All players: Become a Dharma King, with unlimited skill stats.

The joint exam is about to begin, and almost all students have already gathered in Baixuan City to register.

Meanwhile, Wang Qinghai, who was in charge of leading the team from No. 1 High School, and Lan Qiu, the principal of Shui Lan High School, were still in Shangjiang City, pacing anxiously back and forth by the teleportation tower.

Upon spotting each other, their first question was, "Is An Bai back?!"

The next moment, the two shook their heads at the same time, and then revealed an even more serious expression.

"An Bai asked me for a pass to Giant Forest City a week ago, but I just contacted the people there and they told me that An Bai left Giant Forest City several days ago!"

"But the problem is, he didn't come back via teleportation; he left the city!"

Hearing this, Wang Qinghai became even more anxious.

This year, because the principal was arrested, several vice principals and directors in the management team were also thoroughly investigated.

As An Bai's homeroom teacher, he originally came to try and mend An Bai's relationship with the school, so that things wouldn't get too tense.

In the end, they didn't even see the person.

If An Bai gets into trouble, even if he isn't responsible, he'll probably still be punished along with her.

"Then let's hurry and go check the city gate!"

Finally, after waiting for a day and a night, at sunrise the next day, a city guard came to tell them that a man named An Bai had entered the city.

The two instantly sped up and arrived at the east gate of the city, where they indeed saw the figure.

"An Bai!"

"An Bai, are you alright?"

An Bai was indeed in bad shape at the moment. He was covered in dirt and grime, and although his clothes were not exactly tattered, they were covered in mud, sand, and even blackened bloodstains.

"Teacher Wang, Principal Lan? What are you doing here?"

"What else can we do? Wait for you! The big exam has already started, and we need to go to Baixuan City to report for duty," Wang Qinghai said anxiously.

Lan Qiu added urgently, "Luckily, you don't need to participate in the earlier assessments. The last assessment starts this afternoon, so we can still make it!"

Upon hearing this, An Bai breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he made it in time!

An Bai then immediately followed Wang Qinghai and Lan Qiu toward the teleportation tower.

Meanwhile, Lan Qiu asked curiously, "By the way, An Bai, why didn't you take the teleportation array back from Giant Forest City? How did you get back?"

"Uh..." An Bai rubbed his forehead, "I bought a pet in Giant Forest City, then I ran out of money, so I bought a map and walked back..."

"..."

"..."

Wang Qinghai and Lan Qiu were stunned for a moment before both rolling their eyes.

"An Bai! If you don't have money, just contact us directly, or you can just tell the person in charge of the teleportation tower and show them your student ID!"

"The joint examination is of paramount importance. Ten universities and the military headquarters have jointly issued a notice stating that everyone must unconditionally help candidates to take the examination normally!"

"As long as you tell them you want to come back to take the big exam, they can send you back for free, and then they will reimburse you for the expenses through the education bureau or your school."

After hearing their explanations, An Bai could only shrug helplessly.

The main reason was that he felt he could make it back on foot in time.

As a result, I got lost on the way because I wasn't familiar with the area, and ended up taking a longer route, which is why I was a little later than scheduled.

"But... you actually managed to walk back? There were dangerous areas along the way that couldn't be avoided!"

Suddenly, the two realized that An Bai's journey back on foot was no simple matter!

The two instinctively activated their appraisal skills—

"You... you're at level 19?"

hiss--

As the two of them inhaled the cold air once again, the process of global warming suddenly accelerated by a large margin.

"An Bai, let me confirm, during your leveling process, you didn't receive any boosting, didn't use experience pills, and didn't receive any experience buffs, right?"

When Lan Qiu asked this question, her expression became somewhat serious.

These behaviors are prohibited before the college entrance examination.

While they might not be given the exam outright, they will be given special notes, which will affect their final score.

After all, what higher education institutions want is not just students with high academic qualifications, but students with potential.

Furthermore, they don't need students who can only follow behind and gain experience without any combat experience.

You can solo or team up with other newbies, but before the big exam, you absolutely cannot pay someone to level up for you.

Before taking the major exam, students will be required to provide their upgrade logs to check whether the experience sources are all from normal upgrades.

Unless there are special circumstances, such as when someone has a talent that grants ten times the experience, their leveling speed will inevitably be extremely fast.

That person was one of those publicly recognized as having talent, and the reason for the announcement was to prove that he hadn't actually consumed any experience-boosting pills...

An Bai was aware of this as well, so he did not raise any questions.

Besides, he really didn't break any rules.

"no."

Lan Qiu breathed a sigh of relief after receiving confirmation.

But at the same time, I feel even more strongly that An Bai's strength cannot be easily judged.

He is absolutely talented!

This was the conclusion they both reached.

By the time they arrived in Baixuan City to register, the major examination had already been underway for some time.

Fortunately, An Bai doesn't need to participate in the earlier parts, so it has no impact at all.

After submitting the required documents, An Bai went directly to the lounge.

All those who have participated in the internal referral assessment and do not need to participate in the previous assessments are gathered here to wait.

"Brother Bai, you're finally here! I was worried something had happened to you!"

As soon as he arrived, An Bai saw two familiar faces.

"Xiao Qing, Ying Ying," An Bai greeted them with a smile.

After having a hot pot meal, the three became much more familiar with each other and even changed how they addressed each other.

"By the way, Yingying, thank you for lending me money back then, which helped me out of my immediate crisis."

An Bai said to Si Ying with genuine gratitude.

If it weren't for Si Ying, I wouldn't have gotten the powerful pet Leng Leng!

He has thoroughly experienced how useful the cold-cold texture is during his travels these past few days.

Most importantly, he discovered that the mount's skill, [Guardian Spirit], could be permanently activated.

Like an extra piece of equipment, it continuously affects you.

Then he kept letting Leng Leng possess him.

In addition to gaining more skills and more attributes.

Some special states will also persist, such as half-spirit, ghost eyes, and immunity to curses.

On the surface, it's not obvious, but An Bai possesses a unique ability.

At least the ability to be immune to curses is permanent, so An Bai doesn't have to worry about accidentally getting cursed when he doesn't activate his skills.

"No...no need to be so polite~ It's just some pocket money of mine, Brother Bai, you don't need to rush, you can pay me back anytime you want!"

Si Ying's face paled slightly under An Bai's serious gaze, and she lowered her head and spoke softly.

No wonder she's a little... no, a super rich woman!

However, one thing is one thing. This money is nothing to Si Ying, but for An Bai, he has to repay the kindness he has received.

He took two pieces of equipment from his own gear and handed them over.

"I don't have that much money right now, but you're more suited to these two pieces of equipment than I am, so use them to offset some of the cost for now."

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