This year, the entrance exams for Special University were slightly different. The Investigation Headquarters had issued a new directive allowing each branch to refine the assessments according to local conditions.
This was because each region had a different stock of Special Items, and the investigators differed in strength as well, so the difficulty of the assessments varied.
The strength of an applicant's spirituality was no longer a barrier to entry. The supply of Spirit Fruit already exceeded demand, but no one dared to gorge on it endlessly the way Ke Meng did. Eating like him would only drive a person insane, beyond anyone's ability to bring them back.
Even Sigil Jade could barely help someone driven mad that way. Even if they regained their sanity, they would still suffer symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and could never work as an investigator again.
As Mrs. Chen drove, she kept nagging her daughter to give up on the special exam. Living as an ordinary person for the rest of her life would be fine. After all, even if the sky fell, the Investigation Bureau would be there to hold it up.
"Mom, enough," Chen Momo said, unable to hold back her complaint. "What if the world changes? I want to move forward. I'm not like you."
The world was peaceful now, but looking back at its darkest hour, the despair-inducing red mist had shrouded the entire planet. As long as Blue Star continued producing Special Items, ordinary people would struggle to find true safety.
Unable to win the argument with her daughter, Mrs. Chen could only silently switch on the car radio.
The Koi City radio station announced, "Koi Continent's first controlled nuclear fusion reactor will officially be ignited today. We've invited nuclear fusion expert Professor Wang to explain the significance of