"Where exactly is it? Why does it look is some kind of retirement home, completely unlike a school."
The Dragon Race Maiden anxiously looked around.
On her first day at the new school, she definitely didn’t want to be the one who was late.
Since she had entered through a lucky exam, the Dragon Race Maiden had never known which academy she would be assigned to.
Finding out that the academy that admitted her was the "Wisdom Academy," the Dragon Race Maiden was quite surprised. She didn’t know much about this academy, but just hearing the name made her think it sounded super impressive.
In front of her was a vast bamboo grove, with numerous small houses next to streams, all in a classic Japanese architectural style.
Looking at the new student’s guide map in her hand, the Wisdom Academy should be just ahead.
Shouldn’t it, like other academies, have very distinct buildings with a prominent academy plaque hanging in the most noticeable place?
The Dragon Race Maiden hesitated for a moment, then slowly headed in the direction of the bamboo grove.
At this moment, someone sitting outside the bamboo grove caught her attention.
It was an old man with a head full of white hair, wearing the uniform of Saint Karno School and quietly reading a book, his shoulder adorned with the emblem of the Wisdom Academy.
The Dragon Race Maiden hurriedly walked over and politely asked for directions.
"Excuse me, sir, is the Wisdom Academy in this direction?"
The white-haired man looked up at the Dragon Race Maiden with a face full of confusion.
"Where is the teacher?"
The Dragon Race Maiden pointed at the white-haired man.
"No, I’m a second-year student at the Wisdom Academy, can’t you tell?"
He was actually just one level above her! Looked like an old guy with grandchildren!
"Ah, is it Elze? Must be Elze!" ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ NovᴇlFirᴇ(.)nᴇt
At this moment, a rather young-looking girl emerged from the bamboo grove.
"I’m a third-year student at the Wisdom Academy. You can call me your senior sister. This way, this way, the academy is over here."
The girl smiled and pulled Elze into the bamboo grove.
"Welcome to the Wisdom Academy. Our academy is located within this bamboo grove. How does it feel? Very natural, right~ Although the Wisdom Academy is not large in scale and doesn’t have many students, it’s a very important academy, equivalent to the brains of the Saint Karno School."
The Dragon Race Maiden followed the senior sister, weaving through the bamboo grove.
Within the bamboo grove were numerous circular stone tables, and along the way, she could see many people over fifty years old playing chess, drinking tea, and practicing wellness exercises.
"These, these are..."
"They’re all your senior brothers and sisters."
The Dragon Race Maiden looked over in disbelief.
The atmosphere in the school was lively and bustling just a moment ago, why had it become full of elderly vibes here!
"That bald middle-aged man over there, is he one too?"
The Dragon Race Maiden stopped and pointed in a direction.
A middle-aged man with barely any hair was wearing thick glasses, engrossed in studying something.
"Nowadays, calculations are all in decimal, but if we switch to a binary system of only 1s and 2s, wouldn’t calculations be much simpler..."
"Ah, yes, that’s a second-year senior. He’s only twenty years old, just looks a bit aged."
Elze’s eyebrows twitched a bit.
However, the Maiden’s ability to accept was still decent, maintaining a calm demeanor.
"There’s an old man lying on the ground with white whiskers, looking like he might pass away at any moment, but he should be a senior brother of twenty-two or twenty-three, right?"
"Yes, that’s another student who came in through the lucky exam, although he tried eighty times, and now he’s in his nineties. — School nurse! That guy’s about to die! Please help him!"
"I completely can’t tell the ages of people here!"
The Dragon Race Maiden staggered as she walked, nearly tripping on flat ground.
The senior sister chuckled and explained.
"That’s quite normal. In Wisdom Academy, most students are older. Unlike other academies, this is more of a theoretical exploration and knowledge deepening academy. The students able to enter this academy are basically learning prodigies, possessing strong memory and learning abilities, mastering knowledge that ten or even a hundred people could grasp with ease."
"So age isn’t the focus, it’s the brain. Since Elze passed the lucky exam, she must be a learning prodigy too."
The Dragon Race Maiden chuckled awkwardly.
Seems like she stumbled into a whole bunch of academic elites by accident.
"On the Aireland Continent, the race with the most perfect physique is the Dragon Race, symbolizing strength. The race with the most perfect brain is the Elf Race, symbolizing wisdom. The Elf Race’s prolonged life allows them to learn many things with ease, acquiring knowledge a human could never attain over their lifetime."
"And our Wisdom Academy is an institution that aims to challenge the Elf Race, nurturing human Wise Ones."
Elze was momentarily stunned, but quickly thought of the Elf Maiden beside her.
Though Lureya doesn’t seem particularly smart.
"By the way, Elze, how old are you this year?"
The senior sister exclaimed in surprise.
The shrill sound attracted many people.
By the time the senior sister led the Dragon Race Maiden to the entrance of Wisdom Academy, where she could see the academy plaque, nearly two hundred people emerged from the bamboo grove and houses.