While Chen Shaojie was handing out gifts in front of the Hall of Learning, Tuoba Guoyun and the chief of the Hall of Learning were watching from inside the hall.
"This kid is really something..."
Tuoba Guoyun pointed at Chen Shaojie and said to the chief of the Hall of Learning, "Dingyue, this kid is the one who cleaned up the Book Depository. I've already made a deal with him for him to join the Jing Yun Hall. Remember to assign him there when the time comes."
Dingyue, the chief of the Hall of Learning, thought for a moment and said, "I've heard about what happened to the Book Depository. This kid has talent. Recently, our Hall of Learning..."
"What are you trying to say, Dingyue? Are you trying to steal my people?"
Tuoba Guoyun turned to look at Dingyue with a deep scowl.
Dingyue replied seriously, "The Western Region has been getting really chaotic recently. The Hall of Learning has deployed quite a number of people there, so we're naturally short-handed at the moment. I'm not trying to steal your people, Senior Brother Guoyun, but I'm seriously lacking manpower here."
"The Western Region, the Western Region..."
Tuoba Guoyun murmured under his breath, then helplessly shook his head: "That's the current trend within the sect for you. Everyone's immersed in cultivation, and no one wants to bother with mundane affairs. I'm lacking manpower too... Sigh. Let me have this guy. I promise not to ask for anyone else from you for a year after this."
Dingyue barely gave it any thought before he nodded and said, "Okay!"
Tuoba Guoyun was momentarily stunned. He quickly realized something, and his face stiffened. "Zhou Dingyue, did you do that on purpose?"
"Nope!"
Dingyue shook his head without the slightest change in expression.
Tuoba Guoyun stared hard at Dingyue for a while before proclaiming viciously, "I'll remember this. You just wait."
Dingyue's eye twitched, but his expression remained stoic.
...
After joining the upper court, Chen Shaojie devoted himself to his very first induction training in this alternate world.
In his previous life on Earth, in a fit of hot-headedness, he fell for the nonsense of "starting from the bottom" and actually went along with his roommates to look for an internship before he graduated.
Therefore, he had experienced induction training before, and he also had proper work experience.
Later on, he resigned because he disliked his scumbag boss and started his own business.
Compared to the induction training he experienced in his previous life, he felt like he was actually learning a lot from Qing Yu Immortal Sect's induction training instead of just being brainwashed, so he liked it.
In addition to explaining the rules of the sect to the newcomers, the sect would also explain to them the history, geography, politics and economy of the world, among other things. In short, they were trying to develop a high quality immortal cultivator with a broad horizon.
This kind of induction training was very useful for a transmigrator like Chen Shaojie, so he took it very seriously.
Among all the subjects taught, his highest priority was in learning the rules of the sect.
After all, one had to understand the rules to make use of them, and eventually even come up with new rules.
The Qing Yu Immortal Sect had dozens of rules, big and small. The spirit of the rules mainly lay in following the heavenly path, doing good and eliminating evil.
In short, you would be rewarded if you do good deeds, and you would be punished by the sect if you do bad things.
Explaning the rules was one of the main focuses of the induction training, but because there were not that many rules to learn, more time was spent on the second part of the induction training.
"Our sect's founder, the Immortal Qing Yu, came from the Immortal Court. He was originally an immortal inspector envoy of the Immortal Court. The fall of the Immortal Emperor resulted in the collapse of the Immortal Court and brought chaos to the Nine States. Thus, Immortal Qing Yu wandered to the State of Ju and founded the sect here..."
"There is an Ancient Heavenly Gate in the wilderness in the Western Region which connects to another world. Demons from another world would invade this world through the gate, causing mayhem in the Nine States..."
"The various clans and sects of the Nine States made a common pledge to combat the demons. Whenever a disciple in a clan or sect reaches Tier 3 in cultivation, they must be sent to the Heavenly Gate to guard it for at least a year to defend against the invasion of otherworldly demons..."
As a farmer's son, Chen Shaojie had never even heard of this piece of world background before. He had absolutely no knowledge of it.
So this world was not a peaceful world. It was similarly full of wars and killings.
After Chen Shaojie learned of the danger and cruelty of this world, he suddenly realized that it might have been a bit reckless of him to get himself promoted to the upper court without knowing anything.
Laying low in the lower court as a servant disciple did not seem like such a bad idea in comparison. At least he did not have to fight in a war in the near future.
However, it was already too late for regrets. He could not help staring in the direction of Qing Zhu Peak, feeling a little envious of the other servant disciples of House A Class 2.
Thanks to their job in the Book Depository, they lived very comfortable lives. They were willing to work there for the rest of their lives.
Of course, if someone asked Chen Shaojie if getting promoted to the upper court was a good thing, the honest answer was definitely yes.
This was because he was very popular in the upper court, especially among the female disciples.
"Senior Brother Chen, I heard you used to work in the Book Deository? Maybe you can show me around the Book Depository sometime?"
"Senior Brother Chen, I heard you joined the sect a year earlier than us, is that right? How old were you when you joined?"
"Senior Brother Chen, I heard new disciples like us will be assigned to various places for work after this. Where would you like to be assigned to?"
...
Ever since he gave a map to all the newcomers, Chen Shaojie had gained everyone's approval. Now, even the coldest person among them did not resent calling him "Senior Brother".
Among the 100-odd newcomers, nearly 30% were female disciples. These days, the female disciples were always intentionally looking for him to ask him some trivial questions and try to find a chance to talk to him.
When they conversed with him, their gazes would boldly and eagerly stay on his face for a long time, refusing to move away.
Chen Shaojie was very annoyed by this. If it wasn't because he was afraid of offending others, he really wanted to tell them bluntly: I'm not that kind of person! Please behave yourself... You only have a grade-2 spiritual root, please leave me alone!
"There's a kind of fruit in my hometown called the coconut. It's big and juicy, and, um, the juice is like milk, sweet and delicious. It's truly delicious..."
A Junior Sister had asked him what kind of fruit he liked. Chen Shaojie casually babbled on while stealing glances at the only person who owned a super-grade spiritual root in their batch.
Unlike the other girls, this girl was very reserved. Her beautiful face would always remain ice cold, as if everybody owed her money. She never took the initiative to talk to people.
And even if someone took the initiative to go and talk to her, she would also respond coldly. It made people want to stay away from her.
Chen Shaojie had been observing her closely in the last few days. His greatest desire now was to talk to her, try to get close to her, and freeload on her WiFi.
But even after watching her closely for a few days, he never found a good opportunity.
The main reason was because every day was packed with lessons. There was no chance for him to make his move. It was truly sad.
The girl seemed to have sensed Chen Shaojie's gaze. She turned around to look at him.
Even though he was "caught in the act", Chen Shaojie did not look away in embarrassment. On the contrary, he flashed her a faint smile with that handsome face of his, looking very gentlemanly.
The girl stared at him, then turned away as if nothing had occurred.
Chen Shaojie thought the girl's reaction was seriously too cold. Perhaps she was born apathetic.
But it's all right. He planned to go back and sleep on it. He would develop a set of strategy to win her over. He must not miss this chance.