now.”

“That’s too wasteful, what a pity!”

The person lamented for a while and then said, “By the way, what’s your name?”

“Xia Huyu.”

“Xia Huyou (瞎忽悠 – Making things up)?”

The student talking to him was stunned. What kind of name was that!

The chubby boy quickly explained, “That’s not what it means. It’s Xia, Xia from Da Xia Prefecture, Hu (虎 – Tiger), and You (尤 – Especially)…”

“Your surname is Xia?”

The new student was also stunned. “You’re not from the Xia family, are you?”

“Sort of, a distant relative.”

Xia Huyu said helplessly, “The Xia family in Da Xia Prefecture has been around for so many years, and there are many people with the surname Xia. Except for the direct line of the Great Xia King, the other Xia family members are no different from ordinary people.”

Hearing this, the new student also nodded and said, “That’s true, otherwise, it would be too shocking for a member of the Xia family to be cleaning for me! By the way, I heard that someone from Marquis Xia’s line is coming to the academy this year. Do you know about that?”

“I know.”

Xia Huyu curled his lips and said, “It’s a girl, what’s her name? I forgot. A very arrogant person, but she’s not living here. She’s staying in the special zone. So rich, such a waste. She’s willing to spend 100 merit points a year!”

“Marquis Xia is rich, the wealthiest man in Da Xia Prefecture, does he care about those merit points?”

The new student also sighed, people are different.

She’s living in the special zone, 100 merit points, even the big families are reluctant to spend that much money!

Seeing that he was talkative, the new student asked again, “You’re running around everywhere. Are there any powerful people in this building?”

“A few geniuses either live in the special zone or the advanced area. In this building… the most powerful one is probably that guy in 609, Su Yu, Su Yu from Nanyuan, top-tier assessment.”

“Su Yu?” The new student quickly reacted and said, “Is that the guy who got a top-tier score because his civilization record broke?”

“You all know about that?”

Xia Huyu said in surprise, “You don’t really think that he got a top-tier score because his civilization record broke, do you?”

“Isn’t that the case?”

The person was also surprised and said, “That’s what I heard. His willpower isn’t strong, but he scored very high in that test. It seems like he hasn’t even cultivated his nature. If his civilization record hadn’t broken, could he have gotten a top-tier score?”

Xia Huyu said with a smile, “Think whatever you want, but… don’t provoke that guy. He’s at the ninth level of the Initial Yuan Realm after all. With our current strength in the Nature Cultivation Realm, if our divine scripts aren’t powerful enough, one slap from him would kill us.”

“Ninth level of the Initial Yuan Realm…”

The new student nodded. Indeed, everyone’s willpower might be stronger than that guy, but some people’s warrior path strength is very weak. Provoking Su Yu at this stage would be asking for a beating.

“Those geniuses aren’t afraid of him. I heard some are at the Thousand Catties Realm.”

“That has nothing to do with us!”

Xia Huyu had already finished cleaning the room. As he walked, he said, “If you need anything in the future, you can call me. I’ll print some business cards later and hand them out. I can help you clean once a week, so you don’t have to do it yourself.”

“Okay, thank you, classmate Xia!”

“You’re welcome!”

Xia Huyu smiled again. See, making money is that simple!

He earns their money, and they still have to thank him.

If he could contract out the cleaning of the entire Nature Cultivation Garden, he would make a killing.

But he heard that the academy also provides this service.

Soon, Xia Huyu arrived at the sixth floor. He also lived on the sixth floor; otherwise, he wouldn’t have seen Su Yu so quickly.

His gaze fell on 609, the door tightly closed.

Xia Huyu raised his eyebrows, Su Yu, top-tier score, Nanyuan genius, Liu Wenyan’s student…

Everything is good, except he’s a bit stingy!

Reluctant to spend even one merit point, you deserve to be exhausted!

Just as he was thinking, the door opened, and Su Yu saw the chubby boy in the corridor. He smiled and said, “Excuse me, classmate, are there many places selling bedding downstairs?”

“Not many, only three. There’s only one nearby.”

“Thank you!”

Su Yu thanked him, closed the door, and stepped out.

Xia Huyu asked, “Really don’t need me to buy it for you? 100 is very cheap. If you don’t have cash, we can swipe your card on the spot. I have a card reader.”

