Chapter 23 Scores Settlement: A Perfect Score Breaks History!

"What's going on? What do you mean it's broken?"

The Education Bureau Chief frowned and strode forward.

The female staff member's fingers trembled as she pointed at the screen, her voice changing pitch: "Chief... Chief, look for yourself... This data is not scientific!"

At this moment, on the giant holographic screen, the list that should have displayed a long string of hunting records now had only a few lines. But every line of text felt like a heavy hammer striking the heart of everyone present.

【 Hunting: Bloodthirsty Demonic Beast Wolf (Rank 2) x5, Points: 500. 】

【 Hunting: Shadow Leopard (Rank 2 Peak) x1, Points: 200. 】

The first two lines were normal, just the scores of slightly excellent candidates.

Zhao Tianba saw this, and a cold sneer just began to form on his lips.

But immediately after, the third line of red text made his smile freeze on his face instantly.

【 Kill: Zhao Family Assassination Squad (Illegal Invaders/Above Qi and Blood Realm Rank 7) x4, Points: 400 (According to the Special Contribution Ordinance, counter-killing invaders within the examination hall results in doubled points and no legal liability). 】

Boom!

The whole place was in an uproar.

"Holy crap! He killed the Zhao Family's assassination squad?!"

"Four experts above Qi and Blood Realm Rank 7? How is this possible?!"

"The Zhao Family actually sent people into the exam hall to kill? That's too lawless!"

"This is solid proof! Zhao Tianba was just shouting 'thief!' to cover his own tracks!"

The expressions of the military high-ups and the admissions teachers changed instantly.

If killing Demonic Beasts was their duty, then counter-killing four well-trained human assassins in an extreme environment represented extremely high combat intelligence and a decisive Heart-Nature. This was truly a good seedling!

Zhao Tianba's face turned pale instantly, and his body swayed. It was over; he couldn't clear his name now.

But this was just the beginning.

At the very bottom of these data lines, a striking, dazzling golden special entry suddenly occupied half of the screen.

【 Special Achievement: S-Rank Rift Suppressor. 】

【 Event Description: This candidate successfully quelled a world-ending level Demonic Beast tide and abyss riot about to erupt in the core forbidden zone of City 03. 】

【 Judgment Method: Achieved deep sleep consensus through high-dimensional mental connection (commonly known as: Sleep-Conquered). 】

【 Judgment Rank: Epic Level Contribution/City Savior. 】

【 Point Reward: 100,000 (One Hundred Thousand)! 】

【 Total Points: 101,100 points. 】

Dead silence.

The entire sports center square fell into a silence even more complete than before. Even the sound of the wind blowing across the flags was clearly audible.

One hundred thousand points?

You have to know, for previous champions, breaking one thousand points was considered the absolute Peak!

What was the concept of one hundred thousand points?

That was a battle record theoretically achievable only by slaughtering an entire medium-sized dungeon!

"Cough, cough..."

Li Changfeng, the principal of the Third Middle School, spat out a mouthful of tea, his beard getting wet, his eyes wide like copper bells: "Sleep... Sleep-Conquered? Is this System judgment serious? What is a deep sleep consensus?"

The Education Bureau Chief was also stunned. He pinched his thigh hard, and after confirming he wasn't dreaming, asked with a trembling voice: "Can we retrieve the footage from that time? We must verify it!"

"Re... Report to the Chief." The technician operated the controls, sweating profusely, "Regarding the footage of the rift core area... it's all black. We can only detect that an energy fluctuation exceeding the War God level erupted there, and then... then the fluctuation subsided. The System made the highest judgment based on energy feedback."

All eyes, filled with shock, doubt, worship, and fear, focused on Jiang Chen again.

At this moment, Jiang Chen was leaning on Mu Qingxue's shoulder, seemingly about to fall asleep again. Feeling everyone's gaze, he barely opened one eye and scratched his head:

"What's wrong? Why is everyone looking at me like that? Is the score not enough? If it's not enough, I still have a few beast cores I haven't taken out; they're just in my bag..."

"Enough! More than enough!"

The Education Bureau Chief was so excited his face flushed red, and he rushed down from the podium, gripping Jiang Chen's hand tightly (although Jiang Chen was still yawning), "Student Jiang Chen! You are a hero! You didn't just save yourself; you prevented a disaster that could have destroyed the surroundings of City 03! This one hundred thousand points is well-deserved! I thank you on behalf of the three million citizens of Jianghai City!"

"One hundred thousand points... then I'm first, right?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Of course! You must be first! Not only first in the city, but this score is unprecedented and will likely never be surpassed in the entire country!" The Chief said decisively.

"That's good." Jiang Chen calmly pulled his hand back and asked the question he cared about most, "Um... when will the one million prize money be issued? Is it a one-time payment or in installments? Is it taxed? I've wanted to change to a latex mattress for a long time."

Everyone collapsed.

Big brother, you've made such a huge contribution, broken historical records, and possibly even saved the world, and all you can think about is a mattress and taxes?!

What kind of... unworldly (salted fish) person is this!

