Volume 5: The Ancient Glorious Empire Chapter 36: The Money-Giving Boy Who Stayed Half a Day at School
There are ten examiners for this re-examination, including college teachers Gou Ping'an, Master Mingdeng, Xu Tian, Liu Ji and others.
Miss Ruo is the chief examiner.
After joining the assessment team, she made some minor adjustments to the re-examination process, which could undermine the confidence of the newbies and was in line with Miss Ruo's "full of malice" and bad taste.
"After all, if you don't even have this much endurance, no matter how many resources you pile up to train someone, they'll just be useless. What our academy wants is a true genius, not a noob with only stats."
"The first round of the re-examination is to test the courage of these little guys. Without enough courage, how can they face those indescribable evil gods in the future? Don't you think so?"
Yes, yes, yes, Miss Ru, you are right.
This elder sister is like the ghost of the academy. She is everywhere. Once the teachers in the academy slack off or make some low-level mistakes, they will definitely be criticized by Miss Ruo... and her criticism is well-founded and they cannot refute it.
The students, especially the new students who had just enrolled in the past few months, were even more intimidated by the "Dean of Studies, Miss Ruo". But when they saw the new students who were younger than them and were about to be tortured to death by Miss Ruo, they realized...
Thank you Director Ruo for showing mercy and not killing me.
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On the broad white jade square, four ancient statues, namely the Deep Sea Dragon Turtle, the Ancient Rock Dragon, the Thunder Eagle and the Arctic Wolf King, came to life at the same time, exuding the true power of mythology.
The divine might was like a prison, the divine might was like an abyss, stirring up gusts of wind and heavy rain. Even the students with strong strength wanted to tremble in fear under the impact of such divine might, let alone the weak, pitiful and helpless newbies.
Due to the "burden of being seniors", the old students are trying their best to appear calm and nonchalant, not wanting to lose the dignity of seniors in front of the newbies... Even though they have only been enrolled for a few months, some of them have not yet been able to remove the word "quasi" from the title of student.
The newbies had no time to care about anything else. They screamed, they cried, they trembled, and they shed the liquid of fear.
...referring to tears and snot.
Some people even fainted.
Miss Ruo snapped her fingers lightly, and the fainted newbie was transferred to a safe place. The medical students who were waiting there came forward to check on the situation.
Those who were eliminated had never cared.
She just stared at the newbies present with an expressionless face. Thousands of newbies flashed in the depths of her eyes... No newbie could escape her careful observation. The more she observed and assessed them, the more indescribable darkness appeared on her delicate face.
She was filled with a terrible low pressure, which made the students around her move away involuntarily.
The scary Director Ruo appears again!
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"poor!"
"waste!"
“Hot chicken!”
"How can these useless little brats support the future of mankind!"
Xinhuo Academy is thriving, and many geniuses are emerging. If she had seen the endless inheritance and brilliant glory of this era, she would have never imagined that the humans outside of Xinhuo... are trash!
"They still lack some cultivation, and there are still some seedlings that can be saved."
Liu Feng frowned.
He also felt that this group of newcomers were not good enough, but he couldn't let the newbies be killed by the trial officer who looked so fierce and strict.
Ruo glanced at him and snorted coldly.
"This examiner knows his limits and has already used different mythical powers on these little brats according to their different awakening levels."
Thunder fell from the sky, the roar of the giant dragon shook the air, and the cold wind cut through the sky like a knife.
But these are just external appearances.
It seemed extremely dangerous, but in fact, it would not affect anyone in the square. The real danger was the divine power hidden under the cold wind of thunder.
The power of myth has weight and strength!
The statues of the Ancient Rock Dragon were different from puppets. They were semi-living beings that could radiate divine might and adjust the strength of their divine might. As the spirit of the secret realm, Miss Ruo, who had an absolute home advantage, controlled these mythical statues in a micromanipulation manner, allowing their divine might to fall accurately and meticulously on different targets.
Otherwise, the lower-level individuals among the newbies would have fainted one by one, and the assessment would not have been effective.
Looking at the newbies below screaming and crying, looking extremely miserable, if the examiner did not have a bit of mercy, she would just stare at them without blinking and give these examinees scores on the college data system.
Those who fainted had a big “X” after their names, which meant they had been eliminated at the first level.
But just because a newbie can still hold on doesn’t mean they have made it through.
Their performance determines the score they can get in this stage. If the score is too low, even if they can participate in the second and third stages of the re-examination, they will be eliminated.
The newbies naturally don’t know these, and they have no time to think about anything else.
Even among the newbies, some of those who were born into noble families and were well-informed had pale faces, not much better .
Off-site,
Those watching included not only the instructors and students of Xinhuo Academy, but also a few myths and dignitaries from the seven countries.
Xinhuo College's admission re-examination was not open to outsiders, but the myth of the seven countries came and asked to be a spectator. After thinking it over, Fang You decided to give them this honor.
After all, even if these people were not allowed to watch, the seven countries were capable of obtaining the specific details of the re-examination.
"Xinhuo College's retest actually started right away?"
"What is this? A puppet? A fantasy creature or something else?"
