2: Chapter 2 Chain Mission Released! City-Level Joint Examination!

Inside the cafeteria, Chen Mo let out a big burp.

"Brother Chen Mo! The Director is calling for you to go find him!"

A little girl, who looked like she was only seven or eight years old, came running over with a pattering sound and threw her arms around Chen Mo's neck.

"Did the Director say why he wanted to see me?"

Chen Mo stood up, ignored the little girl swinging on his neck, and walked towards the Director's office in the main building.

"Nope. It's just that the Director seems to have aged again."

"He seems to have developed corpse spots on his face..."

"That probably isn't corpse spots; it's most likely age spots..."

The two, one big and one small, chatted aimlessly. As the oldest and most mature person in the entire Orphanage, Chen Mo was often responsible for coaxing the children.

Because of this, the children were very close to him and basically treated him like their own older brother.

In front of the Director's office, Chen Mo put the little girl down.

"Alright, go play by yourself. Brother is going to discuss something with the Director."

He gently patted the little girl's head, and she ran off happily.

"Come in directly, no knocking allowed!"

Director Gu Sanding's voice rang out from inside the office, leaving Chen Mo's hand frozen in mid-air just as he was about to knock.

Pushing the door open gently, Chen Mo controlled his strength as much as possible so he wouldn't crush the doorknob.

Even when patting the little girl's head earlier, he had only stopped his palm one centimeter above her head, using the air pressure to give her a pat.

"What's up, Director? What kind of job are you looking for this time?"

Just as Chen Mo was about to sit on the sofa, Director Gu Sanding stopped him.

"You brat, sit on that stainless steel chair for me!"

"Don't you know how much you weigh?"

Director Gu Sanding pointed to the reinforced, thickened stainless steel chair behind Chen Mo and shouted.

"Alright, alright, stop yelling."

Chen Mo hurriedly placated Director Gu Sanding. His strength was expanding too quickly, causing his body weight to skyrocket rapidly.

His strength control was also quite poor, and he often accidentally broke things.

For example, the load-bearing walls of the old building, the asphalt road at the entrance, and that car of Director Gu Sanding's that was about to be scrapped.

"Hurry up and tell me what's going on. I need to go back and practice the Muscle Compression Technique."

"My current build is too big; I've already broken the door to my dormitory."

Director Gu Sanding stared at Chen Mo for a long time; he was now completely certain that Chen Mo's talent was simply having great strength.

"I bought you a spot as a transfer student at Third High School. You can go report there tomorrow."

"Keep a low profile after you go. Getting in through the back door isn't exactly glorious."

"..."

Chen Mo frowned, and after a moment of silence, he spoke.

"Do I have to go?"

"Yes, you must go."

Director Gu Sanding nodded. To buy this transfer student spot, he had emptied out his own coffin fund.

"Child, I'm not just asking you to participate in the Joint Exam for your own sake."

"I'm old now, and even if I keep living, it won't be for many more years."

"What will happen to these children in the Orphanage then? Only you, as the big brother, can hold this place together."

"I'm not trying to emotionally manipulate you. If you don't want to, it's fine; as long as these children have a meal to eat, that's enough."

"But I've raised you for eighteen years, and I hope more than anyone that you can get ahead and not be bound by this dump."

"Go, child. As long as you pass the City-level Joint Exam, you can be admitted by the Martial Education Bureau. The City-level Joint Exam also grants eligibility to enter major martial arts academies."

Speaking up to this point, Director Gu Sanding paused.

"However, the Joint Exam has risks. I'm confident you can pass the City-level Joint Exam, but if the City-level Joint Exam is too dangerous, prioritize your own safety."

"Alright, I called you here just to say this. Go back, pack up, and go to school at Third High School tomorrow."

Director Gu Sanding waved his hand, clearly intending to end the conversation.

Chen Mo didn't say anything; he simply nodded and turned to leave.

He understood what Director Gu Sanding meant. After three months of spending time together, Chen Mo knew that this little old man was sincere and only wanted to raise these poor orphans well.

"The City-level Joint Exam, huh..."

Chen Mo clenched his fist, and the air in his palm was compressed to the limit before exploding.

[Chain Quest Released!]

[Quest 1: Successfully enroll in Third High School and lead Third High School to win first place in the City-level Joint Exam. Upon completion, Quest 2 will be unlocked.]

[Quest Reward: Free Attribute Points × 40, Skill: Limit Burst lv1 × 1]

"Since the quest has been released, I have no choice but to do it."

Chen Mo's mouth curled up. Leading Third High School to win first place in the City-level Joint Exam—he wondered how difficult that would be.

Returning to his single dormitory, Chen Mo sat on his stainless steel bed and opened the system panel.

[Name: Chen Mo]

[Age: 17]

[Strength: 107]

[Constitution: 109]

[Agility: 8]

[Luck: 1]

[Intelligence: 8]

[Remaining Free Attribute Points: 1]

[Special Ability: Muscle Compression Technique lv1 (1/100)]

[Evaluation: A flesh tank with normal intelligence and average agility]

Without any hesitation, Chen Mo directly added the newly obtained Free Attribute Point to Strength.

[Strength: 107 → 108]

"Still have to practice the Muscle Compression Technique..."

Chen Mo loosened his joints and began to mobilize his entire body's muscles according to the method in his mind.

[Muscle Compression Technique: Achieve the goal of compression through ultra-deep control of muscles. As the degree of compression increases, the caster can adjust their body shape at will.]

[Note: After the compression ratio reaches a certain level, muscle toughness will be significantly increased, but this will be accompanied by a corresponding decrease in agility. Please be aware, Host!]

What attracted Chen Mo most about the Muscle Compression Technique was not the significant increase in muscle toughness, but the ability to control his body shape at will.

His overly burly shoulders often caused Chen Mo to get a stiff neck, and anyone who has ever had a stiff neck knows how that feels.

Even though Chen Mo could perform super hardcore feats like lifting steel coils with his bare hands, he was just as helpless as an ordinary person when he had a stiff neck.

In this world where talent monsters run rampant and martial artists can split mountains and shatter the earth with their bare hands, all Chen Mo could rely on was his own muscles.

The muscles on Chen Mo's body rhythmically pulsed, and the experience points for the Muscle Compression Technique slowly increased at a rate of 1 point per minute.

Time passed bit by bit, and when the next day's morning sun rose, Chen Mo, who had been sitting on the bed all night, opened his eyes again.

Looking at the Muscle Compression Technique which had reached lv3 (16/300), Chen Mo nodded with satisfaction.

"Level 4, can sustain muscle compression for a maximum of thirty minutes, huh."

"It's about time, time to go to school."

"Come to think of it, this is my first time going to school in this world."

"I wonder if it has any similarities to the high school from my previous life, or if the cafeteria will provide breakfast or something..."