Eva continued, and her smile turned somewhat malicious.
"The advantage of this identity is that it gives you a reasonable noble birth to facilitate entry into top circles, yet because the family long ago declined and perished, no one can verify your past, and it's as clean as a blank slate. As for that Lin Wan of Cold North Village? Who would remember an orphan in a border hamlet?"
Lin Wan nodded. Eva indeed did things without a flaw.
"Matters regarding enrollment in Heaven Dou Royal Academy have also been arranged," Eva continued.
"I've already sent word ahead to the three chief committee members, saying only that you're my distant cousin with passable talent, and I hope they can look after you a bit. For my sake, those three old fellows will naturally make things convenient. However..."
Her red lips curved with a trace of teasing: "They probably still think I've stuffed some unruly, incompetent profligate in there just to pad their credentials. I'm just waiting to see how you give them a start when the time comes."
"That's the exact effect I need." A sharp gleam flashed in Lin Wan's eyes. Having cultivated quietly in the shadows for six years, it was time to appropriately display his edge and gain reputation points; Heaven Dou Royal Academy was the optimal stage he had selected.
"You need a plausible reason to explain the source of this strength of yours," Eva reminded him.
"After all, the family you have on paper doesn't have the capacity to cultivate a genius like you."
"I understand." Lin Wan had long since prepared his rhetoric. "If they have objections, I'll tell them I have Innate Full Soul Power, discovered a matching meditation technique in ancient texts left behind by the family, and had an encounter in