At the end of the underground plaza, a massive monitoring room hung high above. The teachers leading teams from every high school in Tiger Forest District had gathered here, taking in the students' commotion with perfect clarity.
"This year's Tiger Forest District graduates are quite impressive. Their fighting spirit is running high!"
The surveillance cameras followed Ning Xueshi and Yan Feirou to Ninth High School's formation, capturing the conflict between Meng Chao and Jin Zhanpeng in crystal-clear detail.
Quite a few top students from City Key High Schools had just suffered a hidden setback at Construction Middle School, leaving their team leaders in a sour mood.
Now that they saw Construction Middle School students return with feathers scattered before a District Key High School, the City Key High School teachers could not help smiling.
"What's that student's name, Meng Chao? Keep a close eye on him later." They discussed it quietly—no, rather loudly.
Construction Middle School's team leader, meanwhile, had a face so dark it seemed ready to drip ink. He shot a glare in Devil Yan's direction.
Devil Yan remained expressionless, but covered his mouth with one hand as the corner of his lips secretly curled upward.
"Time's up. The Brain Cell Activator should have taken effect. The retest will begin in three minutes."
The chief examiner walked to the control console.
"All candidates, take your positions. Look at the school names and candidate numbers beneath your feet. Choose one of the three seated stances, sit down where you are, relax your breathing, and enter a state of deep meditation."
A cold mechanical voice rang out above the students' heads. "In one minute, any candidate who is still standing, walking around, or making noise will be considered in violation of examination rules. First offense: warning. Second offense: immediate expulsion