After successfully passing the review and sitting on the seat in the floating transport vehicle, Lin Shuo subconsciously looked at the other people sitting around him.
This time, no one he knew appeared. The almost full floating transport vehicle was full of unfamiliar faces.
"Hello."
While Lin Shuo was looking around, a female examinee next to him suddenly spoke. Her expression was a bit strange, and she pointed at the ball lying on Lin Shuo's head, "Is this your pet?"
"Yes, what's the matter?" Lin Shuo nodded slightly, turned his head and glanced at the female examinee, and made a lazily "mi" sound.
This "mi" actually stopped the whispers around. Many candidates looked at Lin Shuo. When they looked at the ball on Lin Shuo's head, their expressions became strange.
"Why did you summon the pet beast in advance?" The female candidate looked around and lowered her voice slightly, "This will let other candidates know the relevant information about your pet beast in advance, which will be detrimental to your actual combat assessment."
"Oh, you mean this?" Lin Shuo suddenly realized. He hugged Qiuqiu, who was uncomfortable with being stared at by many people, and said with a smile, "It's okay."
As a man who is determined to win the championship, Lin Shuo doesn't mind others knowing in advance what his pet is. He just wants the ball to come out and breathe.
Anyway, the actual combat assessment does not stipulate that pet beasts cannot be summoned in advance from the beast control space.
"Okay." Seeing that the young man in front of her still insisted, the female candidate stopped trying to persuade her. Her eyes fell on Qiuqiu in Lin Shuo's arms. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Well... forget it, it's okay."
She originally wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, she finally gave up.
She didn't recognize the species of this pet beast.
If it were any other time, she would have taken out her communicator to scan and check immediately when encountering such a situation, but before getting on the bus, all the candidates' communicators had been confiscated.
So out of curiosity, she wanted to ask what race this pet beast was, but considering that both of them were competitors in the actual combat assessment, it didn't seem good to ask like this, so she gave up.
This female candidate is obviously a girl who is careful and considerate of other people, but other candidates may not be so considerate.
The next moment after the female examinee finished speaking, a male examinee not far away suddenly said, "Classmate, what race is your pet beast? Why haven't you seen it before? Is it the evolved form of your pet beast?"
The sound broke the silence, and there were whispers all around.
"Have you seen this race?"
"I haven't seen it before. It should be an evolved type, right?"
"Huh? Have you noticed that this pet beast looks a bit like another kind of pet beast?"
"You mean the snow marks are light? It does look a bit like it, but it's just a coincidence, right?"
"No, no, haven't you recognized who that boy is? He's Lin Shuo!"
"What? Is it Lin Shuo? It's true when you say that."
“…”
Listening to the faint whispers, Lin Shuo blinked. He didn't mean to hide it. He just smiled softly and said, "This is the evolved form of Snow Mark Light."
After receiving Lin Shuo's personal admission, there was a brief moment of silence in the car, and the situation suddenly exploded.
Snow Henqing actually has an evolved form? This is big news!
I didn't expect that these candidates would encounter such a thing when they took an assessment.
Even the candidates in the car who didn't know who Lin Shuo was were shocked by the brief introduction from other candidates.
This is a senior leader in scientific research. He didn't expect that he would participate in the entrance examination of Shancheng University with himself and others.
There was a lot of excitement around Lin Shuo. Many candidates were particularly interested in the evolved form of Xue Henqing and asked whether the racial level was low, medium, or high.
Thinking of the misunderstanding caused by Qin Nan asking the same question before, Lin Shuo suddenly became playful.
"Inferior." Lin Shuo's expression was sincere, as if "Believe me, this is really an inferior leader race." "When the assessment is over, you can look up the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pet Beast Races, and you will know by then."
He was already looking forward to the shock of seeing this group of people check it immediately after getting their communication device after the assessment, and then discovering that Shuanghua Mengying was of the lower monarch race.
The other candidates wanted to ask something else, but they heard a low voice, "This is the practical assessment of Shancheng University! Do you think we are going for an outing? Who allowed you to whisper to each other?"
Everyone looked in the direction where the sound came from, and when they saw it, they suddenly became honest and fell silent.
