134: Chapter 134 The man, as fierce as a lion, has awakened!

"Jiaojiao, are you sure you won't come with us? Although we aren't from the same school, the assessment doesn't restrict team formations to newcomers from the same school and base city. Our team just happens to be missing one person."

In the rest area on the 64th floor of Black Iron Castle.

Song Jiaojiao sat on the sofa, and opposite her were four young men and women whose clothing clearly indicated affluent family backgrounds.

The speaking girl had long, fiery-red curly hair, and her face, full of collagen, exuded a youthful and enthusiastic vibe.

At this moment, she took the initiative to invite her.

However, Song Jiaojiao gently shook her head.

"I'll pass. Although we haven't teamed up for long, everything was agreed upon, and our coordination is pretty good."

Hearing this, a youth with a golden nose ring and a rather non-mainstream style sneered.

"Heh, sleeping soundly in his room while letting a girl run around busily collecting intelligence... Is this something a man can do? Exactly what does Uncle Song see in him, I..."

"At least it's true that Uncle Song wouldn't like this outfit of yours!" a companion beside him chimed in faintly.

This single sentence nearly made the youth's lungs explode from anger.

"F*ck! Is this how I wanted to dress? Who knows why a dog-like awakening skill would require me to wear a bull nose ring? Do I want to wear it? Huh? I..."

The red-haired girl wore an awkward expression and hurriedly pulled Song Jiaojiao aside.

She looked left and right, then spoke in a low voice.

"Jiaojiao, I heard that the evaluation standards of Longming Sacred Academy seem to have been adjusted compared to previous years... I learned about it by chance from someone around Gu Chen of Bozhou Base City."

"It is said that this year's Longming Sacred Academy assessment not only requires bringing out value, but also requires a specific number of enemy kills in a single match."

"No matter how high the value brought out in a single match is, if the number of enemies killed does not meet the standard, it still won't count towards the assessment points."

Song Jiaojiao's pretty face changed slightly.

Her willow-like eyebrows furrowed gently.

"How could this be?"

The girl shook her head: "I only heard it through the grapevine. In this assessment castle right now, true and false news are indistinguishable. Take this intel I gave you about the [Primitive Valley No. 1] realm... actually, no one can guarantee it."

Song Jiaojiao nodded.

After expressing her thanks with a couple of remarks, she walked toward her temporary residence full of worries.

Wang Suming that fellow was still working hard practicing shield bash and his claw-like weapon. Not only was he sweating profusely, but he didn't even notice Song Jiaojiao passing by his doorway.

As for Chu Hong...

Song Jiaojiao looked at the tightly closed door, a flash of worry crossing her eyes.

Although she felt that Chu Hong shouldn't be the kind of person to be crushed by pressure, but... after all, this was an assessment for Source Energy University that concerned their lives.

Once entering university, especially a higher-tier Source Energy University, the resources and realms they would come into contact with were incomparable to those of ordinary free Pioneers.

Moreover, some people couldn't sleep once the pressure became too great.

But Song Jiaojiao had also heard that some people, when under excessive pressure, would instead fall into a state like fainting, able to sleep for a long time without eating or drinking...

"Sigh..."

With a gentle sigh, Song Jiaojiao returned to her room.

She turned on the desk lamp.

Tonight at 12 o'clock, the assessment would officially begin.

Two hours before the assessment, officials would conduct equipment verification, which meant determining which pieces of equipment participants were not allowed to bring in.

It is now seven o'clock in the afternoon.

Song Jiaojiao furrowed her brows as she filtered and organized the pile of collected intelligence on the table in front of her.

"[Primitive Valley No. 1] realm most likely has a river running through the entire map, and some evacuation points might even be right by the river, just like the [Thunder-Horned Lizardman Tribe] realm..."

Song Jiaojiao picked up her pen and organized her thoughts on a piece of paper.

Neat and pretty handwriting was written down: "Means to cross the river, waterproof props, underwater breathing props, or methods to build a temporary bridge..."

