When having breakfast, the Emperor, who had been dealing with government affairs in the study for a long time, also came to the dining table.

As soon as he arrived, the little child who was eating breakfast well suddenly lost his appetite. The meat in his mouth fell directly into his bib.

“What is he wearing on his neck? It's so ugly,” Ludwig blurted out. He had never seen a bib like this, even when Caesar was at this age.

As soon as he finished speaking, the chubby-faced child, holding a round spoon with grains of rice still stuck to his face, looked at him sullenly.

“Ningning, it's beautiful!” The child who cared about beauty since he was young couldn't stand others calling him ugly.

Ludwig raised his eyebrows and looked at his chubby face.

Under the table, his leg was suddenly kicked, with a force that no one but his Ai Wei could exert.

After being kicked, Ludwig immediately changed his statement without changing his expression, “Hmm, it's good-looking to be chubby.”

“I'm not chubby!” The little one who had just finished a plate of meat continued to correct Ludwig, “Ningning, I'm thin!”

In the early morning, Ludwig and the little chubby kid, who wasn't even as tall as his calf, talked back and forth until breakfast was over. Perhaps because they had talked too much, although the conversation was not very pleasant, the chubby kid obviously wouldn't cry when he saw Ludwig again.

After breakfast, Jian Ning cleared his throat and followed his brother into the car, which drove straight to the Imperial Military Academy's affiliated kindergarten.

On the way, Huo Lin and Jian Ning talked about the assessment content: “Ning, Uncle Zhan Xi said you run very fast. When you do the physical test later, you have to run faster, you know?”

Before entering school, Huo Lin was the strongest among his peers in terms of physical fitness and mental strength.

Whether he went to the Imperial Military Academy or the Federation for education, there was no question about whether he would be admitted.

Ningning, who was sitting on his older brother's lap, had a sad little face. He didn't want to be locked up in kindergarten; he wanted to go home and plant vegetables.

Soon, the car arrived at its destination. Huo Lin carried him out of the car and headed towards the kindergarten.

The kindergarten was next to the elementary school, but when they passed by the elementary school gate, it was school time, and Huo Lin didn't see any students inside.

“Ningning, look, this is the teaching building where I go to school. If you go to kindergarten, you can see me every day.”

As soon as he said this, Ningning, who was originally uninterested, perked up his little ears. He followed the direction Huo Lin pointed and saw the very grand elementary school building.

“Ningning wants to see brother!”

“Then you have to take the test well today,” Huo Lin coaxed him. “If you do well, you can see me every day.”

After passing by the elementary school gate, it only took a few minutes for the two of them to reach the kindergarten gate. The bodyguards responsible for their protection were also following behind them, but they kept a good distance so that the little prince wouldn't feel pressured, but also wouldn't be out of their sight.

There was also a row of guards standing at the kindergarten gate. The children who could come to this kindergarten for education were not ordinary, and in order to protect their safety, the guns held by these guards were loaded with bullets.

“Hello, please open the door for me. I'm here to see Principal Hardy.”

Although Huo Lin was not attending this kindergarten, he still had the qualifications to enter here with his identity.

Huo Lin and Jian Ning were allowed to enter, but the guards behind them were stopped.

“Auben, wait for us outside. We will come out later.”

“Yes.”

After entering, Huo Lin did not continue to hold Ningning. He put Ningning on the ground and let him hold his hand and walk: “Ningning, remember, you can't cry today.”

If Ningning cried during the assessment later, Principal Hardy would definitely not agree to his enrollment.

Huo Lin had repeated these instructions several times.

Ningning, who remembered everything, rubbed his ears and spoke in a sweet and obedient voice: “Brother, Ningning remembers it all.”

“Well, let's go see Principal Hardy now.”

Principal Hardy, as the principal of the kindergarten, did not have a friendly appearance that could attract children. He served in the army for many years and later retired at this school and had been the kindergarten principal for many years.

His character was conservative and children were not very close to him, and parents were mostly afraid of him.

When Huo Lin knocked on the door, he was sitting in the office reading a book.

The door opened.

