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After all, Sandone's identity in this world is that of a relative of a high-ranking member of the main conglomerate behind Seidoukan, so it's natural that he would choose to join Seidoukan.

But Columbia is completely different. After all, one of her missions is to become the world's number one songstress, so that academy is the only option she can choose...

Kwai Eun-wie Children's Academy!

To prevent rumors from spreading, the academy has absolutely no male students; both teachers and students are women, making it a truly all-girls academy.

Moreover, most of the time, the guidance given to students here is in the arts, after all, they are an academy for cultivating stars, and their involvement in combat guidance is minimal.

As a result, most of the female students at the Quenwei Girls' Academy are not good at fighting, and the number and quality of strong individuals are relatively small compared to other academies.

However, it doesn't matter. As the Frostmoon Goddess of Teyvat and the third seat of the Fatui, even without using any combat techniques, her pure energy attacks are not something an ordinary student can withstand.

The real problem lies in another aspect…

Columbia's singing technique!

Admittedly, the girl's singing voice is very distinctive and impressive, but that doesn't mean she knows modern singing techniques. The Academy City is a near-future technological world where the entertainment industry is certainly more developed than in the modern world.

But can this girl, who sings alone, really win the favor of the chairman?

"What's wrong, Columbia?"

The girl's little actions were naturally noticed by Sylvie, who was standing next to her.

Out of concern for the children in the war-torn region, Sylvie immediately turned her head, her face full of concern.

“I’m a little… nervous. I don’t know if I can join your college, Sylvie.”

"If it's Colombia, there's definitely no problem!"

Regardless of whether Columbia was confident or not, Sylvie was absolutely confident, after all, she had already heard Columbia sing... to be honest, she was even better than herself!

Sylvie's title in the floating city is "Warrior of the Witches." Her ability is to manipulate all-powerful elements with her singing, thereby using all abilities except healing.

In other words, Sylvie is omnipotent!

However, such omnipotence also has limitations. If you want to use your abilities through singing, you must compose and write your own lyrics for the song, and you can only use one ability per song.

Even so, it is still very powerful.

Just look at the rankings at the Wanglong Star Martial Arts Festival to know that Sylvie is ridiculously strong. In an academy that doesn't value combat, she was able to achieve second place all by herself, which is enough to show that she is exceptionally strong.

However, when it comes to singing, Sylvie has never used her abilities to change her voice, which means that... purely from a vocal point of view, Sylvie thinks Columbia's voice is better than hers!

"We've sung so many songs together during this time, I can assure you... you will definitely get into the academy, Columbia!"

"However, I don't know many songs. I've been singing along with you lately, Sylvie."

"I already said it doesn't matter! As long as your singing is good and leaves a deep impression on everyone, that's enough!"

"..."

Under these circumstances, the two girls who loved to sing stepped off the plane and entered the Quinvé Girls' Academy in a blatant manner.

However, a certain spot inside the academy immediately caught Columbia's attention.

Are they... signing up?

Upon closer inspection, there seem to be over a hundred people, each an incredibly beautiful girl. If placed in an outside school, they would all be considered school beauties, and there are even quite a few who would be considered national goddesses.

As expected of the Queenie Girls' Academy!

At this moment, however, these beautiful girls were lined up in an orderly fashion, heading towards a rectangular building. Through her perception of the distance, Columbia knew that these were all new students who had come to register.

"Yes!"

“Every year at this time, Quenville welcomes many new students! It’s said that there are a lot of new students this year as well, but judging from the situation here… it seems to be almost over?”

Looking at the lines of girls in the academy, Sylvie also showed a nostalgic expression.

Although she didn't join Quinnville through a queue, seeing this scene still reminded her of her carefree school days.

“The requirements for applying to Quenville are very strict.”

"Besides the same 'combat strength' and 'academic performance' as other academies, there is a third condition..."

That is "top-tier beauty"!

Sylvie's words are very realistic. Since Quinnville is an academy that trains female idols, it naturally has requirements for appearance, and the requirements are extremely high!

“If someone’s beauty doesn’t meet the academy’s minimum requirements, that person will not be admitted.”

As these words fell, a strange movement seemed to come from the rectangular building where the girls were queuing in the distance. A beautiful girl with red nose and tear-streaked face ran out of it, looking extremely sad, and even a little... desperate?

"Are you puzzled? Actually, every year there are people like this who sign up, but Quinnville is always able to pick them out."

"...Why? She doesn't seem bad-looking?"

Colombia looked slightly puzzled, because the girl was quite attractive. If appearance was scored out of 100, the girl would easily score above 85, making her prettier than most of the girls present.

Even so, she still fled the academy and was not qualified to join... Could there be some hidden reason?

"Because of cosmetic surgery..."

Sylvie sighed. With the development of the times, humans have been able to change their appearance through some minor surgeries to make themselves more beautiful.

However, Quinnville does not accept plastic surgery!

As one of the world's top idol academies, Quenville is well aware of the impact of plastic surgery on idols, so it has prevented such cases from the very beginning.

No matter how beautiful you are, if there are any signs of plastic surgery on your face or body, you will be driven away because it is deception.

So why are the admission requirements for Quenville so strict?

Because they only recruit beauties here, and they must be naturally beautiful!

That alone is enough to eliminate more than 90% of the people!

Columbia & Sandoni / Academy City: Chapter 6 Columbia's Entrance Exam

"It really is... a real-life entrance exam!"

"There's nothing we can do about it. Since Quinnville was established using the idol model, it can't compete with other academies in a normal way. It can only continue down this path to the bitter end..."

"Furthermore, if the news of an idol's plastic surgery were to leak out, it could easily cause a collapse. If that were to affect the school or the conglomerate, the six-pointed star might turn into a five-pointed star..."

