"Did you come here specifically to visit Sword Flower University?"
Adele and the others were naturally willing to help this young man named Xiu get into Sword Flower University. From his name alone, it was clear his background really was nothing special. Syllables like "Xiu," "Linda," and "Mary" were only used by poorly educated parents; they were names so common among the bottom layer that they were practically everywhere. But precisely because they were everywhere, people used them all the more—noble parents might hope their children would become unique stars, but parents from the bottom layer mostly only hoped their children could be like everyone else, free of illness and disaster, and live an ordinary, peaceful life.
After Xiu thanked them, he nodded with a smile. "Yes. She used to talk to us about Sword Flower University all the time. This was her favorite environment... I've always wanted to see the place where she lived."
"There's actually nothing that interesting about it."
Adele spread her hands. "Teaching buildings, library, training grounds, sports fields—it's no different from other universities, nothing special. It's miles worse than Truth University. The only thing worth mentioning is that luxury cars are pretty common here."
"That's what she said too." Xiu smiled. "But walking around campus with her was quite nice. It was her first time enjoying Sword Flower University in the snow too."
"True." Ingrid nodded. "When I was running laps, I noticed East Lake had frozen over. There were even students skating on it."
"Skating!" Adele's eyes lit up, but then she immediately edged closer to Xiu. "Forget it. Aside from going to the washroom, I'm never leaving my bed again..."
For some reason, it was very warm beside Xiu. Maybe the milk tea in the insulated bag was giving off heat.
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