Chapter Chapter 51: The Blades of Human Civilization! (1/2)
Chapter 51: The Blades of Human Civilization!
Translator: Strivon / AshEditor: Geoffrey / Lancent
Xie Tingxian went wide eyed all of a sudden and every wrinkle on his face began to tremble. He drew an arcane glyph with his right hand and a purple beam of light enveloped the crystal processor.
Every single breath of remnant memories from the previous repair was drawn from the artifact. A long time passed before Xie Tingxian slowly nodded his head.
“Keeping what you said in mind, I telepathically scanned this artifact again for careful analysis. I was able to sample a few places that weren’t done quite skillfully. There were a few joints that were a bit conspicuous and rough. But for a high school student to be able to reach this kind of level, it’s already quite amazing.”
“I don’t quite understand. He’s just an ordinary high school student whose Actualization Quotient can’t possibly be more than 70%. Is he that amazing?” Si Jiaxue could not help asking.
“It’s precisely because his Actualization Quotient doesn’t exceed 70% that he was able to complete a work as refined as this. This makes him even more extraordinary! What's the name of this classmate of yours? Is he participating in this competition?” Xie Tingxian asked filled with interest.
“His name is Li Yao. I have some information here about him. Grandpa Xie can take a look.”
Si Jiaxue pulled out some videos from her crystal processor.
“Oh, so it’s this small fellow?”
Xie Tingxian stared blankly once again, and a smile continued to unfold from inside his heart. He nodded his head over and over. “This small fellow is very interesting. It seems like I need to keep an eye on him in this competition.”
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Early morning the next day at 8:30 AM, three thousand students were congregated on the afterdeck of the Distant Expanse.
The spacious deck was packed tightly with three thousand hot-blooded youths. They created a clamor of noise so loud that it seemed the deck was about to tip over.
After experiencing yesterday’s Interactive Exchange Convention, everyone now understood the strengths and details of the Nine Elites and were looking much more greatly forward towards world of cultivation filled with its endless mysteries.
“KILL KILL KILL. I will kill to my heart’s content on Devil Flood Dragon Island. I’ll rise above the other three-thousand students, attract the interest of the Federation’s First Military College, and become a glorious military student!” a youth with a tall figure and a face covered with pimples roared in the crowd.
“What I’m most proficient in is medicinal synthesis. I’ve heard that that there are over 10,000 different types of herbs and medicinal plants on Devil Flood Dragon Island. Just let me demonstrate my skills and show off to the scout of the Empyrean Capital School of Medicine!” at his side, a girl with tanned skin and a pretty face spoke with the utmost confidence.
“I had an ambition since I was growing up — it’s to become a great general, to command a great army! If I make it to the finals, those who are in the same team as me will be quite lucky. I will certainly coordinate everybody with me to fight just like the way the Federal Army does. The enemy will be beaten to complete defeat!” This third youth was short and small, but his aura was strong as he spoke.
These 3000 youths were heavenly-blessed carefully chosen from a dozen cities. It didn’t matter how strong their actual strength was, their confidence was at its absolute peak.
The scouts from the Nine Elites, military representatives, and the teachers of numerous students came from the two sides of the ship’s hold. They came one by one, congregating together, and revealed smiles when they saw the exploding confidence in these youngsters; they were deeply moved.
“One year after another, and yet another year has gone by. Time really does go by quick. As soon as I saw these young fellows, I remembered back to that year and day when we participated in the Limit Challenge Competition ourselves. The us back then… we sure were young~!”
“Yeppers. The only reason why Star Glory Federation is able to to become stronger and stronger under the onslaught of Demon Beasts is due to the plenty amount of new blood that flows in every year!”
“Who knows how many young talents will be able to burst forth from this year’s batch of students and receive the qualifications to walk the road of cultivation? I want to get this out of the way. Teacher Zhang, I’ve already chosen exam candidate 2087. Do not, by any means, fight over him with me!”
“Haha. Number 2087? Then I’ll have to pay special attention to him later. If he really is some good talent, then depending on everyone’s resources, let’s see who can bid the highest!”
Li Yao stood calmly in the corner of the deck during this boiling and rumbling day. The white Puji Critter was very content to lay perched on his head. Its head was tilting back and forth, it seemed that it was snoring.
Last night, Li Yao was restless and was completely unable to fall asleep. So he just got up half-way through the night to study the rules in the competition. Li Yao had somewhat bloodshot eyes, but he was still energetic from being a bit too excited.
It was because he discovered what seemed to be a loophole within the rules of the competition. Perhaps in other words, it was an ‘opportunity’ that only he could exploit.
He just didn’t know if the battle tactics he formulated from focusing on the “loophole” would be effective.