4: Chapter 4, F-rank profession, the first to make the greatest contribution.

The wind stopped.

In the center of the cracked Awakening Plaza, only the white light that had not yet fully dissipated remained.

Everyone was looking at Lin Jin.

The F-rank Repairman who had just been mocked by the entire school.

Was now leaning on a rusty wrench, standing in front of the abyss rift.

No one spoke.

Because the broadcast was still echoing.

"Core Contributor to this incident: Lin Jin"

"Class: Repairman"

"Rank: F"

Every word felt like a slap to the faces of those who had just been mocking him.

Especially Zhou Heng.

The Thunder Spear in his hand was still crackling with electricity, but his expression was as ugly as if he had swallowed a lump of iron.

Everyone had just seen it.

It wasn't he who solved the dungeon.

It was Lin Jin.

"The rift... is it really closed?"

Someone finally spoke up in a low voice.

The next second, the whole scene seemed to suddenly regain its voice.

"Holy crap, it actually got fixed?"

"An F-rank Repairman can fix a dungeon?"

"Didn't the broadcast just say the core contributor was Lin Jin?"

"Is this really a life class?"

Chen Ye was the first to explode.

"I told you Brother Jin is awesome!"

He held up his shield, his voice as loud as if he were in battle.

"Who was laughing at the Repairman just now? Keep laughing!"

No one answered.

Because those who had laughed the loudest just now didn't dare to make a sound.

On the podium.

The principal's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

The Education Bureau Commissioner's face was extremely gloomy.

If this incident wasn't handled well, the entire Jiangcheng education system would be held accountable.

But the problem was—

The person who saved the day was an F-rank Repairman.

Once this matter spread, the repercussions would be very troublesome.

Because it would directly shake the current concept of class ranking.

"Seal off the scene."

The Commissioner said in a low voice.

"All students are forbidden from spreading details of the incident."

A teacher nearby hesitated: "But many people have already recorded it..."

"Delete everything."

The Commissioner's tone was cold.

"Especially the parts about Lin Jin repairing the array."

The principal couldn't help but ask: "But what about the contribution record? The system broadcast is public."

The Commissioner was silent for two seconds.

"Just say it was the array self-recovering."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the teachers nearby changed.

It wasn't that they hadn't seen people shifting blame before.

But they had never seen it shifted so brazenly.

He just saved the whole school.

And now they want to erase his credit?

Just then.

A cold, clear voice suddenly rang out.

"It wasn't a self-recovery."

Everyone turned around.

Shen Tingxue stood on the ground where the frost had not yet melted, her face a little pale.

But her voice was steady.

"It was Lin Jin who fixed it."

The Commissioner frowned: "Student Shen, some things cannot be judged by appearances alone—"

"I saw it."

Shen Tingxue interrupted directly.

"I saw him rebuild the array core, and I also saw Zhou Heng's attack expanding the contamination."

The air went silent instantly.

Zhou Heng's face changed drastically.

"Shen Tingxue, what do you mean?"

"Exactly what it sounds like."

She didn't even look at him.

"If it weren't for Lin Jin, the rift would have completely spiraled out of control."

The surrounding students completely erupted.

"Is it true or false?"

"Zhou Heng almost blew up the dungeon?"

"I think I actually saw the rift getting bigger the more he attacked..."

"Holy crap, didn't that almost kill us?"

Zhou Heng's face became uglier and uglier.

For the first time, he felt things slipping out of his control.

No matter where he was before, he was the focus.

An A-rank Thunder Spear Knight.

The young master of the wealthy Zhou family.

Everyone would stand on his side.

But now—

The wind had changed.

And all of this was actually because of an F-rank Repairman.

"Enough."

The Education Bureau Commissioner said in a deep voice.

"The cause of the accident is still under investigation; do not spread unconfirmed information now."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Lin Jin.

"You, come with me."

Chen Ye was immediately alert.

"You aren't planning to discard us after we've served our purpose, are you?"

"Chen Ye."

Lin Jin patted his shoulder.

"Don't get excited."

His mental energy was severely overdrawn.

His vision was still swimming with white spots.

But more than his body, what he cared about more was the new notification in his mind.

"Disaster-level maintenance complete"

"Hand of Rules has been activated"

"Reward obtained: Damaged Abyss Screw"

"Reward obtained: Maintenance Log (Bound)"

The next second.

A gray-black illusory log slowly unfolded in his consciousness.

The first page had only one sentence.

—Do not trust class ranks.

The handwriting was very old.

Like it was written many years ago.

Lin Jin's pupils contracted slightly.

He recognized this handwriting.

It was his father's handwriting.

Lin Shoushan.

