Chapter 808: [(619)] Openly “Stealing” Federation Black Technology (Asking for Monthly Tickets and Subscriptions) Chapter 808: [(619)] Openly “Stealing” Federation Black Technology (Asking for Monthly Tickets and Subscriptions) Early morning, 6:50 a.m.
In the cafeteria of Dragon City martial arts university.
Ji Wutian saw Pei Jinye, Liu Limin, and Cao Yingjun, and came over with his meal tray.
“I’ve noticed you guys seem to be isolating Zhong Taishu,” he said.
Pei Jinye glanced at him and couldn’t be bothered to respond.
Liu Limin curled his lip and said, “It’s clearly him who’s isolating the three of us. It’s been three days, and he’s refused every time we’ve asked him to join.”
Cao Yingjun pursed his lips and said, “I just saw him. He was with his fellow townsfolk from the Western Continent. People over there tend to stick together quite a bit.”
Ji Wutian looked over, his smile vaguely amused, then turned to Pei Jinye, “You guys didn’t get into a fight, did you? It’s not the first time Western Continenters are known to clique up.”
Pei Jinye shook his head and from a distance spotted Ji Yuyan rushing to the counter to order.
“Old Pei.”
She waved at him from afar.
Pei Jinye gestured in response.
Ji Wutian turned his head to look, muttered something about bad vibes, and then–
Before long.
Ji Yuyan came over and gave him a slap on the face.
“Your mom called me this morning; if you don’t want your allowance, just say it outright, brat!”
Ji Wutian’s retort got caught in his throat as he looked at Ji Yuyan with puppy-dog eyes, “Sis, would you really have the heart?”
“Oh, now you remember I’m your sister?” Ji Yuyan sniffed disdainfully, taking a seat opposite Pei Jinye, with Murong Xiyue beside her.
Both women were bare-faced today, their natural beauty still beating that of the made-up young ladies, drawing covert glances and whispers from some of the young men in the cafeteria.
“By the way, did you watch the news last night?” Liu Limin tried to find a topic to break the silence.
“What news?” Cao Yingjun asked blankly.
Ji Wutian pondered for a moment before responding, “Are you talking about that mistress-fighting-the-wife drama on Qili Street?”
Liu Limin: “???”
Ji Yuyan: “???”
Cao Yingjun: “???”
All three stared at him in utter bafflement.
Ji Wutian gestured, “Is that it?”
“No,” Liu Limin felt it was absurd. “Didn’t you watch the news last night? A Federation scientific research institute was attacked.”
“Oh, that,” Ji Wutian shook his head dismissively. “Isn’t that pretty normal? Since last year up till the beginning of this one, the battles between the Old Gods Association and the Federation were truly earth-shattering. This is just one research institute, normal.”
Liu Limin was taken aback.
However, Cao Yingjun frowned, “Why does the Old Gods Association keep existing? It seems like they’ve been around for many years, hasn’t the Federation been able to get rid of them?”
Ji Wutian looked at him, shook his head and then said, “If you look back through history, you’ll see it’s complicated. How complicated? Before the Judgement Place was even established, you wouldn’t even know which people in the Federation headquarters were with the enemy… At the worst of times, the Awakeners above the Seventh Rank were reduced by seventy percent, all casualties of the battles between the two sides.”
Liu Limin and Cao Yingjun gasped.
Pei Jinye quietly listened to their conversation, without interjecting.
It was only after Murong Xiyue reminded them that there was an assessment coming up that they suddenly realized.
7:24 a.m.
Only the final six minutes remained before the entrance time for today’s assessment.
Dean Lin watched the group of boys and girls hurry over, expressionless, yet he didn’t scold them.
The middle-aged man beside him smiled gently, “Still the last six minutes before entering the field, don’t worry. Here are monitoring wristbands for you to collect.”
Pei Jinye, Ji Yuyan, and the others each collected one.
Then the middle-aged man spoke in a friendly tone, “Once you enter, you will all go to the area matching the number on the back of your wristband for the assessment. The wristband will block the Sealing Objects on you but won’t restrict your Extraordinary Abilities.
When you enter, you’ll choose your weapon. Remember, each person can only take one weapon, don’t try to take extra.”
Everyone was listening.
Some were surprised by this peculiar notice.
“Why would this even need to be mentioned?
Could it be that people took multiple weapons in previous exams?”
The middle-aged man continued, “When the green light turns on, the exam will start. The first five minutes are for testing Combat Power. An opponent mirroring you will appear, don’t worry. This mirror opponent will only have 60% of your Combat Power, so aim to defeat them quickly within five minutes.”
Hearing that the mirror opponent would only have 60% of their own Combat Power, many breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at his wristwatch.
The middle-aged man turned to Dean Lin, “Dean, it’s almost time.”
Dean Lin nodded, “Take them in for the assessment. I’ve already spoken to Director Yan, and the old Body Technique professors will be overseeing the exam. I have a meeting with the president soon; there have been some disturbances in the Eastern Continent lately.”
He added in a final grumble.
The middle-aged man agreed, then led 194 candidates into the exam venue.
The venue was now fully rented out.
At Shock, behind it.
“Director Yan,” the middle-aged man greeted immediately upon seeing a burly man with red at his temples.
The burly man nodded, “Dean Lin has already told me, are we starting the assessment now?”
“Yes, Director Yan.”
“Alright, then come on in.”
Director Yan pressed a button in his hand.
The endless expanse of the exam venue began to shake. Dirt flew, and amidst the dust, countless walls emerged, creating 197 individual test spaces.
