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"Ah, the Star Space." Inside a villa, Bailey was sitting with a middle-aged woman. They were discussing what they had just heard from the Spirit of the Planet.
As Sebastian thought, this mentor chosen by Bailey was a friend of her teacher, and she had also created a civilization of immortal cultivation.
"I didn't expect such a big deal would be made this time to compete for that genius," the middle-aged woman sighed.
"Competing for the genius?" Bailey was a little puzzled.
"You don't think that something as precious as the Star Space is a prize for the Freshman Challenge, right?" The middle-aged woman smiled slightly.
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Shortly after the voice of the Planet Spirit sounded Sebastian received a communication from Prokopy.
"Sebastian, you should have heard the announcement from the Spirit of the Planet," Prokopy said.
"I did," Sebastian replied.
"Although you already know this, as your admissions teacher, I have to officially inform you. For reasons that I don't know, starting this year, the Selection of Heaven will be canceled." Prokopy said. "As a replacement event, there will be a Freshman Challenge this year. The prize is a Star Space; you should know this, right?"
"I do, but... I am not very clear," Sebastian said.
"Star Space, as the name implies, is a space," Prokopy explained. "Do you know how big this Academy of ours is?"
"I'm not sure," Sebastian said bluntly.
"I'm not sure about the specifics either," Prokopy smiled and said. "But in the past few days, you should have felt the changes on your planet."
"Yes, the enhancement effect of a Level 6 Planet is very obvious," Sebastian said.
"In fact..." Prokopy continued, "our Academy is not really on this Level 6 Planet; it is divided into a huge space. This space is the Star Space. It was created by the Spirit of the Planet using a trace of the Origin Power of a Level 6 Planet, and it has all kinds of incredible effects."
"However, because there are hundreds of thousands of people in total at the Academy, the effect that each person enjoys is very little. The prize that the Spirit of the Planet mentioned just now is this Star Space; it's a smaller version of the Star Space where we are. It inherits all the effects. In addition, for a single person, the effect is double-enhanced."
"How could such a treasure be used as a reward for the Freshman Challenge?" Sebastian understood but was then puzzled.
The applicability of the Star Space was broader than the Heart of the Stars, as long as the Planet Master could use it. The Heart of the Stars might not be necessary for some Planet Masters who had created several supernatural species. But the Star Space was different, putting it in public would cause many powerful Planet Masters to kill each other.
"If the Heart of the Stars is public, it could be bought, but..." Prokopy smiled and said, "The Star Space is priceless. No one will take it out and sell it because it will consume a trace of the Origin Power of a Level 6 Planet."
"But this time..." Prokopy paused and said with some emotion, "it's not for the reward of the Freshman Challenge; it's a deal."
"A deal?" Sebastian raised his eyebrows.
"That's right," Prokopy continued. "This matter is not a secret; many teachers know about it. This year in the Eusinith Domain, a genius with great talent has appeared. All the Super-Tier Academies are competing."
"Eusinith Domain!?" Sebastian thought.
He remembered that this was an area under the Federation. Although it was called that, the structure was loose and broad. Its territory was vast and consisted of many domains and forces. How many there were? Nobody knew for sure. There were a lot of domains, guilds, various aisles, etc.
Because these had a long history, plus the Federation's loose structure, nobody bothered to unify the naming of the zones, and the Eusinith Domain was the largest of all domains. This domain was owned by the Eusinith Imperial Empire, which adopted a monarchy government.
"This genius is the third-ranked prince of the Eusinith Imperial Empire," Prokopy continued. "Outsiders call him Prince Qing. This person has incredible talent; at the time of the exam, the diameter of his planet had reached 600 kilometers."
Sebastian was not much different, but his state was only a small one. Sebastian's perfect score was great for that state, but for many others each year, many were also able to achieve a perfect score.
"You got full marks in the examination, and you should know how incredible it is that the diameter of the planet has reached 600 kilometers in just three months after awakening," Prokopy said with emotion.
"I do," Sebastian smiled. The higher you go, the harder it gets, so 600 kilometers was truly unbelievable.
"So every Super-Tier Academy, even the Six Academies of Starlight, is competing for this Prince Yeattine," Prokopy continued. "Nothing is spared. One academy has even offered a high price of 10 Billion Dollars."
"10 Billion Dollars?" Sebastian was a little surprised.
Originally, the diameter of a planet of 600 kilometers was so valuable, wasn't it a big loss for him? Of course, Sebastian just complained. Now, the diameter of his planet had exceeded 800 kilometers; if he let people outside know about it, it would not be unbelievable but rather deemed crazy.
"Our school had no choice but to come up with such a move," Prokopy said with some emotion. "Using the Star Space as a bargaining chip to gain the favor of Prince Yeattine. Of course, there are also conditions: this Star Space can only be used by Yeattine during his time at the Academy and cannot be taken out of the area."