It was the invigilator who was standing outside the car checking the candidates who came in.
Just as everyone was talking, the remaining empty seats were completely occupied, and the floating transport vehicle was already full.
Seeing that everyone was completely quiet and there was no noise, the tall male teacher's expression softened slightly, "The transport truck hasn't set off so soon. Before setting off, I will tell you the key points of this assessment.
"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's attention was immediately drawn back to the actual combat assessment.
No matter how big the news is about Xue Hen's light transformation, it is not as important as the entrance examination related to his own future.
The male teacher cleared his throat and then spoke, "First of all, this time the actual combat assessment will be conducted in an area between Districts 11 and 12 that was designated by the experts from the actual combat department of Shancheng University. Yes, you didn't listen.
Wrong, the assessment location is not within the safe zone."
"What? Not in the safe zone? What if we encounter a tide of beasts?"
"Yes, it's just the entrance examination. Why go to such a dangerous place?"
“…”
Just one sentence made many candidates unable to help but complain.
Sitting in his seat, Lin Shuo's expression was slightly startled, but he soon regained his composure.
The candidates who complained may not have carefully understood the previous entrance examinations of Shancheng University, because similar situations have occurred several times in the past entrance examinations.
Although the frequency is small, it is not without precedent.
Just keep listening.
Seeing that many candidates were making noise, the male teacher showed a smiley face and said nothing, just looking at the few candidates who were talking.
It wasn't until those candidates who spoke realized that the atmosphere was wrong, and their voices gradually became quieter and finally fell silent, that the teacher snorted coldly, "This is not a peaceful era. If you want to be an excellent beast master, you must see blood.
See the cruelty outside the safe zone!"
"Until now, there are thousands of beast masters outside each safe zone who are on daily duty to prevent alien beasts from organizing a tide of beasts to attack the city. Your peaceful life is because there are people carrying heavy loads!" The male teacher said with a solemn expression.
"We, Shancheng University, do not accept cowards! No matter whether you apply for a practical department or a research department in the future, at this moment, there will be no difference in the practical assessment items."
Seeing that the candidates were silent and thoughtful, the male teacher's tone softened a bit, "Of course, it is impossible for Shancheng University not to care about the safety of all candidates. The assessment area has been cleaned, leaving only the infant level and There are many teachers who are within the assessment scope for elite-level alien beasts and are responsible for safety and security."
"Having said that, if there are still candidates who feel that they are in danger, they can get out of the car and leave now. This will be regarded as giving up the assessment." The male teacher said, looking at the candidates who were making noise just now.
However, those candidates lowered their heads and said nothing at this moment, as if they were not the ones complaining just now.
"Value your life. I'm not kidding. If you feel it's dangerous, the transport truck hasn't set off yet and it's still too late to leave!" The male teacher repeated again. Seeing that the candidates still didn't speak, he nodded slightly, "Since no one has quit , let me talk about the content of this assessment."
"This time, the number of beast masters who signed up for the entrance examination of Shancheng University is 10,232." The male teacher paused slightly, "But Shancheng University's enrollment plan for this session only admits 4,000 people!"
"So, although it is a pity, 60% of the candidates will be eliminated and can only choose to transfer to other beast master universities." The male teacher's voice was slightly regretful, and his eyes were subconsciously looking somewhere.
Lin Shuo blinked, a little confused.
What are you looking at me for?
There are too many applicants and I don’t have…
Wait, it doesn’t seem to be irrelevant?
Thinking that he helped Shancheng University take first place in the breeding achievement competition, Lin Shuo's expression became slightly weird.
Maybe...it really matters?
This is a bit embarrassing...
Forget it, just pretend that nothing happened.
Lin Shuo coughed lightly and continued to listen.
And the male teacher had no intention of continuing to struggle with this issue. He continued to speak, "In that area of the actual combat assessment, we hid a large number of customs clearance jade in advance."
"This is the pass jade." The male teacher took out a shimmering jade that was only the size of a finger from his pocket. "There are 20,464 pieces of jade like this hidden in the actual examination site. The number is the number of candidates who participated in the entrance examination. Twice."
