Am I going to be controlled by the players too?

The Elf Empire, Jinling.

Today is the day the entire empire is watching as the college entrance exam scores are released.

High school students from all over Nanjing gathered together, silently waiting for the college entrance examination results to be announced, followed by the release of their scores, college applications, and major assignments.

After the Elf Empress Yushin abolished the imperial examinations and replaced them with a national college entrance examination system, the college entrance examination became the only way for the empire to transcend social classes.

If one can be admitted to one of the top ten colonels, one has the opportunity to achieve the Silver rank, or even participate in the national civil service examination, with the potential to reach the Gold rank in the future, or even become a cabinet minister!

But if you get into a junior college...

"Tong Chuxue, college entrance exam score: 250! Level: Junior College!"

Gazing at the bright, even somewhat dazzling, line of large characters on her college entrance exam cap, the girl with short, jet-black hair took a deep breath, a self-deprecating smile playing on her lips.

The hands were clenched tightly, and because the nails were not long, there was no bleeding or pain.

"Tong Chuxue, Jinling Vocational and Technical College, Department of Civil Engineering!"

The teacher in charge of the assessment glanced at the Sorting Hat, then announced it in a nonchalant tone. Unsurprisingly, the teacher's words immediately sparked a wave of mocking commotion in the crowded college entrance examination hall.

"A fool? Haha, just as I expected! This 'saintess' has been stuck in the same place for the past few years!"

"A junior college, and a junior college in civil engineering at that... It's the lowest of the low! This good-for-nothing has completely disgraced the Initial Saint Demonic Sect!"

"The First Saint Demonic Sect? Ridiculous! The Demonic Sect is long gone. All that's left is the First Saint Construction Co., Ltd.! If the company owner wasn't her father, this kind of trash would have been fired long ago and left to fend for herself. How could she possibly have the chance to collect a salary for nothing?"

"Alas, how did that once proud daughter of the Demonic Sect fall into such a wretched state?"

"Xi Lian? Where is Xi Lian?"

The disdainful jeers and sighs of regret around her felt like sharp thorns piercing the heart of the girl who stood there like a wooden stake, making the self-deprecating smile on her lips grow even more bitter. Tong Chuxue turned away forlornly and quietly returned to a corner of the examination hall, her lonely figure so out of place in the world around her.

Yes, the Initial Saint Demonic Sect has fallen into decline, and she is no longer the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect.

The former Chu Sheng Demonic Sect had a Golden Ancestor in charge, several Silver True Men, and countless industries, making it arguably the number one power in Jinling City!

pity……

After the Empress issued the "Announcement on the Complete Banning of the Illegal Imperial Demonic Sect Organization and Deepening the Special Campaign Against Organized Crime and Gangs," the Golden Ancestor and the Silver True Man were arrested one after another. The power of the Initial Saint Demonic Sect plummeted, and it had no choice but to disband its disciples. In the end, it degenerated into a criminal gang disguised as a construction company.

She, Tong Chuxue, also fell from being a saintess of the Demonic Sect to becoming a heiress of the underworld.

Later, the Empress strengthened local law enforcement and the Skynet system, making it impossible for her family to continue their criminal activities. They were completely exonerated and became an ordinary construction company, and she herself went from being a gangster heiress to an ordinary heiress.

However, given that the family has a background in the demonic arts, how can they compete with other construction companies without breaking the law?

It gradually declined until it was on the verge of bankruptcy.

However, her parents still held high hopes for her, wishing that their daughter could get into one of the top ten universities in China, or even become a civil servant, so that Chusheng could be great again...

Unfortunately, I ultimately failed to live up to my parents' expectations.

Since three years ago, no matter how much I cultivate, my internal magic power cannot increase, and my physical strength remains unchanged, as if it has been put on pause—therefore, no matter how good my written test scores are, my scores in the most crucial magic power test and physical test are like those of a child…

"Next up, Toyokawa Sho!"

At this moment, another candidate went up on stage.

Hearing the teacher's call, a proud girl with blue hair in pigtails walked out of the crowd. The discussions in the examination room immediately quieted down, and everyone silently focused their attention on the girl's beautiful back.

Toyokawa Sho quickly stepped forward, placed the Sorting Hat on his head, closed his eyes for a moment, and then the Sorting Hat lit up again.

"Toyokawa Sho, 700 points! Level: First-tier university!"

"Toyokawa Sho, Manho University, Department of Music and Law!"

"Great!"

