September 28, 2505. Fourth Field, Heavy Karma, Beta-4 C27· F591, Antigar (vassal) planet.

The next morning, the train arrived in the country of Diago.

Diago is a small country, and even if it is placed in a place like Zhongzhou, it is definitely not a big place. The only thing you can get your hands on in the area is San Diego Academy.

After the end of the Fa, cultivators did not return to their former glory, and Santiago was also one of the first academies to begin to support the development of science. At a certain level, it can be regarded as a first-class university in the Antigara Continent.

"Why are there so many people?"

As soon as An Baixue got off the train, she found that the station was crowded, and there were mostly teenagers and girls. I can't help but ask. Xia Yanran, who followed closely, was surprised when she heard this.

"My eldest lady. You wouldn't be unaware, would you? Ansu released the latest news that it wants to expand the bureaucracy, and the first batch of new official posts announced is more than 20,000 people. ”

"Does it matter?"

"Of course there is. The new official positions will be recruited on the basis of merit in the selection of studying abroad. ”

If it's just sixty places to study in the empire, there may not be so many people who care. And the benefits of studying abroad in the empire are not something that can be met by anyone. What are the benefits of higher education institutions? Increasing knowledge and mastering skills is certainly one thing. But another extremely important benefit is that in a top university founded by an interstellar empire, the classmates you meet will be the top elites from various civilizations in the interstellar world.

The schools of the empire are for learning, not recruiting a group of violent elements, and studying how to fight more effectively every day. This kind of interstellar network will be a terrifying resource. However, how could Antigia, a civilization that had just come into contact with the interstellar society, have this kind of understanding?

But in the case of Ansu, the government will have to recruit officials from the private sector. This situation is different, even if you are a street wanderer, you know what it means to be an official.

One of the most important points is to select talents from the imperial selection of studying abroad and hire them on the basis of merit. What's the key? The requirements for the selection of imperial study abroad are that there is no class for education, regardless of birth. Now the homeless people on the streets not only know, but also have the opportunity to become officials.

One opportunity has driven people crazy, which shows that the country has been starved of opportunities for too long.

"Huh? What kind of official are you going to be, isn't it a matter of your father's words? Besides, there are a lot of good schools in Zhongjing, right? Why are you running here to school? ”

Hearing this, An Baixue couldn't help but raise more questions. However, Xia Yanran's expression became complicated. said with a lonely face.

"Those people of the Holy Empire, reorganize the imperial power. All the power of all the princes, relatives, and families was taken back. There is a family that is not convinced, and invites the ancestor of the god realm. As a result, it was split in half by the black sword of Yi Juefei, and it fell to the ground and stuck together, slowly like life. ”

"Your father's power has also been taken away? Your father is the Emperor's cousin. ”

Xia Yanran nodded helplessly and said, "It's the king." He told my dad that the people of the empire had told him that the king of a country should be dedicated to his country, and that he should not have mortal feelings. Then my dad didn't have the right to fart in China. ”

An Baixue intuitively thought that something was wrong, and wanted to ask Long Qicong, but when she turned around, she found that Long Qicong was gone. Looking back, he found that Long Qicong was talking to the two old men. The two old men originally said that they would get off at the next stop, but then they sat in their seats and probably fell asleep.

An Baixue walked up and heard the old man chattering.

"I waited for yesterday, felt the new power in my body, and felt a lot. Although after gaining new power, it is impossible to mobilize the power of heaven and earth for his own use, but the spiritual power has also become light and changeable, and the spirit is beautiful and agile. It's magical. ”

"Yes, spiritual power is no longer rigid to a single attribute, and between the five elements, there are thousands of changes. Mysterious and mysterious, the door of all wonders. ”

An Baixue couldn't listen to it, she really didn't know what she was bragging about. Do you want to say that Long Qicong is powerful, or do you want to say that you are powerful?

"Stop, stop! It's time for you to go home, we still have business. ”

"The two of us plan to stay nearby, and let the seniors call us."

An Baixue's eyes lit up, and she said unceremoniously: "I think, I want to get more benefits from my master, right?" ”

The two smiled awkwardly, and did not deny it, as soon as they bowed their hands to Long Qicong, they took a few steps back and turned to leave. Even if you don't get any benefits, it's good to be taught. Besides, Shangjing is now in a mess, and everything is waiting to be rebuilt. What are you going back for?

An Baixue was angry to death. Long Qicong seemed to understand what An Baixue was angry about. I wanted to pat her on the head and comfort her. But the difference in height was huge, and Long Qicong gave up this idea. Instead, he tugged at An Baixue's hand.

"No matter what, you're my only apprentice."

An Baixue was stunned, and it took a while to react and ask, "Is it just an apprentice?" ”

Long Qicong thought she was not satisfied, and added: "Favorite apprentice." ”

An Baixue was a little unhappy when she heard that she was still an "apprentice". However, after all, I have already said "like", which is still good. Thinking about it this way, An Baixue was in a better mood.

"By the way, the people of the empire said that the emperor should devote himself to the country and give up everything of mortals. They also treat their own emperor with this requirement? ”

Xia Yanran, who came over at this time, heard this and had a trace of doubt. She remembered that she didn't seem to say that, but the meaning was similar, so she didn't pursue the details.

Long Qicong thought about it, and it seemed that his grandfather had mentioned that the "imperial system of the empire" was an extremely perverse thing. It is the product of the unique culture and extreme ideas of the empire.

The usual "imperial" is that the state belongs to the emperor. But the "imperial system of the empire" is the opposite, the emperor belongs to the state. And this "country" is an abstract concept, and it does not refer to a specific nation, a specific class, or a specific group.

