THE REBIRTH OF A GENIUS. CREATOR/DESTROYER

Chapter 35. 100,000

Sam was eating with the others by the river, when he saw a middle-aged man approaching them. When he saw it, he felt quite surprised, not only did he even Philip and the others also feel shocked. Because, the one who came was none other than the principal of Starwood academy.

The headmaster had an awkward expression when he saw Philip and the others eating together with Sam because he realized he had come at the wrong time. After all, who wants to be bothered while eating. Seeing his awkward expression, Philip and the others exchanged glances and stood up simultaneously.

"We'll find you tomorrow Sam. See you soon." They said goodbye and left Sam and the Headmaster alone. After they left, Sam stood up and invited the headmaster into the mansion and sat down. Then he finally spoke.

"For what do I owe the visit of the esteemed Headmaster?" He asked in a calm voice. The headmaster hesitated a little and finally spoke.

"I want you to join the Academy." As soon as he heard those words, even though he expected them, Sam still felt quite surprised and confused. Because, no matter how much combat power or talent he had, he was still an Acolyte. But the Headmaster was on the same level as the City lord himself. So, it was surprising that he would humble himself by coming here to invite him personally. He then asked with the same indifferent expression. "Why?"

The principal hesitated a little. After a brief silence, he seemed to make up his mind, he said. “Actually, if it's normal time, I won't bother asking you to join the academy, but this time it's quite serious. You may and may not know, this year in a few days we will have to send a batch of young talents to the Count city because the Count is looking for young talents." Hearing that Sam nodded. He did know this when he heard it from Philip. The Headmaster continued.

"But there's more than what it looks like. The one looking for new talent was not the Count but the Emperor himself." At this revelation Sam took a deep breath. Emperors seek talent even in this remote place. He only had one question in his mind. 'Why?' As if sensing that question, the Headmaster said,

"I also don't know why he's looking for young talent. But the quest was taking place throughout the Empire. That means the entire Western continent. The main criterion for selection is not strength but potential and talent. News is not knowing the secrets of the city's noble family. Even the Count himself did not know. All he knew was that the Duke had asked him to look for talent. I only have this info because, my relatives are quite strong and have a prominent influence." The Headmaster stopped again and looked at Sam. He wanted to see if Sam was tempted by the news, but he was disappointed by the same calm expression. Then he took a deep breath and continued.

"All the best talents will be gathered due to the selection process in this royal capital in three years. To be exact, for the Princess' eighteenth birthday. There will be a tournament on that day and those who perform well will be rewarded. That's why I want you to enroll in the academy and I'll send you to Count City. It's gonna be a great opportunity." He said and looked into Sam's eyes only to see a calm expression. No change at all. Under that gaze, the Headmaster finally gave up and said.

"Actually, if the candidates perform better, the chosen ones will benefit as well. Starwood Academy will be given more resources and opportunities." Finally Sam nodded. He did not believe in the slightest that the Headmaster had only come here because he wanted to help Sam get a chance. How could there be something so good in this world. He thought for a moment and asked.

"You want me to go on behalf of Starwood Academy so you can benefit from it?"

The Headmaster nodded.

"So, you want to offend the noble families here and even the city lord?" ask Sam again.

"What offended them? More like they don't want to offend you. Maybe they are the best people in town. But they were all subordinates of the Count. If the Count knew that they had offended someone with your talent cultivation as well as his profession, he might come alone and handle it. They might even visit you tomorrow morning to mend your relationship." The headmaster sneered as soon as he thought of the noble family.

"All right then. 100,000 spirit stones." Sam spoke and the Headmaster froze in shock. 'Did he hear it clearly? 100,000 spirit stones. Why don't you go and rob someone?' Just as he was about to reject the idea, Sam spoke up again.

"What won't pay? All right then. I'll visit the Mountain lake town and the Misty River town tomorrow and see if they want to pay." As soon as he heard this, the Headmaster wanted to greet the eighteen generations of Sam in one breath. 'Damn, I'm too naive. I actually thought of him as a fifteen year old and told him everything and now he is deceiving him cleanly. He gritted his teeth and reluctantly nodded.

"Okay, you can go. I'll report to school tomorrow." Sam said goodbye. The Headmaster cursed in his heart as he left the mansion.

