33: Stop working for now, the martial arts exam is coming!

The loudspeaker's voice reverberated throughout the entire venue.

Everyone could hear it clearly.

And as soon as Shen Bei's name was called,

Professor Gu Xinrou's heart trembled, and a hint of displeasure inevitably showed on her face.

Although she didn't know Shen Bei's exact attribute values,

Based on Qi Chuanyu and Liao Zhongyang's accounts,

Even if Shen Bei had Cultivated in advance, he might still maintain a certain level of attribute values, and there was hope for him to become a Martial Artist.

But this guy...

He mysteriously disappeared!

Wasting her 998 lipstick bought online!

At this moment, Jian Tong's face was even more anxious.

Ever since she arrived at the exam site, she had held onto the hope that Shen Bei had secretly arrived there.

But now...

The loudspeaker had been calling for a long time, but there was no sign of Shen Bei.

Jian Tong felt that Shen Bei's unreliability at this moment truly disappointed her!

Qi Chuanyu on the side chuckled strangely, "See? Shen Bei really didn't come, so the Champion will definitely be mine!"

"Mine!" Liao Zhongyang retorted.

...

On the other side, Shen Bei, who was already engrossed in his work, was still tightening screws on the scaffolding.

Boss Zhang suddenly nudged Shen Bei, "The loudspeaker just now seemed to be calling Shen Bei's name, was that you?"

Shen Bei was startled, exclaiming, "Oh no! Today is my Martial Arts Exam!"

"You're taking the Martial Arts Exam?"

Boss Zhang's eyes widened, a look of disbelief and shock on his face.

Oh my goodness!

A student who could participate in the Martial Arts must have been screened by the school as someone with the potential to become a Martial Artist!

And you, Shen Bei, are still out here working?

And working on the day of the Martial Arts Exam!

Are you kidding me?!

Boss Zhang was completely dumbfounded and quickly said, "Then what the hell are you still doing?! Hurry up and go take the Martial Arts Exam!"

Shen Bei jumped off the scaffolding and rushed over, but after a few steps, he ran back, "I still have to work later!"

"My ancestor!" Boss Zhang had a bitter face, almost in tears, "You could become a Martial Artist, is this the kind of work you should be doing?"

"No, I must finish it!"

Shen Bei said firmly.

What a joke.

He had been working all night, and to stop now, at the last minute, would prevent him from activating the daily settlement panel, and the lost attribute values, even his life couldn't compensate for that!

"Grandpa, you are my grandpa!"

Boss Zhang wailed, "I can't afford to hire a Martial Artist; if this gets out, it will affect your reputation! This kind of lowly work is only for us societal outcasts!"

"Stop with the useless talk, I'll be back."

With that, Shen Bei took off running.

Boss Zhang stood in the wind, bewildered.

He really couldn't understand Shen Bei; what was he so persistent about?

If he could become a Martial Artist, just taking on a few random tasks would bring in a huge amount of money.

Working on scaffolding?

What a waste of time!

Can't you have some ambition?!

...

"Shen Bei reporting!"

Shen Bei appeared before the Main Examiner in the last second before he announced the forfeiture of the exam.

The Main Examiner's face was a little displeased, and he said lightly, "You must be on time! And wash your face before you come; what kind of appearance is this with a face full of rust—"

The Main Examiner stopped speaking abruptly before he finished his sentence.

He discovered... the student named Shen Bei in front of him was actually carrying an electric drill!

The Main Examiner slowly turned his head to look at the scaffolding still being erected on the other side of the exam site, then turned back to look at Shen Bei.

His voice instantly choked up a bit, "You... you were working over there?"

Shen Bei nodded.

The expressions of several Main Examiners shifted slightly.

Good heavens!

Today was the day of the Martial Arts Exam.

This kid was still working to earn money!

Was he a money grubber, or were his circumstances truly impoverished?

This child was too hardworking, wasn't he?

The Main Examiner took a deep breath, looked down at Shen Bei's resume, rubbed his eyes, and waved his hand, "Pass!"

Shen Bei let out a confused 'huh'.

This process seemed a bit off; aren't they going to ask anything?

The Main Examiner said, "There's nothing to ask. Three generations of poor farmers, go directly to the strength test."

"Oh."

Shen Bei scratched his head and turned to the strength testing station.

