Chapter 16: Settling at the Academy
Four days had passed since the Human-Beast Synergy class in a blink of an eye. In these past four days, Athar had settled well in his new life at the academy and had become used to his new routine. A routine where he did not have to run from one part time job to another; where he did not have to scramble for his savings. Where he could have the fill of his food and had not to worry about the next meal.
The morning would begin with breakfast, then attending Vale's class.
Vale had started to delve deeply into the topics, and in the past four days, Athar had learned many new aspects of cultivation. His understanding of cultivation had deepened, and slowly but steadily, he was in the process of building a solid foundation for himself.
The rest of the day would almost remain free, during which students could do as they wished. Athar spent the majority of his time either in the library or the training ground. The past four days, Athar had spent doing research about which battle techniques he could choose.
A few of the students, who probably had a deeper and prior knowledge about all these aspects, had already selected their techniques, and some of them had also brought a few techniques with them. These were the techniques either from their family or brought from the outside.
In the evening came what every student had started to dread: Sankul's combat classes. As he had said to be prepared, the class would generally begin with basic exercises like running, push-ups, and even weight training. Then, when the bodies of the students had almost been drained, Sankul began guiding them on basic martial arts and combat techniques. He was harsh in his approach and did not give any breather to the students.
Athar was at ease during these classes compared to the other students. His initial thought was that probably it was because he had been training himself physically for years, he did not feel that strain.
But as he learned and his brain worked, he realised one thing. He would not be the only person who had been training from a young age. There were other students who seemingly belonged to rich households and probably had some cultivator to guide them from a young age. They must too have gone through brutal training.
He also felt that his body was unusually stronger than it had always been. The same distance which he used to run, he could cover in a lesser time and did not even feel tired. He was stronger, faster, and had more stamina.