Astral Apostle

Chapter 502: Investigation; Favorable (2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Soon, it was Lin Kun’s turn to go on stage. His superpower was extremely destructive. After transforming into a muscular giant, he withstood the siege and blew up the mechanical soldiers one by one. Although he was slightly injured, he was the only student who had crushed the mechanical soldiers directly.

The leaders nodded in admiration and recorded it down.

After Lin Kun finished off his opponent, he could not help but raise his chin at Zhou Jing to show off.

Zhou Jing ignored him and went straight onto the stage to face the five new mechanical soldiers.

“Do you want a weapon?” The staff asked from afar.

“No need.”

Zhou Jing waved his hand, but he did not take a saber. He decided to fight the enemy empty-handed and show off a little.

In the next moment, five mechanical soldiers activated and charged forward.

Thud thud thud—

A series of special bullets shot over.

Zhou Jing had long identified the trajectory of the bullet and dodged it nimbly. His movements were agile and fast as he faced a mechanical soldier who was close to him.

Swoosh!

The unsharpened saber in the mechanical soldier’s hand slashed down.

Zhou Jing tilted his body slightly and crawled into the mechanical soldier’s arms, causing the saber to miss.

At the same time, he placed his hand on the mechanical soldier’s breastplate and shook it hard.

His palm suddenly emitted a dazzling lightning aura.

Sizzle — Bang!

The close combat mechanical soldier was sent flying. His breastplate caved in, and electric sparks flew all over his body, emitting black smoke. He had actually been crippled in one move.

Ever since he inherited the power of the Elemental Sorcerer Level 3 that Bill had converted for free during his Eternalization, all of Zhou Jing’s attributes had climbed to the Second Order. He was very strong and comprehensive. His various indicators were already outstanding among the new students.

In particular, his energy attribute had more than 60 points now. He had converted the electrical discharge of his Mutant Blood Warrior path into the Martial Path Aura, and its direct destructive power was also outstanding. He was no longer able to only use swift attacks to cause damage like before.

These mechanical soldiers were only tools used to test new students. Their combat strength was on a completely different level from his.

In just more than ten seconds, Zhou Jing had passed through the entire scene and crippled all five mechanical soldiers. Not only was his efficiency higher than Lin Kun’s, but he was also unscathed.

Seeing this, Lin Kun’s face fell.

Huang Zhuo’s eyes lit up, “This kid is not bad. His combat strength is clearly higher than others.”

“Strange, he’s much stronger than in the file… Although he’s a student, he seems to have improved too quickly.” A captain beside him was surprised.

The records in Zhou Jing’s file were still stuck at the performance of the freshmen competition. After he obtained Bill’s ability, because he did not participate in other club activities, he had never completely revealed it, so the file had not been updated.

Many of the team leaders were quite interested in Zhou Jing, but they did not come over to chat at this moment. They each took notes.

Because there were few people, the actual combat inspection was quickly completed.

Everyone came to the office to take the written test.

The written test was to complete a paper.

Everyone did not know what the test was about. When they got the paper and saw the contents, they were all shocked.

Huang Zhuo explained at this time, “A qualified explorer needs to have a comprehensive understanding of the target Astral Realm before serving… Since you’re all new students and have basically only taken the basic science course in the first two months, today’s written test will only examine the Astral Realm information mentioned in the class, which is the plane that is about to converge. Answer as many questions as you can.”

Hearing this, many students’ expressions turned bitter.

The Explorer’s course introduced the situation of the astral world that was about to converge, but there was no homework or memorization required.

Therefore, they all listened to it as a story and did not pay much attention to it. After hearing it, they forgot most of it.

Now, they actually wanted to take these tests… Why didn’t they remind them in advance? They were completely unprepared!

Unlike the others, Zhou Jing’s expression was subtle.

The contents of the test were actually all kinds of questions related to the Great Xia Dynasty.

He had lived there for more than a year. Wasn’t this just them running into the muzzle of his gun…

Zhou Jing could not help but worry.

It was not that he was afraid that he would not be able to answer, but he was afraid that if he answered too accurately, he would be pulled over for interrogation.

There were not many questions, and everyone only took half an hour to finish writing.