Feng Chuanxiang happily raised his little fist, while the onlookers couldn't help but marvel: "Our Jinling City's top scorer in the college entrance examination has emerged... 700 points, amazing!"

"Yes, yes, a hundred years from now, I believe Toyokawa Yoshiyuki will become another golden man in Jinling!"

"I wonder who this top scorer in the college entrance exam is? You all seem to know him?"

Some residents who were unaware of the situation asked questions out of curiosity.

"Don't you know? Toyokawa Sho's grandfather is the chairman of the Toyokawa Group!"

Upon hearing the name of the Toyokawa Group, the man immediately understood and nodded in approval.

The Fengchuan Consortium is another major power following the First Saint Demonic Sect. It is extremely wealthy, and its family is also extremely dark, which makes countless people wary of it.

Now that Toyokawa Sho has been admitted to the Department of Music and Law at Manfa University, one of the top ten universities, the Toyokawa family will undoubtedly become even stronger in the future. Once Toyokawa Sho graduates, he will take two years off to prepare for the civil service exam and pass it on his first try. The Toyokawa family will then rise directly to become the most powerful force in Jinling City!

At that moment, Toyokawa Sho, who had just finished his orientation at the hospital, walked straight into the crowd.

The crowd parted to make way for Toyokawa Sho—at the very front of that path stood a forlorn figure of a black-haired girl.

"Hey, Tong Chuxue, move aside!" Someone hurriedly tugged at Tong Chuxue's sleeve. "Don't block the top scholar's way!"

"No, she's the one I'm looking for!"

With the prestige of being the top scorer in the college entrance examination, Feng Chuxue walked up to her, raised her head arrogantly, and remained silent.

Seeing her former friend's current expression, Tong Chuxue felt a pang of disbelief—she was just a junior college student, while her friend was a prestigious university graduate; the difference between them was like heaven and earth, and this was probably the last time they would see each other.

Yes, Toyokawa Sho and Kiri Hatsuyuki are not only good friends, but also a bandmate from middle school.

Tong Chuxue thought that Fengchuan Xiang must have come to her to comfort her.

So Tong Chuxue forced a smile: "Xiao Xiang, that's great! Congratulations on getting in..."

"I've come today to discuss something." To everyone's surprise, Toyokawa Sho arrogantly declared, "I want to withdraw from Kulaixi!"

Tong Chuxue's eyes widened.

What? Quit the suffering?

"Why? What happened?" Tong Chuxue panicked immediately. "Weren't we having a great time performing together? Didn't you say that the band was a community of shared destiny? Besides, you founded Ku Lai Xi Ku, and if you quit..."

"So, I'm here to end this band!"

Feng Chuanxiang suddenly interrupted, saying sternly, "Back then, we formed a band together only because the once-powerful Chu Sheng Mo Men was still bigger than a horse... But now, the Chu Sheng Mo Men is almost bankrupt, and even its heir is just a college graduate, majoring in civil engineering... And what about me?"

As he spoke, Toyokawa Sho proudly puffed out his chest: "I am a noble university student majoring in the field of sound magic! In the future, I will be studying the path of sound with the most outstanding sound magic school mages in the empire!"

"You're just a college graduate, you'll probably be working every day from now on, toiling away 007 for a month and the money you earn won't even be enough to buy the shit of the top ten college graduates! What right do you have to play in a band with me? And what time do you have to study music with me!"

"Tong Chuxue, please don't stop me from moving towards a better future."

As he spoke, Toyokawa Sho reached into his pocket and pulled out a wooden box. He carefully opened it, and a unique fragrance immediately filled the entire examination hall. Everyone who smelled it was startled and exclaimed in surprise:

"It's actually the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin Pill!"

The so-called Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin Pill consists of Mibolon, Kangfulong, Qunbolon, Yangxionglong, Kanglilong, Qutolone, Xislon, Nandrolone benzoate, and Nandrolone phenylpropionate! Taking all nine pills at the same time can rapidly enhance physical strength and magical power, making it a supreme elixir for elevating cultivation levels!

Throughout the millennia-long history of cultivation, countless individuals have attempted to concoct elixirs that could instantly boost one's cultivation level, but only a handful have succeeded. Even if such elixirs were developed, they would be prohibitively expensive, making it far more affordable for ordinary people to cultivate themselves rather than consume them. Consequently, only wealthy families could afford to use them.

Even among cultivation pills, the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin Pill is considered extremely effective, and a set would probably cost several million credits!

