Three hours passed in a blink of an eye.
The examination permits of those still within the secret realm all began to glow.
This was a sign of the martial arts examination's conclusion.
Chen Ran held his examination permit in his hand.
Suddenly!
The light shot out, projecting a vortex-like portal of light before him.
Without hesitation, Chen Ran stepped through.
At Jiudu High School's stadium.
It was once again packed with people.
After all candidates had exited the secret realm space, the bespectacled invigilator operated a device, shutting down the massive machine connected to the secret realm.
Chen Ran realized that as the machine powered down, their examination permits changed. The points displayed within the secret realm had vanished.
They were now in an unsearchable state, the data presumably transmitted to the terminal database.
Now, other than displaying candidate information, they were just ordinary examination permits.
Chen Ran looked around.
Compared to before the examination, fewer people were present; these were students disqualified for violating rules within the secret realm.
Students injured and rescued were not disqualified, but... their scores were fixed at that moment.
Whether they passed the martial arts examination was left to fate!
However, regardless of the reason, survival of the fittest was the rule of this era.
Let alone this brutal era.
Even in the world Chen Ran had 'reborn' from, it was the same.
The trend of intense competition prevailed!
Without effort, one would eventually be cast aside by the tide of the times.
On the campus of Jiudu High School, the bell signaling the end of the martial arts examination rang out precisely on cue.
Invigilating teachers, led by Ling Mo, quickly departed with their equipment.
The participating candidates also headed out in groups.
"Chen Ran, how did your exam go?"
Fang Wen hurried to Chen Ran's side.
"Not bad."
"Oh, then it should be fine," Fang Wen nodded, then said in a low voice, "I probably have around a thousand points, how about you?"
A thousand points...
Fang Wen, surprisingly capable.
Chen Ran paused. Compared to his own unbelievable 500,000, this number was minuscule.
But one had to remember, defeating a Level 1 monster only yielded 1 point!
Most novice knights were no higher than Level 5.
And due to a lack of actual combat experience, their actual strength was often limited, usually falling below their level, except for rare geniuses.
Chen Ran was an exception, able to disregard such rules.
But geniuses were always rare!
Like giant pandas.
With Fang Wen's score, as long as his written exam yesterday wasn't too poor, he was a sure bet for a Class A knight academy.
After all, even candidates who successfully survived for three hours had scores in the single digits...
It was outrageous!
As for his own score, Chen Ran estimated it would be unprecedented in the history of the martial arts examination!
"Ahem... mine, well, it's just a tad more than yours."
Chen Ran replied.
A tad more?
For some reason, Fang Wen found this phrase odd.
But he couldn't quite pinpoint why.
However...
It was evident that if his written exam score was also good, Chen Ran would have undoubtedly broken Jiudu High School's history!
Not only for the long-awaited emergence of a new sequence knight.
But also for his 'astonishing debut'!
Before the awakening ceremony.
Chen Ran was just average.
But upon awakening, in all aspects, he had embarked on a completely different path of unparalleled excellence!
The two chatted casually.
It was wise to prepare.
After all.
After the college entrance examination, they would all attend martial arts universities.
If they were not in the same city, and rarely met or chatted, relationships would quickly fade.
Walking out of the school gate.
Fang Wen stretched with a sigh of relief, saying, "It feels like a weight has been lifted, so comfortable. Chen Ran, want to go have some fun?"
He invited Chen Ran.
This 'fun' was not its literal meaning, nor was it the term girls used for shopping sprees. It was a metaphor for boys going to internet cafes to play games together.
(￣△￣;)
This world had a very popular multiplayer online knight game.
It was extremely similar to games like 'League' and 'Honor' that Chen Ran used to play.
Its name was: 'Knight Era'!
Any knight who had a record could find themselves in this game.
Hence, the game was also called 'I Play Myself'!
Chen Ran only knew of the game; he had never played it.
This was quite normal.
After all, three days ago, he hadn't 'reborn' yet.
But if he wanted to play, there would be plenty of time later.
For now, the martial arts examination had just ended.
This afternoon.
Grandma...
He had something important to do!
Chen Ran shook his head and said, "I have something to do, so I can't go for now..."
......
This has been frustrating; normal updates will resume tomorrow.