She paused and put a checkmark next to this information.

The ice magic she currently mastered could temporarily freeze a section of the river channel, she just hoped the river wouldn't be too wide.

She calculated inwardly about props for restoring magic power.

"[Primitive Valley No. 1] is of Confidential grade; it should have a technological background with no supernatural monsters."

Song Jiaojiao furrowed her brows; the idea of replenishing source energy consumption inside the realm would most likely fall through.

Her delicate fingers gripped the tip of the pen, heavily tapping twice on the paper.

Supplies for the assessment were limited; each person couldn't carry too many... The desk lamp illuminated her eyes, which flickered with a faint cold light.

She wasn't an indecisive person; since that was the case, she could only plunder!

Anyway, the assessment for Longming Sacred Academy also required killing people inside the realm.

Killing monsters in the realm was killing, and killing newcomers participating in the assessment was the same...

The team had a total of three people.

Among them, Chu Hong, though the captain, was always mysterious and basically only responsible for fighting. Needless to say about Wang Suming, wherever Chu Hong pointed, he would fight.

All other matters of the team suddenly fell squarely on Song Jiaojiao.

At ten o'clock at night.

An email arrived on the tablet issued for the assessment.

"《Assessment Entry Equipment and Supplies Admission Audit Has Started》"

Song Jiaojiao rubbed the space between her eyebrows and opened an app on the tablet.

Afterwards, a 3D light screen area immediately appeared on the tablet.

"Candidate: Song Jiaojiao"

"Source Energy Level: Stage Four of Qiyuan Realm"

"Initial Awakening Skill: [Invisibility]"

"Class Direction: Magic Side"

"Application Institution: Longming Sacred Academy"

"Please place the equipment or items you choose to bring into the assessment realm within the scanning area. Items that have not completed authentication or failed authentication will not be able to enter the realm. Forcibly carrying them will be considered cheating and dealt with severely."

Song Jiaojiao silently took out her equipment, a magic staff of golden quality.

This was made by finding a collection item processor using some materials Chu Hong had given her previously, relying on the connections of the Rubiks Chamber of Commerce.

"Golden quality, magic-side weapon, [Mithril Star Wand]... Class direction matches, permitted to bring in"

"Purple quality, magic-side armor, [Windproof Beast Skin Robe]... Class direction matches, permitted to bring in"

"Purple quality, magic-side consumable, [kali fruit]... Class direction matches, permitted to bring in, limited to 5 pieces per single match"

Meanwhile, Wang Suming in another room also began his verification process.

"Candidate: Wang Suming"

"Source Energy Level: Stage Three of Qiyuan Realm"

"Initial Awakening Skill: [Stack]"

"Class Direction: Magic Side + Technology Side"

"Application Institution: Longming Sacred Academy"

"Golden quality, magic-side weapon, [ghoul iron wall]..."

Seeing that the light screen didn't give any feedback at all, Wang Suming couldn't help but get anxious.

"This was legitimately exchanged from the Pioneers Guild treasure vault!"

"...Source matches, permitted to bring in"

"Purple quality, technology-side weapon, [hunting lock gun]..."

"Someone like me whose initial skill is just carrying things shouldn't I even be allowed to have a weapon?"

"...Class direction matches, permitted to bring in"

"Golden quality, magic-side armor, [Mountain Dwarf Fine Work]... Class direction matches, permitted to bring in"

"Golden quality, magic-side armor, [Holy See Novice Knight Helmet]... Exceeds the allowed number of golden quality equipment to bring in"

"F*ck! There's also a quantity limit?! Are you kidding me? These were all exchanged from the Pioneers Guild secret vault..." Wang Suming immediately shouted in dissatisfaction.

And situations like his were happening in almost all the temporary rooms across the entire Black Iron Castle at this moment.

At the same time.

In the room where Chu Hong was located.

Without anyone noticing, the clone had already been quietly replaced by Chu Hong himself.

The sound of heavy snoring stopped, and Chu Hong's eyes suddenly snapped open...