Popularity is everything; I play a super genius

It's still because of "frequency imprinting"!

As is well known, the sea of ​​consciousness expels echoers based on the strength of frequency imprints.

As long as you stay in the sea of ​​consciousness, the frequency imprint will continue to deepen.

Once a certain value is reached, the spirit will be targeted by the sea of ​​consciousness. If it does not leave in time, the spirit will be directly annihilated by the sea of ​​consciousness!

Even if you want to enter the sea of ​​consciousness again, you will have to wait until the frequency imprint fades to a certain extent.

But now, because the Thousand Faces Card is under the "Infinite Weakness" buff, the frequency mark of the Saki is also "Infinite Weakness"!

In the eyes of the Sea of ​​Consciousness, Qi Ji suddenly became "invisible".

In other words, he has the authority to stay in the sea of ​​consciousness indefinitely!

The translation is as follows:

He opened it again!

"Unlimited time" is enabled!

Plans have changed, and Saki has made a decision—

He wanted to strengthen the Echo Core to perfection in the Sea of ​​Consciousness in one go before leaving!

After all, the "blessing" will be reset to zero after it is removed, so it is necessary to exert the greatest effect!

Saki was originally planning to play for a little while and then get off the plane, but now there's no other way.

This is Golden Protection!

Moreover, these are the three "speed-type buffs" that are most suitable for his current situation!

Saki had to consider whether this was his only chance in this lifetime...

After all, the academy competition is approaching, and the destined "Awakening Day" is coming soon. If he misses this opportunity, Qi Ji may never have the chance to "perfectly awaken" in his life.

Now or never!

Anyway, before logging into the Sea of ​​Consciousness, Qi Ji told Liu Li that he was going to sleep for a while.

I think there shouldn't be any problems... right?

Even if something goes wrong, we can always apologize properly afterward!

In order to become stronger, to achieve perfect awakening, to obtain the Root Mark, and to inherit the lineage of kings, Qi Ji could no longer care about anything else!

Anyway, he's lying in the hospital, and the doctors will vouch for him; his vital signs are all stable!

……

On this side, Saki seized the only chance he had in his life to practice his swordplay in the sea of ​​consciousness.

On the other hand, in reality...

Xi Wang pushed the wheelchair so hard it was practically sparking, rushing all the way to the hospital.

What I saw—

However, the older brother fell into a coma and did not wake up for a long time.

"Brother...brother?!"

……

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Chapter 101 The Essence of the Grand Competition! Fragments of Mythology! (3.5 in 1)

City of Salary, internal meeting.

Director Aoba of the Minsheng Institute slammed the document on the table and vehemently criticized the Echo Association for its mishandling of the White Harbor incident.

Zhuyin listened without expression, then casually attributed the whole matter to the Jing Shi Hui (Purification Society).

He had already prepared for this, and his words were perfectly tactful.

Although Aoba was still angry, he had no way to refute her.

In fact, most people present knew perfectly well that:

The death toll in the White Harbor attack was far lower than expected due to the involvement of poker players.

For some, what should have been an "amputation" has now become a failure.

The incident has already happened, and assigning blame and assigning responsibility at this point will not change the outcome.

Moreover, to some extent, the deaths of some citizens actually gave the City of Fire a much-needed respite.

Although no one dares to say this out loud.

In any case, when Zhuyin flipped through the documents on the table and changed the subject to talk about the upcoming college competition, apart from a few people who still looked indignant, the rest tacitly took the opportunity to back down.

They all changed their tune and shifted the topic.

"I heard that Kalentia sent ten exchange students this time?"

"What?! Ten people?! Why don't they just rob them?!"

"They're robbing us! What else do you think they're doing?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, their appetite really gets bigger and bigger! This time, they're practically planning to wipe them out completely!"

At this point in the conversation, Xia Ming, as the dean of the college, felt somewhat embarrassed:

"Ahem, although this time there are ten exchange students..."

But one of them was originally a transfer student from our college—

Wu Ma Ling, a student from the original top-tier class.

She's Professor Qin's daughter; if she gets one of the seats, it wouldn't be considered a loss..."

As he spoke, the dean's confidence waned, and he probably realized that this was too shameful.

……

To talk about the "exchange students" in the freshman competition, we have to start from the essence of the freshman competition and from the sea of ​​consciousness.

In the world of echoes, the sea of ​​consciousness is not a chaotic mess.

It has its own "rhythm" and "pulse".

Every few years, a phenomenon known as the "echo tide" emerges from the depths of the sea of ​​consciousness.

As the tide rises, those "secret ruins" formed from ancient echoes that are usually hidden in the sea of ​​consciousness will briefly appear in the sky above the sea of ​​consciousness.

These mysterious ruins are said to originate from the previous era, or even earlier.

