89: The "things" left behind by Qin Yu's parents

Jiangzhou City, being a completely unknown and inconspicuous small city within Dragon Country, naturally does not have an airport.

Therefore, after patiently listening to Li Ziqi's “nagging” at the entrance, and then re-explaining to Li Ziqi how to operate the defensive and guard-type mechanical devices he left at home,

Qin Yu finally got into Lin Tian's car and headed to Jiangzhou City Railway Station to meet Nie Yuxi, who was also reporting to Star Ring Academy today.

Originally, ten days ago, Lin Xiaoshan, Guo Jun, and Dong Tianyu's group had planned to wait for Qin Yu and Nie Yuxi before returning to Star Ring Academy with them.

However, because the super large Space Rift next to Star Ring Academy seemed to be entering its eruption cycle,

Lin Xiaoshan's group, having been conscripted by the academy, had already returned a few days ago.

As a result, Qin Yu and Nie Yuxi could only go to report by themselves.

Sitting in Lin Tian's car, looking in the rearview mirror,

Li Ziqi was still waving goodbye to him at the entrance.

Qin Yu felt a pang of reluctance in his heart.

He had originally intended to take Li Ziqi with him to Qingzhou, where Star Ring Academy is located, after all, his departure would be for at least several months.

Moreover, it was foreseeable that he would spend less and less time in Jiangzhou City in the future.

For this, he even contacted Star Ring Academy's logistics department in advance.

However, Qin Yu didn't know why, despite his persuasion on super message for several days... Li Ziqi stubbornly refused to go to Qingzhou with him.

She insisted on staying in Jiangzhou City alone.

Qin Yu was quite helpless about this.

But considering that his biggest enemy in Jiangzhou City, Li Xingzhang, had already been dealt with by his own hands,

and he was this year's top scholar of the college entrance examination, Li Ziqi, as his only family member, had the special care of the country and the protection of Lin Tian, the local big shot.

He figured that even if he wasn't in Jiangzhou City, Li Ziqi's safety would certainly not be an issue.

Furthermore, to be honest, Qingzhou Province, where Star Ring Academy is located, and the specific location of Star Ring Academy, might not even be as safe as this small city, Jiangzhou City.

Qin Yu could only give up.

That's right, even though Qingzhou Province is one of the five most prosperous provinces in Dragon Country, with numerous academies and countless powerhouses, it might not be safer than Jiangzhou City!

The reason is quite simple: Qingzhou is located on the southern battlefield border between Dragon Country and the Demon Seeds, and Star Ring Academy is situated less than a hundred kilometers from the border.

While a hundred kilometers might be a long distance for ordinary people, for Class Changers, especially high-level Class Changers, and high-level Demon Seeds, it's practically within reach, with no difference whatsoever.

Anyway, from what Qin Yu had known for over a decade, there had been several instances of the border falling and Demon Seed beast tides directly threatening Star Ring Academy... especially a few years ago, a certain powerful being of the Demon Race even forcibly opened a super large rift near Star Ring Academy, large enough for Demon Seeds to pass through.

The level of danger, naturally, can be imagined!

Of course, it's worth mentioning that among the Four Great Academies, Star Ring Academy isn't the only one located near the border.

Besides Kyoto Academy, the other two, Nanli Academy and Tianwu Academy, are also located near battlefield borders, guarding the eastern and western battlefields respectively between Dragon Country and the Demon Seeds.

It's just that Star Ring Academy's situation is a bit worse than the other two.

Getting back to the main topic. In the car, it wasn't until the car drove out of the community entrance and Li Ziqi's figure was no longer visible that Qin Yu retracted his gaze.

On the other side, watching the SUV disappear from sight,

Li Ziqi remained standing at the entrance, not turning back for a long time.

After a good while, she finally lowered her head with an extremely forlorn expression and murmured to herself:

"Sister, brother-in-law, Xiao Yu has gone to college."

"Just as you wished, he's very outstanding, and he's even this year's top scholar of the college entrance examination."

"That thing you left him..."

"I went and got it back these past few days and secretly gave it to him."

"But I didn't tell him it was something you left him. I just hope he can be safe and sound..."

"Please don't blame me, okay?"

“...”

...Inside Lin Tian's car, it wasn't just Lin Tian and Qin Yu. Today was the unified opening day for all academies above Level 3 in Dragon Country, so Lin Xueyue, an S-rank Class Changer: Wind Mage, was naturally also present.

However, perhaps because Lin Xueyue was defeated by Ning Qianqian, who only had a power level of just over six hundred, during the final combat assessment... her final score did not meet the enrollment standards for the Four Great Academies, so she could only choose to apply to a First-Class Academy.

And because of this, after these ten days,

even now, Lin Xueyue's expression was not very good... The atmosphere in the car was silent.

After several minutes, Lin Xueyue saw that if she didn't speak, Qin Yu seemed as if he could genuinely remain silent all the way to the train station.

Lin Xueyue then spoke up: "Qin Yu, after we get off the car today, the next time we meet will be at least several months from now."

"Don't you have anything you want to say to me?"

"Or are you, who is about to officially enroll in one of the Four Great Academies, already looking down on ordinary people like me from a First-Class Academy?"

Lin Xueyue's tone was full of resentment.

Qin Yu was momentarily dumbfounded, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

However, with farewells imminent, Qin Yu had no intention of further provoking Lin Xueyue.

Instead, after a moment of thought, he seriously said to Lin Xueyue: "That's not it at all. In fact, I've always believed that professions and academies are ultimately just starting points."

"True power doesn't rely on academies..."

"But on one's own perseverance and effort."

"Even among the Four Great Academies, aren't there still a great many people whose later achievements are far inferior to those who came from First-Class or even Second-Class Academies, aren't there?"

As Qin Yu spoke, Lin Tian, who was driving, also turned his head to look at Qin Yu and Lin Xueyue, and chimed in:

"Qin Yu is right, Xiao Xue, academies are ultimately just a platform. Future achievements still depend on oneself."

And he seemed to get more enthusiastic as he spoke: "Look at your old man, me, back then..."

However, listening to the straightforward remarks from Qin Yu and her own father, Lin Xueyue's expression not only didn't improve but worsened.

At this moment, she was extremely frustrated internally... Do I not know that an academy is just a starting point and future achievements still depend on oneself?

Is that what I care about?

The meaning behind my words... wasn't it that I regretted not doing well in the exam?

And couldn't be in the same school as Qin Yu?

Is your comprehension really that bad?