48: Chapter 48 What is a Super 100-Ton King?

At night, Director Gu Sanding, having just finished handling the accounts, rubbed his temples, intending to go rest.

"Old man, don't be in such a rush."

Suddenly, a hand rested on Director Gu Sanding's shoulder, scaring him so much that his heart stent nearly flew out.

"Who are you?"

Director Gu Sanding reacted, breaking out in a cold sweat. There was a police station right next to Chenguang Orphanage, and it was guarded by two Rank 3 Martial Artists.

This person had actually managed to sneak in right under the noses of two Rank 3 Martial Artists; they must be up to no good.

"Money, you want money, right?"

"I can give you all the money, but don't hurt the children."

The person hiding in the shadows laughed helplessly and patted Director Gu Sanding's shoulder gently once more.

"No, I'm not here to ask you for money."

"I'm here to advise you to move away as soon as possible, out of consideration for the talent of that child, Chen Mo."

"His talent is very strong, and I don't want him to miss the Provincial Joint Examination because of some accident."

"Think about it carefully. Normally, we rarely get involved in outside affairs."

After saying this, the figure vanished, leaving Director Gu Sanding, covered in cold sweat, sitting where he was.

"Call the police, yes, call the police immediately."

Just as Director Gu Sanding picked up his phone, he stopped. After thinking for a moment, he let out a long sigh.

"Hello, is this Xiao Wu from the municipal office?"

"Yes, this is Director Gu Sanding. Regarding the matter you mentioned earlier about us moving..."

That's right, Director Gu Sanding ultimately followed that person's advice and decided to move to the New District.

He couldn't take any risks; after all, so many children were relying on him for their livelihood.

After hanging up the phone, Director Gu Sanding thought for a long time and ultimately chose not to tell Chen Mo about this matter.

He couldn't let something like this delay Chen Mo's Provincial Joint Examination; that was the child's biggest opportunity to change his life.

However, he still needed to notify the police about this to at least ensure the children's safety.

...

Simulation Center, inside a hotel room.

Chen Mo held a brand-new phone in his hands, his expression somewhat twisted as he looked at the content on the screen.

"Pfft..."

Lin Ye, Wang Jun, and Xia Li, who had come over to join in the fun, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Would you like to laugh again so I can hear it?"

Chen Mo put down the phone and stared straight at the three of them.

The three of them stiffened, hurriedly turning their heads away with guilty consciences, their eyes darting around randomly.

"Chen Mo! Do you know that you have a nickname on the martial artist forum now?"

Bang! The door was pushed open, and Zhuo Jida and Su Qingyue walked in, holding their phones.

"Super Hundred-Ton King, this nickname is quite a blend of East and West!"

"Hahahaha..."

Zhuo Jida laughed, but then he fell silent because he noticed the people in the room were looking at him with strange expressions.

"Say that again?"

Chen Mo slowly stood up and walked over to Zhuo Jida with a forced smile.

"Uh..."

"Director Zhou said earlier that private fights weren't allowed..."

Thud!

With a dull thud, Zhuo Jida rolled his eyes and collapsed to the floor, a large bump slowly rising on the top of his head.

"Whoever calls me by this nickname again, don't blame me for really losing my temper!"

Chen Mo actually didn't mind people giving him nicknames or anything, but they could at least come up with a better-sounding one!

What is a "Super Hundred-Ton King"?

Someone who didn't know better might think his talent was being a Transformer, able to turn into a large truck to ram his opponents to death.

"We won't call you that, we won't."

Everyone shook their heads obediently; they were genuinely afraid that Chen Mo would turn into a "Super Hundred-Ton King" and ram them to death.

No, to be precise, the damage Chen Mo could cause by sprinting at full power was higher than the damage a "Super Hundred-Ton King" could cause.

"By the way, the Provincial Joint Examination starts the day after tomorrow. Has it been announced how the teams will be divided?"

Chen Mo also put this matter aside, temporarily stopping himself from thinking about his nickname.

"It was announced: it's completely random team assignment, six people per team, thirty teams in total."

"I heard it's modeled after standard Scout Squads; after all, a Scout Squad composed of genius martial artists can unleash extremely powerful combat strength."

Wang Jun opened his phone and handed a document to Chen Mo.

After taking a look at the examination process, Chen Mo nodded.

Compared to the tournament-style matches that took quite a while, the Simulated Defense Battle of the Provincial Joint Examination was much more time-efficient.

Everyone enters the simulation pods to conduct the Simulated Defense Battle, determining the winner and loser in the same battle.

"Give it your all when the time comes; I won't be holding back."

Returning the phone to Wang Jun, Chen Mo felt eager to give it a try.

He was very curious about what the real battlefields of this world were like.

It was said that the Simulated Defense Battles were all projections of segments taken from the most brutal wars of the past.

"Don't worry, everyone will give it their all."

Zhuo Jida, slowly waking up, sat up, rubbed the large bump on his head, and said.

The group joked around for a while before returning to their rooms to prepare for the upcoming Simulated Defense Battle.

After everyone had left, Chen Mo opened his attribute panel.

[Name: Chen Mo] [Age: 17] [Strength: 198] [Physique: 199] [Agility...] [Vitality: 1614.5] [Muscle Compression Technique lv25 (617 / 2600)] [Limit Burst lv16 (1500 / 1600)]

With the dual support of the Muscle Compression Technique and Limit Burst, Chen Mo's rate of vitality growth was comparable to riding a rocket.

Now, his vitality had reached the standard for a 2nd-rank Martial Artist, and it was time to update his martial artist certificate.

Thinking of this, Chen Mo immediately sent a message to Zhou Sanlang about wanting to certify as a 2nd-rank Martial Artist.

Upon receiving this news, Zhou Sanlang jumped straight up from his chair. How long had it been since the First-Grade Martial Artist certification? How could he suddenly want to certify as a 2nd-rank one?

This speed was, more or less, frighteningly fast.

However, only after Zhou Sanlang confirmed that Chen Mo's vitality indeed met the standard, and even exceeded it by quite a bit, did he calm down.

"Certification for a 2nd-rank Martial Artist requires two mastered martial arts techniques. You currently only know this one, Hammer Fist, so it's better to wait until after the Provincial Joint Examination."

"When the time comes, I'll teach you my own signature fist technique, and once you've mastered it, you'll be able to certify as a 2nd-rank Martial Artist."

Seeing that Chen Mo was a bit excited, Zhou Sanlang intended to cool him down a bit.

"Chen Mo, I know you're very excited right now, feeling that you're very talented to have become a 2nd-rank Martial Artist at such a young age."

"But what you don't know is that once you step through the gates of the National Joint Examination, you'll realize that there are quite a few people who reach the 2nd-rank Martial Artist level before the age of eighteen."

"The speed at which your vitality grows is indeed unbelievably fast; no one can compare to you in that regard."