I can see experience bars after being transported to another world.

Lu Yuan understood.

It turns out there was an inscription here that created this windless zone.

Lu Yuan glanced at it a few more times, but couldn't figure out anything more.

The convoy then continued forward. The mountain range ahead gradually came into full view, with the cliffs on both sides receding and closing in to form a ring.

Further ahead, Lu Yuan saw the Knight Academy for the first time.

The academy was built among the mountains. It was surrounded by mountains on three sides and faced outwards on one side. Dark, high walls rose along the mountainside, with pointed towers one after another. Behind the walls, domed barns and longhouses were scattered in layers, all the way down to the foot of the mountain.

In the distance, there were many lights, twinkling like stars, forming a continuous expanse in the snow.

This place doesn't resemble a school; it's more like a mountain town that blocks out a mountain pass. It covers a vast area.

The convoy did not go directly into the academy.

Outside the high walls, some distance away, lay a cluster of inns and carriage quarters, stretching along the outer wall. The Blue Knight led the caravan inside.

"We've arrived. This is the outer garden."

She dismounted and gestured for everyone to get off the carriage.

The trainees emerged from the carriage one after another, stamping their feet and panting, their faces showing signs of exhaustion from days of travel. Dean stretched and his first question was whether there was anything hot to eat.

"Give the goods and horses to the men here," the Blue Knight ordered. "They will take them to the designated location."

The workers from the outer garden came up to greet them, some leading the horses, others unloading the goods, all working quickly and efficiently.

Lu Yuan's container car was moved aside separately. The unloading crew glanced at the truckload of wooden crates a few times, but didn't ask any questions.

"Tonight, you'll stay in the guest rooms in the outer garden." The Blue Knight gathered everyone together and explained briefly, "The real test is tomorrow morning. Only after you pass the test and officially enter the academy will you be assigned formal rooms."

"Get some rest. Don't wander around at night, and don't leave the outer garden."

Everyone agreed.

But they didn't disperse immediately.

In twos and threes, they gathered in the guesthouse hall. Some were warming themselves by the fireplace, while others squatted on the steps, breathing on their faces to warm themselves. The conversation kept circling back to tomorrow's test.

"Four statues, you only need to activate one to pass." Dean added a piece of firewood to the fireplace. "Sounds easy, right? I heard that a captain tried it a few years ago and couldn't activate a single one."

"And then?" someone asked.

"Then he said the statue was broken."

A few laughs rang out around the fire. After the laughter subsided, silence returned.

Someone spoke first, their voice low: "Tell me, what exactly does that thing look at?"

No one could answer that.

Blanca stared at her hands and rubbed them together. Eli held his book, not turning a single page.

Lu Yuan sat on the side, listening most of the time, occasionally chiming in with a word or two.

He remembered the captain Norbert had mentioned, and Oden's talk of health and peace.

Thinking about it more won't help. Whether it works or not, we'll only know when we get inside tomorrow.

After chatting for a short while, everyone went back to their rooms.

Lu Yuan also returned to his room. His room was on the second floor of the guesthouse, a private room.

The room wasn't big. There was a bed, a narrow window, a fireplace, and a simple table and chairs.

He put down his small bag, added fuel, and lit the fireplace. The fire blazed up, and the room gradually warmed.

After a day of travel, he was neither exhausted nor particularly tired. Lu Yuan finished washing up and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"arrive?"

Oden's voice popped into my mind.

"We've arrived," Lu Yuan thought to himself. "Knight Academy. The outer garden."

"I just briefly surveyed the surroundings," Oden said. "I didn't detect anything unusual. This place is probably quite safe. Don't worry too much."

Lu Yuan nodded.

This old man said before he went into his slumber that he wouldn't come out until he reached the academy. And today, he kept his promise.

"You saw that windless area outside too, right?" Oden suddenly added, "It's interesting. I didn't look closely enough to know exactly what it is, so I can't say for sure. Anyway, this academy is no ordinary place."

"You also feel something's not right?"

"No, but it's not necessarily a bad thing," Auden said. "First, solidify your own path. Once you're settled, I'll teach you some methods for practicing knowledge, and I'll also tell you about the Sea of ​​Knowledge."

"it is good."

"Going to sleep."

After saying that, the old man fell silent again.

Lu Yuan blew out the candle and lay down.

Outside the window, the snow was still falling softly. There wasn't a breath of wind.

Early the next morning, there were already voices outside the outer garden of the Knight Academy.

Lu Yuan was woken up just as dawn was breaking.

The trainees gradually emerged from the guesthouse and gathered in the open space outside the garden.

The Lantern Knight and the Silent Knight stood at the front of the group. The Blue Knight, on the other hand, was checking the numbers, making sure that all dozen or so people had arrived.

"We're all here," the Blue Knight said, then turned around. "Come with me."

The group followed closely behind and walked out of the outer garden.

Ahead lay the high walls of the Knight Academy. The gate beneath the walls was dark and heavy, even higher and thicker than Lu Yuan had imagined.

Moreover, judging from the material, it is clearly not made of wood, but some kind of stone.

Lu Yuan followed the crowd inside.

Neatly trimmed dwarf trees lined both sides of the stone path, with snowflakes still clinging to their branches.

Further in, there is a square, paved with smooth, even stone slabs.

The snow here has been swept very clean.

In the distance, the outlines of buildings unfolded under the snow-covered sky, with towering towers and longhouses stretching out in rows.

You can't tell how big this mountain town is from the outside.

Only after you step inside will you feel a sense of reality.

As Lu Yuan passed by the inner side of the academy gate, he noticed several knight statues standing by the gate, slightly taller than a person, holding swords, with very delicate carvings.

Lu Yuan glanced at it a few more times.

These statues at the entrance are all small knight statues, about the height of a person, and are probably for commemorative purposes.

Further ahead, at the end of the square, a colossal palace rises from the ground.

Lu Yuan had never seen such a large building in his life.

Whether it's the Tower of Learning in Bronze City or the tower in Oak Forest City, they all look like toys piled up by children when placed in front of this great hall.

On each of the four sides of this great hall stands a stone tablet.

The stone tablet is almost the same height as the main hall, and huge symbols are carved on its body, with dense inscriptions between the symbols.

It was a very confusing set of symbols, and Lu Yuan didn't recognize a single one of them.

At the same time, as he approached the giant hall, gray and white characters appeared at the edge of Lu Yuan's vision.

[Environmental Awareness: Unknown inscription detected... Analysis... Interpretation failed...]

Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes as he looked at the gray and white text in front of him.

Another unknown inscription. Just how many sets of inscription formations does the Knight Academy possess?

Then, Lu Yuan turned his gaze to the giant monument.

Surprisingly, the translation of the gray text failed.

Or rather, it wasn't translated at all.