Qian Mei joins the exam

The woman who helped me calls herself Anneth, after asking her I found out that she is a dark elf.

She is not bothered by my question, because her race does not live on the eastern continent and it is common for people there to look at her with curiosity.

Despite her serious appearance she is very easy to talk to and I got a lot of useful information from her.

- Oh I almost forgot, the boy who brought you left a note for you.

This woman, why did you forget something so important!!!

You know I haven't been able to get him out of my mind since I woke up, I'm still clinging to his coat unconsciously.

It's a bit embarrassing to accept, but being so close to death and the apparent merging of my soul with a girl has made my emotions unstable.

And that boy helps me calm down.

It's not because when I think of him, my heart beats faster!!

Ahh!! This teenage body, stop acting against me.

Trying to control my emotions I read the note:

"Hello little miss, the doctor told me that you will recover soon, which is a relief.

I will leave you my coat, it is a special product designed for the harsh environment at the North Pole, so take care of it and return it to me in the future.

It cost me a small fortune, don't lose it!!

I don't know if you remember what happened to you, but I feel like there are some dangerous things involved.

When I dropped you off at the hospital, some people questioned me but I only told them that you had been robbed.

My advice is to stay out of it and don't return to the scene, that place is very scary.

Believe me, for ordinary people like us it is better not to get involved.

I already paid the medical fees, so don't worry and recover calmly."

What a kind boy, but you don't have to worry even if I lost my cultivation I'm still a worthy immortal empress.

After checking my condition and giving me more medicine, Anneth said goodbye.

As I fell asleep I finished organizing my thoughts.

There are three thoughts that come to mind regarding my near-death experience:

First, a political enemy of my father, fearful of my abilities, decided to attack when I was outside the protection of the Qian family.

Second, I was involved in power struggles within the family and someone wants to eliminate me from the competition.

It is easy to deduce that my destiny is to become one of the wives of the Qian family heir or marry into an allied family.

In any case, the difference between a wife and a concubine is like an abyss, and even if I lose my freedom I will continue to have a position with rights in the family.

And third, it's a completely isolated event and I was just unlucky.

The truth is I'm more inclined towards the second option, my father's wives are not good people. In order to gain rights for their children they can make many movements in the shadows.

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Today is the day when the entrance exam begins for elite students accepted into the eight great academies.

The number of people who arrive at the North Pole each year is very large, but those classified as elite only represent 20% of the newcomers.

And during the entrance exam more than half of them will be eliminated. Leaving the best of the harvest for the great academies.

The duration of the exam is one month and its content has never changed since it began. Reach Arcadia by any means.

However, that does not mean that students can do whatever they want, the means of transportation between cities are under the control of the great academies and the local powers.

And during this tour they will be tested in different ways using travel rights as a reward.

Regardless of the starting point, each student must pass through a total of three cities before reaching the goal.

It doesn't matter which path they choose as long as they get to the end they will complete the exam.

The newcomers have now been distributed to the different coastal cities at the North Pole and this year's exam is about to begin.

Qian Mei arrived at the meeting point established by the Academy of Dark Arts thanks to Anneth's guidance.

She not only gave her a change of clothes, but also escorted her to the meeting point.

Qian Mei is now wearing a beautiful schoolgirl outfit, but her figure is hidden by the thick coat that Kyle gave her.

When she arrived, she saw fewer people than she expected. She learned from Anneth that in this city there are thousands of examinees.

Even if this is not the only checkpoint, there should be more students.

And that only means one thing, those who didn't come have inside information and took the lead.

While she was thinking about where the missing students were, the situation suddenly changed.

A gloomy middle-aged man stood in the middle of the crowd. His bearing was firm and elegant.

He is wearing a luxurious tight-fitting black suit embroidered with gold threads.

He watched the students while checking the time on the luxurious pocket watch he held in his right hand.

Seeing that it was the indicated time, he let out a powerful pressure that completely silenced the surroundings.

The frightened students felt as if they had been plunged into the depths of the ocean and it was difficult to even move their fingers.

Qian Mei was no exception, but unlike others she was very calm.

When she was a sect master she also used similar means to calm down the disciples.

- Good morning, congratulations on your entry into the academy. Listen carefully because I'll only say it once, first I'll give you some general knowledge about how the exam works:

To facilitate access to transportation, students will be tested in different ways.

The academies have a consensus and the tests in each city will be carried out in a unified way, regardless of which one each of you belongs to.

The tests in each city are different and are not related to each other. But some rewards can be reused.

The closer you are to Arcadia, the greater the difficulty of the tests.

It is not mandatory to complete the tests issued by the academies, but keep in mind that it is the safest way to obtain a travel pass.

- The following are the rules for examinees in Ekathe City:

It's very simple, use your skills to earn money. For a period of ten days starting today, the city's guilds will issue commissions aimed at students.

Use them to earn student credits with which you can buy travel tickets to the next city.

The value of a ticket is 100 credits and covers the trip for two people.

But the price is not fixed and doubles every day until the value reaches 1600 points. When this happens the price of the tickets will not increase further.

Keep in mind that tickets are not unlimited, their quantity is fixed and they cover 80% of the students in the city.

Obtaining student credits using violent means is prohibited and those caught will not be allowed to continue with the test in this city.

Last but not least, credits can be useful in tests in other cities.

- That's all, I wish you success in your exam.

With a wave of his hands, the man disappeared and with it the enormous pressure on the students.

The atmosphere returned to the previous bustle and the students began to discuss the exam.

Some smarter ones left as soon as the explanation was finished. This exam is about making money, but it does not mean that the commissions are enough for all students.