"Hehehe, I didn't expect Lin Yun to be so good at chess at such a young age." The Country Guarding Emperor said in admiration.
The Minister of Internal Affairs added, "I wonder how good he is in other areas. The position of one of the Ten Armies is not something that can be taken up by just knowing chess. "
Lin Yun waved his hand fearlessly and said to the officials, "What else do you want to compete with? Bring it on. You can challenge me in any area. "
Hearing Lin Yun's words, the officials' faces darkened.
Although Lin Yun's tone was calm, it was filled with disdain. It was as if he did not care about the officials at all.
Before the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Minister of Foreign Affairs could respond, a large group of officials stood up angrily and challenged Lin Yun in all areas.
"I am Hua Wuxi, a level four alchemist. I would like to compete with you in alchemy."
"I am Nangong, a level four craftsman. I would like to compete with you in crafting weapons."
"I am Shangguan Jinhua, a level four array master. I would like to compete with you in setting up arrays."
"I am Nangong, a level four talisman maker. I would like to compete with you in crafting talismans."
"I am Zhan Qiulang, a level three astrologer. I would like to compete with you in knowledge of astronomy and geography."
"I am Chen Wenqing, a level three scholar. I would like to compete with you in knowledge of physics."
Not only the members of the three major clans, but even the ordinary officials who were not part of the three major clans joined in.
These ordinary officials challenged Lin Yun not because they wanted to stop Lin Yun from being appointed as one of the Ten Armies. They simply wanted to compete with Lin Yun in the area that they were passionate about.
Because Lin Yun said that he was not afraid of any area, it triggered their curiosity and competitiveness. That was why they were fighting to challenge Lin Yun.
"Let me go first!"
"No, let me go first!"
"Stop fighting, all of you. Let me go first!"
Without waiting for the crowd to come up with an order, Lin Yun impatiently said, "There's no need to argue anymore. All of you come at me together!"
The originally noisy palace hall fell into an unprecedented silence the moment Lin Yun's voice fell.
All the civil and military officials froze in that instant, as if they had been petrified.
Everyone was dumbfounded as they looked at Lin Yun. It was as if they had heard the most unbelievable thing in the world.
"What … what did you just say?" Hua Wuxi asked in disbelief.
"I don't want to waste time. All of you, come at me together. I want you all to lose together," Lin Yun said calmly, as if he was talking about something insignificant.
Lose together?
How arrogant!
Everyone was stunned on the spot and couldn't help but suck in a cold breath.
Just how confident did he have to be to say such arrogant words?
"What you mean is that you want to deal with the challenges of multiple domains at the same time?" Shangguan Jinhua's face was filled with suspicion.
To him, this kind of thing was impossible no matter what.
As the saying goes, one cannot do two things at the same time. Anyone who could concoct pills and set up arrays at the same time was already worthy of respect.
But now, Lin Yun actually boasted that he wanted to compete with everyone in multiple domains at the same time. This was simply a lunatic with delusional disorder!
Lin Yun continued to speak calmly, "As long as any one of you can defeat me in any area, even if I don't pass the test, I will voluntarily give up my position in the National Ten Armies."
"Hehe, that's what you said. Don't go back on your words if you lose." The Emperor squinted his eyes and smiled.
The Southern Summer King was shocked when he heard that. He indeed wanted Lin Yun to shine and let all the civil and military officials acknowledge Lin Yun's strength. However, he didn't expect Lin Yun to be so high-profile.
How was this still showing off? This was simply challenging the impossible!
The Southern Summer King hurriedly said to Lin Yun, "Lin Yun, this matter is very important. If you don't have enough confidence, don't be in the limelight."
"My King, don't worry. I have confidence." Lin Yun said confidently, as if victory was already in his grasp.
The Emperor waved the fan in his hand and said to the Southern Summer King, "Your Majesty, since this young man is so confident, why don't we give him a chance to perform?"
The Emperor nodded. "I also want to see where this young man's confidence comes from."
Seeing that Lin Yun had a card up his sleeve and that the Three Rulers had agreed, the Southern Summer King had nothing else to say. The matter of Lin Yun sparring with many people at the same time was decided just like that.
Originally, the civil and military officials were not willing to go together. After all, they all had high statuses and outstanding abilities.
To have them compete with a young man at the same time in the field that they were most proficient in, this was simply an insult to them. Even if they won, they would still lose face.
However, since the Southern Summer King and the Three Rulers had agreed, they had no choice but to go together even if they felt that it was a loss of face.
Not long after, the various tools used for the competition were sent to the palace hall by the royal guards. There were refining materials, as well as books and information.
The rules for refining pills, refining weapons, setting up arrays, and crafting talismans were very simple. Whoever produced the highest grade product would be the winner.
As for astronomy, geography, and physics, the rules for these two fields were also not complicated.
The two scholars used the knowledge from the books on the spot to test Lin Yun. If Lin Yun could answer the questions, he would win. If he was stumped by the two scholars' questions, he would lose.
After some preparation, the people who were sparring with Lin Yun took their positions and went to work on the tools.
One forged weapons, one refined pills, one drew talismans, and one set up arrays.
The four of them moved skillfully and smoothly without any sloppiness. Their movements were as smooth as flowing water, and they were done in one go.
As for Lin Yun, who was performing the four tasks at the same time, his movements were much more simple and crude. It was very unprofessional and could even be said to be very perfunctory. It was as casual as his chess moves.
Seeing Lin Yun's amateurish appearance, Lin Yun's opponents were instantly filled with confidence.
As for the surrounding officials, they all sneered.
"It seems that Lin Yun is not proficient in these fields. Just like he said, he only knows a little about them."
"Look at his crude movements. The products he produced are basically no different from trash."
"With just this little bit of skill, he dares to challenge the civil and military officials. I really don't know where he gets his confidence from."
While Lin Yun was performing the four tasks, the two scholars, Zhan Qiulang and Chen Wenqing, were also quickly flipping through the books, looking for in-depth questions to test Lin Yun.
When they were flipping through the third astronomy book, Astrologer Zhan Qiulang's eyes suddenly lit up. He seemed to have found a profound question.
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