"You can also guess from the name of this jade that it has something to do with passing the assessment." The male teacher handed the pass jade to a candidate next to him, motioning for everyone to take turns to look at it, and then said loudly, "The first person in the assessment Rules, please listen to me clearly!"
"At the end of the actual combat assessment, if you don't have a clearance jade in your hand, it will be directly regarded as a zero point in the actual combat assessment. Even if you perform well in other aspects, you will still get zero points if you don't have a clearance jade."
As soon as these words were said, the candidates' expressions suddenly became serious, and they passed the pass jade around silently, trying their best to keep its characteristics in mind, for fear that they would not be able to find one piece by then, causing the assessment to fail.
Lin Shuo's brows raised slightly.
It doesn't sound difficult.
On average, a candidate can get two pieces of clearance jade, and there is always hope of finding one.
Moreover, more than 20,000 yuan are hidden in one area, so it is impossible to find them all.
Practical assessment, is it that simple?
But just as he was thinking this, the male teacher spoke again.
"The second rule of the assessment! At the end of the actual combat assessment, those with total points ranked after 6,000 will be counted as zero points in the actual combat assessment." The male teacher said with a smile in his eyes, "And the clearance jade, one piece will be counted as 0 points." Ten points, no upper limit.”
Lin Shuo's eyes widened with a look of astonishment on his face.
So cruel!
He was about to take back what he just said. The two rules were superimposed on each other, and it was already possible to see how cruel this assessment was.
In order to get into the top 6,000, candidates naturally have to collect as many clearance jade as possible. In an ideal situation, it is impossible for everyone to get it.
Not far away from him, a boy wearing glasses suddenly raised his hand. After receiving a nod from the teacher, he said, "Teacher, are there any other ways to obtain points besides passing the level jade?"
"Good question." The male teacher laughed, "In addition to clearing the level jade, you can also gain points by hunting exotic beasts in the actual combat assessment area. The juvenile level and leader race will be counted as 20 points, and the juvenile stage and monarch race will be counted as 30 points.
points, the elite level and leader race will be counted as 100 points, and the elite level and monarch race will be counted as 200 points."
"Points are divided into fixed points and hunting points. The points obtained by clearing the jade are fixed points, and the points obtained by hunting exotic beasts are hunting points."
Hunting exotic beasts?
Lin Shuo thought secretly in his heart.
Even if it is a juvenile-level beast, the points obtained are higher than a piece of clearance jade, and the elite level is even higher. This is a good method. For stronger candidates, the cost-effectiveness is better than spending time to find clearance jade piece by piece.
higher.
As for whether it would be cruel to hunt exotic animals...
Even in Shenwu, many alien beasts will take the initiative to attack humans when they encounter them, let alone the Blue Star humans who are already confronting the alien beasts in the Immortal Kingdom. Lin Shuo naturally cannot have such an idea.
However, just because Lin Shuo didn't think so, it didn't mean that others didn't think so either.
As the invigilator finished speaking, several of the candidates showed unbearable expressions.
The teacher looked at the unbearable expressions of some of the candidates and raised his voice a bit, "The alien beasts in the assessment area are not artificially raised, but live outside the safe zone. They are extremely aggressive towards humans and have unusual characteristics."
Don’t be merciful to your enemies who are alien beasts restricted by the beast ban. When you are weaker than them, they will tear you apart without hesitation!”
Seeing that some of the candidates still looked hesitant, the teacher said nothing more.
He proctors exams every year and sees too many such candidates.
Candidates who are soft-hearted towards exotic animals are basically unlikely to pass the actual combat assessment, and no amount of persuasion will be of any use.
The male teacher continued to introduce the assessment rules, "You should pay attention to the fact that these alien beasts are all within the restrictions of the alien beast ban, which means that they are at least the existence of the intermediate dominant race, and even the monarch race may appear among them. For you, there are still
It must be dangerous, so the assessment allows team hunting!"
"Team formation is voluntary, but the points distribution after the team kills is not autonomous." The teacher shrugged, "According to the assessment rules, all points obtained from team kills will be distributed equally among the participants."
Such rules…
interesting.
Lin Shuo raised his eyebrows.
