Lin Yan swayed along the way, and unconsciously approached Chang'an City.

Although it was a long journey, it was not a rush because there was nothing urgent.

In addition, the closer to Chang'an, the better the public security, so I didn't encounter bandits or anything, which made Lin Yan, who wanted to practice his hands, a little regretful.

On this day, Lin Yan came to the world-famous Chang'an City. Like the people who saw this majestic city for the first time, he unconsciously let out a sigh: "It's so big!"

Don't blame him for being poor in words, because you really can't find any more appropriate words other than big.

This world's largest male city covers an area of nearly 130,000 acres, with a population of nearly two million, making it the largest and most prosperous city among the nine domains of the Metaverse.

The pattern of Chang'an City is dotted, and there was once a poem: "Hundreds of thousands of houses are like a Go game, and the 12th Street is like a vegetable garden."

The Tang State implemented the system of separating the fang from the city, separating the residential area from the commercial area. As the main road, Suzaku Street traverses the north and south of the city, and the 25 streets that crisscross and crisscross the entire Chang'an City into one hundred and eight squares, east and west cities.

This grid-like layout, neat and uniform road network, coupled with Chang'an City's perfect and functional security mechanism, make the whole city orderly.

There are a total of 12 gates in Chang'an City, and there are three gates on each side of the southeast, northwest, and north. Lin Yan entered through the Bacheng Gate because he felt that the name was very domineering.

This gate is about six zhang high, the doorway is about three zhang wide, the total width of the city gate is 12 zhang, majestic and mighty, worthy of being the city gate!

When Lin Yan entered the city, it was at the peak of the season, and he led the little donkey to line up for half an hour before he was able to enter the city.

The Tang Kingdom is still martial, and the folk customs are relatively strong, and after waiting for a long time, the people are naturally a little resentful, and they complain about it.

And for this situation, the guards are also a little helpless, after all, as long as you don't violate Tang Law in Tang Kingdom, you can't do anything with him, so you will go with them.

When he entered the city, the guards only conducted a routine check, and they didn't feel too embarrassed because of Lin Yan's age, which made him feel good, after all, he had entered the city before and attracted the attention of the guards because he was young and alone.

The reason why the investigation is relatively loose is not because of lax public security in Chang'an, but because it is extremely strict.

Ordinary people naturally don't notice anything, but if it is a spy or assassin of an enemy country, once they enter Chang'an City, they will definitely attract the attention of the government.

When you think that you have successfully infiltrated Chang'an City, the government will only stare at you secretly and sneer, as long as you contact your accomplices, just wait to be wiped out!

Passing through the city gate, Lin Yan felt a burst of boiling voices coming, and when he looked closely, the streets were densely packed with people.

There are young swordsmen in white clothes and swords, there are pawns in coarse linen clothes, and there are sons of families in brocade clothes...... All kinds of characters shuttle through it, forming a lively picture.

Lin Yan led his little donkey on the street, although some people looked at him a few more times, but it didn't attract too much attention, after all, Chang'an is too big, and there are too many pedestrians of all kinds coming and going, so he doesn't seem strange.

At this time, it is the beginning of spring, when it is warm and cold, but the clothes of the pedestrians on the street are a little cool.

Most of the men wore robes with narrow sleeves and lacked crotch, and some merchants even wore brocade robes made of silk, through which the moles on their owners could still be seen through the thin silk veil, even if they were worn in several layers.

And due to the open and inclusive atmosphere of the Tang Kingdom, women are not as conservative as other countries, and most of them are enthusiastic and unrestrained.

Along the way, Lin Yan looked at the big sisters passing by in Luo skirts and smiled at him; A young aunt with a bra around her chest is full of charm and charm when talking and laughing.

This made him feel how to bear it at a young age, so he had to hurry through the crowd, and he didn't feel a slight redness at the base of his ears.

Not long after, Lin Yan came to an inn, raised his head, and a simple and atmospheric plaque with four big characters written on it - "Youpeng Inn".

Well, that's a good name!

Lin Yan thought so, and walked in. As soon as he arrived at the door, a guy ran over and led the donkey down, and another guy came up attentively to ask Lin Yan whether he was going to stay in the hotel.

With the previous unpleasant experience of staying in the hotel, Lin Yan can learn to be obedient this time, and he will pay the silver first when he enters the door, anyway, he "took" some from the underground palace before, and now it comes in handy.

When he saw the heavy money bag in Lin Yan's hand, the guy was even more attentive, no matter what, the one who has money is the uncle.

Although he had money, Lin Yan still chose a medium-sized room. On the one hand, he upholds the glorious character of always being diligent and thrifty; On the other hand, this inn in Chang'an is too expensive!

When he first went out to practice, he already felt very expensive when he entered the inn in Yellowstone City, although this time is different from the past, but the price has also doubled.

