Phoenix Warrior of Full-Time Magister

Chapter 133 Deduction

The second round of the competition will begin five hours after the first round ends. During this time, Yunhua plans to take a good rest. Qinglian Pavilion provides a special rest room, which will save Yunhua the trouble of going out to find one.

During this time, Mu Ningxue looked for Yunhua, but seeing that Yunhua was resting, she did not disturb her.

Yunhua didn't wake up until an hour before the second round of the competition was about to begin.

As soon as they came out, they ran into Mu Ningxue, and Zhao Manyan was also there. The group chatted for a few minutes.

It was only then that Yunhua realized that the morning's competition had been broadcast live, and Mu Ningxue and the others had been watching it. Apparently, the last young man, after being left alone, actually spent a full hour working on the questions, demonstrating an astonishing amount of knowledge.

However, this has little to do with Yunhua, since his goal is only to finish in the top three.

The second round of the competition was still held in the same examination room as in the morning, but the environment had changed drastically. First of all, all the tables were gone, leaving only ten experimental tables with various containers and some medicines on them, and a tray covered with cloth on top.

There were many more seats around, and the people who were eliminated in the morning were among them. Mu Ningxue and Zhao Manyan also managed to get in by some means.

The same eight elders from the morning were in charge of the assessment. One of them said, "The second round of the competition begins. What you need to do is very simple. We have placed a special herb on each experimental table. You can use the various tools on the experimental table to detect the properties of that herb. The person who takes the shortest time and makes the most comprehensive and accurate test will win."

"Each tray has a note about the herbs; make good use of it."

"The match begins now!!!"

As soon as the starting sound was uttered, the expressions of the nine people other than Yunhua changed, and they all looked at the herbs on the tray on the experimental table. Unfortunately, the cloth covering them was airtight, and it was impossible to judge them from the outside.

So everyone hesitated, but some people were decisive and walked directly toward an experimental table.

The others gradually selected their targets, and Yunhua also randomly found an experimental table.

Lifting the cover, a herb that looks a lot like a mushroom comes into view. This herb is a deep blue color, as clear and translucent as a gemstone, and it also carries a wisp of dark aura.

Yunhua frowned. Although the competition content indicated that the organizers were absolutely confident that no one would recognize these herbs, the difficulty level still exceeded Yunhua's expectations.

In Yunhua's memory, there was nothing similar to the herb in front of him, and no useful information could be gleaned from its appearance.

The only thing Yunhua knows right now is that the warning engraved on the tray is highly poisonous!

Yunhua sighed. He had a bad feeling when he first heard about the competition, since he had never done anything like this before.

Yunhua glanced at the others; they had already started making their moves, especially the young man who had won first place in the first round, who seemed completely at ease.

It seems we have to use the methods Chi Yuan taught him. Chi Yuan is right; how can a ranking earned through skill be considered cheating?

Then, to the astonishment of all the audience, Yunhua actually put the mushroom directly into his mouth and ate it, then sat cross-legged on the ground.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Manyan couldn't help but exclaim, "Holy crap! Hua Zi is going way too far! The warning clearly stated it was highly poisonous!"

Yunhua's experimental table was not far from Zhao Manyan and the others, so they could see the instructions on the tray.

Mu Ningxue's beautiful eyes were trembling, indicating that she was not at peace with herself.

However, Yunhua's current situation is not as dangerous as they imagined, because he did not actually eat the mushroom; he simply put it in his mouth.

Yunhua did this simply because it was a skill of the Feather of Crossing Dust. When using it, Yunhua had to focus his mind into the illusion space, and his body outside could not move. That's why he made this move, making others think that he was sensing the body's reaction after eating the mushroom, in order to determine the mushroom's true form.

In fact, Yunhua's actions will not put him in any danger.

After entering the illusionary space, Yunhua concentrated her mind and then gave the command to Duchenzhiyu: "Deduction—begin!"

"Deduction? What's that?"

Last night, after hearing Chi Yuan explain the function of the Feather of Crossing Dust, Yun Hua showed a puzzled expression.

Chi Yuan coughed and said, "For example, if you plan to make a potion, you can have Dust-Crossing Feather scan the materials and then keep trying in the illusion space. The result will not affect the integrity of the materials in reality. You can improve your technology in the illusion space in this way."

However, this function is extremely energy-intensive, and even after you reach a higher level, you can't use it frequently, let alone now. Therefore, every second you spend deducing will consume the souls you've collected, so you must conserve your time!

Yunhua was a little worried and asked, "But can this kind of simulation be used on a machine?"

"Of course, the ability of the Feather of Crossing Dust to deduce is equivalent to predicting the future, including everything."

At this moment, in the illusionary space, Yunhua looked at the mushroom in her hand and asked Chiyuan beside her, "What should I do next?"

Chi Yuan replied calmly, "Just do it as usual. I've already activated the deductive ability of the Feather of Crossing Dust, so you can do whatever you want with it now."

"Wasted? Couldn't you use a different word?" Yunhua complained about Chiyuan's choice of words.

He then picked up the instruments that had also been simulated by the Feather of Dust and prepared to begin testing.

At this moment, Chi Yuan suddenly said, "To be honest, this mushroom looks kind of familiar to me."

"Do you know what this is?" Yunhua was overjoyed. If Chiyuan knew, he wouldn't have to spend any more time testing it.

Chi Yuan: "I'm not sure either. How about this, you eat it and let me see if it's the thing I remember."

"Eat it?" Yunhua hesitated. "It's highly poisonous!"

"Don't worry! With our deductive abilities, even if you die, it won't be a problem."

After hesitating for a moment, Yunhua finally chose to believe Chiyuan and swallowed the mushroom in her hand.

The taste was bland and not tasty, but Yunhua was concerned about its effects, so she waited for the mushrooms to take effect, and then, without realizing it, Yunhua lost consciousness!

When Yunhua came to her senses, she found herself still in the illusion space, with the surrounding instruments arranged exactly as before, including the mushroom in her hand, which was also intact.

Yunhua asked in confusion, "What happened to me just now?"

Chi Yuan told Yun Hua that he had already died once.