Chapter 18: Follow Me Home

"You brat, why are you still bringing up joining the Exorcism Army?"

Su Zhanghe frowned and said irritably, "Even though you successfully cleared a Hero-level Dungeon, compared to the Calamity Front, that's just a drop in the bucket!"

"Besides, to join the Exorcism Army, just clearing a Hero-level Dungeon is far from enough; you need at least the strength of a 10th Level, 1st Rank."

Su Zhanghe crossed his arms over his chest and continued to persuade, "I advise you to just focus on preparing for the College Entrance Exam with peace of mind."

"If your College Entrance Exam score can break into the top five in the whole city, you can get a guaranteed admission to Shenxia University. Isn't it better to go to university peacefully? Why must you run off to join the army and go to the front lines! There will be plenty of time for you to shine in the future!"

Su Chang also hurriedly joined in to persuade: "That's right, Zhou Chu. What you need to do now is put your heart and soul into preparing for the College Entrance Exam in a week."

"Although your starting point wasn't great, the result is quite surprising. You are still so young, so please don't ruin your future for the sake of a momentary impulse."

Zhou Chu knew in his heart that Su Zhanghe and Su Chang were both doing this for his own good and didn't want him to take risks.

After all, the Calamity Front is different from a Copy.

That place is a location severely eroded by Calamity Aura, the very forefront of direct confrontation with the terrifying Calamity Legion.

There are only real Calamity monsters there, and their strength is far more formidable than the monsters in a Copy.

However, as the saying goes, the greater the risk, the more bountiful the harvest.

Even for the lowest-level D-Grade monster, the experience points are 5 to 10 times that of a D-Grade monster in a Copy.

In this way, Zhou Chu can not only rapidly increase his own level but also make the level of his Heroic servant shoot up as well.

After all, Soul Fragments are far too precious in the early stages.

It's not even enough to upgrade his own Life Soul Artifact; if he were to feed experience to his Heroic servant as well, he wouldn't be able to afford it at all!

As the nation's most valued anti-magic vanguard, if one performs well in the Exorcism Army, one can also receive Military Merit Value rewards.

Military Merit Value can not only be exchanged for money but also for other good things.

It is well known that the military is managed by the state, and all the rarest resources are definitely allocated to the military first.

Compared to a comfortable student life, Zhou Chu prefers the thrill of gaining rewards amidst danger.

But in the eyes of Su Zhanghe and Su Yan, Zhou Chu is still that bottom-tier student who bound an F-rank Soul Profession.

If he were to join the Exorcism Army, it would surely be a life-or-death situation.

They have no idea that Zhou Chu has already leaped from a bottom-tier Soul Profession to a God-level Soul Profession that has never appeared before.

And they could never imagine that Zhou Chu has a super powerful God-level Heroic servant by his side to protect him.

Zhou Chu knows very well that Su Zhanghe is a man of his word who never goes back on his promises.

The key is that to join the Exorcism Army, one first needs a letter of recommendation, and second, it must be stamped with the school's official seal.

As the principal of the First High School, the letter of recommendation and the seal are in his hands.

So if he doesn't agree, there is nothing Zhou Chu can do.

Zhou Chu originally wanted to pester him a bit more, but in the end, he had to give up on that idea.

However, he hadn't given up on the idea of joining the Exorcism Army at all.

But it was almost impossible for Su Zhanghe to agree.

This was a bit tricky!

Just as Zhou Chu was secretly feeling a headache, He Laijin walked over with a face full of smiles and praised, "Zhou Chu! From the Rocket Class of the senior year at First High! I've remembered you. Since you won first place in the city-wide joint exam this time, I must fulfill my promise."

"If everyone has no objections, then Zhou Chu will be the future son-in-law of my He Family!"

As he spoke, He Laijin also cast his gaze toward Luo Dachun.

Luo Dachun had nothing to say at this moment and could only swallow his anger for the time being.

Zhou Chu appearing halfway through was indeed something he hadn't expected.

Even if the person who won first place today wasn't Zhou Chu, this prize wouldn't have fallen to his beloved disciple Qin Ye either.

Because there was also a second young master of the Chen Family who had also outperformed Qin Ye.

Also feeling unconvinced was Chen Bo.

He had been determined to win this first place, but in the end, he, an S-Grade, was actually defeated by an F-Grade.

He couldn't swallow this humiliation.

There must be a hidden reason behind Zhou Chu being able to clear a Hero-level Dungeon.

In other words, although he only bound an F-rank Soul Profession, he must be holding a trump card that others don't know about.

As for what exactly it is, Chen Bo doesn't know either.

But he secretly made up his mind that he must find an opportunity to find out!

On the other side, the heartthrob of the Second High School, Qin Ye, the proud disciple of the Second High School's principal, looked a bit dejected at this moment.

His gaze was fixed on He Muxue not far away, and there seemed to be a hint of reluctance in his eyes.

His sweetheart was about to become someone else's fiancé, and the person in question was actually a bottom-tier student who bound an F-rank Soul Profession.

Thinking of this, Qin Ye felt even more unwilling. He clenched his fists tightly, his back molars gritted hard.

"A Hero-level Dungeon? If an F-Grade loser can clear it, I, an S-Grade, definitely can too!"

Qin Ye's gaze became firm. He walked a few steps to Zhou Chu and said coldly, "Zhou Chu, I won't give Muxue to you!"

After saying that, he walked straight into the Hero-level Dungeon.

Seeing his beloved disciple walk into the Hero-level Dungeon without a word, Luo Dachun was shocked: "You brat, are you, you, you trying to get yourself killed!"

"Someone, come quickly! Where is the Emergency Team? Hurry and drag him out for me!"

According to the exam rules, once all scores are tallied, this mock joint exam is considered concluded.

Logically speaking, all Dungeon Teleportation Gates should be closed immediately at this time.

But who could have imagined that to prove he was no worse than Zhou Chu, Qin Ye entered the Hero-level Dungeon alone without reporting it.

By now, many staff members had already left the exam site early, and the Emergency Team was the first group to leave.

"Is this guy an idiot?" Zhou Chu looked at the place where Qin Ye disappeared, feeling speechless, and couldn't help but mutter.

Since the assessment exam had ended, Zhou Chu did not intend to waste any more time here.

In fact, even if the school wanted to stop him, they would not be able to.

Joining the Exorcism Army was not limited to just the method of a recommendation letter.

At worst, he could go directly to the recruitment office to sign up himself.

It would just take some time for the review process.

It was not as convenient as having a recommendation letter from the school, which could allow Zhou Chu to realize his plan faster.

However, it would be a matter of three working days at most.

There was no time to lose; he had to act quickly.

Sign up early! Get approved early! Benefit early!

But just as he was about to leave, he did not expect He Laijin to stop him: "Wait, don't be in such a rush to leave. You are now the future son-in-law of my He Family; you can't just go wherever you want like before!"

Zhou Chu frowned: "Where I go is my freedom, and besides, I never agreed to be your He Family's son-in-law, please move aside!"

"Eh? You brat, there is a long line of people who want to be my He Family's son-in-law, yet you actually refused so easily." He Laijin was furious.

Just at this moment, one of Zhou Chu's arms was grabbed tightly by someone.

"Stop!" Immediately following, a cold, clear female voice rang out.

Zhou Chu turned his head, only to see that the person holding him was none other than the school beauty of the Third Middle School, He Muxue.

He saw that He Muxue was looking at him with those clear eyes that were as cold as frost.

"What do you want?" Zhou Chu asked with some indignation.

"Come home with me!" He Muxue said in a cold voice without a moment's hesitation.