An ordinary Emblem User can only awaken one Emblem in their lifetime, with the awakening period typically between seven and ten years old, and different professional Emblems are awakened based on their innate talents and specialties.
However, where there is ordinary, there will be special! This is relative.
Some children will awaken their Emblem before the age of seven, and then, after seven, they will awaken a second Emblem, becoming a Dual Emblem User.
As long as a Dual Emblem User's cultivation talent isn't too poor, with two Emblems to assist them, their future path will be broader, and their achievements won't be too low.
However, because most Dual Emblem Users achieve good things, and the probability of a Dual Emblem User appearing is only one in ten thousand, it has also cast a mysterious veil over Dual Emblem Users.
They are even regarded by the general public as "born geniuses"!
However, in reality, awakening two Emblems does not improve one's innate talent; it merely broadens the path for future development and makes combat more flexible and varied. Furthermore, cultivating two professions simultaneously consumes more resources, and without proper choices or guidance, neither Emblem profession can be cultivated to a very profound level, their future path will not go far, and they will eventually fade into obscurity.
However, due to the rarity of Dual Emblem Users, these circumstances are not widely known; ordinary people are unaware of them.
Additionally, a recent incident that greatly embarrassed the high-ranking officials of Cloud City Emblem Academy made them urgently need to recruit a "born genius" with the potential to become a Dual Emblem User!
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The continent is divided into three countries, and Yun City belongs to the Red Soil Country, Azpedan, a first-tier City.
Azpedan has three top-tier Cities, representing politics, economics, and knowledge respectively.
Below the three top-tier Cities are twelve first-tier Cities, hundreds of second-tier Cities, and countless third-tier Cities and rural areas.
The twelve first-tier Cities are subordinate to the three top-tier Cities, equally divided among them.
Yun City is a subordinate City of Akamoy, the City representing knowledge.
Perhaps because it is a subordinate City of Akamoy, the development of the four first-tier Cities focuses on cultural construction, and their Badge Academies also lean towards cultural aspects, offering a much higher number of cultural courses than the Badge Academies in other first-tier Cities. Students from these academies are more skilled at using their minds in combat, specializing in professions that emphasize intelligent combat, such as mages and Summoners.
In culture, there is no first; in martial arts, there is no second.
The Badge Academies in the four first-tier Cities compete with each other in various aspects.
Throughout history, the four first-tier Cities have had wins and losses, which balances things out, including in terms of enhancing school reputation and external recruitment!
Recently, the Badge Academies in the other three first-tier Cities each recruited a "born genius" who awakened an Emblem before the age of five and had the potential to become a Dual Emblem User. They heavily promoted this, causing the Badge Academies in those three Cities to surpass Cloud City Emblem Academy in the public's perception.
Many times, an Academy's reputation is also linked to its students.
On one hand, it's about training excellent students; on the other, it's about recruiting excellent students!
This is like after the college entrance examination every year, there is always a group of special "Hunters" who try to persuade the provincial top scorers to enter the universities they represent.
Then news will spread like "A certain provincial top scorer enrolls in a certain school," boosting the school's reputation.
Even if the schools are of similar level and status, the more geniuses recruited, the more it outwardly represents that this school is superior to others, its reputation will be more prominent, and it will further enhance the general public's trust in the Academy.
Although it's just a superficial project, unfortunately, the culture of the four first-tier Cities subordinate to Akamoy places great emphasis on face!
What's more, recruiting a genius means a greater chance of future fame; a few years later, another elite will emerge, further promoting the Academy's name. It's definitely a sure-win business!
"What? Your levels are the same? Then why didn't a certain genius enroll in your Academy? Isn't it because your Academy is not good enough!"
Cloud City Emblem Academy was currently in such an awkward position.
Why did the other three Academies recruit geniuses with the potential to become Dual Emblem Users, but your Academy did not?
"Our Academy offers better benefits!"
"Then why haven't you recruited any geniuses with the potential to become Dual Emblem Users?"
"Our Academy has stronger faculty!"
"Then why haven't you recruited any geniuses with the potential to become Dual Emblem Users?"
"More geniuses have come out of our Academy!"
"Then why haven't you recruited any geniuses with the potential to become Dual Emblem Users?"
"#%￥%￥&*&*%%"
How to explain? It's impossible to make clear.
With enrollment imminent, if they couldn't regain some reputation, then this year, and even in the next few years, they would lose many excellent students.
And without excellent students, it would have a significant impact on the future development of Cloud City Emblem Academy, possibly even truly reducing it to the "worst of the four Cities."
Don't we care about our reputation?
Because of this matter, many high-ranking officials of the Academy have been racking their brains recently, even resorting to poaching, but the other three Academies are on par with Cloud City Emblem Academy, giving Cloud City Emblem Academy no chance at all.
Finally, even the Dean and the Elders went out to search for any undiscovered children with the potential to become Dual Emblem Users.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were looking forward to it eagerly.
The reason Andy appeared at the gate earlier was that she had been out searching, found nothing, and had just returned.
And then... Bai Li Yuan appeared, bouncing along.
It was simply—"walking right into a trap"!
...
After hearing the whole story, Bai Li Yuan rubbed his chin.
Was he in a situation where he was a "rare commodity"?
Does that mean... he could negotiate terms with them?
Gentlemen, I suddenly have a bold idea!
Feeling Bai Li Yuan's ill-intentioned gaze, Andy narrowed her eyes.
"Well, it doesn't matter even if you refuse. Our Academy has a specialized brainwashing team. As long as we send you in, they can definitely brainwash you into an Academy slave. And, that team also has quite a few muscular men, they love little boys like you the most~" Andy said with a casual attitude.
Bai Li Yuan's body trembled.
"I think your Academy is very much to my liking, so I've decided to join!" Bai Li Yuan quickly said.
"Then it's happily decided. Elders, I'll go help Xiao Yuan with the enrollment procedures."
Saying that, Andy dragged Bai Li Yuan away, leaving only the Elders and the Director of Education behind.
"When did our Academy get a brainwashing department? Ayue, do you know?" an Elder asked.
"Replying to the Elder, we do not. It must have been fabricated by the Dean to get Bai Li Yuan to agree to enroll," the Director of Education said.
"I see." The Elders nodded.
"As expected of Andy, still so clever. Let's go and take a look," the Elders said.
"Oh, and don't let this secret out, Ayue. Remember to cover for Andy so Bai Li Yuan doesn't find out he's being tricked," an Elder instructed the Director of Education.
"Please rest assured, Elders, I know what to do," the Director of Education said with an expressionless nod, his glasses shifting and reflecting a beam of light that obscured his eyes.