Today is the awaited day
The imperial test will begin, which will last for five hours, and the new invention will be used to create a virtual world in this experience
It was decided that only first and second year students would participate in this test
The aim of this test was to hone the skills of first-year students and make them experience real combat
But it would be useless if only first-year students participated in this test because there is a large discrepancy in the level of strength among students
Someone like Lily Cloud was on a completely different level from the rest of her classmates. Therefore, it will be easy for her to get first place without any problem
Therefore, it was decided that second-year students would also participate in this test in order to increase competition and make all students, even the strong ones like Lily, feel the pressure to reach their maximum potential.
At the same time, the second-year students will try not to lose to their juniors because that will cause great embarrassment for them
The third and fourth year students will not participate in this test because their strength level is much higher than the first year students, therefore most of the first year students will be eliminated at the beginning and only strong students like Lily and Ner will survive. This will make the test useless because the main goal of this test is to strengthen first-year students, and it will not be in their interest if their enemy is overwhelmingly stronger than them.
This test will be broadcast on television and the Internet, and the goals of this are to attract new investments to support this project
But this placed a psychological burden on the participants in this test
They must do their best not to lose miserably in front of the whole world
The students gathered inside a giant hall containing hundreds of capsules from which tubes of various sizes extended. Next to these capsules were the students waiting to complete the necessary procedures in order to be transported to the virtual world.
While there is a dwarf in front of each capsule to adjust the device before the students enter it
Although there were hundreds of students, the place was quiet and everyone was preparing themselves psychologically
"Damn, why is this suit so tight?" An annoyed voice rang out in the hall
Alexander was having difficulty moving in this tight black suit
"kids these days complain a lot." whispered the old dwarf who was adjusting the capsule that Alexander would use
"Couldn't you have made something more comfortable for the user?" Alexander frowned heavily
"Any barrier between the device's sensors and the user's body will cause an error in the process and the user will not be able to enter the virtual world."
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"In this case, won't this suit affect the device?"
"In our first tests, we had to make the user completely undress, but unfortunately our research team succeeded in inventing a thin suit that does not affect the transition process." The old dwarf shook his head sadly
"...." Why are you sad about this?
Shouldn't you be happy that this problem has been solved?
It would have been disastrous if they had not succeeded in designing this suit, and this test might have been canceled entirely
"If you are upset with this suit, you can take it off and enter the capsule." The dwarf sneered
"No...I think I'll keep wearing this thing."
after ten minutes
"Well, it's over..." The old dwarf looked at Alexander
"Can I enter the virtual world now?"
"No, you have to wait for the others to finish too."
"Argh..." Alexander groaned as the wait was killing him
Without the financial prize, he would not have even bothered to participate in this competition
He is well aware of the intentions of the Empire and the Academy in conducting this test
The second-year students were very happy about this opportunity, but these idiots did not realize that the empire was using them as a sharpening stone for the first-year students.
Well...don't be angry, it's all for the prize
"Money, money, money..." Alexander kept whispering this word as a magic spell to motivate himself
"..." The dwarf looked at Alexander strangely
Should he call a doctor to help this boy?
Because it seemed like the pressure had already crushed him before the test even started
"The test will start now..." A voice rang through the hall announcing the start of the test
Students started entering the transport devices
Alexander moved to enter the capsule, but stopped when he felt a gaze directed towards him
Alexander quickly turned his head to see the source of these looks, but what he found was a group of girls chatting with each other.
Alexander furrowed his eyebrows. Who was looking at me a few moments ago?
This was not a passing glance, the person was looking at him carefully, that is what made Alexander notice him
He was not the type to ignore such warnings, so he immediately raised his guard to the maximum level
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"Yoosh, everyone's here…" Martins shouted excitedly
"Be quieter…" Claire shook her head
There was a girl with dark brown hair next to Martins with an indifferent look
"Hmm, what is this?" Martins noticed a pushcart carrying a box filled with strange items
"Oh, it's mine..." Alexander quickly jumped up and reached the box
"Okay...but what is this?"
"These are my weapons..."
"...." Why would you bring so many weapons with you?
Martins did not ask more than that and approached Alexander, extending his hand towards the brown-haired girl. "This is my fiancée Agartha."
"Nice to meet you..." Agartha nodded politely
"Nice to meet you too." Alexander greeted her in return
"Okay, time to plan." Martins got down on one knee and picked up a tree branch while the others approached him
"Claire, you will be in the back and use your arrows to target our enemies, and since your vision is the strongest, you will be in a high place to spot any danger."
Martins drew a frowning face on the floor
Claire suppressed the urge to punch her brother in the face and answered. " Understood..."
"I am good at using earth magic, so I will block the attacks of our enemies using my body, and I can create a rock wall to defend us and separate our enemies from each other..." Martins drew a face with fine details to make it more handsome.
"Then we have Agartha who can use the fire element. You will support me with your fire spells." Martins made a cute smiling face that contrasted with Agartha's cold face
" Understood." Agartha answered without any emotion
"And finally, we have Alexander—" Martins stopped talking when he saw that Alexander had disappeared from his place. "Alexander..?"
The three started looking around, but Alexander had disappeared from the place and even the box had disappeared
How could he leave even though he had been near them moments ago?
"Dammit…" Martins shook his head. "I figured this might happen somehow."
"He didn't seem like someone who liked to stick to plans in the first place." Claire commented on his words
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Alexander stood on top of a hill, the cold air caressing his face
He took a deep breath and exhaled
This brings back a lot of memories
"Let the hunting begin..." Alexander whispered softly