June 27, 2514. Second Star Field, Phoenix.

The summer near the stars seems to come very early, and the cicadas can be heard at the beginning of June in the military calendar.

If it is the cicada in Long Qicong's cognition, this is probably the summer of the near stars. The universal calendar of the universe, strictly speaking, cannot be called a calendar.

There is hardly any reason to use it, and the only reason to use it is simply because there are too many people who use it. If you want to implement a new set of calendars, the difficulty is secondary, and the key is the high cost.

The Empire's army mission calendar has been used to this day. Everyone will be on it, and it will be a long time, and they will be used to it. No one ever questioned it anymore.

Long Qicong was thinking that the influence of the empire had penetrated into all aspects of the human world. Who will emerge victorious in this battle between the Empire and the Federation?

After being stunned for a while, Long Qicong smiled. Whether it is out of rational judgment or out of emotional inclination. The question should be "when exactly will the empire unify the human world".

The Confederation must lose.

The crisp bell interrupted Long Qicong's thoughts, and the invigilator slapped his palms on the podium again, signaling all the candidates to put down the pens in their hands and stop answering the questions.

The invigilator in the back row stands up and rolls forward.

When receiving Long Qicong's answer sheet, the teacher saw a blank paper, was stunned at first, and randomly glanced at Long Qicong in disappointment.

This is the unified entrance examination for colleges and universities, and it is the first hurdle in life. Even if the Canaan No. 1 High School was an aristocratic school, the parents of the students were either high-ranking officials or wealthy businessmen. And no one dares to hand in a blank slate?

Even if the family has a lot of money, for the rich and noble, the diploma is equivalent to face, even if it is to operate, the white roll is not easy to operate.

It's easy to get into trouble.

The invigilator's gaze, Long Qi looked at it in his eyes, and didn't say anything. The heart is that you are all in an elite society like this, whether it is an exam or a diploma, is it important?

Simply, it's just richer than whose parents are.

After the test papers were collected, under the supervision of the commissioner, all the test papers were encapsulated and labeled. At this time, outside the examination room, the armed police were already waiting with guns and took away all the sealed examination papers.

Packed into a safe and escorted by an armored vehicle.

A neat convoy of armored vehicles left the school, and only then were the students allowed to leave their seats. Long Qicong looked at the armored car that had gone away thoughtfully.

I heard the voice of the invigilator and came back to my senses.

"Students, the results will be released in two weeks, and you must investigate the university you want to go to during this time. In particular, schools outside the stars should not only look at the fame, but also understand the professional direction of the school. I wish you all the best of luck. ”

After the invigilator finished, he left the classroom.

Her words moved herself, and she was moved.

However, the students under the podium only had the ecstasy of the end of the exam. They will be greeted by a three-month vacation.

The long-term pressure will inevitably be followed by a more ferocious rebound. Moreover, the longer the oppression, the more ferocious the outbreak.

In fact, most of the students in the classroom don't care much about test scores from the end of the test. More people are discussing with people they know well where to go to enjoy their vacation.

After all, Canaan No. 1 High School is an aristocratic school, and even if the exams disrupt the candidates, everyone is the successor of the bourgeoisie and the upper class of society.

The circle is so big, and most people know each other even if they don't know each other.

Long Qicong was a little miserable, seeing them lively, it was inevitable that he was a little lonely in his heart. Dragon Emperor Yue also seemed to feel the change in her brother's feelings.

Stretched out his hand and held Long Qicong's palm, hoping to give Long Qicong a little comfort.

Being held by his sister's palm, Long Qi came back from a trance and rubbed Long Diyue's head with a smile. ended his innocent moaning and compassionate.

Long Qicong also figured out one thing - the meaning of the existence of this exam.

Since ancient times, no matter what place or civilization, the selection examination has been for the purpose of selecting talents relatively fairly.

Although, since the day the examination system was born, there has been no cessation of questioning it - whether human talent can be measured by cold-blooded scores.

But until there is a new, lower-cost, and more effective system, exams are undoubtedly the most cost-effective option.

Regardless of the form of the exam, one principle is followed. Or rather, this is almost a tacit fact, and it should be so.

Who can take the test? Everyone, anyone, of course. No matter what you are born in, no matter what class you are, no matter what your beliefs are, no matter what your ethnicity is.

However, this selection exam in the near sky star is relatively strange.

Only the elite class of the upper city can participate, and the dust people of the lower city are all excluded. Almost all the proletariat has been excluded by you.

What exactly are you taking the exam for? Better than whose children?

Long Qi thought so for a while, until he remembered the words of the invigilator, "Especially alien schools." Long Qi suddenly realized that this exam was not a selection of near-heavenly stars.

Rather, it is the selection of the Federation.

These petty capitalists are not competing for the resources of their own fathers, but for the opportunity to march into the stars. In this situation, whether it is them themselves or their parents, they naturally hope that there are as few competitors as possible.

