Chapter 19: Academy Assessment

Since the establishment of the Great Wu Dynasty, the Jiuxiao Academy has stood in the royal city with a transcendent status.

Many world-famous figures have come out of the academy. When the four kings of different surnames were young, they all practiced in the Jiuxiao Academy for a long time.

Therefore, every year, the academy assessment will attract a lot of attention. Even if the Emperor Wu’s wedding is imminent, it has not affected people’s attention to this assessment.

After the morning court, hundreds of officials in the court came to the Jiuxiao Academy to participate in the ceremony. Most of the students who participated in the assessment arrived with their elders.

In the viewing area, officials were polite to each other, and the students in the square were almost the same.

Wang Ran stood in a group of young people, and people kept talking to him.

In recent days, the Wang family has been in the limelight. The assassination of Han Luoling has spread throughout the royal city. It is said that it was the Wang family’s direct lineage masters who rescued the world’s most beautiful woman who was about to be crowned as a concubine. Some people even speculated that it was Wang Qian himself who rescued her.

I believe that it won't be long before the reward from Emperor Wu comes down, and by then, the Wang family may be able to make further progress.

In addition to Wang Ran's own talent and strength, naturally many families are willing to make friends with him.

Because Jiuxiao Academy only recruits the descendants of officials above the fifth rank, the interpersonal relationships are much more complicated than other academies.

After dealing with it for a while, Wang Ran finally got out. He walked leisurely and came to a boy who looked to be fourteen or fifteen years old.

"Brother Ran." The boy saw Wang Ran coming and straightened his clothes.

"Don't rush to call me brother, we are not that familiar yet." Wang Ran kept a friendly smile on his face, but his tone was not friendly.

He asked, "Zhao Meng, have you thought about what I told you last night?"

The young man named Zhao Meng nodded, his eyes became firm, and he said solemnly, "Don't worry, Master Wang, I will definitely handle this matter properly."

Wang Ran nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good, after this matter is done, you can tell others that you are my brother. In addition, your father has been in the army for a long time, and he has accumulated almost all the qualifications and merits. When I go back today, I will suggest that your father promote him to deputy general."

When Zhao Meng heard this, he smiled in his heart. Although he tried his best to stay calm, a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old could not completely restrain his emotions after all.

He bowed and said, "Thank you, Brother Ran."

"Perform well, I am optimistic about you." Wang Ran walked up, patted his shoulder, and then pretended to walk to other places as if nothing had happened.

"Han Xu, whether you are a dragon or a worm, I will show you your true form today." Wang Ran clenched his fist tightly, and then quietly released it.

At this time, a strong wind blew on the square, and dozens of figures floated in from afar. They were all teachers of the academy, and the lowest level had reached the seventh level.

Deputy Palace Master Zhang Tianming flew in the air and arrived above the square in a flash. He looked around and saw that everyone who should come had come, so he said loudly: "I am Zhang Tianming, on behalf of the academy, I welcome you all. I won't say much nonsense. Next, this year's assessment will begin. I hope that students will not hide their own ideas, go all out, and show their style."

"Please count the number of people, teachers."

"Report to the deputy palace master, there should be 120 people in the God of War Academy, and there are 120 people in total. All are present."

"Report to the deputy palace master, there should be 270 people in the Beidou Academy, and there are 270 people in total. All are present."

"Report to the deputy palace master, there should be 70 people in the Freshman Academy, and there are 69 in total."

"Who is not here?"

"Han Hanxu."

As soon as this was said, discussions and low laughter were heard all around.

"It's him again. Forget it. It doesn't matter whether he participates or not. Don't waste everyone's time. Let's get started." Zhang Tianming said without much hesitation. Obviously, he knew Han Xu very well.

In fact, everyone present was familiar with the name Han Xu. After all, he was the biggest oddity since the establishment of Jiuxiao Academy.

As soon as Zhang Tianming finished speaking, he heard a slightly lazy voice.

"Sorry, there was a traffic jam on the road and I was a little late."