It is a small world formed by the fragments left behind after the collapse of the mental palaces of those fallen powerful echoers, which settled, intertwined, and evolved at the bottom of the sea of ​​consciousness.

It contains rare materials that are hard to find outside, lost echo circuit imprints, and may even capture the prototype of "conceptual weapon" in its wild state.

The entrances to these secret realms and ruins need to be guided and fixed using "coordinate anchor points".

The City of Fire has its own anchor point, as does Deep Blue City and Kalentia.

However, the number of passageways that each anchor point can support is limited.

The allocation of seats is not determined by the administrative bodies or high-ranking officials of any city-state, but by the "laws" of the Sea of ​​Consciousness itself.

A thousand years ago, the human kings made a "contract" with the Sea of ​​Consciousness, the contents of which are related to this—

Seats near the anchor point will be automatically assigned to the winner through a "trial".

The so-called "trials" have evolved over a long period of time into a grand competition for new students in various countries and cities.

Therefore, the essence of the freshman competition is not a simple exam held by the school, but a qualification selection process "proctored" by the sea of ​​consciousness.

The arena itself is a modified "ritual field" connected to the sea of ​​consciousness.

The moment a student wins a competition, their sea of ​​consciousness directly senses the winner's "spiritual frequency" and imprints the "mark" of their seat onto the core of their consciousness.

This process is irreversible, non-transferable, and inalienable.

All the school can do is organize the competition, confirm the rules, and maintain order.

They cannot interfere with the allocation of seats, and even if they wanted to assign a seat to a student they favored, they were powerless to do so.

Because the "recognition of the master" of the seat is directly executed by the sea of ​​consciousness.

This is precisely the origin of the "exchange students" in Kalentia.

Although Karentia also has its own competitions and its own seats.

But for a powerful monarchy like Callentia, which is ambitious and still expanding rapidly, how could it not want more of something that can raise the bar for the next generation?

Therefore, Kalentia adopted a "low-cost, high-return" strategy:

They selected from the younger generation of their own country those "near-first-class talents" who were destined not to rank among the top in the national competition of Kalentia, but whose strength was still far superior to that of students from other city-states. Under the guise of "academic exchange" or "friendly visit", they sent them in batches to other city-states to participate in the local competitions.

As for why we keep the strongest prospects in the country?

Because Kalentia also has to deal with the challenges posed by "exchange students" sent by other kingdoms.

Yes, in countries with monarchies, "exchange students" are already a basic practice.

To possess royal power means to be superior to others and to be able to set the rules.

Only between kingdoms can there be equal opportunities for dialogue, and only then can they send "exchange students" to learn from each other's strengths and make progress together.

Just as Kalentia sends exchange students to other kingdoms, other kingdoms can also send exchange students to Kalentia.

As for city-states like the City of Fire, which have lost the king's protection, they're lucky if they can even hold onto a few of their own spots, let alone send exchange students.

The students sent by Kalentia could not outwit the true geniuses in Kalentia.

However, when placed in a rural place like Xinzhi City, where talent is scarce, it is enough to be a force to be reckoned with.

Xinzhicheng was fully aware of this, but was powerless to stop it.

Therefore, for the local students of Xinzhi City, each "Tidal Year" competition is not only a battle for honor, but also a battle to defend it.

To protect the interests of their own city-state from being taken away by foreign "exchange students".

The anchor point of City of Salvation has a total of ten seats.

In previous years, Karentia had been more mindful of appearances and only sent three or four exchange students.

This time, for some reason, the other party didn't care about saving face at all and directly sent ten exchange students, not intending to leave a single spot for them!

When the topic of the competition came up, everyone in the conference room looked somber.

The acting city lord looked at Dean Xia Ming:

"Didn't I hear there's a super genius among the freshmen named Saki? If it's him, could he win a spot?"

"Perhaps it is possible, but..."

"but?"

Seeing that the conversation had reached this point, Zhuyin took the initiative to continue, saying:

"During the White Harbor incident the day before, Saki was seriously injured and hospitalized after saving civilians from the fourth-tier Echoers of Deep Blue City."

"so?"

"He probably won't be able to play."

"Then, what about the Thousand Faces family's Su Shi?" someone asked at the meeting.

Xia Ming sighed softly and slowly shook his head:

"I'm afraid we can't count on that one either."

Not long ago, he challenged Saki, but was humiliated by Saki... Sigh!

I heard from the faculty that his behavior at the academy was very abnormal after that battle, and he probably won't be able to get over it for a while..."

The atmosphere in the meeting room suddenly became even more oppressive.

The hot-tempered Chief of Military Affairs slammed his fist on the table and angrily said:

"Does our City of Fire not even have a single usable prospect at a time like this?!"

After saying that, he got up, slammed the door, and left.