Starforce Warriors

Chapter 389: Things About University Enrollment

The girl’s hair was slightly yellow, and she was very thin. She also trembled like a quail. The moment Li Xiaofei looked at her, she immediately lowered her head.

"You don't need to help me carry that." Li Xiaofei chuckled and said, "Junjie, come help me with the luggage."

In an instant, Li Junjie broke away from the seven sisters who had been pestering him. He quickly appeared in front of Li Xiaofei, lifted all the luggage onto his shoulder, and said, "Boss, women are so troublesome."

Li Xiaofei nodded in agreement, "That’s why you should stay away from women in the future. They’ll weaken your aim."

The seven beautiful female students standing nearby were not happy with this.

Ding Rong, the leader of the seven sisters, marched over like an enraged hen and angrily said, "Don’t you have hands of your own? Why are you making Junior Junjie carry your luggage?"

Li Xiaofei spread his hands and replied, "He’s strong and full of energy. Besides, he volunteered to do it. What are you so upset about?"

"Junior Junjie is one of the top five geniuses among this year’s freshmen. He’s one of the hopes of White Deer Academy! What gives you the right to make him carry your bag?" Ding Rong scolded.

Lin Wan, the second sister, walked over and glared at Li Xiaofei, but didn’t say anything. Instead, she smiled gently at Li Junjie and said, "Junior Li, you must be tired from the long trip. Let me carry it for you."

The other sisters all sent unfriendly expressions toward Li Xiaofei before turning into smiling flowers as they helped Li Junjie with his things. They even took Li Xiaofei’s luggage along with them.

These girls sure had two faces. Li Junjie seemed completely lost as he was surrounded by their delicate arms and graceful legs. He couldn’t scold them or fight them. Helpless, he looked toward Li Xiaofei for assistance.

Li Xiaofei burst into laughter.

"Hmph, everyone is equal at White Deer Academy. Don’t think you can keep exploiting Junior Brother Junjie. I’ve heard of you. You used to be his boss, right? Well, White Deer Academy doesn’t tolerate that kind of behavior."

Ding Rong shot Li Xiaofei a look of disdain. Even when rolling her eyes, the valiant girl exuded an intimidating aura. Of course, Li Xiaofei wasn’t going to argue with a young girl. Moreover, these girls were standing up for Li Junjie and looking out for him, so Li Xiaofei cared even less.

"Ah, you... you... don’t take it... take it to heart... Senior Sister Ding doesn’t mean any harm... uh, no, she doesn’t have bad intentions... ah, ah, pfft! I mean she doesn’t hold any ill will toward you..."

The thin, yellow-haired girl stammered through her words once again. Li Xiaofei rubbed his temples, finally understanding what she was trying to say. But he couldn't shake the feeling that this girl wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed. It was like her words flew out ahead, while her thoughts lagged behind.

"Let’s go," Li Xiaofei said, "Where’s our school bus?"

The yellow-haired girl replied, "You think you deserve a school bus... uh, I mean, none of us deserve one... uh, this... our academy doesn’t have a school bus. We’ll take the public bus instead."

Li Xiaofei was speechless.

This girl is really asking for a smack. How did she even survive up to now?

The group made their way to the bus stop. The seven sisters surrounded Li Junjie, helping him buy his ticket. The yellow-haired girl stepped forward, swiped her card twice, and led Li Xiaofei onto the bus.

This little detail said a lot. It showed that she was poor and often took the bus, which explained why she had a bus card. Once they settled in, the light rail bus sped off like the wind. Li Xiaofei gazed out the window.

The bus tracks were about forty meters above the ground, with various roads below. Other flying cars were restricted to altitudes between one hundred and five hundred meters to avoid interference with other forms of transportation.

Towering skyscrapers blocked out the sunlight. Many areas on the ground couldn’t even catch a glimpse of the sun. The limited amount of living space per person remained a pressing issue for humanity on Earth. On one hand, there was a strong push to encourage population growth for survival. On the other hand, the size of the base cities had a fixed upper limit. If they wanted to accommodate more people, the only option was to expand upward.

Buildings grew taller; living spaces became more cramped. Fortunately, Xiajing, as the capital of Great Xia and the largest base city in the country, had done well in this regard. The city featured numerous sunlit parks and free rooftop public parks where ordinary people could bask in the sun. They also utilized light refraction to do their best to extend the sunlight's reach to the lower levels.

About an hour later, the light rail bus arrived at its final stop. They had reached the outskirts of the city. Finally, Li Xiaofei could see the rolling hills in the distance. The sight of green patches here and there lifted his mood.

As they exited the station, two ancient-looking carriages stood parked at the entrance. They were actual horse-drawn carriages. Wooden wheels and wooden bodies, pulled by two white horses that looked almost like unicorns.

Beside each carriage stood an elder dressed in a long black traditional robe. Their gray-white hair was styled into an old-fashioned bun, held in place by black wooden hairpins. They held horsewhips in their hands with solemn expressions.

Li Xiaofei glanced at the yellow-haired girl beside him.

"This... this is the academy's carriage. We're going to travel by horse-drawn carriage." She seemed to have prepared for a long time and finally managed to squeeze out a complete sentence.

"You're making progress," Li Xiaofei patted her on the shoulder. @@novelbin@@

The yellow-haired girl immediately grimaced in pain.

"You all, stay back and take that carriage," Ding Rong pointed to the carriage behind them.

Without leaving room for argument, she pushed Li Junjie toward the front carriage and made sure he got in. When Li Xiaofei climbed into the carriage, he was surprised to see a frail-looking boy already sitting inside.

The boy looked about fourteen or fifteen, with dark skin and several small scars running along his arms. He wore a faded tracksuit that was patched in places, and hand-stitched cloth shoes. The only new thing on him was that pair of shoes.

The boy studied Li Xiaofei with a curious gaze.

"Hello," Li Xiaofei greeted him with a smile. "Are you a new student too?"

The boy was momentarily stunned before his face broke into a sunny smile. He quickly replied, "Hello, yes, I am. I’m from the Tacheng Base City. My name is Wang Xiaofan. What about you?"

"Tacheng Base City? That’s way up north," Li Xiaofei remarked with a sense of admiration. He introduced himself before casually asking, "You look like you’re not even fifteen yet. You must still be in middle school. You must have some exceptional talent to be specially recruited like this."

As they spoke, the carriage clattered as they began to move.

Wang Xiaofan shyly said, "I’ve never been to school. My entire clan are bear hunters. We undergo the clan’s training from birth to fight the wild bears of the ice plains. I have no idea why the old headmaster recruited me, but my father, mother, and the rest of the clan were all very happy..."

The boy was quite talkative, as he smiled with his bright white teeth. Li Xiaofei couldn’t help but wonder what was going on as he chatted. There was something odd about White Deer Academy. Why were they recruiting students like Wang Xiaofan, who had never been to school? Could this be some sort of trap?

The carriage swayed back and forth as they continued to travel. About half an hour later, they passed through the mountain gate and got off the carriage.

Li Xiaofei looked up toward the interior of the mountain and was stunned.

Is this really a university?