A group of men who had finished their work were sitting around the bar. At the small table in the middle, Nanke, the fifth brother of Eidolon, sat on one side, and Eidolon and several other girls sat on the other side.
"So, you feel a lot of pressure and come here to relax?"
Ye Ling put her hands on her hips and looked at her cousin who was reflecting seriously on the other side. After Nanke explained, he hoped that this little girl would not tell her family about this.
"Yes, sister, you just came to Emenas, so you don't know how much pressure I am under. Brother, I feel miserable."
Nanke said with sadness and tears, then he picked up the fir wine glass at hand and drank a large glass of ale in one gulp.
"I have been favored by my family since I was a child. They all say that I have talent and give them all kinds of compliments. The same goes for my father, who always tells everyone that I have a lot of potential."
"But after I entered school, it was different. The classmates were really talented. I tried my best to catch up, but I could only get to an average level in the class. In terms of knowledge, I couldn't compare with those who were smart, and in terms of force, I couldn't compare with them.
But those who fly in the sky, play with fire breathing, and take you in circles."
"Every time I come home from school, a bunch of relatives ask me how I am in school, whether I often win championships, whether there are many people pursuing me, etc. What can I do? In order not to let the old guy lose face, I can only say
It’s okay, pretty good.”
"Actually, I might have to repeat the grade this year." After saying this, the man lowered his legs and raised his chest, and the bruised white flesh on his body trembled.
Ye Ling turned his head away, not wanting to look at the tendons, and then said, "Fifth brother will also repeat the grade? Is it so difficult to upgrade?"
"My sister doesn't know something about this." A somewhat thin waiter walked up to Nanke, holding a large wine bottle in his hand, helping him fill it up, and then continued to explain.
"Students in Emenas are divided into five grades, but they are not automatically promoted to one grade every year."
"There will be corresponding assessments for each promotion. If you fail, you will repeat the grade. And students can only repeat the grade three times at most."
"That is to say, if you fail to advance three times or more, you will be automatically expelled."
"Although the school does not charge tuition fees and provides a lot of subsidies from various resources, you still need to show that you are a talent that can be developed and are not just wasting everyone's resources and messing around."
"The first grade is relatively easy, and the requirements are not too high. Generally, you can advance if you reach Sequence 3."
"But the second grade requires Sequence 4, the third grade requires Sequence 5, the fourth grade requires Glory Credits, which means you have something particularly outstanding, and the fifth grade requires various knowledge and skills, and the Extraordinary Sequence must reach Sequence 6."
"Although there are about 1,200 freshmen every year, less than half actually graduate within eight years. However, they are promoted every year, and less than 50 graduate in five years. Many have to repeat a year or two to build up their strength."
"If we let the outside world know, if you were promoted to Sequence 5 at the age of 30, many people would praise and favor you, but that would not be possible in Emenas."
"I see, it doesn't seem difficult." Ye Ling tilted his head.
Nanke, who was drinking ale, coughed for a while, then raised his head and looked at his little girl and said.
"Xiao Ling really can stand and talk without pain in the back. Fifth brother, I have suffered a lot." After saying that, he touched the top of his head that was already bald.
"Hey, fifth brother, when did you shave your head? Wasn't your long hair very cool and handsome before?" Ye Ling asked curiously.
"It's just the beginning of this month. Anyway, it will grow out again by the time I go home for the holidays."
"Why?"
"Excessively long hair will only distract me. After shaving it off, I don't have to spend time taking care of it. In addition, I don't have to worry about finding a girl because it looks ugly."
"Huh? Is it really effective?" Ye Ling wanted to reach out and touch the bald head, but Nanke refused.
"Well, the effect is still there, at least in the first week." Nanke seemed to sigh, then he picked up the wine glass and took another sip, finishing the wide fir wine glass in one gulp.
"What happened next?" Ye Ling looked at him and wanted a large glass of ale, but unfortunately, Lorraine Hill pushed him down on his seat, saying that children cannot drink.
"Later, I realized that I was still too young." Nanke shook his head and motioned to the waiter next to him to continue adding more wine.
"After shaving my head, I immediately became the center of conversation in the class. Some people even sent me love letters, even though I had not received much attention before."
"Can it still be like this?" Ye Ling opened his eyes wide.
Lorraine Hill went to the counter and took a few glasses of raspberry juice and placed them in front of everyone. There were a few ice cubes floating in the crimson pulp. The overall look was light red, and the cup felt very cold and refreshing.
"Then what?" Ye Ling held the juice cup in both hands and took a sip.
"Later I discovered that some of the love letters were actually from boys in the next class. Alas..." Nanke raised his head and sighed, looking at the rosin oil lamp hanging from the ceiling.
"So you guys?"
"So we made friends through fists, and after a good fight, we became good brothers." Nanke drank a large glass of ale again, and even punched a gap after drinking it.
"I'm much better now. I don't have to worry too much about face. When I'm usually irritable, I come here to have a good meal. After a few drinks, I feel much better, and then I can continue my work tomorrow."
"Although there is no hope of promotion this year, if we accumulate well, there will be no problem in promotion next year." After saying that, he slowly placed the empty wine glass on the table.
"What about what happened at home? Do you want me to help you hide it?" Ye Ling looked at his cousin, and at this time he somewhat understood his dilemma.
My uncle's family is a wealthy and aristocratic family of the Plantagenet Dynasty. Everything is always used as an example to compare with others. As the heir of the family, you must not only be excellent, but also be particularly outstanding in order to convince everyone, and then say something worthy of Mo Mo.
, There are sayings like a tiger father has no dog son, a young man is better than a blue man, and so on.
In their eyes, it is not okay to place outstanding achievements on other people, because everyone will think that you are born into a wealthy family, have superior blood, have various resources, and have famous teachers to help you. It is not enough for you to only be excellent. You have to surpass everyone.
Only those who are among the top can truly deserve the title.
Otherwise, they will be regarded as uneducated, incompetent, and a disgrace to the family. These words may not be said out loud, but there are many right and wrongs in wealthy families, and there are always some people.