As the school that trained the finest students in the entire Divine Kingdom, Dragon Emperor Academy was unrivaled in both the size of its grounds and the concentration of energy within them.
But the moment the sandship docked at Dragon Emperor Academy, the children became a spectacle for everyone to gawk at.
After all, the docks were a public area right outside the academy's entrance, with a constant stream of students coming and going.
Ever since Xia Lingyun had broken the protective barrier, they had all looked rather bedraggled. Though they could bathe, their skin had clearly suffered over the past few days.
"Look at these grubby, dark-skinned fellows! They're killing me! Hahaha!"
"That looks like Dragon Baron Nanyu's ship. What's this? Are those down-and-out provincial nobles too poor to repair their ship?"
"Heh, they're just a bunch of poor country kids. Don't give them too hard a time!"
The group of noble children seemed to look down on Nan Huaiwen and the others.
Though Nan Huaiwen was furious, he did not immediately talk back. After all, every one of those who dared mock him was better dressed than he was.
Clearly, you could throw your weight around in a small city out in the provinces, but here at Dragon Emperor Academy, without sufficient status, even a dragon would have to keep its head down.
"Brother! These people are awful!"
"We can't just let them laugh at us!"
The children were thoroughly frustrated, but Xia Lingyun paid it no mind and stood there gazing at the surroundings.
Among the noble children were quite a few pretty girls who had joined in the mockery. The moment they saw Xia Lingyun's tall, handsome figure, they fell speechless.
How could anyone be that handsome? Even I could not help grumbling. This boy was