The Repairman who went missing in the No. 9 Forbidden Zone three years ago.

Lin Jin's breathing paused slightly.

Left by his father?

Why would it appear in the Maintenance Log?

Just as he was stunned, exclamations suddenly rang out around him.

"Look at the contribution board!"

In the air above the plaza.

The incident settlement panel slowly appeared.

"Temporary Dungeon: Damaged Awakening Plaza"

"Contribution Ranking"

"1st Place: Lin Jin (Contribution Value: 327)"

"2nd Place: Shen Tingxue (Contribution Value: 141)"

"3rd Place: Zhou Heng (Contribution Value: 73)"

A landslide first place.

The entire plaza went quiet for a moment.

Even the Commissioner's face changed.

System settlements cannot be tampered with by humans.

This meant—

The officials just wanted to suppress it.

But the system had already pinned Lin Jin at first place.

Chen Ye laughed until he almost passed out.

"Seventy-three!"

"Zhou Heng, you're an A-rank class and you only got seventy-three!"

"My Brother Jin got three hundred and twenty-seven!"

"Weren't you acting pretty smug just now?"

People around were already unable to help but chuckle.

Zhou Heng gripped his Thunder Spear tightly.

His knuckles turned white.

He had never been so humiliated.

What he couldn't accept even more was.

That he had actually lost to a Repairman.

"Impossible."

He gritted his teeth and said.

"An F-rank class, on what basis are you first in contribution?"

Lin Jin finally looked up.

"Because you were tearing the dungeon apart."

"And I was fixing it."

One sentence.

Directly choked Zhou Heng to death.

Several teachers nearby almost couldn't hold back their expressions.

Shen Tingxue lowered her head.

The corners of her mouth curled up very slightly.

The Commissioner clearly didn't want the matter to continue fermenting.

"The contribution settlement is just a system judgment; it does not represent actual combat power."

"Also, this incident has been classified as a confidential event; no student is allowed to spread it."

After finishing, he looked at Lin Jin again.

"Especially you."

"From now on, you are not allowed to disclose anything about your abilities to the outside world."

Lin Jin looked at him.

"What if I don't agree?"

The Commissioner's gaze turned cold.

"Then you might be in a lot of trouble."

The atmosphere suddenly sank.

Chen Ye gripped his shield.

Shen Tingxue also frowned slightly.

But just then.

A roar of engines suddenly came from afar.

Several black armored vehicles drove directly into the campus.

The car doors opened.

A group of people in black uniforms quickly got out.

Their chests were uniformly stamped with a silver badge.

Abyss Processing Bureau.

The students' breathing hitched.

The people who really handle dungeon incidents had arrived.

The middle-aged man leading them scanned the scene.

His gaze eventually landed on the cracked Awakening Plaza.

Then.

He saw the stabilization anchor that had not yet been completely extinguished.

His pupils shrank slightly.

"Who fixed this?"

No one spoke.

The next second.

The eyes of the entire crowd fell on Lin Jin.

Lin Jin: "..."

The middle-aged man was silent for two seconds.

Then he walked straight towards him.

"What is your name?"

"Lin Jin."

"Class."

"Repairman."

"Rank."

"F."

The man stared at him for a long time.

As if confirming something.

Subsequently, he suddenly smiled.

"Interesting."

"To think a 'Repairman' could still appear now."

Lin Jin's heart skipped a beat.

This sentence was not right.

What did 'still appear' mean?

Could there be something wrong with the Repairman class itself?

Before he could think further.

The man had already turned his head to look at the Education Bureau Commissioner.

"I'm taking over the incident data."

The Commissioner's expression changed.

"This doesn't follow protocol—"

The man directly showed his ID.

"Does it follow protocol now?"

The Commissioner shut up instantly.

The surrounding students were dumbfounded.

The people from the Department of Education were already big shots in Jiangcheng.

But now.

They were actually silenced by a single sentence.

The man looked at Lin Jin again.

"Your mental energy is severely overdrawn; it's best not to move around."

"Also."

He paused.

"If anyone investigates your father's affairs recently, remember to tell me immediately."

Lin Jin's pupils shrank suddenly.

"You know my dad?"

The man didn't answer.

He just looked at him.

That look was very complicated.

Like pity.

And also like a warning.

Finally, he left only one sentence.

"Some things."

"Knowing too early is not necessarily a good thing."

After speaking, he turned and left.

Leaving only Lin Jin standing there.

And the Maintenance Log in his mind.

Also unfolded the second page at this moment.

There was only one new line of blood-red text on it.

"Abnormal fluctuations in the No. 9 Forbidden Zone detected"

"Current Danger Level: Unknown"