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Some of the uninformed candidates were still bewildered, but including those from Dawn Academy, within the next second, they all looked over in astonishment.
The Pulan Military Academy’s person in charge slapped the armrest.
“Same offer, are you coming or not?”
“I’m in!”
That was Tyrone’s response.
“Screw you and your offer.” That’s what those second-choice candidates were thinking.
As the tall young man with golden curls stepped onto the stage, they were rendered speechless, the same goofy look on their faces.
Were you sure, person in charge of Pulan Military Academy, that your brain wasn’t flooded with water?
“Congratulations to the two candidates, please take a seat in the black area.”
“Yay!” The two young men high-fived and walked off the stage in high spirits.
These two clowns brought a different vibe to the otherwise serious and spirited selection scene.
Ruan Xiongfei continued to be distracted, while the other colleges were dumbfounded.
Recruitment with such efficiency was truly a first.
The military department didn’t allow much time for the audience to savor the moment, as the next announcement took the atmosphere to an even higher peak.
Because at last, a heavyweight candidate had appeared!
“Candidate: Mu Fan, male, birthplace – Loga Star, status – civilian.”
“One of the top hundred in the winner group, ranking third in the final survival round.”
Mu Fan’s previously casual gaze suddenly sharpened—his turn had finally come!
He exhaled, and as Mu Fan stood up, this time there was no thick glass between them, nor the need for surveillance from ten thousand miles away—he stood fully in front of everyone.
His expression was calm, but the glint in his eyes revealed the inner tumult of his emotions.
Mu Fan’s heart surged with lofty feelings; after all he had endured, the moment to change his destiny with his own hands had finally arrived!
When a young man realized the world extended beyond the land beneath his feet;
When a young man’s dreams soared beyond clouds and mountain streams, piercing the firmament;
When a young man’s destiny was no longer constrained;
When a young man could break through the barriers of the galaxy with the mecha brought by his fate and his own fists;
He finally understood that his heart belonged to the vast ocean of stars, to the life he had imagined countless times, and now was not the end of his dreams!
This was the beginning of his dreams!
This was the first step in his endless journey through the stars!
When he possessed the power to change his destiny, why not savor the fervor and passion of struggle in life?
The young man stopped, standing in the center of the stage.
The lights dimmed again, and the entire audience focused on him.
The person in charge of Dawn Academy stopped tapping his pen on his notebook; the professor from Bonar College peered over his glasses; the Pulan Military Academy’s person in charge laid out all eight profiles of the young man at once!
The Supervisor He Tian from Taoyun Academy stopped spinning his stylus in his hand with a firm grip; Mu Fan was their second target and they must secure him at all costs!
Finally, several onlookers noticed, to their surprise, that the burly bald man—Ruan Xiongfei from Ding Chuan Academy—who had been seemingly sleepy throughout, suddenly perked up, sitting bolt upright with a fierce gleam in his eyes.
Like a lion that had been slumbering, he suddenly awoke!
Fixating intently on his prey!
Mu Fan, a candidate who simultaneously attracted the focused attention of the Five Great Colleges, marked as a seed player, now appeared straightforwardly in front of everyone.
Unlike candidates with special abilities like Telekinesis, from the physical test phase to the Fighting phase, and then to the jungle survival stage, this young man’s journey captivated every observer of the examination ground.
He had been through the clear yet unexplained controversies of the Military Department, almost always surpassing the upper limits of the Observer’s evaluations!
His savage form and decisive killing made it hard to believe that this was just a 17-year-old boy!
The person in charge of Dawn Academy stared at Mu Fan, clenching and unclenching his fists repeatedly.
He had just received a message that two spots for elite students had been approved by the academy!
Although he already knew the preliminary list, Zhang Yuanren and Tataric, the appearance of a candidate as brilliant as Mu Fan still made his heart uncontrollably excited, like stumbling upon an unclaimed Demon God Machine!
To have this genius under his control, this feeling…
Simply wonderful!
“Candidate Mu Fan, would you like to join Dawn Academy?!
As an elite student of Dawn, you’ll be guaranteed a position in the Military Department after four years!”
The person in charge of Dawn Academy spoke up and immediately shocked the entire venue.
The candidates below had disbelief in their eyes, including the scion Zhang Yuanren, who wore a look of incredulity on his face.
Before entering, he had been quietly informed by an insider that everything had been arranged, one of the two spots at Dawn was his.
How could this be!!!
Zhang Yuanren’s eyes turned bloodshot instantly as he stared intently at Mu Fan’s figure.
He could be considered the most knowledgeable about the treatment of elite students at Dawn Academy; it was far superior to the other Four Great Colleges, even higher than Bonar College, which had its deep-rooted support.
In the eyes of the true nobility, Bonar College was a place for nurturing nobles, while Dawn represented the hope for the rise of the new nobility!
The difference between them was simply day and night; as for the other three colleges, they were tops for the common people, but for Zhang Yuanren, who aimed to push his family to new peaks, they were not even under consideration.
Now!
How could his spot just be offered up like this?
He wanted to grab a pulse rifle right now and blow away that still-calm boy on the stage, leaving nothing behind.
Do you have any idea what this spot means!!
The person in charge of Dawn paused for a moment and then continued to speak slowly, “Dawn Academy offers two trial opportunities to any destination every year…
including the Outer Domain Galaxy and the Gardot Empire!”
What is true dominance?
The chance for unlimited travel within the Federation!
The mysterious and vast Outer Domain Galaxy, and the Federation’s first major hostile power—the Gardot Empire!
They can send you there and bring you back!
“An annual scholarship of 800,000 Star Coins, with all fees covered.”
After finally stating the last sentence, the person in charge of Dawn Academy looked at Mu Fan, waiting for him to say “I am willing.”
Now, the venue was painfully quiet, and no one from Bonar College, Pulan Military Academy, or Taoyun Academy spoke.
Because the proposition from Dawn Academy was simply too terrifying.
Any of their conditions could instantly trump all the offers they had previously made.
It turned out that in the eyes of Dawn, the difference between the treatment for a real seed candidate and an ordinary candidate was like that between a star and its satellite.
It wasn’t that they hadn’t made an effort before, but that they simply hadn’t been interested in those candidates.
The arrogance of the Federation’s First Academy was undeniably on full display.
Mu Fan pursed his lips, raised his head, and did not respond, but instead looked around at the faces of the several college representatives.
What are you waiting for?
Everyone, including Zhang Yuanren down below, was seething with rage.
At such a moment, you’re still putting on airs, wishing you had hired a couple more snipers to finish you off!
One second,
Two seconds,
Three seconds…
Just when everyone thought no one else would speak up, a lazy voice tinged with a roguish tone rang out, and that middle-aged man’s deep voice drew everyone’s attention.
“Let’s negotiate…
could you let us have him?
After all, our Ding Chuan Academy hasn’t recruited anyone yet, right?”