Two.
342 examinees took the giant elevator and continued to march towards the deep underground.
The elevator was like a huge metal disc that relied on the anti-gravity array glyphs to silently glide in the darkness.
The balancing array glyphs at the edge of the disc emitted a weak blue light, reflecting the extremely tired faces of the examinees.
For more than ten consecutive hours, their brains were operating at a super high speed. Even if the examinees were powerful cultivators, they were still somewhat unable to bear it.
The examinees were clearly divided into two groups.
340 examinees sat on the outside of the large disc, forming a large circle.
And in the center of the circle, there were only two examinees.
Li Yao and Jiang Shaoyang.
The monster-level crazy performance of the two had shocked everyone. Everyone could not help but stay far away from the two, fearing that they would disturb the confrontation between the two monsters.
Just like in the primeval times hundreds of millions of years ago, when two Tyrannosaurus Rex were confronting each other, no living creature would dare to stand between them.
Not long after, everyone's eyes were dazzled.
The elevator finally broke through the darkness and sank a thousand meters underground.
However, the majestic scene in front of them caused everyone's breathing to become sluggish.
They were in an incomparably huge underground karst cave.
Looking up, they were already several hundred meters away from the top of the cave, which was covered with stalactites.
Looking down, it was still pitch black. They could not see the bottom at all.
Looking around, they were in a cylindrical karst cave with a diameter of more than one kilometer. The surrounding rock walls were covered with thousands of man-made caves.
Beehive. This place was like the inside of a huge steel beehive.
And they were just the smallest ants.
Even the giant elevator, after sinking into the karst cave, turned into a lonely boat. There were also countless faintly glowing metal discs flying around. It was a busy scene.
"This is the power of a country!"
"Only by mobilizing the power of a country and tens of billions of people can such a magnificent world be built underground!"
"And only with this kind of power can we contend with the billions of demons in the endless sea of stars!"
Li Yao sighed in his heart. While he was experiencing his own insignificance, he also felt that he was a member of such a powerful country. And he felt a deep sense of pride.
The disc slowed down and flew towards a rock wall that reflected a metallic luster.
Two firefly-like light spots floated up from the abyss and flew to the side of the disc.
They were two soldiers with metal wings on their backs.
The two soldiers each held a magic treasure in their hands. They released a red light that enveloped the large round plate.
Beep! Beep!
The dazzling red light turned into a soft green as everyone's identity was verified.
On the rock wall, outside the hundreds of man-made caves, which were originally sealed by cold metal doors, all of them silently slid open.
The big disc rose and fell. Everyone was sent to the corresponding cave according to their number.
Li Yao took a deep breath and strode into his own cave. The metal door slowly closed behind him.
It was the final stage!
Li Yao curiously sized up the cave. He was very familiar with the furnishings around him. This was a maintenance workshop. Behind it, there was a small refining room and a material warehouse. All the vital organs were present.
Beep! Beep!
The examination crystal processor sent out a message, the topic of the actual combat test. It was to use the facilities and raw materials in the maintenance workshop to repair a Beast Puppet within 24 hours, restoring it to at least 90% of its combat power.
"A maintenance type of mission?"
Li Yao was amused. Didn't this just happen to hit the muzzle of his gun?
In the corner of the maintenance workshop, there was a small object that was covered with an oilcloth. Li Yao opened it, only to find that his eyes were shining.
"Mystic Wolf?"
A Beast Puppet was similar to the "Wooden Ox" that Li Yao had repaired in the small mountain village a year ago. It was a man-made spirit machine that was controlled by a crystal processor and had a certain degree of autonomy.
Mystic Wolf. It was a Beast Puppet refined by the Pack of Wolves Valley 33 years ago.
Because of its outstanding design and excellent performance, it was purchased in large quantities by the military.
This Beast Puppet utilized the principles of bionics. Its design was based on the characteristics of many wolf-type and panther-type demon beasts. Its body was long and narrow, streamlined, and its movements were agile and extremely fast. It was adapted to various complex terrains and was especially suitable for fighting in grasslands and jungles. Even if it was on a steep mountain, it could climb freely.
The Mystic Wolf was a light Beast Puppet with a body length of 146 meters and a total weight of 15633 kilograms. It was equipped with a light crystal railgun on both sides of its body. Its abdomen could also be equipped with a flying sword launching system that could carry twelve miniature flying swords, which greatly enhanced its long-range firepower.
In addition, at the ends of its front and back limbs, there were four vibration claws made of super alloy. The tearing force of its steel teeth was also extremely strong. There was also a flamethrower in its throat which, under the drive of a flame array glyph, could shoot out more than 1,000 degrees of flame, instantly turning the enemy into ashes.
The Mystic Wolf had two combat modes.
It could be remotely controlled by a soldier or a cultivator at a close distance.
It could also enter a general target in advance, such as "patrol", "guard", or "free hunting", and then be controlled by the built-in crystal processor of the Mystic Wolf to fight on its own.
As soon as the Mystic Wolf appeared, it immediately replaced the position of many military dog type spirit beasts and became the favorite of the military, especially the scouts.
Today, a standard reconnaissance squad of the military was composed of two scouts and a Mystic Wolf.
However, the Mystic Wolf in front of Li Yao was in a somewhat bad situation.