Ningning, who was pushed in front of Hardy by Huo Lin, looked up with a chubby face and politely shook his hand at Uncle Principal according to his brother's instructions.

“Uncle, hello!”

Ningning, who had been trained by his brother on pronunciation, spoke this greeting very standardly. Although his soft voice was accurate, it still sounded cute.

Principal Hardy looked down at this little guy and said lightly, “Not accepted.”

Huo Lin: “?”

Huo Lin's voice became heavy: “You haven't tested him yet.”

Hardy's gaze was still on Ningning, and his tone was still cold: “The Imperial Military Kindergarten does not accept such a fragile child. Your Highness, you can take him to the Sunflower Kindergarten on Pine Blossom Road. I think it is more suitable for him.”

Huo Lin: “...”

Huo Lin's face tensed. “I think he is more suitable here.”

His Ningning looked very delicate, no, his character was indeed delicate, but Ningning's abilities were not inferior to the other children in this kindergarten.

Zhan Xi and the others on the barren planet were all genuine star thieves.

When they raised Ningning, they had already considered whether Ningning would be bullied in the future. There was no way their child would be just a simple cute child.

In order to prevent their child from being bullied, they had been consciously teaching the child how to defend himself since he just learned to walk.

They not only taught the child self-defense skills but also some other skills that other children could not learn--

Killing Zergs.

The one thing that the barren planet lacked the least was the disgusting Zergs that were still trying to climb onto their territory.

Huo Lin firmly stated that this child could definitely fit in here. Just as they stood face to face, the door was suddenly pushed open without warning.

General Mans walked in.

As soon as he came in, Hardy's face darkened: “Mans, you're always so rude.”

General Mans was wearing a military uniform, and his silver hair was tied behind him. He seemed to be busy with something before he came. The moment he entered, Huo Lin smelled the smell of blood from him.

“Hardy, you are always so strict with children.”

General Mans had a cold expression on his face as he looked at Ningning, who was rejected by Hardy. A rare look of surprise flashed in his eyes as he asked, “Little one, are you not eating well?”

Ningning was momentarily stunned by the question. He patted his small belly and earnestly replied, “I'm eating well!”

His small belly was always full and rarely hungry.

Mans was even more surprised by his answer and asked, “Then how come, after two years, you haven't grown taller?”

Ningning finally understood that he was being called short and immediately pulled his chubby face, displeased, and said, “I'm not short!”

Mans seemed to curl his lips and did not continue with the issue of Ningning's height. Instead, he spoke to Hardy, “When you recruit students, you can't always judge them by their appearance. Although this chubby little kid looks like he can't even keep up with running exercises, maybe he has some special talents?”

Hardy had a look of confusion on his face.

Mans continued with his suggestion, “Since the Federal Marshal and the Emperor's meeting will last for a few more days, and the former's child will stay here for a while, isn't there a fighting arena being held? I heard he beat up many of our young children. Look at this chubby child. Let him take care of that arrogant little brat. If he can successfully deal with that kid, then you can give him a spot in the school.”

As he spoke, Mans also picked up the chubby little child. This time, when Hardy looked at Mans, his eyes were like he was looking at a madman. “What nonsense are you talking about? This little child you picked up, he looks like he would cry at the slightest scare.”

Indeed, the little child who had already been scared by the Emperor to the point of tears, upon hearing the principal's words, drooped his head sadly.

However, despite his head being down, the child still muttered softly, “I can fight.”

He's really good at fighting.

Mans felt the weight in his hand and switched hands to continue carrying him. The hand that was carrying the child earlier was injured today, and it was not suitable to carry this much weight.

“Hardy, people should be brave and try new things.”

Mans' persistence made Hardy feel like he was seeing a ghost, but in the end, he still gave in and said, “I will take him over. If he is scared, I will immediately bring him back.”

“Okay.”

With this settled, Mans shook the child in his amr and whispered, “Little chubby kid, behave yourself.”

Huo Lin watched from the side, almost unable to resist snatching the child away. He looked at Mans and guessed that Mans' arrival was probably arranged by his mother.