SFS Chapter 39 New Regulations for the College Entrance Examination
Chapter 39 New Regulations for the College Entrance Examination
Zhu Que never expected this.
He rarely revealed his true feelings, but he actually managed to uncover Song Wugui's "secret".
Zhu Que suppressed his excitement and feigned surprise, saying:
"Brother Song, what kind of magical artifact is that? Why... do we have to borrow it?"
"That magical artifact is powerful, but it's not in my possession."
Song Wugui explained, "I want to borrow it, and conservatively speaking... it will take at least five or six days."
As he spoke, he looked up at Zhu Que and asked, "Can you hold out for a few more days?"
Zhu Que pretended to think for a moment, then nodded and said:
"It should be possible, but if that happens, I might not be able to come to the Xilan Research Institute after get off work."
He had already discovered Song Wugui's secret, and Song Wugui had agreed to lend him the spiritual artifact, so he could conveniently find an excuse not to come to the Xilan Research Institute.
"That's alright."
Song Wugui waved his hand, "Take care of your own affairs first. You can come to the research institute anytime."
"Okay, Brother Song."
Zhu Que nodded gratefully.
"Then let's do it in five days."
Song Wugui calculated the time.
"Come back to the Xilan Research Institute in five days. Around that time, I will have obtained the spiritual artifact."
"no problem!"
Zhu Que poured Song Wugui a full glass of wine and said solemnly:
"Brother Song, I'll do it. Do as you please. Thank you so much for this!"
"Hahaha, why are you being so polite with me? You've already called me Brother Song, so it's only right that I help you."
As Song Wugui's drunkenness intensified, he laughed somewhat unrestrainedly.
Then.
The two drank for another half hour.
As night deepened and their intoxication intensified, the two parted ways after each vying to pay the bill.
Zhu Que returned to the junkyard, collected the remnants needed for his replicas, and without delay, went to the intermediate-level training room he had rented.
In the bathroom, the hot water washed over him, and the steam rose, completely dispelling the effects of the alcohol, leaving only sobriety and calmness.
Afterwards, while replicating the spiritual artifacts needed for cultivation, he also summarized his next steps and goals.
The first thing – the Time Sequence Secret Realm Pod.
Although the analysis of this magical artifact has been completed, its size is simply too large, roughly the size of a small house.
If you want to completely replace the intermediate training room with it, you must find a suitable place to put it.
That location must simultaneously meet three conditions—
secret.
Stay away from populated areas.
The space is large enough.
The most important thing is not to be discovered.
Otherwise, he would have no way of explaining the origin of such a massive magical artifact, nor could he destroy it without leaving a trace.
The second thing—hand protection when controlling objects.
After a few days of pretending to study, he is now able to supply the Artifact Control Gauntlets to Boss Meng.
Based on the value of the gauntlet, even if only one is sold per day, the profit would be higher than that of the Type 05 pistol.
Making money is still very important to him.
Both the daily injections of medicine and the soon-to-be-activated Time-Sequence Secret Realm pods require a large amount of spirit coins.
The spiritual energy in the Time Sequence Secret Realm pod seems to be provided by the spiritual core, and spiritual cores are ridiculously expensive.
The third thing is advanced breathing techniques, spells, and martial arts skills.
He is now at the second level of Qi Refining, and he can clearly feel that the Cloud Breathing Technique can no longer meet his needs.
To further improve his cultivation efficiency, he needs a higher-level breathing technique.
Besides.
His biggest weakness is that he knows nothing about magic and martial arts; he should at least master one of the two.
Otherwise, when the next potential crisis arrives, if the opponent's strength far surpasses that of Jiang Hu and Peng Yong, even if he possesses many powerful spiritual weapons, he might be killed before he can even use them.
"Find a suitable location for the Time-Sequence Secret Realm Pod."
"Keep making money by imitating the Armored Gauntlets."
"Change your breathing techniques, or learn magic or martial arts."
Zhu Que silently summarized the three things he needed to do next.
Then.
He had successfully replicated the cultivation artifact, adjusted his breathing, focused his mind, and quickly entered a meditative state.
That night, progress was still rapid.
The next day.
The sixth landfill, a waste and debris area.
After a busy morning, Zhu Que and Sun Zheng ate lunch in the cafeteria.
During this time, employees from other garbage collection areas came over and casually asked:
"Hey, what's going on with this junkyard? How come only the two of you brothers are left again? Where's that guy named Yong?"
