The history of heroes is the history of the world...
...This can be said to be the best description of the existence of heroes in the past five generations. First of all, heroes are all heroes who have saved the world, so it's hard to say who is better than whom in terms of achievements.
But in different fields, heroes have all made contributions to the existence of this world.
Based on the issue of the buttocks, as the founder of the Saint Laurent Cadet Academy, the sword maiden naturally has an unprecedented status in the academy.
Aside from that, the hero who has had the greatest impact on ordinary people is undoubtedly the fourth-generation hero...
After all, inventing the fusion magic furnace and triggering a technological revolution, improving the seal array of the Holy Sword, greatly delaying the arrival of the Great Cataclysm, and providing a breathing space for the survival and recuperation of humanity.
If it wasn't for these two contributions, humanity today might still be living in the backdrop of the Middle Ages.
Although in terms of combat power, the fourth-generation hero Luo Zhen is undisputedly at the bottom, no one dares to say that she has been a burden to the hero team based on just these two contributions.
Li Wei looked at the textbook in his hand, which depicted an image of a woman in a white coat.
She had beautiful long straight black hair, wore a pair of round-framed glasses, and had gloved hands manipulating a set of instruments, seemingly engrossed in an experiment.
The woman in the portrait had a serious and unsmiling face, seemingly focused on the experiment at hand, emitting a strong aura of an elite... as if it could be conveyed through the paper.
She was an incredibly competent and astute woman, the fourth-generation hero Luo Zhen, which was the most fitting impression according to popular belief.
As a woman who brought a technological revolution to the world, it was only natural that she would have such a confident and elite appearance.
However, Li Wei found himself getting a headache over this. A different image than the one in the textbook once again appeared in his mind.
He could only smile wryly and shake his head, tossing the image out of his mind.
At the same time, the teacher on the podium changed the topic to the final exam.
"Speaking of which, I have to talk about the upcoming exam. Tomorrow is the final exam, and I am really looking forward to everyone achieving excellent results. However, Saint Laurent Academy is, after all, a military academy. In addition to the written test, we also have a special practical test... and this practical test will use the technology invented by the fourth-generation hero!"
At this point, the students below exchanged puzzled glances.
Everyone had already heard about the practical test from the senior students in the higher grades, but they had no idea about the specifics of the test.
It seemed that the school had regulations regarding confidentiality, after all, it was a military academy and leaking information could be treated as a breach of military orders.
So, regarding the content of the special test, everyone was still in the dark.
But they didn't expect that the day before the test, the matter was brought up.
But it made sense; the exam was tomorrow and it wouldn't make sense to only mention it half an hour before the exam.
So, announcing it a day in advance, leaving limited preparation time, was understandable.
Thinking of this, the students below had no more doubts and listened attentively to the explanation.
The teacher on the podium was satisfied with this response, so he nodded seriously.
"Now, let's get to the main point. I'm sure you all know that there is a set of Practice Maze underground in the academy, right?"
"Uh, of course we remember..."
When it came to this Practice Maze, many students had expressions of lingering fear on their faces, and for good reason.
On the first day of their admission, after attending the entrance ceremony, they were inexplicably taken there, and then... without any explanation, they were thrown into the maze!
This was the first lesson given to all new students by the military academy, and it was also an additional entrance exam...
...No one was informed of this in advance. They were suddenly thrown in and told that if they couldn't leave the maze within the time limit, they would lose their admission qualification.
Who could handle this?
The maze had various complex mechanisms and alchemical puppets as enemies. It took the new students great effort to successfully pass through it.By the way, Li Wei happened to be holding onto Clair's thigh at the time, lying down the whole way and winning by being carried. He also managed to break some records in the process.
How many people could forget such a thrilling experience?
So, when this incident was mentioned, everyone still had lingering fear in their hearts. The teacher seemed quite satisfied with the students' reactions and immediately cleared his throat, speaking calmly.
"That's right, this time your practical training will still take place in this maze, but... the entrance exam you took before was just an 'appetizer'~"
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Damn, the entrance exam from back then that eliminated a quarter of the students was only an appetizer?
When this explosive news came out, the students naturally paled in shock...
"At that time, less than a third of the trap mechanisms were activated, and the combat abilities of the alchemical puppets were adjusted to half strength. More importantly... the 'environmental simulation system' of the highest difficulty was not even used~"
"Ah? The environmental simulation system?"
Upon hearing this term, all the students were stunned. They were familiar with this system. As the name suggests, it is a system that can simulate various extreme survival environments, including snowy plains, volcanoes, deserts, and wildernesses.
It not only simulates the environment, but can also set conditions such as "multiple gravity," "day and night cycles," and even "climate changes," and so on...
Because of its high cost, this system is currently only installed in a few large military bases. I never expected that such a system would be hidden in the underground of this officer academy.
It seems that the Empire has truly spared no expense in this officer academy, perhaps out of respect for Osterna, the founder of the academy...
"Anyway, the information that can currently be disclosed is roughly this. This test will be conducted in the form of 'teams.' A team will consist of four people, so let's draw lots to determine the team assignments later..."
"..."
What do you mean by the information that can currently be disclosed? Does that mean there may be more explosive content that hasn't been mentioned?
And the specific details and process of the test, not a single word was mentioned. What is the objective? Is it just to pass through the maze? Or do they have to defeat a certain number of enemies? Are the students cooperating with each other or acting as opposing forces within the teams?
It seems that this was intentionally released to make people uneasy, right?
In this moment, many people even thought, it would have been better if you had told us this information half an hour before the exam. At least we could have died feeling satisfied. Now, there's still one more day left, what am I supposed to do tonight?
However, some quick-witted individuals immediately realized that this was probably the "first stage" of the test, meant to test the psychological resilience of the students.
In other words, the so-called final exams... have already begun from now on!
