The day of the entrance exam.
Ikerite Academy of Magic, Learning and Education Building.
Natural light pours into the interior through large glass curtain walls.
Lanqi arrived at the examination room on the seventh floor early and sat quietly in the waiting area waiting for the exam to begin.
Although Talia, who came with him, could not enter the examination room on the seventh floor, she waited on the outdoor terrace downstairs.
In one corner of the building’s exterior, there is a spacious terrace area with wooden floors and benches for students and faculty to relax and enjoy the beautiful campus scenery while enjoying the outdoor sunshine and fresh air.
Also, there is a huge magic screen facing the school that displays information about the school.
According to many people who were also waiting there, they would be able to watch the live broadcast of the entrance exams for the Knight Academy and the Mage Academy on any screen in the school.
…
Seven-story venue with a huge atrium.
The space is open and transparent.
Several giant magical machines stood there, like a group of silent giants.
The light shone on the magic equipment, reflecting blurred and magnificent rays of light.
These giant magical equipment parts are connected in a winding manner for dozens of meters. They are made entirely of mithril and magic crystals. They exude an icy aura and look extremely spectacular.
Many candidates in the waiting area who saw them for the first time couldn't help but marvel at the extraordinary achievements made by magic engineering.
For this exam, Ikrit Academy will activate this breathtaking "artificial shadow world launch terminal" to bring candidates an immersive practical exercise in the shadow world.
Compared to some candidates who looked excited or anxious, some candidates looked particularly calm, as if they were already very familiar with how to conquer the film world.
Since the Shadow World combat simulation is a joint exam for both the Knight Academy and the Sage Academy, waiting here are not only candidates from the Sage Academy with more elegant temperaments, but also many candidates who are obviously fighters.
Of course... we can't rule out the possibility that they are candidates for the Sage Academy.
Only those who pass this test will be subject to the final assessment by professors from the two colleges.
Lanqi, who had been sitting in the lounge chair waiting for a long time, rubbed his palms nervously.
The live broadcast of the exam will be broadcast later, and the professors in the college and passers-by on campus will see it.
It is also because of this that "public executions" have often occurred over the years.
Many senior students would watch the entrance exams of freshmen on campus just for fun.
But think positively.
The magic screen has a split-screen scrolling carousel.
The probability of him being noticed among so many candidates is not high.
Moreover, I have always acted steadily and low-key, so I shouldn't attract any attention.
Lanqi thought.
I don't know when it started, but the sound of light footsteps rang out in the venue, but it seemed to cover all other sounds and reach the ears of the candidates.
This strong presence from a powerful person naturally made the originally slightly noisy and spacious examination room quiet down instantly.
Lanqi's thoughts were interrupted and he looked up in the direction where everyone's eyes were directed.
I saw a figure walking out from the inside of the venue, and at this time, the only sound on the entire seventh floor seemed to be his footsteps.
As the footsteps got closer, people finally saw that the person coming was wearing a black classical suit, a white shirt and a gold tie. There were diamond and cross patterns on the buttons and collar of the suit.
It was a brown-haired young man who was much younger than they had imagined and looked to be less than thirty years old.
However, no one dared to underestimate him because of his age. Being able to wear such an ornament showed that he was not only a teacher at Ikerita Academy, but also a priest with a very high status in the Church of the Goddess of Fate.
His pace was neither fast nor slow.
Walked to the front of the waiting area.
Looking at the candidates.
"I am today's examiner, Loren Klantel, and also the dean of the Sage Academy."
The young man had gentle eyes and his temperament was not threatening at all.
This made many candidates who were originally a little nervous relax.
Compared to the majestic and stern examiner they had imagined just now, the dean of the Sage Academy actually looked very approachable.
"The theme of this exam is 'wisdom and character'."
Loren continued to speak methodically.
"In most cases, when challenging the Shadow World, if you follow the correct path to decrypt and advance the main goal, you will not be required to defeat an enemy whose rank is far superior to yours."
"However, if an accident or mistake occurs during the process, the Shadow World will be in an extremely dangerous situation. Not only will you encounter an enemy strong enough to kill you instantly, you may also be hunted down by them... or even tortured to death."
"Then, it is very important to be able to successfully decipher and obtain the key clues in the shadow world."
At this point, Loren's voice suddenly paused, and his eyes became a little complicated.
"A regrettable accident actually happened at Ikrit Academy. It was a failed fourth-order shadow world. None of the seven students who participated in the challenge survived."
His voice was not low, but these words echoed throughout the atrium like thunder.
For teenage boys and girls, "death" may be a concept far away from them.
However, there may be many people who have not made the corresponding preparations before coming to this college.
The examination room was eerily quiet, and many candidates' eyes seemed shaken.
As if he had anticipated the student's reaction, Loren was silent for a few breaths before continuing:
"The fundamental reason is that the students in the team are too arrogant, which causes the main line of the mission to deviate from the normal direction, and they do not have enough ability to deal with the crazy situation that takes a sharp turn for the worse."
“This is the imbalance between mind and wisdom.”
"Therefore, this year, both the Knight Academy and the Sage Academy will pay special attention to the comprehensive ability of candidates to be mentally firm and to properly deal with situations."
"The test you will face later will be a replica of the real shadow world."
"Each of you will face the same single-player shadow world independently. If you can pass it successfully, you will pass."
After briefly introducing the examination process.
Loren embedded a secret key that was glowing with black crystal light into the console of the "Artificial Shadow World Startup Terminal".
Then.
The space directly in front of the magic device seemed to be gradually distorted, and the color became darker and darker, until it gradually took shape and turned into a seemingly illusory door. There seemed to be countless distorted souls hovering in the huge mirror.
This is almost exactly the same as the Void Gate that allows people to enter the Shadow World.
Loren stood quietly in the hall of the venue.
Other school staff began to guide the candidates.
Command them through the void gate and into the artificial shadow world.
at the same time.
The giant screen hanging on the atrium wall no longer plays the usual images.
It turned into a shadow world scene in the entrance examination!