Chapter 238: Chapter 234: The Moment to Test the Three-Year Achievements
Over the past three years, every path of Human Civilization had seen considerable growth, yet it was the elites in various domains who were truly striving to guide this enhancement.
For most ordinary people, their focus was largely on cultivation.
This was also the result of deliberate guidance.
Inciting competition among cities, promoting different geniuses, and even allowing some powerful individuals to make public appearances, give lectures, or demonstrate their abilities in battles and drills had now shifted much of the societal focus onto the Transcendent.
In such a context, one can imagine the attention that a grand event like the college entrance exam would receive.
Countless individuals were anticipating the performance of these geniuses.
At this moment, the twins, Cui Yuting and Cui Yujie, had already boarded a flying vehicle.
The flying vehicle, now a common mode of intraplanetary transport, operated on a domestically produced anti-gravity engine, easily reaching three to four times the speed of sound, and had even been made available to the civilian sector, albeit still expensive and prioritized for transportation industries.
Even for geniuses like Cui Yuting and Cui Yujie, this was one of the few occasions they had ridden such a vehicle.
With the college entrance exam imminent, the siblings were already excited, casting aside their previously composed demeanor in front of cameras and eagerly peering out the windows upon boarding.
“The city has grown so much, last time I was on a high-altitude flying vehicle was just a year ago.”
“Look over there, the Martial Arts Arena is almost finished!”
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“Wow, it’s really huge!”
“See that red area? The Zhu fruit farms are going to have a bumper harvest this year.”
“That field of Purple Spirit Rice is spectacular, wonder how many batches of Fifteenth Level quality purple rice we can get from it.”
“…”
The last time the siblings had ridden in a flying vehicle was over a year ago. Usually, flying high in the city was not allowed, and now, the incredible transformations of Gaoqing City within just a year or so were truly astonishing.
When they had first arrived three years ago, the entire city was in ruins, and the first year was spent living in temporary makeshift structures. Especially after they began their cultivation, it was all too easy to accidentally damage the housing.
But in just these few short years, the city below had become incredibly prosperous and spectacular.
The entire city was filled with towering buildings dominantly white in color but shimmering with a metallic sheen, all robust and imbued with clearly visible Extraordinary Power, evidently incorporating arrays into their construction.
The buildings were spaced far apart, with clean roads and abundant vegetation; some areas were even simply covered with grass. Low-flying vehicles were seen coming and going, and occasionally, some people were seen flying on swords or levitating.
Compared to the city as they remembered before the Civilization Trial, it was almost like a fantasy.
Not to mention that each year brought significant changes, with many larger and more impressive buildings added within just a year.
The Martial Arts Arena, which had just surprised the twins, is a venue offered for citizens to battle or practice their Extraordinary abilities.
Those of weaker abilities might manage, but for those around seventh and eighth-level abilities, practicing at home simply isn’t suitable, hence the Martial Arts Arena was much anticipated and indeed turned out to be a colossal structure—standing over a kilometer tall and three kilometers in diameter!
“It’s a pity, once we finish our exams we’ll be heading to university and won’t get to enjoy this Martial Arts Arena,” Cui Yujie said somewhat regretfully, yet his expression was full of longing, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably with excitement.
Gaoqing City, though now very spectacular, was still a small city with a population of a million.
With their performance, qualifying for a school in a larger city was naturally no issue.
Even just seeing a glimpse of it on the internet was enough to fuel their aspirations, especially the Extraordinary Elements built upon the Main Vein were something to look forward to.
“Alright, everyone, gather around, I have some things to explain.”
At this moment, the teacher’s voice came through the flying vehicle.
“Yu Ting, Yu Jie, stop looking, come here.”
He even specifically called out the twins’ names.
Causing many of the candidates to look over.
This high-altitude flying vehicle could accommodate hundreds of people, naturally not just for them alone, but included the top hundred performers of Gaoqing City’s internal assessments.
The twins, being the first-ranked and the only two high school students among the city’s Chosen Ones, naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Many people in Gaoqing City believed that they had a real chance at winning this year’s “Global Education Excellence City” title.
You should know that this was not just a title; winning it meant additional educational resource rewards for the next term, from which even ordinary citizens could benefit.
“Teacher An.” Cui Yuting and Cui Yujie approached, greeting the elderly teacher with silver hair and slight wrinkles.
Teacher An was a native of Great Yan, named An Yan, not a Chosen One, but had reached Level 11 last year. Although his power was not outstanding, he was exceedingly skilled in the foundation subjects of cultivation and was well-known throughout Gaoqing City.
