Backdoor Entry

Despite this, out of politeness, Ronan stepped forward and asked in as friendly a tone as possible:

"Need any help?"

The tall roommate was silent for a moment, then asked stiffly, "Noble?"

Ronan was slightly taken aback, then calmly nodded.

A hint of indifference appeared in the latter's eyes: "Thanks, no need."

With that, he turned directly and went into the inner room, carrying the bulky old computer.

Bang!

The door was shut directly, looking like it was warding off strangers.

Ronan couldn't help but laugh.

However, he didn't really care. He hadn't expected to get along well with his roommate anyway. Although the current situation was a bit worse than expected, it wasn't unacceptable.

It seems the conflict between nobles and commoners within the Empire is even more terrifying than I imagined.

Ronan shook his head inwardly. Because he had been in Crescent Prison for many years, although he could receive some outside information, in many aspects, he was still not "down to earth" enough. Whether in the noble circle or the commoner circle, he seemed so out of place.

Returning to his room, Ronan also locked the door. After browsing the internet for a while on the new computer configured by the Earl, he began practicing the Elf Meditation Technique.

Night, Deepwater Fortress, in a certain study.

"This time I was wrong. I underestimated Yi Lin Manor's preparation, and I underestimated that Ronan's strength."

Xiang Feihu lowered his head, his face very grim.

The Li Family head was still sitting in his chair, his index fingers gently tapping his temples with an indescribable rhythm and cadence.

"In terms of Light Mech operation, you couldn't beat him?"

The middle-aged man rubbed his nose, feeling a little emotional: "I'm really curious now how the Earl managed to hide it from us and cultivate such an outstanding talent in secret."

Xiang Feihu hesitated for a moment, but finally said sincerely, "I am absolutely no match for him."

"Moreover, there's a very crucial point. The first two rounds I won were because he was trying to control the mech with a Neural Network."

Neural Network?

The Li Family head narrowed his eyes: "The Neural Network has been defined by the military as a key research project for the next twenty years, but it's impossible for anyone or any machine to achieve it within at least five years... What do you think is going on?"

Xiang Feihu said awkwardly, "From my fight with Ronan, he was like a rookie who had never experienced actual mech combat. If it weren't for Su Xiao's reminder, he probably would have kept fighting me with the Neural Network... However, once he switched to normal control, I felt, I felt..."

"What did you feel?" The middle-aged man said softly, "Just speak freely, I need all the information on Ronan."

Xiang Feihu gritted his teeth: "I felt like I was facing Nanbei!"

Like facing Li Nanbei!

That oppressive control, that completely undefendable offense, that imposing aura...

Exactly the same as Li Nanbei!

If an outsider heard this evaluation, they would probably drop their jaw.

Xiang Feihu actually evaluated Ronan so highly.

This was simply unbelievable.

The middle-aged man also showed a hint of surprise, but he knew Xiang Feihu's character.

He was straightforward and would never exaggerate.

If he said Ronan was like Li Nanbei, then Ronan at least had the potential to become the next Li Nanbei!

Thinking of this, his breathing gradually slowed down:

"Sigh."

"A week ago, Elder Zhang from the Investigation Bureau personally came to my door and told me to rein it in a bit. I think he was right."

"Everyone knows that we are deliberately making concessions, we are waiting, waiting for Nanbei's growth, waiting for Yi Lin Manor's decline."

"But now, I'm afraid we can't wait any longer."

Xiang Feihu's expression was also solemn.

"Contact Silver Fox," the middle-aged man said calmly. "Tell the Rose Blood Knight people that this time, I will pay a hundred times the price."

"Ronan must die."

Ronan didn't know that far away in a certain place in Bo Ning District, a conspiracy targeting him had already begun to be woven.

He just woke up early as usual.

After completing the Eleven Arts, he packed up his things, went downstairs alone to the small shop to buy some breakfast, ate it, and hurried towards the classroom.

When he reached the classroom door, it was almost full.

A group of thirteen and fourteen-year-old boys and girls were gathered together, chattering. When Ronan walked in, many people looked at him with curious eyes.

Ronan's identity and background had always been known only to a portion of the nobles in Bo Ning District. For commoners, this was a realm they would never be able to access in their lifetime.

Ronan casually glanced around and knew that at least three-quarters of the people in the room were commoner students.

This was because all the noble descendants were gathered in a corner at the back of the classroom, led by a very fair-skinned young man. Su Jie was also among them.

There was a clear separation between the noble descendants and the commoner students.

Ronan thought for a moment and sat alone in a seat in the middle of the separation zone.

There were five minutes left before class started.

