When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

Chapter 42 : The Century Exam Venue

42: The Century Exam Venue

The day that would decide the fate of millions of examinees throughout the vast Huaxia Nation had finally arrived.

Because Yuyin lived just on Weiming South Road, behind the school, she arrived before the sky was fully light, though she had slept well and woken early. However, many students had already gathered on campus.

The first light of dawn broke, tinting the misty sky a pale blue.

"President." As expected, Yingluo had arrived even earlier. Though there was no strict requirement today, she, like Yuyin, was wearing her school uniform, with an exam charm hanging from her schoolbag. Xu Weiwei had also arrived and, seeing Yuyin, walked over with them.

"Yingluo, Weiwei." Yuyin smiled gently, radiant in the morning breeze.

"Wow, President, you look so confident!" Weiwei took the opportunity to stare openly at Yuyin's straining chest, her buttons stretched taut.

"Yuyin, I'm a little nervous," Yingluo said, walking up to Yuyin and taking her arm, her soft body making slight contact, as if seeking support.

"Don't be nervous, everyone. Just take the exam as it comes and don't overthink it," Yuyin reassured them. After all, today she truly possessed a level of confidence that was hard for ordinary people to imagine.

As the sky brightened, more and more students gathered.

At that moment, from the direction of Class Two, Long Xiaotian, hands in his pockets, walked over.

Facing Yuyin, who was taller than him, he did not raise his head. Long Xiaotian never looked at people when he spoke.

"Xia Yuyin, I hope you haven't forgotten what I said that day."

"..." With Long Xiaotian suddenly saying this, Yuyin didn't know how to respond.

As he spoke, Long Xiaotian's gaze swept levelly across Yuyin's chest before he turned and left.

"Good luck," he suddenly lowered his head and said quietly. But his voice was too soft, and Yuyin didn't hear it, or she would have politely wished him luck as well.

Just then, the buses had also arrived.

The head teacher, wearing a vibrant "Victory" T-shirt, ran down from one of the buses.

"Students, today we are heading to the Century Sports Stadium to conduct the Primordial Energy assessment with three other high schools. Everyone, get ready to board. Check one more time, have you brought your admission tickets?"

The students of Class One lined up to get on the first bus. Yuyin and Yingluo went to the back seats.

"Ah!"

A sudden, startled cry came from Xiao Huohuo at the back of the bus. "My admission ticket!"

Even Teacher Xie was startled.

"Isn't your admission ticket hanging around your neck?" Yingluo, sitting by the aisle, said lightly, seemingly without even turning to look.

"Oh!"

Yuyin could only shake her head helplessly. She looked out the window as the bus slowly pulled away, thinking, "Xiao Huohuo, I hope you do well on the exam too."

As the bus drove out of the school's main gate, Yuyin saw a large crowd of parents waiting there.

"Go for it! Good luck!"

One parent after another stared eagerly at the bus windows, trying to spot their own child.

Many parents couldn't help but start walking alongside the moving bus.

"Ningning, remember to eat the cake!"

Until the bus pulled onto the main road and drove far away, the parents still gathered there, watching the direction of the bus, unwilling to leave.

"Good luck with the exam!"

Yuyin's mood became somewhat complicated. She wondered how her parents from her original world were doing. If they were here, would they have come to see her off like this? And her mother from this life had had no news since she went to Africa.

"Yuyin, you can do it." Yuyin silently encouraged herself in her heart.

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The bus drove through the Pujiang Tunnel and down the extremely wide Century Road, arriving at the Century Sports Stadium, located near a huge central city park.

Yuyin noticed that several buses from other schools had already arrived.

"That's No. 39 High School from the western suburbs. As expected, the farther you are, the earlier you arrive," a short, bespectacled boy said, looking out the window.

"No. 39 High? Isn't that one of the top-ranking schools in terms of college admission rates among ordinary high schools?"

"Yeah... although it's in the suburbs, their school seems to be much better than ours."

When the bus stopped, Yuyin and the others got off in an orderly fashion, each class led by their own head teacher.

Just then, some more colorful buses drove in.

"Damn, all imported Mercedes-Benz buses?"

"That's... Oriental International School!"

When those buses stopped, half of the students who got off were foreign students with blonde hair and blue eyes or black skin. Even the Huaxia students looked sophisticated and worldly, chatting and laughing fluently in English with their foreign classmates.

"These people..." Yuyin didn't care about English, but with her extremely high Primordial Energy value, her perception was also much sharper. From afar, she could feel that those tall and active black students and the blonde, gentlemanly white youths had excellent physical constitutions and very abundant Primordial Energy, far surpassing that of ordinary high school students.

"Oriental International School, a famous international high school in Lingdu that specializes in enrolling the children of foreign executives and domestic upper-class individuals. It's said the tuition fees start at 500,000 a year," Yingluo explained beside her, seeing that Yuyin didn't seem to know much about the school.

"Hello! College entrance exam!"

"Hey, you're really beautiful, Huaxia girl."

These international school students were very open. As they walked past in a loose formation, they even whistled and greeted Yuyin, showing no stress from the college entrance exam, as if possessing an innate sense of superiority.

As a result, the pressure on the side of No. 21 High School grew even greater.

"I say, Thomas, how can you be hitting on people at the exam site? She doesn't even know you," a burly, blonde youth said, jokingly pushing and shoving the tall black youth.

"It's okay. When the assessment results are announced, she'll know who I am," the black youth said, looking back at Yuyin and winking, even making an uncivil gesture.

Yuyin pretended not to see it. Although these people had strong foundational qualities, they were no different from anyone else to her.

At that moment, under the guidance of the exam site invigilators, everyone began to line up to enter the stadium.

"Students, be calm, steady, bold, and careful. I'll be here waiting for your good news," Teacher Xie encouraged them again and again. She was not allowed to enter.

At the entrance to the stadium, there were indeed armed forces in heavy camouflage gear standing guard. The college entrance exam was a matter of national importance.

These Source Martial examinees were the future of the nation, the future of the people!

As Yuyin and the others entered the stadium, they found that a section of the central spectator stands had been demolished to make way for a large platform, with several giant screens behind it.

For the Source Martial College Entrance Exam, there was no concept of open-book or closed-book; it strove for fairness, openness, and transparency.

Yuyin noticed that a long row of equipment was placed on the large platform. She guessed that the examinees would go up onto the high platform in batches to receive their Primordial Energy test.

The three schools lined up according to their respective school and class signs.

"Huh? Didn't they say there were four schools?" Xiao Huohuo, who was tall, stood at the back and looked around. "Why are there only three here?"

Yuyin glanced at her phone. The assessment time was approaching. At this time, they shouldn't be late, right?

"Look, over there!"

Someone in the crowd of examinees shouted. They saw a police car with flashing lights leading the way, followed by a row of uniformly dark green military buses, which actually drove directly onto the track and into the stadium.

"This, what the hell kind of school is this?" Xiao Huohuo exclaimed in astonishment.

These dark green buses all had tinted windows, making it almost impossible to see inside. But they could see that the sides of each bus were emblazoned with:

"Lingdu Source Martial Academy Affiliated High School, Century Campus."