If not for this, Logan Sutton wouldn’t have been so certain that his son would pass the exam before leaving, and he even specifically asked Ethan Sutton to send him a letter.

Ethan Sutton didn’t explain much, just smiled and said, “Teacher, it’s just a backup plan in case something goes wrong. Isn’t everyone allowed to apply for both major systems? It’s good to be prepared.”

“That’s true, but you really don’t need to worry. Just perform well during the assessment.”

The registration teacher beamed, “The school has already submitted the list of top students like you. Although there’s still an assessment, in reality, all of you are already on record at the higher education institutions in Daxia Prefecture. Even if you mess up the unified exam, they might still give you a second chance.”

As soon as he said this, Henry Brooks on the side looked envious and couldn’t help but ask, “Teacher, am I included?”

The registration teacher glanced at him and chuckled, “Yes, the Internal Affairs Academy has put you on record.”

Henry Brooks’s face fell.

The Internal Affairs Academy!

There are four major academy systems: War, Civilization, Research, and Internal Affairs.

Internal Affairs focuses on all sorts of life skills, such as auto repair, cooking, driving, administration, entertainment… all of these fall under the Internal Affairs system.

The War Academy trains the strong, the Civilization Academy deciphers the civilizations of all races, and the Research Academy develops weapons and elixirs…

These three systems are all pretty good, but as for the Internal Affairs Academy, for these teenagers, it’s only considered when there’s no other choice.

The registration teacher ignored him and finished registering Ethan Sutton, smiling, “You should still focus mainly on the Civilization system. It’s best to master one or two more languages of the myriad races during this period—it’ll help in the future. As for cultivation, don’t rush. In the Civilization Academy, reaching the Thousand Jun Realm is enough; being free from all illnesses is what matters.”

The Civilization Academy doesn’t pursue high combat power, and this teacher was just worried that Ethan Sutton might go down the wrong path at this stage.

Ethan Sutton nodded with a smile, not refusing. The teacher meant well.

However… during this period, he really did need to pay more attention to his cultivation.

Chapter 3: The Myriad Races Atlas

Outside the registration office.

Ethan Sutton walked a few steps, then suddenly turned around in surprise, “Why are you still following me?”

Henry Brooks looked confused, “Aren’t we going to class?”

“I’m not going.”

“Not going… then where are you going?”

Henry Brooks felt wronged. You just said you were going to class—why the sudden change?

“The library.”

Ethan Sutton replied calmly, “I don’t need to attend the other classes anymore. The teaching instructor already agreed. It’s fine if I don’t go, but if you skip… are you ready for your parents to be called in?”

“……”

That stings!

Henry Brooks covered his face and ran away. That’s right, Ethan Sutton could skip class because the instructor gave him special permission, but he couldn’t.

As for the cultivation classes, Ethan Sutton was already at Kaiyuan Tier 3, which was enough. The teachers never expected him to apply for the War Academy, so naturally, no one would push him to focus on cultivation.

……

Watching Henry Brooks leave, Ethan Sutton shook his head and laughed.

Henry Brooks’s father was an old friend of his own father, and this guy was also his classmate—practically a best friend. But this guy was always so loud and impulsive; hanging out with him was a headache.

……

Library.

The librarian was very familiar with Ethan Sutton. Ethan Sutton often came to read, sometimes for half a day at a time. After several years, it was impossible not to know each other well.

“Ethan Sutton, you’ve already mastered more than a dozen languages of the myriad races. Aren’t you going to relax a bit now? Still studying so hard?”

The librarian teased. Ethan Sutton was somewhat of a minor celebrity at Nanyuan Secondary Academy.

Most students, aside from the three required languages—Immortal, Demon, and Beast languages, plus the common tongue—didn’t have the energy to learn any others. But Ethan Sutton had learned quite a few of the less common ones.

Ethan Sutton responded with a smile and didn’t say much more.

He walked straight into the library and headed directly to the third floor.

It was class time, so the library was empty. Aside from a few teachers reading or looking up information, there were almost no students.

Most students would rather train hard than stare at all sorts of strange symbols every day. If a problem could be solved with force, these teenagers were too lazy to use their brains.

The few teachers reading glanced at Ethan Sutton, but no one greeted him.

Everyone was used to the quiet, immersed in their own worlds.

Ethan Sutton didn’t greet anyone either. He walked straight to the bookshelf he visited most often, checked it over, and quickly pulled out a hefty volume:

—“Lu Yu”

This was the Myriad Races Atlas, a compilation of information on all the races that humanity had encountered or discovered, edited into volumes for all of humanity to study and understand.

Of course, this was just one of them.

The Myriad Races Atlas wasn’t a single book, but a series. Ethan Sutton didn’t know exactly how many volumes there were—some were secret, reserved for a select group.

Nanyuan Secondary Academy only had 39 volumes, covering 39 races.

These atlases contained a lot of information, including the appearance, habits, customs, languages, even some special techniques, combat styles, and methods for defeating them… all were described.

What Ethan Sutton wanted to know right now wasn’t any of that, but rather, he turned to the title page. Every volume of the Myriad Races Atlas had an illustration of the race on its title page.

Lu Yu—sounds like a fish, but actually, it’s not.

Flipping open the atlas, Ethan Sutton stared at the illustration for a while. It was a creature that looked like a cow.