bestfiction Chapter 278 Enrollment!
Chapter 278 Enrollment!
At dawn, hundreds of people lined up in a long queue at the foot of the Earth Dragon Turtle, waiting to enter the rising stone house.
Half of these people are children of varying ages, some older and some younger.
They all had cow horns, sheep horns, or various orc features, and their clothes were rough and simple.
"Father, are you really going to send us to Dragon City to live with humans?"
In the crowd, a boy with a chubby face and horns, who was about ten years old but 1.8 meters tall, was holding the hand of a five or six-year-old girl with horns, looking up at his father who was 2.5 meters tall.
His honest face showed a very conflicted expression.
Since Dragon City came here, most of the orcs have visited Dragon City and tasted its delicacies.
Many people are captivated by everything in Longcheng, and these children are even more so.
But... if you actually let them interact with humans, they will instantly recall the terrifying experiences of being dominated by humans.
"Don't be afraid, Niu Zi. Her Majesty the Queen has already spoken with the Lord of Dragon City and arranged for you to go and learn skills." Seeing his son's somewhat timid appearance, the burly man Niu Dan felt a pang of heartache and reached out to rub his son's head to comfort him.
"When you go to Dragon City, be a good girl and... take good care of your little sister."
As he spoke, he glanced worriedly in the direction of Temple Mount.
In recent years, the Queen's health has deteriorated, and the situation on the Temple Mount has gradually worsened.
The beastmen had seen it all.
Some speculate that sooner or later, the legendary doomsday will arrive, and even the queen will not be able to protect them.
The orcs are not afraid of death.
Even knowing that the end of the world was coming, no one left.
They'd rather guard the City of Ten Thousand Beasts and wait to die!
Because their queen is here! This is their home!
But...they didn't want to watch their own child die here!
And now, the great Queen has reached an agreement with the Lord of Dragon City for their sake.
Let their children study in Longcheng.
It's said that you can also learn various powerful combat skills, wilderness survival skills, archery, and more...
These were all said by the three city lords, Monkey and Pig.
As long as the children are sent to Dragon City to study, they will learn skills and be able to survive even if they leave Beast City.
Therefore, Niu Dan immediately decided to send his two children to Longcheng.
That way, even if the City of Ten Thousand Beasts is destroyed one day, the children will at least be able to survive!
Most of the other beastmen shared this view.
The older and middle-aged orcs chose to stay in the City of Ten Thousand Beasts.
Fight for the Queen, live for the Queen!
Even if one day the City of Ten Thousand Beasts is destroyed, they will have no regrets!
But they wanted their child to live!
This is why there are hundreds of people queuing here.
For safety reasons, the elevator only carries one hundred people per trip.
A moment later, it was finally Niu Dan's family's turn to go up.
"It's our turn, hurry up!" Niu Dang carried two packages, one large and one small, in his right hand, held his daughter's small hand in his left hand, and followed by his son Niu Zi.
The family of three quickly entered the rising stone house and ascended to Dragon City.
Then, after passing through the Jiebing Pavilion for inspection, one enters the inner city through the city gate of the forging area.
"Is this the inner city? It's so beautiful!"
Seeing the towering buildings in the inner city, each over ten meters high, with people busy with various tasks, endless fields of plants and vegetables, and houses arranged like works of art, first-time visitors were all stunned.
"Father, can we really live here?" the little girl asked tentatively.
It's clean and tidy here; just smelling the air is pleasant, let alone living here.
"I don't know either," Niu Dan said with a wry smile, uncertainly.
When I saw Dragon City from the outer city before, I already felt that this place was paradise.
Now that we've entered the inner city, we realize that the outer city is nothing compared to the inner city!
He was a little worried. Could the city lord of Dragon City really allow such a nice place to be inhabited by orcs? Wasn't he afraid they would dirty it?
After all, humans have always held prejudices against orcs.
Even if the Lord of Dragon City is willing to accept the orcs, what about the rest of Dragon City?
“New students, please follow us. We’ll take you to your dormitories!” At that moment, a woman from the inner city approached and said with a kind smile.
"The children still have houses to live in here?" Niu Dan asked, his face full of shock.
The other person's smile instantly softened the burly man's heart, making him less worried.
