Chapter 439: A Batch of Newbies Have Appeared (6K)
After more than a month of preparation, Xinhuo Academy's global enrollment, which caused some waves in the entire Yunhui region, has officially begun.
Xinhuo has set up recruitment and selection venues in 64 first-level cities in the Yunhui region—that is, giant cities with level 7 oases and above.
There are naturally more than sixty-four level 7 oases in the Yunhui Domain. However, oases such as capital cities are often not open to outsiders in various countries, and Xinhuo cannot spare enough manpower to open more selection venues.
In order to recruit students for the event, Xinhuo Academy spent a lot of money to rent the venue... Xiaohuan muttered that the expenses had exceeded the income, and they must earn it back next.
Expenditures are not only spent on venue rental, but also on the preparation of materials and the hiring of security.
The Xinhuo Headquarters only has a few thousand official employees, and even fewer people work in the college. There are often only three, four, six or seven people assigned to a certain selection venue. These 'old seniors' bring a group of approved students , formal students hosted the selection meeting, but the manpower was still insufficient, so the academy had to hire some highly reputable mercenary groups and bounty hunters to maintain order at the venue and be wary of possible obstructionists.
After revealing their 'real power', the seven major countries are unlikely to confront the Xinhuo Academy openly, and there is no need to secretly... They are more likely to choose to wait and see whether Xinhuo will leave in a few years, and wait and see the disaster of the evil god. Are there really more and more?
But the Seven Kingdoms are very large. The fact that the Seven Kingdoms choose to wait and see does not represent the domestic myth of the Seven Kingdoms. The powerful have no other thoughts. The Seven Kingdoms are not the only powerful forces in the entire Yunhui Great Region.
If an unexpected situation occurs in the recruitment and selection process, and there is a bloody conflict, Xinhuo Academy may just wait for others to laugh at it.
"There can be no mistakes in this first global admissions fair!"
…
Although it is said to be a global enrollment, in fact it only covers 64 first-level cities such as Riptide Port, Hongtu City, and Liusha Castle, and even in these giant cities, not everyone knows about Xinhuo Academy enrollment.
Only a few people in the city have heard about it.
After all, the 'name of the academy' was only circulated within the circle of high-level awakened people at first. Even if it spreads out now, it would be difficult for it to reach the ears of ordinary people.
Even if ordinary and poor people hear about this incident, they will only treat it as a distant rumor. In their hearts, the idea of leaping over the dragon's gate is still too far away and too illusory. Only a few people have the courage to risk their lives and pursue it. A dream like a bubble.
Even if they are awakened people, most people do not want to leave their hometown, or in other words, they do not believe in their hearts that a pheasant like themselves wallowing in the quagmire has the possibility of becoming a phoenix.
"There will be no pie in the sky. The enrollment of Xinhuo Academy is open to everyone, but I don't need to think about it to know that only the children of the rich and powerful can pass the selection. Poor people like us who go there will not only be humiliated, but also set off It’s just the genius of rich people.”
"That's right. To say the least, admissions to Xinhuo Academy are fair and just, but how can we compete with guys who have been trained by top-notch resources since they were young...Geniuses, geniuses are not all made of money. of."
"Only geniuses can enter Xinhuo Academy, but you can't become a genius without money... Hey, as expected, there is no such thing as a good thing in the world."
"Instead of thinking about the fantasy of being admitted to Xinhuo Academy, it is better to think about whether we can send our eldest son to work in a noble family. If we can send him in through various channels, it will be considered as a leap of faith. .”
People don't have the same ideals. Most people enroll students in Xinhuo Academy from all over the country, but if they talk about it after dinner, they may be envious, but it's just envy.
Only a few people pack their bags and set off two days before the enrollment day to go near the enrollment venue.
These refer to locals living in first-level cities.
Outside the first-level city, even fewer residents in the surrounding oases knew the news, and they rarely had the ability to cross the wilderness to other cities.
However, even if only a very small number of people are tempted and come to the enrollment site, the number of applicants who gather to apply is still huge.
