Finally, the bus reached the Terra Upper realm's Bus docking point. Everyone got down as the magicians herded them towards the Transcenders' residence. They now had to request the transcender on duty to use mass teleport to take them straight into the Academy's guest lobby. It was done as a part of the grudging pact their ancestors had sealed with the Ancient elves.
The transcender on duty glanced at the students for a while and smiled. " The bunch this year seem good than the last. I see a few true lords and over lords thrown in. " he commented. " Well, I can't recognise cultivators as I am a magician but I can say that there are few individuals who managed to give my instincts an alarm. " " Well, lets get over with it. " He calls the children towards himself and then sets a huge teleportation circle with his ability around the children. They disappear in an instant and are then seen to appear in the guest lobby after a couple of minutes.
" All of you will be lead to the Central Atrium for your evaluation in to the classes depending on your performance in the entrance examination. So, all the best." " Thank you Sir. " X ????
All the students were led to the Central Atrium by the staff on duty where they assembled along with students from several other realms. The total student count turned out to be 1600. They were divided into four equal groups randomly. Sarcony ended up being in the group 1 along with almost half of the disguised elves. Mo'er ended up in group 2 along with a quarter of the [disguised] elves. The elves in group 3 though, were unlucky in a sense as they have no leader to keep them collected and safe in case of any emergency due to their habit of relying on Sarcony or Mo'er.
There were a bunch of Spirit seekers and Mages within the general student body along side cultivators and naturally, the only race to be ever known to manipulate Natural energy, Elves, in disguise of course. They were all anticipating the Principal's speech and the exam.
" Welcome, dear students, to the Human Academy ranked 1 among the three great academies. We are proud to say that almost half of the Realm Kings and Queens of prestigious Upper and Intermediate realms and almost three quarters of the high ranking officials of almost all the realms are your alumni. The current Realm king of the highest ranking Upper realm, The Terra Upper realm, is the Chief guest of this year's student recruitment of our Academy. So, perform well and make your families proud and happy. " The principal, a brown haired middle-aged man, ended his speech.
A huge round of applause rang in the atrium.
A tall, muscular person then stepped on to the arena and spoke, " I am the martial arts instructor for the freshers, which is you, this year. The summary of the Entrance examination is as follows;
Number 1: You will be put into a battle royale of 20 people per arena into 80 arenas.
Number 2: Weapons to be used in the battle are provided 15 minutes before the start of the battle along with a special set of clothes that completely protect you from all damage but instead reports the extent of damage you would have encountered as a color change from green to red. The weapons are fake ones as well. All kinds of attack strategies are permitted and legal.
Number 3: A full red dress is recognised as being eliminated from the battle.
Number 4: In case of weapon break, every student is given one chance to either have a weapon replacement or choose a new weapon by smashing the white bead we provide that creates an active shield from all attacks until we arrive. Misuse of the bead without weapon damage is forbidden and leads to direct elimination. The shield can only be unlocked by our faculty, so keep it in mind.
Number 5: In case of full red dress, a red shield automatically activates and prevents all attacks until the corresponding staff member of faculty arrives and removes you from the arena.
Number 6: In case of students having medical conditions that do not permit long battles, they are given a chance to not participate in the battle royale but be evaluated in other ways.
Number 7: The last ones standing in each arena i.e., 80 students will be qualified for the next examination while the remaining ones will be distributed among the regular classes based on the student's preferred subjects and the judgement of the teachers under question.
Number 8: In case of draws, the victor is subject to the decision of the judges which is unchangable. Those challenging the authority of the judges shall be stripped off the chance of entering the 3 great academies for 3 whole years, so, stay obedient and humble if you want to study, that is.
Number 9: The number and nature of the weapons used are completely left to the discretion of the students and since 3400 of each type are prepared, conflicts over weapons are not permitted.
Number 10: The weapons are to be returned to the respective armories but the battle dress is the complimentary gift from the academy and hence, can be retained. The dress can be reset to green or customised color [No damage state] at the dressing section of the arena after the battle royale.
So, all the best and hope to see you all soon, in the martial arts class. "
" Thank you sir. " X 1600
And with this, the entrance examination began.