According to certain regulations, anyone entering a school had to register their information again. For important people, a little maneuvering could turn that re-registration into an additional registration. After that was settled, they could report lost documents to their previous identity department and use the newly added records to apply for a replacement birth certificate.
That was how illegitimate children could obtain legal identities.
That was what Ye Qian had thought of.
She even felt it would be possible to have her main body enroll in a new school.
Of course, Shi Jing alone could not handle this. She also needed to find the captain.
So she unhesitatingly controlled this body to approach the captain and present her idea.
"You want to help someone you know enroll?" The captain gave him a strange look. "I'll just get you a letter of recommendation. But it depends on whether that school has any openings."
Since it did not involve any serious security issues, the captain agreed very readily.
"Thank you."
"Tell me the name, and which school they want to attend."
After thinking for a moment, she gave Ye Qian's name.
That was right. The one enrolling was her main body.
Mainly because compared to ordinary schools, places like this that were more formal had stricter protection. That way, certain forces harmful to her would not be able to hurt her so easily.
After she stated her request, a special letter of recommendation was delivered to Shi Jing that very afternoon.
"That fast?" He stared at the thing in disbelief.
It had been far too easy, so much so that even Ye Qian suspected there might be a problem.
"If you asked someone else, it definitely wouldn't be this fast. I happen to know Saint Via's principal, and I already gave him a heads-up. Take the letter over there, and you can enroll directly."
"Thank you, Captain."
Honestly, this was already a huge favor. A single letter like this, placed in the hands of any ordinary civilian, would be enough to change their child's life.
After work that evening, Shi Jing found an opportunity to step outside and handed the letter to Ye Xin, who had come nearby.
That way, the letter of recommendation reached Ye Qian.
In order to recover sooner and visit the school, Ye Qian spent all her remaining time lying in bed asleep. She even turned away the auntie who came to clean.
By the next morning, after feeling somewhat better, she showered, got dressed, and prepared to take the recommendation letter to the campus.
Looking at herself in the mirror, she seemed a little listless, but after perking herself up slightly, it was not too noticeable.
"The Insect Blood Society hasn't come looking for trouble these past two days."
Alice had constantly been controlling animals to observe the surrounding area lately, but she had not seen any trace of them.
There was nothing she could do either. She had no clues at all. The Shadow Bureau was investigating, but it did not seem to consider that organization a priority.
Two hours later, Saint Via Middle School.
This was Konghai City's most prestigious secondary school. Its distinctive feature was that students could advance directly into higher-level schools located in major cities across the country. As a result, it held an extremely high status, and people from nearby cities came here to study as well.
At this moment, a black-haired girl sat quietly against a bench in the school garden.
Unlike most girls at the academy, she had a slender, well-proportioned figure and an exceptionally pure temperament. She wore a pair of pristine white stockings perfectly.
Many boys felt their hearts skip a beat the first time they saw her.
"That girl seems to be from outside the school. Is she a new student?"
"She's so beautiful. She's practically a goddess."
A boy passing nearby picked up a book that had fallen to the ground and placed it on the stone table beside her.
"Beautiful miss, your book fell."
Ye Qian turned her head in confusion, smiled, said thank you, and took the book into her arms.
In that instant, the boy who had seen her face was completely stunned by her beauty.
Though he had only caught a brief side profile, her pure aura still left him unable to forget her.
On Campus
"This is what middle school life was like in dreams."
Leaning against the bench, flipping through her book, and gazing at the beautiful garden in the distance, Ye Qian sighed inwardly.
The students wandered around carefree in groups, walking along paths covered in falling flowers. The atmosphere was extremely relaxed. At least, there was no sense of worry about their futures on the students themselves.
Just as she quietly admired the scenery, a female teacher wearing glasses walked over.
"Hello, Ye Qian. We've reviewed the letter of recommendation you submitted. Congratulations on becoming a student of Saint Via. The school will arrange your dormitory and class within a week. After the holiday ends, you may come here and move in."
"Thank you."
Having long expected the outcome, Ye Qian stood and gave the woman a slight bow.
The teacher herself was surprised by her bearing.
This girl truly possessed an impeccable air about her. Nothing could be criticized about her clothing or manners. Her profile said she was a commoner, but she did not look like one at all. Instead, she naturally possessed the aura of high society.
On the other hand, the origin of this girl's recommendation letter seemed highly unusual. The moment the principal learned of it, he immediately put aside his work arrangements and made her his top priority.
Could she have some kind of background?
With that thought in mind, the teacher hurriedly extended her hand. "You don't need to be so formal. Just act normally."
"Mm." Ye Qian nodded gently.
"Would you like me to show you around the campus? It's your first time here, so you probably aren't familiar with the place."
"No need. I'll just look around on my own."
After seeing the teacher off, Ye Qian let out a breath, glanced around, and considered whether she should wander around a little.
