There was something fishy about the Goddess of Calamity!
If he still did not suspect the Goddess of Calamity, he would be too stupid.
Time and time again, the Goddess of Calamity had always taken special care of him. Why?
Li Xiang looked at the light screen in front of him, reached out, and touched it lightly. Looking back, every time he was connected to the Goddess of Calamity, something unexpected would happen. The first time he cooperated with Ji Xianqing, the mysterious investigation after that, and now the inexplicable three trials of the School Championship.
He looked at the electronic screen, wanting to see the Goddess of Calamity's true body through it.
"You have self-awareness?" Li Xiang touched the screen and asked. Then, he smiled awkwardly. It's just a high-level artificial intelligence system. How can it understand me?
[Human consciousness determines the existence of all things. Your so-called self-awareness refers to 'my consciousness' in your consciousness. If you want to understand it this way, then I do have the self-awareness you speak of.]
The electronic voice played in his mind.
Li Xiang jerked his head up. The voice did not come from the electronic screen. Instead, it reached Li Xiang's body and mind in a strange way.
"What are you? What do you want to do? "Li Xiang had too many questions, but in the end, he chose the two most important ones.
[I am the Goddess of Calamity. For thousands of years, I have been operating according to a preset program. Even if I have the self-awareness you speak of, I will still do things according to the system's priorities. Everything you see is just a preset program.]
"Is there really someone so powerful that they can predict the future bit by bit and program it?" After Li Xiang obtained the Machinery Heart, he could be said to have stepped into the ranks of a true master of machinery.
Absolute Mechanical Sense, Machinery Proficiency, and Machinery Heart. The combination of these three created a perfect master of machinery. He was confident that he could surpass Duke Silo and his father in the future and create a machinery era that belonged to him alone.
Because of this, Li Xiang's vision had already surpassed the era, which was why he did not believe that pure machinery could reach this level.
That was no longer machinery but a god.
Omniscient and omnipotent? This shouldn't exist … No, if I had to say, there was indeed a person who could do this. Could it be that she could even influence the Goddess of Calamity?
Li Xiang shook his head. The possibility of this was very slim. If Bai Lili had really transcended everyone, and even the Goddess of Calamity could not affect her, she would not have died and would not have needed to go through so much trouble to be reborn.
There must be something he hadn't considered.
[Whether you believe it or not, things will happen. Good luck, Li Xiang.]
The Goddess of Calamity no longer replied.
He sighed softly. It seemed that he would have to wait until he became a player before he could explore the Goddess of Calamity.
Leaving the pillar of light, Li Xiang returned to the Chronometer Tower. He was surrounded by people and people from various families and universities. Most of them looked unfriendly. There were too many variables in this School Championship Competition, especially [Dark Whispers] in the third round. Everything that Fei Yujing had done was announced by the players' support team, which pushed the Chronometer Tower to the forefront of the storm.
In one trial, almost a hundred outstanding young people were killed, including Gongyang Jian, Luo Chu, and the others who were given high hopes. Some of the people who had communicated with the mark in advance were also turned into idiots by the curse left behind by Fei Yujing.
It could be said that there were no winners this time. Everyone was a loser. It was just that they lost more than they lost.
The Fallen Angel faction won, which reduced Li Xiang's points sharply. Fortunately, there were too many variables this time. The Lighthouse Players' University of the Subcontinent finally stabilized at the eighteenth place and continued to stand in the Chronometer Tower Consortium with a slight advantage.
Ming Xu, who had performed outstandingly, contributed a lot of points to the Zero Hour Source Form. Ji Xiaoyi and the others also filled in the gaps, so they were at the top of the list with extremely high points.
However, none of the people who came out or gathered there were happy.
Compared to Fei Yujing's defection and the troubles that would follow, the ranking of the universities became less important.
The sixteenth branch of the Bai family, which used to be related to the Fei family, had become the target of public criticism.
Li Xiang didn't have it easy either. He hadn't been able to deal with Finis and Ji Ruoyu in this trial. After coming out, he would have to shed all pretense of cordiality with the Ji family and General Shogun.
Crescent Moon and Moon Xingling were taken away by Crimson Moon. The final ranking competition had come to an end. Crimson Moon walked over with her youngest sister, Crescent Moon.
The girl who almost became Li Xiang's concubine had a delicate appearance. She was not tall, less than 1.6 meters. She had short blue hair and an indifferent expression. She was wearing a blue sailor suit with a long katana.
She hid behind Crimson Moon and peeked at Li Xiang.