In this ordinary inn room, the cost of staying for one night is more than ten times that of the Yellowstone City Inn!

Whenever he thinks of this, Lin Yan has to sigh, this is really the foot of the Son of Heaven!

According to such a flower method, the gold, silver, and jewelry that he worked so hard to take out from the underground palace would not last long.

No, no, you have to think of a way quickly, if you live in the inn every day, it won't be long before you become a poor bastard again.

In order to save money, Lin Yan only ate a bowl of noodles for dinner, and he was not even willing to add an egg, after all, accommodation is expensive, and it is a little bit to save a little.

The admission test of the "Sage Academy" will take a few days, and Lin Yan can only endure the pain first. This is because he came to the spring exam all the way, and if he had come a month or two earlier, he would have wanted to cry without tears.

Taking advantage of the past few days, Lin Yan went out to buy two sets of clothes, after all, they have been out for so long, and the clothes they originally carried are also worn out badly, it is time to change.

It didn't matter if he changed it, he spent a lot of silver, which made Lin Yan feel a pain in his flesh, and he felt that if he continued like this, he would become as obsessed with money as Mo Shenji today.

In this capital, silver is really not resistant to flowers!

The entrance examination of "Shengzhe Academy" is divided into spring and autumn examinations, and at this time of year, there is an endless stream of people who come to sign up for the admission examination.

To put it bluntly, line up these people one by one, from the east end of the city to the west end of the city, and then circle back again.

With so many people, it is naturally impossible for all of them to enter the "Sage Academy", and even taking the entrance examination is not a chance for everyone.

Although the "Shengzhe Academy" treats those who want to enter the academy equally, the number of people is too large, and some candidates are always screened out in advance every year.

And the standard for this selection is to reach the late stage of the forging realm before the age of fifteen, and those who do not meet the standards will be eliminated.

Then some people will ask, isn't this academy the same? Why do you still engage in this kind of differential treatment of strength and weakness?

This is actually very easy to understand, no matter where they are, the strong always have more say. And the "Sage Academy" is in Chang'an, the Tang Kingdom is still martial, and it is normal to use the level of the martial artist realm as the screening standard.

Moreover, the founder of the "Sage Academy" once warned the younger generations that it is equally important for their disciples not only to study academics and read dead books, but also to have a strong body.

People who can only recite poems and play chess and play the piano, but have no power to tie the chicken, are not what the "Sage Academy" needs.

This criterion alone has eliminated the vast majority of people.

In fact, it is not very difficult to reach this condition in the late stage of the forging realm, and with the accumulation of time, it will always be achieved. But once you add fifteen years old in front of this, it becomes quite difficult.

After more than half a day of selection, the number of people who finally passed was as good as 500, among them, the wealthy nobles accounted for a lot of them, which made many people angry.

In fact, there is no way to do it!

Martial arts training is a matter of talent, but all kinds of cultivation resources are also indispensable.

For those big families, some outstanding family members don't have to worry about exercises and martial arts at all, and even some wealthy families will choose the most suitable exercises and martial arts for them according to the specific situation of the family children.

As for the elixir or something, there is no shortage of them. These elixirs can strengthen the vitality, cleanse the body of impurities, and make their body stronger.

And what about ordinary people? It is already quite difficult to get a martial art and martial arts, let alone what fits or doesn't fit, it's good to have it.

There are also pills or something, which are even more luxurious for ordinary people, and some pills, one is worth a few months' food expenses for their whole family, what do they compare with those wealthy children?

As the saying goes: "A noble son comes from a poor family." But the actual situation is that in the face of the wealthy families accumulated over several generations, it is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son.

Just imagine, when the children of wealthy families receive one-on-one teaching from professional masters, it is difficult for children from poor families to even get started with martial arts.

This is the same for today's imperial examinations, although today's Zi has vigorously reformed, not emphasizing the door valve and emphasizing talent learning, and striving to select people with real materials as officials, but today's officialdom is still controlled by the family.

At this time, what kind of fairness can we talk about!

Yes, there is no absolute fairness in this world, people are born unequal, and even some famous giants once said frankly: "Why do you think that ten years of cold windows, hard cultivation can be worth the accumulation of generations of others, jokes!"

When they first heard this, all the children of the poor family were furious, but when they calmed down and thought about it, they reluctantly found that this is the reality! Naked reality!

Knowing this, ordinary people are powerless to change and can only be forced to accept it.

Therefore, it is even more difficult for the children of the poor to stand out under such harsh conditions. These people must be people with great talent or perseverance, and they will go further.

For those children of poor families who are not selected, these people who stand out are a beacon, a hope for them, a thought for them, and an inspiration for them to keep moving forward.

Lin Yan naturally didn't know what they thought, and it was estimated that even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much.

He doesn't care what other people think, he doesn't want to be a benchmark for others, he just does his own thing for his goals and that's it!