“Although your abilities are quite impressive, do not be complacent, especially in terms of your mindset,” An Yan clearly also placed great emphasis on these two individuals, advising, “Magic combat requires calmness. You must stay calm, no matter what situation you face. Start adjusting your mentality now, understand?”
Both of them nodded earnestly.
“This year’s college entrance exam is completely different from previous ones,” An Yan looked towards the other students again, “The reason is simple. Not only are you the first batch of high school students after the reform of the Transcendent education, but also because in two years, the new trials will begin, and by then, you will become the backbone of the resistance against these new trials!”
These words made everyone present take on a solemn expression.
Civilization Trial!
In this era, these four words had become a huge weight on everyone’s hearts; three and a half years of peace were not enough to make people forget the existence of the trials.
After all, the countdown to the new trials was always ongoing.
The students still had vivid memories of the trials, even though they were only fourteen or fifteen years old at the time, but they could already feel that fear.
The Blood Demons from the first trial had them constantly worried about whether their parents and family members had been parasitized, and the Undead from the second trial made it difficult for them to sleep.
Even Cui Yuting and Cui Yujie still remembered how they had spent whole nights awake due to fear during those times.
Now, only two years remained until the new trials.
By then, they would all be twenty years old, undoubtedly becoming the core force against the trials, especially them, the “geniuses,” who might play even greater roles.
“We’ve emphasized these points for three years, and you’ve been preparing for three years. I believe that there are no cowards among those sitting here,” An Yan paused before continuing, “At that time, I will also return to my Mother Planet to face the trials.”
“Teacher An!” This statement caused many people’s expressions to change, deeply moved.
They all knew that as an educator who had reached the Second Stage, An Yan could completely apply to stay on the Human Mother Planet, or even migrate to join Human Civilization.
That would undoubtedly be safer than staying on the Great Yan Mother Planet.
“Alright, we all need to fight for our own civilization,” An Yan raised his hand to cut off what some of the students wanted to say, then smiled, “Although we are not formally master and disciple, I feel fortunate to teach a group like you. If any of you distinguish yourselves during the trials, even if I have returned to Great Yan, I will be proud of you.”
“…”
Everyone could see that Teacher An’s determination was set, and they fell silent, though the atmosphere had become heavy.
At this moment, they truly felt the approaching trials.
Perhaps for most people, there were still two years of rest, but for this group dubbed “geniuses,” the preparation to face the trials was already underway.
“Now, let me announce the specifics of this college entrance examination,” An Yan noticed the change in atmosphere but had no intention of offering comfort, suddenly speaking, “This college entrance exam, like before, is based on the preliminary assessment scores from various cities, assessing at different levels. You are the best students from the combat class of Gaoqing City, so you will participate in the highest level of assessment—going to an alien planet to perform combat missions.”
“What?” Suddenly, there was a stir among everyone.
This was indeed shocking news.
The assessments for the past two entrance exams were different, but they were just combat sparring or simulations in the Illusion Secret Realm.
They had assumed that likely, it would be the latter this time too.
After all, the purpose of the Illusion Secret Realm was clear, able to perfectly assess combat abilities while avoiding life-threatening dangers.
But this year was actual combat? On an alien planet?
Moreover, there had been no news about this before?
“Don’t look at me like that, because I also received the mission order just three minutes ago,” An Yan pointed to his eyes.
There lay the military-use iris projection terminal.
It was the commonly used personal terminal now, allowing everyone to receive missions promptly for maximum operational efficiency.
“I expect that this assessment will simulate as closely as possible the scenarios when the trials suddenly occur. Therefore, the mission’s level will reach trial levels, and once the mission is issued, there will be no opportunity to refuse,” An Yan stated seriously, looking at everyone. “Right now, there might still be an option to opt out of the college entrance exam.”
No one spoke.
Although some were indeed nervous, no one tried to back out at this moment.
They were third-year high school students, but they were completely unlike the third-year students before the Civilization Trials.
Especially since they were from the combat class.
All the learning and teaching over these three years had revolved around combat and trials. As students of the combat class, it was fair to say they were half professional Soldiers.
Now was the time to prove the results of three years of training. Who would back out?
Even if there really was an option to opt out of the college entrance exam, where would the option to back out be when the real trials arrived?
They had been working hard at their cultivation, striving to become stronger, wasn’t it all to overcome the Civilization Trials and protect their civilization?