"What do you think? My little sister is not bad, right? Do you have any thoughts? What I said before still counts. " Crimson Moon winked at him. Seeing that he didn't smile, she couldn't help but sigh. She approached him and whispered, "Don't look like you have nothing left to live for. Things will pass."
"Thank you." Fei Yujing's defection was a huge blow to Li Xiang. He never expected her to leave the human camp so decisively and step into the Door of the Abyss.
"Oh right, Crescent Moon got first place in the final ranking competition." Crimson Moon giggled, her face full of joy. This was something very impressive. After all, before the competition started, the most popular candidates were Bai Xintong and Poyers.
"It's a pity that I didn't get to fight her." Crescent Moon said regretfully. The moment she opened her mouth, she attracted Li Xiang's attention. That ethereal and cold voice seemed to come from beyond the heavens, distant and quiet.
It turned out that during the semi-finals, Ye Tong and Yu Zhitong had fought. Both of them were injured, and Crescent Moon was automatically promoted to first place.
"Congratulations." Li Xiang smiled. This girl was very strange. Just by standing there, she gave off a sharp sword intent. It was as if she was an unsheathed sword.
Crimson Moon chatted with him for a while more before leaving with her sisters. The Yue family also had a lot of things to deal with. After all, the Chronometer Tower was in the Yue family's territory. Now that such a big thing had happened, someone had to be the peacemaker.
However, Crescent Moon stole a glance at Li Xiang before she left. She looked a little worried, but she didn't go forward to comfort him.
The one who came to pick up Li Xiang was still Ying.
Beside her was Leah and Alfa. The two beauties stood in the middle of the road and attracted a lot of attention. However, those who knew their identities stayed far away. These two assassins were not to be trifled with. Anyone who was targeted by them was dead meat.
"Ming Xu was picked up by the First Lady as soon as he came out. You came out too late and didn't get to see the good show." Leah got into the steam locomotive and sat beside him at the back. Ying was in charge of driving.
She described the scene with some excitement. The First Lady had injured several players from the super families and taken Ming Xu away by force.
"If I didn't know that she hadn't broken through to Level 9, I would have thought that she was already Level 9! That terrifying disaster aura, as expected of the number one person in the Seven Continents who had transformed into disaster. " Leah clicked her tongue. "Don't worry, your little girlfriend is fine. You know her body better than we do. Lady Bai Lili's organs are not ordinary."
"Why did those people stop Ming Xu?" Li Xiang's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom.
"You can keep your composure. Look at this video first." Ying, who was driving in the front seat, let out a long sigh. How could he not know?
Li Xiang opened the video on the electronic screen in the back seat. As the image jumped, his expression finally changed.
"This!"
"Not just you, all of us were shocked. The Goddess of Calamity actually released the video of your trial! Tsk, the things that you and Ming Xu did, how could it not anger those families? " Lea pursed her lips and chuckled. "Only you could think of something like that. You even dragged in other chicks. Do you dare to say that you're extremely daring or extremely lustful?"
"This has nothing to do with being bold … No wonder Sister Crimson Moon was in a hurry to leave after we came out. Xuanyue and Xingling were both my helpers, and in the end, I was the one who completely destroyed our camp's hope of victory. I don't know how many people will hate me." Li Xiang was speechless.
Ming Xu was not having a good time either. She had tricked so many trial-takers from her camp to deliver food to them. Not only had she embarrassed those families, she had also slapped them hard in the face.
"But someone actually dared to kidnap Ming Xu? No matter what, she's the first successor of the Dong Ling family. Don't tell me those super families dare to not give face to the King of Dong Ling? "Li Xiang was curious about which family dared to challenge the First Lady.
"Before you become a player, no matter how great your value is, there's a limit. Or to put it more cruelly, in the hundreds of millions of years of human history, there have been countless earth-shattering geniuses. But as long as you haven't grown up and reached a certain level, you'll eventually be drowned in the long river of history. Compared to a group of players, is Ming Xu more valuable? "
Leah sneered and looked at Li Xiang. She said coldly, "Do you know why Bai Dongxue is brought out for a private discussion every time we talk about the younger generation? Because among the younger generation, he's the only one who officially became a player. The earlier batch was Osna and the others. Currently, Bai Dongxue is the only one who can become a player while still in university.
"In the end, if you're not a player, you're nothing. For the sake of benefits, Ming Xu can also give up. Not only her, but Bai Ling, Bai Shihu, you, and the four ladies of the Yue family are all the same. " Leah reached out and pinched Li Xiang's chin. Her voice was sharp and piercing. "In fact, the reason I'm willing to talk so much nonsense with you here is because you're my master. Because it's easier for you to become a player than most people. Of course, if you die before that, you won't be any different.
