"Is that the freshman who published a paper in *Peak*?"
"It's really him!"
"Ahhh, it's God Gu! Quick, take a picture!"
"God Gu, hi! Do you have a moment for a few words?"
"God Gu! I'm a reporter from the *Zhou Capital Beast Taming Daily*. Would you be open to a brief interview right now? Could you share your feelings about participating in the competition for the first time?"
Several reporters, along with students who were also contestants queuing up to sign in nearby, immediately swarmed him like bees to nectar.
Lenses of all sizes aimed squarely at his young, yet unusually calm face, which betrayed little emotion.
Surprise, curiosity, admiration, scrutiny... All sorts of complex gazes converged on him in an instant.
Gu Ming remained expressionless. The moment his Shadow Cloak dissipated, he had already guessed this would happen.
He quickly signed his name on the Great Dao Gold Paper they provided, turning a deaf ear to the gasps around him.
