Nobles and Commoners

The next morning, everyone at Yi Lin Manor was already prepared.

Today was the day Miss Wei Wei and Young Master Ronan were starting school.

It was also on this day that Ronan finally saw Wei Wei.

She looked much more haggard. Seeing Ronan, she only gave a reserved nod, seemingly not even bothering to say hello. Beside her was a woman wearing a white mask. Ronan knew that this was likely the private bodyguard the Earl had hired for Wei Wei.

After the assassination attempt, Earl Will had mobilized his greatest resources. These two individuals at Yi Lin Manor had to receive the most thorough protection. In the Emerald Star Region, and even the entire Blue Sea Province, the most famous private security company was none other than White Dove. It was said that both Miss Lingzi and Uncle Fan were elite members of the White Dove Company.

Since they were going to school, they couldn't appear too arrogant. Therefore, Bo Ning Academy's principle was that even nobles were not allowed to bring servants or family members. Most noble children studying at Bo Ning Academy were essentially on their own. Only a small number who were very poor at taking care of themselves would bring someone similar to a page, who would enroll as a formal student.

Neither Ronan nor Wei Wei needed a page.

All miscellaneous matters were handled by the servants. They arrived at the Bo Ning District maglev station on time, where a dedicated car was already waiting.

After getting in the car, only four people remained in the compartment.

Wei Wei found a spacious seat, put on her sunglasses, and pretended to nap. Miss Lingzi naturally stayed close by.

Ronan looked at Uncle Fan beside him. This uncle always seemed cheerful.

However, due to that sense of crisis instinct, Ronan wasn't too keen on talking much with Uncle Fan. He felt that every extra word he spoke would make it easier for him to be seen through.

The maglev train started slowly, quickly leaving Bo Ning District and heading towards the academy city cluster - Azure Ring Island.

Ronan was bored, so he simply started flipping through some introductory books about Azure Ring Island and Bo Ning Academy.

To be honest, perhaps because he hadn't paid much attention, Ronan hadn't really learned much about the academy he was about to attend.

In the Steel Empire, the education system was relatively well-developed. Whether it was community elementary schools, or the various secondary academies and universities that followed, there were sufficient numbers in each star region.

In the Blue Sea Province of the Seventh Star Region, Bo Ning Academy was the top-ranked secondary academy.

In terms of nature, secondary academies were similar to high schools on Earth, both preparing students with foundational knowledge for university. However, Ronan learned that secondary academies in this world were much more relaxed than high schools in his previous life.

Taking Bo Ning Academy as an example, it was divided into junior and senior classes. Looking at the weekly schedule for the junior class, there were surprisingly only classes in the morning each day. The afternoons and evenings were free time. You could choose to sleep in your dorm, go sightseeing, or of course, use your free time to study.

However, compared to the relaxed atmosphere of these secondary academies, the difficulty of the entrance exams for the major famous universities in the Empire was exceptionally terrifying. Even ordinary universities were not places that just anyone could get into by messing around. Therefore, getting into an excellent university was a very prestigious matter, even for nobles.

For Ronan, a person with no academic background, being able to be directly inserted into Bo Ning Academy was naturally due to Earl Will's efforts behind the scenes; to put it bluntly, it was through the back door. The Earl's intention was to let him supplement some basic knowledge first.

However, when Ronan saw the ages of the people in his class, he couldn't help but let out a wry smile.

The people in the junior class... were mostly thirteen or fourteen-year-old kids.

For a sixteen-year-old like himself to go there, even though Ronan had a calm temperament, he would feel a bit awkward.

What made him even more of a headache was that he actually saw Su Jie's name among the classmates.

"That arrogant kid..."

Ronan shook his head inwardly. He had a faint feeling that even if he wanted to live a peaceful life at Bo Ning Academy, it would likely be difficult.

Unlike Ronan, Wei Wei and her friend Wang Xiaoman had already passed the senior class exam last semester and were qualified to take the university entrance exam. In this regard, Ronan had to call them both "senior sisters."

Among the people Ronan knew, Su Xiao and Christine had both successfully been admitted to the most outstanding higher education institution in the Emerald Star Region - Migratory Bird Academy. Migratory Bird Academy could also rank among the top five universities in the entire Empire, and its academic capabilities, especially in the mecha major, were very strong.

