Pre-school entrance examination
Lan Ning seemed to be stumped by Xia Ming's question. He stared at the crystal ball for a while, as if trying to see something from it, but eventually gave up in frustration and said: "Xia Ming, little brother, it's not that I don't want to help you, but your destiny is really too strange. The first twenty years are completely blank, and after twenty years, it's all blurry, can't see anything clearly!"
"Even with my level, I can only predict a vague outline, and it's extremely mentally exhausting... Xiaoming little brother, are you implying something?" Lan Ning made that sly gesture again.
Xia Ming was speechless for a moment, and he really couldn't see through Lan Ning to determine whether he was a master or a swindler. However, Xia Ming didn't want to become a scapegoat for no reason, so he said: "Let's forget it this time, I'll come find you when I need divination."
If Lanning's divination skills are really useful, it won't be too late to find him at a critical moment!
Lan Ning stroked his beard, nodding while raising an eyebrow: "Alright then, it's settled with you, Xiaoming! If you have any trouble, come find me, your big brother!"
Xia Ming nodded and said goodbye to Lan Ning before leaving.
Staring at Xiaoming's receding back, Lanning rubbed his chin and muttered to himself: "Really can't see through him, this kid is a strange creature from who-knows-where, full of weirdness everywhere..."
After pondering for a while to no avail, Lan Ning said nonchalantly, "What's the point, anyway? It's more important to check out the beauties on the street." As he spoke, the crystal ball in his hand lit up again, reflecting the shadows of the beauties...
In an inconspicuous corner of the street, only a sly old man was seen drooling in front of a crystal ball, and from time to time, he would let out a strange and eerie laugh when he saw something exciting...
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The next day at dusk.
The sun sets like molten gold, evening clouds gather like jade.
The evening sun's afterglow made the Academy of Flame look even more beautiful, but the freshmen didn't feel that way at all because they were about to face a brutal entrance exam.
All the freshmen gathered in the square on the north side of the college, which was quiet and spacious enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people. These freshmen came from various kingdoms and empires across the continent, and some were even from alien tribes. The freshmen were divided into several regions, each with hundreds to thousands of people.
Xia Ming was assigned to the second district. Coincidentally, his neighbor Xigru was also assigned to this district and was right behind Xia Ming.
"Hey, Siegru!"
Xia Ming beckoned to this bright and cheerful young man.
"Ha, Xiaoming!" Siegru was also surprised: "We were actually assigned to the same area, what a coincidence!"
Xia Ming smiled and asked in a low voice, "Sigru, do you know what this assessment is about?" The pre-exam assessment of the Cang Yan Academy was crucial, related to the entire year's credits, and Xia Ming had to take it seriously.
"It's not very clear, but I heard there are three assessment contents..." Xigru's words were cut off halfway as he suddenly closed his mouth, his eyes seeming to stare at something. Following Xigru's gaze, Xiaoming saw a burly man with a black face walking over, wearing black armor and looking solemn.
"Shut up, you little bastards!"
A burly man with a dark face let out a loud roar, his voice as deep and rumbling as thunder, seemingly infused with a hint of fierce energy. The deafening sound instantly silenced the previously boisterous square.
Seeing the burly man with a dark face, Xiaoming's mind rose with a bad premonition.
"Listen up, maggots! I'm your drill instructor, Mamba! But most of you probably know me by my nickname 'Black Mamba'. I know each and every one of you thinks you're hot stuff, gifted and all that jazz to the average Joe. But let me tell you something, right now, you're nothing but maggots!"
"In the next training assessment, I'll let you know what hell is! Also, remind these little birds that just because they entered Flame Academy doesn't mean they're anything special. If anyone dares to disobey my orders from now on, I'll expel them!"
Black Mamba!
The newcomers were already wailing in their hearts, "Black Mamba" is a slang term on the mainland, referring to a highly venomous species of snake. This instructor's nickname was actually "Black Mamba", it can be imagined how terrifying and strict this training instructor was.
"Rookies, your pre-course assessment consists of three parts. First, I announce the first item - loaded running!"
Running with weights?
Upon hearing this test, most of the freshmen let out a sigh of relief, especially those from the warrior department, as they generally had good physical strength and shouldn't have much difficulty with weighted running.
However, upon hearing Black Mamba announce the rules of the heavy run, everyone's face changed.
"Each of you will carry a load of fifty kilograms, no use of magic or aura is allowed, and run twenty laps around the entire academy!" Black Mamba's voice was like a verdict.
"Seriously! Carrying fifty kilograms and still can't use magic to support it, I'm done for!" The newcomers groaned in distress. In this world, people's physical constitutions were different from those on Earth; fifty kilograms wasn't an extremely heavy burden, but of course, it was enough to make these newcomers sweat bullets.
"Is that a mistake, running around the college twenty laps?" The Cangyan College, as the first college, has an unimaginably large area. Running around it twenty laps is simply going to be fatal.
"Stop nagging and run according to Lao Zi's instructions!"
At a command from the drill instructor, the new recruits reluctantly started running, with 50 kilograms of weight on their backs, gritting their teeth and dashing forward.
Xia Ming was also one of them, fortunately Xia Ming had been crazily practicing and training since he came to this world, and with the improvement of his physique after drinking the ice lotus flower juice given by Bluebeard, he could hold on.
The Xigru behind was a madman, and the fifty kilograms of weight seemed to be nothing to him, and he quickly caught up with light footsteps.
"Xīgélǔ, your physical quality is pretty good!" Xià Míng praised.
"Hey, I have half barbarian blood, and my physique is much stronger than ordinary people!"
Xia Ming was astonished, and Siegru actually had half of the barbarian's bloodline. The barbarians were a tribe born with brute strength, and Siegru's talent was indeed exceptional.
"Haha, I'll go first and strive for the first place in this heavy load run!" Sigru ran off wildly.
Xia Ming smiled wryly, it seemed that he still had to enhance his physical strength, even as a magician, his body couldn't be too weak!
After the fifth lap, almost all the warrior freshmen ran to the front, while the magic department was miserable. One by one, they were panting heavily, their faces pale, and many people even fainted halfway and were sent to the infirmary.
Xia Ming is still doing alright, tightly biting behind the first echelon, relying on his own will to support himself.
As he ran, Xiaoming's eyes suddenly focused and he saw a blond-haired young man catching up!
The blond young man was also a law enforcement officer, wearing a law enforcement uniform, his face slightly pale, apparently also somewhat exhausted, and chased up to Xiaoming at the time, humming a cold hum.
Solomon!
Xia Ming recognized the young man at a glance, it was Solomon who had possessed 9th-grade talent during the talent test!
Solomon seemed to have a deep-seated hostility towards Xia Ming, and he sneered at him with a cold smile, saying in a low voice: "Isn't this the genius Xia Ming? How did so many people surpass you? What's the point of being called a 12th-level super genius?"
Xia Ming's eyes narrowed at the words, his cold gaze sweeping over Solomon.
This guy is obviously trying to provoke me.
