Outrageously Absurd!

Early in the morning, before dawn had even broken, Lin Mo was awakened by the chaotic clamor outside his door.

"Who the hell is it this early in the morning? Are you going to let people sleep or not?"

Cursing under his breath, Lin Mo climbed out of bed, opened the front door in nothing but a pair of loose shorts, and looked outside to see what was going on.

Outside, the place was packed with people.

A large group of boys and girls in school uniforms stood neatly lined up outside, their expressions varying.

Some were expectant, some disgusted, and some... were still half-asleep, nodding off continuously.

All around them, the neighbors had gathered, pointing at the crowd and whispering among themselves.

"What's going on?"

"No idea. What are all these people here for?"

"Those... look like the uniforms from Jiangcheng No. 2 High School, don't they?"

"That's right, they're from No. 2. Little Mo wears that uniform too."

"Whoa, are those teachers up front? So many teachers and students coming here—what are they doing, taking a day trip through the shantytown?"

"This whole shantytown is full of poor households. What the hell is there to tour here? Besides, who brings a drum and gong troupe on a sightseeing trip?"

"Look, that old man at the front is smiling so lecherously. Who is he?"

"From the looks of it, could that old man be the principal of No. 2 High School?"

"..."

For a time, the residents of the area all began commenting on the group.

"Creak—"

The soft sound of a door opening rang out, and everyone outside immediately fell silent and turned to look.

They saw Lin Mo open the door in nothing but loose shorts, his face full of irritation.

"Holy shit?"

When Lin Mo saw the scene outside and recognized who these people were, he immediately blurted out a curse.

"Hahaha, Lin—"

The elderly man at the front saw Lin Mo and immediately laughed, about to greet him.

Bang!

However, Lin Mo decisively slammed the door shut in his face.

"What the hell is going on?!"

Behind the closed door, Lin Mo was completely baffled and hurriedly put on his clothes.

Then he opened the door again.

"Principal, what is this...?"

"Ahem, haha, good morning, Student Lin Mo!"

Principal Yang Ziqing, who had been left awkwardly hanging just now, coughed twice before putting on a smiling face again.

After greeting him, he gave a grand wave of his hand.

At once, gongs and drums thundered, and a huge banner was instantly unfurled.

[Sending off the pride of No. 2 High School—Student Lin Mo—as he journeys to the Martial Alliance Elite Camp.]

"..." Lin Mo was speechless when he saw the banner.

But it still wasn't over!

Immediately afterward, another banner was raised.

[Wishing Student Lin Mo a smooth journey and a triumphant return!]

"Are all these people here for Lin Mo?"

"The pride of No. 2 High School? Could it be that Lin Mo..."

"What is this Martial Alliance Elite Camp?"

"I don't know, but I know about the Martial Alliance. Anyone connected to the Martial Alliance must be incredible, right?"

"Definitely. I always thought Little Mo was especially hardworking. Looks like he's finally made something of himself."

"Yeah, Martial Alliance Elite Camp—just hearing the name tells you it's an impressive place. Otherwise, why would they put on such a grand send-off?"

"That has to be it. Didn't Lin Mo call that old man principal? Even the principal came personally to see him off. Lin Mo has definitely risen to prominence."

"..."

While Lin Mo stood there speechless, the surrounding neighbors were all overjoyed.

Everyone in this area who knew Lin Mo liked him very much.

He was hardworking, humble toward others, and handsome too. Who wouldn't like him?

Besides, this was a shantytown, a place where poor households gathered.

Lin Mo making something of himself was the same as bringing honor to the shantytown.

Naturally, everyone was happy for him and felt honored by association.

Weren't there plenty of reporters around the outskirts too? Their cameras kept clicking nonstop.

"Lin Mo, this is the reward our school is giving you for your outstanding performance this time—five million!"

At that moment, the principal walked over, took an oversized check, and said with a beaming smile.

At the same time, he kept gesturing and striking poses toward the reporters beside him.

"Oh, thank you, Principal."

Lin Mo responded mechanically, his face filled with helplessness.

Yet inwardly, he was already cursing.

Principal, didn't you say the homeroom teacher would deliver the check?

