Chapter 217: What Are You Staring At?

On the streets of the capital.

A black business van was driving steadily along the road to Tianshu Prefecture.

Outside the window, the street scenery rushed backward at high speed.

Inside the cabin, it was spacious and quiet.

Lin Mo and Principal Guhe sat side by side on the soft rear seats.

At this moment.

Principal Guhe turned his head, looking at Lin Mo who was gazing out the window at the scenery.

"Lin Mo."

"We'll be arriving at Tianshu Prefecture soon."

"There will be some security checks later, so you, kid... keep a low profile."

"Relax, and don't reflexively use a defensive skill like you did during the registration for the last college entrance exam."

"This place isn't like an exam hall; if you make such a huge scene at the entrance of Tianshu Prefecture, the trouble will be enormous."

Hearing Principal Guhe's words.

Lin Mo withdrew his gaze from outside the window and paused for a moment.

"Whoa?"

"Principal, how do you even know about that?"

Seeing Lin Mo's surprised expression.

Principal Guhe chuckled lightly:

"Hehe, for a prodigy like you, our level of attention is not low."

"Let alone that little incident during the major exam; we are fully aware of the small conflicts and competitions you had with Zhao Yu while you were studying."

"I see..."

Lin Mo scratched his head, suddenly understanding.

Indeed, with such monstrous performance, it would be strange if they didn't investigate thoroughly.

"Haha, don't worry, Principal."

"That time during the major exam was purely an accident; this time I will definitely relax and absolutely won't cause trouble."

As Lin Mo spoke, he simultaneously instructed 'Earth Escape Technique' in his mind:

"Hearing Xiao Tu, did you hear? Relax a bit during the security check later, and don't pull any stunts."

In the skill bar.

【'Earth Shield Technique' muttered aggrievedly: "Got it, Master..."】

Lin Mo turned his head, looking at Principal Guhe with some confusion.

"By the way, Principal."

"What exactly is the security check at Tianshu Prefecture checking for?"

He was genuinely quite curious about this question.

In his previous life, security checks were all about checking for dangerous items like firearms, ammunition, and controlled knives.

But in this world.

Thermal weapons had long since exited the stage.

The so-called guns and cannons couldn't even be brought into a Team Fuben, and they had no effect on high-level monsters in the wild.

Let alone dealing with high-level professionals.

Since thermal weapons were useless, what was the point of the security check?

Seeing Lin Mo's puzzled look.

Principal Guhe chuckled lightly and said:

"To prevent spies."

"Spies?"

Lin Mo was stunned.

"Exactly."

Principal Guhe nodded and continued to explain:

"The security device at the gate of Tianshu Prefecture is the cutting-edge black technology newly developed by the National Academy of Sciences."

"It can not only scan your current level, profession, and skills, but also precisely scan the coordinates where you awakened your profession."

Speaking of this.

Lin Mo finally understood completely.

If they can even know where you awakened, then spies have nowhere to hide.

Thinking of this, Lin Mo asked again:

"Principal, since it's so useful, why not popularize it throughout the entire Dragon Nation? I remember we didn't have this thing in our Jianghai City."

Hearing this, Principal Guhe burst into laughter.

"Perhaps in the future, but now... this equipment was only developed recently, and the cost is too high."

"As far as I know, there are fewer than ten units in the entire Dragon Nation."

"I see."

Lin Mo nodded in understanding.

It was like the supercomputers of the previous life; powerful as they were, it was impossible for everyone to have one for the time being.

Just then.

Principal Guhe seemed to recall something, and his expression grew slightly more serious.

"Oh right, Lin Mo."

"When we go in later, the Secretary-General of Tianshu Prefecture, Zhang Qi, will be receiving us. Keep your attitude proper and show some respect, understand?"

"Secretary-General? Zhang Qi?"

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow and asked again, curious:

"This position—is it even more impressive than yours, the principal of Jingda?"

After all, as the principal of the Dragon Nation's top academy and a top-tier Thunder Law King, Principal Guhe's status was certainly no low.

