Anabelle Rathborne quickly clenched her fist. She really didn’t know what kind of enchantment Serena Sterling had cast on Zane Crawford to make him so fond of defending her. Tiana Ford, of course, had also heard about what happened last night at the Sterling family’s fiftieth birthday banquet. The four prominent families of Aethelgard, including the Rathbornes, accompanied Serena, allowing her to successfully extricate herself from that unfavorable rumor, and she herself became engaged to the reserved and distinguished Zane Crawford, much to Tiana’s unease. At this moment, someone said, "Wipe your drool, Old Man Knight has arrived!" Everyone quickly withdrew their starry-eyed gazes from the direction where Zane had disappeared, only to see the President of the Academy, Old Man Knight, walking over from the front. "Hello, Old Man Knight!" Old Man Knight, dressed in a Zhongshan suit and brimming with energy, had sharp eyes despite their cloudiness. He walked over and lovingly looked at his granddaughter, Anabelle Rathborne, "Annette, starting today, you are officially joining the Academy. Welcome." Surrounded by so many people, Anabelle did not call him "Grandpa." Instead, she smiled sweetly, "Old Man Knight, thank you. I won’t let you down." "Good." Old Man Knight nodded with satisfaction, "Annette, this time the three of you have emerged from the selection competition, and now I have a task for you." The source of this content ɪs novel{f}ire.net Today was the first day Anabelle, Tiana, and the others were entering the Academy, and Old Man Knight was already assigning them a task, which showed how much he valued and wished to train them. "Old Man Knight, what task?" Anabelle quickly asked with seriousness. "Our Academy and the Research Center, in order to respond to the idea of national mental health construction, plan to open two radio stations and prepare two late-night emotional broadcasting columns. One of these stations, I want to assign to the three of you," said Old Man Knight. Anabelle knew she was being given an important responsibility. Her first task upon entering the Academy was to become the host of the late-night emotional radio. "Old Man Knight, who is in charge of the other station, is it someone from the Research Center?" Anabelle asked. Speaking of the Academy and the Research Center, there was a story behind it. Five years ago, Aethelgard had no Research Center, only the Academy, with Old Man Knight as the sole authority. But about five years ago, a virus outbreak swept through Aethelgard. The Academy received the first-hand news, and all the academicians took their medical teams to participate in combating this virus. Zane Crawford, the brightest star of the Academy at the time, was unfortunately abroad attending a symposium and, due to a news blackout, couldn’t make it back. At that time, the person most likely to conquer the virus first was President Old Man Knight. Everyone pinned their hopes on him. But the results were surprising—the one who conquered the virus first was T University’s President, Orville Kerr, who, it is said, had an extraordinary girl on his team. This girl was the first to medically isolate the virus strain, discovered the source of the virus, and successfully curbed its spread. This extraordinary girl caused a sensation in the medical world, and everyone wanted to see her true appearance. However, Academician Kerr shook his head, kept her identity private, and sealed all information about her, letting her disappear from the spotlight. To this day, nobody knows anything about that girl, only that her code name is X. X, symbolizing hope and strength. The girl disappeared, and Academician Kerr emerged from the Academy to form the Research Center. About what happened five years ago, it has always been Old Man Knight’s humiliation; he felt like he had received a stinging slap. Old Man Knight’s cloudy eyes became sharp, "Exactly, the other late-night emotional radio is being handled by someone sent by Academician Kerr." This statement caused an explosion of whispers among the crowd, as everyone was quickly filled with excitement. Is it really someone sent from the Research Center, do you think Academician Kerr will send...X over? Then we can finally see X’s true appearance? I am so looking forward to it; someone as mysterious and strong as X makes me really curious about what kind of person she really is. Seeing everyone eagerly excited starting to discuss X, Old Man Knight’s face turned cold, and he said sternly, "This time, we are in a competitive relationship against the Research Center’s radio station, and listening rates will be calculated to determine the winner, so you must distinguish between friend and foe and not make a fuss!" With Old Man Knight’s words, everyone quickly quieted down. Old Man Knight looked at Anabelle again, "Annette, this radio showdown is very important, you must give it your all." Anabelle had also heard of X, but unlike others, she did not feel excitement, curiosity, or admiration towards X. She considered herself a favored child of heaven; five years ago, she was only 15, what can a 15-year-old girl do? At 15, she was just in middle school. You could only say that X was older than her, probably around thirty now, but she was born in the wrong time; if it were now, she might not be inferior to X! As a host of a late-night emotional radio, she naturally had an advantage. Beautiful, sweet-voiced, and well-known, when the emotional audiences call in, her hotline could be overwhelmed. The key is, this Academy’s radio building was d by her daddy, and her mommy is currently the radio station director! With great confidence, Anabelle nodded, "Old Man Knight, rest assured, I will give it my all. By the way, hasn’t the person Academician Kerr sent arrived yet?" This reminder made everyone restless again; yeah, why hasn’t that person come yet? Old Man Knight glanced at his watch. This person should indeed be here by now. At this moment, a clear and pleasant voice sounded in everyone’s ears, "Sorry for keeping you all waiting, I hope I’m not late." Anabelle found this voice so familiar, as if it was... Serena Sterling’s voice? Anabelle took a sharp breath and quickly turned around, immediately seeing Serena Sterling gracefully walking over from the front. Serena Sterling has arrived! Tiana Ford froze completely, staring in shock at the suddenly appearing Serena Sterling. Could she really be the one sent by Academician Kerr? At that moment, words Serena Sterling once said echoed in Tiana’s ear, "I’ll be coming to the Academy soon to find you all!" Tiana’s eyes slowly filled with terror, unease, and confusion. She realized that no one really knew what Serena Sterling’s trump card was. She always seemed to carry many mysteries. Serena Sterling came over, her bright eyes casually scanning the crowd, then lightly grazing past Anabelle and Tiana’s faces, finally landing on Old Man Knight, "Old Man Knight, we meet again." Old Man Knight looked at Serena Sterling, suddenly squinting his sharp, cloudy eyes. He did not expect the person sent by Orville Kerr would be her!