Chapter 109: Rain Observatory (2/2)
The man sighed, looking as if he had been dealt a huge blow. His gaze swept past all of them and landed on Michelle, his eyes gleaming as he appeared in front of her in an instant. He bowed her politely, “My name is Big Pao, may I know your name, Junior?”
Michelle was annoyed, “Senior, please talk about official business.”
The raindrops suddenly grew larger and the whole sky turned gray, “Big Pao, do anything embarrassing again and you can go to the Sand Ocean for a year.”
The man was shocked and immediately retreated to the mound, coughing a few times and turning serious, “Hello, juniors. My name is Big Pao, and I’m a student of Astral-10. Let me introduce all of you,” he winked at Michelle, “As you already know, the Astral Combat Academy is the best land of learning in the universe, with a rich history that makes it a treasure of civilization. This is a place countless powerhouses dream to enter…”
“Senior, please don’t talk nonsense,” Hui Daynight said coldly.
Big Pao glared at him irritably, “Don’t interrupt when your senior is talking. You should be more polite.”
Hui Daynight ignored him, while Michelle repeated a third time impatiently, “Senior, please talk about official business.”
Big Pao coughed again and continued awkwardly, “Alright, Astral-10 doesn’t have tutors to teach you personally and you can learn on your own. There are three renowned training spots here: the Rain Observatory, the Stargazing Deck, and the Sand Ocean. This is the Rain Observatory, where it has rained continuously for countless years; it is a great boon to training in your star energy. You’ll understand the other two places when you visit them…”
After some introductions, Big Pao suddenly thought of something, “A friendly reminder that you should use the teleporters if you want to leave the Rain Observatory. If you don’t, I can’t guarantee how long you will need to reach the other two places.”
“Senior, is the academy very big?” Coco asked obediently with a face full of curiosity.
Big Pao looked at Coco’s adorable face and beamed, “Yes, it’s very big. You only see one small corner of the entire Rain Observatory; the place is made of tens of thousands of enormous trees.”
“Tens of thousands? That’s not a lot.”
Big Pao laughed, “Not a lot? What if I told you that the platform you’re on right now is just the crown of a tree, and the endless greenery that you can see in the distance is just a single branch?”
Everyone was stunned, and Coco covered her mouth while looking at the distance in shock. Those trees were just a single branch? So they were only looking at one tree? That big? They were cultivators and had quite the field of view, but they couldn’t even see the next tree.
“Given your speed, it will take at least a day to cross the Rain Observatory,” Big Pao explained.
Lu Yin was surprised, a day is enough for him to fly from Asia to the westernmost part of Europe, so that meant that the Rain Observatory was equivalent to the size of Asia and Europe on Earth. How could it be so huge? And that was just the Rain Observatory, could the entire Astral-10 be as big as Zenyu Star? Was that still an academy?
“There are a few things that you have to pay attention to in Astral-10, you won’t understand it if I just tell you. Let me send you the information now; remember, you can’t contact the outside world when you’re in the academy, and can only contact each other. Come, let’s exchange numbers.”
Michelle and the others didn’t even move, ignoring Big Pao completely. The situation grew a little awkward, and the man was left speechless. This was completely different from what he had imagined. Where were the cute juniors that were promised? Only that one adorable small girl? This was a tragedy!
“Senior, where are the tutors?” Schutz asked.
Big Pao had already lost his enthusiasm and replied listlessly, “Look at the information yourself.”
Lu Yin and the others looked at their gadgets promptly, seeing a new message about Astral-10. There wasn’t much new there; only some tidbits about the treasury and the trial zones.
Something in the information caught Lu Yin’s attention; as long as one obtained the approval of the Rain Observatory and the Sand Ocean, one could become the student of the tutors there.