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

Chu Hong ate his meal while listening to Wang Suming's story.

His face, however, remained calm.

The so-called Origin is a certification of the strength level of pioneers in this world.

As the name suggests, "Origin Awakening" means "opening up the cultivation of source energy." The Origin Awakening realm is divided into nine stages, with further stages including Energy Gathering, Core Condensation, and Boundary Breakthrough...

Each major realm has a terrifyingly vast difference in power.

What Wang Suming said about Wu Gang's initial awakened skill being the third stage of Origin, does not mean that Wu Gang currently possesses the strength of the third stage of Origin.

Wu Gang is still the same Wu Gang.

The other party's body does not yet possess source energy. This thing can only be naturally condensed after the initial skill is awakened and the official permission is granted to enter the secret realm.

The more times you enter the secret realm, the more source energy you accumulate in your body.

According to research by generations of pioneers on Earth, the higher the initial skill awakening level, the more efficient one is at absorbing source energy in the early stages.

"Sigh, according to the Pioneers Guild, Wu Gang only needs to survive five evacuations at most to condense source energy. I heard that many pioneer teams have been contacting Wu Gang recently, offering to provide him with escort..."

Wang Suming looked at Chu Hong, who was clearly distracted, with some frustration.

"Brother Hong... how about we just let it go? We can't afford to mess with Wu Gang..."

Chu Hong remained noncommittal.

Instead, he put down the lunchbox and asked seriously, "Fatty, what level was your initial awakened skill?"

Wang Suming was confused, but he still honestly showed the light screen panel in front of him.

A 3D model of Wang Suming rotates in a light curtain.

Beside it, a description of the initial skill is clearly marked.

[Stacking]: Origin Stage 2 Operator Skill, passively increases the number of backpack equipment slots by 20%, and the same items can be stacked, with a maximum of 20 of each type of item.

What the hell!

The moment Chu Hong saw this skill, his eyes lit up with a green light as he looked at Wang Suming.

However, Wang Suming misunderstood that look.

He sighed, gave a bitter smile, and shook his head.

"My skill seems pretty good, but even if I join the pioneer team, I'll just be a porter with no combat ability. Even if they wanted to recruit me, I wouldn't dare to go."

"I've already made up my mind. I won't go to the graduation exam in a month. I'll skip it and go back to work at my dad's hotel after graduation... Hong-ge, you can come too, we can work together..."

Wang Suming hadn't finished speaking.

Chu Hong slapped him hard on the shoulder with one hand.

"Fatty, do you believe me or not?"

As Chu Hong uttered those words calmly yet with unwavering conviction, his face displayed a seriousness and earnestness that Wang Suming had never seen before.

"Hey, Hong-ge, what are you doing? Of course I believe you! We've been friends since we were kids, we even swapped underwear..."

"Trust me, we'll take the graduation exam in a month! We'll be on the same team then!"

Wang Suming's fat face twitched suddenly.

"Brother Hong, are you kidding? The two of us?? Going to take the graduation exam?!"

"I've heard that the secret realm chosen for this year's graduation exam seems to be even more dangerous than last year's 'Ice Wolf Cave.' Neither of us can muster an offensive skill; wouldn't going there be suicide?"

His face turned pale; he was clearly frightened by Chu Hong's words.

however.

Chu Hong gently shook his head.

A faint smile appeared on his serious face.

"When it comes to the graduation exam, all of us will be sent to the assessment base a day in advance. If you're willing to trust me, don't give up during this month; prepare seriously."

"Prepare weapons if necessary, prepare armor if necessary, I'm definitely going!"

Wang Suming stared blankly at Chu Hong.

Amidst a mix of emotions, the memory of Wu Gang and his gang's arrogance when they blocked the door stirred a surge of youthful courage within him.

"Damn! It's just a secret realm, right? Let's do it! I'm going back to ask my dad for some money and buy a whole bunch of heavy weaponry..."

His eyes were bloodshot, like a gambler who was willing to stake everything on the table.

"I don't believe it! Even if we went bankrupt, bet our entire fortune, and bombarded the city with rockets, we still couldn't blast a road to the heavens!"

Chu Hong was taken aback.

Hearing Wang Suming's fighting style, I couldn't help but curse inwardly.

For pioneers graduating from the Source Energy Exam, weapons from the outside world are not something that can be brought in at will.

They all have various regulations.

However, one of these regulations states that, provided it aligns with the wearer's initial awakened skill requirements, non-cheating methods of carrying weapons and items are permitted.

And what is Wang Suming's initial skill?

It's just a big backpack!

It's reasonable that someone with a big backpack can bring things that others can't, right?

It's reasonable for someone with purely supportive skills to carry a weapon for self-defense, right?

Their backpacks can be stacked, so they can fill up all the bullets or shells they need. That makes perfect sense, right?

Instantly, Chu Hong, who had originally intended to encourage this guy, dared not say anything more.

If they were to further incite the other side to sell their hotel and buy a backpack full of rockets, or even a military tank, that would be a real mess...

......

Chu Hong didn't have any health problems to begin with.

After finishing their meal, they did not stay in the school clinic. After completing the formalities, they left the school together with Wang Suming.

One month before the energy exam, just before graduation.

Some people are making the most of every minute to train in the training field or familiarize themselves with their initial awakened skills.

Some people, like Chu Hong, whose initial skills have no grade, simply gave up in advance.

In this situation, the school staff at Yuanneng No. 1 Middle School will not intervene.

That's reality, after all.

however.

What they didn't know was that after returning home, Chu Hong went straight to bed after washing up.

"Enter the Special Operations Division!"

Returning to a familiar environment.

Chu Hong couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He looked at the light screen in the center of the Secret Service, which displayed all his information.

A hopeful smile appeared on his face.

Name: Chu Hong

Age: 19

[Source Energy Level]: First Stage of Origin

[Energy Source Space]: 1 slot

Then comes specific data on physical attributes, such as running speed, jumping height, strength, etc.

All the data levels have improved by more than double compared to when the Secret Service was first activated.

Especially that one [Source Energy Space], although it was only one space, it was enough to make Chu Hong happy.

With this crotch insurance, it means he has the capital to run a knife without any investment.

Not only can it quickly familiarize you with the map, but it can also bring out at least one high-value item each time.

And the cost is zero!

"Enter the investigation area, 'Clifftop Plague Hospital'!"

The familiar view went black, but when a series of howls, like those of some kind of monster, faintly reached his ears, Chu Hong opened his eyes, and his expression immediately became serious.

The birth location this time.

The damaged protective wall at the northeast entrance of the epidemic hospital on the cliff top!

Chu Hong looked at the two three-story buildings on the left and right sides in front of him.

To the left is the [Beast Research Laboratory], where a scarlet, ferocious tentacle monster once charged out, and to the right is the [Rehabilitation and Recovery Center].

Both buildings have a large insurance logo.