[center][h2][color=0072bc]Shou Zheng[/color][/h2][/center][hr] Enrolment at the Academy had not made mention of any terms, so it wasn't a surprise that students were free to come and go as they pleased. Shou couldn't imagine that nations would willingly surrender some of their brightest if they were bound to the island, for all the talk of cooperation to a brighter tomorrow. Irregardless, he doubt it would be a concern for him in the immediate future. The Ministry had not stressed any particular urgency for his task, and the reasons he could be called back were few enough to be counted on a single hand. 

Meaningful news aside, it seemed that the newspaper was more of an recruitment board if one judged it by the quanity of content. Some of them earned a chuckle or snort from Shou given the audacity of the requests, but he supposed that the island was filled with those willing to push boundaries. The healthy selection of clubs and societies already on the lookout for members was promising though. Between the strangeness of what laid underneath the island and his own efforts to improve his Egoism, he'd see plenty of benefit from the more martial/combat focused clubs and the exploration sorts. Finding the time to check out each of them would be a task in and of itself, and there were still the official lectures and activities held by the Academy to consider.

With nothing but free time on his hand though, he decided to go check out one of the socieities holding an event nearby. The Hollow Earth? Certainly nothing he had heard of before and a bit odd of an idea, but it could be hard to tell where the line between genius and nonsense was drawn. Without bothering to waste time sitting down for a meal, Shou picked up a sandwich from a nearby cafe and had his meal on the go.