53: Chapter 53 A mere social candidate dares to be so arrogant?

Long Province, Lanhe City.

As the capital of Long Province, it is the largest city in the province.

It gathers nearly the highest number of powerhouses and the most dungeons in Long Province.

All scarce resources that are difficult to buy elsewhere are not uncommon here.

Rare Elite-rank Professionals are ubiquitous here.

Great Master-rank Professionals also frequent the area.

As the major examination venue for the independent Professional Unified Examination of every province in China, it is located in the most prosperous part of Lanhe City.

In the center of Lanhe Road.

A luxurious building with a mix of streamlined and geometrically cut aesthetics rises into the sky, piercing the clouds.

Its design resembles a spiraling tower from the front, and a beautiful, towering mountain from the side.

This is exactly the venue for the Long Province Professional Unified Examination, Tianqi Building, also known as the Tower of Tianqi.

In front of the building, countless young men and women gathered together, waiting for the exam to begin.

Just looking at this magnificent building left some in a daze.

An Elite Professional hovering in the air was using an amplification magic array to introduce the site to the surrounding examinees.

"Decades ago, this place was just a wasteland, ravaged by monsters, where human Professionals could barely survive."

"After the continuous, heroic struggles of countless predecessor Professionals, the monsters were repelled and even completely eradicated, making this a gathering point for human Professionals."

"As this was once a major battlefield, the design and construction were led by the then Level 72 Venerable Huang He, who built this Tianqi Building using [Shuangquan Mountain] as a prototype."

The Professional paused slightly after saying this.

"What is Tianqi?"

"This word symbolizes the Awakening of wisdom, and also corresponds to the sense of ritual for all you Apprentice Professionals to truly begin your Professional lives after passing the Professional Unified Examination."

He pointed to the exterior of the building.

"The tower-like structure is like a staircase for climbing the peak of Professionals; on the path of pursuing strength, there is no end!"

His words made the young men and women below boil with excitement.

Everyone looked thrilled.

"Venerable Huang He is the pride of our Long Province. Last year, he even ascended to become one of China's top ten powerhouses with his Level 96 strength. I didn't expect this building to have been built under his leadership."

"This symbolism is so good; we must be brave enough to climb!"

"I feel filled with power, as intense as if I'd been buffed by a Mythical-rank support skill. I will definitely get a good score in this Unified Examination and get into my dream Professional University!"

Some of those easily affected were even teary-eyed and started applauding unconsciously.

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely harmonious.

However, in the midst of this peaceful atmosphere, there were always disruptors.

In front of a gorgeously styled shuttle-shaped sports car.

Several arrogant-looking youths, dressed in dazzling, glowing equipment, rolled their eyes and said disdainfully.

"It's the same rhetoric every year; my ears have almost grown calluses from listening to it."

"Only these bumpkins from the countryside who haven't seen much of the world would be easily swayed."

"Exactly. Although Huang He is powerful, he hasn't had any contact with Long Province for many years. Using him as a gimmick—do you think he even cares about you?"

Another youth sighed.

"Our Long Province hasn't had anyone make it into the top ten of the China Professional Unified Examination overall rankings for nearly ten years. I wonder how it will go this year?"

The skinny youth who had called others bumpkins earlier brightened up.

"This year, our Lanhe City's Sun Yu has a rare Divine-Grade profession, and he has support from forces behind him. His overall strength is extremely strong; there should be some hope, right?"

Others nodded in succession.

"I heard his goal is our China's top-ranked Longyuan Combat Academy. He's probably our province's strongest."

"As for Sun Yu, he is indeed not on the same level as ordinary Professionals. Even we are slightly inferior to him. Maybe this year he can have a breakthrough and win glory for our Long Province!"

Hum!

As they were talking, a vibration, not loud but very clear, suddenly reached their ears.

It wasn't just them; the many Professionals gathered in this area had almost all heard it.

Following the direction of the sound, they unconsciously looked up at the sky.

A white airship glided quietly out of the clouds, flew over their heads with an elegant posture, and slowly descended toward the side of the Tianqi Building.

"Damn, it's actually a Tier 5 airship! Why is it parking right in front of the Tianqi Building?"

"Is this also here to participate in the Professional Unified Examination? What an ostentatious display. Which academy can afford such luxurious transportation? I'm so envious!"

"I saw this thing once when I was traveling in Kyoto; I didn't expect to see one here too!"

"Looking at it, I guess they aren't academy students. Could it be a child from some Great Master's or even a Venerable's family?"

"If people like this participate in the Professional Unified Examination with us, won't they easily crush us in terms of scores?"

The appearance of this airship instantly caused a sensation.

Some were envious, some were amazed.

They had all arrived on the spirit energy trains uniformly organized by their respective city academies; suddenly seeing this kind of flying vehicle was still quite shocking.

Some more simple youths silently lowered their heads, an inferiority complex welling up in their hearts.

The starting point of such people was beyond their imagination.

Their strength must be extraordinary.

Could they really compete against children from such wealthy families and get into their dream Professional University?

Unlike most of the examinees, only the small group of youths in front of the sports car were somewhat unimpressed.

"Hmph, it's just a standard airship; what's the big deal!"

"Only people from small places haven't seen this thing. Which major force in Lanhe doesn't have one?"

"Do you think it could be Sun Yu?"

The expressions of the group tightened.

They turned their eyes toward where the airship was parked.

After a while, the airship landed completely and came to a stop.

Ye Xun stepped down first, followed closely by Zhang Jian and Wang Fei, who looked curiously at the surrounding environment.

Zhang Jian's eyes were just filled with wonder, while Wang Fei was constantly shouting and exclaiming.

Sometimes he would look at the Tower of Tianqi and marvel endlessly.

Sometimes he would look at the explainer hovering in the air with an envious face.

He even scrutinized the Apprentice Professionals around him who were like him, a trace of nervousness flashing in his eyes unconsciously.

Neither of them was wearing any academy uniform, and their posture after getting off the airship was somewhat unexpected.

This made the youths who had their eyes on this side feel somewhat surprised.

"Which city's examinees are these? Have you seen them before?"

"Looking at this attire, it doesn't seem like they are academy students?"

"They must be independent candidates from some Venerable's family who were trained in secret, right?"

In the crowd.

In an inconspicuous area.

Instructor Wang Weidong, with a group of students, saw this scene, and his eyes burst with brilliance.

The ones making such a flashy entrance were actually Zhang Jian and Wang Fei!

They had come to participate in the Professional Unified Examination!

At noon today, Zhang Jian had sent him a message, telling him that he had obtained the dungeon clearance certificate, and there was no problem with the qualification for the Unified Examination.

But he was still worried, not knowing how Zhang Jian would rush over, afraid that he would be delayed in time.

Now that he finally saw their figures, and with such an unexpected entrance, his heart finally settled.

These two children would definitely be able to achieve a good result!

The actions of Jin City Academy would not lead to good results.

However, although he was happy, someone else was unhappy.

Ye Wenjie frowned, his expression irritable.

"People who were expelled by the academy, yet making such a big display—aren't they ashamed?"

A lackey beside him understood and immediately chimed in.

"Exactly, a mere independent candidate, what is there to be so arrogant about!"

Not far away.

The few youths by the luxurious sports car were stunned when they heard this.

They really are independent candidates!

Where did these two strangers pop out from?