“Uh...” Jiang Xiao scratched his head, thinking, *whoa*, this is no joke.

This woman is terrifying! How can she change her face so quickly?

She's much scarier than the reporter I met in the snack street last night.

Last night, our team was filmed by a college student on the street and posted online, which attracted some reporters. But they weren't this crazy. After Hai Tianqing refused, they were unwilling, but didn't pester us for too long.

Besides, they were after Han Jiangxue.

This morning, we ate quickly and left quickly, so we didn't run into those people.

The entrance to the hotel was also quiet. I guess the officials took corresponding protective measures, so the reporters didn't gather here.

I didn't expect this woman to find a loophole and sneak in.

Well, she's in. What Jiang Xiao didn't expect was that she wasn't here for Han Jiangxue, but for him?

Jiang Xiao isn't the most talked-about student in this class, but he has to admit that there's indeed something to dig out about him.

And it's explosive.

As a medical-type Awakened with only 9 star slots, Jiang Xiao is somewhat famous among the participating students.

But this "fame" isn't really a compliment. When people see Jiang Xiao's profile, most of them look down on him. Even if they don't mock or ridicule him, their hearts are full of disdain.

According to the world's point of view, Jiang Xiao is indeed a moron.

And when the teachers put the detailed information of this Poisonous Milk from the northernmost part of China in front of the participating students, these children might still be disdainful, but at least they are willing to look at Jiang Xiao directly.

Never mind how Jiang Xiao will develop in the future, or what his potential is. In short, at the Nebula stage, his Star Techniques are complete and very powerful!

Qing Mang (Azure Glow), Zhu Fu (Blessing), Zhong Ling (Bell), Cheng Yin (Imprint), Juan Lian (Yearning), Shu Guang (Dawn), Ni Liu Zhi Guang (Light of the逆流之光), Chen Mo Zhi Sheng (Voice of Silence).

It is worth noting that,

As a Beijiang native, Jiang Xiao possesses Chen Mo Zhi Sheng (Voice of Silence) from the Yanzhao and Tianjin areas, which is a terrifying Gold-quality Star Technique.

Also, it should be noted that Jiang Xiao's Zhu Fu (Blessing) is said to be a Silver-quality upgrade, which can be used as a control-type Star Technique and is very tricky.

Most importantly, so far, only one person has seen Jiang Xiao's Star Map!

That person's name is Gao Aimin. He is the dean of students one grade above Jiang Xiao at Jiangbin No. 1 High School. He showed Gao Aimin his Star Map on the day he enrolled.

Apart from that, no one has seen Jiang Xiao's personal Star Map. Even Principal Yan of Jiangbin No. 1 High School said in an interview that he had never seen it himself.

Since Jiang Xiao hasn't taken the college entrance examination yet, his personal registration information is still the same as when he entered high school.

Whether it was in school competitions, provincial leagues, or the Second Wasteland Reclamation Competition, Jiang Xiao has never displayed his Star Map.

Is he acting mysterious? Is he grandstanding?

Is it a special tactic? Is he hiding his strength?

Or is he simply covering up his flaws and doesn't want his secrets exposed to everyone?

Opinions are divided on this point.

Jiang Xiao's teammates and practical class teachers are tight-lipped and no one reveals any information about Jiang Xiao.

Since Jiang Xiao has never shown his Star Map to the public, people are speculating whether this is a gimmick created by Jiangbin No. 1 High School?

In that desolate land in the north, no one cares, so Jiangbin No. 1 High School came up with a stupid star-making plan to attract attention?

Does Jiang Xiao really only have 9 star slots?

Indeed, he has only shown 8 Star Techniques to the world, but people don't believe that Jiang Xiao can absorb the Silver-quality Ni Liu Zhi Guang (Light of the 逆流之光), and the Gold-quality Chen Mo Zhi Sheng (Voice of Silence), but he didn't absorb the Bronze-quality Yuan Nian (Resentment) before absorbing these two Star Techniques?

Who are you kidding?

The Bronze-quality Yuan Nian (Resentment) is the easiest to absorb from the Fallen Shadow Witch Star Bead. You didn't absorb Yuan Nian (Resentment), but directly absorbed the Gold-quality Chen Mo Zhi Sheng (Voice of Silence)?

According to Jiang Xiao's growth experience, as learned from Director Gao Aimin's big mouth, Jiang Xiao had already lit up three star slots during his military training when he entered school: Qing Mang (Azure Glow), Zhu Fu (Blessing), and Zhong Ling (Bell).

Judging from the military training finals, Jiang Xiao obviously possesses the Cheng Yin (Imprint) Star Technique, so he can guide the jumping direction of the medical light waves.

So, either Director Gao Aimin is lying, or Jiang Xiao had "one star, two skills" at that time. Is this why he has 9 Star Techniques in the Nebula stage!?

In any case, people have a deep resentment towards this mysterious Poisonous Milk from Beijiang.

Have you ever seen a high school student who has never shown his Star Map from beginning to end?

This kid is poisonous,

And it's highly poisonous!

In Beijiang, many people helped the siblings to shield them from the wind and rain, both openly and secretly.

But when they come to the National Competition, Jiang Xiao is destined to attract more attention.

Hai Tianqing used preparation for the competition as an excuse to turn down all interviews. Moreover, as students, these children are not celebrities, so they don't need to be known to the public.