“Everyone, follow the number on your wristbands into the exam areas,” the burly man roared, “Don’t waste any time, hurry up!”
Many candidates jerked into motion at once.
Amidst the crowd, Pei Jinye silently swept a glance at this Director Yan.
Quite the fellow, his Extraordinary Ability is Lion’s Roar.
In less than a minute, all candidates were in place.
Director Yan’s booming voice rang out, “Everyone gets ready, and when the green light comes on, that means the exam has officially started!”
…
This time, Pei Jinye picked up number 44 again.
That’s not a very auspicious number…
After stepping into his examination area, a ring of light in front of him conjured up a cloud of black mist, which was continuously taking shape.
Before coming here, Pei Jinye had already used the Yuan Shen Mirror to disguise himself as an Extraordinary Third Rank Psychic Class Awakener.
It took less than three seconds.
A simulated person with a masked face appeared.
Pei Jinye tried to scan the opposing entity’s forming concept but couldn’t figure it out.
He could only sense a lot of energy particles surging within the light ring, culminating in the creation of this virtual opponent.
“Does it really exist? It doesn’t seem so.”
Pei Jinye didn’t feel any vitality fluctuations from this virtual opponent, indicating that they were not human, but likely some kind of energy being.
Knowing that the Federation actually cultivates clones in secret, Pei Jinye didn’t doubt that Star Ring had other black-tech methods at their disposal.
“I really want to Devour it.”
At that moment, the green light came on.
The virtual opponent charged at him.
It was like a warrior who had Experienced a hundred battles, emanating a very strong aura.
Pei Jinye took his sword in one hand, performing competently.
…
Outside the examination hall.
A middle-aged man cautiously accompanied Director Yan.
“Is this the third match?” Director Yan asked casually, glancing at the screening of the examination.
“Yes, Director Yan,” replied the middle-aged man with a smile. “This is the daughter of the Murong Family. She just took first place at the Hall of Myriad Images yesterday.”
“The Murong girl is no ordinary person; I’ve heard about her before. Didn’t her brother come?” Director Yan said with a smile, seeming familiar with Murong Xiyue’s brother.
“He didn’t come,” the middle-aged man responded.
Director Yan nodded, unsurprised, “With the situation outside being serious, I bet he doesn’t even have the chance to slack off.”
He continued, “Who took first place in the first assessment? I heard there was an upset?”
An upset?
The middle-aged man gave an awkward smile.
If Dean Lin heard that, he’d have a thing or two to say to you.
I’m not brave enough to speak up for Pei Jinye.
He pointed to the area of examination room number 44 and said, “Director Yan, it’s this one. His Ability is quite good.”
“Where’s he from?” Director Yan asked after a look.
“From Central State. Recommended by the Investigation Team,” the middle-aged man replied with a smile.
“The Investigation Team, huh.” Director Yan laughed meaningfully, without saying much, watching Pei Jinye’s swordsmanship and shook his head, “His swordsmanship is just so-so. Does Central State not have many places this year?”
“Just three,” the middle-aged man indicated, “Number 13 is called Xu Wanxiao, the daughter of the Xu Family of the Military Department.”
“Mediocre, I suppose,” Director Yan glanced and wasn’t particularly impressed.
The middle-aged man said with a laugh, “Xu Wanxiao’s Ability is indeed a bit weak; it’s doubtful she’ll make it into the elite class this time around.”
He then added, “This is Luo Yizhou, the heir of the Luo family.”
Director Yan looked at Luo Yizhou and suddenly became interested, “This kid’s a bit interesting. Has the Luo family produced a High Rank Awakener before?”
“There was one, an Extraordinary Seventh Rank,” the middle-aged man replied.
Director Yan mused, “That’s acceptable; the presence of a Seventh Rank shows there’s a legacy. This kid could be cultivated further.”
Seeing his reaction, the middle-aged man jokingly said, “Director Yan, are you taking a liking to talent?”
But Director Yan quipped back, “Tell me honestly, who has Dean Lin secretly picked out as the best prospects?”
“That… I genuinely don’t know,” the middle-aged man said awkwardly.
He glanced at Pei Jinye.
After hesitating, he said, “The Dean did show some interest in Pei Jinye previously.”
His tone wasn’t very certain.
But the message was clear.
Director Yan looked genuinely surprised, “Pei Jinye? The kid with number 44?”
The middle-aged man nodded, “Pei Jinye performed well in both the first and second rounds, especially standing out in the Hall of Myriad Images.”
Director Yan watched Pei Jinye seriously for a moment but still appeared uninterested, “It seems like Dean Lin has missed the mark. This boy’s swordsmanship is not weak, but the power he demonstrates is at most a third of its potential, which is a pity.”
Seeing that he wasn’t interested in Pei Jinye, the middle-aged man didn’t say much more.
In the segment against the virtual opponent, Pei Jinye performed competently but didn’t resolve the fight as quickly as Murong Xiyue or Ji Wutian, who finished within a minute.
Instead, he waited until the fifth minute before taking action to defeat the virtual opponent.
In the meantime,
he was secretly attuning to the virtual opponent’s constitution.
He had a rough guess.
But he still needed to communicate with Xing Tian about it further.
Little did he know, this led Director Yan to mistakenly think he was too weak.
After five minutes of combat, laser beams appeared, slowing from fast to slow.
If it hadn’t been for each exam area being soundproofed, the cries and howls from around would have merged into a cacophony.
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