Lin Xinyan was greatly surprised to hear that a new student had transferred from the General Star Hero Academy. After all, it was the only Hero Academy in the world of the highest caliber—a place almost every student at an ordinary academy dreamed of attending.
Lin Xinyan herself was a Rare Star General, but for personal reasons, she hadn’t studied at the General Star Hero Academy. Instead, she’d chosen Silver Frost, an ordinary academy.
She found it hard to understand. She really couldn’t imagine why a student would willingly give up the chance to study in a higher-caliber environment.
“Instructor Jing Xin, who’s the new student? Why did they transfer to our academy?”
The girl was especially curious about the newcomer.
But the moment Shi Ji came up, Jing Xin got riled up. People had called her a little brat before, but only once in a while. This rude jerk, though, called her “little brat” one minute and “you brat” the next. It really got under her skin. Jing Xin wasn’t usually quick to anger, but since meeting Shi Ji, she’d nearly gotten as angry in one day as she did in an entire year.
Jing Xin’s expression rarely gave much away, but now she looked thoroughly annoyed.
Lin Xinyan was perceptive and noticed something was off.
“Instructor? Is something wrong?”
Her question snapped Jing Xin out of it. “Oh, it’s nothing. That guy? He’s kind of a bastard. To put it nicely, he transferred here. To put it bluntly, the General Star Hero Academy expelled him, and he only ended up here because he had nowhere else to go.”
Jing Xin dropped another bombshell. Lin Xinyan’s eyes widened again. Calling it a transfer was putting it mildly—the new student had actually been expelled. Giving up that opportunity was one thing, but getting expelled was really taking it to the extreme.
Lin Xinyan had meant to ask more, but Jing Xin spoke again.
“You can ask him about the details yourself when you meet him tomorrow. Be at the academy gates at eight in the morning. I’ll bring him over. You must be tired from the trip, so get some good rest tonight. We’ve got plenty to keep us busy over the next week. I’ll be going now.”
Since Jing Xin had said that, Lin Xinyan didn’t press her. Besides, she could ask him in person tomorrow. Wouldn’t that be better?
The girl lowered her head, unusually pensive as she thought about the new student. Before long, the young man she’d met earlier came to mind again.
“Oh, there’s one more thing I need to tell you.” Jing Xin’s voice suddenly came from farther away.
Jing Xin stopped over there and called back to Lin Xinyan.
Lin Xinyan immediately straightened up.
“Go ahead, Instructor!”
Jing Xin smiled meaningfully. “That new guy is really strong. He might even be your equal. You’d better be ready for that.”
“Yes!”
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After parting ways with Jing Xin, it took Shi Ji about half an hour to find his accommodation.
There was no one managing the dorm, but luckily, he could get in with either his fingerprint or a key card.
He quickly found his room using the information displayed on his wristband.
The room was tidy and had all the necessities. It wasn’t exactly luxurious, but it was perfect.
Flopping onto the bed, with nothing else to do for now, Shi Ji began checking the information posted on his wristband.
The academy’s notices could generally all be found there. The wristband could project a display, which made it very convenient to use. This thing was the ultimate must-have for meeting people on Momo, browsing all kinds of videos, and everything from staying in to traveling.
Once he officially became a Hero, the wristband would also let him receive real-time updates from the Star General Alliance.
“Huh? No wonder the academy’s so empty. It turns out there’s a practical assignment for the start of term and everything.”
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