42: Chapter 42 The entire city is cleared! 100,000 examinees compete on the same stage!

At the break of dawn, the deafening loudspeakers outside woke Lin Feng up.

What happened to the promised city-wide silence?

Lin Feng rubbed his ears, threw on a coat, and walked to the balcony to take a look.

Good grief, the whole street was packed with people, red flags waving everywhere; it was even livelier than the Lunar New Year.

Today was the most important day for the entire Great Xia Alliance. The citizens of the whole city were restless, taking to the streets one after another to cheer for the local candidates.

By the breakfast stall on the roadside downstairs, a group of aunties and uncles were arguing heatedly.

"Who do you think will take first place in the city today?" an old man asked, taking a bite of a fried dough stick.

"It has to be No. 1 High School! Their foundation is obvious, they're the champions every year," the auntie next to him said confidently.

"Forget it! No. 1 High School's top dog was already crushed by Lin Feng from No. 3 High School! I've seen the internal footage, Lin Feng is the eternal god!"

The young man selling pancakes couldn't help but interrupt, his face flushed red.

Listening to the heated discussion downstairs, Lin Feng shook his head helplessly.

These people really loved to stir up trouble.

Just then, an extremely stylish luxury hovercar, with cool streamlined light effects, pulled up steadily in the courtyard.

The car door slid upward, and Tang You, wearing a pink dress with her long hair draped over her shoulders, looked like an exquisite doll.

She waved vigorously at the second-floor balcony: "Lin Feng, don't dawdle, let's go!"

Lin Feng nodded, put on his school uniform, quickly went downstairs, and slid into the passenger seat.

Having a ride from a rich girl was much better than squeezing through the crowds himself.

"It's so noisy outside, aren't you worried it will affect the candidates' performance?" Lin Feng asked casually.

"Don't worry, a super soundproofing barrier was set up within a ten-kilometer radius of the City Hall long ago. Even if there was thunder outside, not a sound would get in," Tang You explained with a smile, stepping on the accelerator.

The car sped all the way, successfully passing a dozen military roadblocks, and arrived at the City Hall.

The ten-kilometer radius was completely cleared, and unauthorized personnel were strictly prohibited from entering.

Only students with admission tickets and their accompanying teachers were allowed inside.

On the square, one hundred thousand candidates were arranged into ten huge formations according to their schools.

It was a vast sea of people, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Every person's face was filled with nervousness and anticipation.

Inside the City Hall, one thousand top-tier simulation pods were neatly arranged.

This batch of machines was specially supplied by the Imperial Capital, with built-in miniature universe engines capable of perfectly simulating ten waves of monster sieges.

The cost was so high that even the Tang Family, the richest of them all, could only shake their heads; it was impossible to replicate.

The invigilation seats were positioned high above.

Mayor Zhao Tingfeng, General Yan Xiao, and an envoy from the Imperial Capital wearing a long robe were personally overseeing the proceedings.

The pressure released by these three top-tier figures made the hundred thousand people present afraid to even breathe loudly.

Under such ironclad supervision, cheating was simply impossible. Everything depended on real ability.

As soon as Lin Feng and Tang You walked to the No. 3 High School formation, Principal Qin immediately came up to greet them, his face glowing with excitement.

A principal personally giving up his seat to welcome students, and even handing over a cup of water himself.

The surrounding teachers were all dumbfounded, their jaws dropping to the floor.

But no one dared to say a word, after all, Lin Feng's monstrous track record was plain for all to see.

He was the school's only hope for a turnaround; treating him like an ancestor wouldn't be an exaggeration.

"How have you been preparing over the last two months? Are you confident?" Principal Qin asked with concern, his tone tinged with a hint of nervousness.

"It's fine, everything is going smoothly," Lin Feng said, pulling out a chair and sitting down without hesitation.

"Stay calm! According to school rankings, No. 1 High School goes first; we at No. 3 High School are in the third batch," Principal Qin patiently instructed, fearing Lin Feng might make any mistakes.

After the first batch of No. 1 High School candidates entered the pods, two gigantic screens that seemed to blot out the sky suddenly lit up above the square.

The screens were over a hundred meters wide and tall, with immense visual impact.

The one on the left was divided into countless small screens, scrolling through live footage of the candidates in Xinghai City.

Whose troops were torn apart by monsters, whose leader was showing off their power—everything was clearly visible.

The one on the right was connected to the Great Xia Alliance's national network! Broadcasting 24/7!

As long as one performed outstandingly in the exam and pulled off heaven-defying moves, standing out among the billions of candidates nationwide, the footage would immediately be captured by the main system and pushed directly to the main screen on the right!

Allowing the top brass and big shots of the entire alliance to admire them simultaneously! It was absolutely a way to become famous and bring honor to one's ancestors!

Lin Feng was staring at the big screen studying the scoring rules when he turned his head and found Principal Qin smiling like a withered chrysanthemum, staring at him unblinkingly.

"Principal... your expression is a bit creepy... can you just say what you need to say?"

Lin Feng subconsciously leaned back, getting goosebumps all over.

"Ahem... Lin Feng, look how spacious and impressive the screen on the right is."

The old man rubbed his hands, his tone full of irrepressible, fanatical anticipation. "Are you interested in showing your face up there? Let the people of the whole country see the prestige of our No. 3 High School?"

Lin Feng: "..."

"Don't hold back, I believe in you!"

Principal Qin completely ignored Lin Feng's look of resistance, reached out, and patted Lin Feng's shoulder forcefully twice, his eyes full of fanatical expectation.

"You are our No. 3 High School's only hope for a turnaround! If we don't trample No. 1 High School under our feet today, I won't be able to die in peace!"

Lin Feng: "..."

This old man had completely thrown away his dignity for the sake of the school's enrollment rate.

"Alright, Principal, let's just watch how others fight first and test the waters."

Lin Feng hurriedly changed the subject, pointing to the display screen in the air.

Accompanied by a deafening air-raid siren, the Great Xia Alliance's unified senior high school entrance exam officially began!

The big screen instantly split into thousands of live sub-screens.

As the top seed of Xinghai City, the one thousand top students from No. 1 High School had all laid into the specially made simulation pods and successfully connected to the neural network.

The over ten million citizens of the city all stopped their work at this moment, looking up at the broadcast screens on the streets.

The chief examiner pressed the start button, and the first wave of the monster siege descended with a roar!

The opening was all low-level trash mobs of the first tier.

Things like mutated goblins, corrosive slimes, and blind gray wolves swarmed into the candidates' exclusive territories through the portals.

For these high school seniors with strong foundations, dealing with this kind of trash was no pressure at all.

The troops under their command didn't even need to form battle formations; just casting a few spells or sending the front line to charge was enough to easily mince these trash mobs into meat paste.

In just five minutes, the first round of the attack was completely over.

There wasn't a single dropout in the No. 1 High School camp; all one thousand passed, and a large area of green lights representing victory lit up on the simulation pods.

Immediately after, before the candidates could even catch their breath, the second wave of the offensive followed directly.

A large number of first-tier trash mobs mixed with dozens of huge second-tier bosses roared as they charged into the territory!