Chapter 8: Going Out the Back Door

  When Lin Feng walked to the small house beside the courtyard gate, Annie had already called out the person inside. The person who was called out was tall and sturdy, with a thick beard on his face, looking extremely rough.

  Before he could even open his mouth, Annie pointed at Lin Feng and spoke out first: "Dear Uncle Walker, he wants to sign up for our academy, can you please register him later?"

  After saying this sentence, Annie pointed at the three big men behind her: "These three guys are the ones I found outside, Uncle, please arrange for someone to take care of them."

  "No problem, Miss Annie."

  Walker responded with a sentence and immediately turned his head towards the small house, shouting loudly: "Old Batty, come out, hurry up!"

  Squeak

  Before long, the door opened with a creak, and before anyone had even stepped out of the room, a loud voice rang out: "What's all the commotion about..."

  But as soon as he walked out of the room, he immediately saw Annie, was stunned for a moment, and then hastily stepped forward two steps: "Miss Annie, what are your orders?"

  "Dear Uncle Bate, can you help me arrange for them to leave?"

  Annie looked at the old man in front of her, who appeared somewhat frail and wrinkled, and pointed to the three burly men behind him, but her attitude was very respectful.

  "This is easy."

  Old Bao De responded with a grunt and shifted his gaze to the three burly men: "You young whippersnappers, follow me inside, but you'd better behave yourselves, because my temper isn't exactly great."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Old Barte's body shook involuntarily, and a pure white light immediately floated up all over his body, but the light only flashed for a moment before dimming again.

  Three big men immediately came to their senses.

  Although the white light on Lao Ba Te flashed by in an instant, everyone still caught it. At this moment, Lin Feng's heart had already surged up.

  Good grief! This frail-looking old gatekeeper is actually a powerful warrior with 8th-level strength!

  Watching the figures of Old Barte and the three big men gradually disappear into the distance, Lin Feng felt a sense of pressure descending upon himself at the same time, and he couldn't help but secretly give birth to a thread of expectation... This Paulo Academy is indeed a place where dragons and tigers are hidden! What level would he be able to cultivate to in this academy?

  "Come on, little guy, register your personal information,"

  Walker pulled out a piece of parchment and a goose quill from the small house and handed it to Lin Feng. Lin Feng took it over and immediately scanned it, quickly filling in the list information on the parchment. Just as he was about to hand it back to Walker, Annie snatched it away from him.

  "Let me see... Lin Feng · Old Dad, what a strange name."

  Annie glanced over Lin Feng's information before handing it to Walker: "Uncle Walker, I'm counting on you. Just don't forget to charge him tuition, this Lin Feng is a wealthy man..."

  As soon as she finished speaking, Annie turned around and walked towards the academy, leaving behind only one sentence that faintly came over: "I'll be busy for a while, so when Uncle Walker is free, go help me inform Father about it..."

  "Alright, kiddo, stop staring, I have to say, you're really lucky."

  Walker pulled out a key from his pocket and dangled it in front of Lin Feng: "As long as you pay the tuition, this room's key belongs to you."

  "What room?" Lin Feng seemed to still be in a daze: "This can't be the key to the dormitory, right?"

  "This is indeed the key to your dormitory in the Academy." Walker explained: "You have been admitted to the Academy."

  Lin Feng's eyes widened in disbelief as he pointed at his own nose: "Respected Mr. Walker, you...you're saying I've already been admitted to the Academy?"

  It's no wonder Lin Feng was so surprised. According to the information he had gathered from Old Karl, Paul College had an extremely strict assessment system. Every student who signed up would undergo a rigorous examination before officially enrolling in school. Those who failed to meet the standards would be rejected outright. Moreover, students would not be assigned to college dormitories until they became official students of Paul College. Whether you stayed in a hotel or slept on the streets like a beggar, Paul College wouldn't care!

  "Yes, you have been admitted."

  Walker gave Lin Feng a glance: "Don't look at me like that, pay the tuition and this key belongs to you before your graduation."

