Chapter 1705: Chapter 1724: A Sweet Gig

The General Affairs Director of Yin Yang Academy is quite a significant position, as it holds many responsibilities and oversees numerous affairs.

For instance, distributing rewards, recording each student’s profile, overseeing the entire academy’s logistical supply, and so on — essentially managing a huge array of matters.

The General Affairs Director reports to the Executive Vice Principal, who is the second-in-command of the entire academy.

Even staffing, including various mentors and instructors, falls under the jurisdiction of the General Affairs Department.

The General Affairs Director specifically called Yusuf Zuck into an office and carefully inquired about how he had met Leroy Cooke back then, and asked him to describe Leroy Cooke’s personality and the like.

Yusuf Zuck, using the information relayed by that Ms. Qi, managed to fabricate a story without blushing or skipping a beat.

Basically, he was a rural villager who happened to meet Leroy Cooke, who later accepted him as a disciple, gave him a Waist Badge, and asked him to visit him at Yin Yang Academy in twenty years, which is why Yusuf Zuck came.

The General Affairs Director did not doubt the story much, firstly because the badge indeed carried Leroy Cooke’s aura, and secondly because it was not uncommon for mentors to recruit pupils outside.

“You might not know this, but Cooke has been missing for nine years.” The General Affairs Director sighed, “Cooke was once my most promising student, smart and sensible, much like you, and his cultivation progress was very swift. But after leaving nine years ago, he never came back!”

“Is the mentor perhaps practicing somewhere?” Yusuf Zuck mused, puzzled that the academy didn’t have a life record for Leroy Cooke. If there was a life record, they would know that Leroy Cooke had been eliminated by the Seventh Princess.

“Perhaps, but you’re quite good as well. Cooke had a keen eye; you’re a clever and sensible young chap whom I like very much. Stay in the General Affairs Department; I’ll have someone register you later.”

“However, there’s a lot of miscellaneous work in the General Affairs Department. You’ll need to do some chores there every morning, and in the afternoons, you can go practice at the various halls!”

“Later, I will have someone help you get familiar with the place, but since you’ve joined my General Affairs Department, you can roam any hall you wish. You won’t have a fixed class or mentor, but you can audit any class, ask me or the lecturers if you have questions, and participate in various assignments to accumulate credits.”

“Thank you, sir!”

“Hmm, follow me!” The General Affairs Director nodded and led Yusuf Zuck to the adjacent room, addressing the person who had yesterday asked Yusuf Zuck to stay and feed the turtle, “Noah Haney, help him get familiar with the academy, register him, and establish a profile; henceforth, he is part of my General Affairs Department.”

“Yes, sir!” The person gave Yusuf Zuck a friendly smile.

After the General Affairs Director left, that person also warmly clasped his fist, saying, “I am Noah Haney, an ordinary functionary in the General Affairs Department. What’s your name?”

“My name is Linghu Chong!” Yusuf Zuck blurted out a random name!

“Linghu, a double surname? That’s quite rare!” Noah Haney remarked as he registered Yusuf Zuck, simply asking a few questions~!

After the registration was completed, Noah Haney said, “The honorific title of our General Affairs Director is Shaun, though calling him ‘sir’ in daily interactions will suffice. Our General Affairs has over a hundred people, but these days everyone else has gone to the Royal City for assignments. Temporarily, your daily work is to clean the courtyard and assist whenever any room needs hands—it’s not fixed. In the afternoons, feel free to attend lectures in the junior group, which consists of thirty-three classes, offering lessons every afternoon, and you can attend any class without anyone stopping you—they don’t manage us from the General Affairs!”

“Also, because of your identity with the General Affairs Department, many will likely try to curry favor with you in the future, so handle that tactfully. You’ve essentially been directly promoted without the norm, as newcomers rarely have the chance to enter the General Affairs Department—The General Affairs Director is very fond of you!”

“Thank you, sir!”

“Stop calling me ‘sir’!” Noah Haney shook his head immediately, “Call me senior brother; I’ll guide you for some time, and you’ll understand how to address me later. Come on, I’ll take you to collect our General Affairs Department’s attire—wearing it allows you to walk unhindered in the academy!”

After a busy morning, Noah Haney was quite enthusiastic, showing him around, explaining the academy’s rules and various tasks, and explaining the distinction between the outer and inner academy. The outer academy has three grades: junior, middle, and advanced.

Each grade has thirty-three classes, each with different teaching modes and subjects. For instance, the First Class focuses on the Elixir Way, the Second Class on the Alchemy Way, and the Third Class on the Talisman Way, and so on.

The outer academy has about sixty thousand students, and the inner academy also divides into three grades, though no longer dubbed junior, middle, and advanced, but as ‘Heaven, Earth, and Human,’ with the Human class being the smallest, followed by Earth and Heaven.

The three grades of heaven, earth, and human do not contain dozens of classes, with at most four classes each.

The academy boasts numerous mentors, instructors, functionaries, etc., the Principal overseeing everything, with other vice-principals in charge of different areas.

The system is quite similar to that of a university, and the transition from the outer to the inner academy is akin to postgraduate entrance exams; if you pass, you’re in; if not, you simply graduate.

After graduating, everyone is assigned jobs, taking up positions across various continents, regions, or within the kingdom!

“Senior Brother Noah, what was the reason for your sudden departure last night?” Yusuf Zuck, having become familiar with Noah Haney throughout the morning, inquired.

“A portion of the supplies we purchased externally was intercepted midway, and we spent the night tallying what was hijacked!”

“Are there still those bold enough to hijack the academy’s supplies?” Yusuf Zuck exclaimed in shock.

“Heh, the regions within the kingdom are currently in turmoil with demons running rampant. Students at the academy perish daily, so be cautious when you go out for assignments!”

“But credits are crucial; if you desire to enter the inner academy in the future, you must accumulate over eight hundred sixty credits; otherwise, you are not eligible to apply!”

“Is it easy to earn credits?” Yusuf Zuck asked in astonishment.

“No, earning even a single credit can often be life-threatening, with many students fighting each other to death for a single credit outside!”

“And accepting assignments is the only way to accumulate credits. Every day, the academy’s task board posts various tasks of varying danger levels; the more dangerous the task, the higher the credits.”

“Also, later on, proceed to our warehouse to collect a Crystal Ball and a Pair of Parent-Child Transport Bracelets. The Crystal Ball serves as proof for recording important information during your assignments, while items related to certain tasks can be placed into the Transport Bracelet, automatically sending them back to the academy along with displaying your earned credits.”

“Both the Crystal Ball and the Pair of Parent-Child Transport Bracelets are expensive, requiring both purchase and credit consumption; however, as part of our General Affairs, you’re exempted—one of the perks of our department!”

“Well, that’s about it for now; feel free to explore, visit the cafeteria, or roam around various groups, as being part of the General Affairs, you need not fear anyone picking on you!”

“Alright, thank you, Senior Brother, I’ll go have some fun!” Yusuf Zuck grinned as he turned to leave, seemingly having landed a great position!

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PS: Sorry for the late update. There was an unexpected issue at home; in the morning, my wife lost her watch on the way to church and spent the entire morning looking for it, without success. Tension is high…