When Nn opened the ssroom door, he found a spotless white hall where about a hundred seats were arranged.


    Some of the seats were already upied, revealing that he wasn''t the earliest to arrive.


    There were about 20 students already present, though none of them looked familiar to Nn.


    Without making any noise, he quietly took a random seat in the third row.


    The ss itself had ten rows each containing ten seats to form an extra hundred.


    It was more than thrice the size of Nn''s Neer''s ss.


    N loved his position because, it wasn''t the front row that would attract attention to him, but it also wasn''t too far back to miss the teacher''s words—it was perfect for him.


    After settling infortably, Nn nced at his runic device and saw that the time was 7:52 AM.


    That meant it had taken him exactly 52 minutes to reach the ss, after walking at a brisk pace.


    BUZZZZZZ


    Suddenly, the sound of runic cards buzzing echoed through the ssroom.


    He checked his own runic device and found a notification.


    {Eight minutes remaining. Any students who fail to arrive by the deadline will have their New Ascendant rewards halved!}


    [Hehe! Expect the rush!]


    The system chimed in its usual sarcastic tone.


    Just as it said that, the ssroom door was flung open, and students began pouring in like a wave of water through an opener dam.


    They hurried, rushing to find seats, and the chaos continued until exactly 8:00 AM, when their runic devices buzzed again.


    "A total of 798 students have failed to arrive on time. Their Ascendant points have been reduced by half. All have been notified."


    "Damn it!" someone cursed from a group of students who had walked into ss just seconds after the notification was sent


    They stared at their runic devices with defeated expressions.


    Experience more on м??


    Nn, however, was thinking deeply. The system, as usual, was aligned with his thoughts.


    [Do you understand now?] the system asked, and Nn''s brow furrowed.


    ''With the runic device, the academy can track the location of everyone who possesses it."


    "or at least they''ll know whether we are in the right ce or not!'' Nn realized.


    It wasmon sense that the academy couldn''t have Instructors have their eyes on every student, and he hadn''t noticed any cameras around.


    Yet, the students who werete had their points deducted instantly.


    Nn deduced that the only way the academy tracked them was through the runic cards they all carried.


    They had been told that their runic cards were their most important possession and must never be lost, not even for a second.


    Now, Nn understood part of why.


    At exactly 8:30 AM, the instructor walked into the ssroom.


    She was ady around 25 years old, with long pink hair and matching pink irises.


    She was stunning, with a refined beauty, but the feature that caught Nn''s attention the most was the single pink horn protruding from the center of her forehead.


    Her light pink scales on her cheeks confirmed her identity.


    She was a Zekkan, a rare race in the academy.


    Nn had only encountered a few Zekkans before, but he was surprised to see a pink one in front of him.


    ording to what he heard, they were a prideful and prodigious race.


    "I am Dorothia Zekkan, and you may refer to me as Instructor Dorothia," she announced.


    "From today on, I will be the ss teacher for this group, responsible for keeping track of your activities and reporting to the academy."


    "Believe it or not, this will have a significant impact on your future sess!" she warned, her words immediately causing the room to turn serious.


    It was clear to everyone that she wasn''t an ordinary teacher.


    Nnpared her to his previous ss instructor, Timat.


    She held the same stern authority, demanding respect from her students.


    ss teachers, like Dorothia, had more influence over their students than regr instructors, and their words carried immense weight.


    "I would first like to congratte those of you who managed to make it to ss on time today."


    "Not only have you secured your full rewards, but you have also earned an additional 100 experience points for your obedience and punctuality."


    "Now, I will exin the rewards you will receive and what these experience points mean, along with some other important details that you must be aware of."


    "That will be the only thing we are doing today," she concluded, her voice firm and to the point.


    Nn found her approach made sense.


    A proper orientation to begin the first day of school seemed appropriate.


    As she exined, the New Ascendants listened carefully, absorbing every word.


    For the next seven hours, Instructor Dorothia continued the session, and even through the long time grame, she managed to hold the ss''s attention throughout.


    When she finally finished, Nn felt his mind had been blown.


    The Ascendant Area was vastly different from the Neer''s Area.


    From the depth of preparation to the structure, everything was on apletely different level.


    "I hope you all now have a good understanding of the Ascendant Area," Dorothia said as she wrapped up.


    "That will be all for today."


    "Make sure you all prepare well as the real work will begin tomorrow."


    The students, still dazed from the flood of information, watched as the instructor left the room unable to conjure a word.


    Nn checked his runic device and saw that it was already 3:00 PM.


    At the top of his runic card, two new pieces of information appeared:


    [EXPERIENCE POINTS: 100]


    [POINTS: 200 (full)]


    Right now, Nn had learned to ce those two things on a pedestal which were just a little below his own arrival.


    There was a realization and that was the fact that he could move through the Ascendant ss and even be a two star Ascendant in less than a few days from now!


    Things were massively differentpared to what he was used to an expected.