Principal Liu stood at the window behind his desk, gazing out at this Experimental School.

The slightly overweight, balding middle-aged man did not turn around.

"Lin Guang, you're here... Where are your partners?"

"They went to wait for me in the training room."

"I see."

It seemed that the replies he got on the way let Chelina understand that the principal wanted to talk to Lin Guang about something serious, so she offered to wait for Lin Guang in the training room.

After all, if she stayed beside Lin Guang, Vishdair would definitely get jealous and want to stay by his side too, then Lisa would also have to follow, and discussing things with the four of them present would be awkward.

Although being too far from Lin Guang would break the Talent Blessing and halt her body's improvement, the formed contract itself was a strong anchor, and leaving for a short time wouldn't really matter.

"Lin Guang, what do you think of our Experimental School?"

Lin Guang walked up and joined the principal in overlooking the view of the campus.

From this angle, the Experimental School looked like a massive ecological park, with its architectural clusters standing tall amidst the vast Golden Birch Forest, the road planning exquisite and orderly, stretching beyond sight.

"...It's great."

With the perspective of a past life, Lin Guang genuinely admired.

Although the Experimental School remained a public school for commoners, its conditions could already be considered quite favorable.

Admittedly, Lin Guang of this life, a native of Zhen Sheng City, had saved countless efforts in striving.

In contrast, in a small town where even a Five-Star could be a mysterious big figure, it would be fraught with obstacles even with a System to reach this height, meet a True Man, and earn their favor.

As one of the top three cities in terms of wealth and strategic importance in Fenghai Province, Zhen Sheng City's investment in education resources for young Spirit Masters had been extraordinarily extravagant and absurd for decades, far surpassing ordinary cities.

Not to mention high school.

Students in the Spirit Master combat class had unique activities replacing final exams for all three years, which young Spirit Masters in smaller cities couldn't even dream of.

In the first year, the finals were held in a Secret Realm to preemptively sift out talent.

While activities in the second and third years were organized by the eleventh army, collectively experiencing the simulated atmosphere of the Outer Battlefield in the military district's exclusive Secret Field.

Having gone through such a process, many of these civilian young Spirit Masters preparing to embark on the path of combat would go on to take the entrance exams for the military's Spirit University, significantly increasing their chances of joining the military later.

And the Experimental School, has always been the top among these schools, second only to a few private schools, continuously providing massive support to Lin Guang.

"It's great... Yeah, I think it's already great."

He slowly turned around, looking at the boy beside him.

Though he said so, he rarely showed any expression of joy, but rather his eyes revealed a complex mood beyond description.

"But Lin Guang, have you ever seen those truly top-notch institutions?"

Lin Guang shook his head: "Haven't seen it firsthand, but I've heard of it."

Principal Liu nodded: "I'm from East Sea Province, separated by countless leagues from Fenghai Province. Back then, during the rampage of the Sea Beast Tide in Fenghai Province, personnel were drawn from the military across provinces to head towards Fenghai Province and form new armies."

"My father was one of them, and unwilling to be separated, my mother and I came along with him."

"Initially, we went to Nanhai City, where though our family wasn't well-off, I enrolled in the local key public high school relying on my talent."

"Back then, I was playful, befriending a student with similar interests from Tianxing College, who invited me to visit the school."

"I still haven't forgotten that scene."

He sighed, sinking into memories: "The entire school was inside a Secret Realm."

"Upon entering, the twinkling stars in the sky vaguely formed the appearance of a vast Array Map, with the average ether activity and density equating to an ordinary Intermediate training room."

"Furthermore, throughout the Secret Realm, there was an indescribable true intent ambiance, although it couldn't compare with True Intent Inheritance, it definitely enhanced meditation efficiency, cognitive alertness, and increased skill comprehension speed of Spirit Beasts."

"That scene immediately stunned me."

"At the time, I thought... how great it would be if I could attend such a school, after all, my aptitude could reach their average level."

"But... Tianxing College is not somewhere you can enter just by meeting Talent standards."

Lin Guang sighed lightly.

He knew Liu Feifan's talent was of Blue level.

Holder of Blue Talent was already the upper echelon of Great Xia; two or three hundred years ago, when high-grade talent wasn't as prevalent, there was only one in ten thousand Spirit Masters, truly one in ten thousand.

Back then, related Secret Techniques were not yet fully developed, families and sects had relatively few geniuses with Purple Talent, mostly relying on Blue-grade Spirit Masters for support.

Liu Feifan chuckled, his smile holding complex emotions: "Don't laugh at me, I was truly very jealous back then, jealous of those with the same aptitude as mine, but with richer families and backgrounds enjoying better conditions, even jealous of my friend."

"I was jealous of those families, those sect offspring, I envied them, thinking they were just relying on better family conditions to enjoy resources, were parasitic, lucky ones without merit!"

"In the beginning, this jealousy formed the basis of my antagonism toward families and sects, even becoming my motivation for growth."

"But later, I joined the army."

"Heh, you know? There were quite a few family and sect offspring in the army! That's when I met old Du."

The principal looked at Lin Guang and smiled bitterly: "Seeing them practice just as hard, fight enemies just as bravely, at the time made me reconsider my worldview greatly."

"Then, does what I hate still hold significance?"

"Seems... whether they or I enjoy those resources, it doesn't really differ."

"...…"

Lin Guang was a bit surprised.

"After retiring, I actually had many paths to choose, but I ended up becoming the principal of the Experimental School."

"Do you know why?"

Lin Guang pondered and tentatively said: "Because you want to cultivate civilians? Give them better conditions?"

"Hahaha, saying that does make me quite happy."

Liu Feifan laughed twice: "But, I'm not that noble either."

"I just finally started to realize, what I hated when young wasn't the families or sects, but... not being born into them."

"Who doesn't want support? Who doesn't want resources? Who doesn't want to enjoy a privileged life right from birth? These are actually all understandable."

"Only now have I understood what I should truly disdain about those families and sects."

Liu Feifan's affable chubby face unexpectedly displayed a resentful expression: "I hate those who, having finished their own journey, want to break the path, leaving only a single-log bridge, and guard it themselves, making others either bow or find a way to fly over."

"There are indeed many such people in this world."

"Such people becoming stronger block the path for future generations."

"So, I became the principal of this school, dedicating all my energy to it, initially just wanting to oppose them— the more you don't want civilians to succeed, the more I want civilian talents to arise!"

He smirked self-deprecatingly: "But frankly now it seems quite laughable, doesn't alter the greater situation."

"Moreover... who can guarantee that geniuses from civilians won't turn into such people?"

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