Shi Feng entered the campus of Jin Hai University, which was exactly the same as ten years ago, filled with youthful energy everywhere.
Under the scorching sun, in the shade of green willows, the sound of insects echoed.
Although the formal school year had not yet begun, many students were already studying in the library with their e-books. The students who were busy with various club activities, especially those on the outdoor sports field, could still be seen doing morning exercises.
As for the freshmen registration area in the campus square, it was overcrowded. Many parents carried large and small bags, braving the summer sun with sweat dripping from their foreheads, and patiently queued up with their children. Their eyes were filled with happiness and joy.
Especially at the registration point of the Domain Academy, it was even more bustling. There were more than a hundred people just waiting in line, far surpassing other colleges.
Although Jin Hai City was an inconspicuous third-tier city, Jin Hai University was a well-known institution of higher learning nationwide, producing many talents.
Especially with the increasing popularity of the Domain, which had become a mainstream part of people's lives, and the fact that the Shadow, one of the four major studios in Jin Hai City, was initially established in Jin Hai University, its reputation had greatly increased. Every year, there were no lack of talented young boys and girls who applied to enter the Domain Academy of Jin Hai University.
Once they entered the Domain Academy, not only would they receive training and guidance comparable to some major guilds, but they would also enjoy a great deal of freedom without the constraints of a guild. They were much stronger than the new players in the Domain who were free to play.
Moreover, after graduation, they would not directly become core members of the various major guilds in the Domain, earning a salary far surpassing that of white-collar workers and receiving key training from major guilds. Even during their time in school, if they were fortunate enough to pass the selection for the Domain's professional league, they would become official professional esports players, just like celebrities.
As professional esports players, they would not only receive the attention of top guilds in the Domain, but even super guilds. Overnight, they could become internal geniuses of these super forces in the Domain. This was also one of the ways that the mainstream super forces in the Domain currently selected talents. After all, even for the major super forces, the number of talents they could recruit internally was limited. In case there were any outstanding geniuses that slipped through the cracks, they could also be wiped out in the Domain's professional league.
After wandering around the familiar yet unfamiliar campus for a while, Shi Feng went directly to the Academic Affairs Office to register.
Because of the strong recommendation from Kuroko, I was able to bypass the troublesome review process and was directly appointed as a junior mentor at the Divine Realm Academy.
"Teacher Shi, our Divine Realm Academy is much freer compared to other academies, especially in terms of mentors. We don't look at academic qualifications or past experiences, only focusing on abilities." A beautiful and charming woman in her mid-twenties, dressed in black work attire, but unable to hide her enchanting figure and prominent position as the director of the academy, Lin Yaoyue, pointed to the mentor who was still teaching students in the school training room and spoke indifferently, "Although you were the former guild leader of the Shadow Guild, you won't receive any special treatment here. You will be treated the same as other junior mentors. You don't need to come to the school to teach every day, just twice a week. When you need to teach, inform the counselor a day in advance, and the counselor will make arrangements. Whether the students are willing to listen or not depends on your personal charm."
For someone like Shi Feng, the former guild leader of a second-rate guild, if it were the previous Divine Realm Academy, he would probably be treated like a VIP. However, Lin Yaoyue was different.
Not to mention the current Divine Realm Academy being funded by a large consortium, even if the current guild leader of a second-rate guild came, it wouldn't be a big deal because of the consortium's funding. The high-level members of the major guilds who came to teach at the Divine Realm Academy due to the consortium's funding were simply too many.
If it weren't for Shi Feng being the former guild leader of the Shadow Guild, he would definitely have to go through a thorough review before becoming a mentor at the Divine Realm Academy.
And Lin Yaoyue herself was a high-ranking member of a first-rate guild and also the most eye-catching genius in the guild in recent years. She was appointed by the guild to be the director of the Divine Realm Academy, and she couldn't be compared to a guild leader of a second-rate guild.
Not to mention someone like Shi Feng who couldn't even reach the fourth-order profession in the past ten years.
It should be noted that in the current Divine Realm, only by becoming a fourth-order profession could one truly be considered among the top experts. A peak third-order expert in the Divine Realm was like a small fish in a big pond and could only jump around in small kingdoms.
