Elite Mages' Academy

Chapter 469: Real Combat And The Monthly Examination

Before this, they had been toiling through practice and training every day, and what pulled them through was no doubt the existence of the New World. The dean had painted a beautiful picture for everyone during the opening ceremony, and in order to arrive at that picture, everyone worked their very hardest.

Xiao Lin was so famous amongst the first-years, not because he was strong, but rather because he was the only one who had been to the New World before–numerous times at that. Even now, Xiao Lin would be greeted by many people around the campus or the dormitory lounge. He would always get questions about the New World during his conversations.

Even with the monitors being more skilled, wanting to get to the New World would need them to at least reach the second year, but that time frame had been shortened by half a year. The president and Yu Mei even brought up the Elite Club. Originally, everyone was not that interested in the club that did not seem to have any practical benefits, but now it was different. The club could allow them to enter the New World in advance; nothing else could be more attractive.

Yu Mei was very satisfied with the waves that her bombshell had caused. She paused for a long time, admiring the expressions on everyone’s faces that ranged from astonishment and shock to excitement, but when her eyes settled on Xiao Lin’s calm face, she could not help but let out a dry cough. She had wanted to see something out of Xiao Lin’s face, but she almost forgot that Xiao Lin went to the New World regularly, which meant it was not all that interesting to Xiao Lin.

Yu Mei motioned for everyone to be quiet before continuing, “How does it feel? Isn’t it exciting? Stirring? Have you all started to fantasize about your new perfect life, thinking about the wonders on the other side? Hmph, if that’s what you’re all thinking about, then just wait for your deaths! Don’t think that the academy is sending you to a foreign world to play. That’s right, it’s the monthly examination. That won’t change! I need to remind all of you as well, in the New World, the Law of Immortality is in full effect, and each death will cost you 20 years!”

Yu Mei’s style was to first give out a few candies before slapping everyone in the face, especially for those like Chen Dao. Those of them that were originally so excited that they wanted to shout, Yu Mei needed to make them understand that the New World was not a playground. In terms of danger, it was much more serious than the simulated examinations.

After the strict warning, it was the president’s turn to speak. He used his warm tone to console everyone. “To be honest, none of you need to be too worried. First of all, Black Iron-rank is the minimum you need to enter the New World, which is why the standard for the Elite Club was set as that. You won’t need to worry about your bodies not being able to adapt. Other than that, since it’s the first time all of you are going to the New World, ahem, I mean most of you.”

Recalling a certain special person, the president smiled, changing his words. “Basically, since it will be the first time for most of you to enter the New World, the special examiners won’t make things hard for you. Oh, the committee is a special organization set up with the relevant departments of the student union and the colonial territory, specializing in handling the activities for the Elite Club on the New World for each year. This captain and I are also part of it.”

After that, he explained the special examination committee, including the composition of its members. However, to the monitors, that was not important, because other than the president, they did not know any of them. However, Xiao Lin paid some attention. In the committee, other than Yu Mei and the president, as well as a few professors, most of them were part of the military.

At that moment, the president finally reached the last part of his speech, and everyone’s ears perked up, because the next part would be the important parts of the monthly examination. “This time, the monthly examination will be held at the Rosa Kingdom. As for the examination format and tasks, you will only get it when you arrive at the New World. The examination will be held this Saturday, which means your combat training class will be halted as well. Everyone can make their preparations during this time, and I should remind you that the Elite Club’s rewards will be more rewarding than you’ve ever seen, so everyone, do your best!”

Other than revealing that the examination would be held at the Rosa Kingdom, the president did not give them any other information. Of course, considering the composition of the special committee, the president might not even be privy to some of the information.

The meeting ended just like that, and everyone left still feeling excited. Their discussions started to get louder as they went further. Even with Yu Mei’s harsh warning, the excitement of being able to go to the New World was still hard to contain.

Han Manman was smiling delightfully, unable to mask her excitement. Her expression was the most obvious, probably feeling like she would be able to stand as Xiao Lin’s equal with that. After all, the main difference between Xiao Lin and the other monitors was the fact that Xiao Lin had been to the New World.

Since it was still early, they did not rush to go back to the dormitories, instead heading to the public lounge to have some coffee and tea. There were some other students talking there, and when they saw the monitors walk over in large strides and red faces, a few of them had their interests piqued.

“Speaking of which, does anyone know anything about the Rosa Kingdom?” As the leader of the class monitors in name, the honest Cheng Ming posed the question in earnest. Compared to the excitement of the others, Cheng Ming’s first thoughts were instead about the difficulty of the monthly examination.

The others did not seem that interested in his question, especially Chen Dao, whose face seemed very carefree. Xiao Lin shook his head; that man was probably fantasizing about foreign beauties.

“I read a lot of Normese history books in the library, so I know a little about the Rosa Kingdom.” The clear voice came from Class Six’s monitor, Li Jiayi. She was a delicate and pretty girl, but did not speak much usually. That was why, other than her name, Xiao Lin knew nothing else about her.

The other eleven of them shifted their focus on Li Jiayi, causing her to blush. She cleared her throat and spoke like she had memorized a book. “The Rosa Kingdom is a kingdom situated south of Norma’s mainland. It has around four hundred years of history. For Planet Norma, it’s an extremely young country. The Rosa Kingdom is a peaceful country, but of course the main reason is because it does not have enough military strength. That’s why when Dawn Academy slowly became a permanent occupying force, The Rosa Kingdom was the first native country that willingly established diplomatic ties with us…”