Chapter 269: Earn Your Way In Through Suffering
"...I want to think this through before deciding."
"That’s understandable. But if you wish to enroll normally, you will need to go through the selection process and obtain a special admission ticket. Usually, you can get them after the traditional awakening ceremonies that will be held across the world. If they think you meet the criteria, then they will give you one of those tickets."
She paused, her expression becoming more serious.
"However, I should warn you, most of the candidates will be eliminated during this selection process. The academy only accepts the most exceptional individuals, and they’re quite ruthless in their screening."
I raised an eyebrow. "How ruthless."
"Let’s just say out of thousands of applicants worldwide, only about fifty to a hundred are accepted each year. And even those thousands are selected out of millions. And once the time comes, the tokens will serve as guides to the academy itself. You’ll have to go through difficult trials, which are also part of the entrance exam, just to arrive at the academy."
"So the test will start the moment you get the token, huh?" I muttered.
This was a cliché type of admission, the classic ’earn your way in through suffering’ type, but the process will certainly be difficult.
I should’ve seen it coming.
"Can you tell me what kind of trials will be given?" I decided to ask just in case she knew.
"That varies each year. Sometimes it’s survival challenges, sometimes combat tests, sometimes puzzles that test your mental aptitude. The academy believes that the journey to reach them should be as challenging as the education itself."
"...Do applicants die in the process?" I asked again. I just wanted to know the academy’s attitude.