All-out: Starting with the Awakening Special Operations Unit, search, attack, and withdrawal.

Huangshan No.1 Energy Middle School.

Today was quite lively. When Chu Hong and his group arrived at the school, they saw a series of vehicles at the school gate, some with a futuristic or magical feel, clearly products of the secret realm.

It stopped outside the school gate.

Applying to Yuan Neng University requires not only confirmation from the student taking the exam, but also the signature of their guardian.

After all, even in the simplest secret realm, once you die inside, you are truly dead.

At the school gate at this moment, the scene truly illustrates the saying that strength equals wealth.

"Xiao Hong, you're here. Oh dear, why does this child look so pale?"

As Chu Hong and Wang Suming were still looking at the mysterious or luxurious vehicles at the school gate, a gentle female voice came from outside. Chu Hong turned his head and found himself being pulled into a warm embrace.

The familiar warmth he remembered instantly brought a blush to Chu Hong's pale face.

The Queen Mother reached out and touched Chu Hong's cheek with heartache.

Wang's father frowned, "Are you really going to take the exam like this?"

He paused, carefully choosing his words, and then said, "It's normal for young people to care about their image, but everyone encounters setbacks in matters of love. Before I met you, Aunt Wang, I also met some bad people. Why should you put yourself through this for a woman?"

Clearly, Wang Suming had already told Chu Hong's parents what had happened to him.

Upon hearing this...

Chu Hong didn't feel offended; on the contrary, he felt a warmth in his heart.

After his parents passed away, the family house was about to be reclaimed by the base city due to loan issues. At that time, it was his father and his family who paid for it so that Chu Hong could keep a place to live.

After that, whenever she bought something for Wang Suming, she would always include a portion for him as well.

She truly treated him like a son.

Chu Hong took a deep breath and smiled.

"Uncle and Aunt, don't worry, I know what I'm doing, and please believe me..." He looked at the two of them with a slightly serious expression.

"My life isn't just my own. If I die, Wang Suming will cry himself to death."

Wang Suming was speechless.

Aunt Wang, on the other hand, kept spitting out the words "Pui, pui, pui!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't say such unlucky things, like dying or anything like that. Quick, spit it out!"

Chu Hong smiled.

Chu Hong has no guardian. According to the regulations of the base city, he does not need a guardian's signature to apply for university. He can just sign a life-or-death contract himself.

Arrived at the school's examination registration office.

At this moment, this place is just like a bank counter in my previous life, with a row of windows and a series of self-service machines. These are university registration offices that are too far from Huangshan Base City, or Huangshan Base City is too small to be qualified, so no personnel have been sent to handle the registration.

"Which energy university are you two planning to apply to?"

Only now did the Queen Mother ask this question.

Wang Suming stammered, his gaze hesitant and embarrassed as he looked at Chu Hong, his eyes filled with a hint of anxiety.

Chu Hong smiled, about to say something.

Suddenly, they heard a cacophony of voices and exclamations coming from not far away.

"It's Song Jiao'er! Why is she heading towards the registration machine at Dragon Roar Holy Academy?"

"Holy crap, Song Jiao'er actually signed up for the Dragon Roar Holy Academy? She... she's got a death wish!"

"Shh, what nonsense are you talking about? Don't you know? Song Jiao'er's awakened initial skill is said to be a skill of the eighth stage of Qi Origin. With such an innate advantage, she might actually be able to get into the Dragon Roar Sacred Academy."

Song Jiao'er?

Chu Hong and Wang Suming both looked over.

She was a girl wearing a purple and white tutu dress, carrying a collectible umbrella that was clearly of a high level in one hand. Her calves, which were exposed under the hem of the dress, were fair, and she was wearing a pair of black boots.

With her clear, rhythmic footsteps, her aloof and unapproachable aura caused people to back away wherever she went.

Wang Suming looked at Song Jiao'er, who had already started operating the machine, with envy in his eyes.

"Hey, Song Jiao'er, I heard her initial skill is invisibility, and her family is a well-known name in the base city, running a magic cube trading company for three generations. They've been focusing on developing magic-side secret realm collectibles for over a hundred years, so you don't have to worry about energy consumption when entering a map. Isn't she a total score-farming machine?"

"Applying to any university will be a breeze."

Stealth?

A strange light flashed in Chu Hong's eyes.

The stealth skill is indeed quite advantageous in secret realms where searching, attacking, and retreating are crucial.