Sylvie naturally nodded in agreement with what Columbia said.

Although Quinnville chose a completely different path of development, does that mean she really has no conflicts with other academies?

Of course not!

There were originally eight integrated corporate conglomerates in the world, but now there are only six left, which speaks volumes.

The world's pie is only so big. If we can reduce the number of mouths eating the pie, the conglomerate wouldn't mind doing something outrageous.

For Quinnville, plastic surgery is a scandal.

Despite their booming idol careers and apparent lack of conflict with the other five conglomerates, in reality…

Other conglomerates are all eyeing the idol industry!

Once the scandal of plastic surgery is exposed, it will definitely deal a serious blow to the academy and the conglomerate behind it.

Haven't these conglomerates ever considered using plastic surgery to mass-produce idols?

Of course they thought about it!

Since it's a conglomerate, it's all about capital.

Why wouldn't capital do things that can make money?

However, if they did that, other conglomerates certainly wouldn't just stand by and watch; they would do everything in their power to find dirt on her. If things got any worse, Que Enwei'er would be swallowed up... So Que Enwei'er isn't an idol who doesn't want to get plastic surgery; she's just afraid to.

They were already far ahead of others on their own path, so there was no need for them to risk being ruined by giving plastic surgery to so many idols.

There are so many naturally beautiful women in the world, there's no need to spend money on other procedures; just recruit students with excellent looks...

-

"So now, are you going to use this mirror to test me?"

Looking at the powerful career woman in her office attire, Columbia tilted her head, her tone tinged with confusion.

She could tell that what the woman in front of her was holding was a unique technology of this world, a Huangshi Armor made with Wanyingsu, possessing special abilities.

But what exactly this ability was, Columbia didn't know; she could only let the woman before her answer…

Pedrone Chivierefet.

As previously introduced by Sylvie, she is the chairperson of the board of directors of Quinvy Children's Academy, the agent of celebrities, and one of the decision-makers of the Unified Corporate Group.

Both in terms of vision and methods, Pedra can be considered one of the best in the conglomerate; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to sit in this position.

"Of course."

Pedra smiled slightly, but her tone left no room for argument.

"Although Sylvie recommended you, some procedures cannot be omitted, especially regarding your appearance... there can be no faking!"

"This is a special weapon developed by our academy called the 'Demon-Revealing Mirror.' Although it's not offensive, it can accurately locate any modified parts of a person's body... Whether it's plastic surgery, cosmetic procedures, hair implants, or eyelid reductions, nothing can escape its detection!"

"Besides its demon-revealing function, it can also display various physical data, making it excellent in all aspects."

"This kind of demon-revealing mirror has been mass-produced and can be used at any time... This is also our bottom line; we absolutely will not allow any false beauty to enter the academy!"

"I see."

Pedra's attitude said it all. Although she had a good relationship with Sylvie and could help Columbia skip the combat and study tests, the truth-revealing mirror was something she absolutely couldn't avoid.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be Pedra here, but a real high-ranking member of the conglomerate!

Soon, a smile appeared on Pedra's face.

"As expected of someone Sylvie introduced, she's perfect in every way! She's as perfect as a work of art, a fairy descended to earth!"

Is it really that exaggerated?

Sylvie, who was standing to the side, originally did not intend to interrupt and affect the test, but she was still quite interested in the data displayed by the Demon-Revealing Mirror.

After all, Columbia's appearance is in no way inferior to Sylvie's, so how outstanding must her physical attributes be?

With this thought in mind, Sylvie approached Pedrora and looked at the demon-revealing mirror in her hand…

"Huh? Is this for real?"

"Of course it's true. I just tested myself, and the results were similar to the previous two days..."

The data displayed on the mirror was completely unlike anything a human could possess, which is why Pedrora and Sylvie were so surprised.

Take skin quality as an example. Infancy is the best period. As time goes by, skin quality will gradually decline until death.

However, skincare products that humans possess also have special abilities, and with the help of these external forces, they can also improve the quality of the skin.

As the world's number one diva, Sylvie has naturally used both of them. The top-notch skincare products developed by the conglomerate, combined with their versatility, will allow Sylvie to maintain her peak appearance for a long time to come.

But Colombia was completely different…

I haven't used any skincare products these past few days, nor have I used my own abilities much, and I haven't even been affected by the allergen.

Under these circumstances, Columbia's skin quality was actually higher than Sylvie's, and it even showed the highest data that the Demon-Revealing Mirror could display!

At that moment, Pedra understood the value of the girl before him, and his eyes gleamed as he stared intently at Columbia.

No wonder!

The moment Pedra saw the girl, she felt as if she were a goddess descended from heaven, possessing an indescribable and unique beauty that seemed out of place in this world.

Having witnessed many grand occasions over the years, Pedra was able to perfectly control her expression, which is why she didn't appear too surprised.

After the facial tests, Pedra was almost certain of one thing…

If Columbia can score high in the final test, and with proper training, she could very well become another "world's number one diva".

"Enough with the small talk, come with me for your final test..."

"If you pass, Queenville will sign you with the highest-level contract and allocate resources to nurture you!"

Pedra was serious. After all, a top-tier singer like Sylvie wasn't someone who could be easily cultivated. She even prepared for the possibility that Sylvie might not have a successor.

But now, a living "goddess" has come to her, which immediately aroused Pedra's enthusiasm as her agent; otherwise, she would not have been able to offer such excellent terms.

However, since the rewards are so generous, it means that the difficulty of obtaining them will increase exponentially.

Pedrora led Sylvie and Columbia to a packed concert hall and informed them of the final test…