Outside the venue, the crowd was dark and crowded, but under the pressure of the high-level awakened people, people maintained basic order.
A formal student came to the crowd. He pondered for a moment, and his voice spread like a loud bell.
"Those who are interested in signing up for the preliminary selection of our Xinhuo Academy should go to Area 1 to register their identity, and then follow the guided steps in an orderly manner."
"Remember! Anyone who interferes with the admissions selection will be severely punished by our college!"
Soon, long queues formed in front of several registration points.
Most of the queues were composed of mercenaries and casual awakeners who were dressed roughly and carried sharp swords. Occasionally, you could see some real civilians wearing burlap clothes and nervous expressions.
A few applicants were incompatible with the people around them. They wore luxurious clothes and were surrounded by dozens of servants. They occupied a large area by themselves, making other applicants afraid to approach.
Even so, many young men and women from wealthy families still frowned.
"This Xinhuo Academy actually makes us line up with these untouchables. It's really unreasonable!"
The speaker looked not far away, and saw a young man wearing many patched clothes, with a look of disgust, "Such a pariah is trying to enter Xinhuo Academy, haha, it really lowers our grade! These guys should just get out of here."
, so as not to pollute our eyes."
His voice was not concealed at all, like the bone-chilling wind in winter, with a chill that made people turn pale.
The malice of a powerful son is not something ordinary people can bear.
Even if there are laws within the oasis, it can only block the malice of other ordinary people, but cannot stop the real powerful. This is the oasis under the jurisdiction of the Seven Kingdoms of Yunhui, and the oases outside the Seven Kingdoms may be more chaotic and cruel.
More hierarchical.
Weird Oasis has always been like this.
Poor people like grasshoppers are not qualified to climb mountains.
but……
"If it affects the order of admissions and selection, I will give you a warning."
The young man in power was stunned, and his anger gradually rose.
"If you do it again, you will get more than just a verbal warning."
The powerful young man looked at the man not far away who was wearing the official Xinhuo student uniform. He snorted and stopped talking.
The two Xinhuo students gradually walked away and continued patrolling.
The younger students were still full of anger, "We should expel this guy from the team directly!"
The older student shook his head, "The rules are like this. Since this guy has not really disrupted the order of the team, we can only give a verbal warning... This is the rule set by our academy, and we should take the lead in obeying it. As for whether he has
Qualification to participate in the assessment must be reviewed by others."
"However, there is no need to worry about such a guy sneaking into the academy. Based on the character he has shown, no matter how talented he is, he will be screened out in the preliminary examination... In the academy, talent never determines everything."
Seeing the joy in the young man's eyes, the veteran student thought for a while and said:
“A person is a person and an identity is an identity.
"Those who come from a humble background should not be looked down upon, but those who come from a powerful background should not be treated with hostility. In the academy, you and I have only one identity, that is, students."
…
The preliminary examination of Xinhuo Academy did not have a very complicated assessment process.
If the assessment method of the Blue Star era is adopted, the enrollment and selection process will last too long, and the money consumed will increase several times or ten times, which is not necessary.
The situation in the Strange World Oasis is very different from that of Blue Star.
The academy's assessment is adapted to local conditions, and many brand-new artifacts have been used, including Candela-style artifacts and fire-type artifacts designed by Master Wang Hammer that are more suitable for the new era.
One of the most important tricks is the "truth light bulb".
This trick is related to a very important link in the preliminary selection - the 'Truth and Questions' session.
The purpose is to filter out many people with evil intentions.
This kind of artifact is naturally not omnipotent and can be countered by some special abilities and high-end artifacts, but it is enough to be effective on the vast majority of awakened people and is more than enough for initial testing.
During this process, many people revealed their identities, and many did not dare to answer. They snorted and left with a guilty conscience. There were also some people who were not very smart and got angry, and then they were knocked unconscious and thrown out by the patrolling students.
There were too many people gathered at the venue, and the crowds were mixed, which led to riots from time to time.
But it was suppressed forcefully.
Such scenes were also seen by the spies from various forces who were secretly observing around them, and they couldn't help but marvel.
