Jing Xin was already a mentor at General Star Hero Academy. She’d only come to Silver Frost Academy to teach for a while.

She’d also heard about Shi Ji, the first student ever expelled from General Star Hero Academy. Apparently, he’d gotten into the academy through a rather unlikely coincidence.

General Star Hero Academy was the Hero organization’s largest institution for producing top talent. Talented people from all over the world gathered there, and it had the world’s best mentors and training equipment.

A good academy was undoubtedly a crucial first step on a student’s path to becoming a Hero. Every aspect of an academy could affect the growth of a future Hero. Countless ordinary students in this world dreamed of getting in. It was the academy of their dreams.

And Shi Ji, a Soldier-Rank Star General who’d entered the academy by pure coincidence, was an oddball among oddballs. He felt no pride or satisfaction at being able to attend General Star Hero Academy. His behavior made his dislike of the top-tier academy painfully obvious.

Shi Ji never paid attention in class or took any of his mentors’ assignments seriously. His participation in activities was downright abysmal. Most of the time, he just slept, wasting an entire year like it was nothing. A year was incredibly important for any student with a General Star—especially one at General Star Hero Academy.

Shi Ji’s behavior went against General Star Hero Academy’s educational principles, so every mentor voted in favor of expelling him. But because he was a General Star, he was transferred to Silver Frost Academy in central Dragon Kingdom.

When Jing Xin heard about it, she hadn’t thought much of it. Like the other mentors, she’d looked down on him. That was, until she met Shi Ji in person yesterday.

He’d said some unpleasant things, so she’d thrown a punch. She’d been angry, sure, but she’d held back, thinking she’d just teach Shi Ji a quick lesson. After all, he was a washed-up student General Star Hero Academy didn’t want. It wouldn’t do to hit him too hard and really cripple him.

After that, Shi Ji’s reaction completely exceeded her expectations. Despite her relentless attacks, the student she’d dismissed as a good-for-nothing stood firm and blocked her blows one after another. When her attacks failed, she gradually increased their force. But the result…

After failing to teach Shi Ji a lesson, Jing Xin’s opinion of him changed considerably. This guy was much stronger than she’d imagined. In fact, he would’ve ranked near the top at General Star Hero Academy.

That was when Jing Xin got an idea: she’d personally take Shi Ji to handle the paperwork. Since he’d been expelled, he’d been assigned to an ordinary class after arriving at Silver Frost Academy. Jing Xin thought Shi Ji was unruly and got on her nerves, but she didn’t want to let such an interesting guy go to waste. So she cut in halfway and snatched him right up.

That evening, Jing Xin was sorting through some documents when an email arrived. She immediately set her work aside.

The email had a document attached—a file clearly titled “Shi Ji’s Information.”

Jing Xin’s lips curled into a smile. She moved the mouse and clicked on the file.

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