The reason Ronan knew this was because Earl Will's Tri-Alliance Group was one of Migratory Bird Academy's largest sponsors. If nothing unexpected happened, Wei Wei would also be able to successfully enroll in Migratory Bird Academy in at most two more years.

However, universities like Migratory Bird Academy were not built on Azure Ring Island. Like other universities, they were built on an Academy Planet not far from Emerald Star. But he heard that there was a Star Gate on Azure Ring Island leading to the Academy Planet, and by paying enough fees, one could travel back and forth quickly and freely.

As for the most attention-grabbing Li Nanbei - he was already the most prominent top student at Migratory Bird Academy, graduating from the mecha major at the age of 17. It was said that in his graduation year, he was already a Level 7 Mecha Pilot. And now, he had been admitted to the Imperial Military Academy and had been training outside with a major figure in the military for over two years. His strength had undoubtedly become much more formidable.

Half an hour was neither long nor short.

After Ronan finished reading some magazines and books, he also gained an understanding of Azure Ring Island.

Just then, the train suddenly drove onto a long bridge.

Looking out the window, large expanses of seawater had slight ripples.

The sky was azure blue, and the seawater was actually green!

In the distance, a small black dot slowly emerged.

Ronan narrowed his eyes. His eyesight was astonishing, and he could already see the outline of that small black dot clearly.

It was a very vast island group!

The central island among them was extremely vast and huge. The island had quite rich vegetation, but also a large number of transportation facilities and buildings.

Azure Ring Island had arrived.

Bo Ning Academy was located in the eastern area of the main island of Azure Ring Island, covering a very large area.

Even after getting off the maglev train, Ronan still had to take a car for twenty minutes to reach the academy dormitory.

Things became much more convenient after that. Everything at the academy had already been arranged by the servants. Ronan just needed to go to class tomorrow morning. Wei Wei said "see you around" indifferently and walked away on her own. Seeing the little devil's attitude, Ronan, who was not good at expressing himself, could only smile bitterly in his heart.

And Uncle Fan, who was said to be his private bodyguard, disappeared as soon as he got off the car, showing no professionalism as a bodyguard at all, which was truly baffling.

As a result, after the servants finished tidying up the new dormitory and respectfully left, only Ronan was left in the dormitory.

"The environment is quite good..."

Ronan had always enjoyed solitude. He pulled back the curtains. Outside the second-floor window, a large tree grew, its leaves almost reaching inside. It was morning, the sun was bright, and even though it was autumn, there was a hint of warmth.

The dormitory structure was a two-person suite. Besides the living room and bathroom, the so-called roommate was likely the person living in the room across the hall within the same suite.

When Ronan arrived, his roommate hadn't come yet, so he decided to go out and explore by himself.

After all, he would be living in this academy for a while.

Spending most of the day, Ronan explored almost seventy to eighty percent of the entire academy alone. He walked quickly, visiting the main buildings and silently memorizing them – this was his habit. Whenever he arrived at a new place, he would memorize everything nearby, forming a map in his mind.

Wei Wei's advanced class girls' dormitory wasn't far from his dormitory building. However, for some reason, after what happened that night, she barely spoke to Ronan proactively.

After running around all day, Ronan also met many strangers. Today was registration day; tomorrow was the official start of classes. Watching the commoner students sweating profusely as they went through the procedures, and thinking about how much effort they put into getting into this academy, while he could leisurely stroll around the campus, Ronan couldn't help but feel a bit self-mocking:

People are, after all, different.

There really is no fairness in this world.

"I heard that in many academies in the Empire, the conflict between noble students and commoner students has almost become public."

"Based on my observations today, the registration process for nobles and commoners is also clearly separated."

"I hope... my roommate isn't someone who particularly resents nobles..."

Ronan thought to himself as he looked at the light on in his dormitory.

The next second, he pushed open the door. Standing in the living room was a very tall young man.

He was struggling to move a very old computer into the room.

His clothes were shabby.

And when Ronan pushed the door open and entered, the other person's eyes clearly changed.

Ronan shook his head inwardly.

Good morning everyone, this is a transitional chapter, please recommend. Thank you to book friend [Po E Lei Zhu] for the 5888 coin reward.