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Academy Elder
学院长老
Gu Yue Clan · Academy
The elder who leads the youths to the Aperture Opening Ceremony and calls each name, the voice of the clan's verdict on every child in it.
Standing in the world
Chapter 4 · an elder of the clan
A mark, not a portrait — the figure carries only what the text states, and what it does not is not drawn. See them standing in the world →
In the textevery mark is a paragraph; click one to read the line
Written into 8 of 346 published paragraphs (2%) — first at chapter 4, ¶4, most recently at chapter 4, ¶61.
Who he is
The Academy Elder runs the Aperture Opening Ceremony. He leads the procession, calls the names, and announces the results.
Leading them was the Academy Elder.
Chapter 4, paragraph 4
Just then, the Academy Elder called out the third name, “Gu Yue Mo Bei.”
Chapter 4, paragraph 29
How he behaves
His delight at a good result is completely undisguised, which tells you how badly the clan needs one.
The Academy Elder cried out in delight, “Excellent! Gu Yue Mo Bei, Grade B aptitude! Come here and let me examine your primeval sea.”
Chapter 4, paragraph 32
Why he matters
He is the mechanism of the chapter. The ceremony's tension, including the grades, the faked result, and the elders' rivalry, all arrives through his voice, and Fang Yuan is standing in the line waiting for his own name to be called.