Mysterious energy!
The power of the Arcana increased fivefold!
Ling Jiu fell into deep thought.
He was now absorbing pure Dark Bio-energy, which was ten times more powerful than Gene Arcana. But the mysterious energy in Niu Ben's mouth was only five times more powerful.
Was this mysterious energy related to Dark Bio-energy?
Or was it dark bio-energy itself that had experienced the diminishing energy level effect, and its level had been reduced? But not as complete as the Gene Arcana reduction?
"Very likely!"
Ling Jiu muttered to himself.
"It is because of the existence of this mysterious energy that the genius Arcanists of the matriculation camp are willing to stay on that barren planet and plant trees."
"…"
Time passed quickly as the two chatted. More than an hour later, they came to a world of ice and snow.
Pure white snow and icebergs stood tall.
Cold wind howled in the boundless ice field.
"Brother Niu, is this the South Pole or the North Pole?"
Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looking at the endless snowfield, Ling Jiu asked in surprise. "Is the dimensional passage to that planet here?"
"This is the South Pole."
Niu Ben nodded slightly. "We will reach the Antarctic Ice City in a while."
"The Antarctic Ice City?"
As expected, after advancing for another ten minutes or so, a silver city towering in the cold wind and snow appeared in his field of vision.
The city wall alone was a hundred meters high, and the top was completely sealed. The huge city seemed to be made of ice, like a towering iceberg.
"This is the Antarctic Ice City, Brother Ling."
Niu Ben said. "The dimensional passage to the Ultimate Matriculation Camp is located in this city, and the supplies of the camp are sent from here."
"I see."
The airship came to the city wall and landed.
"Brother Ling, it may be a little cold outside. Put on this down jacket."
Niu Ben took out two down jackets from the closet. He put on one and handed the other to Ling Jiu. Ling Jiu smiled and refused.
"Thanks, Brother Niu, but I don't need it."
"Take it. You will know when you get out," Niu Ben said. "The Antarctic Ice City is located at the extreme point of Antarctica, and the temperature is the lowest on Earth.
It is June now. Although the temperature in Antarctica has not reached the coldest time of the year, it is almost there. Ordinary people can't stand it. "
"Alright!"
Ling Jiu had no choice but to take the down jacket in his hand. Seeing that Ling Jiu did not want to wear it, Niu Ben did not bother to remind him. Ling Jiu would wear it when they got out.
Opening the cabin door, an astonishing cold air rushed over. Niu Ben couldn't help but shiver. "Damn, it's really cold!"
After the two of them got out of the airship, Niu Ben put the airship away. Although he was wearing a thick down jacket, Niu Ben was still shivering from the cold.
He looked at Ling Jiu, only to find that Ling Jiu was looking around curiously. He could not help but be stunned. Ling Jiu was only wearing black casual clothes.
"Brother Ling, aren't you cold?"
"A little!"
Ling Jiu shrugged.
"A little? You're really resistant to the cold! "
Niu Ben sucked in a breath of cold air. "I've received no less than a hundred newcomers, but this is the first time I've seen a newcomer who can resist the cold like you!"
"Not bad!"
Ling Jiu smiled.
"Forget it, let's go in!"
Niu Ben hurried to the front of the city wall, then took out a card and inserted it into a card slot on the city wall. With a beeping sound, a pleasant voice sounded, "Identification passed!"
Click, click, click!
Immediately after, a door slowly rose. Niu Ben called out to Ling Jiu and walked through the door. As the two entered, the door closed again.
A passageway appeared in front of them. After walking for about a hundred meters and passing through another alloy door, a building appeared in front of them.
In front of the building was a neat lawn, beautiful rockery, and neatly trimmed trees. It was like a different world from the outside of the city wall.
"Who would have thought that the Antarctic Continent would have such a paradise!" Ling Jiu could not help but exclaim.
"The ice city is surrounded by a layer of hundred-meter-thick ice. This layer of ice completely isolates the cold outside, isolating the inside and outside of the city into two different worlds!"
Niu Ben smiled. "Let's go in!"
"Okay!"
Niu Ben led Ling Jiu into the building. The inside of this building towering over the Antarctic Continent looked no different from an ordinary company building.
The receptionist in the lobby on the first floor.
The staff on the second floor.
The fitness equipment on the third floor.
…
Coming all the way to the top floor, the two came to an office. Niu Ben rang the doorbell.
"Come in!"
A pleasant voice rang in the office.
The two pushed the door open and saw an antique office. A woman with black hair was sitting in an office chair looking at documents.
"Ma 'am!"
Niu Ben quickly greeted her.
The woman looked up and glanced at Niu Ben. "Have you brought him back?"
"Yes, Ma 'am!"
Niu Ben pointed at Ling Jiu and smiled.
"Okay!"
The woman said faintly and looked at Ling Jiu. "You are Ling Jiu?"
"Yes, Ma 'am!"
Ling Jiu said.
"Welcome to the Ultimate Matriculation Camp, Ling Jiu!"
The woman smiled. "I think Niu Ben should have told you a lot about the Ultimate Matriculation Camp. I will not repeat it, but I will emphasize one thing!