"If that's the case, then why say it's a reward for the Freshman Challenge?" Sebastian asked.
"Well, this..." Prokopy smiled slightly and said, "of course, it's for first place. If the prize is 10 Billion Dollars, that's fine. However, the Star Space is a treasure that money can't buy. You could say that it is a bargaining chip for the freshmen, which will trigger the discontent of other students. So it is framed as the Freshman Challenge, allowing Yeattine to win this prize fair and square."
"Aren't you afraid that there will be a mishap and that the prize will be taken by someone else?" Sebastian raised his eyebrows and asked.
"There is no need to worry about this," Prokopy smiled and said. "Although this year's freshmen are of good quality and there are many planets with a diameter of more than 500 kilometers, it's a long way from Yeattine. You should know that after more than 500 kilometers, increasing each kilometer becomes difficult."
"As a freshman, I should be able to participate in this Freshman Challenge as well, right?" Sebastian asked with a smile.
If it were another prize, Sebastian might not have been very interested. However, this was a Star Space. The effect on Greater Terra would be immense, as he had seen with his own eyes. And the effect of this Star Space reward would be enhanced. For Sebastian, it was a must-have.
It doesn't matter who the prince is or if it's a bargaining chip; since the loophole was given to him, he would exploit it; he had to.
"Haha, you've been staying inside for the past few days, and now you're getting interested too," Prokopy smiled and said. "However, in addition to the top prize, the first eight places in the Freshman Challenge will receive rewards. So there's no harm in participating; you can also meet some geniuses from other areas."
"I came this time to inform you of the rules of this new Challenge. Each state can have at most two candidates. The exact number of places is determined by the admissions teacher in each area. As the champion of your area, if you want to participate, I can report your name."
"Then I'll join," Sebastian said with a smile.
"Okay." Prokopy paused for a moment and then said, "That's right, there is no Selection of Heaven this year. Have you chosen your other teachers yet?"
"Not yet," Sebastian thought for a moment and asked, "Do you have any suggestions, Mr. Prokopy?"
"Suggestions, well..." Prokopy's tone became a little strange as he said, "If you don't have a mentor of your choice, you can choose me."
"Choose you, Teacher Prokopy?" Sebastian raised his eyebrows.
"Right, I'm not just an admissions teacher," Prokopy smiled and said. "I am also a mentor in the Academy. Although I can't compare to those famous mentors, if you choose me, the resources that should be given will not be less for you."
"Okay, think about it. If you want to choose another mentor, feel free to ask me." Then he hung up the communication.
Sebastian couldn't help but rub his chin.
"I must participate in the Freshman Challenge and get the Star Space first. As for the mentor..." Sebastian had no clear idea about choosing a mentor.
He turned on his communicator and began to look up the directory of mentors at the Academy. There were a lot of mentors, young and old, both male and female. For a while, it was hard to choose.
"I wonder how Prokopy is?" Sebastian thought. His impression of Prokopy was positive.
Although Prokopy seemed like the kind of person who could get along well in school, Sebastian wasn't overly concerned about this.
After thinking about it, Sebastian used the system to conclude. He discovered that whichever he chose would be pretty much the same, some would even hold him back.
"Let's go with Mr. Prokopy," Sebastian ultimately decided after some consideration. He then sent a message to Prokopy: "Teacher Prokopy, I'll choose you."
Seeing that Sebastian chose him made Prokopy very happy. Although the State of Georgia was one of the smaller states, Sebastian was the top student. For the sake of that title alone, many wanted to recruit Sebastian, and he didn't expect Sebastian to choose him.
"Next, you can prepare for the Freshman Challenge with peace of mind. As for the resources..." Prokopy said with hinting joy, "I will try to arrange some resources for you in advance that freshmen can access."
After hanging up the communication, Sebastian discovered that he had received a lot of valuable information from Prokopy on his communicator, resources that were hard to find elsewhere.
"It seems that I have chosen the right person," Sebastian smiled faintly.
Following that, he re-entered the awakening space. Now that he had decided to participate in the Freshman Challenge, he needed to prepare well.
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Greater Terra
With the birth of much theoretical knowledge, various technologies were also showing explosive growth, very similar to Earth, after a long period of basic development.
In just a few hundred years, many technologies surged ahead and exceeded the levels of prior years by a large margin.
Within the Astra Militarum, all kinds of new weapons were constantly being developed. Some were new and strange but not practical, while others were eye-catching.
For example, a research team had improved the Sniper Rifle and created a Heavy Sniper Rifle. Its range was longer and its power was greater.
One materials scientist named Denny Leland, whose research project was more than ten years ahead of its time, had not made much progress. When he saw that the much younger William's aircraft project was successful, he felt heartbroken and decided to change the direction of his research.
From that change, he invented an unbelievable humanoid armor.