() "Okay, that ends the digression. Let me tell you the main purpose of coming to you this time."
After saying something that he thought was full of meaning, the bald man seemed to have regained some of his pride as the dean. He coughed twice to bring Shen Yun back from his thoughts, and nodded to indicate that Ulan could start.
"Well, Shadow Demon..." He reached out and took the magic photocopy handed over by Wu Lan. Shen Yun found that it was something similar to an analysis report, and the only thing he could understand was the name listed at the front. As for the rest of the All kinds of data analysis, haha... Shen Yun said that he could only haha.
Looking at Shen Yun's expression, the bald dean knew that the other party must be confused about the content on the photocopy, so he explained without hesitation: "This is the day I looked for the shadow demon's body before it disappeared. The analysis was done by someone else, and it was sorted out during the two days when you were in coma. Unfortunately, the time was too short, otherwise we should have gotten some more useful information."
"I'll give you a rough outline." The bald dean clicked on the first line of the photocopy and said in a low voice: "After the research mage's determination, the person you fought against that day was an 11th-level shadow demon."
"Is Shadow Demon a job title or something else?" Good student Shen Yun raised his hand and asked.
"Shadow Demon is not a class." Seeing the bald dean turn his gaze towards him, Wulan couldn't help rolling his eyes with contempt, but he still twisted his beard and explained to Shen Yun: "The so-called Shadow Demon is a species among dark creatures. Since all individuals of the same species of dark creatures use the same attack methods, we usually directly use the rank plus the name of the species to describe the opponent's strength."
Shen Yun nodded in understanding.
To put it simply, dark creatures are not like humans. Some people can practice martial arts, and some can practice magic. There are even various types of martial arts and magic. For dark creatures, their profession is to They are divided by race. For example, the species Shadow Demon is roughly between knights and assassins. There may be other dark races that are equivalent to mages, etc.
Therefore, people only need to add the race name to their rank to clearly understand their general strength and fighting methods.
Speaking of this, Shen Yun was also a little confused: "Old Wu Lan... Ahem, Vice President, we have been fighting dark species for so many years, and we should have a good understanding of the characteristics of each species on the other side, but I was there before. I’ve been in the library for so long, but why haven’t I seen a single book on this subject?”
It's indeed strange, just ordinary civilians, but for these warriors in the academy, dark creatures are destined enemies. Isn't it better to understand the opponent's situation as soon as possible?
"I knew you would ask that..." Ulan smiled bitterly, seeming a little helpless about the question: "Boy, you have seen dark creatures with your own eyes and even fought against them. Then tell me, when you see Are you afraid when the other party comes?"
"Nonsense, of course I don't..." Just as he was about to blurt out a denial, Chen Yun's mind suddenly flashed back to the bumpy body of the girl in Japan and the strange monster-like body with two thick snake tails after Kyubey's transformation. I couldn't help but shudder.
Just by looking at Chen Yun's expression, Wulan knew the answer. He smiled bitterly again, and even his originally shiny beard seemed to dim a bit.
"Although these children in the academy are also warriors in name, in fact they are just children in front of the real warriors."
"Whether it is strength, thinking, or willpower, compared with the soldiers on the front line, they are still far behind."
"Dark creatures are the enemies they must face in the future. If we provide information, we must not include false content. However, if we put real information in the library... Haha, you think those are only twelve, How would a three-year-old baby react when seeing content about these scary-looking monsters that can even eat people?"
"Is this the kind of monster I will face in the future? Can I really defeat such a terrifying monster? Will I not be eaten? There must be some people among these children who are obviously not strong enough... So, Will anyone be afraid or even avoid it?"
Wu Lan always gave Chen Yun the feeling that he was a strong old man who was full of energy and getting stronger. But now his old voice and helpless expression told Chen Yun that this man had dedicated his whole life to Blue Water and Andalus. Master, he is really old...
Wulan said it right. When one's own strength and temperament are not enough, it is not a good thing for oneself to know the information of a powerful opponent prematurely, because it is likely to damage one's will and determination. In There are geniuses who can break through themselves in the face of huge pressure, but before that, Blue Water Academy must first ensure that the vast majority of ordinary students can grow up normally!
Ulan took a few sips from the teacup and moistened his throat and continued: "Because of this, there are no books introducing the specific conditions of dark creatures in major colleges. Only when students reach level 9 and are qualified to go to the front line, can they Only in the preliminary training of the army will they learn these contents. By this time, the students who are strong enough to compete with most ordinary dark creatures are fully capable of accepting all this."
Seeing Shen Yun nodding his head in understanding and agreement, Wulan couldn't help but stroke his beard and smile: "But you are an exception. Since you have already fought against dark creatures and have not shown excessive fear of escaping, then it is okay. Get acquainted with their situation first, well, I believe Her Highness the Princess can help you with this."
