Beast Taming? Nah, Dragon Herding is Way Better! - Chapter 60

Chapter 60: Searching for the Dormitory
Meanwhile, this brat that the figure is talking about is already out of the building that serves as the reception area for the new students of the academy, allowing him to take in the beauty of this architectural and landscaping marvel that this place is.

All around the places that his eyes can see is the combination of the ornate plants seemingly arranged based on something that he didn’t know, given the great symmetry and what seems like a measured placement of each one of them.

That’s not the only impressive part of it though as these ornamental plants perfectly blends on the archaic structure of the academy’s building itself, making people feel like they are lost in some sort of ancient paradise whenever they roam their eyes around whatever it is that might pick their attention in this place.

This mystical, ancient feel is further invoked into observers’ mind as the ambient mana covering the atmosphere of the place is even more impressive than the well maintained yet old looking buildings of the academy, making one wonder just how is it possible for a place like this to exist.

‘The quality of mana here is almost half the quality of the mana inside the Draconic Realm’ Diluc thought to himself as he takes in another breath of the fresh air in this place, his entire being feeling quite energized but not too much as to when he is absorbing mana inside the Draconic Realm.

[The mana inside the Draconic Realm is still in a dormant state for now, there are a lot of buildings and structures that will improve it in the future]

Seemingly feeling a bit offended by him comparing the Draconic Realm to this place, the Dragon Herding System’s floating gray screen appears in front of him with these words appearing on it, making the Ruler of the Draconic Realm realize once again just how less of the potential of this powerful system is he utilizing.

‘Is that so? That’s great and all but this is also because the system is not giving me enough Realm Gold to develop the Draconic Realm properly’ reading this, the emperor-like young man, Diluc, smiles as he knows that the improvement of the Draconic Realm will also means an increase in his growth in strength, however realizing something, he points out the most crucial reason why he seems to be in a bottleneck in terms of improving the Draconic Realm right now.

[The system is not directly responsible for the assignment of the task and the corresponding reward for you, an independent calculation function is in the system to issue the task based on your performance and needs]

‘I see, I better get going and try my best to complete this task as soon as possible then’ knowing the implication of the words that appears on the Dragon Herding System’s screen, Diluc merely accepts the reality of the difficulty of earning Realm Gold now, as well as the difficulty of completing this current task of him, taking solace in the fact he deduced from the last reminder from the system, that the better he is, the harder the quest is, and the better the reward.

As he thinks about all sorts of things that might just bring him opportunity to earn Realm Gold, Diluc has come to realize that he has yet to sell the loot he got from the caravan that he stole from, ahem… miraculously stumbled upon without anyone who seems to own it.

Not wanting to make too much of a commotion just in case he got too surprised, whether positively or negatively of the result of this though, he decided to check on the student handbook first in order to search for the dormitory that is supposed to be provided by the academy to anyone of their students.

Reading through this seemingly more than a hundred-page, detailed guide on how to live in this academy, Diluc finally saw the part that concerns the dormitory of the students, scanning through it carefully thinking that he might just see something that he can take advantage of.

(Section 2.1 Student Lodging and Dormitory Rules)

(It is compulsory for all academy students to live in the dormitory for the entire four-year period that they will be studying here, and the students are required to stay within the academy grounds during the weekdays (the day of classes), however, the academy is duty bound to provide the students with entertainment facilities as well, which are marked when looking at the academy’s map right in the middle of the student square)

(The students are also allowed outside during the weekends as well as when completing a mission issued by the academy or received from the public quest board (also within the student square), however, should the reason for going outside is the latter, the students who are to take the mission are required to receive permission from the effective advisor of their class)

(It is imperative that the students return to their respective room 2 hours before midnight. Be reminded that there are only two people supposed to be sharing a room, so a lack or excess of this number will be considered as failure to comply to this rule. During times past these hours, a staff will check each room for students who has yet to return, failure to comply to this rule will result in the student being punished with something decided by the staff specifically assigned to these things (Law Enforcement Committee), this rule apply to every student with the exception to the ones who managed to get a seclusion permit, of course, this immunity due to the permit only applies if the student is confirmed to be in a seclusion chamber provided by the academy)

(As a last reminded, but something that should be self-explanatory already, given the degree of freedom allowed in the academy except for the rules in this handbook, the students can swap places with anyone within other rooms in the dormitory, HOWEVER, it only applies to people with the same gender, and any exchange of room between two students of opposite sex is something not tolerable and even punishable by the Law Enforcement Committee by suspension)

(In the case of a new student trying to find their assigned room by default, please refer to the number on your personal badge, as this number will be the one assigned to you through your entire year in the academy, and it is also the number registered as your identifier all throughout the entire management system of the academy)

After reading through these rules, Diluc couldn’t help but feel like whoever it is that made these rules is someone who runs through things a lot of time, making even someone like him, who considers himself pretty clever, to find no loophole that he can exploit from this.

Weirdly starting to get competitive with the rules written on this handbook, the young man decided that he will read through each and every page of this thing whenever he has time, however, for now, he opts to go to his supposed room first before he starts checking his earnings from the bandit and merchant encounter, his heart already pounding a bit stronger from the excitement knowing that this time, he’s definitely going to earn some good amount of Realm Gold, possibly even enough to buy his a couple of new dragon egg or more.

As he roams around the path towards the dormitory, he couldn’t help but notice that there are quite a few students roaming around now, something that he finds normal given that it is still technically a break for the academy, and most likely than not, it is only the same kind of student, a new one, as him that is currently roaming around the academy grounds.

This is also something that seems to be way too obvious to him given that nearly all, if not really all of the students he encounters has their eyes roaming around and appreciating this impressive view of the academy, something that he’s already done doing.

After just a while, having the time reading the student’s handbook while still walking carefully, he finally arrives at the male dormitory building, a massive, eight story building that spans some several dozens of meters from where he is standing from to both left and right, its impressive size possibly something that can hold more than just the supposed number of male students of the academy, something that he finds quite impressive as this place seems to be more than just a place for the students to stay in.

Just from the outside alone, he can see the attentiveness to detail of whoever it is that help in creating this place, the craftsmanship of the ornaments carved and engraved on the pillar outside the building alone enough to call this a work of art rather than a simple building, not to mention how this entire building seems to be more of a luxury inn rather than a dormitory.

But this is just the start as the emperor-like young man starts seeing more and more things as his eyes roams around.