Chapter 157: Life 68, Age 26, Martial Master 5
The day before I was to begin teaching my class of Disciples, I went to Instructor Yuan’s office to get a list of the students who would be in my class. Typically, I would’ve had such a list several days earlier to assist me in making preparations, but because I was not the one in charge of selecting my students, it was delayed.
The instructor’s room was laid out exactly how Grandmaster Ning’s had been, and Instructor Yuan sat behind a wooden desk with two chairs in front of it. After I sat down in one of them, she took out a piece of paper and slid it to me.
“These will be your students. I’ve specially chosen them for you, and I’ll be interested to see what you’re able to do with them.”
Looking at the list, I saw that all of them had well-rounded affinities, but they were all low. No one had any affinity above mid six-star. The only saving grace was that none of their basic affinities were below peak seven-star. In a way, this wasn’t too different from the affinities I had come in with. The biggest difference was their lack of secondary affinities. Only one boy had meaningful secondary affinities, low six-star for wind and lightning. Overall, this was a bit below what I expected from students in the elite classes.
Typically, elite Disciples would have at least one affinity at mid five-star or above. This meant that my students would be at a severe disadvantage in both qi control and cultivation speed. This could be addressed during their first term as Martial Masters, but they would have to make it that far first.
When I looked at their blessings, the students seemed equally mediocre. All their blessings were designed for scholars. One boy had a blessing that improved his calligraphy while one of the girls had one to help her with mathematics. None of them had a blessing that would directly help them with cultivation or any of the cultivation-related professions.
I looked at Instructor Yuan. I was confused by her selection. She might have done this just to spite me, but if I performed poorly, it would reflect poorly on her as well.
“These are the Disciples you chose for me? Can you tell me why?”
I could sense annoyance and a bit of exasperation coming from her.