Pendekar Nusantara
The Academy of the Milky Way II

Aran was aware that Xiao Ling was looking at him, but he kept trying to calm down and his gaze was also straight forward. All the students were also shocked to see Xiao Ling's attitude which suddenly turned towards Aran, yet they chose silence and only occasionally glanced at Xiao Ling.

Feeling that everyone was paying attention to him, Xiao Ling looked back straight ahead.

‘Is he really the Aran I know?’

After all the introductions were over, it was the woman's turn to introduce herself.

“Before I congratulate all of you who have been selected to be core students of this academy. Introduce my name Fang Yin, you may call me Miss Fang. I will be your guardian here as long as you are in this academy. Now let's follow me to go to your residence during being a student of this academy”

Miss Fang then invited everyone to follow her into the academy. They all walked through the tall trees and on some sides there were many tall towers that served as monitoring places.

During Miss Fang's trip, telling me that the core students of the academy are very different from ordinary students, those core students will get a wide variety of special treatment, from residences, training grounds and even allowance.

Miss Fang told me that in the academy the currency that applies is not gold. The Bimasakti Academy follows the currency that exists in the upper world, the Spirit Crystal.

For the upper world, gold is not too important. Spirit crystals are everything because the energy within spirit crystals can be used for various things.

1 Spirit crystal is equal to 200 pieces of gold.

1 Piece of gold in this world weighs approximately 2gr.

The academy will give 2 spirit crystals to the core students every month. In the academy, spirit crystals were extremely precious objects. Only core students would obtain these Crystals, whereas ordinary students would not obtain them.

Miss Fang explained that this world we live in is the underworld, there is a portal that can take us to the upper world.

During the journey, Xiao Ling often stole a glance at Aran, he was so curious about the figure of a masked man whose name was the same as someone he knew very well.

‘Why he doesn't recognize me at all and again why he took this test. If indeed he visited the central mainland why he didn't look for me’

A wide variety of questions were on Xiao Ling's mind.

“Hyung-nim, it seems like that woman often looks at you. Are you sure you don't recognize him”

Taeyang said while whispering softly.

“Sst, you've been silent”

That was Aran's only reply.

After they all walked quite deeply they finally saw the extremely crowded scenery of the academy.

“There is a market for students, you can sell any object in that place as long as it does not violate the law”

Miss Fang then invited them all to pass through the market.

Here the sellers can not shout their merchandise, just write on the big paper what they sell. So there are only small conversations between visitors and sellers and buyers.

Aran can see a lot of merchandise sold in this place. From weapons, medicines, herbs, antiques and various kinds of pills.

Now Miss Fang had brought them all to their living quarters in a two-story building made of wood.

“On my left is the place for the women and on my right is the place for the men. Each house has six rooms and has been reinforced with protective formations, so no one will be able to see what is happening inside the house. Now you drop your blood on the badges of each”

All the students then followed Miss Fang's instructions to drip their blood onto their respective badges.

“Good, now you are officially a student of the Milky Way Academy. The badge you're holding is connected to the headquarters. Now you can all rest first, tomorrow we start training”

Each group then broke away to enter their home. At a glance Xiao Ling continued to stare at Aran. He wanted to approach Aran and take off the mask he was wearing, but he did not do it.

‘Damn it, is this guy really Aran I know or is just someone who happens to have the same name. If he really is Aran who I know, why did he just shut up. Is he forgetting my face now or is it because my face is not attractive to him. Huh, just be careful if he accidentally’

Xiao Ling said in her heart with a cold, ugly face made the people who saw her so afraid to say hello.

Aran actually felt a hostile gaze from Xiao Ling, he guessed that Xiao Ling would be angry with him if she knew that she was Aran.

Aran with another group of men then entered the house that had been provided for them to occupy.

Xiao Jun who felt the oldest and most senior immediately said to everyone inside the house.

“Friends, you specify want in the lower room or upper room”

Xiao Jun then looked at all of them, but it turned out that everything was just silent giving no response.

“Ah come, it's up to you”

Xiao Jun then turned his body and walked into the room nearby. Xiao Fei who saw Xiao Jun walking also followed him and entered the room next to Xiao Jun. Xiao Fei glanced at Aran with a complicated look.

Since Xiao Jun and Xiao Fei had already determined their rooms, Aran's group walked up the stairs. While Fuma who from the beginning was silent decided to enter the remaining room in the lower room.

As everyone was tired, they entered their rooms.

Inside Aran's room immediately locked the door of his room and entered the sky jade realm. Rather than resting in the real world he would rather rest in the jade realm.

Aran's arrival in the jade realm was immediately welcomed by all his followers, Beetle, White and Saka. After they chatted with each other for a while all his followers returned to training at their respective places. Aran then walked towards the sky villa where there was a Dragon King who was sitting still.

“Hail King Naga”

Hearing Aran calling his name, the Dragon Monarch then opened his eyes.

“Aran, I feel in the academy region there is a mysterious energy”

“Mysterious energy?”

Aran was completely confused by the words of the Dragon Monarch who suddenly said like that.

“Yes, I've been trying to track the existence of that energy. But it seems like there is a strong barrier preventing me from seeing it”

“What the Dragon King knows where the energy is”

Aran was also increasingly curious about the energy that the Dragon Monarch was talking about.

“The energy is in the forest behind the academy, later we try to check the place”

“Good King Naga”

The two of them then chatted a little about everything, until Aran decided to take a short break.

Aran then walked and looked for a place that felt comfortable.

“Ahh, great to rest in this nature. So quiet and comfortable”

Not long after, Aran closed his eyes and fell asleep.