The holidays in Ethereal Dao College's Lower Academy Island only happened once a year.
Every time the holidays came, although not all the students in the Lower Academy Island would leave, most of them would either return home or go out to train during the two-month holidays.
Most of the older students would either train or work with organizations in the Federation to get what they needed. As for the new students who were leaving home for a year for the first time, returning home during the holidays was their first choice.
Now that the holidays had arrived, Wang Baole left the Spirit Cauldron Cave and walked on the mountain peak of the Dharmic Armament faculty. In front of him were students carrying bags of various sizes. They chatted and laughed as they boarded the cruiser home, reminiscing about their hometown.
Just like when the new students reported, the Dao College would take on the responsibility of escorting and welcoming the returning students every year during the holidays due to the dangers in the wilderness of the Federation. They would send the returning students to designated cities.
"Head Prefect, see you when school reopens."
"Head Prefect, we'll be leaving first."
Before he left, all the students who bumped into Wang Baole greeted him warmly. It was as if the reverence they had for the Head Prefect of the Dao College had been diluted by the holidays.
Wang Baole chuckled and nodded at every student who greeted him. He was also affected by the atmosphere of the departing crowd. It was as if he had lost his nostalgia for the Dao College that he had stayed in for a year. He missed Phoenix City and his parents even more.
Now that he was anxious to return home, Wang Baole quickened his pace and returned to his cave abode to pack his luggage. He threw everything into his storage bracelet and went to buy a lot of Ice Spirit Water.
"This Ice Spirit Water is a specialty of the Dao College. The taste is different from other places. I'll bring some back for my mom to try."
Then, he contacted Zheng Liang and spent a lot of Spirit Stones to buy some high-quality pills suitable for ordinary people. After he finished packing, Wang Baole walked out of the cave abode and looked back at the residence he had stayed in for a year. He took a deep breath and sealed the array formation at the entrance of the cave abode. When he turned around, his eyes shone brightly.
"I'm home!" He laughed and ran down the mountain. At this moment, it was as if he had forgotten that he was the Head Prefect and had returned to how he was a year ago. He ran all the way down the mountain and headed straight for the huge airship plaza by the Green Forest Lake.
This place was similar to the first day of school. It was packed with people, and laughter echoed everywhere. The students said their goodbyes and boarded different airships. When Wang Baole arrived, he squeezed into the crowd and immediately heard shouts coming from not far away.
"Head Prefect, here, here!" Wang Baole looked up and noticed Liu Daobin waving at him from the hot air balloon airship not far ahead.
There were many familiar faces beside Liu Daobin. They were all classmates who had come from Phoenix City. Among them, Du Min and Little Bunny were already there. When they saw Wang Baole, Du Min snorted while Little Bunny smiled.
Chen Ziheng was also beside them. His expression was normal, but when he saw Wang Baole, he became unnatural. Clearly, he had recalled the damage Wang Baole had done to the Combat faculty and his rise in the Dharmic Armament faculty in the past year.
When he saw Liu Daobin and company, Wang Baole hurriedly squeezed forward. His status as Head Prefect was not of much use now as there were just too many people. Wang Baole managed to squeeze in after much difficulty. After climbing onto the airship, he wiped the sweat off his forehead. Just as he was about to take out the Ice Spirit Water, Liu Daobin had already stepped forward and handed him a bottle.
"Head Prefect, I've already prepared it for you. I've also bought the gifts for Dad and Mom," Liu Daobin said with a smile.
Wang Baole looked at Liu Daobin and increasingly felt that he knew how to do things. He laughed and patted him on the shoulder before taking the Ice Spirit Water and drinking it.
When Du Min saw this scene, she turned her head and snorted again. Clearly, she found Wang Baole's behavior to be an eyesore.
As he drank the Ice Spirit Water, Wang Baole looked at the crowd outside the cruiser and then raised his head to look at the Dharmic Armament faculty's mountain peak in the distance. His longing for Phoenix City surfaced in his heart, and he still had a question that he could not shake off. That was … where did his father get the mysterious mask that was obviously missing half of it? Was there another half of it?
He had considered this matter for a long time and knew that the mask was definitely extraordinary. Once outsiders learned of it, it would probably bring unnecessary trouble to his family. Therefore, he restrained himself and didn't ask with a voice transmission. He planned to find out the answer by beating around the bush when he returned.
