Chapter 3 (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Wait. Why did one plus one equal to zero? How can they add up to four, five, six, seven and eight? Is a billion even a possible answer? All of a sudden, Gao Ren recalled what Ren Jie said about one plus one. Although the example of one man plus one woman was a little uncomfortable, that was still a brilliant idea. The example of how two droplets of water added up to one droplet was even more brilliant.

Gao Ren had always been a “master” to Ren Jie since their first encounter, but those two answers made him confused. Now that he thought of it and wanted to probe further, he realized that Ren Jie had left together with the person who came to find him.

Jade Imperial Academy was one of the two most formidable academies in the Clear Jade Dynasty. It was the place where all the imperial children, heirs to the five largest family clans and the children of influential and wealthy people congregated. It was also known as the Academy for the Pampered. The other academy was the Jade Essence Academy, which congregated the elites of the elites. Those skilled professionals in various fields were chosen after various rounds of selection. Because of the fact that the spiritual jade was the root of cultivation in Heaven and Earth, the name Jade Essence Academy was thus inspired by the phrase “the essence of jade”. The academy was also known as the Academy for the Elites.

The two academies were less than 150 kilometers apart. The Jade Imperial Academy was located south of the Clear Jade Dynasty, while the Jade Essence Academy was located north.

Ren Jie was sitting in a large and spacious luxury carriage. The area of the interior of the carriage was more than ten square meters. The interior was similar to a small bedroom. There were places to lie and sit. The carriage traveled steadily at great speed. Ren Jie lifted the curtain casually and took a look. The surroundings outside passed by in a flash. The carriage was driving at high speed on a road that was more than ten meters wide and was completely covered with flat stones.

There were previously two maidservants in the carriage, but Ren Jie chased them out. He wanted an undisturbed place where he could think quietly.

Looking at the unique ring on his hand which had the family clan leader symbol carved on it, Ren Jie did not know if he was to laugh or cry. Even though he was just an ordinary person in his previous life, he had become a true pampered child after the accidental transmigration. No. He was the family head of a large family clan. Yet, Ren Jie was not very happy.

From the bottom of his heart, he was not very elated. It was cool watching the protagonist in the novels he read transmigrating because that allowed him to experience a different feeling by going into a completely new universe.

Now he had really transmigrated. As Ren Jie calmed himself down, the thoughts that circulated his brain were that he could no longer play computer games, use the phone, or watch television and movies. Most importantly, he was no longer able to download pornography. Although he was an orphan who relied on the money inherited from his parents to pay for his school fees and had no one he missed on Earth, he grew up on that planet.

Now that he had left the modernized lifestyle and transmigrated, he felt some discomfort in his heart.

However, what was done was done and there was nothing he could do about it.

“Who is that! Stop right there! We’re conducting a check.”

“How dare you. This is the carriage of the Ren family head.”

Ren Jie remembered that the Jade Imperial Academy was 150 kilometers away from the Jade Capital, so he decided to use the travel time to mull over everything thoroughly in silence. He was in a foreign land and there were so many things happening.

He was merely recalling the modernized lifestyle on Earth and was slightly sentimental about it. It had not been very long. However, he did not expect voices from outside the carriage during the short span of time he was preoccupied with his recollections. Even if he was distracted, at most half an hour passed. It was impossible that a few hours had passed.

He lifted the curtain of the carriage again to peek outside. There was a city right ahead which was massive beyond his imagination. Lines of carriages were slowly moving on the roads beside him into the city.

“This is the carriage of the Ren family head? Yes… yes… allow them in immediately.”

The person outside replied with caution in his voice. Their carriage was immediately allowed access. It cleared the checks in no time and sped towards the city.

Ren Jie was internally puzzled. He thought for a moment and asked ambiguously, “Where are we?”

“Reporting to the family head! We have entered the city exterior. We are less than 100 kilometers away from the Ren Family abode. We will reach in another thirty minutes,” the guard outside replied respectfully.

There are still 100 kilometers after we have entered the city exterior? We’ll need about half an hour to travel 100 kilometers. Doesn’t that make our speed 200 kilometers per hour? No wonder we can reach so quickly even though the place is 150 kilometers away. What kind of horse carriage is this? This is equivalent to a high-speed rail or a maglev train. This is terrifying.

Ren Jie suddenly discovered that he did not know his current universe well. What kind of universe is this exactly?

As for the original Ren Jie, there was nothing in his brain other than women and entertainment.

It looks like I can only rely on myself to truly understand this world. However, Ren Jie quickly remembered something—if the carriage was traveling at such a high speed, how could he have seen the surroundings outside when he opened the curtain if he did not have a decelerating glass? The things that he used to recognize and understand did not seem to apply here. But he was certain about one thing. From the memory of the original Ren Jie, he was still at the fifth level of the Body Refinement Realm. That accomplishment was pretty good for ordinary people.

However, he was ranked the bottom fourth in cultivation among all the pampered disciples in the Jade Capital of the Clear Jade Dynasty. Amongst all the juniors and disciples of the biggest five family clans in the Clear Jade Dynasty, there was only one loser who could not cultivate, another who was ruined by a severe injury and one retard.