17: Chapter 17: The College Entrance Examination is Over, 1888 Points!!!

June 6, 2036, at exactly 6:00 PM.

The National Ability College Entrance Examination came to an end.

"The 2036 Global Ability College Entrance Examination ends here. From this point on, killing fierce beasts will no longer count toward your score. All examinees, please leave the testing area as soon as possible."

By this time, Su Mu's exam score had reached 1888 points.

It was a very lucky number, but it was still a pity.

"What a shame. If the demon beasts were around for another half hour, I could have reached two thousand points."

There were about 30 minutes left after Su Mu finished killing the Explosive Flame Panda.

Even though the exam was over, Su Mu continued to roam the jungle, hunting fierce beasts.

Cui Yuyu, Admissions Director of Kyoto University; Director He Kui, Admissions Director of Modu University; Ye Cui, Admissions Director of Hangdu University; and Tong Cheng, Admissions Director of Guangdu University.

The four directors stood side by side not far from the exit of the examination grounds.

Like parents waiting for their children at a kindergarten gate, their eyes were filled with anticipation.

Twenty minutes passed, and Su Mu did not come out.

Thirty minutes passed, and Su Mu did not come out.

An hour passed, and Su Mu still had not emerged.

...

"This isn't right. Even if he was heading for the exit from the core area, he should have arrived by now!"

Ye Cui was very confused.

Cui Yuyu and Tong Cheng shared the same confusion.

They had all watched the entire process of Su Mu hunting fierce beasts during the exam.

At Su Mu's speed, if he traveled at full tilt, it would take him fifteen minutes at most to cross the outer perimeter and reach the exit.

Even if he wasn't going all out since the exam was over, it had already been an hour.

Even an old lady out for a stroll should have reached the exit by now.

Only Director He Kui of Modu University looked calm.

On his way there, he had already had someone investigate Su Mu's background.

This included everything about Su Mu's past life.

So while others found it strange when Su Mu was frantically hunting beasts in the town,

because the gains and effort were simply not proportional,

Su Mu had spent nearly four hours hunting beasts in the town.

Initially, the efficiency of gaining points was indeed impressive, but the beasts became fewer as he killed them.

In the final hour, the efficiency of gaining points by killing beasts there was certainly not as high as going to the central area.

Yet Su Mu chose to do such a thankless task.

But looking at it in combination with Su Mu's life story,

it all became clear.

Director He Kui guessed that Su Mu was probably still out there killing beasts.

'It seems this kid's hatred for fierce beasts is even deeper than I imagined.'

Another hour passed.

Su Mu finally appeared at the exit of the examination grounds.

When Su Mu entered the grounds, he was wearing a deep red combat suit, but now it was impossible to tell what he was wearing.

His clothes were full of holes, and he was covered in sweat and blood.

Anyone who didn't know better would think Su Mu was some fugitive murderer.

Seeing Su Mu emerge, the four admissions directors immediately went to meet him.

"Student Su Mu, hello. I am Cui Yuyu, Director of the Admissions Office at Kyoto University."

As she spoke, she pulled out a business card and handed it to Su Mu.

The other three admissions directors also introduced themselves and handed over their business cards.

At the same time, they expressed their desire to speak with Su Mu about his choice of Ability University.

However, Su Mu was exhausted, and his whole body was swaying slightly.

Right at that moment, Principal Gao Sheng of Jianglan No. 1 Middle School came running over.

Rubbing his hands together, he said to the four directors with a beaming smile,

"Directors, as you can see, Student Su has been fighting continuously for over ten hours.

He is already very tired.

How about we set a time to discuss admissions matters slowly later? What do you think?"

Principal Gao Sheng was no fool; he wouldn't dream of just coming up and blocking four top university directors.

So he waited until Su Mu came out to step in and lead him away.

As long as Su Mu's special recruitment wasn't finalized today, the next place for discussion would definitely be Jianglan No. 1 Middle School.

This was a great opportunity to showcase Jianglan No. 1 Middle School.

And his reasoning was sound; Su Mu was certainly in no state to talk about admissions right now.

The four directors exchanged looks and agreed it was reasonable.

"Then we'll trouble Principal Gao Sheng to arrange a time."

Director He Kui stepped forward to shake Principal Gao Sheng's hand.

Principal Gao Sheng was momentarily stunned. He hadn't expected the admissions director of the prestigious Modu Ability University to actually know him, a principal of an ordinary high school in a remote area.

Once he snapped out of it, Principal Gao Sheng immediately responded.

"It's no trouble at all, no trouble. It's all for the students."

As for why Director He Kui knew Principal Gao Sheng's name, the director had investigated in advance.

In order to recruit Su Mu to Modu University, he had put in quite a lot of effort.

He had even specifically asked his own university's president for some recruitment conditions tailored for Su Mu.

Principal Gao Sheng personally escorted Su Mu home.

However, while they were still on the way, Su Mu fell asleep.

By the time he woke up again, Su Mu was already at the entrance of his residential complex.

It was already past ten at night, but the elderly residents, uncles, and aunts in the neighborhood were not asleep.

They were all waiting at the entrance for Su Mu to come home.

Su Mu had fought his way from his old home back to his current one.

After greeting every relative and elder in the complex, Su Mu walked toward the older and younger sisters who had been with him for three years.

Without saying a word, the three of them returned home together.

After eating a sumptuous dinner, Su Mu was truly too exhausted. After a quick wash, he went back to his room and fell asleep.

In the living room, Lin Ruoxi seemed to have realized something.

She carefully tugged at the corner of Leng Jing's clothes.

"Sister Leng, is Big Brother Mu going to leave?"

After the Ability College Entrance Exam, Lin Ruoxi had posted Su Mu's heroic performance in killing the fierce beasts online.

The comment section was full of talk about how Su Mu would definitely get into a top-tier Ability University and such.

Only then did Lin Ruoxi remember that Su Mu was going away to an Ability University.

"No, he will always be your Big Brother Mu.

And he will definitely come back to see Sister Ruoxi during his breaks."

But in truth, she also knew that once one entered a top university, their time would no longer even be their own.

Often, one is pushed forward by the environment, which is why a good school is so important for a student.

Once Su Mu left, the number of times they would meet in the future might be very few.

Leng Jing was also very sad, but she would not use this to stifle Su Mu's growth.

Whether it was because they had depended on each other for three years or because there was a natural attraction,

at some point, a different kind of emotion had developed between Leng Jing and Su Mu.

Unfortunately, neither of them had noticed it at all.

Lin Ruoxi still pouted as if she had been wronged.

That night!

Some people slept very soundly, represented by Su Mu.

Some people's sleep was not very peaceful, like Lin Ruoxi, who still pouted even in her sleep.

Some people tossed and turned and couldn't sleep at all. Leng Jing's long, white neck was exposed as she lay there, unable to drift off.

And some people didn't plan on sleeping at all, especially the admissions teachers from various universities.

Originally, only four admissions directors were watching Su Mu, but his exam score of 1888 points had already spread throughout all the Ability Universities.

1888 points!!!

Normally, scores for the Ability College Entrance Exam are within 750 points.

This was the conclusion drawn from years of exam experience.

But there are always exceptions. Basically every year, there are one or two heaven-defying examinees.

They might reach 800 or even 900 points.

But that was the limit.

1888 points!!!

It had more than doubled the records of all previous years' exams.

A score beyond anyone's wildest imagination.