"This is the Work-Study Dormitory?"
The low, single-story houses were visibly run-down. There was a patch of woods in front of them, but it felt as though the woods existed more to hide this place from view and avoid embarrassment.
There were more than twenty single-story rooms here, their walls mottled and worn. Some windows did not even have glass, making the place look utterly shabby.
There was only one room. That was right—not even the boys and girls were separated. The room was roughly thirty square meters, which did not seem small. Yet there were only two metal bunk-bed frames inside, without even bed boards. Other than that, there was nothing at all.
Even Lin Xiuran felt that it was rather crude. It was not that he looked down on the place; the disparity was simply too great. Especially since the main teaching area, centered around Spirit Ice Plaza, was not far away.
The contrast made the gap all the more obvious. This was Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent, yet it still had a place like this.
As soon as he arrived, he saw Xie Xie talking to an ordinary-looking, averagely built "boy."
However, Xie Xie did most of the talking. The "boy" wore an extremely calm expression, as though no one else existed around him.
"Xie Xie, this is?" Lin Xiuran asked.
Xie Xie had been talking to Yuanen and had not noticed Lin Xiuran approaching.
"Brother Xiuran, you're here." Seeing Lin Xiuran, Xie Xie smiled and introduced him to Yuanen. "This is Lin Xiuran. He used to be our companion, and now he studies in Shrek Academy's Inner Court."
"Brother Xiuran, this is Yuanen. She's a second-year student in the Outer Court."
Yuanen seemed interested and raised her head to examine Lin Xiuran.