At this moment, Zhao Tianba seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

The situation was lost.

Jiang Chen wasn't just fine; he had become a hero who saved the crisis and achieved an unprecedentedly high score.

Now, let alone touching him, even speaking loudly to him would likely get someone blasted by the angry crowd and the military bigwigs who wanted to recruit him.

Especially that record of "Killing the Zhao Family Assassination Squad" was like a loud slap in the face to the Zhao Family, nailing the evidence down.

"Patriarch Zhao."

The Education Bureau Chief turned around, his expression becoming incomparably cold, "Regarding your son's violation of carrying banned drugs (beast-luring agent) into the exam hall, and your Family sending people to sneak into the exam hall to commit murder... the evidence is conclusive. I think you need to explain this properly to the Federal Investigation Bureau."

"Take them away!"

Following the Chief's order, a team of armed special police stepped forward, directly disarmed the Zhao Family's bodyguards, and "invited" the ashen-faced Zhao Tianba into the police car.

Before getting into the car, Zhao Tianba turned back and stared viciously at Jiang Chen, his eyes looking as if he were looking at a dead man.

However, Jiang Chen didn't look at him at all, busy confirming the payment account with the staff. This complete disregard was more painful than killing him.

A kill-game targeting Jiang Chen ended in the Zhao Family's crushing defeat.

"Jiang Chen, you were amazing!"

Su Qingyue was so excited that she ignored her reserve and gave Jiang Chen a big hug.

【 Ding! Detected that Su Qingyue is extremely excited, Favorability broke through 90 (Infatuation). 】

【 Reward obtained: phoenix blood baptism (Second time). 】

【 Your Physique is undergoing a transformation... 】

Jiang Chen felt the girl's soft body and the power surging in his body again, feeling secretly pleased.

Is this the life of a light novel protagonist?

Slapping faces, getting money, hugging girls, and getting stronger along the way.

This life has too much to look forward to!

"Um... Teacher Mu, can you stop pinching my waist?" Jiang Chen suddenly grimaced and said.

It turned out that Mu Qingxue, who was beside him, was watching the two hug. Although her face remained as cold as frost, the hand hidden in her sleeve had pinched Jiang Chen's soft flesh at some point. The air temperature around her plummeted, and even the water cup on the table was covered in a thin layer of ice.

"I see you have plenty of energy." Mu Qingxue adjusted her glasses and said with a fake smile, "Since you got the champion, as your instructor, I've decided... to give you extra training tonight. The all-night kind. After all, you can't be arrogant."

Jiang Chen shuddered, looking at the trace of desire (desire for a heat source) hidden in the depths of Mu Qingxue's eyes, and wailed in his heart:

This isn't extra training; this is clearly wanting to use me as a human-shaped heating pad!

...

That night, Jiang Chen didn't go to Mu Qingxue for "extra training" but was besieged by countless media and admissions teachers.

Finally, under the cover of Principal Li Changfeng, he sneaked home from the back door with Su Qingyue.

Returning to the house in the old town.

"Brother!!! You're on TV! You're the champion! A perverted champion with one hundred thousand points!"

Jiang Yu was wearing pajamas, waving a spatula in her hand, and rushed out like a crazy girl.

Jiang Chen smiled and caught his sister: "Calm down, basic operation, don't 6."

This night was destined to be a sleepless one. The entire Jianghai City was discussing the legendary youth named "Jiang Chen."

And Jiang Chen, the person involved, finished washing up early and lay on his bed, which wasn't too soft.

He took out his biggest gain of the day—not the one million, not the one hundred thousand points, but the special reward after the System settlement.

【 Task "Roar of the Dungeon" reward settlement complete. 】

【 Obtained Divine Artifact fragment: Dream Weaver (1/5). 】

【 Obtained core skill: Nightmare Clone (Elementary). 】

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up, and he immediately checked the skill description.

【 Nightmare Clone: The host can condense a mental Clone with 50% of the main body's strength (increases with the degree of deep sleep) while sleeping. 】

【 Function: The Clone can perform remote activities, combat, and even take classes/exams on behalf of the host. 】

【 Feature: Experience points and insights gained by the Clone are 100% fed back to the main body. The Clone's fatigue is offset by the main body's sleep. 】

"This..." Jiang Chen gasped, "This is a true AFK artifact!"

In the past, although he could get stronger while sleeping, he couldn't move, which made many things inconvenient. Now with this skill, he can sleep during the day while the Clone attends class; at night, he sleeps while the Clone goes out to fight monsters and level up.

This is called: Double the happiness, double the efficiency! Getting stronger 24 hours a day without interruption!

"System, I love you to death."

Jiang Chen hugged his quilt, a satisfied smile on his lips, and fell into a deep sleep.

And in the depths of his dream, the purple-haired Empress was sitting on a throne, coldly watching Jiang Chen's Clone that appeared in the dream.

"Since you're here, come over and knead my shoulders. If you dare to be lazy, I'll kill you."

Jiang Chen's Clone: "..."

It seems that life in this dream isn't that easy either.