"Mr. Mo Tianyun, next you should go to the academy hall to process your continuing education card. Once you have processed your continuing education card, all the rights and benefits that the academy grants you will be fully available."

Need to apply for another card?

Mo Tianyun was overwhelmed when he heard about getting a card.

He possesses Star Coins cards, an Imperial identity card, and a personal microcomputer he received when he joined the army.

Now, to study at the university, you need to apply for some kind of study card...

With such advanced technology in the empire, let's ask if we can create a unified card system or something.

Unfortunately, no!

Despite his nagging, Mo Tianyun had to follow the rules of this place since he was under its roof.

After winding our way through the streets, we arrived at the center of the academy, where there stood a building that resembled a tall tower.

This tower is enormous, with 999 stories high, and its entire structure radiates a golden light; it truly lives up to its name as magnificent and resplendent.

"Hongluo Gold!"

Mo Tianyun's eyes gleamed as he eyed the enormous tower in front of him with longing.

He immediately recognized that the metal used to build the tower was a rare metal called 'Hongluo Gold'.

This metal is perfect for making the outer armor of legendary combat mechs, but it's extremely rare. Mo Tianyun had been racking his brains trying to find a large quantity of this metal, but unexpectedly...

What Mo Tianyun considered a rare metal was actually quite common in the academy.

It seems that once you enter academia, you can no longer view things with the same perspective as before.

Upon entering the tower, one finds the so-called academy hall.

At this time, the newly qualified trainees are all processing their training cards here.

The tower has a vast interior space and can easily accommodate millions of people.

Just as Mo Tianyun was about to join the last person in line, he was stopped by the advanced intelligent robot.

"Mr. Mo Tianyun, you are currently the top student in each of the four colleges in this cohort. You can proceed immediately without waiting in line."

So, Mo Tianyun went straight to the front of the line.

"Who is this? Can't you see we're all in line? How dare he cut in line so blatantly?"

"Shh! Don't shout so loudly, he is Mo Tianyun!"

"Ah! Mo Tianyun?! Oh, so that's him, brother, I get it, I get it."

The four colleges within the academy correspond to four rankings for the admission selection assessment. The student who ranks first in the total score of the selection assessment will be temporarily designated as the top student for the following year.

Generally speaking, there are four top students in each cohort.

They are the top students of the Combat Mech Pilot Academy, the Mech Manufacturer Academy, the Mech Repairman Academy, and the Mech Parts Provider Academy.

Because Mo Tianyun occupied the top spot on all four leaderboards this year, he was the only top student in the first year of this cohort of trainees.

Moreover, he was the top student in all four colleges.

The top student has a lot of power.

First, when a top student encounters any instructor within the academy, including when an instructor is giving a lecture and the top student goes to attend the lecture, there is no need to bow respectfully.

When visiting students meet their advisors or attend their lectures, they are required to bow respectfully; this is a rule of the university.

After Mo Tianyun became the first student, although he didn't need to bow when he met his teachers, he still had to bow when he met the dean and the lord of the manor.

The head of the manor and the dean are not considered mentors.

Second, the top student can freely enter and exit the office of the dean of the college to which they belong without asking permission.

This is easy to understand. For example, if someone is the top student of the Battle Mech Academy, they can freely enter and leave the office of the Dean of the Battle Mech Academy, while they would need to ask permission to enter the offices of other deans.

However, for Mo Tianyun, he can now freely enter and leave the offices of the four college deans.

So, what are the benefits of freely entering and leaving the dean's office?

The advantage is that if there are any problems, you can directly consult the dean.

This privilege is probably the biggest benefit of becoming a top student.

Ordinary continuing education students may stay in the academy for several years without ever having the chance to meet the dean.

It's almost impossible to get a word in with the dean.

Third, the top student has priority.

This privilege of being a top student is constantly at play, and it's already showing its effect now.

Mo Tianyun can apply for a continuing education card with priority and without having to queue.

Furthermore, top students have priority over other trainees in everything they do, such as applying for resources, entering a practice venue, attending lectures by instructors, and asking questions.

Even other trainees had to give way to the top student.

Of course, the position of top student is not static.

Every year, the academy conducts an assessment, and if another student's performance surpasses that of the top student, that student becomes the new top student.

Furthermore, they can move into the Sky Palace and enjoy the best resources of the university.

"Top student... if this guy hadn't suddenly appeared, I would have been the one enjoying all of this!"

At the back of the long line, a handsome blond youth clenched his fists and stared at Mo Tianyun at the front of the line with a cold gaze.

It was as if they wanted to devour him alive.

"Teresa, stop thinking about it. Even in a few years, you might not be able to reach his current strength, so why bother with so much? You're always too competitive. Why not be more easygoing like me? Maybe then you can break through your bottleneck and catch up with him!"

A young man dressed in a black robe gently patted the shoulder of the handsome blond youth.

"whispering sound!"

The blond, handsome young man turned his head away and said nothing more.

"How could this be... It really is him! I thought it was just a coincidence of names."

At the back of the same line, Rod Hubbard stared intently at Mo Tianyun's back.

Less than half a year ago, the two of them were evenly matched, but today, their strengths are worlds apart.

This gap is like an insurmountable chasm, a huge divide that cannot be crossed.

Rod Hubbard understood how enormous the gap was, and that it would take a lifetime to catch up and possibly reach his current level.

With his current strength, he can barely defeat a mid-level extraordinary combat mech pilot and pass the third stage of the combat mech pilot assessment.

In order to enter the Oron Genius Mecha Pilot Academy, he has fought against alien beasts time and time again on the alien beast planet for the past six months, and even risked the failure of genetic evolution by consuming higher-level genetic evolution potions...

Rod Hubbard simply couldn't believe that Mo Tianyun's growth over the past six months had been so exaggerated!

The more familiar someone is with Mo Tianyun, the more incredible they will be by the changes in his strength.

Ordinary-level combat mech pilot, extraordinary-level combat mech pilot, epic-level combat mech pilot, legendary-level combat mech pilot.

The strength of each class undergoes tremendous changes, and each transformation and sublimation requires incredibly arduous efforts, often risking one's life, all for that sliver of possibility for genetic evolution, for that tiny opportunity to enhance mental strength.