"Is he alright?"
In an instant, even the senior students held their breath.
At this moment, at the very back of the crowd, stood several figures separated from the main group by some distance.
Three men and one woman.
Anyone who turned around would notice that these four were the most recognized strongest students at their branch base.
Fan Li, Qiu Wenying, Wang Liqiang, and Wu Yin.
Fan Li was the image of a standard big man. Among the four, he was the oldest, appearing to be around thirty years old, while the other three were around twenty-five.
Since their arrival, all four had been known as geniuses and were the most likely candidates from the current branch base to enter the main base.
At this point, Fan Li suddenly spoke, "This kid has some skills. It seems the rumors about the main bureau's seeded players are true."
His voice was slightly aged, but his tone was calm, showing little surprise.
Beside him, Wang Liqiang was a somewhat slender and fair-faced man. He looked clean and presentable, giving the initial impression of a scholar when seen in public.
Hearing Fan Li's words, he also chimed in, "This can only be said to be a good foundation. True combat power is not just a pile of data."
Qiu Wenying, the only woman among the four, said softly, "Brother Qiang, potential is more important than combat power."
Yes, in the main bureau, the greater a person's potential, the more confidence the higher-ups had in shaping them into stronger individuals. Here, geniuses never lacked room for improvement.
"Sister Wenying, those words don't apply to him. No matter how good the potential, one needs time to grow. His cultivation realm is too low."
It was Wu Yin who spoke, and his words were met with the unanimous agreement of the other three. They all nodded.
Compared to others, the four had a broader circle of contacts and more extensive channels of information, thus knowing more.
The four were far more aware than others of Li Chonglou's offense against most people in Shangjing.
Not only were there civilian assemblies and martial assemblies outside, but even within the main bureau, many people wanted revenge against him.
Li Chonglou's predicament, and even why he appeared here, was something the four knew well.
"Should we try to recruit him then?"
"Forget it, let's see for now. Potential isn't the main point. The key is whether he can get through this difficulty. If I remember correctly, our boss's son lost his qualification because of him."
"You mean Han Sicheng? Didn't he already go to the main base?"
Wu Yin shook his head. "He did go, but he couldn't get into the first team. I heard he was assigned to the third team."
The three fell silent, as if realizing something.
Looking at Li Chonglou again, their eyes now held a hint of complexity.
This guy offended the base boss before he even arrived. Can he really stay here?
At this moment, under everyone's gaze, Li Chonglou had successfully lifted the sixth piece of equipment.
It was still a steady three seconds. When he put it down, shock appeared in the crowd.
He still had some strength left!
So, Li Chonglou moved to the seventh piece of equipment.
Just then, Old An's voice suddenly echoed in Li Chonglou's mind.
"Little Li, you might have overdone it."
Li Chonglou, who had already blocked out external influences, paused his movement.
Upon a slight focus, he realized the unusual expressions of everyone.
Even Lin Guang looked shocked!
"Uh, it seems I did overdo it."
Li Chonglou quickly abandoned the idea of continuing the test. He made a show of holding the seventh piece of equipment before grimacing and lifting it for a second, then quickly putting it down.
"Hoo, I can't anymore. The consumption is too great!"
Li Chonglou muttered to himself, shaking his head.
However, despite this, the gazes cast upon him were completely different from before.
Shock, complexity, and even a solemn hostility!
Liu Tixing, in particular, had a very unpleasant expression.
In his previous thoughts, Li Chonglou's current reputation was entirely due to luck, which was why he was unconvinced from the bottom of his heart.
But with the talent he had just displayed, it was indeed far beyond his own!
Fortunately, Old An reminded him early.
Li Chonglou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Based on his experience just now, he felt it wouldn't be difficult to lift ten pieces, and he might even aim for a perfect score, as he hadn't even used thirty percent of his acupuncture point strength yet.
With his latent pulse, his acupuncture points were the true core!
Only then did Lin Guang recover from his shock.
Hearing Li Chonglou's words, he couldn't help but comfort him, "Don't be discouraged. Your score is already very good. It's at least above ninety percent of the students."
"Then what score do I have now?"
Lin Guang was taken aback but still explained, "The strength test seems to be ten points now. Four points for the initial stage, and two points for each additional piece."
Li Chonglou then asked, "And what's the score for excellent?"
Lin Guang replied without thinking, "Above seventy-five points is excellent. A perfect score, in reality, isn't a true perfect score; reaching ninety is considered it."
A true one hundred points had never existed in his understanding.
After hearing this, Li Chonglou's brows furrowed instantly.
The strength test already felt like this, and he only got fifteen points. With only three more events left, it meant that to get an excellent score, he would need to score at least twenty points in each!
But with fifteen points already like this, what would scoring twenty points look like?
Li Chonglou realized a problem at this point.
If he wanted to reach the main base at the fastest speed, he would have to gain greater fame, and it might even spread outside.
With greater ability comes greater responsibility. It was likely that even if he wanted to avoid trouble, he wouldn't be able to, and this also conflicted with his low-key nature.
But choosing to be low-key meant he might have to find an alternative route, or even discuss with the white-haired man about entering the main base through other means.
"Wait, could this also be one of his objectives?"
Li Chonglou suddenly started, and a realization dawned on him.
Damn it, that's right, this was definitely intentional on his part!
As expected, those who could sit in the boss's position were not honest people!
Li Chonglou finally understood. After causing such a big stir, the white-haired man not only didn't have a bad opinion of him but had also arranged a way out for him. This was truly just superficial concern!
This guy wanted to force him to reveal all his secrets in this way!
Yes, if he wanted to leave the sub-base in the fastest way, from the current perspective, there was no other option but to reveal more secrets.
"I really don't believe it. Is there no other way besides this!"
Li Chonglou gritted his teeth, making up his mind.
He would do the opposite!
Otherwise, even if he solved the current problem, what about after that?
Once his true strength was fully exposed, how long could he remain low-key? He feared that people would force him to act then!