Chapter 353 A Cool Big Sister

'The next stop is North District 7, Arpeggio City. '

Inside the shaking train, Heshia and Clara looked at the lights that kept passing by outside, and then there were bursts of steel gears colliding under their feet. About half a minute later, accompanied by a familiar brake sound, the train running underground stopped at the platform, steam overflowed, the doors opened, and passengers walked out one by one, stepping on the steel floor painted with red anti-rust paint, and walked towards the dim exit.

Listening to the sound of water flowing from the pipes on the dome from time to time, and the roar of the large machinery factory from time to time in the distance, the two quickly found the familiar feeling of the past.

To outsiders, it may be a complex and chaotic spider web of passages and stairs, but the two walked through it with ease and quickly found the direction to home.

"Suddenly I found that there is also a benefit to being underground." Clara stepped on the steel stairs and thought of something.

"What benefit?" Heshia asked behind him.

"It won't be very cold. It's quite warm underground. The temperature is relatively even all year round." Clara took a few quick steps forward and jumped up easily, then landed steadily on the platform in the middle.

"It's not easy to live in the northern cities on the surface in winter. You need to change into various warm clothes when you go out." She continued, and then the two walked to an elevator. At this time, they talked less because there were many

people in the elevator. Most of them were people who came back from other places. There were about 40 people standing in an elevator, but it was not crowded.

After all, it was an industrial elevator with a large space that could be used to transport tanks. Compared with the prosperous South District 1, the buildings in Arpeggio City are always full of industrial and steel atmosphere. The residents here are mostly workers in various factories. Some of them just got off work and took the elevator to the residential area on the lower floor.

"How did you do in the exam this time?" A father and son stood together in the elevator. The child should be in junior high school.

"Not bad, an average of 50 points in each subject." The boy answered confidently.

"Huh, what about the main subjects? What's the use of just talking about the secondary subjects." The father with stubble patted him on the back of his head.

"Literature 102, Mathematics 97, Igeka Theory... Igeka Theory 80." At this point, the boy's voice couldn't help but lower.

The full score of the three main subjects is 150, and the full score of the other five secondary subjects is 80, with a total score of 850. The boy's score is considered to be at the top in Arpeggio City, but he has some biases. He is probably ranked in the top 10% of the grade. No wonder he is more confident.

"You fell behind in the most important subject, you..." The father wanted to say something, but he couldn't bear to scold him. After all, he was just an ordinary worker. It was already very good for the child to have such a score.

"Which school are you going to apply for next year?" The father asked again.

"It's Delong Academy in North District 7. They mainly train large machinery maintenance technicians. I heard from my cousin that this is profitable." The child told his father about the scene when his cousin took him to the big city in North District 1 to play during the holidays. His cousin was an employee of a construction company and often dealt with those maintenance mechanics.

"That's good, Delong Academy? Study it carefully after you go back. It's only half a year. Don't let it slip." Then the father talked to the child about some of his experiences and lessons in the past, hoping that the child would take fewer detours.

Although the two were standing far away from the father and son, because the elevator was quiet at that time, most people in the elevator heard such a conversation. Occasionally, someone would kindly give the child some advice, such as tips for future school interviews.

"Time flies." Heshia and Clara whispered.

"Yeah, we were the same at that time." Clara nodded, and then remembered something.

"Delong Academy ranked 39th in the North Seventh District, which is pretty good. I remember that He... Xi applied for Irene Academy, which ranked 21st." When she mentioned the girl's name, her voice changed and became Xi, after all, the name Heshia is too well-known now.

"At that time, everyone thought you were a sure thing, because according to your grades, you could actually apply for the top ten schools." Clara talked about the situation at that time.

"At that time, I wanted to be safe. Besides, there were few medical-related academies in the North Seven District. Irene Academy was the best. I could go to academies in other regions." The North was mostly dominated by industrial cities, and most of the academies ranked high in the region were related to industry.

"What about Clara? You never said what academy you applied for at that time." The girl asked curiously.

"Ah...ha...ha, this." Clara was a little evasive.

"Well, it's over anyway, and I can tell you now."