“No need, thank you.”

Su Yu smiled, cursing inwardly, who’s going to let you make money!

Isn’t 100 money?

It’s just going downstairs, do you think I don’t have legs?

“By the way, where’s the cafeteria?”

“The cafeteria is a bit far, there’s one in Nature Cultivation Garden, but it’s over in Building 15…”
Su Yu nodded and added, “Hey, you can buy some boxed lunches and deliver them here. Everyone just arrived and is so tired, they definitely won’t want to go out again. If you deliver food to their doorsteps, you should be able to make some money.”

Xia Huyou sighed, “I thought about it too, but there’s not much profit to be made. The cafeteria is also greedy for money, it’s too expensive. If you add more money, people might as well go out for a fancy meal.”

“Is it that expensive?”

“Very expensive!”

Xia Huyou nodded, gritting his teeth, “You have to recharge with merit points and use them as 10,000 yuan. A meal costs you several hundred, and one merit point is gone in a month!”

Su Yu was speechless!

Damn, the academy is going crazy for money!

“If you don’t have merit points, are you going to starve to death?”

“Not really, you can cook your own meals, or you can eat in the welcome area. They accept cash there, and it’s not that expensive. The cafeteria is just expensive!”

“…”

Su Yu smiled wryly, realizing only after arriving at the academy that he was really poor and the academy was a ripoff!

Seeing that Su Yu was chatting with him, Xia Huyou walked along with him, saying, “In the academy, you have to learn to make money yourself! The academy encourages students to be self-reliant, otherwise there are so many people in the academy, and they are all cultivators, the academy can’t afford to support them all.”

Su Yu nodded, that was true.

The academy has nearly 100,000 people, which is too many, and they really can’t afford to support them.

“We are all freshmen, and there aren’t many ways to make money. We can’t grab tasks. Don’t look at everyone spending money like water now, in a few months, the freshmen will be no different from beggars.”

Xia Huyou sighed, “You have to find new sources of income. Relying on your family won’t work!”

“Yeah.”

Su Yu nodded again. Xia Huyou whispered, “Hey, I have a way to make money. Do you want to get in on it?”

Su Yu turned his head to look at him and smiled, “You have a way to make money, and you’re coming to me? We’re not that familiar, are we?”

“A stranger becomes familiar after a while, it’s nothing.”

Xia Huyou didn’t mind, and smiled, “Your name is Su Yu, I know that. A top-tier genius, but your family’s conditions are average, right? Do you want to make money?”

Su Yu looked at him and didn’t say anything.

“It’s really simple, I’ll help you promote and stir up trouble, and get people to challenge you. Whether you win or lose, you can collect money, how about it?”

“…”

Su Yu smiled, “How about I help you promote and find someone to challenge you?”

Xia Huyou said helplessly, “I want to too, but I don’t have as much recognition as you. You, Su Yu, have a lot of recognition. It just so happened that your Civilization Will broke during the assessment, and many people feel that you don’t deserve to be top-tier. This is an opportunity. Make a fortune while you can. Once you really show your talent and strength, people won’t question you anymore, and the opportunity will be gone.”

“Forget it, you play by yourself.”

Su Yu admitted that he was a little tempted just now, but he quickly realized that it would be very troublesome and would attract a lot of enemies, which was unnecessary.

He still has 41 merit points. Cultivating to Ten Thousand Catties as soon as possible and nurturing his willpower is the right path.

After making it into the top 100, he can choose to keep a low profile for a while.

Lie low for a while!

Choosing to show weakness to the outside world, maybe… he can wait for someone to challenge him and earn a challenge fee, which is 10 merit points per challenge.

Of course, if it happens too many times, people won’t believe it.

“I can be a gatekeeper for a while…”

Su Yu thought to himself, as for the current stage, there’s no need to show weakness, it would make people think he’s a waste. On the top 100 list, there’s no need to worry.

“Hey, I forgot to ask, what’s your name?”

“Xia Huyou, Xia of the Xia family, Tiger of the tiger…”

Xia Huyou hurriedly introduced himself, he had gotten used to explaining it over the years.

Su Yu laughed, this name… is pretty good!