Hal furrowed his brow as he looked over the list and confirmed multiple times that his name was really there. Melinda's name was there as well and so was Pierre's sister, Adeline.
Inwardly he sighed and was a tad bit upset at the public nature of his participation in the entrance exam.
"Okay then, I guess that answers the question of how you know I might be taking the exam, but what of the other question?"
Pierre sighed before he said,
"I'll be honest with you, other than Adeline, I have absolutely no one close to me to join up with.
The royal academy exam involves the best of the best which also means it involves the most egotistical young cultivators on the continent. There is just no way around that fact.
I learned how quickly people could change upon being recognized as the best when I took the exam the first two times in the past two years."
Hal raised his brow,