Gao Wu: My setting is above yours.

Xia Ming knew what he wanted to say.

Go back to the martial arts university to continue your studies, and come back when your cultivation level is higher.

He interrupted his father.

"Dad, hesitation will only lead to trouble. The worst thing is to try to do both and end up losing both."

Xia Yuan remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded:

"That's true. Okay then. I'll process your paperwork as soon as possible. When you get to the armed police force, don't push yourself too hard. Take it one step at a time. As long as you set an example and make some progress within a month, letting the higher-ups see that we're making changes, everything will be fine."

"Okay, Dad."

Xia Yuan reached for the cigarette box, but pulled his hand back halfway through.

Xia Ming stood up to take his leave, but then stopped and turned back to look at his father.

"Dad, I saw that a lot of the criminal investigation team went out on a mission today. When they're all back, I'll help them find all the moles inside."

Xia Yuan's hand froze in mid-air as she looked up at him: "Really? How do we need to cooperate?"

"It's necessary, but it's very simple."

……

After Xia Ming left, Xia Yuan sat back down at his desk and pulled the file in front of him.

Most of the columns on the form are filled in, with only a few blank spaces remaining.

He picked up his pen and wrote the two words in the "code name" column: Judge.

There was something he didn't tell Xia Ming.

The armed police use code names, not only to protect their own privacy, but also to protect their families.

Those who can stay in the Armed Police Force are all masters of martial arts.

Such people usually have some influence or wealth in the local area.

Xia Yuan himself is a prime example.

But what if the higher-ups knew that the subordinate they usually bossed around actually had such a formidable son at home?

Those people were already intimidated by martial artists.

They were worried that if they accidentally said something wrong at a private gathering in the future, someone's son might come knocking on their door and kill them.

This is a precedent.

Later, those officials whose families produced members of the armed police were alienated by their superiors and used purely as tools. They were no longer invited to important meetings or allowed to participate in key projects. Promotion was out of the question, and they never had any chance to advance.

Therefore, keeping Xia Ming's identity a secret not only protected their privacy and safety, but also left themselves some room for maneuver in their careers.

Xia Yuan closed the file and locked it in the drawer.

Xia Ming returned home late at night.

With his current mental strength, he can sense any movement within a hundred meters.

He will not give anyone the chance to follow him.

Of course, it would be best if it were available, as it would solve one less problem by addressing it in advance.

He went into his practice room and sat down cross-legged.

His mind was completely empty; of the total 505 points of mental energy, he now had less than 10 points left.

The consumption of True Sight Eye is not actually that great; what really consumes mental energy is the Profound Heaven Eye, which drains away more than half of it by activating it twice.

In addition, maintaining True Sight and using telekinesis to control the throwing knives consumed a lot of resources.

Based on my experience over the past few days, I've found that mental energy can only be restored through rest.

A nap, an hour's restorative rest, and a day's rest is at most 24 minutes.

With all his remaining resources, he can't even activate True Sight for three minutes.

"It would be great if there were any techniques for cultivating mental strength."

Xia Ming knew that although there were no magicians in this world, there were some spiritual resources that could increase mental strength.

Since there is spiritual talent, there must be corresponding cultivation methods, but they are relatively rare.

"I'll ask my dad to see if he can use his connections to find someone."

After thinking for a moment and finding nothing else to do, Xia Ming went to sleep.

The next day, Xia Ming returned to Yunjin No. 3 Middle School.

The armed police officer's documents and procedures weren't finished yet, but he came to the school these past two days to complete the withdrawal procedures.

Given his current level of achievement, he far exceeds the school's graduation requirements, and it would be reasonable for him to graduate early.

Of course, Xia Ming didn't really care much about graduation certificates.

He has something else to do.

Edit your own entry.

Rather than letting others question what Lai Zi's abilities really are later, it's better to modify them now to create a reliable and decent one.

Since I'm not going to martial arts university anyway, there's no need to be so high-profile.

It's good to keep some of your strength hidden.

Principal's Office.

Xia Ming knocked on the door three times.

The door opened from the inside, and Principal Liu Sui immediately smiled when he saw it: "Oh, it's Xia Ming. Come in, come in."

Xia Ming walked in: "Principal Liu, I'm sorry to trouble you."

"You silly child."

Liu Sui pulled out a chair for him to sit down, then went back behind his desk. "Your dad called me yesterday, and I was a little skeptical. Why did you suddenly decide to drop out of school?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he slapped his lips and said, "Oh dear, I shouldn't have asked, I shouldn't have asked."

Xia Ming smiled but didn't explain.

Liu Sui took an envelope from the drawer and pushed it in front of Xia Ming:

"I don't think you need to rush through the other procedures."

I can apply for two months of leave for you.

After all, you've already met the requirements. If you want to take the college entrance exam again later, you can just come and take it.

Here, this is your high school diploma from No. 3 Middle School. Take it, consider it a keepsake. I've already processed it for you.

Xia Ming took the envelope: "Thank you, Principal Liu."

"Um."

Liu Sui glanced at the clock on the wall. "The appraiser will arrive in about half an hour. I heard you want to correct your awakened abilities; was there a mistake you made that time?"

"Yes. There must be an error; I actually have other attribute entries."

"Okay, then we'll wait."

The two talked for a while longer in the office.

About twenty minutes later, someone knocked on the door.

Two people entered, a man and a woman, both wearing identical badges on their chests, which read "National Competency Assessment Bureau".

The man was in his forties, wearing glasses, and carrying an aluminum alloy case.

The woman was younger, with short hair, and was holding a folder.

After exchanging greetings, the woman opened her folder and cut to the chase: "You're saying your entry is wrong? The original record said three 'rascals'?"

Xia Ming: "Yes."

"So what abilities do you think you have?"

Xia Ming said, "【Master】, and 【Cold Yin】."

The woman looked up from the folder: "Han Yin?"

She turned around, picked up a glass of water from the table, and handed it to Xia Ming: "Then please use your inner energy to turn this glass of water into ice."

"Okay, no problem."

Xia Ming activated the Taiyin True Qi within his body. With his current strength, he could freeze the entire cup of water into ice in at most five seconds.

However, he did not want to reveal too much of his abilities.

It took more than ten seconds to turn the water into ice.

The appraiser picked up the glass of ice water, felt the hardness and coldness of the ice, and nodded.

"It is indeed of the Yin attribute, and the [Cold Yin] characteristic is indeed true. It's not a big problem to correct it for you. Think about whether you have any other abilities."

"Also belonging to the Yin attribute, there are [Nether Yin] and [Dark Yin], etc."

Xia Ming replied without hesitation, "No, it's just pure coldness."

The female appraiser didn't ask any more questions and continued, "Alright, so you say you also have the abilities of a [mage], then please demonstrate your [enchanting]."