Part 3
The rabbit cub let go of the egg cub, lay down belly-up, and used his paws and legs to hug Emperor Arlyn’s hand. He pointed at the Empress and complained, “Da.”
Both Emperor Arlyn and the Empress understood. The rabbit cub was complaining to them about how they each called out Yun Yingzhi’s name but failed to make him appear out of thin air.
These two little things were truly too interesting.
The Empress sent a private message to Elvis: [Pursue the person you like. If you can’t catch them, don’t come back.]
The Emperor opened the front-most projection and entered the Xingyao Competition’s live stream room.
The time: 9:50 AM.
Perfect timing. The appraisal of the source weapon manufactured by Yun Yingzhi was about to begin.
The Level 4 source weapon Yun Yingzhi had manufactured previously had stunned many people. This time, even though everyone knew the preliminary topic was an all-defense source weapon, many people were still filled with anticipation for this weapon.
Before the live stream even began, a large crowd of people was already waiting in the room.
After finishing the first exam, Yun Yingzhi was completely drained.
His three fellow academic-dreg roommates were the same as him, looking like pitiful shells of human beings.
In the examination hall, a student said loudly, “A13167, our Red Peony Big Brother!”
If it had been before, Yun Yingzhi would have been filled with anticipation for the praise they were about to give him, despite the shame. He never thought there was such a thing as too much praise; the more intense, the better.
However, having just finished an exam, he didn’t have any energy left.
He was too tired.
Sleepy and exhausted—it turns out “clutching the Buddha’s feet” really isn’t sustainable. Studying hard and making progress every day is the true path.
Another student said, “Three-minute countdown until the public appraisal of the source weapon made by Red Peony Big Brother!”
Yun Yingzhi was stunned. He opened his personal terminal and checked the time: 9:57 AM.
He thought to himself that there was about half an hour before the next exam. If he didn’t use this “divine time” to review, he could watch thirty minutes of the live appraisal.
Of course, he should be reviewing; that was a student’s duty.
Suddenly, a student used a screen projection to open the exam hall’s projection screen. Instantly, the Xingyao Competition appraisal site appeared at the front.
Yun Yingzhi blinked. Wait, aren’t you guys going to study at a time like this?
One student said in confusion, “It’s just a defense-type weapon. I don’t understand why you guys are so excited.”
Yun Yingzhi actually felt the same way.
“He’s different!” a student immediately argued back loudly.
Yun Yingzhi looked at the arguing student with a curious gaze.
Under the curious gazes of others, that student said excitedly, “One look at Red Peony Big Brother and you can tell he’s not an ‘upright’ person!”
Yun Yingzhi felt a lump in his chest. In what way do I not look like an upright person?
To Yun Yingzhi’s speechlessness, another student agreed: “Right, that contestant A13167 is just a ‘clashing machine.’ He’s clearly a source weapon manufacturer, but look at his strength and speed—even in our Combat Department, he’d be among the best. Since he’s such an ‘unsettled’ fighter jet, I don’t believe he’d manufacture any kind of serious, traditional defense weapon!”
Yun Yingzhi silently covered his face.
It wasn’t that… although the weapon he manufactured was indeed a bit “unsettled,” it was all truly an accident.
The only thing that gave Yun Yingzhi a sigh of relief was that, theoretically, Jia Qingwan shouldn’t be able to activate the ultimate skill.
Next, Yun Yingzhi heard everyone’s evaluation of him, which made it impossible for him to look them in the eye.
Yun Yingzhi thought it would have been better if they hadn’t said anything at all.
In the live stream video, the commentator said, “I think ever since contestant A13167 manufactured that Level 4 source weapon in the qualifying round, everyone has been full of interest in his second weapon!”
“I’m the same as everyone else.”
“Among all the live rooms performing appraisals simultaneously, our room currently has the highest traffic. Even though it’s an all-defense source weapon, so many people have come to watch—it shows everyone’s expectations of him!”
“Now, let’s invite the source weapon warrior invited by contestant A13167 to perform the appraisal!”
