Small Ji said, "The preliminary competition will last for a total of three days. After three days, the six hundred examinees with the highest rankings will enter the finals!"
"The rest of the examinees will be cleared out and brought back to the Distant Expanse."
"The biggest difference between the finals and the preliminary competition is that … the powerful Demon Beasts imprisoned in the underground caverns of Devil Flood Dragon Island will be released. The strength of these Demon Beasts is not something an ordinary high school student can deal with!"
"If you can slay them, the points you will obtain will be far greater than slaying ordinary Demon Beasts!"
"Apart from this, the six hundred examinees will be randomly divided into two teams, red and blue. The two teams can attack each other at will. Once you 'kill' your opponent, that is, force your opponent's Puji Critter to spit out the protective gel, then your opponent's points will all belong to you!"
"In other words, not only do I have to fight with Demon Beasts, but I also have to compete with other examinees!"
Li Yao's heart stirred. He suddenly felt an indescribable excitement.
To be able to enter the finals represented that every examinee carried a large amount of points. Rather than expending mental and physical effort to slay Demon Beasts, it would be better to launch an attack on the opposing examinees. As long as you 'kill' one, it would be equivalent to killing dozens or even hundreds of Demon Beasts.
These sort of competition rules were undoubtedly able to excite the youths' exuberant desire for battle. It would allow the examinees to display their full potential!
Small Ji continued, "The general rules are like this. After two days of finals, the examinees who still survive will be ranked according to their respective points. The higher your ranking, the more likely you are to be chosen by the observers of the Nine Elites. The outstanding ones don't even need to go through the College Entrance Examination and are directly 'specially recruited'. So, Student Li Yao, work hard!"
"Specially recruited!"
Li Yao's throat and eyes were somewhat dry. He licked his lips and asked, "Small Ji, in the past few competitions, how many students were specially recruited?"
The white Puji Critter tilted its head and thought for a moment. A slight buzzing sound came from the depths of its body.
Li Yao could tell that this was the sound of a crystal processor operating at high speed. It was probably collecting data.
After a short moment, Small Ji said,
"In the past three Challenge Competitions, arena 571, on average, there were fifty-one examinees specially recruited by the Nine Elites. Even if they weren't specially recruited, there was still the possibility of being 'specially recruited'."
"What's that?" Li Yao asked.
"For example, you have a certain talent in cultivation and are very suitable for a certain university. However, your overall strength is not too strong, and your final score is in the hundreds, or even in the 200s. You even encounter a very powerful demon beast at the beginning of the finals and have no choice but to withdraw from the competition!"
"It doesn't matter. As long as the observers from the Nine Elite Universities take a fancy to you, they'll sign a contract with you and give you a discount of five points, ten points, or even twenty points during the college entrance examination!"
"It feels so good!"
This time, Li Yao was really tempted.
The College Entrance Examination was like an army of thousands of men and horses crossing a single-plank bridge. It was not an exaggeration to say that one extra point could crush a thousand people!
If he suddenly had a discount of ten to twenty points, then his chances of being admitted to Deep Sea University would greatly increase!
"That's great! Even if I can't kill my way into the top fifty of three thousand people and can't get the 'specially recruited' qualification, as long as my performance is outstanding and I can fight for a discount of five or even ten points, then this trip won't be in vain!"
Li Yao's mouth and tongue were dry. He was indescribably excited. He only felt that his whole body was filled with boundless energy and his blood was boiling. He couldn't wait to immediately start fighting tomorrow morning.
"This won't do. I have to calm down and sleep quickly. I have to maintain sufficient physical strength and energy. Tomorrow is the time to decide my fate!"
Li Yao lay on the bed with his hands behind his head. He forced himself to sleep, but he couldn't sleep no matter what.
In front of his eyes was the scene of Fiend Blade Peng Hai riding the Mystic Bird Battle Shuttle appearing in the sky above the sports field.
That kind of unbridled and domineering aura that crushed the entire field was deeply imprinted in his mind. He couldn't forget it for a long time.
"Do I have the chance to become the second Peng Hai?"
Li Yao opened his eyes wide and looked at the rust on the ceiling. He tossed and turned, and the single bed squeaked under his weight.
… …
Just as Li Yao was tossing and turning on the single bed, Si Jiaxue was welcoming a special guest in another single room two decks above him.
"Professor Xie, thank you so much. I didn't think that you would personally come."
Si Jiaxue said respectfully. The person she was welcoming was the refining expert of Deep Sea University, Professor Xie Tingxian.
