170: Chapter 170 Cattle and Sheep Herd Together, Wild Beasts Walk Alone

When Yun Zhuo came last time, the only freshmen were the Recommended Enrollment Students; none of those who passed the Martial Arts Examination had arrived yet.

Now all the freshmen had arrived, and before entering Imperial Capital Martial Arts University, the school had already popularized some common knowledge about the university.

For example, the Freshman Placement Exam and the importance of academic credits.

Earning a bit more academic credits before the placement exam allowed for the exchange of more supplies, equipment, or Martial Skills, providing a better chance of victory in the Freshman Placement Exam.

Therefore, there were particularly many freshmen coming to do missions before the exam.

Anyway, Yun Zhuo and Teacher Su couldn't squeeze in for a while, and they heard someone inside say that Du Mingxing had arrived.

Judging by that person's tone, after not seeing Du Mingxing for a month, that guy seemed to have already become a star in the school.

Then they heard someone in front say, "It's good to have someone leading; doing three b-rank missions a day."

"Brother, when you say he has someone leading, are you referring to his Sophomore cousin?"

Having nothing to do, Yun Zhuo curiously chimed in.

That person looked back but only saw Yun Zhuo's shoulder; he had to look up to see Yun Zhuo.

Zhao Ming saw that Yun Zhuo had sharp features, broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and a tall, straight posture; he was both handsome and had a strong presence.

Standing there, even outside the crowd, he gave off a feeling of being a crane among chickens.

Zhao Ming immediately pulled back the playful smile on his face and asked tentatively, "This big brother is?"

"Me? I'm just like you, a Freshman this year."

"You're also a Freshman?"

The other party was a bit puzzled; he had been at school for half a month, and he knew any Freshman with even a bit of fame.

After all, the Freshman Placement Exam was coming up, and they would all be opponents; this was called knowing oneself and knowing the enemy.

Figuring out who to curry favor with, who could be stepped on, and who to avoid—all of these were also bonus points in the exam.

And these were standard operations for Exam Experts like them.

Otherwise, how could commoners like them, who had neither a Family background nor a power to rely on, pass the entrance exam for a Super-First-Class Martial Arts University?

Just by relying on that Heaven Rank High Grade talent? Or that pitiful bit of sponsorship from some company?

Stop joking; those things could at most get one into a First-Class Martial Arts University.

To stand out from the many Geniuses and become an Exam Expert among Top Students, one relied on strength plus eight words: assess the situation, seek luck, and avoid calamity.

Their goal wasn't to get any honors, as long as they passed the line.

As long as they could pass the line in every exam, then after exam after exam, they could leave 99% of people behind and become the most successful person in their village.

This required them to have a full understanding of the people participating in the exam with them.

But at this moment, this guy went through all the data in his head and couldn't remember who this handsome guy in front of him was.

To say he was just a random passerby, an unnoticed extra, how could he have such a presence?

One look at a person like him made it impossible to forget; he could never be an ordinary person.

But why didn't he have his information?

"Are you new here?"

"Pretty much," Yun Zhuo said casually. "You just said he has someone leading him; are you referring to his cousin Du Biao?"

"Du Biao is his cousin?"

"No way, you don't even know this?"

Then, a person nearby named Yang Jing took over the conversation: "Brother, of course we know Du Biao, we just didn't expect him to be his cousin."

Yun Zhuo asked in confusion, "How so?"

The two people in front of him looked left and right first, not knowing who they were looking for, before lowering their voices and explaining clearly, one word after another.

It turned out that in their eyes, Du Biao was just a lackey in front of Chen Qi, while Du Mingxing was highly valued by Chen Qi.

Perhaps because the gap between the two in front of Young Master Chen was too large, they basically never spoke to each other normally, looking just like strangers.

At the same time, the people Chen Qi valued also included Gong Lei, Wu Huan, Shen Zhao... and thirteen others, all of whom were Recommended Enrollment Students among this year's freshmen, with outstanding strength.

They were listed by everyone as taboos that must never be offended during the exam.

"You mean they grind missions together, so the missions are finished quickly."

Yang Jing added, "Mainly because Young Master Chen is leading. As the saying goes, predators always walk alone, while cattle and sheep flock together.

Prodigies like Du Mingxing and his group would never have come together if Young Master Chen weren't there."

Yun Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "But why do I feel like your words are contradictory? According to what you just said, Young Master Chen is the fiercest tiger among the freshmen; why would he care to team up with others?"

"That's where you're wrong," Zhao Ming explained. "I heard it's because of another person's existence that Young Master Chen had to form a faction."

"Oh?" Yun Zhuo was startled. "Who?"

Zhao Ming looked around again before saying cautiously, "Yun Zhuo."

"Yun Zhuo?"

Not only was Yun Zhuo himself surprised, but even Teacher Su behind him had a look of astonishment.

"I heard..." Yang Jing said this and quickly emphasized, "It's just a rumor, not guaranteed to be true, just listen to it."

"I heard that a month ago, that guy named Yun Zhuo gave Young Master Chen a beating."

Zhao Ming nodded and emphasized, "I heard he almost beat him to death. To get revenge this time, Young Master Chen formed a team."

Yun Zhuo nodded. "In that case, although Young Master Chen seems arrogant and domineering, he isn't a conceited person."

"Can anyone from the Twelve Families be a fool?

Not only did he form a team, but he also contracted three War Princesses in one go; I heard they're all Heaven Rank High Grade and Level 40."

Yun Zhuo didn't quite understand. "Level 40? Then they should be Sophomore seniors, right? Can they still participate in the Freshman Placement Exam?"

Yang Jing explained, "Those from our school can't, but those from other schools can. I've checked the school rules; as long as a War Princess from another school signs a contract with a War Spirit Master from our school, they can enter the school without an exam and be in the same grade as the War Spirit Master."

Zhao Ming corrected, "I heard they aren't from other schools, but from society.

A guy's classmate happened to be from the former school of those three seniors this year; he checked, and those three weren't in their school at all."

"You say that guy named Yun Zhuo, of all people to provoke, he just had to provoke Young Master Chen. In this Freshman Placement Exam, he's definitely dead for sure."

Seeing that Yun Zhuo didn't respond, Yang Jing asked suspiciously, "Why don't you ask if this is true?"

Yun Zhuo smiled. "Why should I ask?"

"Don't you think it's ridiculous? In the Martial Arts University's Freshman Placement Exam, they can actually kill people so blatantly."

"They're from the Twelve Families; their status in the Federation is transcendent. Would the school dare to do anything to them? Besides, the person isn't dead yet."

"It seems you're also from a big city, brother; otherwise, how would you know about the Twelve Families?"

"Haha, it's not much of a big city. Have you heard of Dawn City?"

Yang Jing and Zhao Ming thought for a moment and shook their heads repeatedly, indicating they hadn't heard of it.

"By the way, can't you also take missions on the Campus Network? Why is everyone blocked up here?"

"Don't mention it; the mission refresh on the Campus Network lags terribly, especially for C-rank and D-rank missions. Others have already taken them, but it hasn't refreshed yet.

By the time you finally finish the mission and go to hand it in, you find out the mission was canceled long ago."

"Also, there aren't enough missions; everyone is here to snatch them."

"With so many people, how long will that take?"

Saying that, Yun Zhuo turned back to look at Teacher Su. "Teacher Su, how about we go look somewhere else?"

As he turned his body, the two of them finally saw Teacher Su behind him.