After the two sides exchanged agreements and took care of the specific scheduling gaps, Tilan and Mel also stayed at the Academy for two days. During that time, they also took a tour around the entire Academy and exchanged a lot with many students.
Despite the Academy's senior management's concerns about the Factions' future and the Academy's prospects, the students within were quite optimistic, or perhaps they hadn't considered that far into the future.
Because the outside world did not view it very favorably, the 'Hot Surge Sky-Breaking Academy's' score line and admissions threshold were actually not high. In relation to its educational strength and teaching staff, such scores made many students feel like they were getting a bit of a bargain, so naturally, they would not have any extra demands on the Academy.
"It's already great to get into the Academy; my family was worried I'd waste my youth in some third-rate school," explained one student to Tilan.
