Chapter 152 – Of Royal Descent! (2/2)
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Xiahou Qianbai looked at Li Muyang, saying: “No need to feel glum. I know you were enrolled into Starry Sky Academy based on your results in the West Wind Kingdom's imperial exams. But have you ever thought that there are nine great powerful countries in the divine continent and within each, there are numerous small counties. Each country has a first in the exams, although it's named differently in each country, but they are probably people like you—-However, not every first place has the chance to enter into Starry Sky Academy. Taken together, the probability of being enrolled into Starry Sky Academy with the best results of the imperial exams is a very low. ”
“Every year, in every country, there's a first in the imperial exams; if every first place was enrolled into the school, then in the coming hundreds of years, Starry Sky Academy would become an academy of the nine countries? All students would be crammed with the power of the nine countries then teachers would obviously become the elites of the nine countries. With the compet.i.tion among the nine countries, can Starry Sky maintain its independence and autonomy? ”
“The school is wise.” Li Muyang nodded in quick succession. Then, he put forward his concern: “but are the current students not also from the nine countries?”
“It's not the same.” Xiahou Qianbai said sternly: “If we followed the previous system of enrolment, then we would accept whoever the royal family of each of the nine countries tells us to accept. But now the school enrols whomever they want. We can accept members of the royal family or accept villagers and countrymen, and can also admit you—Starry Sky Academy is the best school in the entire divine continent. We cannot let the royal family monopolise the talents in the nine countries. Talents can help strengthen the royal power, and with the stability of the monarchy, they can send a steady flow of people who are close to them to study at Starry Sky—If this happens, how can the poor and commoners have their day?”
Li Muyang's eyes brimmed with tears, looking at Xiahou Qianbai as he said in a voice full of grat.i.tude: “It's because there's a powerful person like teacher Xiahou, that the rest of us ordinary people have the motivation and power to fight. Otherwise, no matter how much we struggle and try, there would still not be any value or harvest; this world is really too dark and cruel?”
“Power is always powerful, the poor is always poor, commoners are forever a commoner—If it weren't for an influential person like Teacher Xiahou to stand up and speak up for us, then right now I would not have the chance to appear at Starry Sky Academy.”
Li Muyang grabbed Xiahou Qianbai's sleeve and said flatteringly: “Teacher Xiahou can be said to be the top talent of us ordinary people – Teacher Xiahou also has a common background, right?”
The supporters of royal students are teachers with royal background, elite students supporters are elite teachers, Li Muyang thinks he's a typical commoner, if Xiahou Qianbai also has an ordinary background and relied on his own efforts and talent to slowly arrive at the position of Starry Sky teacher and obtained this kind of power and prestige that makes people fear and respect—Can he and I not form a group?
In that case, he would have such a powerful protector in Starry Sky Academy. Who dares to bully him?
Xiahou Qianbai forcefully jerked his sleeve out of Li Muyang's hand, reached out and straightened his clothing and said with a look of haughty composure: “I am of royal descent.”
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