Jia Qingwan had arrived at the appraisal site shortly after eight.
Besides her, most of the other warriors who would be testing the source weapons had also arrived.
Jia Qingwan was a Grade 8 warrior. To prevent others from recognizing her true identity, she wore a mask and a hat.
Some warriors in the crowd were conversing.
“I’m really looking forward to the effect of the weapon made by A13167.”
“I wonder who will be doing the appraisal for him?”
While everyone was speculating, the staff issued the organizers’ preliminary appraisal results to the warriors present.
It was also at this moment that everyone realized Jia Qingwan was responsible for testing the source weapon manufactured by contestant A13167.
Immediately, she became the focus of everyone’s attention.
Throughout her student life, Jia Qingwan had always been the center of attention. She was used to being watched, so she didn’t take those gazes to heart—until…
A warrior in the crowd marveled: “Contestant A13167 is already someone who can’t be seen, and the two warriors he invited to do his appraisals are just like him—both can’t be seen.”
Jia Qingwan: “…”
Jia Qingwan’s eyelids twitched. On second thought, that was actually very true.
Yun Yingzhi was unwilling to expose himself for various reasons, and neither she nor Jin Taichu were suited to be exposed. Next…
She felt that Yun Yinghui and the others would definitely not expose their true identities either.
Another warrior in the crowd said, “I was already curious about who contestant A13167 is, but now I’m even more curious.”
Jia Qingwan couldn’t help but open her personal terminal to look at herself. Good, the hat and mask are both secure; no one should be able to recognize me.
She turned all her attention to the appraisal results given by the organizers.
It was almost identical to what Yun Yingzhi had provided, mostly consisting of test data.
There were five defense skills and two passive skills, and one of the passive skills was very interesting.
The first defense skill was a simple Water Curtain. This skill was very energy-efficient, and thirty-six identical Water Curtains could be lit up to form a wide-range Defensive Water House.
Starting from the second skill, the passive skill would be automatically activated. Non-targets would be locked on, forming a one-sided cage.
Jia Qingwan thought to herself that he truly lived up to the “fighter jet” title the people on the Star Network gave him; his head really was full of combat.
She guessed that Yun Yingzhi had set it up this way so that those inside the defense could easily focus their fire on those inside the cage.
Here, she was once again stunned by Yun Yingzhi’s design. With the way he designed it, the engravings within the entire weapon were extremely flexible. With the assistance of the passive engravings, if those inside the defense layer activated an attack on those in the cage, then…
According to Jia Qingwan’s understanding, this was an extremely “Double Standard” skill.
The enemy’s attacks would be blocked by the defense layer, but under the passive skill, the attacks launched by oneself and one’s teammates could perfectly strike the opponent.
It truly was a Double Standard Divine Skill.
Jia Qingwan felt a bit of regret because this was a defense-type source weapon, so she wouldn’t be able to demonstrate this Double Standard Divine Skill during the appraisal.
Continuing to look at the skills, Jia Qingwan sincerely felt that it was a source weapon worthy of coming from the hands of “Xingchen.”
She felt that this source weapon would definitely be the weapon of dreams for many people.
However…
Truthfully, Jia Qingwan was still somewhat disappointed.
She was a defense-type warrior; all the abilities she had awakened were defense-type.
She was very disappointed in herself; she also wanted to fight.
She had many attack-type source weapons in her possession, but what troubled her was that water was recognized as the weakest ability. Even with all kinds of source weapons, she couldn’t demonstrate any combat power.
Compared to a combat-type warrior, she was more suited for defense.
She knew it, but she just wasn’t reconciled to it.
Overlapping the description given by Yun Yingzhi with the official appraisal results from the Xingyao Competition, they were all pure defense-type skills.
Jia Qingwan let out a soft sigh.
Hearing her sigh, some people looked at her with confused gazes. Someone in the crowd speculated, “What’s wrong with her?”
“She seems to be dissatisfied with the source weapon made by contestant A13167?”
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