Chapter 143 Illusion
After all the candidates have entered, windows around the square begin to open and start selling tickets for viewing the screening.
At this time, the people who had been waiting on the side came forward and started queuing at different windows.
"I want a ticket!"
"I want two tickets!"
"Chenghui, 10 copper plates!"
The window clerk took the money with a smile and handed over a thin piece of wood.
That’s right, this ticket only costs 10 copper plates!
These people naturally want to see how the candidates are selected, but generally speaking, such a scene costs a lot of money and is only affordable by country gentlemen or old men.
However, West Lake Academy changed the viewing threshold to 10 copper plates, which means that, given the income level of Hangzhou, every citizen of Hangzhou can afford to watch it.
After people knew the ticket prices, more people bought them.
Even after all the tickets were sold out, there were still many people standing outside.
The candidates were all sitting in their respective contestant areas, looking nervously at the stage in the center.
How will the selection be done?
Are we going to fight two by two?
Many candidates, including their parents, are guessing one by one.
After all, the students at West Lake College are all very strong, so I guess they'll want to test their abilities, right?
Many parents are worried because some of their children are still very young. After all, there is still an eight-year gap between a 10-year-old and an 18-year-old.
"Now please invite the human candidate to the center of the stage!"
There were a total of 3,500 candidates, 2,500 of whom were children selected by Yan Zheng and his team from other places, and the other 1,000 were children selected in Hangzhou.
They lined up and walked to the center of the stage one by one and stood still.
"The assessment is about to begin!"
No rules, no explanation, the assessment just begins!
Not to mention the spectators and parents around, even the children were confused.
What is the assessment? A big fight on stage?
At this moment, the ground of the entire platform began to slowly emit a beam of light, and a circular magic circle covered the entire platform, enveloping all the children.
The golden lights above the magic circle intertwined and penetrated into the minds of the children, reflecting different pictures above their heads.
The children only felt that they were suddenly in a vast white fog. All their friends who were taking the test together were gone, leaving them alone.
But then, different things appeared around me.
Different children have different pictures above their heads.
Some of the pictures above the heads of some children are hilarious.
Some children were sitting on a pile of candies, eating them happily.
Some children have endless money in their pockets, and they use it all to buy clothes and other things.
Some children are practicing martial arts diligently.
"Is this an illusion?"
"This illusion is quite powerful!"
"Yes, they actually published everything that each child did and thought in the fantasy world."
"I don't know what the rules of this illusion are. It's not realistic to let such a young child break through the illusion, right?"
"Are the requirements of West Lake College so high?"
Just as many parents and spectators were speculating, something strange happened.
The child who was happily eating candy had all the candies under him snatched away by another child.
The child who was constantly buying clothes and other things had his pockets, which could hold unlimited money, taken away by others.
The child was practicing martial arts diligently when his parents were suddenly attacked by the enemy and died.
Each of the children showed different ideas, practices and qualities.
Parents looked at their children's performance with mixed feelings, and each of them saw that there was a problem in their child.
Some children would just cry where they were, some would try to get their things back, some would even fight with their opponents, and some would just wipe away their tears and continue practicing martial arts...
The differences in the children's abilities are immediately apparent.
Especially the younger ones, they cry more often, while the older children fight and endure more.
There were also some who just ignored it and continued to stare blankly at the spot.
There are not many children like this, only two, but they stand out among the large group of children.
Many viewers paid special attention to these two children.
The images of these two children are somewhat special from the past to the present.
Are there all kinds of delicious food, candies, toys and clothes constantly changing around a child, but she just sits there in a daze and does nothing?
The other child was surrounded by nothing but white, with nothing visible. He also sat there in a daze.
After half an hour, many children couldn't stand it anymore.
I couldn't beat others in a fight, no one paid attention to me even after I cried for a long time, and after practicing martial arts for a long time, I still wasn't strong enough.
Many children gave up, and only a few still persisted.
Another half an hour passed, and except for a small number of children who were fighting and practicing martial arts who were still persisting, the other children gave up.
At this moment, their eyes blurred and they returned to the stage.
The images above their heads disappeared one after another, and the magic circle on the ground gradually dimmed.
Then, a huge stone tablet rose from the ground, on which were listed the numbers of the first 1,000 children and their corresponding scores.
The first one is number 869 with a score of points.
The second place is No. 1068 with a score of 8000 points.
Ranked third is No. 2378 with a score of 98 points.
The score difference between the top three is astonishing.
Someone who was paying attention immediately discovered that the first and second place winners were actually the two dazed children before.
The child whose screen was blank was the first one and directly received 10,000 points.
Another child came in second place.
At this time, Long Pinxuan slowly descended from the air and stood still on the stone tablet. The sound spread to every corner of the square.
"This time, the human race screening used a magic array. Based on the children's different performances, including character, perseverance, qualifications, etc., different discount ratios will be applied according to different age groups, and then points will be ranked!"
"Congratulations to the top 1,000 candidates. You have been successfully selected! You can enroll after completing the formalities!"
"What I want to point out here is that the first and second place winners have scores far exceeding the other candidates."
"The first place winner sees through the illusion, has excellent patience, and is highly qualified. He or she will be selected to enter the inner courtyard. After passing, he or she will be promoted to study in the inner courtyard."
"The second place winner sticks to his original intention. Due to his age, his qualifications are yet to be determined, but he has more points for patience. He can also enter the inner court selection. After passing, he can be promoted to study in the inner court."