It seemed like a very simple examination, but it was in fact profoundly complicated. The old doctor held up a Dao disc with a mirror on it and murmured an incantation. The disc swiftly projected a beam of light which scanned the five people in front of it.
This was an anti-terrorism Dao disc. This light beam had harvesting and storage capabilities, and could instantly extract the sweat from a personâs body as well as any spirit energy molecules that were left on the skin, which would ultimately be run through a large database for identity verification.
Moreover, this beam emitted by the disc didnât just have the ability to âcollect,â but also actually had the ability to âreveal monstersââ the disc would clearly detect if someone was trying to use transfiguration or shapeshifting to slip through.
Bathed in the beamâs light, Super Chen, Hero Guo and the rest were all secretly apprehensive. Even an anti-terrorism disc was used⦠They felt that the competition this time was really strict! From beginning to end, it felt like there was a really tight lid on everything!
By the time Wang Ling and the others got dressed again, the results of the inspection were already out.
Identity has been verified! â
Confirmed that there is no transfiguration or shapeshifting! â
Confirmed that there are no stimulants in the body! â
Confirmed that there are no magic treasures hidden on the body! â
Confirmed that there are no cheats! â
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After the group examination was over, the old doctor in charge of the session stamped and signed each personâs report, and then it was over.
The old doctor, who had the air of an immortal, distributed the reports with a flick of his sleeve into the right hands. He then pointed to the screen behind him. âYour first round of inspection is over. Go behind the screen for the second round.â
âThereâs more?â
Super Chen was surprised.
âThe first round was just to verify your identity. The second is to inspect your respective records.â The old doctor said, âIf you have a criminal record, your movements will be significantly restricted during this competition, and you will receive extra supervision.â
Super Chen: âCriminal record?â
The others were also puzzled.
But the old doctor didnât answer Super Chenâs question. There was no way he could explain it to every single person. More and more students had gathered at the Nine Dragon camp by now, and all the inspections had to be completed by five oâclock.
Puzzled, Wang Ling and the others behind him walked toward the second screen, only to see a familiar person as soon as they stepped behind it.
Odd Zhuo was the chief inspector for the second round.
He had already sensed his *shifuâ*s aura in the first round. Now, Wang Ling saw Odd Zhuo, who naturally, beamed at him.
The master and disciple didnât need to say any unnecessary words; at that very moment, they shared a tacit understanding.
âSenior Zhuo!â After Super Chen and the others saw Odd Zhuo, their initially tense nerves gradually relaxed. Odd Zhuo was the pride of No. 60 High. As long as he was around, any student from No. 60 High couldnât help straightening their backs and sticking out their chests.
Furthermore, Hero Guo had also gotten hold of very reliable gossip that when No. 60 High was refurbished, the old stone sculpture at the school gate would be replaced with a life-sized statue of Odd Zhuo in order to encourage all the students of No. 60 High to learn from him!
Odd Zhuo smiled apologetically. âYou should call me Commander Zhuo here.â
âYes!â Super Chen the others nodded cheerfully. This sort of friendly behavior certainly wouldnât look good in public.
But everyone was still quite confused about the inspection of their records.
They couldnât help but think back to when several high schools had gone to Beast Kingâs Remains. There had been criminals who had tried to disrupt the activity back then, so no one could say for sure that there wouldnât be anyone who would come to stir up trouble again this time.
This was just what Super Chen was thinking, and he hadnât gotten to the point yet of validating it.
Of course, Odd Zhuo had heard some whispers. He wasnât just the chief inspector for the second round of inspections this time; he was also responsible for security in one part of the competition.
Naturally, it wasnât convenient for him to disclose the details, since he had signed a nondisclosure agreement.
Students generally wouldnât have a criminal record, but the standards for the activity this time were very high. It naturally went without saying that everything would be rigorously inspected. This âcriminal recordâ wasnât a record in the ordinary sense. Even if it wasnât recorded down as a crime, all cases on school grounds counted, such as cheating in exams, school violence, organized bullying, forming factions, shaking down juniors for money, and so on.
Odd Zhuo was only responsible for the inspection; whether or not a student would be monitored during the competition if they had a criminal record largely depended on how serious the circumstance was.
This round had been added into the competition after discussion by a panel of experts, who felt that students who had committed offenses before would be more easily used by criminals, so the extra supervision was necessary.
But the students who could take part in the national body technique competition this time were the elites of various major schools, and were Senior One students as well. Theoretically speaking, there shouldnât be any problems, but there were always exceptions in this world.
For example, word had recently spread about a high school student named Zha Tuotuo from the famous cultivation school Wind Devil High School who hit his girlfriend[1]. This was a rare case, but it was an utter shock for society.
This inspection round started with everyone taking out their IDs so that Odd Zhuo could check their records via the public security and school systems.
Gu Shunzhi, Zhen Yuan, Wang Zhen⦠All of them had just transferred to the school and had blank records. It was Odd Zhuo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who had helped create identities for these three on Earth, but even then, they still had to go through the process.
When it was Super Chenâs and Hero Guoâs turns, Odd Zhuo finally no longer saw blank records, although what was noted down wasnât much.
Odd Zhuo couldnât help laughing when he saw the record on file. âStudent Super Chen, you get up very early every morning.â
Super Chen laughed along insincerely. âGetting up early⦠is very normal! I take great pains not to be late for school!â
âIs it to not be late for school, or to copy homework?â Odd Zhuo asked.
Super Chen was surprised. âYou can also suss that outâ¦â
âIf you donât want anyone to know what you did, donât do it,â Odd Zhuo said. He then turned to look at Hero Guo. âAlso, Student Hero Guo, please donât act so dangerously when you copy homework. Itâs really very dangerous to copy homework with a pen stuck in your nose!â
Hero Guo: ââ¦â
Their main offenses were waking up early to copy homework and some cheating at dictation; these were all small issues, which far from required extra supervision.
After checking the two boysâ files, Odd Zhuo typed in Wang Lingâs ID number.
He had specially left Wang Ling for last.
Who was Wang Ling?
He was Odd Zhuoâs shifu. How could there possibly be a problem?
In the end, when Odd Zhuo opened Wang Lingâs file, the dense words in it almost made him faint in front of everyone.
âWow! So many notes?â
The surrounding examiners thought that they had caught something big, and gathered around curiously for a look.
The only thing written in Wang Lingâs file was:
This year, April 3rd, Student Wang Ling secretly ate crispy noodle snacks in classâ¦
This year, April 4th, Student Wang Ling secretly ate crispy noodle snacks in classâ¦
This year, April 5th, Student Wang Ling secretly ate crispy noodle snacks in classâ¦
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Today, Friday November 14th, Student Wang Ling secretly ate crispy noodle snacks while boarding the air immortal warshipâ¦
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Everyone: ââ¦â
[1] From a case where a man with the Weibo handle Tuotuoâs Wind Devil Sect was found to have violently abused his girlfriend.