Just then, a voice reached her ears.
"Excuse me, are you a new transfer student? How about I show you around?"
She turned her gaze and saw a boy walking over. Ye Qian gave him a speechless look. She had not expected the boys at this school to be so proactive. Did they all feel compelled to strike up a conversation whenever they saw a pretty girl?
Still, welcoming a new student really was a good excuse and opportunity. If she had possessed even a tenth of this guy's nerve back then, she would not have stayed single for so long.
"Sure." Ye Qian smiled faintly. "Please introduce me to what the school has."
The boy looked delighted. "Please follow me."
This guy was probably thrilled that he had taken the initiative to approach a transfer student. Unfortunately, he had no idea that Ye Qian had absolutely no interest in any boy.
"This is the school's artificial lake. There are lots of goldfish inside, and there are swans on the lake too. You can feed them when you have free time, but be careful. The swans are fierce, so if you're scared, stay a little farther away." Arriving at a wooden walkway above the lake, the boy pointed toward the beautiful scenery in the distance.
Ye Qian crouched down and extended a finger to touch the water. Perhaps due to the influence of her Purification ability, a large group of goldfish nearby excitedly swam over and circled around her finger.
A swan that had been resting not far away flew over. Ye Qian reached out and stroked its head. To her surprise, the swan blissfully narrowed its eyes and even rubbed against her palm.
I wanted to test it on the goldfish, but I didn't expect swans to be so sensitive to Purification too.
As that thought crossed her mind, a smile appeared on Ye Qian's face.
The boy beside her subconsciously swallowed.
His heart had been captured.
What a dreamlike scene. Even the goldfish and that ill-tempered swan had been drawn to her?
The petite girl stood up, turned around, and said cutely, "This lake is beautiful. Can you keep showing me around?"
"Sure."
With a subtle feeling in his heart, the boy led Ye Qian onward.
"This is the school library building. All the books inside can be borrowed for free." When they reached the other side of the lake, the boy pointed toward a building in the distance.
"This building is really huge."
In Ye Qian's eyes, this school was already better than many universities she had seen in her previous life.
At that moment, the boy noticed several people in the distance and nodded at them.
Since a Mystic Thread happened to pass by those people, Ye Qian clearly heard their conversation.
"Damn, where did this guy find such a pretty girl? Don't tell me she's his girlfriend?"
"I've never seen her before. A new student from outside the school? I'm kind of interested."
It seemed those people were probably this boy's classmates.
Thinking that, Ye Qian was about to follow him to see the rest of the campus and use the Mystic Thread to search the area for possible risks.
Unexpectedly, the boy's expression changed slightly just then.
Then he looked at Ye Qian awkwardly. "Sorry, something came up on my end. I need to leave for a bit, so I probably can't keep showing you around for now."
Ye Qian looked at him strangely. "It's fine. Please go. I'll be alright on my own."
"Sorry."
He said it awkwardly, then hurried away.
Ye Qian frowned slightly.
The Mystic Thread bent slightly as she carefully sensed him, only to discover that he had gone straight to... the restroom!
"..."
She really had been overthinking it. The chances that everything was connected to something mysterious were just too low.
Ye Qian let out a sigh of relief.
But at that moment, as her senses swept through the restroom, she discovered that he had actually climbed out through a rear window and sprinted directly toward another building nearby.
He quickly rushed into the building, ran down into the basement, and entered it.
"Careful, stop it!"
A voice came from inside.
Roar—
Accompanied by a fierce howl, a grotesque creature suddenly charged out.
"Damn it, how did it get out?"
The boy actually pulled a small ball from his pocket and threw it forward.
Boom!
After an explosion, thick smoke filled the area. The monster let out a miserable cry, rolled twice, shook its head, and ran toward another corridor nearby.
Looking closely at the creature, it was clearly a dog.
But this dog was different from ordinary ones. Its eyes were crimson, its body was covered in wounds, and many parts of it had scale-like structures growing from them.
"Why is there something like this inside the school? Are these students Transcendents too?" Ye Qian was somewhat curious.
Unfortunately, Alice was not nearby. Otherwise, she could have tried using Empathy on the creature and seen whether she could interfere with that strange dog to some extent.
After all, judging by its strength, the thing did not seem particularly powerful. If ordinary people were careful enough, they could still deal with it.
And these students did indeed have slightly better physical abilities than ordinary people, though only slightly. They had probably trained quite a bit normally.
PS: I've been out drinking all day, so I'm not in great shape. 4
The Terrifying Fierce Dog
These students waved Iron Rods and drove the dog into a garage. They slammed the door shut, then used all their strength to brace against it.
Bang! Bang!
The vicious dog inside continuously slammed into the door, and many wounds even appeared on its body.
"Hold it! Don't let it get out, or this thing will transform again!" shouted the boy who had been showing Ye Qian around the campus.
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