The "Useless" Student's Admission

When Leah heard the figure of one thousand gold coins, she was taken aback. Mid - level students only paid eighty gold coins per semester, so this amount seemed outrageously high.

Suddenly, she remembered what her mother had said three days ago: "Even if there were ten or eight more of you going to the college, the family could afford it." Leah couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed, thinking her mother had been a bit of a jinx.

This one - thousand - gold - coin tuition truly made Leah hesitate. After all, it was a significant sum. She should consult her parents. But then she thought about the people gossiping in the square. They were so detestable. If they left in such a dejected way, they'd surely be laughed at.

Noticing Leah's indecision, Ryan pulled her arm, lowered his head, and said, "Sister! Let's just forget it and go home."

Looking at Ryan, Leah felt a pang of sadness. After some thought, she decided that even if she got punished by her parents when they got home, she'd accept it. She bit her red lips and said, "Teacher, I don't have that many gold coins with me. I only have eight hundred gold coins. By the way, last time I represented the college in a competition, the college rewarded me with three hundred gold coins, which I've kept in the college for tuition. After deducting the part I've used here, there should be about two hundred gold coins left. I want to transfer it to my brother. Is that okay?"

The middle - aged man replied amicably, "Of course. Since it was a reward from the college to you, those are your gold coins. You can use them as you please. You can withdraw them anytime you want. But are you sure you want to pay this one - thousand - gold - coin tuition?" The middle - aged man looked at Leah in disbelief.

Leah let out a sigh of relief. Instead of answering the middle - aged man directly, she simply said, "Then I'll trouble you, teacher." She casually handed over two bags of gold coins, one large and one small.

The middle - aged man wiped the sweat from his forehead, took the two bags of gold coins, and said, "Then please wait a moment. I'll go through the admission procedures for you right away."

When Ryan saw that his sister not only gave him her reward but also took out her private savings, the stubborn Ryan couldn't hold back his tears any longer and burst into sobs.

Ryan knew that his sister was standing up for him, determined not to let others look down on him.

Leah hugged Ryan tightly and comforted him, "Don't cry... This bit of gold coins is nothing. In my eyes, no amount of gold coins is as important as you."

Leah's words not only failed to stop Ryan from crying but made him cry even harder. Since they were kids, Leah had never seen Ryan so sad. She could feel the deep - seated grievance in his heart. For a ten - year - old child, such a result was indeed cruel.

It was so cruel that it gave him no chance or hope at all. Thinking of this, Leah's eyes also welled up with tears.

The brother and sister hugged each other and wept. Seeing this, the middle - aged man was at a loss. He wanted to comfort them but was tongue - tied and didn't know where to start.

After a while, Leah realized that her emotions were getting out of control. She wiped away her tears, took a deep breath to calm down, pulled Ryan towards the middle - aged man, and asked, "Teacher, are the admission procedures done?"

"Yes, they've been done for a long time."

Then the middle - aged man handed Leah the admission procedures and the student badge together. "I've been waiting for you two for ages. To be honest, I envy you. Compared to the difficulties of cultivation, sincere feelings are even more precious. Everything that happened today may seem unfortunate, but I believe this experience will be the most important part of your growth."

"Thank you, teacher. I'll take good care of him," Leah said respectfully as she took the items from the middle - aged man's hands.

What the middle - aged man didn't expect was that this casual word of comfort would be remembered by the teenager, who was laughed at by everyone as a "useless person", for a lifetime.

Leah hugged Ryan and walked side by side out of the dean's building. At this time, the admission test hadn't ended yet.

To silence the public's criticism, the dean made public the matter of Ryan's sky - high tuition. This really shocked a lot of people.

When everyone learned that Ryan had already gone through the admission procedures, they were all left speechless with amazement.

It was well - known that an ordinary family's annual expenses were only a few dozen gold coins. One thousand gold coins was more than what many people had seen in their entire lives.

While everyone envied Ryan's family's wealth, they also looked down even more on this "waste" who spent money extravagantly. For a while, there was a lot of discussion.

Leah ignored everyone and took Ryan towards the school gate. The attendants and the carriage were waiting for them at the school gate. Although the attendants had heard some rumors outside, no one dared to ask a single question. They silently followed behind the carriage and headed towards House Stark.

Sitting in the carriage, Leah remembered that her mother had given her seven hundred gold coins before they left. Because of Ryan's special situation, fearing something unexpected, her mother had specifically prepared five hundred gold coins for tuition, and the remaining two hundred gold coins were for the two of them to celebrate Ryan's admission and have a good time.

Leah had also said that they wouldn't need so much. Unexpectedly, not only was it not enough, but even her private savings had been used up. But she didn't regret it at all. She somehow felt that the one thousand gold coins were well - spent.

The carriage stopped in front of House Stark. The two people who got off the carriage were Leah and Ryan. Ryan broke free from Leah's tight grip and walked straight into his room without looking back.

Leah watched the thin figure walk away without trying to stop him. She knew that Ryan was very sad now and needed to be alone to calm down. So she walked alone towards the main hall of House Stark.

In the main hall of House Stark, a middle - aged man was sitting in the main seat. He was wearing a blue robe, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a well - defined face. His bronze - colored skin made him look strong and powerful. He exuded an air of solemnity, giving people a sense of authority even without getting angry. The person in front of her was Harry, the head of House Stark.

At this time, Harry was chatting with Leah's mother.

Seeing Leah approaching, a hearty laugh immediately rang out. "Hahaha... Little Ya, how was it? Was it smooth? Your mother said to let you two go around and have fun. Why did you come back so early?"

Seeing her father's kind smile, Leah's eyes turned red, and she burst into tears.