It seemed to have eaten an acid attack from a demon beast from a long distance. Its metal body was corroded and riddled with holes. Many of the crystal wires that connected its vital points were corroded and broken.
Then, it engaged in a melee with the ferocious demon beast. One side of its head was deeply sunken, and its body was torn to pieces. Three of its four legs were broken. Two of its front legs were only connected to its body by a few pitiful crystal wires.
A shockingly large hole had been dug out on his abdomen. Many of the chips and organs that had been carved with critical rune arrays were gone. The rest of the organs had been corroded by the acid and were not functioning properly, either.
Apart from its spine, which was refined from a special alloy, which was still intact, the Mystic Wolf was on the verge of being scrapped.
But for Li Yao, it was nothing out of the ordinary.
Whether it was in the Magical Equipment Graveyard. Or in the ruins of the Grand Desolate War Institution's Refining Department. 90% of the magical equipment was on the verge of being scrapped or even completely scrapped.
So what?
Wasn't it still repaired by him bit by bit? It was even more powerful than before.
This Mystic Wolf was far from the most broken magical equipment he had ever repaired.
Li Yao rubbed his hands and concentrated. He threw himself into the intense maintenance work.
The first step was to dismantle all the components of the Mystic Wolf. He wanted to see which components could be preserved, which ones must be repaired, and which ones were not worth repairing and could only be reforged.
"Huh?"
After spending 11 minutes and completing 80% of the dismantling work, Li Yao suddenly discovered a very hidden problem.
In his hand was the undamaged spine of the Mystic Wolf.
However, the sound of the bones rubbing against each other made him feel a subtle difference.
He did not hesitate. He folded his fingers and gently flicked them towards the 22nd vertebra. He carefully listened to the sound of metal vibrating and outlined an intricate cross-section in his brain.
"There is a problem with the 22nd vertebra!"
"Although it seems to be intact on the outside, it has suffered several strong impacts. The inside has long been filled with tiny cracks that are invisible to the naked eye. It has reached the limit of metal fatigue!"
"As long as there is one more high-speed impact. No, there is no need to impact. As long as the Mystic Wolf suddenly stops and changes direction while moving at high speed, this bone will completely burst apart! "
Wolves had a copper head, an iron tail, and a tofu waist. The waist was a fatal weakness.
The Mystic Wolf, a puppet beast, was the same. In order to pursue speed and flexibility, its body was streamlined. The waist, which connected the front and back of the body, was also the most vulnerable part. It was almost supported by the spine.
Furthermore, unlike wolf-type demon beasts, the Mystic Wolf was equipped with crystal railguns on both sides of its body. When firing, the recoil would also bring enormous pressure to the waist.
As for the 22nd vertebra, it was the most crucial part. Once it burst, it would be equivalent to paralyzing the lower half of the body and losing 95% of its combat strength in an instant!
"It seems that this is a trap."
"At first glance, this Mystic Wolf is riddled with holes, fragmented, and covered in cuts and bruises... but these are all minor problems."
"This invisible internal wound is the real fatal wound!"
"If the Mystic Wolf only cares about repairing the wounds on the surface and ignores the internal wound on the spine, even if its appearance is brand new, it will not be able to withstand the test of actual combat. In the test field, just a few high-speed maneuvers will break its waist!"
Li Yao faintly smiled. Since he had discovered the problem, the next step would be easy.
He repeatedly checked twice and confirmed that there was only one trap. Then, he walked into the material warehouse and looked for the materials needed for repair.
Soon, he discovered the second fatal problem.
"This is not Purple-Gold Titanium, but... Accompanying Purple-Gold Titanium!"
Purple-Gold Titanium was a rare metal. It was a special alloy used to refine the spine of the Mystic Wolf. It was an indispensable raw material that could greatly enhance the strength of the special alloy.
The accompanying Purple-gold Titanium was a very strange accompanying metal in Purple-gold Titanium ores.
Although its appearance, color, and texture were almost the same as the real Purple-Gold Titanium, there were some differences in its nature. It could not enhance the strength of the alloy.
The material warehouse stored some Accompanying Purple-Gold Titanium, but there was not even half a gram of the real Purple-Gold Titanium!
"Is this another trap?"
"They want to test the examinees' eyesight and see if we can distinguish between Purple-Gold Titanium and Accompanying Purple-Gold Titanium?"
"Without Purple-Gold Titanium, there is no way to refine a new spine."
Li Yao sat cross-legged in the middle of the material warehouse. His fingers gently tapped on the ground as he quietly pondered.
In the monitoring room, the three examiners looked at the examinees who were grimacing in pain as they racked their brains. All of them revealed a strange smile.
"Tell me, among these three hundred examinees, how many of them can discover the trap on the spine of the Mystic Wolf? Even if they discover it, how long will it take for them to realize that we provided the Accompanying Purple-Gold Titanium and 'forgot' to provide the real Purple-Gold Titanium?"
Dong Liuqi asked with a smile.
Yan Tianhe faintly smiled. Just as he was about to speak, a hologram in the middle of the room suddenly flickered.
An examinee sent out a call request.
"Excuse me, why is there no Purple-Gold Titanium in the material warehouse that is required to repair the Mystic Wolf?"
Jiang Shaoyang calmly asked from the hologram. (To be continued …) u
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