It turns out that the college issued a new announcement today, announcing that the college will offer some elective courses. The courses include more than ten subjects such as construction, blacksmithing, smelting, medicine, formations, and art of war. There is one day of teaching every three days, and students can choose to study on their own. There are usually no assessments for elective courses, but there will be a unified assessment upon graduation. If your grades are excellent, you may be hired by the empire as a talent.
This is a benefit. It gives disciples one more choice. If you have an excellent skill, even if you don't have enough martial arts skills when you graduate, you still have the opportunity to use this skill to serve the empire, go ashore, eat the imperial food, and reach the end of your life smoothly.
So why did Huimin College only issue this policy this year after it has been in operation for so many years? The main reason is that the war has been tense in recent years, and the border conflicts between the Starfall Empire and the Wind-Chasing Empire have continued. In just ten years, there have been four major wars and countless small battles. Both sides feel that they are short of talents. So we started recruiting talents across the country.
But this is a war era, and the princes and nobles are reluctant to send their young talents to the battlefield. The major sects are not fools. Naturally, the talents they have spent a lot of resources to cultivate cannot be sent to the battlefield to die.
If only in peaceful times, talented people could be sent to the court to work for an official position, and they could be used to boast at critical moments, we would have someone in the court. But forget it in the war years. The princes and nobles are all ready to flee with their money. The talents of the sect naturally stay to guard the three-acre land left by their ancestors, so as not to be destroyed by other forces. As for the empire, haha, does whoever becomes the emperor have anything to do with these sects?
The manpower at the front is only consumed, not replenished. In the past ten years, except for those who enjoy happiness, the empire has been short of talents of all kinds. Since the princes, nobles and major sects are unwilling to help, we can only find a way from the people. Huimin College is the first to "benefit" from the "benefits" of the empire's recruitment of talents. Naturally, the disciples of the academy would not have thought of this. No matter what the intentions of the people above were, this would definitely be a good thing for the disciples.
After Lu Changfeng and the others read the announcement. Zhou Hua said: "How about it? Choose one to practice?"
Longhu said honestly: "I don't have any need, I don't understand it just by practicing."
"I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about Brother Feng. We are not suitable for each other. I just want to concentrate on practicing and don't want to make myself so tired."
Lu Changfeng said in surprise: "Me?"
"Didn't Instructor Zhang Chao tell you to stop busy making breakthroughs and find something else to do? Isn't this a good opportunity? You are such a smart kid, it shouldn't be difficult to find a side job!"
When Zhou Hua said this, Lu Changfeng was a little moved. Yes, it is actually possible to choose a side job to learn. Lu Changfeng thought about it and decided to study medicine. Without him, he was not familiar with other subjects. He only had a certain foundation in medicine. After all, he was not called "Yunyin's Little Miracle Doctor" for nothing. Having made up his mind, he decided to implement it. Lu Changfeng immediately signed up and got the token. Just three days later, he had his first medical class.
Three days later, the first lecture on medical science began in the college’s Blue Sea Villa.
"Okay, children, let's start the class now. My surname is Zhong, and I will be your medical instructor from now on. Let me first say that if you want to listen to my class, you should listen carefully. If you don't understand, you can ask questions at any time. If you don't want to listen, you can If you don’t come, if anyone talks nonsense in the hall and falls asleep, be careful of me being a big-hearted person.”
What surprised Lu Changfeng was that the instructor teaching this class was actually the old man with a white beard who was in charge of the physical examination at the first level of the admissions examination. From what he said, it seemed that the old man didn't have a very good temper, and Lu Changfeng was still a little frightened.
As expected, the old man had a bad temper, and he kicked out everyone who gossiped or dozed off in the hall. There were also people who couldn't answer his questions and were scolded by him, including Lu Changfeng. After a few classes, many people were so frightened by Old Man Zhong's bad temper that they gave up the class.
"Huh? Are you the only one here?"
A month later, when Old Man Zhong started a class, he found that Lu Changfeng was the only one who came to attend the class.
"Uh, they...that..." Daoist Lu Changfengxin has been sprayed away by you, who dares to come?