The Ultimate Matriculation Camp is easy to enter but hard to get out! Once you get in, it will not be so easy to get out again. You have to work hard! So, good luck! "
"I understand!"
Ling Jiu nodded.
"Very well!"
The woman took out a form and then signed it. "Niu Ben, take him to the Matriculation Camp three-piece set, and then go straight over!"
"Yes, Ma 'am!"
Niu Ben took the form and left with Ling Jiu. They then took the elevator to the underground and collected three pieces of equipment from a place called the Logistics Department.
One Venom Suit.
One Shovel.
And one Electronic Card.
Other than that, nothing else!
"The Venom Suit is a low-level Venom Suit. I think you know its specific function. But on this planet, its main function is a spacesuit!"
"The Shovel is used to plant trees!"
"The Electronic Card is your identity card in the Matriculation Camp. With this thing, you can freely enter and exit the camp, open the dormitory, store points... and so on. It is equivalent to the one-card on a university campus, very convenient!"
The two took the elevator to the fifth floor underground, and a huge basement appeared in front of them.
In the center of the basement was a yellow vortex, which was the dimensional passage.
There was a table in front of the dimensional passage, and a staff member was standing there.
"Uncle Wang!"
Niu Ben walked up to the staff member and smiled. "This is a new trainee!"
The staff member glanced at Ling Jiu and said faintly, "Give me your ID cards!"
Niu Ben handed over the two's ID cards, and the staff member swiped them on the card reader twice.
"Identity met, permission granted to enter the dimensional passage!"
Ling Jiu and Niu Ben then passed through the dimensional passage and came to a huge square.
The square was surrounded by container-like houses, and the houses were connected by pipes.
In the middle of the square stood a pitch-black pillar.
The pillar was a triangular prism, and on each side was a screen, on which many names were recorded.
"This is the scoreboard!"
Niu Ben pointed to the coiled dragon carving and said, "The content on all three sides is the same!"
Ling Jiu immediately found a side and looked over.
No. 1: Toynbee Abraham, Vulcan, 967456, 25 years old, 20431209
No. 2: Qiu Haohao, Pangu, 941276, 23 years old, 20441215
No. 3: Alek Ansel, Freedom Alliance, 939871, 26 years old, 20411208
...
No. 170: Hao Shuai, Freedom Alliance, 0, 17 years old, 20510604
No. 171: Bai Ya, Heavenly Might, 0, 17 years old, 20510604
From top to bottom, a total of 171 names were recorded. Just as Ling Jiu was looking at it, his name suddenly appeared in the last line.
No. 172: Ling Jiu, Pangu, 0, 17 years old, 20510607
"My name appeared as soon as I arrived. Pretty punctual!" Ling Jiu muttered.
"The matriculation camp currently has a total of 172 trainees, so the scoreboard currently records a total of 172 names."
Niu Ben smiled. "From left to right, it's ranking, name, arcana organization, points, age, and number.
You should know by looking at the number that it is determined by the time a trainee enters the camp. You just arrived today, so the number is 20510607. "
"I see!"
Ling Jiu suddenly understood. "The top three trainees are 2043, 2044, and 2041. That is to say, they have been in the camp for eight, seven, and ten years?"
"Yes!"
Niu Ben nodded slightly.
"Ten years!"
"Who can stay on this godforsaken planet all the time?"
Ling Jiu was speechless. He suddenly regretted coming to the matriculation camp.
Why did others come here?
For that mysterious energy.
But this thing was useless to him.
So, what did he come to the matriculation camp for?
For the reward?
No!
For the mysterious energy?
Useless!
For the Ultimate Suit after graduation?
Who knew what the Ultimate Suit was?
Could it be better than the Emissian Suit 9527 gave him?
"I shouldn't have come here!"
Ling Jiu sighed.
Seeing Ling Jiu frowning, Niu Ben thought he had suffered a blow. He could not help but smile.
"Don't be fooled by the bad environment of the matriculation camp, the lack of rewards, the arduous tasks, and the harsh training conditions. But it is very helpful to us.
"That mysterious energy is of great help to every arcanist!"
Not only does the power of the arcana increase fivefold, but our training speed is also far faster than that of the Gene Arcana. This is something that can't be exchanged for anything.
Don't be fooled by the fact that many trainees have been here for eight to ten years. Many of them deliberately did not graduate. Because once they leave the matriculation camp, they can no longer absorb that mysterious energy.
So, many people want to stay in the matriculation camp as much as possible and improve themselves as much as possible. This is their real purpose of staying here. "
"I understand."
Ling Jiu smiled bitterly.
"Let's go. I'll show you around. The entire matriculation camp is roughly divided into four areas: the cafeteria, the dormitory, the leisure and entertainment area, and the seed bank.
The cafeteria and dormitory are needless to say.
The leisure and entertainment area has bars, Internet cafes, KTV, basketball courts, casinos, and other entertainment venues.
In the matriculation camp, there is only one recognized transaction currency, and that is points. You can use points to buy drinks, surf the Internet, karaoke, and so on.
As long as you have enough points, you can even … Hehehe, with the opposite sex in the matriculation camp.
In short, points are the currency in the matriculation camp. You can do anything.
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