After a hearty meal, Xiao Chenyu was dragged along by Qian Renxue to the north of Notting City, where Notting Academy is now located.
It was still the same old, run-down, ordinary college, but this time Qian Renxue showed no disappointment; instead, her eyes sparkled.
No matter how dilapidated this place is, it is still the starting point of her and Xiao Chenyu's dream.
With her and Xiao Chenyu working together, she felt that the future was bright.
"Young Master Xiao, you've arrived!"
As soon as Xiao Chenyu arrived, the gatekeeper, who had been dozing off, immediately woke up and rushed over with a fawning expression on his face.
"I'm just here for a casual stroll, you don't need to worry about us."
"Alright! Young master, please come in!"
The gatekeeper stood by, bowing and scraping. Even if Xiao Chenyu wasn't officially a student of Notting Academy, he wouldn't dare to stop him.
As for the girl next to Xiao Chenyu, he acted as if he didn't see her at all.
Why would there be a problem if the young city lord took a girl to the academy?
Xiao Chenyu ignored the gatekeeper and was pulled into the academy by Qian Renxue.
"Please tell me about this place!"
Walking through the quiet academy, Qian Renxue blinked and looked at Xiao Chenyu pleadingly.
My last visit was rushed and disappointing, so I didn't know much about this place.
Xiao Chenyu glanced at Qian Renxue with amusement, affectionately patted her head, and, under her giggling gaze, began to introduce her:
"Notting Academy currently only has a junior college, and there's not much to know about the students and teachers there. They'll all be replaced in the future."
At this point, Xiao Chenyu paused slightly.
He remembered that there should be a special person among the faculty members of the college now.
He hadn't paid much attention to that person in the past two years, and he thought he should ask his third uncle about it when the time came.
"Hmm, and then what?"
Qian Renxue glanced at Xiao Chenyu curiously, wondering why he had paused, but she couldn't wait to ask again.
Xiao Chenyu snapped out of his reverie, silently suppressing his thoughts, and pointed to an area four stories high in the distance:
"Well... for Notting Junior Academy, the most important thing is the teaching area, that place. Notting Academy has a large area, but there are less than a thousand students in all six grades combined."
"So little..." Qian Renxue looked disappointed.
Not to mention that these children are not very talented, their numbers are also far fewer than those of the Soul Masters recently recruited by Notting City.
"For Nottingham City in the past, that wasn't a small number. That's only because of the work-study program; otherwise, the actual number of students would be even smaller." Xiao Chenyu shook his head.
"Work-study student? What's that?" Qian Renxue asked curiously.
She didn't know much about what happened in the lower-level academies.
It's no exaggeration to say that she's been playing in high-level games since birth.
With her innate soul power, she was destined to be excluded from low-level soul master academies.
A low-level Soul Master Academy requires a level of 20 to graduate, and she was born at level 20.
Knowing this, Xiao Chenyu patiently explained it to him:
"Because many Soul Masters come from ordinary people, they do not have the financial means to afford tuition and accommodation fees, so the work-study student policy came into being."
"Work-study students can be exempted from tuition and accommodation fees, but the accommodation environment is not very good. They only need to pay for their own meals. They can also do some simple work in the academy to exchange for food and soul coins, such as cleaning classrooms."
"Generally speaking, for work-study students, they can basically study at the college for free."
Qian Renxue nodded as if she understood, but quickly realized something and her eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"But isn't that unfair to students who pay tuition to go to school?"
Compared to regular students, work-study students have almost all the advantages, with the only disadvantage being poor accommodation conditions.
Xiao Chenyu nodded, then helplessly shrugged.
"As you said, it's really unfair to non-work-study students, so both sides can hardly stand each other. One side feels that they pay for their schooling and should be superior to others. The other side feels that we are all students, so why should we be bullied?"
To be honest, all of this was caused by my third uncle.
In other colleges, there are naturally also work-study students.
However, in those colleges, work-study students are told upon entering the school that they are at the bottom and need to help other students complete their obligations.
Cleaning the classroom was not an opportunity to earn food; it was simply their duty.
Those who can become work-study students are not only poor from home, but also not particularly talented.
For these people, being given hope is enough to make them grateful and cherish it.
As for those with exceptional talent, they are directly admitted to other colleges through special admissions programs and receive various benefits, making it impossible for them to end up as work-study students.
The situation at Notting College is different. Dean Xiao wanted to create a fair environment, but students had to pay tuition to maintain the college's operation, which made things somewhat awkward.
"So what would you do?"
Qian Renxue pursed her lips and pondered for a while, but ultimately gave up thinking about it.
With her small brain, she still couldn't figure out how to solve this problem.
So they simply threw the question directly at Xiao Chenyu.
"It's very simple!"
Xiao Chenyu smiled and said:
"Tuition fees will be waived for all students."
"Huh? Doesn't that mean we have to invest a huge amount of money?" Qian Renxue exclaimed in surprise.
She had considered this idea, of course, but ultimately decided it wouldn't work.
There's absolutely no need to do things that are thankless and exhausting.
She could understand the logic of doing things this way with advanced Soul Master academies, but with beginner Soul Master academies... she felt they were really not very meaningful.
At this moment, Qian Renxue and Xiao Chenyu had finished touring Notting Academy and arrived at the place where Dean Xiao was.
"Of course it's not just a simple free offer. I'll talk to my third uncle later, and we'll see how much you can understand."
Xiao Chenyu said something meaningful and then knocked on the door.
"Hmph, you look down on me again!"
Qian Renxue glared angrily at Xiao Chenyu, but still stood obediently behind him.
This wasn't the first time she had met Xiao Chenyu's family, but she was still a little nervous.
Fortunately, her identity as Xiao Chenyu's maid made her feel much more relaxed.
"Uncle!"
Xiao Chenyu pushed open the door and entered the room. Seeing Dean Xiao busy with official duties, he smiled warmly.
"Xiaoyu, what brings you here?" Dean Xiao asked with a smile.
Nominally, Xiao Chenyu is a member of Notting Academy, but this guy has never attended a single class.
"Hehe, I just have something I want to discuss with you."
Xiao Chenyu smiled and sat down in a chair. His eyes met Qian Renxue's, and he asked her if she wanted to sit down.
Qian Renxue's eyes flickered slightly as she obediently stood behind Xiao Chenyu, showing no intention of moving.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Chenyu gave up and focused his attention on his conversation with Dean Xiao.
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