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After hearing the teacher's words.

Chen Ye was stunned.

He hadn't expected this body to have such an awesome father.

No wonder the teacher had looked at him like that just now.

So the teacher had high hopes for him?

"Chen Ye, tell me honestly. Was choosing an A-class Hero as your compatibility target your own idea, or your father's?" the teacher asked.

If Chen Ye's actions had been his father's instructions, the teacher definitely wouldn't dare meddle.

"Well... it was my own idea."

Chen Ye chose to tell the truth.

Hearing this, the teacher immediately said, "This is sheer nonsense! I believe your father would never agree to you choosing an A-class Hero as your compatibility target!"

"Listen to your teacher. That hero talent in S3 is your best choice, understand?"

Chen Ye still didn't fully understand the situation. Following the principle of saying less to make fewer mistakes, he brushed it off. "Teacher, I understand."

The teacher immediately revealed a gratified smile. "I believe in you. As the son of a combat hero, you'll definitely succeed in forming a compatibility bond!"

After saying that, the teacher saw several school leaders coming out and hurried over to greet them.

Chen Ye also headed toward the field to join the other students.

A temporary stage had already been set up on the field, and quite a few TV station staff members were setting up cameras in preparation for the livestream.

Seeing this, the students immediately began discussing it.

"Holy crap, is this really going to be broadcast nationwide?"

"What? Isn't a livestream good? If you go viral, you'll be famous across the country!"

"Good my ass! My compatibility target was originally a B-class Hero. Now that it's being livestreamed nationwide, how am I supposed to have the nerve to choose a B-class Hero?"

"Don't overthink it. What's more important, temporary pride or your future? You only get one chance to change your fate. I'm choosing a B-class Hero anyway."

"They never livestreamed this in previous years. Why did it happen to start when it was our turn?"

"Say, if someone gets stubborn during the livestream and chooses a C-class Hero as their compatibility target, would they become famous across the country?"

"Damn, you've got some nerve! If anyone actually dared to do that, wouldn't they become a national laughingstock? They'd even damage our school's reputation. Their legs would definitely get broken when they went home!"

Hearing those discussions.

Chen Ye's mouth twitched.

He could already imagine what kind of situation he would face after choosing a C-class Hero...

Even so, Chen Ye had no intention of changing his mind.

The Bald Demon King's physique was simply too tempting.

Not only was its strength invincible, but its defense, speed, and everything else were equally invincible. It was practically a hexagonal warrior without any weaknesses.

For the Bald Demon King's physique, even if he really became a national laughingstock, he would accept it.

Anyway, three years from now, once he became completely invincible, he would let the world know who was truly foolish and laughable!

At this moment.

The livestream equipment had been set up.

Several sharp-looking official staff members carried a large box onto the stage.

When the box was opened, it revealed a piece of black jade that emitted an eerie glow.

Seeing this, the students immediately began whispering.

"That must be the Hero Meteorite, right?"

"That's right. I heard it fell from outer space decades ago. Since it could allow people to form compatibility bonds with heroes and gain talent abilities, it was named the Hero Meteorite."

"What a miraculous thing. I wonder where in the universe it came from."

"How many Hero Meteorites are there exactly? Are there enough to go around?"

"All I know is that when they fell from the sky, there were only thirteen large pieces, which were divided among thirteen countries. Later, they discovered that the large pieces could be cut into smaller ones without reducing their function. So how many there are now, I'm afraid only the big shots know."

"Those things must be incredibly valuable."

"Yeah! There are still many small countries without Hero Meteorites. They have to pay the major countries to borrow them every year."

Only then did Chen Ye learn from their discussion about the origin and development of the Hero Meteorites.

Looking at the black jade onstage, Chen Ye was greatly surprised.

He strongly suspected that this thing might have come from the hands of an Earth god...

Otherwise, there was simply no way to explain how hero talent abilities from an anime could appear in the real world and be acquired by humanity.

At exactly nine in the morning.

The hero talent compatibility ceremony officially began.

The principal went onstage and delivered a long, tedious speech full of empty inspirational clichés, making the students drowsy.

At the same time.

The livestream had already begun.

After receiving the news, netizens from all over the country flocked into the official livestream room.

"Good morning, you horny bastards!"

"First! I'm first!"

"No one better try to steal my number one spot."

"Missing person notice: My son has gone missing. His distinguishing feature is that he loves yelling 'first.' If any of you see him, tell him to come acknowledge his father."

"Looking for marriage! I'm a slightly chubby fairy, 150 centimeters tall and 80 kilograms. I want to find a handsome guy who's 180 centimeters tall and has at least bonded with an A-class Hero talent, so we can build a perfect family."

"You tank upstairs, this is a livestream room, not a place for you to make random wishes, understand?"

"Any handsome guys interested in dirty video chats? Add me on WeChat, 138XXX..."

"Strange. Why are they suddenly livestreaming the hero talent compatibility ceremony this year? They never did in previous years!"

"It is a little strange. Last year they were saying that, in order to protect students' privacy, compatibility results shouldn't be made public!"

"Maybe the higher-ups are planning something big?"

At nine twenty.

The principal finally finished his nonsense and stepped down amid perfunctory applause.

The testing finally officially began as well.

The dean immediately went onstage with a list and began calling names.

"We'll start with Class 1... Zhou Wei."

A tall boy immediately walked up with an expectant expression after hearing his name.

Under the staff's guidance, Zhou Wei first sat down in a chair.

The chair was actually an Energy Monitor. Once Zhou Wei successfully formed a compatibility bond, it would generate energy fluctuations. When the instrument detected them, its indicator light would glow.

White light meant C-class, blue meant B-class, yellow meant A-class, and red meant S-class.

Then, Zhou Wei pressed his palm against the Hero Meteorite beside him.

The instant his palm touched the Hero Meteorite.

The boy named Zhou Wei immediately tilted his head, seemingly falling asleep.

About thirty seconds later.

Zhou Wei regained consciousness and opened his eyes.

His eyes were filled with disappointment.

Meanwhile, the chair's indicator light had shown no reaction at all...

Clearly.

He had failed to form a compatibility bond with a hero.

"Zhou Wei, compatibility failed!"

When the tester mercilessly announced those words, Zhou Wei's eyes instantly turned red.

With so many classmates watching him and the livestream camera aimed directly at him, he was immediately overcome with embarrassment and ran off in disgrace.

Seeing this scene.

None of the students had any intention of mocking him. Instead, they all grew tense.

After all, when forming compatibility bonds with heroes, everything except C-class Heroes depended on luck.

Whether one could succeed was not something one could control at all.

Zhou Wei had failed.

It would soon be their turn.

Inside the livestream room.

The reaction was exactly the opposite...

"Haha, just as I expected, this kid failed."

"Of course he failed! How could forming a compatibility bond with a hero be so easy?"

"Indeed. Other than C-class Heroes, the success rates for bonding with heroes are painfully low. Yet C-class Heroes are useless trash heroes. What a headache."

"The success rate for B-class Heroes is pretty decent. Aside from that beauty in B1, the compatibility success rates for the others are close to fifty percent. This kid probably got too ambitious and chose an A-class Hero or even an S-class Hero!"

"He wanted to bond with an S-class Hero? Heh, anyone who successfully bonds with an S-class Hero is a lucky person favored by heaven! He should take a look at himself."

"He's already miserable enough after failing. Isn't it a bit much for you guys to be taking pleasure in his misfortune?"