"I applied for the famous Muse Academy in the South First District, which is the academy that specializes in cultivating idols and stars." Clara said with regret.

"I remember that the requirements of that academy were extremely high. Apart from the six major academies, it was this level." Heshia recalled a little.

"Although the restrictions on theoretical scores were not strict, there were many requirements for students' appearance, body shape, musical skills, talents, personality, language expression, etc."

"Yes, but I was brave at that time, so I ran over." Clara complained about her dream-chasing method at that time.

"Then I was shocked when I went there."

"Basically every girl I saw applying for the exam was very beautiful, and many of them were picked up by luxury cars. Some were even famous child stars. They knew a lot, and I was like an ugly duckling when I went there."

"Later, I knew I couldn't pass, so I just took it as a tour, and then I played in the South District for a few days, and I was thinking of asking a senior who I met online to help me get a signed photo of Pulin Coco."

"No wonder you were not in Arpeggio City during that time." Heshia also remembered that the lively and fun Clara didn't attend several summer vacation parties.

"I came back later." After that, the two continued to talk about the past, and when they heard the conversation, a parent came over curiously.

"Are you high school students going home during the holidays?" In today's era, most people will go to work after graduating from high school, so high school students are considered half adults.

"Yes."

Clara looked up and answered. She glanced briefly and then stood in front of Heshia. She was not a celebrity anyway, so it was okay for everyone to notice her. But the singer behind her was a popular singer in the entire star field. If she was exposed, her way home today would be unsafe.

"It's like this. My child also wants to apply to an art school, but I don't know which school to choose." The female parent looked well dressed and probably came from an upper middle class family. There was a bit of pride and expectation in her words.

In her description, she has a daughter named Youyou, who probably has a total score of about 400 in theory, is very good-looking, and can play some musical instruments.

"Is that so..." After listening to the other party's description, Clara thought for a while and then answered.

"In fact, the competition for idols is very fierce. If you don't really like it, I don't recommend you to go this way." After listening to the other party's description, Clara tried to choose a tactful way to remind the other party. After all, she herself has also stepped into this industry and knows the cruelty of it. Most people who study art become cannon fodder.

"Why are you like this? What's wrong with our Youyou? I just heard you say that you applied for Muse Academy. Why are you trying to persuade my child to give up now?" Hearing the meaning of Clara's words, the parent quickly became unhappy. After all, their children are always the best in their parents' hearts.

"This is indeed difficult." Seeing that the other party was getting angry, Clara had to say something slightly more feasible.

"Why don't we go to the Ice Dance Academy in the North Fifth District? The ice dance in that academy is quite famous." Clara talked about this academy in the North Fifth District that few outsiders know about.

"What school is that?" The parent checked his personal terminal with doubt, and then searched for this academy ranked 85th in the North Fifth District. Although it is still in the top 100, it can be said to be completely unknown.

"How can my Youyou go to such a school? At least it should be like Lianhongci Academy." The parent finally said the ideal academy in his mind, and then looked at Clara with disgust.

"You can't fail the exam, and you don't want my child to go to school, right? You really have bad intentions, girl." She snorted, and then told the people around her how excellent her child was.

Seeing the two girls remained silent, she couldn't help but feel that she was right. The other party must be guilty, and she became more and more proud.

"By the way, I haven't asked which academy you two are attending now. It should be a very good one, hehe." Although it was a compliment literally, it was hard not to say that there was no mockery in the look and tone.

In response, Heshia just smiled and shook her head, without saying anything. Clara on the side was a little unsettled. She was a person who didn't want to suffer any loss. In addition, Heshia was mentioned again. She felt that she was implicated because of herself, and she felt even more unhappy.

"That's right, I'm just studying in an ordinary high school in the South Third District. Are you satisfied now?"

Clara stomped her feet, and a burst of electricity spread throughout the audience. Everyone felt numb under their feet. Such strength is definitely not possessed by ordinary high school students. It is at least the late stage of Sequence 2, close to the level of Sequence 3.

