Chapter 225: Genius Banquet
At this moment, in the luxurious manor where the genius banquet was held.
All the candidates from Yangzhou District were gathered here. There were at least ten thousand of them. Fortunately, this manor was very large. Otherwise, it would not have been able to accommodate so many people.
However, although there were many candidates partic.i.p.ating at Yan Huang University, most of them formed small groups. Each city"s candidates occupied a region.
In each area, there were long tables with various delicacies placed on them. There was also an abundance of fragrant beverages.
The banquet was similar to a buffet. Every candidate would bring their own plates to eat.
"I didn"t expect there to be so few people taking the Yan Huang University exam in the entire Yangzhou District." Xia Ping looked around, picked up a drumstick, and started munching. It was delicious, and he looked around casually.
There were over a hundred cities in Yangzhou District, but only ten thousand people took the exam. Such a number was indeed small.
"Indeed, there are very few. Because the Yan Huang University exam is too dangerous, the mortality rate is more than 50%. This has caused many students to retreat and not dare to partic.i.p.ate. Jiang Yaru also took a tray and looked for something to eat nearby.
"Hmph, a bunch of gutless bandits."
Chu Rong took a gla.s.s of shengdai and ate it happily. "But if you take a closer look, the other candidates don"t seem to be much different from us, and their abilities are similar."
"The other cities are similar in size to Tianshui City, and their development is the same. As a result, the strength of the examinees is roughly equal."Although there is a difference in individual strength, the overall situation is the same."
Nangong Wu looked beautiful in her evening gown. She held a gla.s.s of red wine elegantly. "But Hua Jing City is different. It is the capital of the entire Yangzhou District. It is the political, economic, and cultural center. It is a super city with a population of more than one billion. "It is extremely prosperous, and countless aristocratic families have settled here."
"It can be said that this place is filled with experts and geniuses. "Just the number of students partic.i.p.ating in this Yan Huang University exam exceeds 1,000, taking up 10% of the entire Yangzhou District."
Just the local candidates took up one-tenth of Yangzhou District. From this, one could see how powerful the capital city was. Whether it was in terms of strength or number of geniuses, they were superior to other cities and could not be compared.
Chu Rong nodded as well. In a place like the capital, there were rows upon rows of skysc.r.a.pers that were ten times more prosperous than Tianshui City. It was indeed incomparable.
"Look, the candidates from Yangzhou are here." Jiang Yaru pointed into the distance.
At this moment, the examination candidates from the other cities were arriving one by one. Meanwhile, the examination candidates from Hua Jing City were the last batch to arrive. They numbered over a thousand and alighted from the luxury cars in a grandiose manner. They had arrogant eyes and did not bother exchanging glances with others. They walked straight into the venue and arrived at the area where the examination candidates from Beijing were at.
"Amazing, truly magnificent."
"As expected of the students of Huajing, every one of them is powerful."
"Heavens, there are quite a number of martial artist realm experts among them." There are even quite a number of them who are at the second or third stage of the martial artist realm. Just their cultivation level far exceeds ours."
"How on earth did these people cultivate? "Advancing to the martial artist realm is enough for them to be number one in our city, but in the capital city, there are a bunch of geniuses."
"It can"t be helped. The resources in Flower Capital City are too abundant. "With the guidance of martial masters and even grandmaster teachers, as well as a large number of training facilities and all kinds of precious elixirs, how can we who are from the countryside compare to them?"
"I"m not afraid to be laughed at by everyone." I"m considered an aristocratic family in my own city, and my family"s a.s.sets are worth more than ten billion yuan. However, compared to these candidates from Huabing, I"m just a country b.u.mpkin."
"This is the capability of the Yangzhou capital"s candidates." "It"s too terrifying."
"It"s no wonder that there are so many candidates who can enter Yan Huang University every year in the capital." And for ordinary cities like ours, a few every year are considered outstanding. "It"s worth celebrating."
When the candidates appeared, everyone held their breaths. They were all shocked by the strength of the candidates. It was as if they were country b.u.mpkins seeing royalty. They did not even dare to breathe loudly.
It wasn"t just the other party"s high and mighty aura but, even more importantly, that unmatched strength. It was simply a chasm that crossed the hearts of many examinees.
That was because many of the people present were at the eighth or ninth stage of the Martial Apprentice realm. Facing those martial arts experts, they naturally could not lift their heads. The difference was too great.
"Look!"
Someone exclaimed, "That"s Xu Yang, a direct descendant of the Xu family, the number one family in the capital city. He"s an exam candidate from the number one middle school in the capital city. It"s said that he"s already at the third stage of the martial artist realm. He"s extremely powerful."
He pointed at a young man who was 1.85 meters tall and walking at the front of the crowd. He was wearing an expensive suit and looked high and mighty. The people around him were like stars surrounding the moon. They were the focus of the crowd.
"The Xu family of Huajing?" That"s a terrifying family. It"s said that the head of the family, Xu An, is the mayor of Huajing. "He has a chance to become the mayor of Yangzhou District in the future and is extremely powerful."
"I heard that this year, the Xu family produced many geniuses. Not only did Xu Yang have tyrannical strength, but he was also ranked in the top ten. There was also an older cousin called Xu Yuntian, who was a few months older than him. He is now at the fourthstage of the martial artist realm, the number one expert of this year"s Yangzhou District examination. However, he did not like this kind of banquet event, so he did not come."
"Other than the Xu family, there are many descendants of the big families in Huajing." The Huang family, the Li family, the Chen family, and the Ma family are all here. "They are the future of Huajing and even the future of Yangzhou District."
"If I can build a good relationship with these people, my future will be carefree."
Everyone was discussing animatedly, and there was no lack of aristocratic descendants from various cities amongst them. Since they were young, they"d been influenced by their seniors, so they naturally knew a great deal about the aristocratic clans in the capital.
Even if they did not want to know, they would be instilled with such knowledge by their elders.
At this moment, the candidates from Huabing also arrived. They formed a circle with a bunch of descendants of the top big shots and a bunch of second-rate big shots. The hierarchy was strict.
Those who were not at a certain level could not be added in.
"Hmph, I didn"t expect to partic.i.p.ate in such a boring event." Xu Yang looked around and revealed a look of disdain. "You don"t even have the strength of a martial artist, yet you still dare to take the Yan Huang University exam." "Even if you want to die, you can"t find it like this."
"Every year, the mortality rate of Yan Huang University"s entrance exam is so high." "It"s precisely because these country b.u.mpkins are rushing to their deaths that they are dragging us down."
He looked down very much on the examinees from other cities, and there was a hint of superiority in his words.
"Young Master Xu, you can"t say that either. "Without these idiots to back us up, how would we know how powerful Jinghua City is?"
"Yes, yes, yes. Don"t say such depressing things. "We"re just here to have fun."
"That"s right, that"s right. Although the candidates from other cities are weak, there are still quite a few beauties. Those women from the countryside have not seen much of the world. "Just hook up with a few of them, and they can have s.e.x tonight."
"This is much more worth it than spending money." "At least this doesn"t require money."
The descendants of the big shots of Huajing laughed.
"You"re right." Xu Yang picked up a gla.s.s of red wine and looked around at the candidates. As expected, he saw many high-quality beauties. His mood instantly improved. His main purpose for coming here was to hunt.