Li Yao was indeed repairing the boiler.
He was one of the first examinees in the entire Xing Yao Federation to hand in the exam paper. The College Entrance Exam had only been going on for three hours, but he had already finished all the questions and left the classroom.
There were still two hours before the College Entrance Exam ended. Li Yao had nothing to do, so he simply put his hands behind his back and leisurely strolled around the campus. Unknowingly, he had walked to the abandoned bathhouse behind the school.
When the Limestone District was at its most prosperous, the Mining Clan High School once had more than 10,000 students. In the living area behind the school, a large-scale bathhouse was built to provide convenience for the students on weekdays and open to the public on weekends.
However, with the depletion of the mineral veins, the Limestone District gradually declined, and the number of students in the Mining Clan High School became fewer and fewer. The people who came to take a bath were few and far between. It was not worth it to put a large pool of hot water in the bathhouse just for a few kittens.
After decades of neglect, the boiler room, which was responsible for providing the heat source for the bathhouse, was also rusted and covered with cobwebs and dust.
Li Yao casually glanced at the boiler room through the broken glass window. Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he fixed his gaze on the black boiler.
He found that the boiler room was a "Fire Bear" boiler, which had been refined more than 90 years ago. This model of boiler was one of the earliest civil magical equipment to use three-dimensional array glyphs. At the core of the boiler, there were two layers of flame array glyphs, which could continuously output heat, and the temperature was very stable. Its structure could be called a classic.
Li Yao had only seen the anatomy of this model of boiler in books before, but had never seen the real thing.
As a magical equipment fan, he naturally would not let go of such a good opportunity.
The door of the boiler room was not locked at all. It was just that the axle of the door was rusted. Li Yao forcefully pushed, and the door opened with a squeak. The dust in the boiler room flew up, and a few bats and birds flew out with a clattering sound.
A bird even defecated on Li Yao's head.
Li Yao, on the other hand, couldn't care less. His eyes were glittering, as if he was a mouse that had discovered a jar of rice. Without caring about anything else, he lunged forward and hugged the 'Fire Bear' boiler, concentrating on studying it.
For more than three hours, he was immersed in the wonderful world of the magical equipment.
Although the Fire Bear Boiler was a civil magical equipment from nearly a hundred years ago, its double-layer array glyph structure was incomparably mysterious. A total of thirty-six flame array glyphs were connected by more than a hundred extremely thin crystal wires. It could be said that a slight change in one part could affect the whole body. Every part of the design left Li Yao with endless aftertaste as he exclaimed in satisfaction.
Unknowingly, Li Yao had crawled into the boiler with his buttocks sticking out. His face, hands, and body were covered in grease and dirt. Only his two neat rows of teeth were still white. He looked as unkempt as he could possibly be.
However, his eyes grew brighter and brighter. His ten fingers were as soft as goose feathers as they lightly brushed across the crystal wires. It was as if the most brilliant zither master was gently stroking the strings of a zither, creating beautiful music.
Vaguely, he seemed to have grasped the essence of the three-dimensional array glyph structure. The huge boiler turned into translucent components, disintegrating, dispersing, reassembling, and operating in the depths of his brain.
"So that's how it is. The design of this structure is too ingenious. It collects the scattered fire element spiritual energy and prevents the spiritual energy from being wasted to the greatest extent. What a marvelous design!" Li Yao clicked his tongue in amazement.
"Student Li Yao? Student Li Yao? Li Yao! "
Principal Mao ran until his face and ears were red. He gasped for breath as he held his knees and stood at the entrance of the boiler room for quite a while. He called out to him several times, but there was no response. There was nothing he could do. He looked around, picked up a fire stick, and lightly poked Li Yao's butt.
"Student Li Yao!"
"Wait, Principal Mao. If there's anything, please wait. I'm about to figure it out. So that's how it is. So that's how it is … Too awesome! Why didn't I think of it earlier? It turns out that these three crystal wires are at work! "
Li Yao slapped his thigh. Without turning his head, he excitedly said, "Principal Mao, please wait for a while. I am absolutely sure that I can fix this boiler. I guarantee that it will be as good as new!"
Principal Mao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He roared, "Li Yao! What time is it? Why are you still fixing the boiler? Quickly come out and accept the interview. You have become Floating Spear City's College Entrance Champion! "
"Don't be so noisy. There is an echo inside the boiler. It's making my head hurt. No matter how big the matter is, let me fix the boiler first. Isn't it just the College Entrance Champion … What? I am the College Entrance Champion! "
Li Yao let out a wolf howl inside the boiler. He excitedly jumped up.
But with a "dong" sound, the entire boiler room shook. Dust fluttered down from the ceiling beam.
It turned out that Li Yao had forgotten that he was still inside the boiler. His head had fiercely hit the steel plate, creating a bulge in the boiler and a big bump on his head.
Li Yao ignored the pain and crawled out of the boiler while holding his head. He took two deep breaths and calmed himself down. He grabbed Principal Mao's shoulder and shook it with all his strength. "Principal, am I really Floating Spear City's College Entrance Champion?"