Such rules greatly limit the possibility of strong candidates bringing weak candidates to score points. If the scores are divided equally regardless of strength, candidates will naturally give priority to opponents with similar strength to themselves when forming a team, unless it is a big candidate.
Unjust seed.
There are only some simple rules and restrictions, but they ensure the fairness of the actual combat assessment as much as possible.
"In addition, candidates can fight each other, and the winner can get half of the loser's hunting points." The teacher added.
Hearing this, Lin Shuo couldn't help but take a breath.
It seems that if I want to get first place, I have to make a fortune silently, otherwise everyone will stare at my points and challenge me.
To finish.
I never expected that there would be such a rule for the actual combat assessment.
"Next is the security issue." The teacher smiled, "There are man-made supernatural intelligent machines above the examination room that are responsible for overall surveillance. They are responsible for confirming how you each kill the alien beasts to gain points, and at the same time monitoring your safety. In addition,
, there will be a teacher responsible for security on duty within a certain area."
"Although candidates are not restricted from attacking each other during the exam, they must not intentionally endanger the lives of the beast masters and pet beasts, otherwise they will be eliminated directly." The teacher's tone was a bit more serious. "In case of a life-threatening attack by a strange beast, you can
Call the nearest security teacher for help, but if the security teacher takes action, it will be deemed as elimination from the assessment, and the points will be cleared."
"Did you hear that clearly?" After explaining the safety rules, the teacher shouted.
"Listen clearly!" the candidates in the car quickly replied.
Lin Shuo pinched his chin, thinking about another thing.
In order to ensure safety in the actual combat assessment, even man-made supernatural omnics were used...
Fortunately, I didn't bring Guigui with me, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to escape detection.
With the advent of the era of beast control, Blue Star's technology has been combined with supernatural resources to gradually evolve some special products. By artificially stimulating the power of certain supernatural resources, it can achieve effects similar to the skills released by alien beasts. In this way,
The combination of technological products and artificial intelligence technology is artificial supernatural omnipotence.
Strictly speaking, it can be regarded as a man-made alien beast. It is useful whether in battles with alien beast legions or in some relatively large special occasions. However, the difference between it and alien beasts is also obvious, that is, it cannot
It is contracted and managed uniformly by the sub-intelligent brains separated from the central intelligence brain.
The man-made supernatural omnics specially used for monitoring must have the most advanced energy detection devices. If Guigui's shadow wants to escape this level of detection, there may be some hope for Level IV.
"Okay, these are the rules for the assessment." After all the candidates nodded to show that they remembered it, the teacher nodded with satisfaction, "Next, let's talk about the process of the actual assessment."
"Our aerial transport vehicles are about to leave for their destination. The assessment will officially begin at nine o'clock. At that time, different aerial transport vehicles will randomly land in different areas within the assessment area and drop off the candidates at a certain distance from each other.
Starting at nine o'clock and ending at three o'clock in the afternoon, it lasts for six hours and is the first stage of the assessment."
"In this stage, a broadcast will be used to remind the time every hour. After six hours, it will be the second stage. In the second stage, the names of the candidates with the top 100 points and the number of points they have will be broadcast, and..."
The teacher chuckled, and suddenly there was a hint of ill will on his face, "During the second stage, which lasts for three hours, the candidates with the top 100 total points will be continuously marked by tracking spotlights projected by artificial supernatural omnics suspended in the sky.
The closer to the front, the brighter the light. The spotlight is very conspicuous even in the daytime and can be seen throughout the examination room."
Lin Shuo: "???"
He was just about to make a fortune and take first place in silence, and his whole body felt bad.
You don’t do anything that other people do, right?
Not noticing Lin Shuo, who was stunned, the teacher spoke again, "After six o'clock, there will be the third stage for the last half hour. In this stage, all the hidden clearance jades will burst out with obvious light, ensuring that they can
Being found is also the last chance for candidates who have not found the pass jade."
"At the end of the three stages, the scores obtained in the actual combat assessment will be determined based on the final points ranking." The teacher asked loudly, "Does anyone else have any questions?"
"No!" the candidates responded.
Lin Shuo's voice was mixed in and seemed weak.
He has yet to recover from this deceptive second-stage rule.
So...if I want to take first place, I need to be besieged for three hours?!