Speaking of which, Xiao Ran was the same as Lin Yi. They were both rookies who were very close to him. Lin Yi took the initiative to propose to exchange caves with Xiao Ran. For him, as a Senior Brother, it was not appropriate to say such a thing. After all, it was likely to disappoint Xiao Ran.
However, he had to say it because there was no first place in literature and no second place in martial arts. The higher-ups of the Three Pavilions would only pay attention to the number one rookies. Other than that, it did not matter how many second or third places one obtained.
If Meng Tong won first place in this newcomer assessment under such a good situation, it would be a painful loss. For their small group, it would be a great loss.
For Xiao Ran alone, sacrificing the first place that Lin Yi had almost obtained was obviously not worth the loss.
Forced to say so by his Senior Brother, Xiao Ran did not complain. Instead, he nodded and said, "That's right. Boss Lin Yi, as our pillar of support, you must put the overall situation first. You must not destroy your own great wall for me. Otherwise, I will not be able to live in peace for the rest of my life!"
Among them, the only one who did not speak was Qiao Hongcai. After all, Xiao Ran was also his brother. If Lin Yi did this for Xiao Ran, he could not say much.
However, from his expression at the moment, he did not agree with Lin Yi's actions. It was good for the boss to be loyal, but if he was too loyal, he would take the initiative to fall into the trap and benefit a trash like Meng Tong. Just thinking about that scene made him extremely unhappy.
Unexpectedly, Lin Yi smiled and said, "You guys are wrong. In fact, even if I exchange caves with Xiao Ran, Meng Tong has no possibility of surpassing me. Believe me, it is absolutely impossible."
"Huh?" Xiao Ran and the Senior Brother couldn't help but look at each other.
However, although the few of them were puzzled, it was indeed as Lin Yi had said. Even if he were to change to the No.1 Cave Abode at the foot of the mountain, it was still impossible for Meng Tong to surpass him. At least, it was absolutely impossible in the first four rounds of assessment.
First of all, Lin Yi had accumulated 105 points in the previous two rounds. In addition to the 15 points corresponding to Cave Abode No. 1 at the foot of the mountain, it meant that even if no newcomers challenged him in this round, he could at least maintain a high score of 120 points.
With his hidden peak early-stage Foundation Establishment strength, including Meng Tong who was an early-stage Foundation Establishment expert, any Clear Cloud Pavilion newcomer would be crushed by him. In other words, no matter who took the initiative to challenge him. They would only give him free points, and his points would only increase, not decrease.
On the other hand, Meng Tong had 72 points in the previous two rounds. Adding the corresponding point for cave abode No. 15 at the foot of the mountain, his initial points for the challenge round were 73 points.
And even if he followed the rule of maximizing points. All the way from cave abode No. 14 at the foot of the mountain to cave abode No. 2 at the foot of the mountain, and maintained a complete victory, he could only get 104 points at most. Adding the initial points, he had 177 points.
If he wisely chose not to challenge Lin Yi, then after the challenge round, he could still lead Lin Yi by 57 points, which was a considerable difference.
On the other hand. If he were to challenge Lin Yi on a whim, then not only would he lose fourteen points, but he'd also gain fourteen points for Lin Yi. He'd only be ahead by twenty-nine points at the end of the day.
With Meng Tong's hatred for Lin Yi, and all the previous clamors, he would never let go of this rare opportunity. Otherwise, with so many newcomers watching. As the so-called boss of the newcomers, he would have no place to put his face.
In addition, with the information provided by Li Zhengming, when the time came, Meng Jueguang and the others might not stop him, because they also wanted to know how strong Lin Yi was. Meng Tong, who was the strongest among the newcomers of the Blue Cloud Pavilion, was the best candidate to test Lin Yi.
A difference of 29 points, this difference could not be said to be big for Lin Yi. Don't forget that he had chosen all 40 spiritual herb seeds in the trial round.
With the innate advantage of the space in the jade pendant, even if he disregarded the seed of the Heart-Devouring Exquisite Grass that he had to keep, among the remaining 39 spiritual herb seeds, it would not be a problem to cultivate 35 of them. When the time came, even if he deducted the 40 points he had to pay for the 40 spiritual herb seeds, he could still guarantee a net profit of 65 points.
This was just a pessimistic estimate, but it was already far enough to surpass the difference of 29 points. In fact, even if Meng Tong tactfully chose to admit defeat and did not directly challenge Lin Yi, his final points from the first four rounds of the assessment would still not be as high as Lin Yi's!
At that point, Lin Yi would have at least one hundred and eighty-five points, while Meng Tong would only have one hundred and seventy-seven.
Of course, this point situation did not include Meng Tong's spiritual herb trial round, but it must be known that for the newcomers of the Blue Cloud Pavilion, where the spiritual energy in the cave abode was extremely poor, this round was a complete scam.
Even if Meng Tong was like the other newcomers and very conservatively only received 10 spiritual herb seeds, he would have to ensure that at least four of them were cultivated to break even. Cultivating five would only net him a net profit of 40 points. For them, who did not have a cheating artifact like the space in the jade pendant, this was already a pie falling from the sky.
As for six seeds, it was completely impossible!
Therefore, even if Meng Tong optimistically cultivated six spiritual herb seeds, his final points from the first four rounds of the assessment would only be 184 points, which was still one point behind Lin Yi!
And this was already the most optimistic estimate for him, while Lin Yi's side was the most pessimistic one. If there were newcomers who did not have eyes and gave him points in the challenge round, or if the spiritual herb seeds were cultivated to survive more, then Lin Yi's points would be even higher than this.
In other words, no matter how it was calculated, Lin Yi would always be able to suppress Meng Tong, and he would not give his opponent any chance to overtake him.
However, these calculations were only made by Lin Yi himself. Senior Brother Ku Bi and the others could not understand even if they racked their brains. After all, they did not know that Lin Yi actually had a magical artifact like the space in the jade pendant, which could guarantee the survival rate of the spiritual herb seeds.
Although they could not understand, seeing Lin Yi's confident look, they did not know what to say for a moment. Extraordinary people do extraordinary things. So far, there had been more than one or two miracles that had happened to Lin Yi.
Some things they could not understand, but it did not mean that Lin Yi could not do it.
However, Xiao Ran still hesitated, "But …"
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