But Jiang Xiao doesn't think it's necessary to hide it. What if he directly announces that his Zhong Ling (Bell) and Cheng Yin (Imprint) are one star, two skills? Anyway, Principal Yan knows.

Yes, I'm just that lucky, la la la~

As for not showing the Star Map, Jiang Xiao's argument has always been consistent: because of inferiority complex.

These two words are interesting: inferiority complex.

Um...

Joining the army after graduation needs to be put on the agenda. I hope to thrive under Er Wei's protection.

Jiang Xiao doesn't disclose his secrets to the outside world because of his fear of the unknown.

He doesn't know what kind of attitude and reaction the outside world will take towards him. Maybe the country will value Jiang Xiao very much and treat him as a key training object, giving him inexhaustible resources.

Maybe the country will ask something of Jiang Xiao and do some interesting things to him, causing his future life to take a completely opposite path.

Or...

Countless possibilities are in front of Jiang Xiao. Does he dare to gamble?

This is his real life, related to his future life. If it were you, would you dare to gamble?

What if a fierce analysis turns out to be wrong and things don't go as you imagined?

Society is complex. This is not a 1+1=2 problem.

The human heart is not mathematics and cannot be calculated.

Jiang Xiao only hopes that before everything is made public, before he is ready to face the unknown reactions from all walks of life, his own strength has grown to a certain level.

This is the normal reaction of a person who is responsible for himself.

At the same time, Jiang Xiao hopes to expand his network of contacts in the Night Watch Army and have some close brothers. After all, he is a healer, which is a scarce resource everywhere. In this regard, Jiang Xiao has a natural advantage.

Of course, it would be even better if he could get in touch with some big shots.

Okay, that's it!

Goal: Cultivate Er Wei to become the leader of the Night Watch Army!

Uh, wait, is there something wrong with this girl's personality?

Logically speaking, even if you want to be a leader in the military, you have to be decent in dealing with people, right?

Can someone like Er Wei, who only has combat power, only has battle records, and doesn't know how to communicate, be a leader?

Okay,

The cultivation game was shattered as soon as it was put on the agenda.

All of this is Jiang Xiao's plan for the future. Of course, the most favorable situation for Jiang Xiao is that he will not be forced to the point of making this information public.

It seems that I have to pay attention in the future. After sending Han Jiangxue to an ideal university this time, I should keep a low profile. In any case, it's never bad to keep a low profile.

Wait,

Jiang Xiao suddenly thought of a serious problem:

I do want to keep a low profile, but what if my strength doesn't allow it?

Jiang Xiao has indeed attracted some attention, but among these 800 participating students, Jiang Xiao can only be considered a small stone, not making much of a splash in the big river.

There is only one paparazzi who risked sneaking in to get Jiang Xiao's information, which is not as many as the reporters who wanted to interview Han Jiangxue in the past two days.

After all, this world is about strength. After all, Han Jiangxue's 30 star slots are here.

And when the Nanyue Province Dayawan Middle School team arrived, when Yuan Qinghua entered the hotel...

The truly unprecedented Star River stage powerhouse appeared!

The once spacious hotel entrance suddenly surged with several people holding cameras and snapping photos, all of whom were eventually driven away by the staff.

The female paparazzi who had just been escorted out by the staff almost cried. Just as she was taking the elevator down, Yuan Qinghua and her team were taking the elevator up, with a difference of less than 20 seconds.

The people from Nanyue Dayawan Middle School were crowded in the elevator, and a girl's voice came out, cursing, "Damn, unlucky."

The girl's Mandarin is very standard, and you can't tell where her accent is from. The leader and the team members looked at each other and didn't speak. Just now, a reporter almost shoved the microphone into her mouth.

Listening to the girl's constant cursing, Yuan Qinghua still tried to persuade her. Compared to the girl's Mandarin, Yuan Qinghua's Mandarin is not very standard. If she spoke Nanyue dialect, it would probably be smoother.

I only heard Yuan Qinghua say carefully, "Deng Siyang, calm down."

It can be seen that although Yuan Qinghua is powerful and has advanced to the Star River stage, her personality is very good. She doesn't have the domineering and aggressive aura that one might imagine, and she doesn't have the air of bullying the weak.

The girl, called Deng Siyang, opened her mouth, seemed to think of something, and finally smoothed her short hair and stopped cursing.

A group of people walked out of the elevator and just happened to meet Jiang Xiao's team in the lobby. A staff member was smiling and constantly apologizing to this team.

"I'm sorry, this is our mistake, we disturbed you..." The staff member's attitude was very good, making Jiang Xiao and others a little embarrassed. Whether it was the strict requirements of the organizers or the requirements of this hotel, the service attitude was really excellent.

Deng Siyang directly interrupted the staff member's apology, her tone still very rushed, "Hey! Where's 2324?"

"Uh..." The staff member was stunned by this sudden question. He obviously hadn't recovered from the apologetic state.

"I'm asking you, where is room 2324? Can't you understand?" Deng Siyang asked, "Don't you work here?"

Xia Yan said unhappily, "We're chatting, can't you see?"

Deng Siyang looked straight at Xia Yan, not caring, and replied disdainfully, "So what if you're chatting? I'm asking where 2324 is."

Xia Yan said angrily, "Are you blind?"

Deng Siyang widened her eyes and asked in disbelief, "You, what did you say?"

Jiang Xiao weakly said, "She's asking if you're visually impaired."

Deng Siyang: ???

Am I not understanding what she's saying?