The captains collected their papers and checked their answers one by one. From time to time, they would shake their heads and sigh helplessly.

“This is simply nonsense. You definitely didn’t remember anything in class, right?”

“Do you think this information has nothing to do with you for the time being and are listening as if it’s fun? This is information that the Exploration Bureau spent countless manpower to collect. A new student is indeed a new student. Your attitude is not proper enough.”

Hearing the senior’s criticism, the students felt embarrassed.

At this moment, when the leaders saw Zhou Jing’s paper, they immediately perked up.

“That’s right. There are still people who remember it. Although there are some mistakes, it’s generally not bad… Do you see that? You should all learn. Even if there are no requirements in class, you have to treat the information of every world seriously. This is the attitude we want!”

Zhou Jing coughed and made an excuse, “I’m just interested in the other world, so I made some effort to remember a little…”

Huang Zhuo praised, “Very good. You’re curious. This is the realization a quasi-explorer should have. Only then can you do this profession well in the future.”

The corners of Zhou Jing’s mouth twitched as he felt a little strange.

After obtaining the results of the inspection, the leaders also finalized their own thoughts. They all found their favorite targets.

Some people were surrounded by a few team leaders, making them feel flattered. In contrast, there were also students who sat at the side in desolation.

Wu Fan had high learning potential, and Lin Kun’s superpower was powerful. He was very popular, but Zhou Jing was the one that the leaders paid the most attention to.

He Zhifei came over and looked at Zhou Jing. He spoke in his signature deep voice,

“Among this batch of newcomers, only you can barely pass. At least you didn’t waste my time. However, you’re still far from my standards. My team only accepts elites, and everyone has to be useful. I have some requirements. If you can fulfill them, you’ll be qualified to join my team after graduation.”

“Please speak,” Zhou Jing replied patiently.

“Firstly, your performance points have to be at least in the top ten of this year’s competition. Secondly, my team doesn’t lack thugs. Put aside the martial arts aspect for the time being, and go cultivate a technical superpower system first. Machinery or magic are fine. Thirdly…”

He explained six different requirements in one breath, wanting Zhou Jing to adjust his studies according to his needs.

As Zhou Jing listened, he maintained a smile on his face. He had already given up on this person in his heart and did not intend to change his cultivation plan according to the man’s request.

He could tell that He Zhifei’s desire to control was not low. He even had to criticize how he cultivated. If he joined such a team, he would most likely be treated as a tool.

Sensing Zhou Jing’s perfunctory attitude, He Zhifei frowned and said in dissatisfaction, “Have you remembered everything I said?”

“I’ve remembered, but you’re asking too much. I’m not your team member yet.” Zhou Jing smiled.

He Zhifei narrowed his eyes and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to teach him a lesson.

At this moment, Huang Zhuo walked over and interrupted their conversation. He smiled at Zhou Jing and said, “You’re not bad. I’ll continue to pay attention to you. As long as you can continue to be so diligent, I’ll send you an invitation to join the team after graduation… Don’t worry, I don’t have as many conditions as Old He. You can train however you want.”

“Thank you.” Zhou Jing thanked him politely.

“Hmph.” He Zhifei snorted and turned to walk away.

Zhou Jing glanced at him and retracted his gaze, not caring about it at all.

He was only a first-year student. The current invitation would only take effect in the future, and it did not affect him now.

Moreover, he was in high demand. This was only the first team to take a fancy to him. In the future, there would be many opportunities to cast a wide net. There would be plenty of room for selection, so he was not in a hurry to respond to any team leader.

“I think highly of you,” Huang Zhuo patted Zhou Jing’s shoulder and encouraged him, “I’ve seen your file. Your initial potential doesn’t seem to be especially high, but you don’t have to be discouraged. As long as you practice diligently, you can still grow to a very strong level… I’m going off to serve my duty soon. When I return, I’ll pay attention to your learning progress. Don’t disappoint me.”

Zhou Jing nodded and thought to himself.

If this person was going to serve, he should be one of those traveling to Plane D19… Perhaps his apostle would encounter him in the future.

Huang Zhuo smiled and said confidently, “Study hard. If you can join my team, I’ll bring you along.”