Sun Zheng didn't even look up, casually saying, "I don't know, maybe he died in some remote corner."
The man was taken aback and muttered, "What a pity, he seemed like a very honest person."
"Honest?" Sun Zheng curled his lip. "I told him a long time ago not to meddle in other people's business, but he definitely didn't listen."
Zhu Que remained silent.
The deaths of Jiang Hu and Peng Yong seem to have gone unnoticed to this day.
The abandoned chemical plant was already remote and deserted; even homeless people wouldn't go near it on ordinary days. He also cleaned the site up very thoroughly.
Recently.
He would frequently check Jiang Hu's phone.
Through that shady chat group called "Wolf Pack," one can see all sorts of shady things happening in Jinfeng Town lately—
Illegal transactions, private bounties, smuggling of magical artifacts, underground commissions...
Although it didn't help with cultivation, it at least gave him a deeper understanding of the world and a basic understanding of many things.
While everyone was chatting idly.
suddenly.
Tang Ke floated over on cloud-walking boards, holding a brand-new poster, and stopped in front of everyone.
"Hey! I have some good news for you!"
Zhu Que and the others looked up.
Tang Ke said in a lighthearted tone, "The new college entrance examination regulations officially came into effect this year. People without high school enrollment experience can also participate in the special college entrance examination. Why don't you all give it a try?"
As she spoke, she unfolded the poster for everyone to see.
It was an official-style promotional poster, with the title bolded and enlarged, printed in the most prominent position—
[Announcement Regarding the Implementation of the "Special Pathway for Master's Degree Entrance Examination"]
Below is a neatly arranged description—
I. Applicable Entities:
Those aged 15 to 18 who have no high school enrollment experience or school registration record.
II. Examination Format:
The examination is conducted in the same manner as the regular master's entrance examination, including the same subjects, duration, and grading standards.
III. Admission Rules:
Among candidates whose exam scores reach the passing grade or above, the top three will be selected based on their overall regional scores.
Those who are among the top 50 but not admitted will be eligible for a "fourth-class promotion" if they are fifth-class residents, while other residents will receive a spirit artifact as a reward.
IV. Notes:
The new regulations aim to broaden the channels for selecting monks and promote social mobility. The specific implementation details are subject to official interpretation.
At the very bottom of the promotional poster, there is also a line of artistic text—
Opportunity belongs only to those who dare to try!
however.
Upon seeing the promotional poster, the crowd showed little reaction, not even bothering to glance at it.
Tang Ke was a little confused: "Give me some reaction! Why does everyone look so unhappy? The top fifty have the qualification for a fourth-level promotion."
The group exchanged glances and then gave each other wry smiles.
"Young Miss, with our level of skill, participating in the cultivator entrance exam would just be making us a laughingstock, wouldn't it?"
"Yeah, I haven't even touched the first level of Qi Refining. Wouldn't it be a waste of time to take the college entrance exam?"
"These new college entrance exam regulations are clearly not designed for us."
"We don't have that kind of capability..."
"..."
Seeing this, Tang Ke realized that he had indeed thought too simply, scratched his head, and softened his tone.
"Oh well, participation is what matters, so I've posted it here for you guys~"
After saying that, she casually pointed, and spiritual energy surged from her fingertip, and the poster was stuck to the wall with a "snap".
Then she floated back to her room on a cloud-walking board.
"Hehe." Sun Zheng laughed, "I wonder which young master who didn't go to high school was prepared for these new college entrance examination regulations."
Others also started discussing it:
"I don't know about other places, but in our Jinfeng Town, it seems that none of the four young masters from the riverside went to high school."
"The Four Young Masters of Linhe... but isn't it only the top three who get accepted?"
"Wouldn't that mean we could see a scene of people fighting tooth and nail for it?"
"Hehe, just thinking about it is exciting!"
"..."
Zhu Que did not participate in their discussion.
He looked at the poster and narrowed his eyes slightly.
This wasn't the first time he'd heard about these "new college entrance exam regulations," but he'd always felt that it had nothing to do with him.
After all, for someone born with a demonic nature, participating in the special college entrance examination would be tantamount to walking into a trap.
But things are different now.
If the magical artifact that Song Wugui mentioned can really fool the testing and evaluation, then it's definitely worth a try.
There's no chance of them making the top three.
However, if he manages to make it into the top fifty and obtain the qualification for fourth-level promotion, he will be able to openly analyze most spiritual artifacts in the future.