Don’t Confiscate My Citizenship

Chapter 16 Lan Qi doesn’t want to gain attention

 The day of the entrance examination.

　　Icerite Academy of Magic, Learning and Education Building.

 Natural light pours into the interior through large areas of glass curtain walls.

 Lan Qi arrived at the examination room on the seventh floor early and sat quietly in the waiting area waiting for the exam to start.

Thalia, who came with him, was not allowed to enter the examination room on the seventh floor, but she was waiting on the outdoor terrace downstairs.

 At one corner of the exterior of the building, there is a spacious terrace area with wooden floors and benches for students and faculty to relax, where they can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the campus and enjoy the outdoor sunshine and fresh air.

Moreover, there is a giant magic screen that rotates information about the school.

According to many people who are also waiting there, you can watch the live entrance examinations of the Knights Academy and the Sage Academy on any screen in the school later.

 …

 Seven-story venue with huge atrium.

 The space is open and transparent.

Several giant magic instruments stand like a group of silent giants.

The light shines on the magic equipment, reflecting blurred and magnificent rays of light.

These giant magical equipment components are connected tens of meters in a winding way. They are made of mithril and magic crystal. They exude a cold atmosphere and look extremely spectacular at the same time.

 Many candidates in the examination waiting area who saw them for the first time could not help but marvel at the extraordinary achievements achieved by magic engineering.

For this exam, Ikerite College will launch this breathtaking "Artificial Shadow World Launch Terminal" to provide candidates with an immersive practical practice in the shadow world.

Compared to some candidates who looked excited or anxious, some candidates looked particularly calm, as if they were already familiar with the methods of conquering the shadow world.

Since the actual combat simulation in the Shadow World is a unified examination for the Knights Academy and the Sage Academy, there are not only the more elegant Sage Academy candidates waiting here, but also many candidates who look like martial arts students at first glance.

 Of course...it doesn't rule out that they are candidates of the Academy of Sages.

 Only those who pass this test will be subject to the final assessment by professors from the two schools.

Lan Qi, who had been sitting on a rest chair waiting for a long time, rubbed his palms nervously.

 The live examination will be broadcast later, and the professors of the college and passers-by on campus will see it.

It is precisely because of this that "public executions" have often occurred over the years.

　　Many old students will watch the entrance exams of freshmen on campus with a fun-loving attitude.

Don’t think of the better.

 The magic screen is in the form of a split-screen scrolling carousel.

The probability of him being noticed among so many candidates is not high.

 Also, I have always acted in a steady and low-key manner, so I probably won’t attract any attention.

Lanqi thought to himself.

I don’t know when, the sound of light footsteps began to ring in the venue, but it could reach the ears of the candidates like all other sounds.

This strong sense of presence coming from a strong person naturally made the originally noisy spacious examination room instantly quiet.

Lan Qi's thoughts were interrupted and he looked up in the direction where everyone's eyes were converging.

I saw a figure walking out from the inside of the venue. At this time, it seemed that only his footsteps were left on the entire seventh floor.

As the footsteps got closer, people finally saw clearly that the visitor was wearing a black classical suit, paired with a white shirt and a golden tie. The buttons and collar of the formal suit had rhombus and cross patterns. .

He is a young man with brown hair who is much younger than they thought. He looks to be less than thirty years old.

However, no one dares to underestimate him because of his age. Being able to wear this kind of decoration shows that he is not only a teacher of Icerite Academy, but also a priest with a very high status in the Church of the Goddess of Destiny.

 His pace is neither hasty nor slow. We walked to the front of the examination waiting area.

Looking at all the candidates.

“I am today’s examiner, Loren Crantel, and I am also the dean of the Sage Academy.”

 The young man has gentle eyes and a non-threatening demeanor.

 It made many candidates relax who were a little nervous.

 Compared to the majestic examiner they had imagined at that moment, it turns out that the dean of the Sage Academy actually looks very approachable.

“The theme of this exam is ‘Wisdom and Mind’.”

Loren continued to speak methodically,

“In most cases, in the process of challenging the shadow world, if you follow the correct path to decipher and advance the main goal line, you will not be required to defeat enemies whose class far exceeds your own.”

“However, if there is an accident or mistake in the process, it will lead to an extremely dangerous situation in the shadow world. Not only will you encounter enemies that are strong enough to kill you instantly, but you may also be hunted by them in reverse...even Ling Chi.”

“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 occurred at Iclita College. It was a failure in the fourth-order shadow world. Among the seven students who participated in the challenge, no one survived.”

His voice was not deep, but these words echoed throughout the atrium like muffled thunder.

 For teenage boys and girls, "death" may be a concept far away from them.

 However, there may be many people who did not have the corresponding awareness before coming to this college.

 The examination room was eerily quiet, and many candidates' eyes seemed to be shaken.

As if anticipating the students’ reaction, Loren was silent for a few breaths before continuing:

“The fundamental reason is that the students in the team are too conceited, causing the main line of the task to deviate from the normal direction, and not having enough ability to deal with the crazy situation that takes a turn for the worse.”

 “This is the imbalance between mind and wisdom.”

“Therefore, this year, whether it is the Academy of Knights or the Academy of Sages, special emphasis will be placed on candidates’ comprehensive ability to be mentally resolute and properly deal with situations.”

“The test questions you will face later are a reenactment of the real shadow world.”

“Each of you will face the same single-person shadow world independently, and you will be qualified if you successfully pass the level.”

 After a brief introduction to the examination process.

Loren embedded a secret key glowing with black crystal light into the console of the "Artificial Shadow World Startup Terminal".

 Subsequently.

The space directly in front of the magic device seemed to be gradually distorted, and the color became darker and darker, until it gradually emerged and turned into a seemingly illusory door. There seemed to be countless twisted 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 to pass through the void gate and enter the artificial shadow world.

at the same time.

 The giant screen hanging on the wall of the atrium no longer plays the usual scenes.

　　It turned into the shadow world scene during the entrance examination!

Generally speaking, Xigouzi is used to update at 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., but sometimes it may be posted as early as 0 a.m. in the underworld time. The next chapter will be Lan Qi’s battle for fame!

 (End of this chapter)