Lingzhang

Chapter 278 Passive Rise in Ranking

Communication between people is so complex.

Many times, he is still the old acquaintance you know.

But at certain moments, he became an abstract aggregate of certain forces and forms.

However, at least when Yue Hanzhang carefully resealed the portable safe and left his fingerprint lock, the two of them walked side by side out of the steel camp.

Tian Shouli once again became the Taoist master that Yue Hanzhang once knew, and became Yue Hanzhang's junior brother.

He was carefully whispering advice to Yue Hanzhang.

"I can bring these light resources and materials to you, but the large items, materials for recasting armor and weapons, are all on the baggage carts, waiting to be transported here..."

"It also includes the professionals sent by the Sun family to forge weapons and armor. They are mixed in with the logistics and it will take time for them to come here without being noticed."

"The earliest it will be is tomorrow. If it is delayed any further, it will be normal to have to wait for two or three days."

"So don't let too much of your energy be distracted by these things, including the surgery to remove the evil factor. You can do these things at your own pace and take your time. There's no need to rush."

"How could Master Shang accept a second apprentice in such a short period of time? How could he be so impatient to promote the project before it is fully implemented?"

"The first-come-first-served bonus that belongs to you will last for a long time."

"Since we have decided to stay at the Jichuan defense line and not withdraw to the Taoist temple, we should first do the things in front of us."

"You have to understand - in addition to the original project, the Taoist Academy is willing to invest so many resources, from battle armor to weapons, all because of your performance in this bloody battle."

"Then as long as you do better, the Taoist Academy will be willing to invest more and more resources in you! So much that you will be overwhelmed! So much that you will feel suffocated!"

"These are the most important things for you. The station on that hill, the on-campus selection competition of the Taoist Academy... are a very specific road to success that belongs to you!"

"There are some things that I, as a teacher at the Taoist academy and a member of the Tian family, cannot tell you openly, even in private."

"But you can always keep an eye on the list of your selection competitions. The level of your scores will only cause your ranking on the list to rise and fall. There is only one possibility that will cause your name to disappear from the list."

"There is only one possibility—"

"What you saw on the live broadcast last night was just a glimpse of what happened on the central defense line."

“Tragedies keep happening.”

"And at this juncture, to be honest, the more impressive you are, the more conspicuous you will become in the eyes of some people, in the eyes of some people who are related to those tragedies."

"Don't even think about reasoning with these people."

"Relying on the prosperity of the family, the carefree growth has brought up too many scums who act only based on their own preferences. Considering the emotional impact of being exposed to the will of martial arts and extraordinary power..."

"They themselves are so ignorant of reason that they often do things that are either stupid or bad..."

"So don't think that your safety is safe just because the academy has arranged teachers and professors to supervise the battle and there are so many children of noble families stationed around you."

"Not to mention the unreasonable revenge that the evil cultivators of the Songsheng Sect might take, there are also those scum of the aristocratic families who might attack you with the power of their aristocratic families out of jealousy, out of imbalance in their hearts, or even out of sheer desire to do so."

"Their sons, daughters, nephews, brothers, sisters, brothers, sisters and the like died on the Jichuan defense line. Why can you, who is also in the limelight, survive?"

"And at that time, the noble children of the aristocratic families may not necessarily make a move. They will always try to win people's hearts. Compared to you making rapid progress, they hope that you will fall into a trap, so that when they make a move again, it will appear that they are very charitable."

"And if you are really in a life-or-death crisis, I shouldn't take action, but I can't help but sit back and watch you die."

"But when the time comes, once I take action, regardless of how I punish these people, how will your place in the school selection competition be calculated?"

"It will be very troublesome then. This is only the second day and a lot of evil things have already happened."

"That's why the Daoist Academy chose to find a way to equip your battle armor with materials first."

"I tell you this because I want you to understand that with your current achievements and reputation, you have already reached a level where people will try to 'bump you into' you."

"Be more prepared for everything. To put it bluntly, things like the Jichuan defense line and the bloody battle with the demon clan are the best way for you to rise to the top and a high-end stage that will attract the attention of all states."

"Once you miss it, you won't have it again for many, many years."

"Be careful, be careful again! Be cautious, be cautious again!"

When saying this, Tian Shouli showed a lot of complicated emotions, which was unusual for him.

He felt somewhat lost, at a loss as to what to do, and even more helpless in the face of the deteriorating situation.

