Chapter 70

The Hanhai includes the Shen siblings. In total, there were only five people who entered this examination.

In the preceding days, two people had already been eliminated.

The situation was already grim, but now even Shen Qingxue had been eliminated. This was an unexpected outcome before the start of the joint examination.

The prompt sounded three times, and the room fell silent.

The barrage in the live broadcast momentarily paused.

At this moment, those watching the live broadcast were the most shocked.

Those in the examination room only knew that Shen Qingxue had been eliminated, but those outside knew clearly that it was Ji Fu who eliminated her. Moreover, it was a cross-tier elimination.

Ji Fu’s talent was commendable, but Shen Qingxue was facing her with a talent resonance, driving at a super-star level!

Even before her elimination, the talent resonance had not ended.

She was eliminated with a top-level talent resonance!

[…Eliminating a super-star with a star-tier, if one hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they’d think it was boasting.]

[It’s different from when they previously killed super-star-tier exotic beasts. This time, Ji Fu didn’t even use potions, purely relying on personal strength!]

[It can’t be considered entirely useless. At least it’s good for tooth extraction, but to think of using the fangs of exotic beasts as weapons, their brains are really something.]

[Who could have imagined that before the start of the exam, an obscure A-level alchemist could reach this level?]

What’s even more unimaginable is that the usually proud Hanhai Academy would suffer such a big setback in the hands of a star student.

As of now, there were only two people left in Hanhai Academy.

Of course, Shen Qinglan, the strongest in the academy, was still there.

But apart from Shen Qinglan, what’s the difference between this situation and total defeat?

The students of Hanhai Academy, always proud, could hardly sit still in this situation. The expression on the face of Hanhai’s responsible person kept changing rapidly, almost suffocating.

After a brief silence, the focus of the entire invigilation room shifted to Ji Fu.

The failure of Hanhai Academy and its embarrassing situation directly created a rising star.

Ji Fu stood on the heads of the entire Hanhai Academy, becoming the most eye-catching figure in this joint examination.

“Cross-tier elimination, cross-tier combat… In recent years, among students of this talent level, she is the first.”

“Yeah.” Zhou Xing’s expression was solemn as he said slowly, “Even within the Legion, such talents have not appeared again.”

The people present were all in complex moods.

Those who had reached their level understood the difference between star-level and super-star-level.

And the clearer it was, the more valuable Ji Fu appeared.

It’s not wrong to say that this time the star-level academy really recruited a treasure.

“If I remember correctly, the last person to achieve cross-tier elimination at this talent level was Fang Yanli.”

This statement caused the faces of everyone to change in an instant.

Fang Yanli is currently the number one person in the alliance.

Zhang Huan, who had been tense to the extreme when Ji Fu confronted Shen Qingxue earlier, now also regained his senses.

He looked up, glanced at the responsible person of Hanhai with a smile that wasn’t a smile, and said coldly, “What’s this, this time’s elimination, Hanhai Academy has no objections?”

The surroundings fell silent.

The ignored Hanhai responsible person’s face turned extremely ugly, staring at Zhang Huan, unable to say a word.

“What are you staring at me for? Hasn’t Hanhai always looked down on our students? When Jiang Wencai, a star-level, was eliminated before, you wanted to object.” Zhang Huan raised his hand, pointed at the time, “I remember, the time for major military school leaders to object to the exam content is within fifteen minutes after elimination.”

“It’s already past halfway now, Hanhai must seize the opportunity.”

Zhang Huan squinted his eyes, the mockery on his face without any disguise, “Don’t wait until the time’s up and start bickering about the exam results again.”

“If it’s not called reasonable objection, what is it then?” He suddenly clapped his hands, his eyes shining brightly, “Oh right, forcing respect.”

These joint examinations had been led by Zhang Huan for several sessions.

Zhang Huan had been waiting for today for a long time.

Especially after the previous exams, he had been holding back for a long time.

Today, he finally burst out, and in front of so many people.

The Hanhai responsible person’s face was pale with anger, looking like he was about to faint.

But their situation was embarrassing enough. As the defeated underlings of the Starry Sky, they couldn’t afford to erupt now.

They could only swallow their grievances.

“Teacher Jiang?” But Zhang Huan didn’t let him go, continuing to ask, “Oh, how about calling a doctor over? I’m afraid our Teacher Jiang won’t be able to hold on and will faint directly.”

“No need!” The Hanhai responsible person stood up abruptly, “You don’t need to worry.”

Zhang Huan withdrew his hand immediately, smiling, “Okay, since everything is fine, then make a statement. Does Hanhai have any objections to the exam content just now?”

Countless eyes fell on the people from Hanhai.

The Hanhai responsible person was furious, but being stared at by so many people, he could only grit his teeth and say, “No!”

The entire process of Ji Fu eliminating Shen Qingxue was witnessed by everyone here.

Throughout, no prohibited items were used. Even the potion and the weapon that tore apart Shen Qingxue’s mech were sourced on the spot.

