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Chapter 409 The Undercurrents Before the Longevity Island Trial

[Real world, 13 stations]

'Has the production team been slacking off again? They've skipped over half a month's worth of storyline in just one flashback segment!'

"The production team behind 'Stellaris' that inserted flashbacks into the main story was already quite good; some other anime even inserted the main story into flashback episodes~ (doge)"

'I feel he's not as good as some 'Death God Elementary School Student' who's been in first grade for over ten years.'

Despite the complaints, when the scene froze on the Heavenly Dao standing in the middle of the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood in the Valley of Withered Bones, the comments section was flooded with "666".

After all, if someone else had just gotten their license and was leading a team to conquer the occupied territories, the team would be accused of having a broken combat power structure.

But when all of this happened to the Heavenly Dao, the audience in the dimensional world felt it was perfectly reasonable.

From the first season to now, Heaven has proven itself countless times.

If he sets his mind to something, he will definitely succeed in doing it without exception.

The flashback ended, and the scene returned to the crowd in the square.

Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the clouds, falling on the students' faces, half bright and half in shadow, just like their mood at that moment.

Although they cannot witness the feats accomplished by the Heavenly Dao through the dimensional screen like the dimensional audience.

However, news about the 'Heavenly Path Strategy's Fallen Zone' had already spread like wildfire among the students.

With the example of Tiandao in place, those students who had previously expressed reservations about "entering the occupied zone too early" all chose to keep quiet.

Even people from the same period have achieved this; if they complain, it only makes them look incompetent.

The otter keeper squatted on the edge of the floating platform, toying with a golden bell in his paws, looking at the now quiet crowd below, and suddenly chuckled.

"Alright everyone, actually, instead of worrying about whether you can pass this trial, I feel that what you need to worry about is whether you are qualified to participate in this trial."

"qualifications?"

Upon hearing the otter keeper's words, a girl in a blue and white training uniform in the crowd couldn't help but frown and say, "Didn't we all pass the qualifying rounds to get in? What other qualifications do we need?"

Upon hearing this, the otter keeper didn't keep him in suspense any longer.

"Little girl, the qualifying rounds are just an entry ticket; the trials in the occupied territories are the real battlefield."

As he spoke, the otter keeper finally straightened up, his black suit fluttering in the wind, and his tone suddenly became serious.

"As a human restricted area marked by the Star Envoy Association, those who wish to enter the Occupied Zone need not only a certain level of strength but also a certain level of survival skills."

"At our Tianwu Training Base, there is only one type of person who can explore the occupied area: those who have been certified as 'Occupied Area Explorers'."

"so."

The otter keeper paused deliberately, his gaze sweeping over the students in the crowd whose faces had turned pale instantly, before slowly offering his answer.

"The Explorer's Certificate. Without this certificate, you can't even touch the coastline of Changsheng Island, which means you're not qualified to participate in this trial."

boom!
The otter keeper's words caused an uproar in the square.

Some people frantically fumbled for their certificates on their terminals, some grabbed their companions' arms and asked anxiously, "Did you take the exam?", and some simply collapsed to the ground.

"How could this happen? Nobody told me I had to take this exam!"

One of the Yellow-level trainees was so anxious he was almost in tears. His terminal was still stuck on the 'Explorer Assessment Registration Interface', and he hadn't even collected the materials for the first stage.

Hearing this, the otter keeper smiled and pointed to the bulletin board in the corner of the square. There, a yellowed piece of paper was posted, with the words "Explorer Assessment held weekly, latecomers will not be accepted" written in bold Star Energy font at the top, followed by a detailed drawing of the registration process.

Some things you don't need someone to tell you to do; you need to discover them yourself.

Meanwhile, Tiandao leaned against the railing, looking at the chaos before him with a very relaxed demeanor.

The failure to clearly inform explorers of the importance of their qualifications is itself part of the assessment process.

After all, when facing an unknown occupied area, no one can tell you in advance what's inside and what will happen there; you have to explore it yourself.

Of the current 500 trainees, only about 50 have obtained their certifications ahead of schedule.

In other words, if the trial were to begin now, only fifty people out of all those present would be able to participate.

Fortunately, the otter keeper wasn't entirely heartless.

It glanced up at the sun overhead and said casually, "The trial begins tomorrow, and as long as you can obtain an Explorer's Certificate before tomorrow, even if it's just an apprenticeship, you can still participate in this trial."

"And today is also the day of this week's Explorers Assessment."

As he spoke, the otter keeper rang the golden bell again, its clear sound drowning out the noise in the square.

"So, if you take the exam now, you might still have time. As for whether you can make it, that depends on your own abilities."

Upon hearing this, the crowd in the square sprang into action.

The crowd surged toward the assessment center like a tide, and the once orderly ranks scattered completely.

Watching the dark mass of people disappear into the distance, Caroline raised her head, her emerald pupils reflecting the image of the Heavenly Dao: "Heavenly Dao, how many people do you think will ultimately participate in this trial?"

After thinking it over, Heaven gave a relatively conservative figure.

"If we count them all, there should be close to two hundred."

Two hundred?

Caroline nodded, her fingertips swiping rapidly across the tactical tablet.

Soon, a dense array of student information appeared on the screen.
These materials clearly detail everything from the students' family backgrounds and star source types to even the special abilities some people have hidden.

Although their main danger in this trial came from the occupied area, Changsheng Island.

However, human nature is complex, and among the fellow trainees, there might be some who could hinder them.

As an AI envoy, Caroline is used to preparing for the worst.

Despise the enemy strategically and value the enemy tactically.

Caroline never lowers her guard easily because of the enemy's 'weakness'.

As the morning sun set, the crowds on the square gradually thinned out, with only the Star Energy flag still fluttering in the wind.

The trials on Changsheng Island have not yet begun, but a contest of qualifications and survival is already quietly unfolding in a corner of the Tianwu Training Base.

What few people know is that this trial is not only an assessment of this batch of trainees.

It's also some old guy's perverse sense of humor for some purpose.

For an elderly person like him, if he doesn't go out and move around from time to time, his body might fall apart.
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