Then, everyone saw Han Xu wearing a loose brocade robe and walking slowly. Compared with other students wearing uniform clothes and full of energy, he seemed a little out of place.

His face was a little pale, as if he had not slept well.

When everyone saw him, they smiled knowingly, thinking that this young man must have spent another night in the room of a certain courtesan.

Zhang Tianming saw his look and showed a trace of disdain on his face, but he quickly concealed it and said in a cold voice: "Since you are here, just stand in line."

Han Xu didn't care about the eyes of others. He walked to the freshman courtyard and stood there. Apart from him, the oldest one was only fifteen years old, so he stood out among them.

He rubbed his temples with his hands and muttered in a low voice: "I'm so tired."

A child next to him said: "Brother Xu is really busy."

Han Xu smiled, as if he didn't hear the sarcasm in his words.

He was indeed a little tired. He had just listened outside for a long time with his ears. The noisy voices of the crowd seemed like thunders one after another in his mind, just like standing in front of a subwoofer with full volume.

"Since everyone is here, each college will start the assessment."

After Zhang Tianming announced, the heads of the three colleges organized their students to start.

What everyone is most concerned about is the assessment of the God of War Academy. The Great Wu Dynasty was founded on martial arts. The God of War Academy gathered the pillars of talent with the highest cultivation talent. These 120 people are likely to grow into important generals.

The main assessment of the God of War Academy is cultivation. They are divided into groups according to age and realm to practice and decide the strongest.

For a time, the area where the God of War Academy is located was filled with various gorgeous exercises.

The Beidou Academy is assessed in the form of written examinations, mainly testing strategies and talents in governing the world. The outstanding ones among them may also become the right-hand ministers of the court.

The assessment of the Freshman Academy is the simplest. It only tests whether the students have reached the first grade. If they reach the first grade before the age of fifteen, it proves that they have good cultivation talent and can enter the God of War Academy to practice next year.

The rest, after becoming a first-grade warrior, will be assigned to the Beidou Academy.

Only Han Xu, until the age of eighteen, still failed to cross the threshold of a first-grade warrior.

The assessment of Beidou Academy ended first, and then the assessment of Ares Academy ended quickly because of the small number of students. So these students came to watch the assessment of the Freshman Academy one after another to see if anyone could make a splash.

Wang Ran came with a proud look on his face. He did well in this assessment. With the spiritual power of a third-grade warrior and the already accomplished Snow Blade Mad Knife, he defeated several people in a row. Even Zhang Tianming paid special attention to him for a long time.

He came at the right time. Only Zhao Meng and Han Xu were left in the Freshman Academy.

There was a crystal ball in front for testing spiritual power. After injecting spiritual power, the crystal ball would glow, proving that the tester had reached the first-grade warrior.

Seeing Wang Ran winking at him, Zhao Meng gritted his teeth, rushed to the crystal ball before Han Xu, and pressed his right hand on the crystal ball.

Soon, the crystal ball lit up with colorful light, and the teacher in charge of the assessment said with a smile: "Congratulations on becoming a first-class warrior. You can report to the God of War Academy when school starts next year."

As soon as the voice fell, there was a click, and the crystal ball in Zhao Meng's hand broke.

Zhao Meng touched the back of his head and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, teacher, I was nervous and used too much force."

Han Xu noticed that the teacher secretly glanced at Wang Ran, and then heard him say: "It's okay, it's not a valuable thing."

After that, he looked behind and said: "Han Xu is the only one left, so let's do this, Han Xu."

"I'm here." Han Xu still answered lazily.

"The assessment of others has ended. It will take too much time to change the crystal ball now. Let's do this, you and Zhao Meng face off, just treat it as an assessment."

"Zhao Meng, be careful when you attack, don't hurt Han Xu." Without waiting for Han Xu to answer, the teacher made a decision.

Zhao Meng responded, then turned around and prepared to walk towards Han Xu.

When he turned around, he saw Han Xu also looking at him.