"Hello!"
Outside the academy gates, a guard in a blue-black police uniform stood ramrod straight behind the retractable gate, which was only about a meter tall—
As Nuoding Academy developed and its number of students and teachers increased, its gates had expanded from their original width of three to five meters to roughly twenty meters, with retractable gates installed.
It was not a Soul Tool, but a mechanical mechanism made purely of levers and pulleys. Beside the guard booth on the left stood an iron post with a crank on it. By turning it clockwise, one could retract the gate to the right and open the entrance.
"This is Nuoding Academy. May I ask what business you have here?"
This guard was the same gatekeeper from back then, except he had now undergone strict training and was extremely patient and polite with others—otherwise, the Nuoding Academy Dean would fire him on the spot!
Nowadays, plenty of people competed for a position as a Nuoding Academy guard. He did not dare make the slightest mistake.
Yu Xiaogang was also surprised by this gatekeeper's transformation from the cowardly, lecherous bully he had once been into someone so polite, reasonable, and sensible.
"We... would like to join your academy."
The one who spoke was Flender. Matters like this had to be handled by him, the principal of Shrek Academy.
"So you're the children's parents."
Seeing Ma Hongjun's gloomy face, Oscar's full beard, and Dai Mubai's golden hair and Heterochromatic Eyes, the guard privately complained that all three children looked like troublemakers. Still, he politely replied, "I'm sorry, but enrollment for this year has already ended. Besides, you've come far too late, haven't you? The academy is already on break..."
"I know your principal. We are friends." Yu Xiaogang stepped forward and spoke with