The Federal Academy truly lives up to its reputation as the top academy on the Federal Star, and even in the entire interstellar space. Leaving aside its faculty and equipment, the appearance of its buildings and the area it occupies alone are already a clear winner.

Qiao Mei shielded her forehead with her right hand, her bright red eyes piercing through the blinding sunlight as she gazed into the distance.

The college as a whole resembled the European-style buildings she had seen in modern times, with luxurious fountains and tall buildings with arched windows. But upon closer inspection, it also contained pavilions and towers with a strong Chinese style. The combination of Chinese and Western styles created a unique charm.

After stepping through the marble gate bearing the words "Federal Academy," one enters a very wide avenue, which gleams under the sunlight, as if inlaid with countless stars.

Seeing that Qiao Mei seemed very interested in this, Xu Heyu began to explain: "This avenue runs through the entire Federal Academy and is called Star River Road. It is made of star stone. At night, it emits a blue-green fluorescence. Walking on it gives people the illusion of walking on a star river, which is why it has this name."

"Oh, that's quite novel." Qiao Mei nodded and followed Xu Heyu through the rose bushes swaying in the strong wind on both sides of the road, officially arriving at the examination area where the main examination would be held.

It is a palace that looks elegant and grand overall, with an inverted triangular pointed roof.

However, there is now an electronic seal prohibiting entry, which is similar to the area marked in the guide manual she received on her computer today.

"The exam will be held in this palace, which has seven floors. Each floor has a different subject to be tested. The highest floor is where you will compete against the second-year students."

The examination room wasn't very large. After looking around for a while, Qiao Mei was basically sure there were no problems, so she followed Xu Heyu to choose the opponents she would face.

To prevent freshmen from cheating, the opponents' strength is usually not disclosed; only their names are shown.

Qiao Mei's gaze traveled down the list of opponents, finally settling on a name called "Qiao Haojie," her red eyes revealing an undisguised malice.

Since she couldn't deal with the Crown Princess for the time being, she had no choice but to start with the Crown Prince.

Once the opponent was chosen, Xu Heyu, who was acting as her guide, also received the message that he had to go to the seventh floor to prepare in advance. He told Qiao Mei to keep a calm mind during the exam, not to panic, and to just perform steadily.

"Okay, go quickly~"

As the girl waved goodbye to the young man and squeezed into the sea of ​​people, her smartwatch bracelet vibrated several times.

Upon opening the message, she found that two people had sent her messages.

Shang Duojin: [Qiao Mei, I just arrived. Where are you? Is Lord Ao Cang outside? Can I come find you?]

Shu Qingqing: [Qiaoqiao, where are you? I've finished eating, I'll come find you now.]

She had a good relationship with both of them. After thinking about it, Qiao Mei realized she still had half an hour to use, so she found a luxurious marble fountain pool nearby and stood there, which happened to be in a sheltered spot from the wind.

After assessing their demeanor and finding them to be quite acceptable, Qiao Mei sent her location to both of them.

However, during the waiting period, perhaps due to the cannon fodder rule of the original body she transmigrated into, she inevitably encountered Qiao Yingying and her lackeys.

Fortunately, it seemed that she had shocked Qiao Yingying hard with electricity last time, because Qiao Yingying's face turned pale instantly when she saw her, and she changed direction instead of walking past her.

Then, as if a ghost was chasing them, they hurriedly led their followers away with disordered steps.

Seeing this, Qiao Mei touched her chin and sighed, "Tsk, it seems that one has to stand up for oneself and make others afraid."

As she spoke, she did not notice that a pair of eyes filled with malice were staring at her from not far away. The intensity of the gaze made Ao Cang, who was also being stared at, notice it and raise his golden dragon eyes to look in the direction from which the gaze came.

Upon recognizing the girl as someone somewhat familiar, he was about to speak up and remind Qiao Mei when he was interrupted by Shang Duojin's voice.

"Lord Ao Cang!! Qiao Mei!! I've arrived~"

Today, Shang Duojin didn't wear the blue and white striped hospital gown she used before, nor did she have the white bandage on her hands. Instead, she changed into a more formal-looking black and white suit.

Qiao Mei could roughly guess that his family members had come along as well.

Sure enough, the boy, slightly out of breath, came over carrying the little green snake Thunder and complained, "I should have been able to come find you sooner, but my four older sisters and mother were still there. I only had a chance to come find you after they went to have breakfast!"

"That's actually pretty good, since no one came to bring me here."

Shu Qingqing's voice came from behind. Today she was wearing a black and purple spring dress, paired with black leather boots as usual, and had a lollipop in her mouth.

She stood in front of Qiao Mei and Shang Duojin, tidying her chestnut-brown short hair that had been blown about by the wind with her right hand, concealing the loneliness in her phoenix eyes.

Qiao Mei wasn't very clear about Shu Qingqing's family situation, but judging from her appearance, she could guess some things.

Seeing that the conversation was about to take an awkward turn, she cleared her throat and changed the subject: "Alright, now that everyone's here, let's hurry up and line up. I don't know if we'll be assigned to the same exam room."

Shang Duojin echoed with a dry laugh, "Yes, yes, let's hurry up and line up. I still have some questions I'd like to ask you."

After the three of them lined up, Shang Duojin noticed a problem. He looked around Shu Qingqing and, seeing that she hadn't released her familiar beast, asked her, "Why didn't you release your familiar beast to familiarize itself with the environment beforehand?"

Qiao Mei also found it strange, because all the other people taking the entrance exam had released their familiars, but Shu Qingqing, it seemed, hadn't released her familiar the few times she had seen her before.

Shu Qingqing shook her head and sighed, "I would like to, but Huo Huo seems to be a bit socially anxious. I'm afraid that releasing it too early will scare it and affect its condition later."

"Social anxiety?! Do familiar beasts have social anxiety?" Shang Duojin looked down at the little green snake he was holding in his arms. "Thunder, then you must be a social cow? I've never seen you shy before."

Thunder: "......."

It does want to be socially awkward, but will he give it the chance?!

While the group chatted, it was soon their turn in line. Someone handed them an electronic digital ball to draw a room for the exam. Qiao Mei drew C-507, which was different from Shang Duojin and Shu Qingqing. There was nothing they could do but separate.

The first exam was a written test on the first floor. When Qiao Mei arrived at the classroom, her personal computer and her familiar beast were confiscated to prevent her from cheating.

This was the first time she had been separated from Ao Cang since they started dating, so she couldn't help feeling a little worried and reluctant.

Ao Cang noticed her change in mood, his long eyelashes trembled, and he gave her something.