"That person just now is Aktu, the six-sense strongman from our Quicksand Castle, right?"
"That's right, he was admitted to the Xinhuo Academy a few months ago. At that time, he was just an ordinary sixth-level warrior. But now... he has at least the combat power of a second-rate warrior!"
"The rumors are true. Studying at Xinhuo Academy can lead to huge improvements. Now I am a little envious of those idle awakeners. At least, they can freely apply for Xinhuo Academy and have the opportunity to leap over the dragon gate."
…
The preliminary admissions test for Xinhuo Academy lasted for two days and ended.
What surprised all the major forces was the selection criteria for the preliminary examination: there were many young geniuses with six titles who were eliminated miserably, but there were some mediocre boys and girls who passed the preliminary examination.
The former is not surprising to the major forces. The examination of Xinhuo has always been strict, and even ordinary geniuses may not be qualified to enter.
However, under the premise that all young geniuses have been eliminated, some poor people who have awakened, and even ordinary people who have not yet awakened, actually passed the primary election. This is a big surprise.
It also caused dissatisfaction among many eliminated geniuses and strong men.
Then, there is no more.
These geniuses and strong men initially wanted to gather people to criticize, so that Xinhuo Academy was forced to change the results of the preliminary examination, but they soon discovered their naivety.
Genius? How dare you be called a genius at the age of twenty and four years old?
Strong? Liujue dares to call himself strong, isn't he just a passerby?
In this era, power is power and power is the rule. The profound backgrounds of many geniuses are just like paper in the eyes of Xinhuo Academy. After some troublemakers were punished, both the 'geniuses' and the 'strong men' gradually came back to their senses.
: Xinhuo Academy is not a force they are qualified to influence, but a behemoth second only to the seven major powers.
Xinhuo Academy doesn't have to give Shinhwa the face, let alone them.
No matter what the eliminated people or other forces think, it has no influence on the mentors and students of Xinhuo Academy. They are preparing for the second phase of enrollment in an orderly manner.
In the first stage, the preliminary examination is conducted based on age, past, and talent. The real assessment is in the second stage.
This re-examination will be conducted within Xinhuo Academy.
"In the past few admissions examinations were conducted outside the gate of the college, and those who could be recruited were basically experienced veterans among the awakened ones."
Fang You thought.
Recruiting veterans is not without its benefits. These people can be transformed into efficient workers immediately, especially the 'senior technicians' among them.
But the disadvantage is that the old youtiao's minds are not pure enough. Even if a few of them can join the association in the future and advance to the level of mythology, there is a high probability that they will still be "peripheral mythology".
The academy also needs more "core myths" with stronger beliefs.
"Have you found any good seeds so far?"
"e Xiaohuan is not sure."
As her light and shadow appeared, she bit her lip and stared at the thousands of images flashing in front of her as if facing a formidable enemy.
Fang You: "...There's no need to take it too seriously. After all, the real assessment hasn't started yet."
At this time, another light and shadow appeared, revealing a sassy figure taller than Xiao Huan.
It is Miss Trial Officer.
She was lowering her head, then raising her head, lowering it slightly, then raising it again... as if she was about to speak but was hesitant.
"I……"
"I want to be the examiner for the re-examination! This examination officer was originally born to assess and cultivate talents. This kind of admissions assessment must be checked by me. This is very reasonable, right?"
The more she spoke, the more she felt it made sense, and her momentum grew.
She stared directly at Fang You, with her hands on the table and her upper body leaning forward exaggeratedly, as if her whole body was about to lie down.
...There is no need to be so exaggerated.
"No problem, of course no problem."
"Well...the trial officer is going to prepare it!"
She suppressed the excitement in her white hat brim and words, turned around and walked towards the door, her pace seemed a little hasty.
Fang You rubbed his chin.
In fact, even if Miss Trial Officer is not hired, he still wants to find her as the examiner for the re-examination - Miss Ruo is a spirit in the secret realm, can observe the entire assessment venue in great detail, and has very rich experience and broad vision.