Soon, as the airship vibrated, the other airships on the square gradually rose into the sky and entered the clouds in the sky. Within the clouds, they sped off in all directions.
At that moment, the sword sun hanging high in the sky seemed to be looking down on the world, watching the airships that were leaving for home.
The fragmentary halo of the sun and the spiritual might of the ancient green-bronze sword seemed to be slightly different from before at this moment.
That year … was the thirty-eighth year of the Spirit Inception Era.
Several days later, the airship that was flying towards Phoenix City finally flew out of the clouds and into the vast sky.
As far as the eye could see, the blue sky and the vast expanse of emptiness served as a contrast to the wilderness on the ground. Occasionally, a few birds of different sizes would appear and fly across the blue sky that was as blue as silk.
Occasionally, the cries they let out caused the birds to have a different kind of beauty when seen from afar. However, if one were to look at them from a close distance, they would definitely be able to see their bloodthirsty and ferocious eyes, as well as the shocking sight of human and beast flesh on their claws and teeth.
This was the present Federation wilderness. Danger lurked everywhere. Although the ferocious beasts no longer had a unified command and leader like they did in the war years ago, they were still a huge threat to humans even if they walked alone in the wilderness.
Due to the appearance of Spirit Qi, the things that had changed the most were the countless wild beasts and plants.
However, to the various cities of the Federation, the war years ago had been won by humans. Hence, under normal circumstances, it was enough to deal with the scattered Beast Hordes. Even within the current Federation, with the rise of ancient martial arts and cultivation, the hunting of ferocious beasts had also begun.
For an institution like the Ethereal Dao College, which was considered a huge entity in the Federation, the airship that escorted the students out and back was equipped with many powerful Numinous Treasures. There were also strong people escorting them. As such, the danger of the journey was greatly reduced.
At that moment, on the airship that was heading towards Phoenix City, many of the students of the Ethereal Dao College were very excited. After all, this was their second long journey. Due to the year of interaction, they were much more familiar with each other than when they had first entered the college. Hence, they spoke more to each other. The subtle feelings between men and women were also born from time to time during this journey.
There were even many people who had already paired up and were whispering sweet nothings on the airship. While many of the single people were envious, they also muttered words such as "showing off love will lead to a quick death."
Wang Baole was no exception. At that moment, he was sitting in the cabin of the airship, shaking his head and speaking regretfully.
"Students of our generation have to establish themselves, their words, and their actions. They have probably forgotten what the Chancellor said. It's not proper for them to be whispering sweet nothings every day."
There were many students in the cabin, including Liu Daobin and company. When they heard Wang Baole's words, Du Min snorted. Bunny covered her mouth and giggled. Chen Ziheng rolled his eyes and ignored them.
"Head Prefect is right." Only Liu Daobin applauded by the side. He had a look of enlightenment on his face. He did not care about the gazes of the people around him. He had always adhered to the words his father had told him over the past few days. That was … as long as it was said by his superior, it was always right!
As for the other students, many of them were inspectors of the Dharmic Armament faculty. At that moment, they were all nodding in agreement.
Seeing that he still had so many supporters even after leaving the Dao Academy, Wang Baole was delighted. He was in high spirits as he looked at the people around him with a gratified and wistful look in his eyes. "We have all grown up.
"We have all grown up. I can still vaguely remember that when we went to school together, I was still a naive, handsome youth. I had a slender figure, sharp eyebrows, and bright eyes, while all of you were still children. You were innocent, pure, and flawless. But now, time and tide wait for no one. In the blink of an eye, we are no longer who we used to be. Don't you agree?" Wang Baole placed his hands behind his back, his expression filled with reminiscence, as though he was reminiscing about something that had happened many years ago.
However, from the time they entered the Dao Academy until the holidays, it had only been a year. As such, Wang Baole's mature appearance immediately made everyone exchange looks. Even Liu Daobin paused for a moment. His mind raced as he considered how to respond to Wang Baole's words. He felt that if he admitted it, he would be saying that Wang Baole was old. However, if he did not admit it, it would not be in line with his father's priceless advice.
"This is a suicidal question!" In the end, Liu Daobin took a deep breath. He felt that it was a thorny problem.
Bunny could not hold it in any longer. She was laughing so hard that her stomach hurt. Chen Ziheng pretended not to hear it. However, Du Min finally could not hold it in any longer.
"Grandpa Wang, how old are you this year?" Du Min sneered.
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