Chapter 274: Elite Among the Celestial Dragons
Starfish World, Red Earth Continent, Nevada Region near Mary Geoise.
Freezing winds raged incessantly, snow fell in abundance, and the temperature rarely rose above zero degrees.
Yet this inhospitable place was chosen as the campus of the prestigious Celestial Palace.
Despite being the education center of the Celestial Dragons, the academy's facilities were far from luxurious, not even comparable to the private academies of the nobility in many kingdoms.
In the center of the campus stood an imposing twenty-story black castle, its roof covered in a thick blanket of snow.
Around the castle, black towers with different functions were connected by long paths of dark stone.
In one of the courtyards, dozens of young men dressed in thin white uniforms, with the emblem of the Hoof of the Flying Dragon on their chests, were struggling in the snow.
Guided by one of the God's Knights, the students performed a series of martial arts movements. Not far away, another group, made up of slightly older teenagers, practiced dueling with wooden swords under the watchful eye of another of the God's Knights.
The cold bit at their faces, but no one complained or gave up. With determined expressions they continued to strike with their wooden swords, filling the air with the echo of the clashes.
Nearby, a group of much older students walked along the stone paths. They wore much more elegant white uniforms. However, their faces reflected worry and tension.
"Look at them..." A young girl with light brown hair and golden eyes said, holding a thick book against her chest. "I envy them a little."