The Road Ahead

The Earl's study was somewhat quiet in the afternoon.

Perhaps the surging undercurrents inside and outside the manor recently had sent shivers down many people's spines, and even the usually talkative servants only dared to walk by quietly.

This was probably what was meant by "not a sound to be heard."

At this moment, only Earl Will and Ronan were in the study, just as it had been two weeks ago, on the day Ronan first entered Yi Lin Manor.

"How are you adapting?" Earl Will was a serious man; it was difficult to see any superfluous expressions on his face.

Ronan nodded slightly: "Not too bad."

"Regarding what happened before, I thank you on Wei Wei's behalf," the Earl said in a deep voice. "She is still a child, very ignorant. I will personally rein her in."

The "matter" naturally referred to the assassination attempt.

In the entire Yi Lin Manor, only Earl Will knew Ronan's true origins.

And in the entire Steel Empire, only three people knew the inside story.

Therefore, only the Earl himself knew that Ronan's strength was unfathomable.

How could someone who had survived in Crescent Prison for fourteen years be killed so easily?

Not to mention, he was the child of the General and his wife.

Thinking of this, there was even a hint of tenderness in the Earl's eyes.

Ronan couldn't understand the strange look in the Earl's eyes.

However, upon hearing these words, Ronan should have been happy.

It was just that he was a little unaccustomed to the Earl's attitude, and at the same time, he didn't want to cause trouble for the girl who wasn't bad at heart. So, he gently shook his head: "I didn't take it to heart."

The Earl nodded slightly: "So, what is the purpose of your visit today?"

Ronan was direct: "I want to know exactly how you plan to arrange things for me."

The Earl smiled, all the weathered wrinkles on his face squeezed together.

"Actually, you don't have to be so resistant to the General."

"Perhaps throwing a two-year-old child into a place like Crescent Prison was extremely cruel, but looking at it from another perspective, he did withstand the greatest pressure to keep you alive, and today, fourteen years later, he erased all traces of your escape. Now, apart from the guards at Crescent Prison, no one knows what the so-called fugitive looks like."

"After all, he is your father."

In the last sentence, Earl Will's tone carried a hint of respect.

Ronan knew that that tiger was the pride of the Empire's military; he was indeed very skilled at leading troops, and there were countless subordinates like Earl Will.

However, none of this had anything to do with him.

So he just stood there calmly, looking at the Earl.

The latter gave a wry smile, hesitated, and finally said thoughtfully:

"After this matter is over, I will send you to Azure Ring Island, which is about a thousand kilometers from Bo Ning District. It's only a half-hour ride by maglev train."

Azure Ring Island?

Ronan was a little surprised: "You want me to go to school?"

The Earl nodded as if it were a matter of course: "Don't you want to? I know you have many secrets, but secrets cannot be the basis of your survival in Yi Lin Manor. You will eventually have to integrate into this world."

"On Azure Ring Island is the best secondary school in the Emerald Star Region—Bo Ning Academy. Wei Wei is also studying there. I hope you can supplement some basic knowledge there, and if you can get into university or even an excellent university, that would be something I would be very happy to see."

Ronan was somewhat silent.

He wasn't against further education, but he didn't think he could learn anything in an academy.

With his super intelligence and learning ability, he had absorbed all the knowledge in the library of Crescent Prison. However, he probably wouldn't say such a thing easily, as others wouldn't believe it.

But then again, the word "university" did make Ronan think of something.

"Even if you can't get into university, it's good to make some friends."

The Earl said softly: "I don't know what you want to do, but currently, this is the common path for noble children in the Empire. Many people go to university just to make connections that they might need in the future."

Ronan naturally understood his good intentions.

He just asked doubtfully: "Is this your idea? Or his idea?"

The atmosphere in the study immediately dropped to freezing point.

Earl Will said calmly: "This is my idea."

"The General just threw you to me. His exact words were: 'Do with him as you please.'"

Ronan smiled, and he bowed to Earl Will:

"Thank you, I understand."

Then he slowly withdrew from the study.

Earl Will looked at Ronan's retreating back with a complex expression, the words he had wanted to say all along never leaving his lips.