"The heritage of Xinhuo Academy is indeed unfathomable."
The legendary figures and dignitaries who were watching were amazed again and again, and when they came to their senses, they found that the newbies had been scared to tears.
Using the power of myth on a newbie, is this re-examination... too difficult?
Some of the powerful people who had seen the Xinhuo Academy's initial test were shocked to find that it was nothing more than this.
Some noble ladies also frowned, "How dare Xinhuo Academy arrange such a dangerous assessment? What if our children get hurt? Can they bear the responsibility?"
But before she could finish her words, she was scolded.
It even caused the mythological ancestor to frown.
He was annoyed by these juniors who didn't know how to behave. Not to mention that with Xinhuo Academy's methods, there would be no problems. Even if there were problems, it was just an insignificant junior. It would be really stupid to make enemies with Xinhuo Academy because of such a small matter.
Miss Ruo was not clear about what the guests from the seven countries were thinking, but no matter what views and opinions the bystanders held, she would not change her mind: only by being cruel enough can we screen out truly suitable talents.
What's more, we are just getting started now. There is neither blood nor fire, just the pressure of mythology.
After a few minutes, the prison-like myth that had been hanging over the square slowly dissipated.
The soaring divine eagle landed, and the mountain-like dragons stopped roaring. Their bodies gradually turned gray and black. In just a few blinks of an eye, the four vivid and powerful beasts turned into four towering statues, standing at the four corners of the square.
Lifelike!
How could they not be similar? They are alive!
"The first phase of the reexamination is over. Next, we will proceed to the second phase of the assessment."
"Well, let's give you a little rest, just rest..."
"30 seconds."
Miss Ruo showed a devilish smile.
The newbies' faces, which had not yet relaxed, suddenly froze.
Damn it!
But the assessment will not change according to the will of the novices, not to mention that this compact and suffocating process is also part of the assessment.
At this moment, the newbies who barely passed the first level still had deep fear in their hearts and had no time to think about anything else. They gasped and sat on the ground.
Among the newbies, the few princes and princesses from powerful countries who were born into noble families and had already received higher education and training were not having an easy time either.
The seventy-sixth princess of the Shuiman Kingdom had no time to pay attention to those dirt-legged people she hated. She focused all her energy on herself. She leaned on her knees and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and neck, trying her best to maintain her dignity and use her last bit of strength to think...
"Don't be careless, don't be careless. If this princess cannot enter Xinhuo Academy, it will be a huge disgrace!"
In addition to Princess Shuiman 76, there were dozens of princesses and princes present. However, most of these princes were from "small and medium-sized countries", but there were also more than a dozen princes and princesses who were from the seven major countries.
The eighteenth prince of the Red Sand Kingdom, Atula, is one of them.
He panted slightly, with a hint of fear remaining in his eyes.
"My father said that it would not be difficult for me to pass the college examination with my ability, so he asked me to apply for the examination myself to save an expensive place for studying abroad. But...Is my father lying to me? I feel like I will fail if I am not careful!"
"In short, we must be careful. The assessment of this academy does not seem to have much to do with how many levels of awakening we have already achieved."
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The square was still in chaos.
The sturdy female awakener, who was over two meters tall, was trembling at the moment, and had not yet recovered from the power of the myth.
Qian Xiaocao, who was thin and wearing patched clothes, was comforting the tall and strong Shi Jie.
She was also afraid, very afraid, very afraid.
Those monsters are so scary.
At first she crouched down with her head in her hands, trembling for a long time, but when she saw that the scary monsters were just scaring her but didn't pounce on her, somehow she gradually got used to it.
Of course I am still afraid.
But it was not difficult to stand up, just like a few years ago when she encountered a very scary monster, which was said to be called the Knocker. She was very scared at the time, but still ran away.
If your legs shake too much, it will affect your escape speed.
"It's not that I don't want to restrain myself. It's just that under the power of the myth, my body will instinctively and uncontrollably tremble. Perhaps I can control it with my strong willpower, but..."
The burly female awakener smiled bitterly.
Her willpower was not strong enough, and she was also a little bit afraid. After all, she was not a big shot, just one of the lowly awakened ones. She had never seen such a terrifying beast.
but……
The burly female figure glanced at the skinny and petite Qian Xiaocao.
This child doesn't look like he has a strong will.
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The re-examination only has two stages. In addition to the first stage of courage training, there is the second stage of "illusion trial". However, the content of this stage is a bit more, covering the training of the heart, fighting, will, wisdom, etc., and is committed to selecting students with both moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor... ahem.
The illusion trial is centered on the legendary treasure "Book of Trials" that Fang You obtained in his early years. However, this book alone is far from enough. Teacher Fang has also incorporated a lot of Candela technology and combined the strength of four people (Liu Feng, Ruo, and Wang Chui) to create a super-large illusion that can accommodate thousands of people.
The invisible illusion fell down.
In the square, a group of newbies, some were nervous, some were panting, and some were slumped. Their eyelids gradually drooped, and they fell into a deep sleep, their minds entering the boundless world of fantasy.
At the same time, ten examiners began to observe and score.