"In the Rose Maids, there's a 50/50 split between those who oppose and those who support you. In the tarot cards, the Heretic Faction gave up on you, while the Fool's Faction supported you. Isn't it the same logic? You have to live up to our expectations, little Li Xiang. " Leah exhaled a breath of fragrance and gently stroked his cheek. "If you want to be my master, you have to show me some decent strength, right?"
"Senior Leah is right. Li Xiang, this incident is also a wake-up call for you. If Ming Xu didn't have the protection of the First Lady at all costs, she wouldn't have ended up well. Even if the King of Dong Ling finally intervened, after a few rounds of games, her final outcome would still be decided by benefits. Without the Polar night and the school, your end would still be miserable. Do you want your fate to be decided by benefits? "Ying added.
Li Xiang nodded heavily.
"Alright, alright. Look at how scared my little Li Xiang is. I'm very optimistic about him. Oh right, if the school isn't in a hurry, I plan to borrow little Li Xiang for a few days. What do you think? "Leah looked at the driver's seat.
Ying shrugged. "I don't have much of a problem. It'll be done before the school board meeting. The vice-principal also said that he'll be given a few days off. It'll be up to him."
"Then it's settled. Today, I'll take you to the secret base of the Rose Maids!" Leah laughed as she hugged Li Xiang's shoulder, not allowing him to resist.
Li Xiang could only laugh dryly and nod.
He swiped his finger across his communicator and scrolled through the messages that he hadn't read. Ye Tong had sent him quite a few pictures of her winning awards. It seemed that she had been quite satisfied with the final ranking competition.
She had made good on her outstanding talent and possessed the Book of Prophecies. She had suddenly become a hot commodity among the universities. Li Xiang sent her a message out of curiosity, asking her which university she was planning on studying at.
Most of the other messages came from the Scarlet Moon Clan. As soon as the video of Li Xiang's trial was released, it caused a huge uproar. Many people once again recalled how he had dominated the final trial. The situation was exactly the same.
Countless descendants of aristocratic families had been killed.
This time, it was him and Ming Xu again.
However, the nature of the situation was even worse.
In order to deal with the various repercussions of this incident, Wang Bo and the others were extremely busy. Apart from that, Scarlet Heavy Industries lived up to their expectations and became the most profitable business in the Scarlet Moon Clan.
Their frightening Origin Substance extraction techniques and firearms manufacturing techniques allowed them to quickly rise to the ranks of the top companies.
By the time the other studios realized this, Scarlet Heavy Industries had already gained the ability to survive between the two major industries.
Wang Bo decided to take advantage of this opportunity to announce Scarlet Heavy Industries to the world, no longer hiding it.
This was a fight to the death!
Scarlet Moon's increasingly frightening development could no longer be concealed. Many people were already paying attention. If they didn't use Li Xiang's name, it was likely that a large number of aristocratic families would attack them with malicious intentions.
Using Li Xiang was also a desperate plan. If he could become a player next year, then Scarlet Moon would be able to gain a firm foothold.
If he failed, then everyone would be buried with him.
It had to be said that Wang Bo and the others' courage in making this decision was truly admirable.
They, the core members of Scarlet Moon, had all passed the final test that Li Xiang had given them. None of them had let him down.
Whether he was a rising star or a short-lived shooting star, it all depended on the changes during this period of time.
He gripped his communicator tightly. The enemy was not willing to wait for him any longer. If it were not for Polar night and Lighthouse Academy backing them, Bai Dongxue would have already led her people to flatten Scarlet Moon City.
There were too many marginalized people like the Sky Hunters hiding there. After Fei Yujing's betrayal, the call to attack the disaster-mutated humans had reached its peak. If it were not for the First Lady's attitude, the clean-up team would have already taken action.
Everyone knew that the First Lady was at the forefront of this huge industrial chain. To completely eliminate this group of humans, they would have to fall out with the First Lady.
Then the question was, who had the right to challenge her?
However, Li Xiang had a feeling that the First Lady would not be able to hold on much longer. Fei Yujing's betrayal was too impactful.
Humans could also become disasters. Once this news spread, there would definitely be people who would be eager to try.
"Alright, there's no point in thinking too much. The only thing you can do now is to walk the path under your feet. Don't let down Master and us." Reah seemed to have seen through his thoughts. She suddenly leaned over and rubbed his head.
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