Chapter 130 The Entrance Competition Officially Begins

The senior led Gu Ye and Bu Yao all the way toward the center of Star Refining City.

The closer they got to the core area, the higher the concentration of psionic energy in the air became; with every breath, they could feel a gentle power seeping into their bodies.

The three eventually arrived at a quiet hill, where Villa No. 1 was built in the most prominent position at the summit.

The outer layer of the villa was shrouded in a pale blue transparent energy barrier. From a distance, the exterior decoration was exquisite and luxurious, full of grandeur, and completely worthy of the status of 'Villa No. 1'.

"I'll leave you here. Just hold your student ID close to the barrier, and you can go right in."

The senior looked at Gu Ye and gave a gentle reminder.

"Thank you, Senior." Gu Ye thanked her politely.

The senior smiled at him, turned around, and walked down the hill.

"Stop staring, she's already far away."

Bu Yao spoke with a hint of teasing in her tone. She reached out to take Gu Ye's student ID and pressed it against the energy barrier.

The pale blue barrier trembled slightly and immediately opened an entrance just wide enough for two people to pass through.

Stepping inside the villa, it was spacious and bright with luxurious decor, and all kinds of living facilities were fully available.

Gu Ye naturally chose the master bedroom on the third floor, while Bu Yao picked a bedroom on the second floor.

From then on, they finally had an official foothold in Star Refining City.

After settling in, the two of them lay down together on the sofa in the living room.

Gu Ye connected his student ID to the Galaxy Consciousness World and directly entered Star Refining University's internal forum.

But as soon as he entered the forum, a dazzling golden dragon-shaped special effect exploded.

Immediately after, a loud notification sounded across the entire forum:

"Welcome to the arrival of the owner of Freshman Villa No. 1, Gu Ye!"

This announcement, paired with the golden dragon light and shadow soaring into the sky, caused all the students online in the forum to look toward his location in unison.

Gu Ye was speechless on the spot.

Being this high-profile, it was hard not to be noticed.

He quickly shifted his thoughts, vanished from the spot, and hid in a remote corner of the forum.

The moment Gu Ye left, the entire forum instantly erupted, with discussions refreshing frantically like a screen-swipe:

"Was that person just now this year's Top Scholar of the College Entrance Examination?"

"I heard this Top Scholar's credentials are very inflated. The entrance test is coming up soon; let's see if he can still hold onto first place."

"Several descendants of the great Noble Families from the Imperial Capital specifically came to Star Refining University just for this Top Scholar. There's going to be a good show during this year's entrance test."

"Sisters, did you see him in person just now? He's way too handsome~~"

"He really is handsome, I even got a bit distracted looking at him."

The girls' focus was always exceptionally peculiar.

Gu Ye looked left and right in the corner, and after confirming no one was paying attention to him, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked up at the sky and asked aloud:

"System, can the special effects and announcements from just now be turned off?"

The system replied emotionlessly: "No."

"..."

Gu Ye fell into a brief silence, only able to silently accept this forced high-profile treatment.

Next, he began browsing through various information on the forum to quickly familiarize himself with the rules and environment of Star Refining University.

Soon, he found a key piece of information:

In three days, it would be the freshman entrance test for Star Refining University.

And several trending topics on the forum were actually all related to him:

The first trending topic: Because of Gu Ye's arrival, as many as seven of the top ten Examinees from this year's College Entrance Examination chose to attend Star Refining University, which could be called the highest in history.

The second trending topic was pushed up by the girls—#Just how high is the looks-level of this year's Top Scholar of the College Entrance Examination#.

Gu Ye looked at this trending topic and silently agreed in his heart: They actually made a lot of sense.

Continuing to scroll down, Gu Ye also understood one thing:

Why the school ranked the villas as Number One, Number Two, Number Three...

It turned out these villas were not ordinary buildings, but large-scale building cards personally refined by high-level Card Masters.

The higher the villa's ranking, the more and stronger special effects it came with. Bonuses for cultivation speed, psionic recovery, mental stability, and more would be far higher than ordinary residences.

Villa No. 1 was the single-person villa with the strongest bonuses and highest treatment in the entire Star Refining University.

Only the Top Scholar of the College Entrance Examination of each year was eligible to move in.

Gu Ye sat on the sofa, a slight realization in his heart.

It seemed Star Refining University held high expectations for him, but at the same time, it had pushed him into the center of everyone's gaze.

The entrance test...

Gu Ye clenched his fist gently, a flash of determination in his eyes.

No matter how many people were waiting to see his performance, no matter how many descendants of Noble Families wanted to challenge him, he would use his strength to tell everyone:

The title of Top Scholar of the College Entrance Examination isn't inflated; it's pure strength.

Villa No. 1—he could live in it, and he could hold it down.

...

Three days passed quickly.

During these three days, no one had come to disturb them.

Gu Ye had even sensed a gaze coming from Villa No. 2 on the adjacent hilltop.

On the Star Refining University playground, all the freshmen stood in neat rows.

On the rostrum, Vice Principal Liu Xuanxiao, a legendary expert, looked down at all the freshmen with satisfaction.

"Today is the first day of school. You are all Card Masters, and you understand your responsibilities in coming to Star Refining University.

If anyone doesn't know, you can come up here, and I will tell you."

Liu Xuanxiao's voice was loud, his tone full of majesty and power.

"I won't waste words. Coming to my Star Refining University means only one thing: fight!

I don't need cowards or deserters."

Liu Xuanxiao glanced at the crowd below, circulating psionic energy to infuse his voice:

"Now, I announce that the three-day entrance test has officially begun."

Everyone below heard his words, their eyes lighting up; they had all been waiting for this moment.

Many people were very dissatisfied with their rankings.

After all, this College Entrance Examination was too special, and the rankings at Star Refining University were linked to internal resources.

"Return to your rooms and go to the Star Refining University official website to check your battle schedule for today.

Then, proceed to Star Refining University Trial Planet No. 0856 for your battles."