As an examiner, she has an advantage over anyone else.
And today, he discovered Miss Ruo's third advantage - no need to pay wages.
The college gets the perfect examiner, and if the young lady gains happiness and self-realization, this is a win-win situation.
Dean Fang thought about it, and it seemed that there was nothing he needed to do.
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Tutors and students at admissions venues all over the country are busy without even touching the ground.
The freshmen who have just passed the preliminary examination are also waiting for the re-examination with joy, excitement, excitement, nervousness and other emotions.
On the third day,
More than 200 newcomers who passed the preliminary examination at the Riptide Port venue came to the port of Riptide Port under the leadership of the college instructors and veteran students.
They will take a flight here and go to the academy's residence in Luofeng Domain.
Boys and girls from noble backgrounds have already had a certain understanding of the academy, but some people from humble backgrounds are now a little trembling.
It's not that their mental endurance is too weak, but that they have never even left Riptide Port in the past, but now they are going to a distant foreign land... They become nervous, worried, and uneasy about the future.
Are there scenes of people eating people everywhere outside the city?
Is the outer world much more dangerous than here?
Can Fire Academy really be as beautiful as described?
What they are most worried about is that they failed to pass the re-examination and are in a strange foreign land far away from their hometown. When the time comes...
"Don't worry."
She doesn't look older than many new students, but Xu Yun, who is already a teaching assistant at the college, said, "When the re-examination is over, the college will arrange flights to send the unsuccessful candidates back to various cities. Not only that, even if you can't enter the college, if you pass the preliminary exam
People can also stay and work in the foreign affairs agencies under our college, and the rewards are quite good."
This kind of arrangement is aimed at civilians with ordinary origins and low strength.
Many of them are hostile to some powerful and powerful people because they passed the preliminary examination... If they can enter the academy, they will naturally not be in any danger. But if they fail in the re-examination and return to their hometown, they will be secretly jealous.
Hostility may turn into substantial harm.
The college arranged this arrangement for protection reasons.
It is also a small benefit for civilians who have passed the preliminary examination and have a clean financial background.
"The academy's airship is here!"
"So white! So big! Is this the legendary White Shark-class airship!"
Like a great white shark crashing into a small pond, a huge creature slowly parted through the clouds and flew out, revealing its majestic appearance. Against the background of the White Shark-class airship, many of the flying vehicles rising and falling in the Port of Rapids looked dwarfed.
When the newbies in Riptide Port boarded the airship, there were already thousands of newbies from other first-level cities.
The boys and girls were chattering and it was so lively.
Qian Xiaocao was a little trembling.
She is one of the more than 200 newcomers who passed the preliminary examination in Port Rapids. She is just like her name, just like the weeds that can be seen everywhere on the roadside, ordinary but with tenacious vitality.
But she is a little 'special'.
The special thing is that Qian Xiaocao is not an awakened person, she is an ordinary person who is not sleeping at all. She looks around secretly, and she is surrounded by big people who are awakened people that she needs to look up to. She is like a lamb breaking into a pack of wolves.
, can only hide in the corner and tremble.
Fear!
"Don't worry, sister will protect you."
A huge shadow cast down, and when Qian Xiaocao looked up, she saw a 'giant' with arms thicker than her waist and muscles like granite, walking over and sitting next to her.
She moved further in, and her already thin figure looked as humble and insignificant as a weed against the backdrop of the giant.
"Hahaha, don't be afraid, but people like you are indeed rare... I mean, if you can pass the preliminary test without being an awakened person, you must have your own shining points, so you can be more confident."
"Yes, is that so?"
Qian Xiaocao gradually discovered that although the sister in front of her looked fierce, she was a good person.
However, the looks of some people in the distance are very scary.
"Are the places in the academy very, very precious? Why do powerful people like my sister want to enter the academy?"
"Hahaha, I'm not a powerful person."
"Is that so?"
Qian Xiaocao doesn’t quite understand either.