Inside the examination hall, countless candidates suddenly widened their eyes, staring intently at the box in Toyokawa Sho's hand...

"As compensation for leaving behind the bitterness of life, I'm giving you this set of pills, which will allow you to save decades of cultivation..."

"I do not want it!"

Fengchuan Xiang's cold words were interrupted by Tong Chuxue's angry roar. The girl's shoulders trembled, and she raised her head ferociously!

"Tong Chuxue! You've gone mad! How could you speak to Lord Toyokawa Sho like that!" Someone tugged at Tong Chuxue's sleeve. "Kneel down and apologize to Lord Toyokawa Sho!"

"This is none of your business!"

Tong Chuxue flung her away, then glared at Feng Chuanxiang: "Who doesn't have times of hardship? To humiliate me like this in public, do you, Miss Feng Chuanxiang, not have times of hardship in the future?!"

"No, and there will never be." Feng Chuanxiang was stunned when he was humiliated. His face turned ashen with anger, and he stomped his foot heavily, saying arrogantly, "I, Feng Chuanxiang, am a top ten student. How could I be reduced to working as a customer service representative like a junior college student? Oh no, you're a civil engineering major. You can't even be a customer service representative. You're only fit to be a bricklayer!"

"I'm only giving you this Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin Pill because of our past relationship, so don't be ungrateful... Anyway, this is a bitter pill to swallow, and I'm definitely backing out!"

Having said that, Toyokawa Sho raised his snow-white chin slightly, waiting for Kiri Hatsuyuki's reply with the pride of a young lady, but then...

Tong Chuxue sneered, "Miss Fengchuan Xiang, you should know how embarrassing it is for someone to quit a band in public in the Elf Empire... Heh, I may be shameless, but my father is the leader of the First Saint Demonic Sect! If I accept your offer and agree to your withdrawal, how will my father maintain his standing in Jinling City in the future?!"

Feng Chuanxiang thought to himself, "Your Initial Saint Demonic Sect started out by being shameless and fickle, so why couldn't you establish yourselves?"

"So, today it's not you leaving the band, it's me leaving the band!"

After saying that, without paying any attention to Feng Chuxiang, Tong Chuxue suddenly turned around, walked quickly to a table, took out paper and pen, and began to write furiously!

The ink falls, the brush stops!

As she wrote the last word, the pen snapped in two with tremendous force. Tong Chuxue abruptly drew her short sword and slashed a bloody gash across her left palm...

Blood stained the girl's fair hands, leaving glaring bloodstains on the white paper!

Gently picking up the paper, Tong Chuxue walked up to Feng Chuanxiang and slapped it hard on his chest.

"Tong Chuxue..."

Toyokawa Sho's brows were furrowed, his heart heavy, and the words stuck in his throat, unable to be uttered.

"This is my resignation letter—I, Tong Chuxue, hereby resign from my position as bassist of Ku Lai Xi Ku, effective immediately, and completely withdraw from Ku Lai Xi Ku!"

Tong Chuxue ignored Feng Chuanxiang, turned around, pushed open the door of the examination room, and the cold air mixed with the night rushed in.

Tong Chuxue took a deep breath, swallowing all her troubles and anger, then turned to Feng Chuanxiang and said calmly, "Miss Feng Chuan, for your grandfather's sake, Tong Chuxue has a piece of advice for you—"

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate a young girl's potential!"

…………

They've gone too far.

As she slowly left the examination hall, Tong Chuxue calmed down, concealing her sharp demeanor, and reverted to her seemingly gentle and delicate self.

"The Empire is going to war with the Kingdom. We've entered a state of high alert. All university students' summer vacations are canceled; everyone must go directly to school tomorrow..." Tong Chuxue sighed inwardly. "Having refused that pill, I don't know how long it will take me to reach the Silver level... I might never have the chance in this lifetime."

At that time, as a college graduate, I'll either have to drop out of school to join the army and die on the battlefield, or I'll work on construction sites until I die, and still not earn enough to make a living...

Unable to fulfill their parents' expectations and make the First Saint Demon Sect great again.

She walked absentmindedly, and before she knew it, she arrived at her usual place of practice—

The school rooftop.

At this moment, the night was past midnight, and the bright moon hung high in the sky. Two student lovers were having a secret rendezvous on the rooftop. The stench of their love dispelled the sorrow in Tong Chuxue's heart.

'If only I weren't born into the Demonic Sect, at least I could still enjoy the life of an ordinary person, the love of an ordinary person…'