Fang Zheng had to admit that his advertisement had been quite effective.
"Tut, tut, tut. I never thought so many people would come back this year."
Standing by the second-floor window and looking at the dense crowd outside, Fang Zheng could not help but sigh. Just as he had expected, quite a few countries and organizations had recommended groups of Star Vein Generation students to enroll at Haoling Academy under their own names. Though the total numbers could not compare, Haoling Academy would probably have the highest enrollment in Academy City this year.
"Is this really all right?"
Standing beside Fang Zheng and watching the sea of people below, even Katou Kirin felt somewhat uneasy. Only a little over a hundred people had come to Haoling last year, and most of them had chosen the school because they had seen Fang Zheng's performance at the Star Martial Festival. Yet there were at least a thousand new students outside now...
"It's fine. The chairman has already arranged everything. Same as always, we'll eliminate half of them first."
"Eh? Half of them will be eliminated?"
Katou Kirin's eyes widened in surprise. She had transferred in midway through the year, so she did not know much about Haoling Academy's "new student welcome ceremony."
"Of course. But unlike before, according to the chairman's plan, the eliminated half will be sent to another deserted island for a special course. If they can make it through that course, they may still be promoted to the main campus. Likewise, anyone here who ranks near the bottom will be sent to the branch campus."
At that, Fang Zheng could not help but sigh with emotion.
Two years. A full two years.
His school could finally hold ranking matches!
It had not been easy...
There had been nothing to