She just heard from the neighbor's aunt that a force called "Xinhuo Academy" was recruiting students... She thought it was recruiting workers. Qian Xiaocao, who was alone, immediately signed up. Then, after she passed the preliminary examination in a daze, she found out
, it seems not that simple.
Xinhuo Academy is very powerful.
But she couldn't explain how powerful it was. She just saw many big names vying for a place to enter.
Thinking about it, she curled up even tighter and huddled in the corner, trying not to attract the attention of others.
…
"This little bean sprout actually passed the preliminary examination, while none of my princess's maids could pass!"
A princess thought angrily with her hands on her hips.
She is the seventy-sixth princess of Shuiman Kingdom. As a royal princess, she is one of the noblest people on this airship, and she also knows many inside stories about Xinhuo Academy.
The academy is more incredible than imagined!
Her mother told her that she had to try her best to get into Xinhuo Academy.
"Damn it, if I could get a place to study abroad, how could I be reduced to taking exams with these idiots!"
She could already imagine the laughing faces of the other guys.
But if you can’t get it, you can’t get it!
In the other six countries, it is not difficult to get a place to study abroad as a princess, but their Shuiman Kingdom has too many princes and princesses, more than a hundred. Even though only some of the princes and princesses are of suitable age, some are not interested.
Yes, there are still more people competing for study abroad places.
The seventy-sixth princess just missed out on a place to study abroad.
"It doesn't matter, this princess will definitely be admitted to the academy and prove to be stronger than those guys who need study abroad places to enter!"
"only……"
When she thought that she had tried her best and made countless preparations to be admitted to the Xinhuo Academy, and that some idiots who didn't know anything could also be admitted and obtain an identity that was not much worse than herself... Princess Seventy-six became sulky.
.
Why!
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After the White Shark-class airship was loaded with 3,000 newbies, it officially set off and began its cross-domain voyage.
On the first day, the newbies were very excited and excited.
On the second and third days, they gradually calmed down.
All smart newcomers know that they are far from being Xinhuo students now. There is still a hurdle in front of them that must be passed. Only by passing it can they enjoy the carnival.
The White Shark-class airship sailed extremely fast and did not encounter any accidents along the way. This was completely different from what was described in the novel... The newbies thought.
When the White Shark-class airship landed outside the college gate, the newbies stepped off the airship in batches.
They saw the scene around them.
Desolate, dead, withered... Although a market has spontaneously formed here, and many awakened people live there, the overall environment is still wilderness.
However, except for a few newcomers with low strength, most people have seen the wild scene and don't find it strange.
Under the leadership of the college instructor, they quickly passed through the gate of the secret realm and entered Xinhuo College.
In an instant, the heaven and earth changed.
The warm sunshine is shining, and the towering mountain peaks and the huge white jade square come into view.
The newcomers from ordinary backgrounds couldn't help but exclaim when they saw the secret scene.
But princesses of great noble births, heirs of dukes, descendants of myths... these few boys and girls raised their chins slightly with faint smiles. Looking at the other examiners making a fuss around them, they couldn't help but raise their chins a little higher.
Lift the corners of your mouth higher.
In front of the mountain gate, there are a group of "old students of the academy" who are responsible for welcoming new students and assisting in arranging assessments.
Some of them are still quasi-students, and some have just been regular students for a month or two, but this does not prevent them from pretending to be seniors in front of the newbies and enjoying their admiring looks.
"Welcome to Fire Academy."
"Little guys, let this examiner see how many of you can really stay here."
Miss Ruo, who had changed into a Xinhuo instructor outfit, strode out and clapped her hands gently.
Pa, pa~
The square in front of the mountain gate seemed to be shaking.
No, what is trembling are four huge gray statues standing on all sides of the square.
Their eyes move!
The stone chips on them are falling off!
They...they are alive!
"Ho~!"
The huge dragon turtle roared, the thunder eagle flew into the sky, and countless thunder and lightning rain fell. The extremely cold wolf king blew the cold wind, and the coldness hit his face.
This is the welcome ceremony added by Miss Ruo, and it is also one of the assessment items for the re-examination.
From the moment the newbies step into the secret realm, the retest... begins.