"As for the treatment of junior mentors at the Divine Realm Academy, the basic salary is 20,000 credit points per month, and all kinds of basic training equipment in the academy are free for junior mentors. As for the newly introduced inheritance training equipment and various resources needed for training, such as the currently popular S-grade nutritional potions, they are also available now, but in exchange for these, academy points are required. One bottle costs one million points."
"The academy points mainly come from two aspects. One is teaching. For every class a student attends, a junior mentor can earn ten points. For intermediate mentors, it's twenty points, and for senior mentors, it's fifty points. The other aspect is mentoring students, which is the fastest way to earn academy points. If a student is willing to become an apprentice, as long as the student advances one level in the academy's trial tower, there will be a large reward of academy points. If a student can reach the initial stage of a high-level expert on the fifth floor, they will be directly rewarded with twenty thousand points. If they reach the initial stage of the sixth floor of the trial tower, it will be a hundred thousand points."
"At the same time, mentoring students is also a requirement for mentor promotion. Only mentors who have mentored three individuals to reach the initial stage of the sixth floor of the trial tower can become intermediate mentors, and only intermediate mentors are eligible to exchange for S-grade nutritional potions. Junior mentors do not have this qualification."
Shi Feng was slightly surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that the current Gold Ocean University was so wealthy.
"Intermediate mentor, huh?"
Originally, according to Shifeng's idea, S-class nutritional potions were not easy to obtain. Perhaps only senior mentors in the academy were qualified to access them. After all, those were potions that even master-level experts found difficult to obtain. They were always in short supply in the market, and it was impossible to buy them with just one million credit points.
After Lin Yaoyue introduced Shifeng to the testing department of the academy, they ended up there without realizing it.
As a place specially designed to cultivate talents for the major forces in the Divine Realm, the Divine Realm Academy placed great emphasis on elite-style training. Based on students' talents and abilities, various resources were allocated. After all, resources were limited and it was impossible to open them up to all students. Therefore, after students registered, they would undergo some tests.
In other words, they would challenge the Divine Realm's classic Trial Tower, which was the best way to test a person's combat level.
"Teacher Luo Tiancheng, this is the new teacher, Shifeng," Lin Yaoyue looked at a middle-aged bald muscular man in the testing department and introduced Shifeng, saying slowly, "I have other things to attend to, so I hope you can explain things here to Teacher Shifeng."
"No problem," the bald muscular man Luo Tiancheng glanced at Shifeng and smiled faintly. "Teacher Shifeng and I are old acquaintances. Leave it to me!"
Shifeng glanced at Luo Tiancheng. It seemed like he remembered this person.
He was a top expert from the Phantom Guild, and his strength was needless to say. He was almost at the half-step into the Micro Realm. He could be considered one of Blue Ocean Dragon's trusted subordinates. Shifeng didn't expect him to become a mentor here.
"Since you're old acquaintances, then I'll leave it to you," Lin Yaoyue also nodded and turned around, leaving. She wasn't interested in anything related to junior mentors. Improving her own strength was the most important thing.
As Lin Yaoyue left, Luo Tiancheng smiled and turned his gaze to Shifeng.
"Teacher Shifeng! No! It should be President Shifeng!" Luo Tiancheng's tone changed, and he chuckled, "I never expected that we would meet here. I'm even a bit surprised. Our guild's famous Sword Magician has actually fallen to this point, becoming a mere junior mentor. If Chairman Lan knew, he would probably feel heartbroken."
"It's not that bad. This Divine Realm Academy is much better than I imagined. Aren't you here too?" Shifeng didn't get angry and said calmly.
Having experienced two lives, Shifeng didn't feel much about his ups and downs. It was just starting over from scratch.
Although the current Divine Realm couldn't be compared to when it was first opened, as a free player, being able to stay in the Divine Realm Academy where various resources could be exchanged was much better than being a new player in the Divine Realm with nothing.
"Just enjoy it for now!" Luo Tiancheng glanced at Shifeng and sneered, "This Divine Realm Academy isn't easy to get by. Director Lin probably hasn't told you one thing yet. Every junior mentor must recruit twenty students when they register as new students. If they can't recruit enough by the official start of the school, they have to leave!"
Now, there were less than three days left until the official start of the school, and today was the last day for new student registration. After today, it would be as difficult as reaching the heavens to recruit students.