Newbie Guardians

Chapter 12 Folklore Academy

There were no classes today. After the trial, the students went home. Huang Xin returned home with a heavy heart. He didn't eat dinner and went straight to bed, his mind filled with images of monsters attacking the fortress.

Bang bang bang! There was a knock on the door! Huang Xin went downstairs to open it and found a middle-aged man in a black suit standing there. As soon as he saw Huang Xin, he introduced himself.

"Huang Xin! This is Zhang Zizhen. This is your admission letter from the Folklore College! Please accept it and report to the school as soon as possible!"

"Folklore Academy...acceptance letter?"

"Yes! It's the acceptance letter from the Folklore Academy!"

"But it's November now, hasn't school been in session for over two months already?"

"Huang Xin! It's like this: the Folklore Academy is rather special. Anyone with exceptional qualifications can be admitted at any time. For example, last year we exceptionally admitted a seventeen-year-old girl. Despite her young age, her talent is extremely high, and she's already one of the top students in her class. This time, we're selecting talent nationwide, and taking this opportunity, the academy has decided to specially recruit a group of talented individuals. You passed the trials and achieved satisfactory results, thus receiving your admission notice. Whether you go or not is your decision; the academy doesn't force any student. However..."

"But what?" Huang Xin's curiosity was successfully piqued.

"However, everyone who enters the academy will master at least one extraordinary skill and become a true guardian! Huang Xin, this is a rare opportunity, I suggest you cherish it."

"I've made up my mind, I want to go to the Folklore College," Huang Xin said, taking the acceptance letter. She silently added to herself, "Of course I'd say no, this is something Grandpa repeatedly told me to do!"

"Huang Xin, due to the need to maintain secrecy regarding your Guardian identity, we will be processing your transfer, citing your excessive fright within the Trial Realm. Please cooperate fully!"

"Cooperate? What do I need to do?"

"It's simple. Report to the Folklore Institute tomorrow morning, and then don't come back unless you have to! Leave everything else to us!"

"It's that simple?"

"Yes! The college address is on the back of your acceptance letter. Leave very early tomorrow morning, preferably before dawn! Got it?"

"Okay! I got it!"

After watching Teacher Zhang leave, Huang Xin returned to the second floor, packed up the family heirlooms left to him by his grandfather, packed some clothes, and finally took the 30,000 yuan with him.

Huang Xin slept soundly through the night. At five o'clock in the morning, the alarm clock rang. She quickly got up, washed her face, slung her backpack over her shoulder, locked the door, and strode toward the train station.

It was November, and it wasn't light until after 6 a.m. Huang Xin walked for over ten minutes, hailed a taxi, and arrived at the train station at 5:40 a.m. The earliest bullet train was at 7:20 a.m., so he had plenty of time. Bored, Huang Xin wandered aimlessly around the waiting hall for half an hour until his stomach growled. He then remembered he hadn't eaten dinner the night before. He hurried to the supermarket, bought a box of freeze-dried seafood noodles, filled it with hot water, and waited patiently. These noodles were made with high-quality ingredients, and after soaking, the texture was somewhat similar to his homemade seafood noodles. The taste was quite good, but it was also very expensive, costing 39 yuan a box. Partly, he hadn't had his grandfather's seafood noodles in a long time, and partly, he wanted to treat himself after receiving his "Folklore Academy acceptance letter." Suddenly, he saw Teacher Zhang and two other men in suits walking quickly towards him, each carrying a large bucket of instant noodles. Huang Xin quickly went over and politely greeted them.

"Hello, Teacher Zhang! Hello, both teachers!"

"Huang Xin!" Teacher Zhang exclaimed in surprise, not expecting to run into Huang Xin at the water dispenser. She quickly introduced her two colleagues.

"This is Professor Li Qixiang, and that is Professor Wu Yichen. Like me, they are all sent by the Folklore Institute to serve as examiners."

"Hello, Teacher Li! Hello, Teacher Wu!"

"Good, good! A good young man, very polite!"

"Teachers, how many students from our school passed this trial?"

The three looked at each other, and finally, Teacher Zhang cleared his throat.

"This time, eight students received one card, but one card only indicates the potential to become a Guardian, and you are the only one who passed the trial!"

"I'm the only one in the whole school!" Huang Xin was greatly surprised.

"Yes, this recruitment is nationwide. There are countless other schools recruiting, but your school only has one qualified candidate."

"Oh! I understand, thank you, teacher!"

Afterwards, Huang Xin ate freeze-dried noodles while listening to the three teachers chat. She learned about the real situation of the school test from the side. Many students were so scared that their legs went weak as soon as they entered. Some of the braver ones went directly to the burial ground and then fainted from fright! All the students who received a card were in the Honesty Pond.

Gradually, Huang Xin became more familiar with the three teachers and felt less reserved. Following them, Huang Xin arrived at the main gate of the Folklore College. Entering the school required showing an ID card. Huang Xin took out a black card, which she had found the night before while opening her admission notice. After swiping the card, she entered the school smoothly. Teacher Zhang pointed to the freshman registration area and then left with Teachers Li and Wang.

Huang Xin arrived at the freshman registration office, where a sweet-looking and well-proportioned senior student greeted her. After helping Huang Xin with the registration, the senior student led her to the dormitory building and exchanged contact information.

"My name is Lin Yuxi, I'm a second-year student. You can come to me for help with any problems you encounter in the future."

"Okay! Thank you, Senior Yu Xi!" Huang Xin said sincerely, feeling a surge of warmth in his heart. Since his grandfather left, few people had been so kind to him.

After Lin Yuxi left, Huang Xin, carrying a large backpack, arrived at dormitory 303. She swiped her black card to unlock the door and discovered that the dormitory was incredibly luxurious: two bedrooms, a living room, a private bathroom, and a living room of thirty to forty square meters, complete with a sofa, coffee table, and tea set. Each room only housed two people; the door to the left was closed, indicating that someone was already living there.

Huang Xin pushed open the slightly ajar door on the right and was once again stunned. The bed was two meters long and one and a half meters wide, covered with fine bedding that felt very high-quality to the touch. There were two pillows and two square headrest pillows. The room also had a large wardrobe, a large bookshelf, a large desk, and a luxurious armchair. Huang Xin also noticed that there were no modern appliances such as a computer, television, refrigerator, or washing machine.

While I was tidying up the room, there was a knock on the door, and a calm, emotionless voice came from inside, "New here! Let's go eat!"

The door wasn't closed. When Huang Xin looked up, she saw a handsome young man, over 1.8 meters tall, with a refined and aloof demeanor, standing at the doorway.

"Hello! I'm Huang Xin!" Huang Xin walked over and politely extended her hand.

The handsome young man also reached out and shook hands.

"My name is Jin Jun! I'm a second-year student. Let's go eat together!"

"OK!"

The two left the dormitory, Huang Xin following behind, and walked together towards the cafeteria. Along the way, many girls saw them approaching from afar and whispered among themselves.

"Look! That's Kim Joon!"

"He's really handsome, more handsome than any celebrity I've ever seen!"

"I wonder if he has a girlfriend!"

"What are you thinking? He's the famous young master of the Jin family. The Jin family is the wealthiest family, and young master Jin Jun comes from a very prominent family, so he's jokingly called—Young Master Qian!"

Huang Xin was greatly surprised, never expecting that her roommate was actually a super rich second generation!