Old Man Zhong said coldly: "I'm a bit strict, they won't come, will they?"
It turns out that this old man is self-aware. Lu Changfeng smiled awkwardly, which was regarded as acquiescence. People are here to learn skills, not to be angry, okay?
"Then why are you here, kid?"
In fact, Lu Changfeng wanted to give up at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that apart from his bad temper, there was nothing wrong with this old man. Lu Changfeng later got to know Mr. Zhong personally and learned that he was a physician at the college. He came from a medical family and was well-known in the coastal city.
Judging from what he said in class, this old man is really capable. Since you can learn skills, then learn from him. As for whether he gets scolded or not, that's a trivial matter. Anyway, Lu Changfeng is always thick-skinned. So Lu Changfeng completely gave up the idea of giving up. He must attend every class and listen carefully.
At this time, since Old Zhong asked, Lu Changfeng could only bite the bullet and said: "I sincerely learn from Teacher Zhong, but my qualifications are stupid. If you do something bad, you can scold me if you want!"
"Oh? Interesting!" Old Man Zhong said meaningfully: "Then do you know why I am so strict?"
"My disciple is stupid. Could it be that you did it on purpose, teacher? To test?" Who knows? It's better to rely on the old and sell the old, Lu Changfeng thought to himself.
"Children can be taught!" Old Man Zhong nodded, took a sip of tea and said, "Not all of the lessons I taught were alchemy, but medicine also accounted for a large part. Of the two, alchemy is more utilitarian, while medicine is more It has wider practicality. But both require hard work, and understanding and resilience are indispensable. Those boys who abandon class midway are impatient and look like I am the proud son of heaven. I can't bear to scold them even if they are scolded. How can you learn my skills with such a character? Even if you forcefully teach them, they will only end up harming others and themselves."
I see! No wonder this old man always has an old face and curses people whenever he disagrees. It turns out that this is all intentional. Lu Changfeng thought to himself, fortunately my brother is thick-skinned, otherwise he would have been scolded and run away. Thinking of this, Lu Changfeng couldn't help but feel proud.
Old Man Zhong snorted and said: "You kid, don't be complacent. Don't think that if you see through my intentions, I will look down on you. If you want to truly learn my skills, you have to work hard. If you can't persist, , it’s better to get out as soon as possible.”
Lu Changfeng said sternly: "No, no, I sincerely want to learn, please give me your teacher's advice!"
Old Man Zhong smiled slightly: "Okay, then prove it with your actions. Class!"
In fact, Old Man Zhong only said half of what he said. It was true that he was trying to curse people. Another reason was that the people who came to class were really bad. The medical course is actually pretty good. I learned how to make my own elixir to help with my practice, which is great. But in this academy, most of the highly qualified disciples are in the inner courtyard, and there is no shortage of panacea in the inner courtyard, so they have no interest in coming to learn it. This resulted in the fact that most of the disciples who came to study this course were from the outer courtyard. There are a bunch of crooked people in the outer courtyard, their understanding is far behind, and they don't have the basic knowledge like Lu Changfeng. However, Old Man Zhong is also impatient. He can't understand even after being taught three times. It would be weird if he doesn't scold his mother.
A class that was originally full of students, but after people were scolded and ran away, is now a one-to-one teaching, which is an advantage for Lu Changfeng. Judging from his attainments in medical alchemy, Lu Changfeng felt that Old Man Zhong's overall level was much higher than that of Uncle Wen, but it was not comprehensive. In some areas, his research was not as profound as that of Uncle Wen, so Lu Changfeng would discuss it with him in the hall. Share your thoughts.
Naturally, Old Man Zhong regarded Lu Changfeng as a malleable talent, so he naturally looked up to him and happily taught him everything he had to offer. Sure enough, teachers all like outstanding students who are diligent and eager to learn, no matter where they go.
From Old Man Zhong, Lu Changfeng learned how to refine first- and middle-low-grade elixirs, and even first-grade and high-grade elixirs. He also learned it from Old Man Zhong! In addition to alchemy, he has also made considerable progress in medicine. This course is not in vain!