"Hey, hey, hey. Are you going to break my old bones? You can go online and see for yourself. "Principal Mao was in so much pain that tears were flowing down.
Li Yao hurriedly let go of his hand. He somewhat embarrassedly scratched his head, causing dust to rise from his messy hair. He turned on his crystal processor and entered the special page for the College Entrance Champion. He entered his student number and clicked confirm. Very soon, his score and ranking popped up.
"Floating Spear City's Miner Junior High School student, Li Yao. College Entrance Champion Score: 781. Spirit Root Development Quotient: 92%. Final score in the city!"
"Awesome!"
Li Yao was extremely excited. He exerted strength in his legs and did three backflips in a row. He then jumped three feet high and waved his fists in the air.
He looked like a gorilla that had finally climbed the throne after going through a battle!
"I did it!"
"Within a month, I turned from a waste with a Spirit Root Development Quotient of 7% into a cultivation genius with a Spirit Root Development Quotient of 92%. I also obtained the title of Floating Spear City's College Entrance Champion!"
"I did not disappoint Sun Biao, Peng Hai, Ding Ling Dong, Grandpa Wang, and Principal Mao's trust!"
"Most importantly, I am one step closer to my dream. With this score, I can choose any of the majors in the Nine Elite Universities!"
"Student Li Yao, calm down. There are still hundreds of reporters waiting to interview you outside. Don't get excited. Calm down, you must calm down!" Principal Mao said while trembling.
He asked Li Yao to calm down, but his appearance was as if he had just been injected with a large dose of stimulants. His face was red, his neck was thick, his hands were trembling, and his feet were trembling. He was extremely excited.
College Entrance Champion! Since the establishment of Floating Spear City's Miner Junior High School more than a hundred years ago, let alone a college entrance champion, there had never been a college entrance champion in the top one thousand. How could Principal Mao be calm? How could he be calm?
Otherwise, with his old and frail body, he could not wait to do a few backflips like Li Yao!
After listening to Principal Mao's words, Li Yao took a deep breath, rubbed his cheeks hard, and muttered to himself, "Calm down, calm down. Isn't it just a little Floating Spear City's College Entrance Champion? I am going to become a Master Refiner. My name will shake the Federation and shock the entire Tian Yuan Realm. How can I get so excited over such a small matter? This is too shameful... "
That being said, Li Yao still had a silly smile on his face. With his dark face and white teeth, he looked exactly like a fool.
Seeing that he was somewhat complacent, Principal Mao reminded him, "Student Li Yao, I just heard the reporters' discussion. They seem to be very interested in your relationship with Chixiao No. 2 High School. Later, when you speak, you should pay attention. Try not to say anything that will offend them. After all, there is no deep hatred between us. It is not good to completely shed all pretense of cordiality. Do you understand?"
"Oh?"
Hearing the words "Chixiao No. 2 High School", Li Yao was surprised. He restrained his smile, and his eyes revealed two strange rays of light as he strode out of the boiler room.
A large group of reporters, like wild dogs that had broken free of their leash, rushed toward the boiler room.
"Student Li Yao! Student Li Yao! Please accept our interview! "
Li Yao's mind raced as he quickly prepared a script. A moment later, he walked forward with his head held high and his chest puffed out.
He coughed dryly and was about to speak, but the large group of reporters turned a blind eye to him. Like a river meeting a reef, they automatically parted and went around him.
"Student Li Yao, where are you? Please come out and accept our interview! "
Li Yao raised his right hand somewhat awkwardly. "I'm here!"
"Where? We don't see you, Student Li Yao! "
A large group of reporters surrounded Li Yao. Dozens of doubtful eyes swept past Li Yao, but none of them focused on him.
The reporters couldn't be blamed for being blind. Li Yao's appearance at this moment was too different from the "College Entrance Examination Champion" that was the focus of everyone's attention.
His whole body was pitch-black, as if he had just dug coal for three days and three nights. His hair was disheveled, and there was a big bump in the center of his head. There was also a pool of bird droppings on his shoulder, and even his clothes were unknowingly torn by the rusty parts in the boiler. He looked as shabby as he could, and as down and out as he could.
The reporters looked at each other in dismay. After searching for more than half a minute, their line of sight gradually condensed on Li Yao. A female reporter somewhat hesitantly took out a wet wipe from her bag and handed it over. "You... are Student Li Yao?"
Li Yao thanked her, took the wet wipe, and wiped his face for more than ten seconds. Finally, his pitch-black face looked like a cat with a dirty face. His facial features could still be vaguely recognized.
Li Yao was a celebrity in Floating Spear City. When he was in a coma, many reporters went to the hospital to see him. The article "Fleeting Fiend Star" was written by one of the reporters.
Immediately, someone shouted:
"That's right, it's Li Yao!"
This time, the eyes of all the reporters lit up as they scrambled to surround Li Yao. One after another, the crystal loudspeaker sticks stabbed towards Li Yao like a snake spear. The female reporter who had handed him the wet towel was even closer to Li Yao. She grabbed Li Yao's shoulder and placed a crystal loudspeaker stick between the two of them. Li Yao was stunned.
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