Why have you set up such a spectacle now?

Did you have to be this high-profile?

Meanwhile, Yang Ziqing felt incomparably satisfied.

If Lin Mo had not been selected for the Martial Alliance Elite Camp, his information would have been required to remain confidential.

Then, aside from secretly enjoying himself, Yang Ziqing would have had no way to show off with such great fanfare.

But now that Lin Mo had been selected for the Elite Camp, he no longer had that concern.

The Martial Alliance Elite Camp had powerhouses of the Grandmaster Realm stationed within it. No matter how wild or mad the Heretics were, they would not dare storm directly inside.

By the time Lin Mo graduated, he would already be a Seventh-grade powerhouse with the ability to protect himself. Why would he still need to fear those Heretics?

That was why Yang Ziqing had personally come to deliver the check and put on this whole show!

As for the students he had brought with him, they were precisely the students from Jiangcheng No. 2 High School who had been selected for the Martial Arts Training Class this time.

At this moment, they looked at Lin Mo with countless thoughts running through their minds.

Most of them did not know Lin Mo. After all, for the past three years, he had been an obscure and unnoticed person.

Of course, there were also students who knew him.

For example, Wang Shouquan and Lin Ya'er.

The expressions on both their faces were especially complicated.

Wang Shouquan was naturally filled with resentment, but after receiving Lin Mo's Truss education last time, he had already been beaten into submission.

Coupled with his parents' warnings, he no longer harbored any thoughts of revenge.

To be honest, he had originally been very unwilling to accept it.

But last night, after the principal urgently notified all Martial Arts Training Class students that they had to come see Lin Mo off this morning—

He once again learned just how powerful Lin Mo was, and all his temper vanished without a trace.

That freak had become stronger than even Wang Shouquan's parents after just one day apart.

He had even become an Awakened.

Heaven must have gone blind!

Lin Ya'er, meanwhile, was overwhelmed by a tumult of emotions.

At school, she had been exceptionally talented and thought herself above others.

She had never looked anyone else in the eye.

Although she had viewed Lin Mo a little differently, it was only because he was rather handsome.

On top of that, he usually did not talk much and devoted nearly all his time to arduous cultivation.

That was what had changed her impression of him and made her see him differently from others.

But she had never believed Lin Mo could surpass her.

Especially after the test some time ago, when she saw his Blood Qi Value that gave him no hope of entering a Martial University, she had long since placed him in the category of people she would never have contact with again.

After all, once one entered the martial path, it was as deep as the sea. The two of them would belong to completely different worlds in the future.

Lin Mo was destined to be unable to catch up to her even if he whipped his horse to death.

But who could have expected the twists and turns of fate?

It had only been a few days, yet Lin Mo had leaped into becoming the pride of No. 2 High School.

He had even been selected as one of Southern Province's representatives for the Martial Alliance Elite Camp.

Others might not know what the Martial Alliance Elite Camp represented, but Lin Ya'er's family background was far from ordinary, so she naturally knew.

Everyone who could enter that place was an Awakened.

After graduation, every one of them would absolutely be capable of stepping into Seventh-grade or above.

What was more, those in the know understood that the Martial Alliance Elite Camp had another name—among martial artists, it was called the Grandmaster Reserve Camp!

When Lin Ya'er learned that Lin Mo had obtained this spot, she was utterly shocked.

She had not slept well all night.

Watching Lin Mo in the distance as the principal wrapped an arm around his shoulder and kept taking pictures with him, Lin Ya'er's gaze was incomparably complicated.

Now, they truly were no longer people of the same world.

Only now, she was the one who could no longer catch up to Lin Mo.

Afterward, at the principal's signal, the Martial Arts Training Class students all stepped forward to offer their congratulations.

At that moment, whether they knew Lin Mo or not, every one of them wore respectful expressions and eagerly acted familiar, their faces full of envy.

Who wouldn't want to befriend a genius like this?

He was someone destined to step into the rank of a Great Martial Artist, perhaps even become a Grandmaster in the future.

Only Lin Mo was inwardly crying out in helplessness, This is fucking outrageously absurd!