Chapter 75 The exam begins

Jingle bell bell~
There was a rapid ringing sound.

Qingming woke up from his dream, looked up, and saw a dozen Konoha ninjas walking in from the door, led by someone holding a briefcase.

The word "Top Secret" was clearly written on it.

In this way, it is self-evident what is inside.

Apparently, the first written test of the Chunin Exam was about to begin.

There were no fancy test items as later. After the jonin examiner reallocated their seats, he opened the file bags and handed out the test papers.

During the period, the only thing emphasized was that cheating was not allowed, and nothing else was said.

Qingming got the test paper and roughly scanned it. The difficulty of the test paper was average. As long as the theoretical knowledge was not bad, it should not be difficult to pass.

But just passing the exam is definitely not enough, you should score as high as you can.

Thinking this in his mind, Qingming immediately concentrated and began to answer the questions seriously.

As for cheating
Since the other party did not make it difficult for them on the test questions, when they said "no cheating", they really meant that cheating was not allowed.

Of course, if you can hide it from the invigilator, there shouldn't be any problem.

But Qingming doesn't need to do this. With his current knowledge reserves, it is enough to get a good grade.

In that case, there is no need to create unnecessary complications.

Time passes minute by minute.

When the exam time was halfway through, a voice suddenly broke the silence in the classroom.

"Number 45, you can go now."

Hearing this, everyone looked in the direction where the voice came from, only to see an invigilator standing up by the window and walking towards a candidate in the middle of the classroom.

The other person's face was pale at this time, and he obviously knew what he had done wrong. He grabbed the edge of the table with both hands, and after a struggle, he walked out of the classroom silently.

Seeing this, the invigilator sat back in his seat.

Qingming could clearly feel that the atmosphere in the classroom had become much more depressing.

but
'What does this have to do with me?'

Muttering to himself, Qingming withdrew his gaze and began his journey of answering questions again.

Afterwards, four more people were caught cheating, and the first written test finally ended.

When the bell rang, everyone was asked to sit still and not move. After the jonin examiner collected all the test papers, everyone was allowed to disperse.

According to the examination process, the examination results will be announced at noon today.

At that time, those who pass the written test will take part in the second comprehensive ability assessment.

Before that, you can move freely.

Qingming stayed up all night yesterday and rushed to take an exam this morning. Now that he has some time, he naturally wants to catch up on some sleep.

After sleeping for two hours, when Qingming returned to the Ninja School, the test results had already been posted.

Without any surprises, he passed the written test smoothly.

In addition, there are fifty-nine more people on the list.

Qingming made a rough calculation and found that the pass rate for the first round was about 50%, which was neither high nor low compared with previous years.

Obviously, the village did not release water at the first level.

Then the difficulty of the second level should not be too high.

As for the reason
It's simple, Konoha needs manpower now, especially the backbone.

If the difficulty of the test is too high and only one or two Chunins are produced at a time, how can we meet the needs of the front line?
Therefore, the second assessment will definitely not be so strict.

As for the problem of insufficient strength.
On the battlefield, as long as you can survive, you are an elite.

As for how many people would die due to lack of strength during the period, this was not within the consideration of the Konoha high-level officials. From the beginning to the end, they only cared about whether they could win the war.

Everything else is unimportant.

Shaking his head secretly, Qing Ming stopped thinking about it and ran towards the 44th training ground, also known as the 'Forest of Death'.

That’s right, the second exam is in the Forest of Death.

As a dangerous place in Konoha Village, the Death Forest has a diameter of about 20 kilometers. There is a high tower in the center, a circle of barbed wire around it, and forests, lakes and rivers in the middle.

Because of its unique ecological environment, the Death Forest is full of poisonous insects, ferocious beasts and miasma, which is very suitable for testing the comprehensive qualities of a ninja.

Therefore, this place became the most commonly used venue for the Chunin Examination in Konoha.

This time is no exception.

More than ten minutes later.

Qingming came to the outside of the 'Forest of Death'.

At this time, there were still more than two hours before the exam started, but quite a few candidates had already gathered here.

They were either in groups of three or two, or standing alone, but no one spoke, just quietly waiting for the exam to begin.

Qingming understood this very well.

Which ninja present here has not come back from the battlefield? Who hasn't had a relative or friend die on the battlefield? They had agreed to become Chunin together, but now they are all alone. It would be strange if they were in a good mood.

Even Qing Ming, standing here at this moment, couldn't help but think of Mizutani Shizuko and Ryosuke in his heart, let alone others?

After calming himself down, Qingming came to a corner, then sat cross-legged, and began to refine his chakra with his eyes closed.

As the basic attributes improve, the shackles of the body are released. Qingming can now use the "Chakra Refining Technique" to not only restore the chakra, but also increase the chakra limit.

Just as he guessed when the 'Chakra Extraction Technique' was advanced to level 4.

Now, every hour of running the 'Chakra Refining Technique' can increase his chakra limit by sixteen points, which is doubled compared to level 3.

In this way, by practicing for a maximum of eight hours a day, he can reach a chakra limit of 128 points.

According to his previous estimate, if the chakra limit is increased by 5,000 points, it will only take about forty days for him to realize all his potential.

This is the benefit of having a high level of 'Chakra Refining Technique'.

The only pity is that it takes more than 4 points of proficiency to upgrade the 'Chakra Extraction Technique' from lv5 to Lv.

At his current rate of accumulating proficiency, it would take him about half a year to be promoted.

This is too long!
Otherwise, it is also a good way to internally 'open source'.

According to the effect of the previous upgrade from lv3 to lv4, once his 'Chakra Refining Technique' is upgraded from lv4 to Lv5, the amount of chakra he can use every day will inevitably increase.

Moreover, this number will not be less than 1,300 points.

"Alas! What a pity!"

With a sigh, Qingming stopped thinking about it and focused on practicing.

As time goes by, more and more candidates gather here.

About an hour before the exam started, the sixty Genin who passed the written test arrived.

It was not until this moment that the scene became a little more noisy.

People were either talking to each other or asking about other people's information. In short, the scene became much more lively.

During this period, Qingming heard his name being mentioned several times, and felt the gazes of others from time to time, but he ignored them.

What's the use of knowing his intelligence? In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick is a joke.

Therefore, Qingming didn't care at all about them observing him.

(End of this chapter)