41: Chapter 41 I know this young man.

After returning to the Orphanage, Chen Mo did not immerse himself in the joy of victory.

After allocating the forty free attribute points into Strength and Constitution respectively, Chen Mo opened his attribute panel to take a look.

Looking at his Strength and Constitution, which had reached 194 and 195 respectively, Chen Mo nodded with satisfaction.

His base Strength had now reached 19.4 tons. With the addition of compression, he could increase his strength by a portion, making his standard strength about 1.3 times his panel strength.

It wasn't that he couldn't double his strength through compression, but it was hard to maintain for a long time.

Furthermore, an increase in density didn't directly increase strength, but rather directly improved his physical toughness.

The increase in strength was incidental.

Just as Chen Mo was planning to find a place to test what it would be like to combine Compression Punch and Limit Burst, the system, which had been quiet for quite a while, suddenly rang.

[Chain Mission Released!]

[Mission Two: Win first place in the Provincial Joint Examination and successfully advance to the National Joint Examination!]

[Rewards: 120 free attribute points, Skill Limit Breakthrough Card × 1, Skill Evolution Card × 1]

Looking at the super generous rewards, Chen Mo couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

120 free attribute points were equivalent to him doing daily missions for four whole months without a single day of rest.

As for the remaining Skill Limit Breakthrough Card and Skill Evolution Card, those things would have to wait until after the mission was completed.

But regardless, he had better improve his strength as much as possible before the Provincial Joint Examination started.

The Provincial Joint Examination was different from the City-level Joint Exam. It gathered all the super geniuses from the entire Henan Province. It was a screening mechanism comparable to raising gu, enough to filter out the few strongest gu kings.

Although this method was somewhat cruel, it was also the most efficient way to filter out combat geniuses and martial arts geniuses.

Sitting cross-legged on his bed, Chen Mo tried to start practicing Limit Burst.

"Hmm?"

The practice method for Limit Burst seemed to be different from the Muscle Compression Technique; just sitting here couldn't increase the experience points for Limit Burst.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Mo finally chose to go find his old friend.

The director of the cold rolling mill.

Inside the cold rolling mill, the director and a group of leaders from the mill were sitting in the office happily drinking tea.

On the television, the exciting battles from this City-level Joint Exam were being replayed.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I know this young man."

Putting down his teacup, the director pointed at Chen Mo, who was brutally beating Cheng Men on the arena, and said.

"This young man is quite hardworking. Back then, in order to train his strength, he specifically came to find me."

"It wasn't for anything else, but for the high-quality cold-rolled steel coils in our mill."

"Only our mill's cold-rolled steel coils could meet this young man's requirements; both the weight and size were quite suitable..."

The director stopped talking mid-sentence, felt the trembling of the ground, and suddenly turned his head to look downstairs.

"Director! It's bad!"

"Someone carried away a large steel coil from the warehouse! That's a full twenty-five tons of material!"

A panicked worker pushed open the office door and rushed in, pointing downstairs while panting.

The mill leaders were also stunned. For a ruthless person who could carry a twenty-five-ton steel coil with their bare hands, should they pretend not to see it, or pretend not to see it, or pretend not to see it...

"It's fine, let him take it."

The director waved his hand very calmly.

"That's my old friend Chen Mo. I guess he wants to use the steel coil for training, right?"

"Director, should we invite the first place of the Joint Exam over for tea?"

The leaders previously thought their director was bragging, but now it seemed like it might be true?

"No, he's quite busy every day. I'll invite him out for a meal alone when I have time later."

The director waved his hand, his tone full of confidence.

"Good, good, good..."

The group of mill leaders nodded vigorously, all looking forward to the day they would eat with Chen Mo.

...

By the time Chen Mo returned to the courtyard of the Chenguang Orphanage, Director Gu Sanding and the children had just gotten off the vehicle.

As soon as he got off the car, Old Gu couldn't help but notice the super-large steel coil Chen Mo was carrying on his shoulder, and he immediately knew that this kid had gone to wreak havoc on the cold rolling mill again.

"Director, don't say anything yet!"

With a dull thud, Chen Mo placed the steel coil on the ground and reached out to cover Director Gu Sanding's mouth.

"This was done with the permission of the cold rolling mill staff. I said I wanted to borrow a steel coil to use, and they said if I could carry it away, I could take it."

"So I brought it back."

"..."

It wasn't just Director Gu Sanding; even Zhou Sanlang behind them looked at Chen Mo with an expression that said, 'Do you have no self-awareness?'

"Director Gu, let it be, let it be. We really can't provide Chen Mo with sufficient training conditions here."

Seeing that Director Gu Sanding was about to lose his temper, Zhou Sanlang quickly stepped forward to dissuade him.

"I'll call the municipal government later, have them fix the road, and I'll apply for funding from above to compensate the cold rolling mill for their losses."

Seeing that Zhou Sanlang had voluntarily taken responsibility, Director Gu Sanding didn't continue to say anything.

"Chen Mo, pack your things the day after tomorrow and go to Guancheng with Director Zhou to prepare for the Provincial Joint Examination."

Director Gu Sanding stepped forward and patted Chen Mo on the shoulder, his eyes full of gratification.

"Huh?"

This time it was Chen Mo's turn to be dumbfounded. He had just returned home; why did he have to leave again?

"What 'huh'? There's no place suitable for your training in Luo City. As the provincial capital, Guancheng can provide you with the best conditions."

"And all your expenses in Guancheng will be reimbursed by our Luo City municipal government. You can go with peace of mind."

Director Gu Sanding knew what Chen Mo was worried about. Expenses in the provincial capital would indeed be much higher. This child had been used to being frugal since he was young, and he was probably worried about the money.

"No, I know that."

Chen Mo shook his head and turned to look at Zhou Sanlang.

"Director Zhou, what will happen to the children at the Orphanage after I leave?"

"That's what I'm worried about; I don't care about anything else."

"You can rest assured about that!"

Zhou Sanlang patted his chest vigorously.

"See the police station over there?"

"That was specially arranged by the higher-ups to be here, responsible for protecting the children's safety."

"Also, don't worry about the funding. Previously, the municipal government didn't know about the existence of Chenguang Orphanage, which is why you've been living so difficultly."

To be honest, neither Chen Mo nor Director Gu Sanding took Zhou Sanlang's rhetoric seriously.

Everyone knew clearly that if Chen Mo hadn't shown his face in this City-level Joint Exam, no one would ever have known about the existence of Chenguang Orphanage.

This was something that couldn't be helped. In this day and age, many cities couldn't even take care of their own city defenses, let alone orphans.

Luo City was considered one of the better ones among these cities; at least the people were still living and working in peace.

"Alright, then we'll set off the day after tomorrow."

Chen Mo took a deep breath. Suddenly having to leave this small courtyard where he had lived for so long, he was actually a bit reluctant.

"Alright, alright, you're not the only one going to Guancheng this time."

"There are also the top ten from this City-level Joint Exam. Everyone will set off together then."

"The Provincial Joint Examination starts in ten days. Seize this time to rest well and prepare for the Provincial Joint Examination."

"Chen Mo, you must be clear that your ultimate goal is the National Martial Arts University. You must prepare for the worst."

"That is, carrying four others; you alone will drag four burdens into the top ten of the Provincial Joint Examination!"