26: Chapter 26 Departure! Heading to Shanghai
After hanging up the phone, Su Mu clicked on the link.
Yes, it was a link.
The scores for the Ability College Entrance Examination are queried by entering the examinee's name and examination number through a link.
After entering his name and examination number as usual, Su Mu's score popped up.
[Name]: Su Mu
[Examination Number]: 8
[School]: Jianglan No. 1 Middle School
[Score]: 1888
[Ranking]: 1
The corners of Su Mu's mouth curled up slightly. Although it was already within his expectations, he couldn't help but smile upon seeing the score and ranking.
Before long, Su Mu's score was leaked online.
Like a giant boulder thrown into a calm lake, it kicked up massive waves.
Breaking!! The highest Ability College Entrance Examination score in history!
An outrageous score! Peerless genius or cheating freak!
...
Similar headlines went viral on the trending searches.
Such an outrageous score brought not only shock but also many doubts.
"Are you kidding me? This is definitely cheating. Who has ever seen such an absurd score!"
"1888 points—do you know what that means? Even if one person killed every single beast in the core area, they would only get a thousand points.
They didn't even consider logic when cheating."
"It's definitely cheating. If it's not, I'll eat my computer!"
"What's wrong with the officials? They released such an outrageous score without even verifying it or checking properly."
"Do I even need to say it? It's definitely a well-connected person cheating!"
In this way, many voices of doubt appeared online, even affecting the officials.
However, before long, an official announcement shattered all doubts.
《Highlight Video of Outstanding Students' Performances in the Ability College Entrance Examination
The title of the video was quite ordinary, essentially meaning it was a collection of highlights of outstanding students from various provinces killing beasts.
However, although it claimed to be candidates from various provinces, more than half of the twenty-minute video consisted of Su Mu killing beasts.
In just two short hours, this video went viral online, dispelling all rumors.
The next morning, Su Mu returned to Jianglan No. 1 Middle School at the invitation of Principal Gao Sheng.
First was receiving his scholarship.
This also gave Su Mu a firsthand experience of the saying:
"The poor are unknown even in a bustling market, while the rich have distant relatives even in deep mountains."
Various bosses and leaders came to visit, and they even gave Su Mu bonuses.
Naturally, Su Mu accepted all this money that came without any strings attached.
In the end, he received a total of over one million.
After that was the speech Su Mu had previously promised Principal Gao Sheng.
And so!
"Hello everyone! My name is Su Mu. Today, I am honored to share my cultivation experience in front of all the leaders, teachers, and students.
But to be honest, I am very ashamed, because I was able to achieve today's success...
...not because of my own merit, but because of the nurturing of my alma mater and the guidance of the principal.
I couldn't have achieved what I have today without them, so today, here, I want to say to the principal...
You! Thank you for your hard work."
Su Mu showered the school with praise and expressed his gratitude to the principal.
Finally, he even walked off the stage with snot and tears.
The city leaders below all listened with tears in their eyes.
After Su Mu came down from backstage, he prepared to leave the school immediately.
Everything in Jianglan was finished, and Su Mu was already prepared to go to Modu Ability University.
After returning to the residential area, the uncles and aunts of the neighborhood were all at the entrance to see them off.
Lin Ruoxi and Leng Jing were already waiting for Su Mu at the entrance.
Today was the day they were to leave.
The three of them arrived at the Jianglan City High-Speed Railway Station.
Su Mu's good brother from three years of high school, Lin Lei, also came to see him off. In fact, Su Mu had wanted to bring Lin Lei to the Thunderbolt Martial Arts Hall to practice these past few days.
He wanted to get some combat skills for his classmate before leaving to improve his strength.
However, Lin Lei was stubbornly unwilling.
Su Mu understood that Lin Lei was a person with extremely strong self-esteem, and his family was not wealthy.
He couldn't afford the money required to practice at the Thunderbolt Martial Arts Hall.
It wouldn't be appropriate for Su Mu to pay for him, so Lin Lei refused to practice with Su Mu.
Fortunately, Lin Lei's Ability College Entrance Examination score was 321.
Although he couldn't get into a top-tier Ability University, a second-tier one was still more than enough.
Su Mu hadn't expected Lin Lei to come to the high-speed railway station to see him off.
Su Mu stepped forward with a smile.
"So, which university are you planning to go to?"
"Liaocheng University!"
"Not bad, study hard!"
As he spoke, Su Mu took out a Tang Dao; Lin Lei happened to use a Tang Dao.
This was something Su Mu had just obtained using a B-rank Weapon Selection Card.
"Take this weapon; you can use it in the future."
The grade of a weapon cannot be seen with the naked eye, so there was no need to worry about being robbed.
Just as Lin Lei was about to refuse—
Su Mu stuffed the weapon into Lin Lei's arms.
"Just consider it a gift for your graduation. Don't refuse; having a good weapon is the only way to be qualified to survive in the wilderness."
Lin Lei held the blade with both hands and nodded deeply.
Su Mu, Lin Ruoxi, and Leng Jing sat on the high-speed train from Jianglan City to Modu University.
Su Mu had originally said he wanted to book business class tickets, but Leng Jing didn't agree.
Even with Su Mu bringing Lin Ruoxi along, they still couldn't convince Leng Jing.
Although Su Mu's strength was currently the strongest in this family, he was still like a younger brother in front of Leng Jing.
In the end, the three of them sat in second-class high-speed rail seats.
The three of them sat on one side.
Leng Jing was by the window, Su Mu was in the middle, and Lin Ruoxi was in the aisle seat.
But after a while, Lin Ruoxi hugged Su Mu's arm and fell asleep leaning against his side.
There was no one opposite the three of them at first, but there were several stops between Jianglan City and Modu.
During a stop in the middle, several people boarded the train.
A cute-looking girl, a well-dressed boy, and an old man dressed simply.
After the boy got on the train, he kept talking to the girl next to him about university.
Sitting to the side, Su Mu heard most of it.
The boy was named Liu Gong, and the girl was named Wang Yue.
The seating was roughly like this:
(Leng Jing, Su Mu, Lin Ruoxi
Girl, Boy, Old Man)
Both of them were eleventh-grade students who were going to a university in Modu to participate in university training.
Indeed, some students from well-off families would go to some good universities for training at the end of their eleventh-grade year.
To improve their strength to cope with the sudden increase in academic pressure in the twelfth grade.
Liu Gong sat in his seat and talked incessantly to the girl next to him.
"Linjiang University—I heard the admission score this year is over 430, making it a top-tier university.
Going to participate in the training this time will definitely bring a lot of improvement.
I'll definitely be able to get into this school next year. Plus, I have a cousin who is a sophomore at this school.
When the time comes, my brother can take us around the university."
The girl next to him was clearly a bit impatient, but she still feigned a smile on her face.
The old man next to them sat with his eyes closed, resting.
Leng Jing didn't seem to be listening at all; she just wore her mask and leaned slightly against Su Mu, looking at the scenery outside the window.
As for Lin Ruoxi, her drool was already sticking to Su Mu's arm.
Su Mu didn't say a word either, thinking to himself that this person was far too talkative.
He was originally circulating his Source Power to impact his meridians.
During these seven days, he would circulate his Source Power from time to time to cleanse his meridians.
Currently, he had cleansed up to the third extraordinary meridian.
But this boy kept talking, making it impossible for Su Mu to concentrate.
Just as Liu Gong was still bragging, the old man with closed eyes suddenly spoke.
"Young man, when using Source Power to cleanse your meridians, don't adopt the 'Full-water Irrigation' method.
It's best to speed up the circulation of Source Power to achieve the effect of flushing the meridians."