Chapter 611 Unification
With eyes open or closed, above you are blue skies and white clouds, a gentle breeze blows from afar, and the air is filled with the unique fragrance of grass and trees.

Little A closed his eyes and then opened them again, confirming that he had landed successfully. He transitioned into this area in an extremely natural state.

He took a deep breath, knowing that everything was about to begin.

Yes, A is not on a pristine plain, but in a simulated, artificial environment used in the unified recruitment process.

Today is the day of the Imperial Higher Education Institutions' unified entrance examination. Just recently, all candidates who applied for the unified entrance examination logged into the dedicated line system at the same time and entered the simulation venue to take the test.

The simulation training site used in this unified recruitment is said to have a 90% realism rate, making it virtually indistinguishable from the real world.

To avoid any mishaps, the Empire even requisitioned a large number of dedicated holographic pods and distributed them to examination centers in various star systems three months in advance for the candidates to use. This minimized unexpected events and errors, and also avoided the problem of insufficient resources in different areas. It is clear that the Empire attaches great importance to this annual unified examination.

In addition, the situation in the empire has been quite chaotic over the past year, with various unexpected events occurring. Therefore, this unified recruitment must be arranged to the best of our ability.

Therefore, the registration process for candidates across the country went smoothly this year without any unexpected incidents. Each test center was staffed with personnel and assistants from various departments, and even assigned full-time sergeants to provide security and prevent any malicious individuals from harming the children at such a crucial moment.

Xiao A is an ordinary examinee on Star 732. Their small to medium-sized planet has a moderate population and not as many examinees as those on larger planets. The government directly allocated seven buildings as a special examination area.

Today, following the instructions, he arrived at the site at the specified time and location, and then promptly connected to the holographic capsule in the examination room and successfully entered the simulation area.

In A's family, only her mother had taken the unified exam, although it was many years ago, but she could still provide some information.

It is said that although the theme is different every year, the format is similar.

So unlike other students who hadn't experienced it before, A was not flustered and entered the simulation area smoothly.

But this isn't what he imagined. This open space, a gentle breeze, and bright sunshine... What's going on? A picnic?

The boy still couldn't believe it, whether he didn't believe that his mother's advice was useless or he couldn't believe that the exam would give them such a start.

Where are the checkpoints? Where are the difficulties? Where are all the challenges? Where are the other people? Why is he all alone? Could he have been sent to the wrong place...? He thinks this place is more suitable for a picnic.

"what--"

A white blur flashed past him, ruffling A's hair and making him look quite disheveled.

Something has passed. Could it be...?

Upon seeing the figure that suddenly darted past, Little A was immediately disappointed. It was just a person. He had thought it was some hidden star beast or a level that had appeared. It was just a person... Why was he running so fast?

This student, let's call him A, was clearly not very bright and hadn't quite caught on yet. Then, two, three, four… people darted past him in an instant. They were all people, each one practically a blur of motion, and none of them seemed inclined to turn back.

Are so many people racing here?
"Make way!" A flash of light shot straight at him, and Little A, unable to dodge in time, was knocked back and stumbled. The person then darted away in the same manner. He even heard the person's voice, almost fading into the air, muttering, "...Idiot, can't do anything right, just blocking the way..."

"Idiot? Me?" Student A was filled with a great deal of self-doubt at this moment.

So should he also try his luck at getting promoted?
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On the other side, near the module where this student A was, Jiang Hui was also moving quickly straight ahead, rushing forward at the fastest speed she had ever seen.

The unified recruitment time for all interstellar students is the same, and the system opens on time, with access time limited until 30 stars before the exam.

Following the instructions, Jiang Hui arrived at the unified recruitment site, took her assigned seat, and found her private cabin. When the time came, she was directly connected to the simulation area to participate in the unified recruitment.

When she entered, she saw the same flat plain as student A, with no other students around. It's likely the system had set their initial landing time and location to prevent them from gathering into a large group all at once.

Then, Jiang Hui realized that something was wrong with her. No, it should be said that her gaze was very wrong, the kind that was obvious.

Isn't her ambition a little too high?

Her original parents had good genes, allowing Jiang Hui to grow to over 1.7 meters tall. While this isn't considered tall in interstellar space, it was quite remarkable for Jiang Hui, who had always been below average height in her previous life. After all, every short person dreams of growing taller, and she never expected to achieve this in a different way in her second life.

But now... it's even more outrageous. Forget 1.7 or 1.8 meters, 1.9 meters is possible. Jiang Huiping looked over, and his feeling was completely different from usual—so this is what the view from up here is like.

She quickly stretched out her hands and looked around, only to find that she had indeed changed her appearance, now wearing a white uniform and empty-handed in the training field. She was completely naked.

There were no mirrors or anything like that here, so Jiang Hui couldn't see if her appearance had changed, but she guessed it had.

The only difference was the eight-digit number on the right shoulder strip, which was probably a randomly assigned number.

Like her classmate A, Jiang Hui was briefly confused after reading the key information, but she quickly realized... although the organizers hadn't arranged anything for them, they could forge their own path. However, if she remained stagnant, she wouldn't be able to make a breakthrough. The assessment organizers couldn't possibly provide a training ground just for them to enjoy the scenery, could they?

Stark once told her, "When you're in danger and don't know how to get out, you must stay calm and look down from your original framework." But the question is, how can she get out of that framework?

The only thing Jiang Hui is certain of right now is that she is participating in an interstellar unified examination, and many, many people will be competing with her. But being thrown into this place alone at the beginning, without any prominent coordinates, destination, or other clues, does that mean she can choose her own path and destination?
Within the simulated scenario, everything is fake; only she herself is real.

So don't try to decipher the logic or intentions behind it, because it's all fake, just a fabricated pile of data. Only she herself can decide the path ahead.

(End of this chapter)

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