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nSure, there were sometimes trustworthy friends that would be willing to go to hell and back for the protagonist, but how common were they really?

nFor every protagonist that was fortunate enough to have that kind of a friend, there were at least 10 others that had been crippled by a lover or sometimes even a blood brother!

nDante refused to believe that those Heavenly Emperors that had been living for thousand years were all fools and only surrounded themselves with bad people. Yet, in the end, weren't they all cut down and betrayed by everyone they ever held close?

nPeople change, this was the simple hard truth.

nA person who could take a bullet for you one day could easily wake up and stab you in the back the next.

nIt was because of this fact that although he told Rebecca and co some things; they were still mostly left in the dark.

nwhilst it may seem like they know a lot about Dante, like the fact about him needing elemental treasures to become stronger

nThe truth was, they still knew almost next to nothing.

nDragon souls, his system or even his passive abilities, Dante kept the true origin about most of his powers a close secret

nEven the fact about Dante needing elemental treasures wasn't completely true.

nWhat Dante needed was EP, Energy Points, not elemental treasures.

nAnd whilst elemental treasures may be the easiest way for Dante to get Energy Points, they certainly weren't the only way.

nEver since Dante had come to this world and explained his abilities, there had always been omissions and loopholes that allowed for him to go back.

nNo information would ever leave his mouth that might leave him trapped. There was always a Plan B.

nNot having a back-up plan in a world as crazy as the Martial Spirit World was only asking for death!

nEventually, Dante just shook his head of these slightly depressing thoughts as he sat back in his luxurious chair.

nAfter getting comfortable, called out,

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"Guards! Bring the next person in!

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nSo just like that, another person came in to offer gifts and try to build a friendship with this notorious new Dragon Son.

nDante continued the rest of the day like that, meeting with various clan representatives and building up a decent relationship with the various clans in the capital city...

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nThe next Day Dante woke up early and headed to the academy.

nHe didn't even need anybody to wake him up today, as even he himself knew he couldn't afford to be late.

nToday was the start of the first lessons at the Hidden Dragon Academy!

nThe structure of learning at the Hidden Dragon Academy was quite normal.

nDepending on the department you ended up choosing, each person would be assigned to different classes and need to attend both theory based lectures on the principles of cultivation and also attend practical combat training lessons.

nThe aim Department of War had always been to train valiant soldiers and generals for the Vaenam kingdom. So out of all the departments, they had the least theory-based lessons with most of them being on practical combat and the practical aspects of warfare.

nbut this didn't mean there were no theory based lessons.

nThe very first lesson that Dante was going to have was supposed to be a theory-based lesson.

nafter navigating his way through the academy for a while, Dante reached the area for the Department of War and soon came across his lecture hall.

nit was in a new building but the building wasn't as luxuriously decorated as others he had seen and had a very minimalist aesthetic about it.

nAs Dante entered his lecture hall, he was greeted with a familiar sight.

nthe room was very similar to that of a typical lecture hall from his previous life.

nIt was arranged to have many elevated rows, and a board placed at the front of the class.

nAs Dante walked in, he could see that there were already a few people who had arrived before him.

nAs soon as he walked in, the entire room seemed to go silent as everyone stared in his direction.

nDante was already used to the Strange looks he had been receiving ever since he had become a Dragon son, so he just ignored them and picked an empty row near the front of the class to sit down.

nDante had arrived in class pretty early, so all he could do was wait for the lecturer to come in and teach.

nAs time went on, the class started to fill up. But one strange thing that Dante realised was that no matter how much the class filled up, his row still remained completely empty, as everyone just refused to sit near him.

nIn a full classroom, his row was completely empty and stuck out like a sore thumb!

nDante chose not to dwell on this thought and closed his eyes to go into meditation and pass the time.

nBut just as Dante got into a comfortable mood, he suddenly heard someone call out to him.

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"Yo Dante!

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nlooking up, Dante turned to see Lennox with a smile on his face.

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"Haha! Good!

" Laughed Lennox.

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"It seemed like we're both going to be in the same class. As the Dragon Son of the department, I'm going to be relying on you to help me out!

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nDante just shook his head, seeing Lennox's merry mood once again, and started catching up on everything that had gone on in the past few days.

nAs Lennox and Dante were speaking, Dante's attention seemed to reduce a little, so it took him a while to realise somebody else was approaching him.

nSuddenly Dante turned around to see who was coming down his row and the sight really shocked him.

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"Klent?!

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"What on earth are you doing here?!

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nDante's surprise was completely reasonable.

nFor someone who followed the true path of the sword, like Klent, the department of war really was the wrong choice.

nThe Department of Governance was the true department to go into if you wanted to develop the path of the sword.

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