Leah's crying made Harry, who didn't know what was going on, show a look of urgency on his face. He suddenly realized that he only saw Leah and Ryan wasn't by her side. Could it be...

He didn't dare to think too much and asked anxiously, "Quickly tell me, what on earth happened? Where's Ryan?"

Seeing her father's anxious look, Leah tried hard to hold back the tears in her eyes and choked back as she recounted the process of the element test. Finally, she didn't forget to add, "Mother is really a jinx."

Hearing this, the woman smiled bitterly and said, "Alas, you child..."

At this time, Harry's expression relaxed. He rubbed Leah's head with his big hands. "I thought it was something serious. You're such a big girl, and you're still crying. It's so embarrassing."

"Everyone is laughing at Ryan, saying he's a waste. What ultra - low - level, I've never even heard of it. There must be something wrong with the college's test," Leah tried hard to find excuses to defend Ryan.

It was no wonder that Leah thought this way. Most people had some degree of element perception. Ryan's situation was an extremely rare case. Otherwise, it wouldn't have required the dean to take action personally.

Hearing this, Harry explained indifferently, "Talent is innate. Ryan has been weak since he was a child. It's a blessing that he's alive until now. Some things can't be forced. But you did a great job today. A mere one thousand gold coins is nothing to our House Stark. It just shows those petty people that our House Stark isn't to be trifled with!"

"Your father is right. One thousand gold coins is really nothing to our House Stark," Leah's mother echoed.

Then she continued, "Go and stay with Ryan. He's been hit hard today. Go and comfort him. Your father and I have some things to talk about."

Leah knew that her parents were going to discuss Ryan's matter and didn't want her to know. After answering, she walked towards Ryan's residence.

Seeing that Leah had gone far away, the woman lowered her voice and asked, "Qing Shan, this...."

"Don't worry! Although it was a bit unexpected, there's no problem. Trust me," Harry comforted.

At the same time, Ryan had locked himself in his room. The sudden blow was a bit too much for this ten - year - old teenager to bear.

For the next three days, Ryan didn't step out of his room once. Although Leah came to see him every day, no matter what Leah said, Ryan remained silent. Ryan only ate a little of the food brought by the servants. He was getting thinner day by day.

Harry and his wife also tried to persuade him, but with little effect. Until the morning of the fourth day.

Leah brought the college badge and handed it to Ryan. "Today is your first day of admission. Change your clothes. Let's go to the college together."

Ryan glanced at the badge engraved with the word "Notting", thought for a while, and said, "Sister, I've decided. I'm giving up on entering Notting College."

"Why?" Leah saw a look of determination in Ryan's eyes.

"I've thought about it for a long time. I don't want to waste time on something impossible," Ryan tried hard to find an excuse to escape reality.

Ryan's attitude made Leah a little anxious, but she still comforted him gently, "Difficulties aren't scary. What's scary is not having the courage to face them. Everyone desires to enter the college to study. Even if they can't become powerful Element Masters, at least they can learn a lot of knowledge. Powerful people are important to the empire, but resources are equally important. If you don't study, you'll be completely eliminated by this world. How can you give up such a rare opportunity?"

Ryan just spread his hands and said, "So what? I said I'm not interested."

These days, Leah had been worried that Ryan would give up on himself. But the thing she didn't want to see still happened.

Facing the stubborn Ryan, Leah was completely angered.

She shouted in frustration, "You're just afraid of being laughed at as a waste, aren't you? If you don't even dare to go to the college, then in the eyes of others, you're not just a waste, but even a coward. Humph... Think about it carefully." Leah was so angry that she was panting heavily. She slammed the door and left.

The moment Leah stepped out of the room, her eyes turned red. She regretted speaking too harshly.

But she had also been holding in a lot of anger these three days. Ryan, who hadn't left his room, didn't know that the news of his ultra - low - level talent had spread like wildfire. It was like a drop of water in a hot oil pan, causing an instant uproar. There were even people betting on whether Ryan dared to go to the college.

For Leah, who had always been competitive, she could only keep all this to herself. She didn't dare to tell Ryan, fearing that he couldn't bear it. In fact, she was more aggrieved than Ryan because she had received no less ridicule than him.

Ryan was also taken aback by Leah's words and actions. This was the most severe scolding from his sister in ten years.

The word "coward" was like a sharp sword stabbing into Ryan's heart.

Leah was so angry that she didn't even eat breakfast. She went back to her room to tidy up and then prepared to go to the college. Just as she was about to step out of the courtyard gate, she heard Ryan shouting.

"Sister, you seem to have forgotten something, right?"

Leah turned around suddenly and saw Ryan wearing a blue - and - white robe with the "Notting" badge on his chest. Her eyes lit up and she said, "You rascal, have you thought it through? You didn't disappoint your sister."

Ryan grinned and said, "I just don't want to have one more title of 'coward'." Ryan looked at Leah with determined eyes.

For Ryan, at only ten years old, he couldn't think too much. Just as Leah had said, if he didn't even dare to go to the college, he'd really be seen as a coward. As long as one was human, they always cared about their dignity. He didn't want to be looked down upon.

Leah quickly stepped forward a few steps, grabbed Ryan, and said, "I have to say, you look really handsome in this outfit. Let's go."

The compliment "handsome" was Leah's way of affirming Ryan's courage to face reality.

Compared with this brother - sister duo, the atmosphere in the dean's office of Notting College was a bit awkward at this time.

A beautiful woman was sitting sideways. Her tight - fitting red robe outlined her graceful curves. This person was Annie, the dean of Notting College.

She was tapping the table with her right index finger, as if thinking about something. The dozen or so people standing in front of her were arguing non - stop, while Gunter stood aside, saying nothing.