A piece of news suddenly spread silently within Liangzhou University.
August 5th, the day of the entrance examination for this year's top original score candidate, Xiang Beifei!
The gossip tree at Liangzhou University exploded once more.
"He's coming, he's coming, he's here!"
"Let's form a group to show him who's boss. Who's joining?"
"I happen to be free that day, count me in."
"Damn it, the school just started summer break, and I've gone home. I can't come back that day. Who can take over and show him who's boss for me ヽ(`Д ́)ノ"
"I'm actually on summer internship! I'll be there to show him what 'elite' really means!"
"Right, I can't wait to see how he makes a fool of himself! What an overconfident fool!"
"Did you hear that this time Yuchi the old demon is in charge of his entrance assessment?"
"Hahaha! He's doomed. Yuchi the old demon hates three types of people: those whose talents are better than his, those whose talents are the same as his, and those whose talents are worse than his!"
"Anyone who meets Yuchi the old demon is bound to get skinned, let alone a piece of N-level trash."
"You guys are being a bit too harsh. The guy just awakened his system two months ago and hasn't even reached the Qi-Controlling stage. Why so vindictive?"
"Not harsh at all. He should have known the consequences when he conspired with journalists to suppress us with public opinion!"
Because of the hype created by Yu Lei, Xiang Beifei had become notoriously well-known in Liangzhou University, and many students couldn't wait to meet this top-originally-scored candidate.
The posts in the gossip tree were hostile towards Xiang Beifei; even the occasional rational voices defending him were quickly drowned out by other mocking posts.
August 5th.
Early in the morning, Xiang Beifei took a ride to Liangzhou University.
He arrived at Liangzhou University by half-past seven.
"I misjudged the time."
He had never been to Liangzhou University before and was unsure about the travel time, so he left home just after six.
Liangzhou University was not particularly far from where he lived: about an hour's drive — possibly less if he drove himself, which was likely why Lu Zhiwei would rush to the law enforcement team every day after school.
Xiang Beifei soon remembered that the architecture at Liangzhou University was quite unique. In a world rife with desolate beasts, which sometimes attacked human settlements, buildings were built low to the ground, with additional structures underground.
In such attacks, people could take refuge underground, and even if the upper levels were destroyed, the underground sections generally remained intact, facilitating rebuilding.
The course Introduction to Defense of Jiuzhou had mentioned that in over three thousand years, humanity had suffered several hundred beast tides, each posing an almost catastrophic threat. Desolate beasts from outside Jiuzhou could easily breach outer defenses and cause widespread destruction, hence many buildings were constructed underground.
Places like Liangzhou University, being one of the nine elite universities, naturally needed to protect all cultural heritage and legacies and be safeguarded against destruction during beast tides.
But Xiang Beifei still could not pinpoint the Dashang Building, afraid to waste time by going wrong, he spotted a security booth not far away and walked towards it.
It was just past seven in the morning and summer break, there were some students who stayed on campus, but not many. Xiang Beifei entered the security booth where there was a lounge chair outside, and an old man dressed in a security uniform was sitting on it, leisurely cracking sunflower seeds.
Xiang Beifei caught a glimpse of the man's system interface and was slightly surprised—
[Host: Luo Yunxian]
[SR grade, Leisure System]
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A gatekeeper old man, at the Late Stage of Meridian Opening? And an SR grade?
Is Liangzhou University really such a hidden dragon and crouching tiger?
To date, aside from Ye Changfeng, the two most powerful people he had met were President Li Nanxing and Chang Shan from the enforcement team, both in the Late Stage of Meridian Opening and greatly respected figures.
Unexpectedly, Xiang Beifei found that even the security guard at Liangzhou University was at the Late Stage of Meridian Opening!
When even Lu Hong, who was at the Early Stage of Meridian Opening, could become the captain of the enforcement team in the Western District, this old man with such high cultivation did security work—why not choose a better profession?
However, one thing was strange. Why, being of the same SR grade talent, was Ye Changfeng above the Meridian Opening, while this security guard was only in the Late Stage of Meridian Opening?
Xiang Beifei was puzzled.
He looked towards the old security guard's system interface—
[Leisure System Introduction: Do some leisurely activities every day to make yourself stronger!]
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