"Brother, where have you been?"
"I just went to see a friend," Wang Lei explained.
Wang fang stared with wide eyes and asks "Are you doing something wrong, brother? If you have done something wrong, mother will punish you when she wakes up."
Wang Lei is aware that he has killed four people and that he may kill more in the future, so he simply smiled at his sister and told her to stay in this sun-shine hotel for a month, also take absence leave for school. He was concerned that Li jie may send someone to spy on their home, so he rented this flat for two months. His sister confronts him with many questions, but he avoids her and enters his room, which was one of five rooms in this flat.
He felt he needed to boost his strength; he was already certain that he could receive a scholarship, but he didn't want to exhibit his full potential because it would make others think he is more than an average boy, drawing more attention. There are two ways to get into one of the top three branch academies. The first was to invest a large sum of money, and the second was to obtain a scholarship by placing in the top five in the entrance exam. He has only second way. So, he began to practice the body hardening technique.
He practiced his skill every day and every hour like a lunatic, only stopping for lunch and to talk to his sister occasionally. After twenty-eight days of training, he had finally attained the mid-stage of body hardening skill. Previously, he had just gotten certain harness attributes, but now he had gained gold hardness. His body had a thin gold overlay covering it.
'It will require more qi than before to use this skill, and the entrance exam is in five days. I need to fill out a form in order to participate in entrance exam.' Wang Lei pondered.
He told his sister that he was going to fill out the school application form, but he didn't tell her that he was going to apply for the top three branch academies. He rushed toward the boundary between the inner and outer areas. Only those of greater status and rich were permitted to live in the inner area, and the top three branch academies were also located there. However, the top three branch academies will send their staff in the broader to manage the application form to those who have applied for the entrance exam.
When Wang Lei arrived at broader, he noticed a large number of young people standing. This location was visited by over 2,000 people. He has heard that many young people from the surrounding area would be taking the entrance exam. He had waited in a lengthy line for six hours before finally getting a chance to receive the white paper, but when he saw that they should buy this white paper, which cost around 500 gold coins, which was a lot of money for people in the countryside. He swallowed the saliva and paid.
He had also heard that the top three branch academy always raised money, therefore only talented youngsters who were confident of making the top five positions applied in the entrance exam. This is a significant risk for their lives as well as the lives of their families. Most people in the outer area are not wealthy; they sold everything and even applied for loans on the black market while keeping themselves and their families on a mortgage.
Wang Lei had filled out the white paper with his details, and it even captured his image of him wearing a mask. The applier should also put a drop of blood on this paper so that there would be no mistake in recognizing the selected youth in the future. He also cut his finger and spilt blood. The white paper in his palm vanished once he dropped the blood. He was not shocked; he has his space storage where he can store items and also summon with his thoughts, but the other kids were not the same; they all had a dumb look on their faces.
Because the number of applications from the outer area was low due to a lack of resources, Wang Lei felt confident of securing a top-five positions. He also knows that if he made it to top five, one of the two thousand young people will lose the opportunity to join the top three branch academy. The top five youth can enter any of the top three branch academies of their choice, which is a great advantage for them.
He returned to the sun-shine hotel and starts to prepare. The other applicant was attempting to develop their strength, whilst he was attempting to improve his skill. He is aware that he does not have any equipment or instruction, and he also lacks information about many things that are required to pave the way for him to become the strongest, therefore he want to attend the top three academies for resources.
Five days passed in the blink of an eye, Wang Lei was preparing to go to the exam site, and they were only told to come in the outer gate at seven a.m.