chapter 22
Sitting on the spaceship to the Emperor Star, Si Nian never imagined that he would have such frequent interstellar travel one day.
If flying in a spaceship was new at first, it's a bit boring now. Especially when interstellar travel is too long, no matter how many new things are prepared in the capsule, it can't withstand the burnout that comes with the passage of time.
Si Niantong Guò Reverse World has completed the preliminary examination of the special recruitment, and is now preparing to participate in the next retest with Luis.
The reverse world is somewhat similar to the online world that Si Nian has seen in the past, it is a virtual world, but because of the use of holographic technology, the fidelity is extremely high, and it is one of the most outstanding products of the interstellar era.
The name "Inverse World" was chosen by Merkelfel, the first generation of founders, and he named it this way in the hope that people would remember that although it looks very similar to the real world, it is not the real world after all. In this way, he hopes to warn the world not to indulge in it.
At the beginning of the development of the inverse world, almost all the media talked about the impact of the inverse world on human life, and they were also worried that people would be too indulged in the satisfaction brought by the virtual world and ignore the shaping of real life. Merkfield's retreat-based approach has succeeded in allowing this kind of public opinion to find an outlet, and instead of intensifying, it has been alleviated.
In the end, the reverse world was continuously developed and used, and became one of the indispensable and important tools for people in the interstellar era.
The founder, Merkfield, is also remembered for this.
Now, the use of the reverse world is more extensive, with the improvement of its simulation process, as well as the establishment of some digital links, the reverse world is no longer a platform for people to communicate, but also a large-scale practical platform integrating scientific research, entertainment, teaching, and management.
Si Niantong guò against the world simply performed his role in plants, although this link is basically true, but it cannot be ruled out that some system vulnerabilities exist, so although the school has basically determined the special recruitment quota for Si Nian, he still needs to go to the Star Academy to perform in person.
The special entrance examination of the Interstellar Academy was conducted together with the final round of tests, so Si Nian, Louis and Lu Sheng were all on the spaceship provided by the Interstellar Academy at this time.
Lu Sheng also took the exam of the Interstellar Academy, but because he and Si Nian were assigned to different examination rooms, they acted alone every time. This time it finally came together.
As for Wuhua, they will take the spaceship to the Emperor Star by themselves and arrive later.
Since all candidates for the initial exam in Rolla Star Guò were able to fly on the spaceship provided by the school, it was only natural that Barton was among them.
Probably because he felt familiar with Si Nian, Barton especially liked to stay with them, and in the end, it was like a freshly baked small group of four.
After a week of interstellar voyages, Si Nian and the others finally arrived at the imperial capital.
Compared to the ruins of the Junk Star and the dilapidated Rolla Star, the Imperial Capital is so prosperous that it is like coming to another world.
The streets are lined with shops and the occasional beautiful cart passing by, and at first glance it looks like the shopping street where Si Nian used to be, but when you look up, you will find that not only the ground but also the sky have been used very well.
If you look around, there are many entrances to the underground, and if you think about it, you can see that the underground here must be just as prosperous.
After getting off the ship, they did not get the right to move freely, but directly onto a land ship. In order to ensure the safety of the candidates, the Interstellar Academy implemented a seamless connection during the re-examination, and they were only able to move freely when they were sent to the campus.
The park is located in the center of Yulin Commercial Street, Si Nian listened to the candidates next to him talk that this commercial street was actually established according to the Interstellar Academy, at first it was just a few small shops for student consumption, and then businessmen saw that it was profitable, so they gathered here, and after hundreds of years of development, it finally formed such a scale.
Coming to the school district, Si Nian and his entourage followed the leader to get off the land spaceship. Because there was no strict formation, the whole small group seemed very chaotic, and everyone stood together in groups according to their own preferences and familiarity with Cheng Dù.
The team leader didn't even care about such a situation, just pointed out the location of the retest and left alone.
After a brief period of confusion, the candidates regained their composure and decided on the next arrangement.
"Shall we go to the retest office now or what?" Si Nian asked.
"Go straight to the re-examination place, there is no point in standing here now." Louis made a straightforward decision.
"Don't have to inquire about the situation again?" Si Nian asked again.
"No, there's no point in asking. Don't you think the student composition here is weird? Most of us are people who obviously don't know much about this place, like us, who look older, or who don't squint, but don't pay any attention to us. It is said that it is the interstellar academy of the imperial capital, but it is actually just a branch, mainly for testing. The teachers and students here will strictly abide by the confidentiality agreement and will not reveal anything about the re-examination, so we might as well go straight to avoid wasting time. Barton said.