This equipment was solely for strength testing.

Because there were many students to be tested, it required highly resistant Materials.

Adding other functions would only make it cumbersome.

Shen Bei didn't waste any time either.

His legs were firmly planted, his arm moved with his waist, and his fist shot out with his arm!

He delivered a punch.

Shen Bei didn't even look, nor did he wait for the test results.

He just ran!

Under the astonished and stunned gazes of the examiners, he, Shen Bei, climbed back onto the scaffolding and began tightening screws...

The Main Examiner was bewildered, his mouth twitching, "What's going on?! Don't they even look at their own scores?"

The other examiners whispered among themselves:

"Is this student crazy? Addicted to tightening screws?"

"You can't say that. That's the photo area for students admitted to martial arts universities; rushing the work is understandable."

"But today is the Martial Arts Exam! The most important event in life, isn't it more important than working?"

"Honestly, students these days are truly incomprehensible..."

"He's an explosive presence even nationwide."

...

At this very moment.

Among the crowd below.

Professor Gu Xinrou felt a small sense of relief when she saw Shen Bei appear.

But now, watching Shen Bei punch and then run off to grapple with the scaffolding,

She completely lost her temper.

Her slender eyes carried a deep, cold weariness, and her face showed an exasperated expression.

Professor Gu Xinrou almost couldn't catch her breath, sinking weakly onto a seat, one hand on her forehead, utterly exhausted, "This scoundrel!"

Professor Gu Xinrou rubbed her temples.

She knew Shen Bei skipped classes to go to work.

What she never expected was that he would even work at the Martial Arts site!

But everyone should look at what day it is!

Unbelievable! Truly unbelievable!

Meanwhile, Jian Tong's face was beaming with joy; her long-awaited Shen Bei had appeared!

Although his behavior was quite outrageous.

But it was good that he came.

Who cares about that.

As long as Shen Bei took the exam, he would surely achieve a great victory in the Martial Arts Exam!

Qi Chuanyu on the side was filled with indignation, his face ashen, "Damn! This guy finally came! My pressure has doubled!"

Saying this, Qi Chuanyu, who had not originally planned to take any Medicinal Pills, decisively pulled out a golden Medicinal Pill and threw it directly into his mouth.

And Liao Zhongyang's lips mumbled a few times, "Uh... why is Shen Bei climbing the scaffolding, will it increase his attribute points?"

Qi Chuanyu looked at the big oaf strangely, "Honestly, you should buy some smart pills and eat them."

...

At this moment, everyone in the entire venue, whether other students or onlookers, was shocked and questioned reality by Shen Bei's outrageous actions.

After a brief silence,

A wave of loud discussion erupted:

"My goodness, the political review wasn't even questioned, he passed immediately. Strength test, he punched and ran, not even looking at his score. Is he just here to make up the numbers?"

"Holy cow, what a character!"

"He's given up on himself, hasn't he? But, just for this kid's willingness to work, he shouldn't be underestimated in the future."

"Lingnan City's Martial Arts has never had such an explosive presence!"

"I'm dying of laughter, look at the examiners on the platform; they've been holding their teacups for ages and forgotten to drink water!"

"It's the ultimate cool if the strength test can produce an unexpected result, that would be even more explosive."

"Impossible! He clearly looks like a student who's given up on the Martial Arts; who doesn't care about their score and only cares about working?"

"Shush! Shen Bei's strength score is out!"

...

Everyone in the venue turned their gaze to the electronic screen on the testing equipment.

This electronic screen was an external display.

It was very large.

Even people far away could see it clearly.

Moreover, the exam organizers also knew how to play it up.

The displayed scores didn't all appear at once.

Instead, two values continuously scrolled from 0 to 9.

The units digit stopped first, then the tens digit.

The main point was to create excitement and make hearts pound.

At this moment.

The electronic screen scrolled for a bit.

The units digit appeared.

It was 5!

As soon as this number appeared, Jian Tong's gaze froze; she seemed to have been drained of her spirit, her eyes unfocused, and her face pale.

She murmured to herself, "Something's not right, something's not right! The units digit was 3 when I tested yesterday!"

"Could it be..."

"The negative effects of Shen Bei's premature Cultivation are only just beginning to take effect?"

"Causing his strength attribute to plummet by 8 points?"