After leaving the Earl's study, Ronan returned directly to his room.

He had asked enough about the road ahead.

Of course, he understood that Earl Will was sincere enough with him, but all of this was based on the fact that the tiger was his father. And the thing he was going to do, once completed, would be earth-shattering.

A small Emerald Star Region couldn't contain such shocking news.

He didn't want to drag Yi Lin Manor down with him.

However, it seemed that achieving his goal was not something that could be done overnight.

Ronan was a very patient person; he knew that everything had to be taken slowly.

Furthermore, to accomplish that matter, Noah had to successfully advance to the second stage; and the second stage not only required a large amount of Primal Stone as energy supply but also a fragmented page of the Kindling Tome!

In this world, there was only one place that still had a fragmented page of the Kindling Tome, and that was the secret base of the Empire First Military Academy.

Only the most outstanding students in the most outstanding universities were qualified to enter that base.

Studying? Ronan wasn't actually against it; on the contrary, it was his strongest area.

Just right, the mecha, which he was most interested in since coming to this world, could only be officially and legally accessed in four areas in this empire: the first was naturally the military; the second was the private armed forces of nobles; the third location was in academies. As for the last area, it was a competitive sport that the entire Steel Empire was very enthusiastic about and received nationwide attention: the A3 Formula Mecha Grand Prix.

He couldn't interfere with the other three areas for the time being. If he wanted to operate a real mecha up close, perhaps the only way was through an academy.

After figuring out this crucial point, Ronan had no further thoughts about Earl Will's arrangements.

He just had to wait for this period to pass, and then, according to the Earl's preparations, head to Azure Ring Island.

Night fell, and after dinner, Ronan returned to his residence as usual, with nothing to do.

However, before he could even enter a meditative state, the Dried Fruit phone, which had been in a brick-like state since it was given to him, suddenly rang with a pleasant sound!

Ronan was a little surprised.

It was an unfamiliar number.

He hesitated for a moment, then subconsciously answered the call:

"Hello."

There was a long silence on the other end before a pleasant voice came through:

"Hello... are you okay?"

Ronan felt the voice was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember the owner of the voice.

So he asked directly:

"Who are you?"

On the other end of the phone, Su Xiao, who had secretly asked Christine to subtly pry Ronan's phone number out of Wei Wei, felt for the first time that life was so unsuccessful. Her cheeks were burning, and she was annoyed with herself for making this call.

This hateful Ronan actually forgot about her...

I gave you my number, and it's one thing that you didn't call me, but now you're even asking who I am?

For a girl who had grown up surrounded by people since childhood, this was simply an epic humiliation!

So she hung up the phone without saying a word.

She was waiting for Ronan to call her.

She did wait, but it was half an hour later.

The moment the call connected, a leisurely voice came from the other end:

"Sorry, Miss Su, the paper was already crumpled when I found it. I just compared the phone number a bit to confirm I didn't get the wrong person, so it took a little bit of time..."

The call ended abruptly.

This time, Su Xiao hung up directly.

She swore she never wanted to hear that annoying voice again!

Can't he talk properly!

She risked being reprimanded by her family to care about this reckless kid, and all she got was such ridicule?

When had the Su Family's young lady ever done such a thing?

She felt wronged for herself.

But at this moment, the phone finally rang again.

Looking at that annoying string of numbers, she felt as if she heard Ronan's irritating voice again, casually describing how he had carelessly put away the note she gave him, making the writing illegible; so she wanted to hang up directly.

But then she remembered that night, when he stood between her and Xiang Feihu, and calmly and composedly said those three words, her heart pounded.

Ronan might not know what those three words meant to the Su Family's young lady.

But the intelligent girl herself knew clearly, which was why she had the nerve to ask Christine for help when Ronan didn't call her, just to know how Ronan was doing now.

"Do you care, do you really care?"

Su Xiao curled up on the big bed, hugging a small bear. After hesitating for a while, she finally pressed the answer button.

Outside the window, the cold autumn rain fell. For Bo Ning District, summer had finally passed.

But in the hearts of young people, that warmth would always take root and sprout, no matter what season it was.

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