Through the connection of the Candela technology equipment, Miss Ruo and others can see the images in the fantasy world from a macro perspective. At the same time, Xiao Huan controlled the equipment to broadcast some unimportant but exciting images to the guests from the seven countries, making them feel that this favor ticket is worth the price.
Xiao Huan spent more of his energy on screening talents and presenting these images in front of Fang You.
She and Fang You are hidden examiners and have the right to score.
There are twelve examiners in a panel of ten, which is quite normal.
“This is OK.”
“This one’s not bad.”
“This is barely enough.”
"this……"
Fang You's eyes fell on a thin and weak little girl.
He had actually noticed this newbie a long time ago, because this little girl named "Qian Xiaocao" was not an awakener.
Qian Xiaocao is about 15 or 16 years old. This age is not young. If her talent is high enough, she can awaken naturally early without relying on external things such as potions.
Qian Xiaocao has not awakened and does not have any innate talents, but during the initial test, she was detected to have a relatively superior talent.
This is rather strange.
At this moment, Qian Xiaocao in the illusion was even more surprising.
She was being chased by several door knockers, biting her lips and running wildly. Suddenly, her whole body fell forward, tripped by a dead tree. Qian Xiaocao was in so much pain that her eyes were filled with tears. Seeing the ferocious door knockers surrounding her, she was so scared that she couldn't stand up. She could only shrink her body and keep moving backwards.
As she moved, her palm, which was cut by a dead tree, touched a cold object.
It's a sword.
An ordinary long sword that can barely be rated as a white-grade weapon.
Qian Xiaocao was stunned.
She picked up the sword with a sudden inspiration, and in an instant, her whole person seemed to have changed, becoming like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath. The crooked weeds around her also straightened up, as if they could split the mountains and rocks and cut off all the weeds.
The next moment,
brush--
The sword light slowly faded away, and the several doormen who had gathered around to knock on the door were cut in half by the sword, and disappeared into wisps of black smoke. Only the little girl holding the sword was left standing on the pile of dead wood, stunned.
Outside the venue, Instructor Fang thought for a moment, "So, that's what's going on."
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The illusion trial lasted for more than half an hour before it ended.
During this trial process, the examiners gave multiple scores, which were then added to the scores of the first stage. The newbies whose total scores exceeded the passing line would be able to truly enter Xinhuo Academy.
And the number of these newbies is...
223 people!
Among the three thousand candidates for the re-examination with strong potential and strength, only more than two hundred people passed in the end. This is the assessment of Xinhuo Academy!
However, this is only the first batch of newbies.
Soon, White Shark-class airships brought in the second and third batches of newbies who were preparing for the assessment.
Their experience is basically the same as the first batch - send, send, send, send.
After taking most of the day, the Xinhuo College admissions re-examination officially came to an end.
The seven mythical nations that came to visit went back to their own homes. After all, Xinhuo Academy didn't keep them to host a banquet, and they couldn't bring themselves to lick their pride.
The newcomers who passed the assessment and obtained the status of "prospective students" participated in the entrance ceremony under the guidance of the old students.
People do not share the same joys and sorrows.
Under the extremely difficult assessment standards of Xinhuo Academy, the newcomers who were able to pass the exam were particularly outstanding, and they were extremely happy.
However, the happy time was very short.
On that day, the newcomers received student uniforms, student bracelets and other props, and began to practice under the guidance of the veteran students.
They dare not relax at all!
Because old students have long told them that admission does not mean they can live comfortably. During their training and missions in the academy, they still face the risk of being expelled, especially for new students like them who have not yet removed the prefix "quasi".
On the one hand, they were pleasantly surprised by the magic of the academy, and on the other hand, they felt a strong sense of urgency.
In addition to these new students, exchange students from seven major countries also enrolled at the same time.
However, the treatment of exchange students is much better than that of these newbies. As soon as they enter school, they have the status of "formal students" and can also receive a considerable amount of credits.
"Damn it, those guys were able to come in without any assessment, and they even enjoy so many benefits!"
"We can't help it. The Seven Nations have already paid a hefty price for them. This seems to be part of the cooperation between the Academy and the nations. Besides, these people are already noble princes and princesses, far superior to us. It's a once-in-a- lifetime ."
"I understand the reason, but I'm a little angry."
Not only the ordinary students, but also more than a dozen princes and princesses among the newcomers were furious when they saw their brothers and sisters showing off.
Apart from other things, they also have to take on missions and earn credits in order to use those precious training venues. However, these brothers and sisters who have obtained places to study abroad have a large number of credits at the beginning, which can save them countless time in earning credits.
After a while, the gap may become bigger.
not to mention,
They are only prospective students and are at risk of being deported, while those who have a place to study abroad have official status as soon as they enter school, and their student status is as solid as a rock.
"Now I have to interrupt you with a notification..."
On this day, hundreds of new students enrolled.
On the same day, three exchange students from Shuiman, Yuntu and Yanlei were directly expelled for violating the academy's rules and regulations.
They are in school for less than half a day.
Dean Ruo, who was passing by, sneered disdainfully, "You money-giving boy, you take yourself too seriously."