Aside from some special units that might be detected due to factors such as scent or temperature, as long as there are appropriate preventative measures in place...

So getting Song Jiaoer into the picture is as easy as getting goods in, right?

"Brother Hong, are we really going to apply to the Dragon Roar Sacred Academy? With Song Jiao'er involved, if the two of us are compared, we'll really lose face big time."

Wang Suming was already considering backing out.

In fact, he hadn't even planned to participate in the assessment.

however.

Chu Hong smiled faintly.

"So what if she's invisible? The Dragon Roar Holy Academy's assessment score isn't just based on the value of the items she brings out, but also on the number of monsters she kills in the secret realm. If no one else applies to the Dragon Roar Holy Academy besides her, then if the two of us team up, she'll have to go alone."

"No matter what, the competition is 2 to 1, so the advantage is on my side!"

Wang Suming: "......"

He was on the verge of tears, but when Chu Hong stepped toward the registration machine for the Dragon Roar Holy Academy, his movements were so smooth.

Their actions quickly attracted the attention of many people.

"Isn't that Chu Hong? What's he up to?"

"Huh? Wasn't that guy's initial skill supposed to be unranked? He actually dared to sign up for the assessment?"

"..."

The surrounding chatter made Song Jiao'er, who was filling out information at the machine, look up slightly. When she saw Chu Hong and Wang Suming walking straight to her, a look of confusion appeared on her delicate face.

She knew Chu Hong.

After all, Chu Hong's grades in school had always been in the top ten, and Song Jiao'er happened to be in the same category.

Of course, this is the only area where the two can barely be considered to have any common ground.

"Is there something you need?"

Song Jiao'er frowned, her voice carrying a hint of coldness.

Before Chu Hong could say anything, a familiar, sharp laugh suddenly came from the crowd behind him.

"Hahaha, holy crap, Chu Hong, you actually dared to come!"

It's Wu Gang!

He was still the same burly man wearing a vest, deliberately showing off his strong muscles. However, the faint dark circles under his eyes made Chu Hong, who turned around and saw him, slightly curl his lips.

"Hey, isn't this Sergeant Wu, a fellow traveler?"

These words were spoken.

Wu Gang's previously arrogant and mocking expression froze instantly.

Liu Yanyan, who had also come to register today and was following behind him, was so angry upon hearing this that she jumped up and down in anger.

"Chu Hong, you orphan, show some respect when you speak!"

A cold glint flashed in Chu Hong's eyes.

He grabbed the fat man Wang Suming, who was about to step forward, without showing any anger. Instead, he looked at Wu Gang with a warm smile.

He even gave a knowing look, winking and making faces.

"Squad Leader Wu, as I told you before, Yan Yan is very studious, so she started school early and has a lot of experience. Now that she has exhausted my experience, it looks like I'm starting to extract experience from you, Squad Leader Wu."

Wu Gang's face turned ashen, and the strange, gossipy stares around him made his initial sense of superiority over Chu Hong begin to waver.

"Chu Hong, stop talking nonsense! If it weren't for the fact that we're classmates, believe me, I'd beat you up right now!"

He waved his fist, and a bracelet on his wrist, seemingly inlaid with gemstones, shone faintly.

Immediately afterwards, a surge of energy rose from that enormous fist.

This drew gasps of surprise from those around them.

"It's Source Energy! Wu Gang can already control Source Energy. It seems what he said before, that a pioneer team approached him, was true!"

"They even have energy source equipment now. It looks like Wu Gang will have to apply to at least a Level 2 Energy University."

"No, his initial skill, [Throwing Hand], should be quite useful in the secret realm. Maybe he can even get into a top-tier Source Energy University..."

The surrounding discussions, filled with envy and shock, seemed to instantly restore Wu Gang's confidence, who had just been somewhat humiliated by Chu Hong's sharp tongue.

He gave a cold laugh.

"If you had just stayed a normal person, that would have been fine. But since you dared to sign up for the assessment today, don't blame me for targeting you later... Chu Hong, you'd better pray you don't run into me in the assessment secret realm, otherwise..."

"In this secret realm, life and death are predestined!"

Wu Gang grinned maliciously, making a grasping motion with his enormous fist.

Chu Hong smiled upon hearing this.

He turned around and asked Song Jiao'er, who was calmly exiting the registration interface.

"Song Jiao'er, are you done with your work? If you are... it's our turn to sign up for Longming!"