Five Great Academies
The Galaxy Federation spanned sixty-two light-years. The total population of the four administrative districts was hundreds of billions.
On the federation map stood the five Grade A colleges—
"Dawn Military College of the Federation"
Bonnard Union College
The Second Administrative District's Mysterious Star—"Plant Military Academy"
Lin Guangxing, the third administrative region—"Tao Yun Academy"
Landu Star, the fourth administrative region—Dingchuan University
Five top colleges! This was the cradle of the talents of the federation. It was the gold of rapid progress and the highest educational institute in the vast territory of the federation. Every year, tens of millions of people of suitable age from the entire galaxy would apply for the college entrance examination.
The five academies jointly established that all applicants were not older than 20 years old!
How many talents would be stuck with just this? Every year during the holidays, the college would rush to various planets to find outstanding reserve talents. The Federation stipulated that Grade A colleges had priority selection rights. Every year, before the admissions, countless other colleges would scold them. The top students were always picked first. How would other colleges live?
The five colleges were not worried at all. Many would apply.
Glory! Special privilege!
Entering the five Grade A Colleges was the dream of countless youngsters!
Each administrative region would set up examination points on several major planets, so tens of thousands of young people would gather on these planets during exam season.
Federal calendar, June 10, exam day!
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Landu spaceport.
He glanced at the antique mechanical wristwatch in his hand. "10: 57 p.m. Federal calendar, May 10."
A bald middle-aged man in a blue uniform raised his head and curled his lips. "The senior management of the dog poop wants me to go to that godforsaken place. Every year, the people recruited there are at the bottom of the college rankings! This year is the last year of the three-year selection. Arrange for me to go there. It would be a wonder if eagles are chosen from a bunch of weaklings. They are deliberately trying to mess with me! Damn it, let me find out. Humph!"
The thick wrist joint tightly held the sleeves of the blue uniform. Four small embroidered words were tightly side by side—Dingchuan Academy.
His fist hit the air hard, and the strong wind caused the skirt of the women in front of him to collapse. Fortunately, they had not boarded the space travel ship, or they would have to be deported.
Ruan Xiongfeng, the retired regiment commander of the 114th Ace Infantry Regiment, 37 years old, level-25 Physique, and Level 2 Spiritual Lock.
Level-25 Physique!
The Federation's Physical Condition: Level 6 instant explosive fist strength and physical endurance: 75 KG. Then: 150 KG, 250 KG, 400 KG, 600 KG, and 850 KG corresponded to Level 7 to 11. The standard increases by 50 KG every time the level increases, and Level 25 is the bottom line: 9,600 KG. This was an existence that everyone in the Federation looked up to.
Strength did not necessarily correspond to endurance, so a person at Strength 15 might only be able to endure Level 10, which was the standard for a Physique Level 10.
However, a level-25 physique meant instantaneous explosive power and endurance reached 9,600 kilograms! This meant that when his physical strength was fully activated, a single punch was equivalent to more than nine tons of impact!! It also meant that he could withstand more than nine tons of impact!!
The crowd waiting in line for the inspection cast respectful looks at the blue uniform. They did not know that there was a prehistoric beast in human skin waiting in line for the inspection.
He had never offended anyone by coming to this school for a good lecture, but today he received an order from the senior management of the college to go to the planet of Amethyst, which was 8.2 light-years away from the Blue Capital, to be responsible for the enrollment. The other staff members of the college had already set off. He was the chief manager of the planet of Amethyst, and he could arrange his own travel arrangements.
Who the hell made the arrangements? He would leave today just because he was notified! What the hell! The man, who had been through a lot of blood and fire, cursed as he raised his hands to be examined. When the people around him saw that it was a teacher's uniform from Dingchuan University, they turned their heads away.
After passing the security check and entering the waiting area, they would enter the hypothermia dormant cabin in 20 minutes.
Ruan Xiongfeng's thick arms threw his bag back and sat on it. His broad palm rubbed his shiny bald head as he grinned. The people around him walked around him.
Before he came, he learned about the planet, Emerald Star. It was on the edge of the fourth administrative zone, and all the candidates around it would be gathered there.
"What kind of talent could there be? The upper echelons of the sh * tty college. That kind of poor place has used history to prove that there are no real talents. Every year, when the grades of the various departments are tabulated, half of the top hundreds come from the marginalized zone! One of them is that 'Emerald Star'! Damn it!"
"I don't know anything else. The college will make the arrangements. I will be in charge of the infantry specialization. I will be cannon fodder in this move."
"By the way, the special recruitment for the army reserve force is definitely interesting. He gave ten slots, and ten slots for seven to eight nearby planets. Hehe, interesting. I like interesting ones like this."
Class A colleges and the federal army cooperated. Other than the military assessment on September 17, there were also some special quotas. These quotas were taken care of by the various administrative districts' Class A colleges when they recruited students. In addition to satisfying the age requirement of no more than 20 years, the physique requirement was higher than Level 15. Then, the final 100 students would be selected from the preliminary auditions! Each Class A college would only have 100 quotas. This would be used as a quasi-elite talent nurtured by the army. 90 people would be eliminated during this period. These people could take the in-hospital examination to transfer or leave the university. Only 10 people would graduate in the end. The four administrative districts, the entire Federation… 50 people!
This was a thousand times more difficult than a direct examination! Ten thousand times more difficult! However, if they could survive four years without being eliminated, they would be rewarded with honor! They would be awarded the rank of major after graduation! They would be given the rank of special forces officer!
One in a million…
Some geniuses believed that they were not ordinary people. Some people with outstanding results proved that they were extraordinary. They wanted to get the quota again, but they would often end up badly bruised.
This examination hall did not need cultural grades or vast knowledge. It only needed to prove that you were better than others. It was enough that you could stand at the end!
I can only count on this to choose some talents for me. However, the college has divided the college into ten districts. My district will probably be at the bottom when it comes to recruiting students. Damn it! Just thinking about it makes me angry!
The muscles on his face twitched a few times. Ruan Xiongfeng found that he was angry no matter how he looked at it. He went straight into the spacecraft, found the dormant cabin, and lay down. Out of sight, out of mind!
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The spacecraft slowly started to move toward the space jump point, and a pleasant female voice played on a loop in the spacecraft. "Good afternoon, passengers. Interstellar travel is about to begin. Please enter the dormant cabin on time in five minutes. Destination for this voyage: Emerald Star. The whole journey is 8.2 light-years. It will take seven Federation days. Have a good journey."
The unbeknownst spacecraft, which carried the dream of a young man's ascension to a few planets at the edge, slowly started to accelerate until it disappeared into the vast starry sky.
A month later, the Galaxy Federation's college entrance examination was about to begin!
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