Seeing Clara's hair flying and the electric light around her feet, the passengers in the elevator couldn't help but feel a little flustered, fearing that this little girl would electrocute or shock everyone in the elevator in a moment of impulse.

"Let's talk it over, let's talk it over, don't be so impulsive." The other adults in the elevator hurried over to mediate.

"Little girl, you are so young, you have such ability and strength, and your future is bright. Why do you have to confront her? If something goes wrong, the elevator will stop and the anti-riot self-discipline unit will come over, and it will be a mess."

"That's right, why do you have to confront her? She just wants to feel superior because she has a pretty good daughter. Don't pay attention to such people." If it were normal, they would definitely not say such things, but now they realized that if the girl in front of them got angry and lost her mind, it would be the whole elevator that would suffer, so they didn't care about the emotions of the parent.

Being stopped by everyone and separated from the female head who had spoken before, after a round of kind words, although Clara was a little emotional, she was not crazy. In the end, she snorted, then put down her hand and dispersed the static electricity around her.

Seeing that she was willing to calm down, everyone was relieved and praised her again.

"This is much better than my kid. He graduated from the fourth grade this year and he can't even emit a spark." The old father sighed and shook his head.

"Maybe it's not an extraordinary job related to electricity?" Someone comforted her.

"Oh, how could it not be? He is studying in a vocational high school related to the power grid. Most of the students in the class have completed the 12 Aegica formulas of the Sequence 2 job by the time they graduate. He has only completed 9 of them and has always been the last in the class."

"I heard from their school teachers that the best students in the class will be promoted to Sequence 3 upon graduation and can directly go to work in some large companies. He is still consolidating and improving the core of the Sequence 2 job."

"You are not in the fourth grade yet, little girl. You see, this is the gap." He praised Clara again.

"I am in the second grade now."

Clara was praised by this group of people, and she was inevitably a little embarrassed. It seemed that she was indeed quite outstanding. She suddenly felt this way.

"Look, I am not wrong, this little girl is almost Sequence 3 in the second grade. Her future is limitless."

"Indeed, such results, if placed in the top schools in the North Seven District, they are all top students." Although it is a bit exaggerated, the actual situation is that if you can be promoted to Sequence 3 in the second grade, you are very outstanding among your peers, and the proportion is less than one percent.

Amid the chatter of the crowd, the atmosphere in the elevator slowly improved and became lively. When they reached the 55th floor, the female parent ran out first, then continued to go down, and the crowd in the elevator gradually dispersed.

Seeing that Clara and Heshia were about to walk out of the elevator, another middle-aged woman followed.

"Can you add your contact information? My child is about to graduate from junior high school, and now he is worried about choosing a school. Don't worry, I won't be so rude as the previous person. I just hope to get some information from the outside world. After all, our family has been living here, and we don't know the overall situation of the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region. You are now studying in high school outside, you should have seen a lot, and you are so outstanding, you must be the kind of student that the school pays attention to, and you know more." She said a lot of good things, and Clara couldn't resist and added her contact information.

"Just add me, my friend is not convenient." Of course, Clara still knew that this kind of thing must not let Heshia take the lead, otherwise it would be very embarrassing.

Although she didn't understand what was inconvenient, because she was unfamiliar and respected, the woman didn't continue to ask. She just looked curiously at the quiet girl standing behind Clara. She had straight chestnut hair and a bow tied behind her head. At first glance, her personality seemed to be the type that was more quiet and easy to be bullied.

Probably out of the idea of ​​protecting her companions, the woman thought, and her liking for Clara increased a lot.

In the elevator where the two left, the conversation between the father and son continued at this moment. The elevator went down all the way to the residential area at the bottom of Arpeggio City. Seeing that the elevator was getting more and more deserted, the two people gradually spoke less.

Finally, when the elevator stopped at the 69th floor, the two walked out. At this time, the boy turned his head and looked at the slowly closing steel elevator door.

"Dad."

"What's wrong."

"That sister just now was so cool."

"Yes."

"I want to be so awesome in the future."

"Then study hard." Patting the child's head, the father and son slowly walked into the dark and dreary residential area underground and slowly disappeared at the corner of the street.

(End of this chapter)