"Little girl, just call me Grandpa Xie. You don't need to be so polite with me. Your grandfather and I are old friends for nearly a hundred years. When you were just born, I even held you with my own hands. Hahahaha."
Xie Tingxian said with a chuckle. Soon after, he changed the topic, "Little girl, what business do you have with Grandpa Xie? I'll say this first. If it's about the competition, Grandpa Xie can't just throw the game! "
Si Jiaxue faintly smiled, "Grandpa Xie, my specialty is in the calculation and analysis of data. In the future, I'm afraid that I will walk the path of an admin-type cultivator. I'm afraid that Deep Sea University's most famous Refining Department isn't suitable for me … So you can be at ease. I won't make things difficult for you."
Xie Tingxian's old face reddened, "Little girl, don't blame Grandpa Xie for being narrow-minded. As an observer, the relationships between all sides are too complicated. Sometimes, I have to say the ugly words first."
Si Jiaxue nodded. She took out a crystal processor from her backpack and handed it over, "Grandpa Xie, I understand.
This time, I asked you to come over mainly because I wanted you to help me take a look at this crystal processor … This is my grandmother's relic. It's an antique from over a hundred years ago. It broke a few days ago, so I found someone to fix it. Although it's fixed and there aren't any major problems when using it, I still don't know whether or not there are any hidden dangers. So I wanted to ask you to help me take a look.
Is it alright? "" So that's how it is.
It's no big deal. "Xie Tingxian let out a sigh of relief. His expression also became lively. His gaze casually swept over the crystal processor." Huh? "His eyes revealed a radiance of interest.
"This is the Heavenly Zither Sect's Guangling Model 7 Tubular Crystal Processor. It's a product from 144 years ago. It's an extremely rare antique. It's so well maintained. Not bad, not bad. You said you found someone to fix it? These days, there aren't many people who can fix this kind of antique. I want to take a good look at it. If by any chance the internal structure is damaged, that would be too much of a pity! "
Xie Tingxian lightly waved his right hand. Without seeing him cast any spells, the crystal processor flew into the hollow of his palm and spun around. Soon after, it was as if there was an invisible hand controlling it. One by one, the magical equipment components separated from the main body and gracefully floated in midair, revealing the Tubular Crystal Processor's mysterious and complex internal structure.
"This is …"
Xie Tingxian stared blankly at the heat sink that clearly had traces of a modern crystal processor's cooling structure. Yet, it was a perfect fit with the classical style of the Tubular Crystal Processor.
"How is it, Grandpa Xie? Is there a problem?" Si Jiaxue became nervous.
"Little girl, this is where you are wrong." Xie Tingxian dragged out his words.
"What, what's wrong with me?"
Si Jiaxue was at a complete loss. A trace of doubt appeared on her fair and delicate face.
Xie Tingxian glanced at her. Seeing that she really didn't understand, he frowned and said:
"Little girl, this crystal processor of yours was clearly repaired by an expert."
"This expert has redesigned the structure of the heat sink. His thinking is very exquisite. Moreover, his assembling technique is also very skillful and perfect. Not only does it guarantee the stability of the structure and the efficiency of the heat sink, but it also leaves room for future upgrades. He can even use the same method to add another heat sink to form an even more efficient heat sink. This can increase the performance of your crystal processor by at least 10%!"
"To have such a deep understanding of antique crystal processors and to have such a brilliant technique, he should be a refiner, right?"
"You must know that every refiner has their own dignity. They have an extremely strong confidence in their work. You chose to have someone repair it, but in the end, you don't believe him. You even brought it for me to inspect. This is the greatest insult to him!"
"Once he finds out about this matter, not only will he have malice towards you, he will even vent his anger on me. Who knows when he will find me to compete and see whether or not I have the qualifications to inspect his work!"
"It's that serious?" Si Jiaxue jumped in fright.
"You are not a refiner. Naturally, you don't know the rules of the circle. Every work is a refiner's blood, sweat, and tears. It is just like their child. They absolutely cannot allow others to touch it! In a situation like this, you must at least first tell the other party. Only after obtaining the other party's permission can I begin to inspect it. Have you ever told the other party? "
Si Jiaxue shook her head in bewilderment.
"Sigh, I was also careless. I thought that you had just randomly found someone to repair it. I didn't think that it would be a true expert. This is going to be troublesome." Xie Tingxian said somewhat vexedly.
"But, but I just randomly found someone to repair it. I found a classmate." Si Jiaxue stammered.
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