Monopoly on educational resources?

No, that's too far behind. Poor people are not allowed to take the exam at all, or the poor do not know about it at all. I didn't know that above the false sky overhead, there was a city.

I don't know, there is a vast sea of stars beyond the planet. Their whole life will probably live in that darkness forever.

"I can endure the darkness if I have not seen the light."

Long Qicong muttered.

"Mr. Long."

Lucardo stepped forward, looking a little afraid.

Long Qicong couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw Lucardo's appearance. For three years, the two have not had any contact since the first day of school.

What was there to fear about Lucarto?

Long Qi never figured it out, so he simply didn't want to.

"What's wrong? Something? ”

Lucardo was a little twisted, not crisp at all. After a while, he brewed his emotions and spoke.

"Classmate Long, I don't know if there are any arrangements for the holidays."

Long Qicong smiled and said.

"Just call me by name, don't be so inhibited. I don't have any arrangements for the holidays, what's the matter, Brother Lu is going to invite me to drink? ”

Lucardo knew that Long Qicong was making fun of him, and laughed with him.

Brother Long laughed. I'm going to invite a few friends to travel together, and this time there will definitely be no more unpleasant things for Brother Long. ”

Long Qicong was a little surprised, and after a short period of surprise, Long Qicong recovered.

"Where are you going?"

"Shengjing City."

Long Qi had never heard of this place name, and it was difficult to make a decision for a while. Coincidentally, Tang Huo'er walked in, glanced at Lucardo and withdrew his gaze.

"Young master."

"Huo'er, where is Shengjing City?"

Tang Huo'er said with a smile: "Young Master, Shengjing City is the capital of this star district, Xinggang City. ”

"Space City?"

Tang Huo smiled and nodded. Long Qicong understood why Tang Huo'er was laughing. The place where Lucardo invited people to visit was not a scenic spot in a place, but the capital of the star district.

Does the capital of the Star District have any tourist value? Of course not, and there won't be. It's nothing more than seeing the flowers, advanced technology, and beautiful streets of the big city.

But is there anything to see about it? For example, migrant workers from the countryside.

Although Long Qicong has never lived in such a third-tier city, he doesn't feel that there is anything to aspire to. Not to mention the hard work, running to travel.

Sooner or later, people who go to the city to work will also get tired of the city and miss the leisure of the countryside.

Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely see the South Mountain.

After a long time of hustle and bustle of the city, you can naturally understand the value of this leisure. Especially for people who have been uprooted from their homes and whose loved ones are not there.

Long Qicong wanted to reject Lucarto, but when his eyes turned to him. After seeing his eyes, Long Qicong had a trace of hesitation.

Others just want to make friends. If you refuse, it will look like you will hold a grudge because of the start of school. Long Qicong is not a person who cares about fame.

However, it is okay to oscillate between going and not going, it is okay to go, and it is okay not to go. Now there is one more reason to go, and the light feather can also affect the balance of the scale.

However, before that, Long Qicong had one more thing to confirm. Long Qi looked towards Huo'er and asked, "You go and ask Zhu Di, can I go?" ”

Tang Huo'er called Zhu Di when he heard this, and after asking, he said to Long Qicong.

"She said yes, I wish you a good time."

Long Qicong nodded and said to Lugarto.

"When are we going?"

Lucarto nodded excitedly, and after agreeing on a time and place with Long Qicong, he left.

Tang Huo'er watched Lucardo leave, with a smile on his face, but it didn't seem to be as kind to Long Qicong, but with a bit of weirdness.

Long Qicong noticed Tang Huo'er's abnormality and was a little puzzled. His understanding of Tang Huo'er is quite limited.

"What's wrong? Do you suspect that Lucardo has bad intentions? ”

Tang Huo'er shook his head and said, "Young Master, I don't doubt Lucardo. He must not dare to have bad intentions, but now that he is so attentive, he is afraid that he knows the identity of the young master from somewhere, and intends to curry favor. ”

Long Qicong was stunned, his identity was revealed?

"Am I being revealed?"

Tang Huo'er realized that he seemed to be expressing it wrong, and said with a smile: "The specific identity should not be revealed, and Lugardo should have just guessed that the young master's identity is extraordinary." ”

Long Qicong breathed a sigh of relief, for three years, Long Qicong had been enjoying a rare and valuable calm. The Federation has not interfered with Long Qicong's peaceful life for three years.

The young master of Draeger did not hide under the protection of the star phoenix, but wandered outside. Think about it for a moment if this situation is known to those Hayabusa faction people, what radical measures will be adopted.

Long Qi thought like this, and suddenly reacted, the Near-Sky Star was only the link of the Star Phoenix Realm, and the rounding was at the door of the Star Phoenix.

It's not far from anywhere.

In this way, Long Qicong seems to be a little nervous.