Headmaster Cao's real name was Cao Xian, and he came from a well-off family. His parents didn't wish for him to toil his entire life and only wished for him to live a carefree and happy life. Thus, they named him 'Xian'.
However, things turned out contrary to his wishes. Cao Xian loved to read, and after entering the school, he developed a great interest in alchemy. Every day, he would spend more than ten hours in the alchemy room.
After that, he graduated, became a teacher, taught, and finally became the headmaster of the Myriad Daos Academy. Cao Xian had never rested for a single day. He always said that his parents had cursed him by giving him this name, causing him to have a life of toil for the rest of his life.
However, Cao Xian liked this kind of fulfilling life because he felt that this was life.
A few of his old friends felt that Headmaster Cao was too tired and advised him to rest more. Cao Xian said that after he defeated the Central Province Academy and allowed the Myriad Daos Academy to become the number one academy in Jinling, his life would be fulfilled and he would resign.
When the Myriad Daos Academy was first established, all of its plans were modeled after the Central Province Academy. One could say that the two schools were clones and were competitors. Hence, Cao Xian was very familiar with the Central Province Academy.
Standing in front of the teaching building, Cao Xian looked at the announcement board, searching for Sun Mo's name.
"It can't be, right? Sun Mo doesn't have a class today?"
Cao Xian was depressed. His time was precious. He couldn't waste it like this!
"Do you want to listen to Teacher Sun's class?"
A freshman at the side heard Cao Xian's words and asked in a helpful manner.
"Yeah, little student, do you know when he'll be teaching?"
Cao Xian laughed, looking very amiable.
"Teacher Sun is very professional. I heard that he was seriously injured in the Darkness Continent, but he still insists on attending two lessons every day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon!"
The freshman's words were filled with emotions.
"Hmm? Then why didn't I find his classroom? "
Cao Xian was surprised and looked at the notice board again.
The announcement boards of the Central Province Academy were arranged according to the size of the classrooms. At the top, where it was easiest to see, were the 30-seater classrooms, followed by the 50-seater classrooms, the 100-seater ones, and the 300-seater ones. They were all at the bottom of the announcement boards.
Because such classrooms were very large and the number of seats was small, they were usually used by 2-star great teachers and above to conduct lessons.
Teachers of this level were all very popular. The students already had a copy of their teaching timetable, and they would always reserve seats in advance.
If some students wanted to make a last-minute effort and rely on the directions on the bulletin board to find a class, there would definitely be no seats available.
Cao Xian felt that given Sun Mo's fame, the classroom he used should be a 50-seater one or even a 100-seater one. However, after looking at it twice, there wasn't any.
"No? Isn't that so? "
The freshman bent over and pointed at Sun Mo's name. After that, he pointed at the floor plan of the teaching building. "Here!"
"Three … three hundred people in a lecture hall?"
Cao Xian was shocked.
"Yeah!"
The new student looked at Cao Xian in astonishment. "You aren't a teacher from the Central Province Academy, right?"
Let alone the teachers and students of the Central Province Academy, even a mouse would know that classroom # 301 was Teacher Sun's personal classroom.
"Hehe!"
Cao Xian laughed. "Is Teacher Sun's lecture today an exchange?"
For ordinary teachers, they would only be arranged to be in the lecture theater when other teachers were visiting and listening to their lectures.
"No!"
The freshman shook his head.
"Eh? Then why do you need such a big classroom? "
Cao Xian was surprised.
"Ever since Teacher Sun started teaching, he has been using this lecture theater!"
The student at the side couldn't take it anymore and explained.
"What? Are you joking? "
Cao Xian didn't believe it. There was a requirement to use such a classroom. But after that, he started to believe it. After all, this Sun Mo was a newbie that both Yue Rongbo and Fang Wuji admired.
"Aiya, I should have collected more information about him!"
Cao Xian felt a little regretful.
"Why would I lie to you?"
The student frowned and looked at Cao Xian. "Are you the student's parent? Or a teacher from another school? "
"I'm a parent!"
Cao Xian told a small lie. He had no choice. If he dared to reveal his true origins, he would probably be stopped before he could even enter the school building.
"Oh!"
Hearing that it was a parent, the attitude of the students became much better. It was fine as long as it wasn't someone who came to headhunt Teacher Sun! Otherwise, if Teacher Sun is poached away, what should we do?
Cao Xian didn't dare to stay any longer. He quickly walked into the school building and soon found Room 301. However, when he walked in, he was dumbfounded.
It was overcrowded with people!
Was there a mistake? This was a lecture theater that could accommodate 300 people!
Cao Xian subconsciously took out his pocket watch and glanced at it.
There was still half an hour before the start of the class.
"Did I go the wrong way?"
Cao Xian backed out and glanced at the room number again.
The huge 301 was so bright that it could blind Cao Xian's eyes.
"Hehe, I'm getting old and my eyes are blurry!"
Cao Xian smiled in self-mockery and rubbed his eyes. After that, he walked into the classroom and glanced around with his eyes wide open.
(My heavens, it's not that my eyes are blurry. There are really no more seats left!)
Cao Xian took out his pocket watch again. After that, he felt depressed. There was still half an hour before the start of the class. Why were the seats so full so early?
Was this treatment something a teacher who had just been in office for four months could enjoy? What a joke, the influence of a 2-star great teacher was merely at this level!
