The clear blue sky was exactly the same as the sky Li Xiang had seen many years ago. Occasionally, an airship whizzed past, pulling him back to reality from his thoughts, reminding him that this world was completely different from the one he had seen before.
He leaned against the white wall with a lunchbox in his hand. It smelled familiar. Through the barbed wire in front of him, he could see the magnificent skyscrapers in the distance.
Fei Yujing sat beside him, cushioning his backpack with her legs carefully crossed. There was a large napkin on top of it, and on top of it was a half-opened lunchbox.
She brushed her hair behind her ear with one hand and used her chopsticks with the other to pick up a small tomato and put it into her mouth.
Many years ago, in Li Xiang's memory, he and Lin Yiqian sat on the rooftop of the school, looking at the skyscrapers and eating lunch. That feeling lingered in his mind. Even on his last day, many years later, he would often recall that peaceful time.
"Yes, how did it go?" After the exam in the morning, Fei Yujing got a vague answer from Li Xiang. She was worried about her childhood sweetheart's grades. His grades were average, but this was the most important college entrance exam …
After the exam in the afternoon, Lin Yiqian dragged Li Xiang to the rooftop for lunch. Now, she finally had a chance to ask him again.
"Ah, I think I failed all the exams …" Li Xiang forced a bitter smile after he swallowed the last grain of rice in the lunchbox. After a brief conversation with Fei Yujing, he knew that the written part of the exam was over.
There was another physical exam at six o 'clock. There were three tests: strength, speed, and reflexes. Again, it sounded like a fantasy. While Li Xiang was having a headache, he was also trying to gather as much information about this world as possible and forcing himself to digest it as soon as possible.
"What about you?" He looked at Fei Yujing. The girl beside her had her unique fragrance. Every time he looked at her face, Li Xiang couldn't help but recall that last night when he and Chen Fan had seen her through the window. She was an arrogant and beautiful woman.
More than ten years later, she had grown from a young girl to a famous career woman in the business world. She supported the whole family by herself, and she could do whatever she wanted. She was no longer as young and innocent as she was then.
"I'm fine …" Fei Yujing stuck out her tongue and smiled sweetly. She had done well in the exam and met her expectations. She didn't mention it on purpose because of the boy next to her.
Li Xiang nodded. Her grades had always been among the best in the class. Even in a different world, that wouldn't change. When he entered Hou Cheng High, he was at the bottom of the class. Even if he still had memories of this world, there was still a big gap between him and the girl next to him.
Thinking that she would marry that man called Bai Yunfei in the future, Li Xiang's eyelashes drooped slightly.
Seeing that his expression was a little lonely, Fei Yujing thought it was because he failed in the college entrance exam. She couldn't help but gently hold his hand and comfort him: "It's okay. The next physical exam is your forte. The cultural exam will take up 30% of the exam. As long as you perform well in the physical exam, you can also get good grades!"
Physical exam. Speaking of this, Li Xiang smiled bitterly again. He grew up in an orphanage and was weak and sickly since he was young. All these years, he had been holding on for his sister. He knew what his physical fitness was like. The day when he was easily subdued by Chen Fan was the best example.
But speaking of which, Li Xiang raised his right hand and felt the surging power flowing in his body. In his previous life, he had undergone all kinds of destructive training in the "tarot cards" to survive. He had a certain understanding of power. This feeling couldn't be wrong.
When did he have such strong power?
"Xiao Yu, which school do you want to go to?" Li Xiang asked all of a sudden. In his previous life, she chose to go to a famous school in the north. From that moment on, the two of them were like parallel lines and it was difficult for them to cross paths again.
In this world, the structure of the world, the appearance of the world, and the technology and civilization had all changed. But he could always find some clues that he knew.
The city they were in was 0127 in Zone 1 of the Subcontinent. To be exact, the area of this city was about the same as a province in his previous life. There was no concept of countries in this world. It was divided by zones, but a zone was the size of a country. The Subcontinent referred to the entire continent.
"Eh, me? If it's me, maybe I'll go to … Keihoku University in City 0001, if I can get in. " Fei Yujing was hesitant but she whispered it anyway. This kind of thing couldn't be kept a secret. She lived in a large family and many things were not up to her to decide.
When she was young, she didn't understand. Now that she was starting to understand, she was scared and confused. But she didn't have the right to choose.
She had planned to tell Li Xiang about this after the exam. But since he had asked, she felt that she shouldn't lie to him.
Fei Yujing carefully observed Li Xiang's expression, only to find that there was no change in his expression. He was still as calm as ever.
"Well, it's not that there is no way. There is always a way. I, I don't want to go, but …" Fei Yujing lowered her head and rubbed the corner of her clothes. She didn't know how to explain.
