The moment the Local Area Network was unblocked, Qin Ze's mind was filled with that familiar nagging again.
The old village is back!
After quickly reviewing his clone's memories, Qin Ze discovered that he had fallen asleep after being transported to the Otherworld.
"Young people are so healthy, they can fall asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow."
"Damn it, didn't you sleep? You were like a pig, I couldn't wake you up no matter what I did."
"No wonder it's called the Mystic Dream Otherworld; it's for making people dream."
"Can I customize my dream? Hehehe..."
I have a bold idea!
"We are the champions!"
"..."
Through the clone's perspective, Qin Ze saw what the Mystic Dream Otherworld looked like.
A chaotic blackness.
In the endless darkness, hundreds of points of light twinkled, like stars in the Milky Way.
Millions of students from all over the country were transported to this Otherworld.
They all frowned, lost in their dream of the Heaven-Reaching Tower.
Qin Ze exited the memory retrieval process.
This Otherworld is so interesting!
It allows millions of people to share the same dream simultaneously.
Qin Ze looked around.
More than a hundred test takers have already been identified.
They were all pale-faced and drenched in sweat, as if they had just experienced something extremely terrifying.
These people probably didn't even make it to the second floor.
People were continuously being teleported out of the spatial vortex.
But the announcement of passing the level never came again.
Qin Ze was very puzzled.
Is it difficult?
He thought it was quite simple.
Especially the ninth floor.
He did nothing.
Heaven-Reaching Tower only showed one film: Cthulhu committing suicide.
It looks pretty good.
Although Qin Ze has already cleared the Heaven-Reaching Tower, he cannot leave the examination hall yet.
The examination hall doors will only open after everyone has finished their exams and the spatial vortex has closed.
Bored, Qin Ze opened the chat group, ready to happily chat for a while.
[ Deer Cry Yo-Yo: I cleared the Heaven-Reaching Tower! 7 minutes and 40 seconds!]
You can tell that the Little Deer was very happy; it said so much in one breath.
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Not bad, not bad, you're almost catching up to me. Back then, my sister took seven minutes and twenty-seven seconds.]
[ Passerby A: If you don't understand, what is the Heaven-Reaching Tower?]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: The method of selecting candidates, the Heaven-Reaching Tower has nine floors, and the strength of the guardian beasts increases with each floor]
[ Passerby A: Is it difficult?]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: It's indeed very difficult for seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys and girls. The Heaven-Reaching Tower simulates real combat, but none of us had experienced real battles at that time.]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: The hardest part is the ninth floor of the Heaven-Reaching Tower, where you will confront your inner fears.]
Qin Ze raised an eyebrow.
Is the ninth level the fear in one's heart?
Forget it.
That " Cthulhu " doesn't look scary enough at all.
In some ways, the little thing is even quite cute.
At least he thought it looked much better than the Brother Devour with dozens of arms and legs sticking out of him.
Passerby A had never participated in the martial arts exam and knew absolutely nothing about the Mystic Dream Otherworld and the Heaven-Reaching Tower.
[ Passerby A: Where does Little Deer's score rank among the test takers?]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Top performers, fewer than a hundred candidates can pass the ninth level each year, and the vast majority take about half an hour. Those who can get in within ten minutes are truly exceptional geniuses.]
Qin Ze really wanted to ask, "So what level is my score of 2 points and 17 seconds?"
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: I feel like you're just praising yourself]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: How many Fast Man there back then?]
[ On the Slacking on the Sidelines: Running Man! I'm a direct-entry student, why would I need to take a martial arts exam like you ordinary folks?]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: You're talking like nobody has talent or ability. If my dad hadn't forced me to participate, I could have gotten in through a guaranteed admission program.]
[ Scholar: If I remember correctly, the record for the Heaven-Reaching Tower was held by Senior Yuan, right? Six minutes.]
Qin Ze found it hard to believe.
Is Brother Yuanzi pulling like that? It's only been six minutes.
Doesn't that mean he's better than Brother Yuanzi?
[ Yao Yuan: It's not me anymore. Just now, someone in Jiang City cleared the Heaven-Reaching Tower in two minutes and seventeen seconds.]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: How much?]
[ Deer Cry Yo-Yo: This... this is amazing!]
[Bookstore: Could there be something wrong with the Mystic Dream Otherworld?]
[ Beast Tamer: It's nothing special, really, it's just so-so.]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: You haven't experienced it, you don't understand]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Only those who have truly experienced the Heaven-Reaching Tower during the martial arts exam know how terrifying a score of two minutes and seventeen seconds is.]
Qin Ze's lips were practically curled into a wide smile.
I don't understand?
ridiculous.
"No one knows more about the Heaven-Reaching Tower than I do."
[ Yao Yuan: It's been confirmed in Sea Capital that there are no issues with the Mystic Dream Otherworld; the result is genuine and valid.]
[ Passerby A: I'm quite curious about the ninth floor. By the way, what were you all afraid of back then?]
[ Deer Cry Yo-Yo: I... I'm too embarrassed to say]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Let bygones be bygones]
[ Scholar: Let's not talk about it.]
Seeing the three people's reaction, Qin Ze's curiosity was piqued.
[ Fairies Don't Poop: I never expected that such a remote place as Jiang City would produce such a peerless genius. This child has the potential to be an emperor.]
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: How much is the Scholar's Heaven-Reaching Tower?]
[ Scholar: Heaven has endowed me with talents, which will surely be put to use; though a thousand pieces of gold are spent, they will return again]
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: Got it, didn't beat the game]
[ Scholar: Hmph! We walk different paths, so we cannot work together!]
[ Passerby A: Do you guys think he might be the ninth key in the future?]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Very likely]
At this moment, Qin Ze really wanted to shout in the group chat, "I am the one who scored 2 points and 17 points!" and then receive everyone's worship.
In the end, I decided against it; I couldn't afford to ruin the persona I'd built.
Twenty minutes later, all the candidates were teleported out.
The first round of the martial arts exam has ended.
The Ministry of Education walked to the Gate-Sealing Stele, removed the stone embedded in the groove, and the spatial vortex immediately disappeared.
The first round of the martial arts exam has officially ended.
The top 256 have been announced.
"Those who are on the list, please be on time for the second round of martial arts exams at 8:00 AM tomorrow."
A 3D projection appeared in the sky above the examination room.
Qin Ze found his name very easily.
[First Place: Qin Ze ]
[Number of Levels Cleared: Nine]
[Time: 2 minutes and 17 seconds]
Qin Ze immediately felt the complicated looks he received from the other examinees.
Envy, jealousy, shock, cuteness...
Qin Ze remained as steady as a rock, displaying the demeanor of a master.
He glanced at the rankings at the back again.
He was the only one who cleared the ninth floor.
Three people have completed all eight floors.
Fang Songhua, Xie Xueying, and Zhang San.
Qin Ze muttered to himself, "I didn't realize the class monitor was so formidable."
Qin Ze didn't look at the rotten garlic anymore. He got up, stretched, and left the examination room.
As soon as they stepped outside, the old teacher excitedly grabbed Qin Ze's hand.
"You've really given me a wonderful surprise!"
The teacher's eyes practically lit up.
How could you not be excited if your own pet fish suddenly leaped over the Dragon Gate?
Qin Ze said calmly, "Basic stuff, don't overdo it."
Unbeknownst to him, his results from the Heaven-Reaching Tower had already spread throughout the national Wuhan University admissions office.
The phone lines at the Jiang City Ministry of Education were ringing off the hook.