A mere secretary, and Principal Guhe was specifically telling him to show respect?

Hearing this, Principal Guhe chuckled again:

"You kid…"

"Let me put it this way—in the Dragon Nation, in terms of authority, he ranks only below the Five Elders."

"In terms of strength… he's also considerably stronger than this old man here."

"He's a… top-tier Sword Saint, one who would rank among the very best even in our Dragon Nation's entire history!"

Saying this, Principal Guhe looked at Lin Mo and couldn't help but say:

"You kid, although your strength among your peers… even among senior students, can be called invincible, you're still far from top-tier combat power."

Hearing this, Lin Mo laughed heartily:

"Principal, the way you put it—I only awakened my class a few days ago! Why compare with top-tier combat power?"

"Hahahaha, fair enough."

Hearing this, Principal Guhe also burst into laughter.

Just then,

the driver in front stepped on the brakes, turned his head, and said:

"Principal, Student Lin Mo, we've arrived."

……

The car door slowly opened.

Lin Mo stepped out of the car.

The moment he looked up, he was stunned by the sight before him.

A massive residence resembling an ancient fortress city appeared before his eyes.

Towering city walls dozens of meters high exuded a grand, overwhelming presence that hit him head-on.

The prefecture gate was immensely tall.

Without any superfluous decoration, only two giant stone sculptures stood silently guarding either side.

This was Tianshu Prefecture!

The true heart of the Dragon Nation!

"Let's go."

Principal Guhe called out, hands clasped behind his back, and strode toward the prefecture gate.

Lin Mo tucked away his shock and hurried to catch up.

The two had only taken a few steps.

A staff member in a black uniform jogged out from within the prefecture gate to greet them.

He respectfully bowed to Principal Guhe.

"Principal Guhe and Student Lin Mo, correct?"

"Secretary-General Zhang has already given instructions. Please, both of you, follow me."

Principal Guhe nodded.

"Much obliged."

Led by that staff member,

the two stepped through that heavy prefecture gate.

The moment they entered,

Lin Mo saw a massive magic formation set up ahead at the end of the broad corridor.

Clearly, this was the ridiculously expensive high-tech security checkpoint Principal Guhe had just mentioned.

On one side of the formation stood a sophisticated and complex supercomputer.

Another staff member sat before the computer, fully prepared.

The guiding staff member stopped, turned around, and said politely:

"Principal Guhe, Student Lin Mo."

"Per Tianshu Prefecture's rules, please trouble the two of you to pass through security."

Principal Guhe gave a slight nod, indicating he understood.

He stepped forward first, walking into the formation.

Hum—

The formation rippled slightly.

The guiding staff member turned to look at the worker beside the computer.

The worker glanced at the screen, then raised a hand and gave an "all clear" gesture.

The staff member immediately smiled and made an inviting gesture to Principal Guhe:

"Principal Guhe, you may pass through."

"You're up, Lin Mo."

Lin Mo nodded.

He warned Xiao Tu once more in his heart not to move around.

Then he strode into the formation.

Hum—

Ripples rose again across the formation.

Lin Mo only felt an extremely faint ripple of energy sweep through his body, with no sense of discomfort.

He stood in place, waiting for the staff to let him through.

However.

Several seconds passed.

The leading clerk turned to look at the staff member beside the computer.

Only to find that staff member at this moment staring fixedly at the computer screen, seemingly dumbfounded.

"……"

"What's going on?"

Lin Mo frowned slightly, looking at that clerk.

Seeing this, the clerk hurriedly called out to that staff member.

Only then did that person react.

"Ah… it's nothing, nothing, go on in."

Hearing this, the clerk turned to Lin Mo and said:

"Student Lin Mo, no problem, you can go in."

Lin Mo let out a breath of relief, then walked out of the formation.

After watching the two of them leave, that clerk also frowned, sidled up to that staff member beside the computer, and asked in a low voice:

"Hey, Old Li, what's going on? What were you spacing out about just now?"

The staff member called Old Li said nothing.

He just pointed at the computer screen:

"Come see for yourself."