Chapter 155: Chapter 155: The Exam Begins

The conversation between Kaz-sama and Allen naturally went unnoticed.

The high school entrance exams in Linjiang City virtually attracted the attention of everyone in Linjiang, whether rich or poor, as it was a chance for them to transform their fate.

Of course.

The security measures for each year’s entrance exams were extremely stringent.

Outside Linjiang First Middle School.

Vehicles were prohibited from entering, and rows of armed police formed a security line, holding real ammunition, banning any non-exam personnel from entering.

Baiyu and Ning Qian could only park their car in the outer area and walk towards the examination hall.

There were many parents of students around.

They were either there to drop off their children or to wait for results.

The Anomaly Bureau General Office, Linjiang City Bounty Hunter Association President, Church Priest, Minister of Defense, and Martial Arts School Alliance Consultant.

These five formed a strategic department at the temporary exam command center, to maintain order and handle any emergencies on site.

This shows how important the entrance exams are.

Even the anomaly in Settlement Street in North District was first set aside by Pang Fei, allowing Qiong Jiu and others to handle it. He had to personally oversee the exams; this was a matter concerning the next generation.

Today was the written test.

The examination halls were divided into three locations.

The first one involved exams on mysticism.

This included only a small number of people, Linjiang First Middle School had just a few mysticism classes, along with Linjiang Second Middle School, Sunrise Middle School, etc., totaling just one or two large teaching buildings for the exams.

The second was the regular entrance exams.

That was for subjects that ordinary people study.

Not everyone studies mysticism.

The study of mysticism remains a minority interest, and becoming a martial artist is still rare. Without societal support, it is very hard for an average family to study mysticism.

Just the materials needed for quenching and forging blood qi are enough to financially strain a typical three-person household.

And managing various issues during the study of mysticism is another burden.

Even if you have money, you can’t learn just because you want to.

You still need to consider your spirit, aptitude, and character.

If one’s character and spirit assessments are not up to par, practicing martial arts in this manner will only increase society’s burden.

However, this kind of test can only roughly screen out the obvious unqualified ones.

The third type of exam.

Is the adult entrance exams aimed at society, a pathway for the lower classes to rise.

“Class president, give it your all today!”

“Ning Qian, you’ve grown again, ah so envious.”

Girls gathered around.

Ning Qian was very popular.

A group of girls happily chatted and laughed, while Baiyu enjoyed the peace and walked to his exam hall.

He and Ning Qian weren’t in the same hall.

After all, it was randomly assigned.

The probability of being assigned to the same hall among so many people is too small.

However, just as Baiyu entered with this thought, a familiar face appeared in his sight.

Yue Zian!

At this moment, Brother Yue looked exhausted, like a pathetic man squeezed dry, sitting at the first desk near the entrance, sorting out his exam tools.

“The world is truly small.”

Baiyu weakly complained.

Yue Zian obviously saw him too but didn’t speak, instead, his eyes shone brightly, with a tacit yimi.

Simply put.

It’s like I’ve trained intensely for a month on the Legendary Ship, today isn’t like the past, this time I’ll surely surpass you in the exams.

There might be some subtle differences.

But the message in his gaze was roughly like that.

Baiyu didn’t want to dampen his spirits, walked to his seat, put down his pen, and patiently waited for the exam to begin.

Taking high school exams in the Otherworld.

This was a brand new experience he’d never tried before.

…

The exam commenced quickly.

On the podium were Spirit Technique for protection, Spirit Technique for calming, Spirit Technique for isolation.

These three techniques made the entire hall completely silent, turning it into an entirely independent little world.

Soon the exam papers were distributed.

Today’s first session was about mysticism, Baiyu swiftly scanned through it.

I know this question, this question too, and this one… as well.

Hmm.

This year’s exams seem standard.

The difficulty of the questions is average, not too difficult or too easy compared to past years’ Linjiang exams.

[Triggered Elite Level Task: Achieve the first rank in the entrance exams]

Requirements: Prepare for many days, leverage knowledge to change destiny, strive to create the future, now is the time for a full-scale outburst. Become the first rank in Linjiang City entrance exams, and you’ll receive your deserved reward.

Reward: One chance for a restricted level lottery, All Disciplinary Knowledge points +100.

After the upgrade of the Scholar Space, the task system also changed.

Instead of refreshing three daily tasks, it now randomly triggers, and the tasks displayed on the task panel have become singular.

This reduced choice means greater difficulty.

But the rewards are richer.

For example, one chance for a restricted level prize draw, which was definitely impossible to obtain from the Elite Level task rewards of the past.

“Saying achieving city first is just an elite level task, seems the space already believes I’m too strong, is entrance exam first rank easily attainable?”

Baiyu weakly complained internally.

But at this moment, time was tight, and the thought only flashed by in his mind. When the exam bell rang, he picked up his pen and started answering questions.

…

The entrance exam operation command center.

The phone in Pang Fei’s hand scarcely had a chance to rest, with calls coming one after another.

Besides Qiong Jiu’s side reporting about the investigation into Settlement Street’s underground situation, various other calls across sectors came to arrange and report matters related to the entrance exams.

Pang Fei was overwhelmed with work.

Tang Xiaoyu and the president of Linjiang City’s Bounty Hunter Association were quite relaxed.

The two sat in chairs.

Tang Xiaoyu was reading a book on mysticism.

Originally, Allen was the one supposed to attend such an occasion, but due to Allen’s sudden betrayal, she had to fill in for this event.

The Hunter Association president was a rough-looking man, carefully using his bear-sized paw to press his phone, fearing that excessive force might puncture the screen.

The General Office was warmly conversing with Zhao Consultant from the Martial Arts School Alliance.

“Consultant Zhao, from your observations during this time, how are the students this year?” The General Office discreetly inquired.

The Martial Arts School Alliance manages over a hundred Martial Arts Schools across the East Prosperity Imperial.

As the consultant responsible for Linjiang City, he certainly possessed vastly more internal news from the Martial Arts Schools than the General Office.

“The General Office is asking about how many spots Kyoto Magic University and Guiyidao Academy will allocate to Linjiang this year, right?”

Zhao Consultant, a middle-aged man with glasses, laughed elegantly and said, “I can’t speak for Guiyidao Academy, as it’s not a regular Martial Arts School but rather turned from a sect. Kyoto Magic University probably has two to three spots…”

Two to three.

That means one must at least be among the top three in the city to have a chance at Kyoto Magic University.

The General Office nodded and then asked, “Consultant Zhao, regarding the recent events in Linjiang City, what are your thoughts? Or more precisely, how has the alliance reacted?”

Upon hearing this topic, Zhao Tianxing’s expression turned solemn.