  "Uh, how much is the tuition?"

  Walker stretched out five fingers and said faintly: "Fifty gold coins."

  "Fifty gold coins!!!!!!! Are you kidding me?????" Lin Feng's eyes widened immediately: "As far as I know, the annual tuition fee for Paul College is only ten silver coins."

  "Yes, you're right."

  Walker yawned, seeming a bit tired: "Kid, don't waste my time. Miss Annie said you're a rich kid, which means she's hinting that I should ask for more money from you. But don't look at me like that, all the tuition fees you pay will be handed over to Miss Annie without a single cent missing. That's what Miss Annie meant, and I won't get a single copper coin."

  "But I don't have that much money."

  Lin Feng frankly stated his actual situation.

  However, Walker apparently didn't believe it: "Don't be kidding me, if Miss says that someone has money, how could they not have money?"

  "Okay, what I mean is that the gold coins on me are not enough."

  Lin Feng suppressed his anger and took a deep breath before continuing: "Can we use physical objects as collateral?"

  "Alright, as long as it's over fifty gold coins, then there's no problem. Anyway, in the end, it'll still end up in Miss Annie's hands." Walker's tone was somewhat impatient.

  Walker agreed, Lin Feng suppressed his anger and took out the magic wand from the spatial ring, handing it to Walker: "Mr. Walker, this is a magic wand worth far more than fifty gold coins, consider it my tuition."

  "Uh, you're a magician?"

  Walker wasn't a fool, someone who could wield a magic wand, aside from magicians, he couldn't think of anyone else for the time being. He deeply understood the value of a magic wand, not to mention the gemstone that amplified magical power, just the walnut wood body alone was already far beyond the price of fifty gold coins!

  "No, I am not a magician."

  Lin Feng slightly shook his head, deciding to conceal his identity as a magician: "This magic wand was bought by me on the market, of course, whether it is the walnut wooden wand or the fire gemstone at the top, I guarantee that they are all genuine."

  "Uh, then what did you buy it for? For collection?"

  Walker was somewhat unclear about Lin Feng's idea, he measured Lin Feng with his eyes, and soon dispelled the idea that Lin Feng was a magician. After all, if one could become a magician, who would come to be a warrior?

  Although the magic wand is precious, at least it can be bought on the market!

  "No, I never considered it as a collectible."

  Lin Feng shook his head and tossed the staff to Wuque: "So, can I take back my key now?"

  "Of course, but can you tell me, if it's not for collection, then what is the purpose of buying a magic wand?"

  Walker took over the magic wand and put the key in Lin Feng's hand: "Of course, I'm just curious and have no intention of prying into your privacy."

  "I can certainly satisfy Mr. Walker's curiosity, but before that, can you resolve a doubt in my mind?" Lin Feng furrowed his brow.

  "What doubts?" Walker asked subconsciously.

  "Who is this Miss Annie you mentioned? Why can one sentence from her allow me to skip the most rigorous assessment and directly become a formal student?"

  This is the greatest doubt in Lin Feng's heart! The Paul Academy, which claims to be the most rigorous assessment of the entire empire, can actually ignore it directly with just one sentence from an ugly girl!!

  What is her identity after all? Why does she have this qualification?

  "Oh, I forgot to mention that, sorry about that. The young lady outside never reveals her identity, but since you'll be a member of Paul's College from now on, it doesn't matter if I tell you..."

  Walker had a rather mysterious look: "Miss Annie's father is the principal of Paul College..."

  The daughter of the principal of Paul College? I'm going...

  Lin Feng really had the urge to vomit at this moment, putting aside Annie's appearance, wasn't his registration this time just the so-called "spending a lot of money to take the back door"?

  "Thank you for your candor, Mr. Walker."

  Lin Feng walked towards the academy while shouting loudly at Walker with his back turned: "Respected Mr. Walker, that magic staff... I usually use it as a firewood..."

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