72: Chapter 72 Let's test the waters with this A-level first.

After everyone returned to the dormitory to rest, no one still understood what Old Man Zhang's words meant.

No one knew what a "grand exit" meant. They asked Old Man Zhang, but even he wasn't entirely sure himself.

But he said that sooner or later, there would be a moment when he would welcome the highlight of his life that belonged solely to him.

"Chen Mo, do you have to cook a meal for Old Man Zhang tonight?"

Lin Ye and Shen Zhou both leaned in, looking at Chen Mo with faces full of anticipation.

"You two want to eat too?"

Chen Mo sighed, hoping he wouldn't end up changing his career to a cook in the future...

"Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm!"

It wasn't just Lin Ye and Shen Zhou; even Wen Wan and the other two, who had just pushed the door open, nodded repeatedly.

The food Chen Mo made wasn't exactly gourmet, but it was incredibly appetizing and went well with rice.

"Fine, then tonight we'll stir-fry some meat, stew some braised pork, and braise half a cow."

For this group of seventeen or eighteen-year-old youths, the concept of vegetables simply didn't exist.

"Count us in too!"

Zhuo Jida and Wang Jun appeared at the door. Chen Mo rubbed his temples; was he really going to change his career to a cook?

...

The next day, the reveille sounded right on time.

Everyone got up, washed up, and rushed to the parade ground to assemble as quickly as possible.

Sure enough, Zhang Lianqi was already waiting for them on the podium, with dozens of small cardboard boxes placed beside him.

"Starting today, you will experience the most fiercely competitive 23 days!"

"Here are tablet computers connected to the fortress's internal network, and there will be one hundred new tasks every day."

"The task ranks are randomized, with the highest being A-Rank, which also yields the most points!"

"But you must all remember that rewards are often equal to the danger. Assessing your own capabilities and playing it safe is also a good choice."

"Now, every squad leader, come forward to collect your squad's tablet."

One by one, the youths walked up to the podium to collect their team's task tablet.

"Leader, hurry up and go collect the tablet, otherwise the good tasks will be snatched up!"

Lin Ye poked Chen Mo, and Chen Mo pointed at himself with a bewildered expression.

"Who? Me?"

What was going on? When did he become the captain?

"Yeah, if you don't lead the six of us, who will?"

"Are you suggesting me or Lin Ye?"

"Or perhaps Wen Wan and the other two girls?"

Lin Ye shrugged. As it stood, Chen Mo was the most suitable candidate to be the captain.

"Fine..."

Chen Mo couldn't worry about too much now; he had better get the task tablet first.

Soon, Chen Mo brought back the task tablet.

"Alright, everyone is dismissed."

"You can freely enter and exit the Luofeng Abyssal Rift using the task tablet."

"But remember, from the moment you enter the Luofeng Abyssal Rift, your lives are entirely in your own hands."

"The National Joint Examination has a death quota."

Zhang Lianqi's words were practically meaningless; everyone already knew the rules after entering the Abyssal Rift.

Besides, in some places where the competition was extremely fierce, people had already died during the first round of the arena matches.

No one said anything about it.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Chen Mo, quickly see if there are any good tasks!"

Lin Ye wrapped his arm around Chen Mo's shoulder, urging him on with an excited face.

Chen Mo didn't waste any time; after turning it on, he clicked directly on the tasks.

[E-Rank Task: Exterminate wandering Ghost Hounds (10 points)]

[E-Rank Task: Exterminate carnivorous Abyssal plants on the outskirts of the internal fortress of the Luofeng Abyssal Rift (10 points)]

Without a moment's hesitation, Chen Mo skipped the E-Rank, D-Rank, C-Rank, and B-Rank tasks, focusing his gaze on the A-Rank tasks, which had the highest danger and difficulty levels but also offered the most points.

[A-Rank Task: Sweep the Centurion Herb Garden located 770 kilometers southeast of Luofeng Fortress. The fortress will purchase the items at the external market price, and there is no cap on points!]

[Note: This task is extremely dangerous. It is recommended for Third-Rank warriors or above.]

[A+ Rank Task: Sweep the Scout Squads around Luofeng Fortress. Points are calculated based on the rank of the killed Abyss Warriors, and there is no cap on points!]

[A+ Rank Task...]

To be honest, there were quite a few A-Rank tasks, and every single one of them had an extremely high danger coefficient.

But putting that aside, the "no cap on points" was enough to make many people take the risk.

"What do you say, should we pick a B-Rank task?"

Lin Ye rubbed his chin; he felt it was better to play it safe for the first task.

"No, I think this one is the best."

Shen Zhou pointed to the task of sweeping the Scout Squads; one only needed to kill, it wasn't that complicated.

The three girls didn't speak, just waiting for Chen Mo to make the choice.

"Chen Mo, what do you think?"

In the end, the five of them decided to leave the final decision to Chen Mo.

"Hmm..."

Chen Mo pondered for a moment, then finally pointed to the first A-Rank task.

"Let's go sweep that Centurion Herb Garden."

"Look, this won't just earn us points, but we can also make some money on the side."

"Aside from Wen Wan, none of us come from particularly wealthy families, right?"

"A warrior's cultivation requires a large amount of money and resources to support, so I think it's better to start accumulating now."

As soon as he said this, everyone nodded in agreement.

"That makes sense, let's take this one!"

After everyone reached a consensus, Chen Mo decisively clicked to accept.

"However, 770 kilometers, how are we going to get there?"

"We can't just walk there; it would take nearly ten days to walk there and back."

Lin Ye raised the most critical issue. Without transportation, the time wasted on the road alone for this task would be fatal.

"Does anyone know how to drive?"

Chen Mo looked up at the group.

Lin Ye, Su Qingyue, Shen Zhou, and Xia Li all shook their heads, signaling they couldn't.

"Uh..."

"I know how to drive."

"But I'm a beginner, I just got my license not long ago..."

Wen Wan raised her hand weakly, and the hearts that the others had been holding in their throats finally settled.

Whether she was a beginner or not didn't matter; as long as she could drive the car, that was enough!