"There is information on this in the palace. I will bring it to you in two days." Seeing Chen Yun turn to look at her, Yu Qianqian pursed her lips and responded with a chuckle.
"Okay, let's continue talking about this shadow demon." Ever since Ulan explained the dark creatures, the bald dean didn't know whether he was too lazy to speak or just kept silent because he didn't understand at all. Until now when he saw Ulan's report After a paragraph, he interrupted and brought the topic back to the main line.
"According to the mage's test, the energy in this shadow demon's body is a real 11th level. This is absolutely true. But..." The bald dean's voice paused, as if he was a little uncomfortable with what he was going to say next. understand.
"However, according to the kitten's description, this shadow demon's performance when performing shadow transformation, oh, the move where he turns his claws into black mist, is not even comparable to that of ordinary level 10 dark creatures. This is simply impossible to happen. Even if he had just advanced to the 11th level the day before, it shouldn't be like this! Besides, the energy in this shadow demon doesn't look like it just advanced..."
In Andalus, the judgment of rank is very simple, that is, energy intensity. This does not mean that skills are not important in Andalus, but because of the special "rules" of level promotion in Andalus, warriors must Only with skills that match the energy intensity can it be possible to break through and successfully advance to the next level. This is why on the continent of Andalus, the strength of warriors at the same level may vary greatly, but most of those who have just advanced to the next level have the same abilities. The reason. Of course, those guys who lack energy but have incredible skills are not in this range. Such guys are already close to Shen Yun, and it is possible to kill enemies across levels. However, Shen Yun relies on the skills and items of the League of Legends, and the opponent It just depends on extraordinary skills.
It is this kind of "rule" that makes the fact that the 11th-level Shadow Demon is so incredible. Having 11th-level energy, but not even having the ordinary 10th-level skills, this is simply... this is simply breaking the rules!
Looking at the bald dean in front of him, old man Wu Lan frowned and thought hard, and even Yu Qianqian next to him frowned slightly. Shen Yun seemed a lot more indifferent. Originally, he himself was a person who did not follow the "rules". He is a guy who is a level 1 guy (doesn't need to cultivate energy, only upgrades through combat), so the destruction of this common sense recognized by the entire continent is naturally not as big a shock as the three people in front of him.
"I think existence means harmony...well, reasonable..." Seeing that the three of them were silent, Shen Yun wanted to start something new, but he didn't want to attract the attention of all three of them as soon as he opened his mouth. This made him While I was slightly complacent, I felt a lot of pressure.
"Continue." Seeing Shen Yun's somewhat nervous expression, Ulan encouraged him while stroking his white beard. They needed some different insights now.
Seeing the encouraging smiles of the three people, Shen Yun composed himself and slowly said his thoughts: "The current focus of the problem is: 1. The energy intensity of the Shadow Demon has reached level 11; 2. His actual ability is even It’s not as good as ordinary level 10.”
"Then, things are simple." Seeing the three people nodding in agreement, Shen Yun licked his lips and continued: "Since this is a fact, there can only be two reasons for the results obtained through inference. First, Andalus’ so-called promotion rules are wrong. In fact, promotion does not require skills and energy to match, but only energy to meet the standards. Previous understandings are all misunderstandings.”
Ulan and the other three shook their heads violently. This is impossible. The "rules" are the result of verification by countless people over tens of thousands of years. There can be no mistakes!
"Then there is only the second one..." At this point, Shen Yun's face became a little ugly. Obviously, this second possibility was not good news for them: "This shadow demon passed through some special His method broke the rules and allowed him to directly rise from level 10...well, even a lower level to level 11 when his skills were not up to standard."
Silence...the whole place was silent...
Shen Yun closed his mouth after telling his guess. He knew that the person in front of him needed some time to think.
"Why……"
After a long time, Wulan finally let out a long sigh. The slightly raised corners of his mouth showed bitterness, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to have increased in an instant.
"Actually, we have thought about this possibility, but... we did not continue to think about it further. We are just looking for other possibilities... It's not that we can't, but we don't dare to..."
Nodding in understanding, Shen Yun understood the opponent's mood at this moment: the opponent who had been locked in a stalemate for thousands of years suddenly had the ability to break the rules and catalyze the emergence of high-level experts. No one could face it calmly. Even the "master" catalyzed by this kind of catalysis "There are no corresponding techniques yet, but everyone knows that techniques can be practiced. As long as the energy is there, there is no reason why the techniques cannot be improved.
So, how much can the other party catalyze? What is the limit of catalysis?
The most important thing is, what changes will this change bring to the already turbulent frontline situation...?