"Alright, let's not talk about this. Let's go to the exam room." Li Xiang suddenly stood up and pulled her to her feet. With the experience from his previous life, he wouldn't be like the hot-blooded young men of his age who were suddenly struck by something like this.
Many things were difficult to change, but it wasn't that there was no way. Righteous indignation and indignation were the most useless. The only thing he needed to do now was to finish the physical exam properly.
By the time the two of them arrived at the gymnasium, countless examinees had already begun to enter. They all had different expressions on their faces. Many of them had sweaty palms and their light sportswear was soaked.
Feeling the tense atmosphere, Li Xiang felt as if he had returned to the high school PE exams in his previous life. Everyone was lining up to enter the gymnasium. The written exam during the day was extremely difficult. The examinees all had worried expressions. The important physical exam was a moment that determined life and death. It made everyone feel excited and nervous at the same time.
Li Xiang squeezed through the crowd and slowly walked forward. The entrance was separated for men and women. Fei Yujing waved at him and went to another entrance with a few of her close friends.
He noticed that the examinees around him were all relatively well-built. His height of less than 1.7 meters was instantly drowned out by the crowd. If he didn't know that this was a special physical exam, he would've thought that he had sneaked into the sports school's selection.
Many of the examinees around him were talking excitedly. Most of the topics were about the Bai Style Heavy Industries airship that had suddenly appeared during the day. The name 'Bai Yuhan' was also mentioned repeatedly. It seemed that she was the chief examiner of this year's physical exam.
Standing at the entrance of the gymnasium were a few soldiers wearing strange steam equipment. They wore the same khaki-colored uniform and had two square boxes hanging from their waists. Vaguely, one could see something like a gas tank inside. They stood there solemnly and only let the examinees through after checking their admission passes.
As soon as they approached the yellow line, the noisy examinees immediately stopped talking and moved forward in an orderly manner. One by one, they formed a long line and entered the yellow line according to their batches.
The person in charge of checking at the yellow line was a young woman wearing a uniform. She had a head of blonde hair. She whispered to her companion beside her, "It seems that the physical fitness of this year's examinees is quite good. I wonder how many of them will be able to get into those 'prospective players' training universities."
"Not bad is not bad, but that's all there is to it. It's not like you don't know the difficulty of that. Whether or not you have the qualifications will depend on tomorrow's exam," the man replied coldly. He suddenly stretched out his hand and signaled Li Xiang to stop moving forward. "Next batch."
Li Xiang nodded slightly and stood behind the yellow line obediently while listening to the conversation between the two.
They repeatedly mentioned the word 'player'. Thinking of the title of the exam paper, it seemed that there was a lot of information that he had to take the time to understand after the college entrance exam.
These people who looked like soldiers were referred to as military personnel by the examinees. They existed like an army and were here to maintain order and deal with unexpected situations. Many of the examinees were envious of the steam equipment on their bodies. There were also some who whispered, "If only I could get into a good steam technology university."
Li Xiang's work in his previous life gave him a natural sensitivity towards machinery and weapons. He secretly observed the gas tanks on the soldiers' bodies and the steam guns on their backs. From the outside, the structure was very complicated. He didn't know why, but when he looked at these mechanical devices, he always had the urge to touch them with his hands.
Along the way, he also discovered that this world didn't seem to have any electrical equipment. It was very likely that steam technology was the foundation of this world, but there were some differences.
For example, the airships he saw during the day, the huge propellers and the huge gears that could be seen everywhere. It was more like a fictional civilization that he often saw in games, steampunk.
As he thought about this, the cold man suddenly withdrew his hand and signaled that he could enter.
Li Xiang immediately moved. He walked to the front of the police line and took out his admission ticket. The two soldiers repeatedly confirmed that there were no mistakes and let him in.
"All examinees, please quickly find the corresponding examination room according to the mark on your admission ticket and get ready to sit down. All examinees …"
As soon as he entered the gymnasium, he heard the repeated announcement. Li Xiang picked up his admission ticket. He didn't know when, but there was an additional mark on it under each of the three tests.
The first test was strength. There was a large Roman numeral "I" below it.
He looked up. Examinees came and went in the gymnasium. There were many closed doors on the four walls of the circular hall. There were large golden Roman numerals printed on them. Li Xiang found Door I and quickly ran over.
There was a dignified soldier standing at each door. He handed over his admission ticket. The soldier checked that there were no mistakes before he was allowed to enter. As he approached the door, the soldier suddenly reminded him.
"During the examination, strictly obey the examiner's instructions. Otherwise, the military will not be responsible for any accidents."
His voice was cold. Li Xiang thanked him and entered the door.
After entering the door, there was a long corridor. A sweet-looking girl wearing a business suit smiled as she walked over.
"Examinee, please show me your admission ticket."
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