After a while, Sam took out the weapon he used to kill Carl and the others and had a satisfied smile on his face. The weapon worked exactly as he thought it would work. The design did not disappoint him at all. His weapon has made many people think about how it works because it can turn into two modes. The answer is actually quite simple. Sam uses the most basic laws of fluid mechanics and that is Pascal's law. He only used the principle of Pascal's law, which is that pressure is equal in all directions. It is commonly used on vehicle brakes on modern earth because there are material and fluid constraints to use it at a higher rate. But here Sam used the Beast Blood as a liquid and compressed it with a piston made by the Golden blood tiger bone. It is one of the heaviest rank 2 ingredients. What he did was to just place the piston and compress the liquid and put the bock in its position. Slices are the key that keeps them quiet. As soon as he applied more power to the slices by moving the Double S symbol, his weapon would inflate.

Sam placed the weapon on the table in front of him and then took out a sharp golden object. This was one of the claws of a golden blood tiger. He held onto one of the spikes and started carving the weapon. When he finished, he picked it up and looked at the names he had written. There is one word in each block. On one side was written the word 'Gold' and on the other hand it was written 'Crescent Moon'. Sam nodded in satisfaction as he placed his weapon in the warehouse. This was the first weapon he had created in this world. Just as he entered the Bedroom, he saw a crow coming in from the window. At first, he thought it was Yanwu, but soon he realized it wasn't. Just as he was about to throw it away, he felt a familiar presence and observed the crow up close. There's something strapped to a crow's foot. It was a small piece of black cloth. Sam took the crow in his hand and opened the black cloth. Then he saw a golden feather and a note.

He immediately recognized the golden feather. It belongs to Yanwu. Then with a puzzled look, he opened the note and then read it.

'Sam, this is Yanwu. Right now, I am in the middle of something important and cannot come to you for now. I'm sending this note to let you know that, I won't be able to do it within ten days. I'll be back as soon as possible, but if possible, take a trip to the "Falcon Cliff City". I'd just like to say that you don't have to worry about me. I'm safe here. Goodbye.' Sam frowned as soon as he finished reading the note. He's a little worried. Because, someone who could write a note, must definitely be human and as far as Sam knew, no human being could truly control greed had a saint beast like a golden sun crow as a pet. Sam doesn't believe in humans very much. So, he had to travel. But before that he had to figure out how to get there. As he thought, he just wanted to get out looking for info from Philip. But from the dark sky, he abandoned the idea and went to sleep. He had to rest after everything he did in the assessment.

The next morning. Philip went to Sam's house early in the morning. The rest did not come because, they had to prepare for the first day of school after the holidays. But, does that mean he has nothing to prepare for? Not at all. But there were some advantages he had as an older brother. He took his time slowly walking towards Sam's house, mainly due to the gossip among the crowd. Everyone was talking about the Headmaster's visit to Sam's house. He tried to get some details and when he finally got the news, he just stood in place for a few seconds.

Reportedly Sam accepted the principal's invitation to join the academy. Then he hurriedly ran to the mansion and saw Sam slowly walking out. He immediately blocked his path and asked.

"You're joining the academy?"

"How do you know?" Sam frowned. He and the Headmaster should be the only ones who know about it, right? Why did Philip have this knowledge?

"What do you mean, how do I know? Everyone in town talked about it. Come on, tell me. Why did you change your mind?"

"No problem. Let's go." Sam immediately ignored the question and started walking as Philip followed him, seemingly unwilling to give up at all.

After walking for a while, they finally arrived at the academy. Sam suddenly remembered something and asked.

"Why?"

"none. Just tell me."

"This is the city of the Count that our city controls. What business do you have there?"

"Not much. I only want to visit her once." Conversation's over. Then the two walked inside the academy.

Philip left Sam and walked towards his own accommodation. Sam went to where all the freshmen gathered. When the other freshmen saw it, they all kept a certain distance. But they threw strange gazes at him as they whispered. But he didn't think too much about it. Soon some people walked towards him. They are Jack and Shawn. Melisa looked at him from afar who seemed hesitant to come or not.

"Hello, Sam." Jack greeted. Sam nodded and looked at Shawn who had an awkward expression on his face.

Shawn now understands why Sam kicked his ass so many times. Because he said that he would kick Sam's ass earlier with Jack. But at that moment, he really did not know who Sam was and in an instant he made some pride and as a result, he still felt a pain in the butt. After all, Sam heard those words loud and clear.

Jack doesn't care about his friend's awkward situation and talks to Sam.

"I want you to make me a gun." He asked Sam directly. Sam raised his eyebrows feeling a little amused.

