Noelle looked up and saw Samantha, but Xenia was nowhere near. She sat down and calmly said, "I didn''t expect you to like being my shadow so much. Wherever I go, you follow."


    She arrived first, and Samantha arrived right after. It seemed Jessica had done a good job spreading the word.


    "Noelle, stop ttering yourself. My father funds Team Yole. I''m just here to see what''s going on." Samantha sneered.


    "As for you, you want to join Team Yole, right? But this isn''t a ce where anyone can just walk in. With your skills, don''t even dream about it."


    "Isn''t Team Yole all about skill? Or are you saying it''s about connections now?" Noelle wasn''t backing down and looked straight at Samantha.


    Samantha was enraged. "Do you even have the skill?"


    "Whether I have the skill or not is none of your business."


    Noelle ignored Samantha, leaving her fuming.


    Soon, the captain of Team Yole arrived. "Wee everyone to our club, but not everyone can join the team and be a formal member.


    "You''ll need to go through a selection process. Those who pass will be reserve yers, andter, they''ll be tested to be official members."


    The base hadputers, and each person had to go through a human vs. Al match. Samantha sneered from the side. "I bet some people won''t even make it past the reserve yer stage."


    Some neers were immediately eliminated in the human vs. Al matches, but a few won. When it was Noelle''s turn, it was already thest batch. She sat down at theputer, preparing for the match with ease.


    Samantha nced at the nearby team member and secretly increased the difficulty of Noelle''s Al opponent. As soon as the game started, Noelle noticed the difficulty had increased, but it made no difference to her. She defeated the Al in three moves.


    The spectators around her were stunned. "She''s amazing! She took down the Al that fast!"


    "Wow! Impressive! She can''t be a new yer, right?"


    Seeing this, Samantha was incredulous as she turned to the team member. "I told you to increase the difficulty, didn''t I? Did you mess it up?"


    "Ms. Merlock, I did increase the difficulty. She''s really that good."


    Clearly, Noelle was an experienced yer! Noelle gave Samantha a half-smile.


    At this moment, Samuel Crosby walked over and stepped in. "Looks like we have another talented recruit! Noelle, congrattions on bing a reserve yer. You''ll need toe to the base for training when you don''t have sses!"


    "Alright. I understand," Noelle replied calmly.


    Samantha, however, was not happy at all.


    5


    She pulled Samuel aside and whispered, "I don''t care. We can''t let that bitch Noelle join Team Yole!"


    "Ms. Merlock, Noelle passed the test, fair and square. We can''t break the rules in front of so many people. If you want to deal with herter, there will always be chances."


    "You''re right," she said, grudgingly epting the situation. She wouldn''t let Noelle have it easy.


    Noelle walked around the base and noticed the wall of honor. She found that the silhouette at the front wasn''t a real photo but a shadow of


    someone wearing a hoodie. As she got closer, she realized it was King.


    She didn''t expect King toe from Team Yole. Did that mean King was also a former student here? There was very little information about


    King, and Noelle only learned about this now.


    Her phone rang. It was Michael.


    "Noelle, I assume you''ve arrived at Yole University. Have you thought about


    joining our team? We can discuss favorable terms."


    "No thanks. I''m not nning to sign with any team."


    Noelle rejected the offer. Then, she looked at the silhouette on the wall. "By the


    way, was King also from Yole University?"