Maybe Grandpa was too profound, maybe the empire was too puzzling. Long Qi never figured out what grandpa meant.

"It seems that I heard my grandfather say that the members of their emperor family don't even have their own names. All his life lived for the empire and died for the empire. ”

Your own name?

Long Qicong felt as if he was about to touch something, and he was about to touch it at that point. Xia Yanran didn't want to stay in this crowded station anymore, so she hurriedly urged the two to leave quickly. Long Qicong's thoughts were just scattered, and the kind of thing that seemed to be there was also missing.

At noon, the group first had lunch. Then in the afternoon, I arrived at the Santiago Academy. The closer I got to Santiago College, the more people came with me carrying the salute.

Imperial opportunities and the fact that the school season is approaching is approaching, and it is normal for there to be more people. I have to say that there are still a lot of handsome men and beautiful women, and people are dazzled by it.

But An Baixue, Xia Yanran was born in the top class, and after eating and seeing it, naturally she will not show any ugliness. On the contrary, Long Qicong kept moving his gaze and looked at the surrounding situation.

According to Long Qicong's observations, most of the people around him had a foundation in cultivation. At least there are traces of cultivation, and it should be that the spiritual veins of heaven and earth have suddenly accelerated their collapse recently. These young talents, who had just begun to accumulate primitively, were suddenly beaten back to their prototypes.

It doesn't matter if you can't accept the gap, you can never give up. At least they all came to study at the academy, probably for a chance to get ahead.

Long Qicong was very curious about what this civilized school would teach in the era of the end of the law and the rise of science and technology. If it is still a set of rhetoric that "the way of heaven is shattered, the way is difficult and the law is end", it is explained for the sake of explanation. This is really disappointing.

Explain, without reasoning. It doesn't make much sense.

However, on the other hand, Long Qicong considered that the empire would not examine something beyond the understanding of this civilization. After all, it is the selection of students, not the selection of experts. So, it should be according to what Antiglea mastered. In this way, it is necessary for most people to come to school.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the gate of Santiago Academy. It is a very large and tall torii-style gate. The beam edge is inlaid with gold edges, and among them hangs a huge ranking, on which are written four dragons and phoenixes dancing in gold lacquer - Santiago.

But a group of people just gathered outside from a distance and didn't go in?

Long Qicong and the three of them were puzzled and stepped forward to check. Between the gates lay a man. The man was facing the sky, his hands folded behind his head. Although he was dressed in white, the white stone on the ground was clean.

A teenager took a few steps in front of him, took a difficult step, and was sweating profusely. His face became more and more ugly, and he lost his strength in an instant, and flew straight out.

"The quota in the academy is full, if you can't pass, please go back." The man in white who was lying down did not open his eyes. It was as if everything was as he expected.

Long Qi looked left and right, and An Baixue asked him what he was looking at?

"At this time, there should be passers-by, explain the situation, right?"

Xia Yanran was speechless for a while and said, "What do you explain?" Still don't understand the situation? There were too many people who signed up, so they sent people out to catch them up. Bai Xue, can you see his realm? ”

An Baixue shook her head, but did not speak, and set her eyes on Long Qicong. Long Qi never cared about what realm he was, he only cared about how the dressed man stopped the interlocutors.

Long Qi looked around and found a clear boundary on the ground. The onlookers at the scene also stood behind the line. He smiled slightly, lifted his steps and stepped inside.

The moment Long Qi stepped in, perhaps because a child suddenly appeared and danced, the scene remained quiet for about two seconds. Then, a huge force of repulsion rushed towards Long Qicong. Long Qi flew out from the ground upside down.

An Baixue was startled, and her body moved to catch Long Qicong. The pretending man also raised a contemptuous smile.

"Where did the child come from, obediently go home and play in the mud. What kind of mess are you making here, or you'll be spanked by your mother. ”

There are always some yin and yang weird arguments in the crowd, which are disgusting for no reason. An Baixue glanced at the sneering man, and now she didn't care about him, just silently wrote it down. Xia Yanran was not so gentle, glanced at the few people who were laughing at her, and said angrily: "It's amazing to break it yourself!" In this yin and yang weirdness. ”

An Baixue asked in a low voice, "What do you do?" ”

Long Qicong signaled that he was fine, he was already prepared, and he would not be injured at any time. He whispered in An Baixue's ear.

"Biased towards 4.53, inclined to 0.8, and sleek."

An Baixue naturally knew what Long Qicong said. According to what Long Qicong said, adjust the tilt of spiritual power to form a technique. Pulling Xia Yanran with one hand, and holding Long Qicong with the other. Step by step, you will cross the line, step by step towards the gate of the college.

The fierce repulsion of the man was like hitting a bar of soap, and it could not exert any force at all, and it could not be hindered at all. When this happened, the startled man sat up directly from the ground. Dying sick and frightened?

An Baixue, calmly and leisurely, took the two of them and walked past the man, her anger did not grow, and her face did not change. Xia Yanran passed by the man and glanced at the pretending man with disdain. As if to say: That's it? You also bully and bully children.

Looking at the three people who swaggered into the academy, the man began to doubt his life. The crowd of onlookers was silent! For a while, I couldn't react to what was happening?

After completely out of their sight, Xia Yanran hugged An Baixue excitedly and asked excitedly, "How did you do it?" Where are you now? ”

An Baixue smiled, but set her eyes on Long Qicong and said, "The only meaning of the realm is to pretend to confuse the enemy. This is what my Master said. ”

Xia Yanran set her eyes on Long Qicong, she didn't understand the operation of the two old men on the train before, but she felt amazing. She understood this just now, and felt even more powerful.

A pair of eyes began to glow, as if they had seen a new continent.