In a lounge on the left side of the square, Wang Haiping sat by the window, occasionally turning his head to glance at the team from Guangchuan Fourth Middle School.
Wang Haiping glanced at the time—it was almost eight o'clock; he had been standing here for nearly two hours without catching sight of Su Yuan.
"This kid, what on earth is he still doing inside even after the trials have ended?"
Wang Haiping couldn't remember the last time he had waited this long for someone.
At that moment, Xiao Yong also entered the lounge to get some water and, seeing Wang Haiping waiting, couldn't help expressing surprise, "Director Wang, are you waiting for Su Yuan?"
"How come he hasn't come out yet?"
"He's still inside fighting monsters, but he should be out soon."
"Fighting monsters?" Wang Haiping looked puzzled, "The trials have ended, what monsters are there to fight?"
"I don't know, maybe for experience or for the Star Core… Oh? Here he comes now, look over there."
Xiao Yong gestured towards the square.
Indeed, Su Yuan had returned to the square, carrying a backpack.
Xiao Yong asked, "Should I bring him over to see you?"
"No need, I've already instructed Yang Jun." Wang Haiping suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, what were his final trial scores?"
As he mentioned this, Xiao Yong paused with his hand on the water jug.
Looking up at the ceiling, Xiao Yong seemed a bit dazed as he said, "Unprecedented…"
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In the team from Guangchuan Fourth Middle School on the square.
Chen Jiujun watched Su Yuan approach, his expression complex.
Jiang Jun, who also knew about Su Yuan's strength, felt somewhat sighing.
The final boss, the Earth Element Beast, had been slain, and from Chen Jiujun's expression, Jiang Jun knew it couldn't have been him; thus, it was very likely Su Yuan.
"Su Yuan, you're back?"
At this moment, seeing Su Yuan still felt like a dream to Yang Jun, somewhat unbelievable.
"Teacher Yang." Su Yuan nodded in response.
Coming back to his senses, Yang Jun stepped forward, clapped Su Yuan on the shoulder, and smiled, "Good to have you back. Come aside with me for a moment."
"Hmm?" Su Yuan pondered briefly and realized he might have drawn some attention, and immediately nodded to follow Yang Jun towards a distant lounge.
The many students from Guangchuan Fourth Middle School didn't understand the situation and started discussing:
"What's up with Su Yuan, why did Teacher Yang call him?"
"Could it be a violation?"
"But there didn't seem to be any rules against anything in this trial."
"Guess we don't know…"
Meanwhile, several City Guard members also brought over the trial results—the total points and rankings of 1148 students were posted on the public board.
The top two hundred, the top twenty, and the top three were marked in gray, yellow, and red borders, respectively.
First place: Su Yuan, 10,050 points, Guangchuan Fourth Middle School
Second place: Fang Kun, 6,160 points, Guangchuan First Middle School
Third place: Chen Jiujun, 5,480 points, Guangchuan Fourth Middle School
Fourth place: Lv Xinghen, 3,660 points, Guangchuan First Middle School
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Seventh place: Jiang Jun, 2,840 points, Guangchuan Fourth Middle School
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"Wow, 10,050 points? Am I seeing this right?"
"My god, what a freak! Who is this Su Yuan?!"
"What's happening, what are you talking about? What freak?"
"First place, man! Su Yuan, 10,050 points, even higher than Fang Kun and Chen Jiujun!!"
"Damn, seriously, this must be cheating, right? How could anyone have over ten thousand points!"
"From Fourth Middle? Is anyone here from Fourth Middle? Speak up, who is this Su Yuan!"
"Right, wasn't that Earth Element Beast boss killed? A Bronze-level Earth Element Beast is worth 3000 points, was it killed by this Su Yuan?"
"It must have been, but who exactly is Su Yuan!"
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As soon as the trial scores were announced, the square immediately erupted into chaos!
The reason was none other than Su Yuan, who was in first place.
Everyone had assumed that the first place would be either Fang Kun or Chen Jiujun, so where did this Su Yuan come from all of a sudden?
Not only had he taken the first place, but he also scored over ten thousand points? Nearly 4000 points higher than the specially admitted Fang Kun, who was in second place!
Is this a Star Apprentice?
Even a high-level Bronze wouldn't necessarily be able to do that!
While the entire square echoed with questions of "Who is Su Yuan, and who is Su Yuan?" those who had seen Su Yuan in action, like Fang Kun and Jiang Jun, were silently emotional and deeply stirred.
Although they had anticipated that Su Yuan might take the first place in the trial, they had never imagined he would achieve such a terrifyingly high score!
"10050 points, just how many Star Beasts did this guy kill..."Lv Xinghen took a sharp breath.
Remembering the scene where Su Yuan's arm, entwined with golden fire, had severed the head of the Earth Element Beast, Fang Kun suddenly felt a strong surge of fighting spirit, "I really want to have a real fight with him!"
Out of curiosity, Lv Xinghen asked, "How confident are you?"
Fang Kun, after a moment of contemplation, said, "At most thirty percent."
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Chen Jiujun stared at the leaderboard, eyes fixed on Su Yuan and Fang Kun ahead of him, fists clenched tight, his heart filled with turmoil!
Especially with Su Yuan's score, nearly double that of his own, the usually proud Chen Jiujun, who always looked up to the geniuses in the big cities, couldn't accept it at all!
"A high ranking in the trial doesn't necessarily mean real strength is stronger, if there's a chance, I'll have to settle this with you another time!"
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The square was bustling with excitement, everyone asking about who Su Yuan was, while Su Yuan himself had already been brought before Wang Haiping by Yang Jun.
Yang Jun reminded him, "Su Yuan, this is Director Wang Haiping from the Guangchuan Education Bureau, he said he wanted to meet you."
Wang Haiping?
There was a shock in Su Yuan's heart.
He had never expected this person to come looking for him personally, and he quickly bowed slightly, "Director Wang."
Wang Haiping smiled amiably, "Su Yuan, right, good!"
Yang Jun said, "Well, Director Wang, I've brought him over to you, you guys talk, I'll take my leave now."
"Alright, go ahead."
After Yang Jun left, Wang Haiping smiled and gestured to Su Yuan, "Please take a seat."
Su Yuan sat down as instructed, wondering in his heart what the big shot wanted from him.
Little did Su Yuan know, Wang Haiping had just visited the Secret Realm Command Center and had watched all his performances from the past two days and one night.
Wang Haiping smiled and said, "Su Yuan, I wanted to ask you a few questions."
"Ask questions?"
Su Yuan quickly recalled in his mind whether he had exposed the "system" in the Secret Realm.
Su Yuan knew that not only were there drones monitoring the trial, but there were also City Guard members everywhere, so he had never used the system.
As for the displayed skills like Steel Flame Finger and Hardened Iron Armor, Su Yuan was not overly concerned.
Though he had only been here for a year, Su Yuan knew that on Blue Sea Star, where extraordinary powers existed, there were many bug-like genius monsters, and Great Flame had always nurtured its homegrown talents rather than dissect them.
This was also one of the reasons why Great Flame continuously produced talented individuals and grew stronger.
His only fast-track was in skill cultivation, at most on par with Director Huangfu Qi of the Education Bureau; there shouldn't be any problems, in theory.
Of course, that was provided he didn't expose the existence of the system. Once the system was exposed, that could change everything.