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"These are characters from the abyss!"

"Without a doubt, these people are followers of the Lin Yuan Cult!"

East City Ward.

At the spot where the nine corpses lay, hundreds of patrolling guards set up a cordon to prevent monsters and adventurers from disturbing the area.

Meanwhile, Captain Li Shan, who was in charge of guarding the east of the city, also arrived with several relevant departments.

After everyone checked, they quickly came to this conclusion.

"Damn it, what are these damned cultists doing wandering around Shangjiang City all of a sudden?"

After taking a deep drag on a cigarette, Li Shan couldn't help but curse.

"Captain Li, there are still quite a few... human remains around here, but they're all completely charred and unidentifiable."

"However, I did discover quite a few clues using my advanced detective skills."

Another young man in a blue casual suit came over to report the investigation to Li Shan.

"Tell me what happened, and have you found the person who sent the signal?"

"This signal is definitely from our city. Was it sent by one of the deceased here before he died?" Li Shan asked repeatedly.

Ke Dong, who had switched careers to become a detective, shook his head and said, "No, the signal didn't leave its own information, but after comparison, it wasn't sent by one of these nine people, and it certainly couldn't have been sent by someone from the Lin Yuan Sect."

"Judging from the situation at the scene, it is estimated that a professional from our city was passing by, dealt with these Lin Yuan Sect members, sent us a signal, and then left."

Upon hearing this, Li Shan frowned, somewhat incredulous.

"The Lin Yuan Cult is a sect that worships the abyss. They are powerful, have strange skills, and often outnumber the enemy. Even if it is just a group of Lin Yuan Cult members below level 20, we would have to send out a level 30 guard to be sure of defeating them."

"According to you, one person wiped out a group of Lin Yuan Cult followers, and the person who appeared here must be someone stuck at level 20, right?"

"Do we have such a person in Shangjiang City? And one who uses fire-based skills?"

Li Shan tried to recall, but many well-known members of guilds and families below level 20 flashed through his mind.

In the end, no one could figure out which person could solve this problem on their own.

"Probably... it's with the help of some powerful items or equipment."

"However, we still can't let our guard down. Who knows what Lin Yuan Sect's purpose is here, or if there are any other Lin Yuan Sect members in our jurisdiction."

"Immediately issue an emergency notice to everyone in this area, explaining the situation and advising them to return to the city immediately and not to linger alone in the wilderness."

Li Shan made a decision quickly, but he couldn't directly order unofficial professionals; he could only issue a notice, and whether they returned depended on their own courage or ability.

"Oh, by the way, also send this notice to the three major universities."

"After all, there seems to be an assessment day or some kind of preliminary test in the next few days, right? Tell them not to go outside the city for the trial, it's safer to go to the dungeon hall."

……

Shangjiang City.

Dungeon lobby.

Compared to a few days ago, it's incredibly lively now.

Hundreds of people were coming and going in the level 5 dungeon area, bustling about like a vegetable market.

Meanwhile.

In a conference room in the dungeon lobby.

The presidents of the three major universities were seen here in person.

However, the person sitting in the first seat was not from one of the three major universities.

"Director Lin, this is the list of three students recommended by our Jiangcheng No. 1 High School. Please take a look."

The person in charge from No. 1 High School was the former principal, Zhang Gaohai.

The principals from the other two schools also handed a prepared document to the middle-aged man in the seat of honor.

Lin Qingshan nodded and accepted them.

Every year, the top ten universities send representatives to various towns to participate in the assessment.

Lin Qingshan was a teacher from one of the Four Saints Academy, and he was responsible for collecting information on students recommended by Shangjiang City High School.

The fundamental reason for conducting this internal referral assessment is actually to screen elite students in advance.

Because if a completely fair and uniform assessment is to be conducted, the difficulty level cannot be set too high, otherwise people with average qualifications will find it difficult to pass.

However, if the score is not high enough, it will be difficult to test the true upper limit and potential of elite students.

However, the internal referral assessment is not considered the actual college entrance examination; you will still have to take the unified college entrance examination.

The internal referral assessment simply involves compiling the process of this trial and the students' performance into data and sending it to all ten universities.

When the time comes, the ten universities will extend an offer to students who they deem suitable based on their performance.

"Yes, the students from No. 1 High School are Liu Ruyan, Zhang Qi, and Liu Yufei. The students from No. 2 High School are Situ Fei, Luo Hong, and Zhang Wei. The students from Shui Lan High School are Zhao Zhiqing, Si Ying, and Li Xiaofei. Is the list correct?"

Lin Qingshan quickly glanced at the information on the list.

"This Liu Ruyan is quite good, with a aptitude score of 9.6, and she has also changed her class to a third-tier ice mage."

"All three of them have a aptitude of six to eight points, but they have all switched to second-tier professions, which means they have above-average potential."

"Shuilan High School, this Li Xiaofei is lacking. He only has a 6.9 rating? And his profession is only a first-tier archer."

"However, Zhao Zhiqin is quite good. With a aptitude of 8.9, she successfully became a Tier 3 Summoner. It seems her actual potential is even higher than what was detected. As expected, the accuracy of the testing device is not 100%."

"And Zhao Zhiqin and Si Ying are already level seven? It seems Shui Lan High School has a real knack for efficient leveling up!"

Lin Qingshan quickly identified several promising talents.

however.

The moment his words fell.

The principals, who represented the three schools, suddenly looked extremely surprised.

"Huh? Where's An Bai?"

"Isn't he from your No. 2 High School?"

"No, there's no one with the surname An at our school. Isn't he from Shui Lan High School?"

"If we had this student, we would have reported it already! Our students this year are not very good, otherwise we wouldn't have sent Li Xiaofei to make up the numbers."

As they were talking, the two principals from No. 2 High School and Shuilan High School suddenly looked at Zhang Gaohai, the former principal of No. 1 High School.

"Old Zhang, he's from your No. 1 High School, right?"

"We seem to vaguely remember this name?"

"Didn't this name frequently appear on the list for the theory exams? Even though I'm not from No. 1 High School, I've heard of it."

When the former principal, Zhang Gaohai, heard this, he was somewhat bewildered.

Anbai?

Are they from their school?

Didn't my assistant, Xiao Wang, say that he couldn't find this person on the list that day?

"Ours...?"

Hearing the three people's words, Lin Qingshan frowned slightly:

"If the list needs to be changed, it needs to be done as soon as possible. The initial tests for the students who were referred will be conducted this afternoon."

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