Ronan couldn't be bothered to interact with these kids, so he simply closed his eyes. However, his keen hearing allowed him to take in every discussion happening at the back of the classroom.

"Is this the Ronan you were talking about? He doesn't look like much."

This was said by the fair-skinned young man.

"Lin Chenluo, don't say I didn't warn you. This guy took down Xiang Feihu. He even forced my sister to move far away to Dragon Capital Province. He's definitely not an easy character to deal with."

Su Jie's voice actually sounded a bit shaky.

However, Ronan frowned. Based on his understanding of Su Jie, if he was truly afraid of him, he would never publicize it.

At such a young age, he's already learned to sow discord and use others to achieve his goals?

He sneered inwardly. If it weren't for Su Xiao's sake, this kid really needed a good lesson.

As expected, after hearing Su Jie's words, that Lin Chenluo was clearly even more unconvinced:

"Xiang Feihu? The Li Family fell into a trap and didn't even know it! Although Yi Lin Manor and the Li Family jointly suppressed the news about that night, they couldn't hide it from our Lin Family. I've even seen the video."

"Ronan's Side Kick angle was clearly wrong. How could it produce that kind of effect? It was obviously set up by Yi Lin Manor beforehand! With the technology controlled by Yi Lin Manor, is it difficult to remotely detonate an Isolation Wall at a set time or break a sandbag?"

"As for the virtual mech battle... Heh, Xiang Feihu must be out of his mind to fight their people in Yi Lin Manor's Martial Hall. Who knows if they modified the mech data? If they just increased the White General's data tenfold, I could do it too."

Lin Chenluo said disdainfully, "This is Yi Lin Manor's way of hyping up Ronan. Can't you see that? Xiang Feihu clearly fell for it, just a simple-minded soldier. If Ronan was really that strong, have you ever thought about why the Earl would suppress the news and not let others know?"

A group of noble children nodded frequently during Lin Chenluo's analysis.

Su Jie hesitated, "The mech battle might have had modified data, but that Side Kick..."

"When the hell did you become so timid?" Lin Chenluo said impatiently, "Besides, we're not going to fight him directly. Isn't it a simple matter to humiliate him and give him a taste of his own medicine?"

"Watch me!"

With that, he took out a sleek-looking phone and tapped a few times.

Suddenly, the multimedia 3D light screen in the classroom slowly lowered.

Everyone was stunned, but on the light screen, what appeared was Ronan and his file!

What a thin student file it was!

All private information was confidential, the historical academic record was blank, and the most important entry method column clearly showed [Guaranteed].

"Oh, I accidentally pressed the wrong button. Hmm, Bo Ning Academy also has people with Guaranteed Admission." Lin Chenluo's mocking voice echoed in the classroom.

For a moment, the originally noisy classroom became quiet.

Everyone looked at Ronan, their eyes filled with contempt!

Especially the commoners, in addition to contempt, there was also a hint of anger!

The so-called [Guaranteed Admission] was just a nice-sounding term – to put it plainly, it was getting in through the back door!

"He's quite composed, good demeanor, huh. Sigh, I originally thought a person of status had arrived, but I didn't expect it to be a good-for-nothing who could only get into Bo Ning Academy by using the back door."

Lin Chenluo's voice was sharp and thin: "It seems I need to tell my dad and the academy's board of directors. Letting just anyone into Bo Ning Academy, where does that leave the academy's reputation?"

His words were cutting, leaving no room for mercy or restraint.

Su Jie sneered. This was exactly the effect he wanted.

Yes, you, Ronan, are very capable, but Lin Chenluo's background is also significant!

Lin Chenluo provoked him like this on the first day of school. Let's see if he can still remain composed!

Ronan slowly turned around, looked at the fair-skinned, somewhat sickly noble young man, and said calmly:

"Turn it off."

Lin Chenluo smiled and turned off the light screen: "No problem, anyway, everyone who needed to know already knows, right?"

Ronan couldn't be bothered with him, closed his eyes to rest, and completely ignored the idle chatter.

Two minutes later, the class bell rang.

However, awkwardly, the students were surprised to find that the teacher for the first class on the first day of school was late!

Five minutes later, there was a faint sense of unrest in the classroom. Only Ronan remained unmoving.

But Ronan didn't know that in the principal's office not far from the classroom, an angry young teacher was slamming the desk: "Why!"

"Our Bo Ning Academy has been running for so many years, with an excellent reputation! Why should we make this exception for him!"

"Just because he's a noble? We commoners study so hard, many of us tried our best and still couldn't get into Bo Ning Academy, while he got in so easily?"

"Isn't our academy's mission fairness and justice?"

"I'm saying it here today, I will not teach students who get in through the back door!"

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