It's dark.

Even with all his might, his eyes widened, he still couldn't see those closed eyes, except for darkness and darkness, but he could always feel the gaze that fell on his body, the hairs on the surface of his skin all stood up, and the cold mist slowly climbed up his arms and ankles like tentacles.

Icy chilling.

However, he was powerless to resist and had nowhere to escape.

"The green of summer is tied to the ground one by one, and the mortuary bed is carried with a strong white beard;

So I can't help but feel anxious about your face, and one day you will join the waste heap of time. (Note 1)

In this way, the body hangs in the air and floats in the endless darkness, and the contradictory experiences of smallness and grandeur, humility and greatness are blending and pulling each other.

As if being able to touch the end of the darkness, the cold penetrated through the skin and the heavy protection of the body, making the soul begin to tremble uncontrollably.

Fear is staggering on the surface of the skin, like a snail crawling.

If life reaches the end of the universe at the end of the universe, it doesn't seem to be a bad ending, and the voice in my head answered:

Extinguish, extinguish, the flame of an instant, life is just a breath and breath between the white horse, eternity and transience are just a front and a back at the moment of turning.

Incubus. Yes, Nightmare.

Now that the line between reality and illusion has disappeared, can he also construct a nightmare and use dreams to dismantle the structure of dreams?

It's just a thought.

Rumble!

In an instant, the whole world exploded into countless fragments like the Big Bang, and the darkness in the sky began to crumble, and even the process of all space and time being turned into powder and passing away with the wind was magnificent and magnificent.

The body could clearly feel the rapid fall of the free fall, but Hoden did not struggle, but wandered in it, without the slightest fear or fear, and then before he had time to swim, his feet were already firmly on the ground.

One sand and one world, one flower and one paradise. In an instant, it becomes an eternity.

When he opened his eyes, he was already standing in front of the exit of the back door. It's just a blink of an eye.

When he turned around again, he could only see an ordinary wooden house, there was no world and no dreams, nothing, just an empty room, even cleaner and tidier than his room, all of which was just a dream of Nan Ke, taking a step, but it was like a world away.

Is this already over?

Holden wasn't sure, but he didn't look back, but grabbed the doorknob and pushed it.

Sure enough, the door was pushed open without any hindrance, and as soon as he took a step forward, he returned to the square—

What just happened? Is the entrance exam already over? So, where is the part of the exam? How do you prepare for this?

What's more, that nightmare seems to have reappeared, is it a mirror refraction of the memory in the mind, or is the house of Knightmore connected to the nightmare?

Whether it was the former or the latter, things didn't seem to be that simple, and Hoden's footsteps paused slightly, which reminded him of the expressions on the faces of the other candidates when they left the left room.

"Please go to the right room. ”

Another student, standing at the back door, made an inviting gesture in surprise, interrupting Hoden's surging thoughts, and at the same time, glancing at the position behind Hoden.

Hodden followed the other party to shift his gaze, and then he could see an oil lamp placed next to the back door - shaped like Aladdin's magic lamp, with a deep purple flame coming out of the front end, the color was rich but clear, not like a flame at all, but a kind of water droplet, burning steadily and quietly.

Immediately afterward, the student explained, "The first round is determined by St. Cray's College, but you can choose again in the second round according to your preference." ”

St. Cray's College?

By the way, the representative color of St. Cray's College is purple.

Holden nodded his head in understanding.

As an outsider, Hodden has no particular personal likes or dislikes for the four colleges, and any one of them is fine, and in his impression, the original owner prefers St. Spade's College, but he doesn't know if it's because he goes with the flow or if there is a special reason.

"Huh, wait. ”

Just as Hodden was about to leave, the student called him again, "Scholarship candidate." ”

Only then did Hordon notice that the purple flame had disappeared and had evolved into a golden flame, with a small light golden light complementing the dark golden body.

Before Horgan could react, the student explained to himself, "The House of Knightmore determines that they are eligible for the scholarship, and then the list of candidates will be reported to the corresponding dean of the college, and the dean will select the final scholarship winner." Note that your choices in the right room may affect the final decision and choice of the Dean. ”

"Excuse me, what did I do?" What was happening was really beyond Howlen's comprehension, and the coveted scholarship qualification was just in his hands, even if he was not able to answer it, and he always felt like he was in a fog.

So...... If you don't understand, just ask.

The student was not surprised, as it could be seen that many candidates asked similar questions, "Everyone's experience at Knightmore House is different, some people are favored because they solve the problem, and some people become scholarship candidates because they don't." ”

This tongue-twister-like philosophical explanation.

"So, the answer is only known to the candidate himself: What did you do, or did you not do anything?" the student finally smiled, as if pleased with the question mark Hoden now had on his head.

The student did not continue to explain, "Name. ”

"Hoden Herlow. ”

After waiting for the students to write down the information, Hoden did not linger any longer, and walked towards the right room.

There was also a student standing at the door of the right room, explaining the process in a friendly way, "When you enter the room, you will see an information form, fill it out, throw it into the brazier, and you're done." ”

I just experienced the adventure of the Big Bang, and the exam task in the right room is just sprinkling, and it is even too simple to make people suspicious.

When I pushed the door open and walked into the house, it was still empty: it seemed that no matter how many people entered, there was no one to see inside the house.

"Such a magic trick placed on Earth should be very popular. Hodden complained secretly, walking to the desk on the left, and at a glance he could see a sheet of information.

The content is only two lines: name, academy.

It's so simple that it makes people doubt the authenticity, but Hordon doesn't think so, vaguely, the clues seem to be connected, and he can glimpse some of the truth, but he doesn't know enough about the settings of the four major colleges to make an accurate judgment for the time being.

Name: Hodden Harrow.

College: St. Crayne.

Without hesitation, Hodden filled out the information and turned to throw the slightly curled parchment into the blazing brazier.

Note 1: Excerpt from William Shakespeare's "Sonnets".