163: 10 minutes

"Student Canglan, you've finally arrived!"

Seeing Li Canglan appear.

At the registration desk, the teacher who had previously met Li Canglan once immediately waved at him enthusiastically.

Other teachers and students registering at nearby windows cast surprised glances in this direction.

Most freshmen only cared about their own little corner.

Very few students cared about the general situation of other Base Cities.

And those who could get into the Imperial Capital Academy, weren't they all top-tier talents in whatever Base City they came from?

Why should this person named Li Canglan get special treatment?

Many freshmen were filled with resentment.

"I didn't expect him to actually be Li Canglan?"

In the crowd, a parent who looked like he was accompanying his child for registration muttered to himself.

"Dad, who is Li Canglan?"

That child looked like he was nearly two meters tall, and his tone was quite unconvinced.

The surrounding students who were in the dark also looked over, waiting for this parent's explanation.

Only to see him reveal a look of admiration and affection in his eyes, as he softly said, "Li Canglan is the Zhuangyuan of Hanghai Base City!"

Once these words were spoken, the faces of the surrounding freshmen all simultaneously showed an expression of realization.

Shenxia Country had eighteen Base Cities, which meant there were only eighteen Zhuangyuans.

And Hanghai Base City could be considered medium-tier among the eighteen major Base Cities in the country.

It was normal for a Zhuangyuan from Hanghai Base City to receive special treatment.

"Besides, if the entrance exams of all the Base Cities were combined, he would very likely be the national Zhuangyuan!"

When this parent spoke, the look he gave Li Canglan was exactly as if he were looking at someone else's child.

Once these words were out, all the freshmen waiting in line were in an uproar.

"No way, the candidates from Capital Base City and Magic Capital Base City are so formidable, could they really not compare to him?"

"Isn't this rumor a bit too exaggerated?"

"If you say he's strong, I believe you, but being able to surpass those Prodigies from the Capital, that's unlikely, right?"

These freshmen's eyes were filled with skepticism.

The Capital was the capital city of Shenxia Country.

At least 30% of the Imperial Capital Academy's freshmen every year came from Capital Base City!

One had to know, given that the eighteen major Base Cities were almost on par with each other.

Being able to occupy a 30% share was an extremely exaggerated matter.

This was enough to show the formidable strength of the freshmen from the Capital.

And every year, the most outstanding graduates and Battle Club students at the Imperial Capital Academy often also came from the Capital.

Other Base Cities surpassing the Capital was something they didn't even dare to imagine.

"Holy crap, is this score fake?"

In the freshman crowd, someone suddenly shouted.

"What?"

This student was shocked for a long time before saying dumbfoundedly, "You guys search for the name Li Canglan and you'll know."

Seeing that person's surprised look, other students also started searching, feeling itchy with curiosity.

Then, the entire registration desk fell silent for a moment.

Until the student who was registering in front left, the teacher at the registration desk glared at them irritably, urging everyone to hurry up and register.

They then recovered from their shock.

They looked in the direction where Li Canglan had registered before, but where was there any shadow of Li Canglan?

"This isn't just a national Zhuangyuan, this is a score that you couldn't find a student for globally, right?"

While a group of people were muttering to themselves, Li Canglan had already brought Zhang Ganchao to his villa.

"My goodness, this house of yours, isn't it too big?"

Looking at the detached villa in front of him, Zhang Ganchao's gaze was somewhat dull.

"Starting from today, this is our house." Li Canglan smiled.

Zhang Ganchao swallowed his saliva.

Let alone reality, even in his dreams, he wouldn't have dared to imagine living in a villa!

And in such a prime location like the Imperial Capital Academy.

To say it was worth its weight in gold would probably not be an exaggeration at all.

"Anyway, I can't live in it all by myself, so it's good to have more people around."

After the two entered the villa, they found two rooms.

Zhang Ganchao couldn't wait to experience the training room that could adjust various Cultivate methods.

Half an hour later, he walked out of the training room reluctantly.

"The five-times gravity in this training room is just too awesome!"

Zhang Ganchao was drenched in sweat and his body was exhausted, but he felt absolutely ecstatic inside!

Li Canglan also walked out of the training room, but didn't have many thoughts.

When he first felt this five-times gravity, he could still feel some pressure.

But it didn't take a few minutes for him to adapt to this gravity.

Only until twenty-times gravity could he feel uncomfortable.

But it was limited to just being uncomfortable; it didn't pose much of an obstacle to combat.

Just at this moment, their phones simultaneously vibrated.

Taking out their phones to look, they discovered it was a message from the Counselor in the Imperial Capital Academy freshman group.

"All freshmen, assemble at the Academy Martial Arts Practice Field within ten minutes!"

"Students who are late will have their first month's resources halved!"

For a moment, sounds of "Holy crap" rose one after another in every corner of the Academy.

"Ten minutes, this is going to kill us!"

With the Imperial Capital Academy's massive land area, crossing half the campus in ten minutes was an extremely difficult task for most freshmen.

Some freshmen wanted to protest, but discovered that the moment the group announcement was sent out, the Counselor had disabled chat for everyone!

"Damn!"

"What else is there to say, run!"

In an instant, thousands of students surged like a tide from every corner of the Academy toward the Martial Arts Practice Field.

Those freshmen who had just entered the Academy felt even more desperate.

They didn't even know the way around the Academy, so how could they possibly make it in time?

...

On the Martial Arts Practice Field.

A dozen school leaders stood elegantly, looking at the freshmen streaming in, panting for breath, their eyes revealing expressions of satisfaction.

"This year's freshmen are not bad; at least thirty percent of them were able to make it to the Martial Arts Practice Field in time."

"It's not for me to say, but which wicked leader came up with this idea? Cutting half of the freshmen's resources, isn't that killing them?"

"It was proposed by Vice Principal Lin Haiping, do you have an objection?"

Hearing the name Lin Haiping, the school leader who was just complaining immediately shrank his neck.

If the Vice Principal found out he was bad-mouthing him behind his back.

His good days would probably be over!

The first batch to arrive at the Martial Arts Practice Field were freshmen who had originally planned to visit the area near the Martial Arts Practice Field.

Being able to arrive in time, besides feeling relieved, they also stood with their hands on their hips, gloating.

Watching others suffer punishment was even more satisfying than them getting into the Imperial Capital Academy!

Ten minutes passed quickly.

It was about the same as what the teacher who spoke earlier had guessed.

In the end, only over two thousand freshmen arrived at the Martial Arts Practice Field before the giant pendulum on the rostrum finished.