I Can Only Cultivate In A Game-Chapter 133: Registration Complete

The hall erupted into movement as students jumped to their feet and began to pour out of the auditorium. Victor moved with the flow of the crowd, briefly scanning the sea of heads around him.

'Danny? Amara?' he thought. He had hoped to spot them, but the crowd was too thick. There had to be thousands trying to get through the same corridors.

'I'll find them later. First... registration.'

The registration centers were located on the lower floors of the tower. There were multiple check-in points, each manned by Academy staff and overseen by security drones hovering above. Within minutes, lines had formed that stretched down the corridors.

Victor got in one of the faster-moving lines and waited.

And waited.

And waited.

Nearly an hour passed before he was within five people of the front.

Just then, a sharp buzz rang out.

The student at the front had stepped through the scanner—and the device blared red.

"Unauthorized device detected," the scanner announced.

A nearby instructor, dressed in black and gold, approached the student and reached into his bag. Moments later, he pulled out a phone.

Without a word, he crushed the device with one hand and the phone burst into fragments.

"Let this be a warning," the instructor said coldly. "We do not repeat instructions here. Learn the rules. Or pay for breaking them."

Victor's heart pounded as he looked down at his bag.

The VR helmet... Ascendant Realms...

He swallowed hard as a bead of sweat trickled down his neck.

'I really hope this works...'

Around him, more students passed through the security zone under the watchful eyes of several black-clad instructors and floating mana-detection drones. The same instructor who had earlier smashed a student's phone now stood just ahead with a heavy and unyielding presence.

Victor slowly drew in a breath.

Then, as subtly as he could, he began gathering qi. It spread silently beneath his skin as the Void Emperor Bloodline activated.

He instantly cloaked the VR helmet and gaming device in his bag with a layer of spiritual energy.

With his bloodline activated, arrow-like marks glowed faintly under his skin—white patterns in spiky angular formations ran across his back, chest, shoulders, and arms.

Most of them remained obscured by his Academy uniform, but a faint few traced the side of his neck and down toward his left hand.

His skin had turned white and was almost glowing.

The instructor eyed him briefly.

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"You seem pale, son," the man paused his stern vigil just long enough to look Victor up and down. "Don't be nervous. Just focus and you'll do great."

Victor offered a sheepish nod while feigning a nervous smile. "Yes, sir. First day jitters."

The scanner passed over his bag.

No sound.

No flash of red.

Nothing.

The spatial cloak infused with his qi had worked. His gaming set was really invisible to any detection.

Victor breathed out inwardly, keeping his expression neutral as he stepped past the scanner. His legs felt shaky, but relief flooded his chest.

"Move along," the instructor said.

Victor proceeded to the next stage of registration.

In the adjoining chamber, several assistants in Academy uniforms ushered him to a side station. He was handed over to a medical team who began collecting a full series of biometric data: blood samples, urine, hair follicles, retina scans, mana frequency tests, and more.

"Full Name?" one assistant asked.

"Victor Revenant Josiah."

It was entered into the database alongside a bright holographic outline of his body and DNA chart. When it asked for his class, Victor selected Warrior from the drop-down options.

So far, so good.

Then came the real test.

"Place your palm here," said another instructor while gesturing to a hexagonal interface pulsing with runes and light. "It'll sync to your awakener system and display your level."

Victor hesitated for a heartbeat, then pressed his hand against the device.

The interface glowed.

And then... nothing.

The screen stayed blank.

The instructor frowned. "Huh. That's strange."

He reset the scanner and asked Victor to try again.

Still nothing.

Three more times. Same result.

Victor's heart nearly stopped.

'It knows. I'm not Awakened... not truly.'

The instructor scratched his head. "It could be a registration delay... or a system sync issue. Happens sometimes with border-case awakeners. Tell you what, we'll enter a placeholder level for now. You can come back and update it once it's active."

Victor nodded quickly while trying not to seem too eager and inputted level 8.

"Thanks. Yeah, I'll definitely check back in."

The instructor moved on and handed Victor a black card with a glowing chip embedded in the center.

"This is your Academy Key Card," he explained. "It's everything you'll need to survive here. It stores your student ID, your permissions, and your credits."

Victor turned the card over in his hand.

"The Academy doesn't use surface currency. No matter how rich you are out there, it means nothing here. You won't be able to spend your money from the surface here. Everything—from food to weapons, armor, gear, even luxuries—is purchased through this system. Each rank receives a monthly credit allowance."

A small display next to the instructor lit up:

S Rank: 1,000,000 credits/month

A Rank: 300,000 credits/month

B Rank: 100,000 credits/month

C Rank: 50,000 credits/month

D Rank: 30,000 credits/month

E Rank: 10,000 credits/month

F Rank: 2,000 credits/month

"Since you're B Rank, you'll receive a hundred thousand credits monthly. Spend wisely. The amount increases or decreases depending on your performance. Fail to meet standards, and your rank drops."

Victor raised an eyebrow. '100,000... a hundred thousand credits.'

Although he had recently earned millions of credits back in his city, he had barely been earning 3,000 just a month earlier so this was insane.

"Students with A and S Rank get their own personal rooms," the instructor continued. "B Rank students share with one other person. Below that, you might be sharing with two, four, or even six others."

Victor nodded in understanding.

"Your key card also holds a digital holographic map of the Academy... tap the surface twice and it appears," the instructor added before tapping Victor's card twice.

The holographic map appeared in great detail and then he directed Victor to his assigned accommodation building.

"Section Five. Seventh floor."