It seemed that in his understanding, there shouldn't have been this battle on the Jichuan defense line where the situation was gradually deteriorating, and there shouldn't have been the sharp attacks and pressure he had to exert on Jiang Ziran before.

It was as if everyone was stumbling along a path that was not originally planned in the midst of the chaos and war.

Even Yue Hanzhang in front of him was like this.

On the spot, Yue Hanzhang instead showed a hearty and comforting smile.

Honestly speaking, although Yue Hanzhang is old, his experience throughout his life and his mental toughness may even be better than that of many young and middle-aged people.

“Don’t worry, Brother Tian, ​​everything will be fine.” This expression, these words, are so comforting. Is it because of the penetrating properties of the extraordinary level?

This thought only flashed through Tian Shouli's mind.

Then, he also showed a smile that showed relief from his complicated mood.

"Good, very good—"
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Head west into the rolling hills and mountains.

The arrival of Tian Shouli and other young men from aristocratic families did not affect the original pace of advancement planned by Yue Hanzhang and the other two.

They even patiently plowed the swamp full of sea snakes again with various extraordinary storms, and dismantled the warheads of several arrows.

High explosive powder was sprinkled into the mud and ignited with lunar fire.

The evil energy swept across the four directions along with the flames, and the evil energy penetrated deep into the underground, completely turning this place into a place that was unsuitable for any monster or beast to live in for a short period of time.

then.

They followed the procedures, leaving behind monitoring equipment and advancing towards the mountain stream and the sluice gate.

If there is one only change, it is that the establishment of the logistics camp has allowed them to obtain additional monitoring equipment. Now that it is deployed, there is no blind spot in all directions, and they can more efficiently monitor the sections of the road they are advancing on.

And it is in this steady and solid process of advancement.

Yue Hanzhang also began to pay attention to the rankings of the trials from time to time.

Among at least the top sixty or seventy students in the Taoist Academy, the "promotion efficiency" of their trio should be considered the lowest.

They played too steadily and the performance was shared equally among three people. Generally speaking, the performance on the second day was almost the same as that on the first day.

But despite this "solid" style of advancement, the rankings of Yue Hanzhang and the other two are strangely rising.

In the morning, there were already sixty-seven or sixty-eight people.

By the time they were about to finish work in the evening, the rankings of Yue Hanzhang and the other two had even "soared" to 63rd or 64th place.

They inexplicably became the "gatekeepers" for a place in the main competition.

Oh no, I’m an old artist!
And in the process.

It means that it started from the tragic live broadcast last night, then to Tian Shouli's warning to himself this morning, and then to tonight.

In less than a whole day, a dozen children from noble families had died in the central defense line.

It also means facing the encirclement and suppression of Han Yue’s army, the supervision of the teachers in the Taoist temple, and the pursuit and interception of the Xunfeng Division.

The resurrected saints of the Bosong Sheng Religion were as slippery as loaches. Not only were they not caught, but they continued to cause casualties among the aristocratic families in the process of fleeing.

Either announce your departure from the Jichuan defense line in disgrace, or endure such ghostly and brutal hunting methods.

Is this the true value of the evil cultivators of the former Cholera Beiting Protectorate?
The impact they caused was far more than the death of more than a dozen people.

Yue Hanzhang saw it clearly. Some of the children of aristocratic families who were originally at the top of the list had restrained their actions today.

Their ranking has been falling.

It was just that the accumulated results on the first day were too high, and they didn't have enough time to fall out of the top 60.

But the trend has already emerged.

If I lose the place in the finals, what is the point of running back and forth and risking my life?
Look at it this way.

Even though Yue Hanzhang had been making steady progress and his ranking had improved dramatically, he finally understood what Teacher Tian meant by "eye-catching" when he warned him in the morning.

The worldly people understand the worldly people best.

Even Huang Zhishu who was standing by tried to persuade Yue Hanzhang.

"Should we postpone the live broadcast of removing the evil factor for two days?"

Some limelights come a day earlier or later, and you can’t avoid them.

At this moment, Yue Hanzhang felt a very similar emotion to Tian Shouli in the morning -

This is truly a game that makes people stumble forward, with no idea how many weird things will happen, and there is no predetermined situation at all, it is a chaotic and bloody battle!

But in the midst of confusion, Yue Hanzhang still remained excited.

then.

When he walked into the camp room with the live broadcast equipment hanging beside him and Tian Shouli following behind him.

Then he saw Jiang Ziran who was also excited.

"why you?!"

(End of this chapter)