Fortunately, their misfortune during the journey couldn't affect them any longer.
The mysterious lady appeared once again holding a new chalice of fire, and after starting an inaudible chant, a new gate of fire was opened. And under the anticipated gazes of everyone, the voidship headed straight for the gate of fire!
Suddenly, the surroundings began to twist as the old backdrop of endless flowing golden energy morphed into that of a boundless blue sky. From the deck of the voidship, Aiden could get a clear view of the world below, and he felt amazed.
The voidship traveled through the air, and Aiden got to take a look at the world below. Below, he could see a beautiful and lush grassland scattered with beautiful flowers and blossoming trees, and it wasn't just wilderness either.
Although distant, Aiden could still see small pockets of civilization scattered around, be it small picturesque towns or splendid burgeoning cities lined with magnificent constructions of glowing marble and gold.
But in truth, these things were just a sidepiece. From the moment Aiden arrived in this new realm, what truly grabbed Aiden's attention was one thing: a giant majestic mountain range!
It stood there, overshadowing everything in sight, looming so far above everything as to brush against the skies, radiating golden splendor that stood out against the backdrop of the clear, azure sky.
As you would expect for the place called the residence of the gods, Mount Olympus was the center of the divine world. Such a title made it a verified hub for interdimensional travel. This was only made even more visible from Aiden's position on the voidship as he could see that there were many other voidships converging on the location of the giant mountain.
Each ship was as large as the voidship Aiden was on, holding hundreds of people if not even more than that. Aiden looked at the voidships flying to and from Mount Olympus and tried to count them—tens, hundreds, maybe even thousands. Aiden saw so many that he just gave up trying to count!
The gods ruled many worlds, and each would have countless divine descendants that aspired to join Olympus Academy. Only now did Aiden begin to start to understand how expansive and titanic the rule of the gods truly was.
After that, the voidship only hovered in place for a short while before it began to move, but what surprised Aiden was that the voidship wasn't headed for the famed Mount Olympus, but instead a small cluster of buildings some distance away.
Soon the voidship landed, and all the people on board were asked to disembark. Confused, Aiden asked a few questions and finally got the gist of what was going on.
Olympus Academy was a famous institute of all realms. If they truly accepted everyone that joined, how could they be worthy of the title 'the training ground of the gods'?
The gods will favor and bless their descendants, but that only applies to the descendants that are worthy. To truly pass and enter Olympus Academy, you must pass an entrance examination.
When Aiden first learned this, he would not lie—he panicked. Before all this, he was a complete and utter civilian, and after seeing the amazing display of power by the captain of the voidship earlier, he knew he was completely out of his depth. If the assessment was based on power, he would be finished.
Fortunately, his worries were quickly alleviated by what came after. The Academy obviously knew such things. It wasn't just Aiden who was in this situation; there were many other people who may have just lived a regular life.
Besides, there was an even more grueling problem: regardless of whether they were civilians or descendants of high nobles, all students would be awakening their divine blood for the first time. It would take some time to train and master such abilities, even if it was just at a rudimentary level, and this is where the facility Aiden was currently at came into play.
A training camp.
Before the students entered the academy, they would be gathered and trained in basic combat and basic knowledge. Before Aiden could spend any time enjoying an idyllic Academy life, he would first have to survive a grueling and ruthless training camp!
It didn't take long for Aiden to come to terms with his new reality because right when he stepped off the voidship, he felt the entire aura of everything around him change.
Different from the polite and cordial attitude he felt from the people on the voidship and even some of the soldiers to an extent, the people at the training camp were different. It would be wrong to say that they weren't polite, but they definitely weren't there to serve and cajole you. You either stepped up to the plate, or you were kicked to the curb!
Aiden and Oliver were quickly shuffled along and given their place of residence before being given a prompt time to gather once again on the training grounds. Fortunately, since they specifically asked for it and there wasn't much demand, Aiden and Oliver were allowed to be grouped in the same dorm.
They didn't have much time to celebrate and quickly moved and settled in their residence. After that, they quickly got changed into their new clothes: dark brown pants, leather boots, and a loose white blouse with some red accents.
After changing, Aiden and Oliver followed the signs and the slowly gathering trail of people and came to the training ground.
There were hundreds of people gathered here, each in their own training clothes. Aiden saw people of different varieties; he saw some people short and tall. He saw people with seemingly inhuman hair, be it blazing red or a deep aquamarine blue, some even silver or even glowing directly.
And Aiden wasn't being rude, but there were some he wouldn't even consider human—a group of giants that stood head and shoulders above everyone else with a single eye or even some with scales growing out of their face and arms.
Aiden didn't dare look too long, so he only took a quick glance before looking away. Nobody was looking at him either.