Fang Yi is also a student of Interstellar Academy, and he has a good understanding of such basic issues, so he has already explained some necessary common sense to Barton.
On the contrary, on Louis's side, although Wuhua and a few people were also aware of the situation of the Interstellar Academy, they ignored Si Nian's lack of "common sense" and did not think of introducing the Interstellar Academy at all.
Only then did Louis realize that Si Nian really didn't know anything about the Interstellar Academy, and hurriedly made up for it.
It turned out that the headquarters of the Interstellar Academy was not in Emperor Star, but on a completely independent planet, where it was named after the Interstellar Academy because of its fame.
The Star Academy is rich in resources and has a beautiful environment, making it a rare livable star.
Originally, the Interstellar Academy did not have a branch in the Imperial Capital, but because the influence of the Interstellar Academy was expanding day by day, the imperial high-level was worried that the Interstellar Academy would be out of its control, so they ordered it to divide a part of its resources to the Imperial Star. Although the Interstellar Academy was powerful at that time, it was still small compared to the entire empire, so it had to divide a part of the students and teachers to come to the Emperor Star and assume the identity of protons.
Because of this, the relationship between the Interstellar Academy and the Empire has not been very close, and this alienation has evolved into a kind of detachment from power as the Interstellar Academy grows.
Si Nian also needs to take the re-examination, but his results will not affect his admission.
The four of them came to the re-examination place, only to find that it was actually a huge cave.
An instrument was placed at the door of the cave, and each candidate had a bracelet issued by the academy on his hand. Enter the bracelet information into the instrument, and the candidate can enter the cave for the retest.
Since they did not know the questions of the re-examination in advance, many candidates hesitated in front of the cave and did not dare to enter.
The four of them didn't care about the surrounding discussions, lined up and came to the instrument, entered their personal information, and walked into the cave.
There was some light in the cave at first, but as it went deeper and darker, the lights on both sides seemed to dim and dim.
Si Nian remembered that just before they came in, there was also a group of candidates who also came here, but I don't know why, after walking for so long, I didn't hear the movement in front of me.
The entire cave seemed extremely quiet, and only their own footsteps could be heard echoing through the empty cave.
The longer you stay in this environment, the more stressful you become.
The more nervous you are, the more frightening you feel.
You don't know what's going to happen next, and you don't know where to go.
"Something isn't right." Louis, who was at the front, said.
"It's so quiet." Si Nian responded.
"What's so quiet?" Barton asked.
"It's, it's so quiet here. I remember that there was a group of people in front of us before we came in, but since we came in, no one else has been heard. No matter how fast or slow we walked, we didn't meet anyone else, which is really abnormal. Si Nian explained.
"My watch is down, and there's equipment here that interferes with electronic instruments." Lu Sheng, who had been quiet, added.
"The most important thing is that we are back to where we were!" Luis suddenly made a shocking announcement.
"What, what do you mean by the location you just came to?" Barton was startled, and was so nervous that he couldn't speak.
"It's literally, this place we've just been here! We were walking in a cave and didn't go through any forks in the road, but this time we went around and went back to the same place! Don't you think that's ridiculous? Louis thought the retest was terrible, and his temper became irritable.
Si Nian gently hugged Louis, such an environment did make people feel a little uncomfortable, so he could understand the other party's unhappiness.
Taken in Si Nian's arms, Louis slowly calmed down. In fact, he is not so anxious, but at this time, he has to exaggerate a little, and he can often get Si Nian's pity, which he is quite clear.
"How can you be sure we're back where we just passed?" Although Barton was a little afraid of Louis, he was also pampered and had never been treated in this tone, so he was a little unhappy. Of course, he was not so convinced of Louis's answer.
"Not long after I came in, I smelled a strange smell. I have a keen sense of smell, even among the sentinels, and I am absolutely outstanding. Speaking of this, he also glanced at Si Nian as if he was ostentatious, and only after getting a response did he continue, "That smell has not disappeared, so I think it's very strange, so I took a little note of the general direction we walked, from the turn and distance, we simply returned to the place we just passed, plus the intensity of that smell is exactly the same as just now, I feel sure, we just passed here!" ”
Luis's words rang out loud and made the hearts of everyone present lift.