The students of Class 8 at Jiangcheng First High School felt even more inferior.
It was not only because of the mockery from those Mianchang No. 1 High School students. More importantly, they had passed through the gate alongside candidates from other base cities.
Everyone else had at least a Green Mark.
Yet White Marks hung above their heads.
Although the real exam had yet to officially begin, this gate mechanism had already shown countless people just how uneven the world was.
It showed them the gap between themselves and others.
Even Lin Yi could not help but sigh.
It was too real.
Although the original purpose of this design was to conveniently screen candidates and give them a reasonable difficulty range to choose from.
This thing really messed with people's mindset.
Soon, Lin Yi arrived before the gate.
He took one step through it.
The next moment, Lin Yi saw a staff icon slowly appear above his head.
The icon for Knight Class Users was a Warhammer, while that of Warriors was an iron sword.
A Mage's icon was naturally a staff.
But the icon was not the important part.
What mattered was the star mark that appeared alongside the class icon.
The instant golden starlight appeared.
The entire examination venue erupted in astonishment!
"Holy shit, gold!"
"Which big shot has a golden star above their head?!"
"Ahhh, my titanium alloy dog eyes are going blind!"
"Damn, is this the Golden Legend? It looks amazing!"
"Respect, big shot!"
Countless people cried out in surprise, while an endless stream of candidates entered the gates throughout the examination venue.
Amid a sea of blue and green star marks, even a few Purple Star Marks would have been exceptionally conspicuous, let alone a Gold Star Mark.
Lin Yi instantly drew a great deal of attention.
That naturally included his Class 8 classmates.
Every candidate from Class 8 of Jiangcheng First High School was dumbfounded.
"Holy shit, Lin Yi has a Gold Star Mark!"
"Fuck me!"
"Wasn't he level 20? Shouldn't he have a Green Mark, or at most a Blue Mark?"
"Obviously, that just means Zhang Shan still underestimated Great Demon King Lin's level!"
"Fuck! A Gold Label! That's insane!"
"I feel like I'm only here to make up the numbers..."
"How is the gap between people even bigger than the gap between people and dogs...?"
Zhang Shan's face, which had been flushed with rage moments ago, was now completely blank with shock before he fell into wild delight!
If he had not already been diverted into the queue for the White Mark entrance, he would have rushed over and given Lin Yi a bear hug no matter what!
He was happy!
He knew his brother could never be some mediocre, ordinary person!
He simply had not expected Lin Yi to give him such an enormous surprise!
Meanwhile, in the Green Mark queue, Jiang Ya looked at the Gold Label above Lin Yi's head.
A relieved smile appeared on her face.
Yes, she had completely let go.
She was even happy for what Lin Yi had achieved so far.
And she also knew that from now on, she and Lin Yi would likely belong to two different worlds.
As for the Mianchang No. 1 High School candidates who had been openly mocking him just now.
They were all speechless and dumbstruck.
Looking at the glittering Gold Star Mark above Lin Yi's head, they all felt like poultry with their throats gripped, unable to breathe.
Then they remembered all the mockery they had hurled at him on the bus and after getting off it.
In an instant, they felt that they were the real clowns.
His level was unknown, but it was certainly far higher than theirs.
Yet he had quietly rested with his eyes closed on the bus, with no intention of arguing with them at all.
Now it seemed they were not worthy...
Then, the next moment, everyone from Mianchang No. 1 High School flushed crimson with embarrassment.
They lowered their heads, wishing they could disappear into the crowd so Lin Yi would not notice them.
"Hello, student. Please come with me." The person receiving Lin Yi was a female examiner.
Perhaps because of Lin Yi's ridiculously handsome appearance, or perhaps because of the Gold Label above his head.
Lin Yi noticed that the other examiners all looked fierce and intimidating, while this female examiner was exceptionally polite to him.
Following the examiner onward.
Lin Yi soon spotted an examination hall gate in the distance marked "Entrance No. 1."
More than twenty people were already standing before the entrance.
"Student, please register your exact level and class specialization at Entrance No. 1, then choose your difficulty." The female examiner gave Lin Yi a warm smile and offered her final guidance.
Then she left.
Lin Yi slowly walked toward the gate of Entrance No. 1.
At the same time, he saw Entrances No. 2 and No. 3 next door.
There were far more people at those entrances.
Their numbers had directly surpassed a thousand.
The marks above all their heads were Purple Star Marks.
One could imagine how many people would be standing before the entrances for candidates with White Marks, Green Marks, and Blue Marks.
In contrast, only a little over twenty people stood before Entrance No. 1, where he was about to queue.
As he drew closer, Lin Yi unsurprisingly discovered that the star marks above their heads were all gold, just like his.
Mm, these people should be the so-called "geniuses" cultivated by prestigious schools and top aristocratic families in Dongjiang's top-tier base cities.
There were twenty-two examination venues in all of Tianhai.
If every venue had more than twenty Gold Mark candidates.
Then among this year's awakened students taking the college entrance examination throughout Dongjiang, there were only around four hundred people above level 25.
Compared to the more than one hundred thousand candidates across Dongjiang, they were already the tiny minority standing at the top of the pyramid.
As Lin Yi approached, the young men and women waiting outside Entrance No. 1 also noticed the arrival of a new face.
"Jiangcheng's exam delegation?"
"No, what kind of place is that? I've never heard of it."
"Seems to be some remote base city in our province..."
"No way, did something go wrong with the gate? A godforsaken place like that can produce a Gold Mark candidate too?"
Clearly, even if these so-called geniuses were not especially familiar with one another, they had at least seen each other before.
But they had never seen Lin Yi at all.
"Hello, candidate. Please come over and register."
An examiner in proctoring uniform, his expression extremely stern, spoke to Lin Yi.
Lin Yi glanced at the others.
With only a little over twenty people, the registration process at Entrance No. 1 was obviously fast as hell.
These people had probably already finished registering.
Lin Yi stepped forward.
With a wave of the examiner's hand, a projected light screen from a Spirit Crystal instantly appeared before Lin Yi.
Lin Yi had just raised his hand to touch the Spirit Crystal and enter his information when he heard an exaggerated voice behind him.
"Hey, brother, getting to level 25 wasn't easy, right?"
"Here's a friendly suggestion: don't choose Nightmare Difficulty, or the monsters inside will beat you until you cry!"
Lin Yi turned his head slightly.
He saw that the speaker was a boy with dyed yellow hair who clearly thought he was handsome.
As the blond-haired boy egged things on, several other candidates beside him chuckled quietly. "Brother Kai, there are gaps even between Gold Mark candidates."
"Not everyone can reach level 29 like you, hahaha!"
The blond-haired boy secretly reveled in it.
What he cared about more was the opinion of the stunningly beautiful girl standing beside him.
But when he turned to look at her, he saw a trace of disgust in her eyes.
The girl parted her red lips. "Zhao Kai, there's no need for you to use this method to attract my attention."
As if a basin of cold water had been poured over their heads, Zhao Kai and his lackeys instantly fell silent.
At the same time, the girl turned her gaze toward Lin Yi.
The next moment, her eyes narrowed, and disbelief appeared on her face.
Because the instant Lin Yi's hand touched the Spirit Crystal.
A level number popped up on the light screen—
42!
At that moment, everyone at Entrance No. 1 was dumbfounded.
The person who had just said there were gaps between Gold Mark candidates felt his brain crash completely.
He had been right.
There were gaps even between so-called geniuses.
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