"Of course! Didn't they tell you when you paid the fees?" the woman asked with a smile.
It's important to know that the fees for these orc children to enter Dragon City Academy are quite high.
Tuition is 1000 per month, and living expenses are 500 per month. It must be paid in one lump sum for a year.
The cost of these two children, one big and one small, is more than 10,000 energy stones a year!
"Oh, we pay the fees to the City Lord's Mansion in a unified manner, but we don't really understand the specifics," Niu Dan said with a somewhat simple and honest smile, scratching the back of his head.
He vaguely remembered that the city lord, Houji, seemed to have said these things.
However, he couldn't understand these specific details even after listening to them.
He only remembered one thing!
As long as you pay enough energy stones, you can send your child to Dragon City!
This is enough!
The annual tuition and fees are over 10,000 energy stones, which is actually an astronomical figure.
However, for these parents, it's all worth it for their children's future!
Afterwards, the group followed the staff to the student dormitory not far from the city lord's mansion.
The dormitory building, which is over ten meters high, adopts the university dormitory building model. Each floor has twenty rooms, with four beds in each room, and eight people can live in the bunk beds.
There are quite a few children in Beast City, but the orcs are generally tall and strong.
Anyone who is 12 years old or older will be much larger than a human and will be required to hunt a ferocious beast of the same level on their own.
If you succeed, you'll be a true orc warrior.
Since they are warriors, they will never leave unless the City of Ten Thousand Beasts is destroyed.
There are only a few dozen children under the age of 12, so one floor is more than enough.
"Remember, this is ultimately human territory! Just focus on your studies, don't cause trouble, and absolutely do not get into conflict with humans!"
Finally, Niu Dan gave his eldest son a heartfelt plea before reluctantly leaving.
This scene is unfolding throughout the teaching building.
Because, normally, people from the inner city are not allowed to go to the outer city, and people from the outer city are not allowed to enter the inner city.
This time, parents were allowed in as an exception because they were bringing their children in, but they cannot stay for too long.
This situation of sending children to register for school continued for three days.
On the other side of Dragon City, the forging area was equally bustling.
Before Medusa left, Xiao Yu had discussed a new deal with her.
That is, to teach the forging techniques of the City of Ten Thousand Beasts for free.
Therefore, more than 100 people have signed up in the forging area in the past two days.
These are all young and strong men who want to learn forging so they can make weapons for their people in the future.
It must be said that the orcs' stamina and strength are truly astonishing.
Of the more than one hundred people who passed the assessment, eighty percent passed.
Ultimately, these people successfully moved into the forging area and into cramped tenement buildings.
To prevent conflict between humans and orcs, Xiao Yu specially rebuilt a tenement building for the orcs.
The human students lived in dormitory building number one, while the orcs lived in building number two.
And then more than a hundred orcs moved into the new No. 2 tenement building.
The previous batch of forging trainees also felt the tension instantly.
At this moment, on the balcony of Building No. 1, Nako, a short-haired beauty who is 1.7 meters tall, stared at the beastmen opposite her with sharp eyes and said warily, "More and more people are coming to Dragon City. We have to step up our game! If we lose to the new beastmen, our teacher will lose face because of us."
Those orcs were all tall, strong, and incredibly powerful.
If these human trainees don't work hard, they have absolutely no chance of winning against their opponents.
She has a strength-type talent and has been undergoing rigorous training from her teacher, Chu Ling Shuang, every day. Not only has she mastered the basics of forging techniques, but she is also ready to become a first-level forging master.
At the same time, his strength has also improved a lot, and he has already reached the peak of the third tier.
However, the others are not as talented as her, and are still far from becoming a first-tier blacksmith.
"That's right! Nako is right! We need to keep going!"
Beside Nako, the burly man Da Kui patted his chest and assured, "The monthly assessment is in a few days. Let's work hard and try to pass as many people as possible!"
As he spoke, he confidently raised his head.
It is obvious that after this period of diligent study and practice...
Da Kui, whose talent is second only to Na Ke, has also improved a lot.
He was 80% confident of passing the monthly assessment in the forging area.
By then, he will also be a proud blacksmith! He can even join Dragon City and become a resident of the inner city!