"The hierarchy system of the academy was the same since its establishment till date, the core disciples are above the inner disciples, who were above the outer disciples."
This strong tone came from an old looking dragon who just appeared moments after the brilliant performance of Jim.
"Above all will be the master disciples, those who will be selected in one month after the start of your first year here," the old dragon with long thin mustache moved his semi-closed eyes towards everyone, yet he stopped for a couple of moments above Jim.
"You are called Jim, right?" he suddenly asked, and Jim understood how important this dragon was. After all he was the one who finally spoke, giving the peacock the order to accept him.
And Jim nodded.
"Just a reminder, you came from a low plane world with no backing to yourself. Don't stir up trouble here, got it?"
Jim nodded again as he didn't intend to cause trouble but to those seeking him bad.
"Great, now the academy is built on a ten years program. Each disciple will have permanent residence for himself and his servants. Each core disciple got accepted by masters to be their godfathers. For those who don't know, this is considered the highest privilege ever in the academy."
The dragon paused to take a long breath before emitting a small cloud off his mouth. "For the inner disciples, this privilege can be acquired, yet rarely. For those lucky bunches of you, the masters will just notify me, the vice dean of the academy, about their selection and you'll be informed on the first day of your stay here."
"The academy will start in one week. During this week you have a busy schedule. First you need to see if any of you have the interest of core disciples of the same year. If so, then you'll get affiliated indirectly with their godfathers, gaining some respect and advantages."
"To you, this privilege also extends to the outer disciple circle. You are free to select as many outer disciples as you wish, provided that they agree."
"Mark my words, the larger your group is, the harder your time in the academy. We have a very strict regimen based on fighting and strength as the main element of judgement. Gaining more weak followers will only backfire on you. And all the strong ones are already chosen in the core and inner disciple circles."
"So choose wisely and be sure of your choice. There is a building dedicated for any of you to go and add some outer disciples to your banner. The condition also is the outer disciples will agree on this."
"Your choices will also cover their servants, making you more selective and careful as slaves are also considered as part of your total power."
"There is a giant stele in the center of the academy main square. There names of the strongest powerhouses in the academy are recorded. Go there and admire their names, and hopefully some of you will have theirs also written there oneday."
"In addition to that, you need to go to the inner disciple affairs building where you'll choose your curriculum. After doing so, you can also gain allowance from there if you want."
"Your next stop will be at the dorm of your stay, then you need to prepare for the visit to the subsidiary town; the Dragon town. There you'll find all things you need, starting from books, clothes, and even weapons."
"Fighting isn't allowed outside the main arena of the academy, yet anyone can issue a challenge to any disciple in the same year or the year below. The challenges will involve the total power of the disciple, and bets are the rule of fighting there."
"The academy has a long reputation of discipline towards its rules, so make sure to read the fresh disciples booklet you'll gain from the inner disciples affairs and abide by them. All the punishments mentioned inside it will be applied in case anyone of you tries to be smart."
"Allegations are serious crimes here without proof, yet if you have proof of someone breaking the rules then you'll be rewarded."
"Good luck in your next year, I'm personally looking forward to this batch."
Each time he said some he would pause, take a deep breath, and exhale that cloud. When he said the last words, his eyes shone as he glanced over Jim's body for seconds, then he flew in the air with his black wings and vanished inside the upper balcony.
The next moment everyone got up from their seats and noise happened.
"Damn! What did you pull in there?"
The moment they exited the sacred hall, Siera jumped over his arm while shouting like crazy. Everyone getting out of the hall had his or her eye fixed upon Jim, including masters.
"I… don't know," he lied, as he already had some speculations about this.
'Old man, for how long will you keep silent?' he thought to himself, yet he didn't get an answer.
"Wow, regardless you got me played inside," she laughed before adding, "I was deadly worried for a second there, and never thought you would pull such a mighty trick."
He shrugged and said nothing. His team was outside the hall, waiting for him with anxious looks over their faces.
"It seems you already knew what was going to happen inside," he said with a helpless smile.
"Some standing here were generous enough to explain things," Deno said with an angry look upon his face. "Is it true we can't smash faces and hit others here?"
Jim laughed while shaking his head.
"What is the result? You look happier than we thought," Ashley asked with concern.