Ikerita Academy on a sunny and breezy day.
Many campus areas are equipped with magic screens that look like those in commercial streets.
These screens not only provide real-time information, notifications and academic activities to students and faculty, but also show a variety of interesting short films and major events on campus.
Therefore, these screens sometimes become the focus of people's attention and discussion during breaks in the college.
For example, now.
The broadcast of the entrance examination is currently in progress, which is quite interesting for many old students every year.
Many people simply want to see the freshmen suffer or make a fool of themselves, while some seniors want to discover newcomers with potential in advance and get them to join the team.
Only on the screen.
The wind and snow are howling, and the scene is all vast and majestic.
While other candidates were still struggling in the snow and ice, Lanqi had already met the conditions for passing the exam.
He sat in the warm house and baked some snacks by the stove.
She looked skilled and relaxed, with no sense of tension in challenging the film world at all, as if she was shooting a new commercial for Saint-Germain-style desserts.
Next, he just needs to wait for the time limit of the artificial shadow world to end and the terminal to complete the score settlement for him.
Even though not many students paid attention to Lanqi's operation just now.
But followed by several exclamations.
The students quickly began to discuss the issue.
"Do you know what this guy just did!?"
"What?"
"What a jerk he is! Just go ahead and arrest that family!"
"Does this count as a warm winter for people?"
"You asked him whether he had completed the request or not, and he actually completed it."
"Hahahaha! What a logical genius!"
The terrace of the Learning and Education Building.
People who were resting and waiting here were either sitting or standing. Many of them had formed a lively little circle around the high-hanging screen.
Many people began to discuss the background of this rising star named "Lancy Wilford".
However, no one present had known the name before.
Only one student wearing jewelry from the Alchemy Academy mentioned that he had heard of a company called "Wilford Chamber of Commerce" and that the chairman was said to have an illegitimate son.
But he had never heard of this young hero named Lanqi.
"… "
Talia listened as the students gradually became interested in Ranci's discussion.
Sitting on the edge of the terrace, waiting on an outdoor wooden chair, she lowered her head silently and looked away from the magic screen.
Although she had been observing Lanqi's movements in the corner of the split screen.
But when she truly understood Lanqi's actions and heard people exclaiming around her.
She just wanted to escape from here, the farther the better.
Because she began to hear people talking: "This guy named Lanqi's behavior is really not like a human. Could he be a spy of the demon clan?"
It sent chills down her spine.
Talia absolutely didn't want to be misunderstood as a dangerous person who needed to be closely watched just because she was too close to Lanci.
This is not what she taught...
In fact, during the three months of getting along with Lanqi, she gradually discovered that this boy's thinking and personality were somewhat unusual.
But it was not until this moment that she was finally convinced.
This guy must be suffering from some serious illness!
It's impossible not to be noticed when you're around him.
However.
As agreed.
She must protect Lanqi and continue to be Lanqi's teacher.
When I thought about leaving the academy with Lanqi soon and staying in this royal capital with Lanqi for at least some time in the future.
She felt like she was being roasted on a fire.
If she had endured for a long time, her dream of restoring her country would eventually fail because of this human being whose identity was exposed.
Then she just wanted to die with Lanqi.
Now she hoped that Lanqi would come out of the examination room as soon as possible and leave here with her.
She also hoped that Lanqi would never come out, as she didn't want anyone to see them together.
"Lan... Qi..."
Talia muttered through gritted teeth.
She clenched her palms tightly, feeling that every second that followed was like sitting on pins and needles.
After the demons destroyed her country, she wandered alone for decades.
It was the first time that a human made her feel such pain.
…
The seven-story atrium of the Learning and Education Building combines modern design with natural elements, creating a tranquil and elegant atmosphere.
The skylight allows sunlight to fill the entire space, creating a bright and sunny light and shadow. Indoor green plants surround the atrium, and there are some art installations and sculptures next to it, adding a lot of soft humanistic atmosphere to the atrium.
The examiner standing in the atrium, Loren, the dean of the Sage Academy, is now clenching his fists.
He personally selected the test questions for this time.
According to the analysis of historians, this Hidden Flame of the First-Order Shadow World's Cold Winter should have been the predicament encountered by the last holy emperor, who was famous for his benevolence and righteousness, in his early years in the ancient civilization of this world tens of thousands of years ago.
The legendary figure that Loren revered the most has always been this benevolent and holy emperor.
Loren admired every deed of the Holy Emperor.
In fact, in this exam, Loren wanted to examine more than just the "wisdom and character" of the freshmen.
I also hope to let them understand the situation and state of mind of the Holy Emperor when he helped the villagers.
And the helplessness and sadness the Holy Emperor felt when he discovered the truth.
Yet, he remained unshaken and continued to uphold his steadfast belief in benevolence and righteousness.
"Damn it..."
However, this kid named Lanky Wilford.
His operation.
It seems that the Holy Emperor is stupid.
Is it possible to directly sacrifice one's kindness and righteousness in exchange for the power of the devil
Just like that, waiting for the exam time to end.
Loren looked up and stared at Lanqi who was leisurely baking sweets on the huge magic screen in the atrium.
I feel like there's a fire burning in my heart.
If he could enter the film world, he would really want to kick this broken stove away!
"This guy's magic power is so weak, why is he a candidate from our school?"
Loren finally calmed down and talked to himself in confusion.
From the moment he arrived at the examination room, he sensed the magic of all the candidates.
He remembered that Lanqi's magic power was undoubtedly the lowest among those present, even lower than that of many physics candidates in the Knight Academy.
If Loren had not noticed Lanqi on the magic screen, he would have almost mistaken Lanqi for a candidate for the Knight Academy at first.
"If he can pass the first round of attribute tests when applying for admission, we can only say that his mental attributes will be very high, and after weighting, it will make up for the overall evaluation..."
"But how is he going to pass the practical test..."
The third round of assessment is different from the first two rounds. There is no way to cheat except to use your own hard power.
Loren was certain that Lanci was not a clergyman.
There was no sense of any divine protection from him.
Then Ranchi naturally cannot use the priest-type magic card that "influences the amount of treatment with mental strength".
…
The angle of light passing through the glass dome in the atrium gradually changes, like a pointer of time, recording the passage of every moment.
The exam is finally coming to an end.
The candidates were sent out one by one from the huge vortex-shaped void door according to the order they entered.
Only after all the reference personnel had left the artificial shadow world did Loren gently touch the secret key on the terminal and close the door to the void.
Afterwards, the artificial shadow world startup terminal began the final calculation of the test results.
Loren stood on the high platform and looked around. He saw many qualified candidates who had not yet left the examination room and were scattered in the atrium. Some could not hide their joy, while others had a calm expression.
Although it is impossible to know other candidates' progress in conquering the shadow world during the exam.
But obviously there are many very confident candidates, who are very sure that their scores in the Film World this time are definitely among the best.