"What type?"

"Sword. I'll provide the material."

"It's gonna be expensive."

"How much?"

"It will depend on your needs. But rest assured that it will be a bomb. Are you sure you want me to make it?" Sam asked again with a smile.

"I'm sure. About price. We can talk later." Conversation's over. Shawn looked at the two people who treated him like thin air and gritted their teeth. Just as he was about to say something, the Headmaster came over. He could only take it by lying down.

“Welcome to all new students. I won't waste time on pleasantries. I'll be quick. First off. I apologize to Sam who was treated unfairly yesterday. I have already dismissed the elders from his position. So, you don't have to worry about them causing trouble." As soon as he finished, the freshmen including Sam were all shocked. Now, they all understood why Sam had come to the Academy.

The principal didn't seem to care about anything and continued. There are basically four areas in the school. Reasons for testing, which you should not access. The training you have full access to. Teaching area and finally student accommodation. In addition to these four areas there are several important buildings, namely libraries, mission halls, credit markets. 

In this academy, everything will depend on academic credits. You can purchase resources through the Credit Store and you can sign up for courses you like using credit. Credits were not only valuable in this academy but also in other academies throughout the western continent. Please use your credit wisely. In some time, you will be given an ID token which will also be your credit card storage. Initially, you will all be awarded 10 credits each and you can use them to enroll in the Basic course and more than that you have to get it yourself. 

You can graduate from the Academy as long as you break through to the beginner stage or you can stay here until you earn 50,000 credits. If you earn 50000 credits, you can directly enter the Academy in Count City to cultivate further. I hope you will use the time spent in the academy commensurate as you will be expelled from the academy in four years even you did not graduate. I'm hoping you're lucky. Senior students will take it from here." He finished and left without turning around. 

He didn't look at Sam one bit. After all, he still owed her 100,000 spirit stones. Soon, a senior in academy uniform came. He seemed to be third grade as there was a three-star mark embroidered on the chest of the uniform. He first handed out some silver-colored cards.

"This is an identity card for you. Inject your spiritual senses and mark them, as you would with Spatial Storage. After marking it every time you send a wisp of spiritual energy, it will display your name and the amount of credit you have." Senior explained.

Many freshmen including Sam did what the senior said and looked at its features. Sam has a total of 4500 credits on his cards. He's quite satisfied with that. After explaining how to transfer credits by tapping with another card and directing the amount of credits at your will, the senior guides them to student accommodation. Sam, following and finally finding his place to live. This was a simple stone house similar to the one he had in the Lava stone village. Sam didn't care much about it and went inside. There was a uniform set up inside. He tried it and felt that it felt very fitting. He was quite confused as to how they knew his size. He thought nothing of his thoughts and walked out of the house and headed towards the teaching building along with the other freshmen.

By the time he came to the teaching building, there were already many new students looking through the large notice board. That is the list of teachers and the types of courses they teach along with the cost of the courses. Sam just looked and didn't look anymore. Then he went to the library.

The students were discussing which course they should take and they did not pay attention to it. But there was an old robed man watching Sam's every move. Sam slowly walked to the library. When he looked at the large section of shelves and books, he felt quite surprised because he did not expect the academy in a rural town like this would have this much knowledge reserve. Then Sam slowly walked towards all the parts and stopped at a shelf called 'Artisan Section'. Sam came to this part, not because he wanted to learn Artisan techniques, but he wanted to know about Artisan in this world. Because, the word Artisan has a different meaning in this world from the original world because there are only two types, Artisan Weapon and Artisan Scholar. So, that's why Sam was curious about this. Sam picked up a book called 'Who is an Artisan?' and sit at an empty table. When he looked around, he saw that the number of people was in stark contrast to the number of books. He opened the book and began to read. After a few hours, Sam finally got the answer.

The word Artisan in this world is more or less the same as the original world. It's just that a lot of people don't know this. According to the book, there are many types of Artisan. Artisan Weapons and Artisan scholars are just two of them. They are craftsmen of tailors, artisans of painters, golem craftsmen, wood craftsmen, doll craftsmen, jewelry craftsmen, architectural craftsmen etc. Then why do the artisan towers not have this category?

Actually, they did. It's just that in a long time there were no other craftsmen in this area that people had forgotten and the staff in the Artisan tower were also used to. Therehewas. In fact, in the city of Artisan tower count he could find many other types of Artisan.

Sam looked at the book and had a mischievous smile on his face.