Cao Xian smiled and asked a student at the side, "This student, sorry for disturbing you. May I ask if Teacher Sun Mo will be conducting the class later?"
"Yes!"
The student's reply was very certain.
"Seems like I've underestimated this Sun Mo!"
Cao Xian's expression turned heavy. He was also a headmaster, so he knew what this current situation meant.
If a teacher could maintain such a high attendance rate for four consecutive months, that would mean that they really had deep attainments in this subject.
The students weren't fools. Maybe a teacher could use his eloquence to achieve such a high attendance rate, but if he didn't have true capabilities, the number of people listening to his lecture would surely drop.
Only when the students felt that they had benefited a lot would a good reputation be formed, resulting in such a situation where the attendance rate was full.
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Cao Xian + 30. Neutral (80100).
Cao Xian was here to listen, so his seat would naturally be as close to the back as possible. Hence, he walked to a corner and smiled when he saw a few students there.
"I'm a student's parent. I heard that Teacher Sun's lessons are very impressive, so I wanted to come to listen and experience it. However, I didn't expect the class to be full."
Before Cao Xian could finish speaking, he was interrupted.
"It's definitely full!"
"For Teacher Sun's class, you have to come two hours in advance to reserve a seat. Only then would you be able to get a seat!"
"Just come earlier next time!"
Speaking of this, the students all had a look of resentment on their faces. If they wanted to listen to Teacher Sun's class, they had to wake up early. To students who wanted to sleep in, this was simply torture.
However, after the resentment, they felt grateful. Because they woke up early and came to reserve a seat, the students were all studying during these two hours. Even if they couldn't get a seat, they couldn't possibly return to the dormitory to catch up on sleep, right? Hence, they took the opportunity to go to other classrooms to study.
Honestly speaking, let alone students, who wouldn't want to sleep in? But because of Sun Mo, many students started to wake up early and made full use of the time in the morning.
"Two hours?"
Cao Xian drew in a cold gasp. Would Sun Mo's class give out gold coins? (You guys actually came two hours in advance to reserve a seat?)
However, looking at the expressions of the students, they didn't seem to be joking.
"It was in the past, but half a month ago, Teacher Sun went to the Darkness Continent and didn't attend classes for over ten days. Many students have questions they want to ask. Hence, during these few days, they basically have to come three hours in advance!"
A student with thicker brows explained.
"Aiya, my house is very far away. It isn't easy for me to come here. I wonder if I can buy a seat?"
Cao Xian pretended to be helpless.
The students fell silent.
"I can pay 300 taels of silver!"
Cao Xian lowered his voice. Buying and selling seats was a very common thing in the school. The higher the great teacher, the higher the price.
300 taels of silver was already the price of a 2-star great teacher.
One must know that Jinling was one of the top major cities in the Tang Country and was very wealthy. However, an ordinary family of three would only have an annual income of 200 taels of silver. From this, one could see how huge a sum of money 300 taels of silver was.
Naturally, Cao Xian didn't lack money. Just when he thought that he had a 90% chance of success, he discovered that after waiting for a few minutes, these students didn't seem to have any intention to sell their seats. On the contrary, they lowered their heads and started to study.
"Eh?"
Cao Xian was stunned. His luck couldn't be so bad, right? He actually encountered a bunch of second-generation rich kids who didn't lack money?
"How unlucky!"
Cao Xian felt depressed. No matter what, he was a headmaster and wanted face. It was impossible for him to find someone to offer a price casually. Also, he couldn't be bothered to waste time. Hence, he directly raised the price.
"Students, please help me out. I'll pay 500 taels of silver!"
Cao Xian spoke, but to his astonishment, he discovered that no one responded.
"Uncle, it's better if you come tomorrow!"
The thick-browed student was more kind-hearted and persuaded.
"Why? Do you guys feel that 500 taels of silver is too little? "
Cao Xian didn't understand. He really wanted to ask, (You guys have mines, right? You guys don't even care about 500 taels of silver?) With such a price, even the top hostess of the Concentrated Fragrance Pavilion could be booked for half a night.
"Teacher Sun's class doesn't sell seats. Once you're discovered, you'll be stripped of your qualifications!"
The thick-browed student explained.
"Ah?"
Cao Xian started. Usually speaking, the price of a great teacher's lecture represented the fame and influence of the great teacher. The majority of great teachers would close one eye to it. After all, how would they have the time to catch these scalpers? In fact, there were even a few great teachers who felt proud of this.
Naturally, there were also some who were more serious.
"Teacher Sun said that if you want to attend his class, you have to wake up early. Lazy students aren't worthy of attending his class!"
A student at the side spoke.
Cao Xian's expression turned solemn when he heard this, and he became solemn and respectful.
It was still the same sentence. If one's life was carefree, who would be willing to wake up early? Everyone would want to sleep until the sun shone on their butts.
Great teachers would usually choose to conduct their classes in the afternoon or after 9: 30 am. Why was that? Because great teachers also wanted to sleep in.
Also, at this time, the majority of people would have already woken up. Even if they couldn't get a seat, there would still be many people coming to listen. This way, they could expand their influence.
It was like those big shopping malls. Almost all of them would open at 10 am. Because they opened early, there wouldn't be anyone.
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