Unlike the third and second rounds, there weren’t many restricted items.

So what could they object to?

Raising objections at this point would only be putting their faces in front and allowing the Starry Sky to grind them down again!

Even without objections, the atmosphere on-site wasn’t good.

One could lift their head and see from the nearby screen, which specialized in extracting bullet comments, the evaluations of netizens from the entire Star Network regarding this surprising turn of events from Hanhai.

This feeling of being on pins and needles was probably only clear to those from Hanhai.

Another person impacted by this was Shen Qinglan.

Before Shen Qingxue was eliminated, the unique telepathic connection between the twins gave him a bad feeling.

When he officially heard the news of Shen Qingxue’s elimination, Shen Qinglan couldn’t hold back. He exerted force and smashed the head of the star-tier exotic beast in front of him, causing blood to flow.

In his examination room, there weren’t any top-tier exotic beasts, and he happened to encounter another student from Hanhai.

The atmosphere in the entire examination room was particularly calm.

So when Shen Qingxue used Talent Resonance, he sensed it immediately.

At that moment, he knew Shen Qingxue was facing a tough situation.

Talent Resonance could indeed elevate Shen Qingxue’s upper limit, but the side effects were quite apparent. After the resonance ended, Shen Qingxue would spend several days in a state of rapidly declining vital signs.

Her talent was also Star+, which was enough to deal with most people in this round.

But she still used Talent Resonance.

That meant the situation wasn’t good.

After the news of Ji Fu’s talent promotion spread, Shen Qinglan’s expression became even uglier.

These two events were not far apart in time, and Shen Qingxue had a high chance of encountering Ji Fu.

The third round of the survival battle had spatial restrictions. Before the intervals between the areas of each examination room were opened, cross-examination communication couldn’t occur.

He had no way to contact Shen Qingxue.

He could only watch Shen Qingxue be eliminated.

The events of these days were weighing heavily on Shen Qinglan’s mind, and his eyes were full of gloom.

Following him, the students of Hanhai Academy, after hearing the news of Shen Qingxue’s elimination, were uncertain and said, “Did the people from the Empire do it?”

Shen Qinglan remained silent at the words.

He knew who the other party was.

He looked at the exotic beast lying on the ground, his expression grim.

The previous accounts hadn’t been settled, and now another one had been added.

The Shen family was constrained by public opinion, preventing him from taking action against Ji Fu outside.

But this was the joint examination arena. The rules of the survival battle required every effort to eliminate opponents.

In examination room 03.

After Shen Qingxue was eliminated, Ji Fu’s third set of mechs was also almost damaged.

She removed the mech device and squatted slowly in front of the half-jawed jing ape.

When Wan Feng raised his head, he saw her take out a unique-looking disassembly knife and gesture on the Jingtian ape’s body.

“What are you doing?” Wan Feng had expended most of his strength dismantling the two fangs. He took some nutrient solution and drank.

The white-haired head squatting there didn’t even look up and said, “I want to try.”

Wan Feng: ?

Ji Fu said calmly, “To see if I can make a super-star-level weapon.”

[What is this!?]

[She’s already thinking of super-star-level now?]

[No, I haven’t reacted yet. Wasn’t she just star-level? How did it become a super-star-level weapon?]

[…Playing with materials of the super-star level so casually, isn’t she afraid of becoming a fool?]

Before she was imprisoned, the mechs and various weapons she could make using tools could only reach the star level at most.

It was only her black mech that was somewhat special. She had produced multiple units through special combat methods, allowing her to kill super-star-level mech soldiers.

But she was actually restricted by the tools.

Super-star-level materials were basically beyond her grasp.

But now it was different.

Ji Fu wasn’t acting recklessly, nor was she joking with her body that she had just painstakingly repaired.

Using super-star-level materials recklessly would entail great danger.

Even a mech engineer with Star+ talent wouldn’t dare to use super-star-level materials casually.

But her situation was a bit different…

Ji Fu glanced at the attributes in her mind, and the talent value in the lower right corner was still rising.

During her battle with Shen Qingxue, her talent consumption was enormous.

Crossing over to star level was also different from before. Her talent recovered quickly, and besides, this value had not stopped rolling.

It had now risen to a level that ordinary people couldn’t imagine.

Ji Fu was exceptionally skilled in writing programs and constructing systems, and she was particularly sensitive to numbers.

After seeing the current value, she estimated that with her current talent strength, she could indeed try to make a super-star-level weapon.

Weapons were different from mechs, with less complexity and generally lower requirements for mech engineers.

She was confident she wouldn’t be injured by the materials.

Actually, she had used super-star-level materials to make mechs before, but only for gilding.

Gilding itself was only used for repairs. Gilding broken limbs had a strengthening effect, but it didn’t require complex operations. Calculating the dosage properly and pouring the gilding in was enough.

This operation could be done by mech engineers with a bit more courage.

Now it’s different; she really wants to use super-star-level materials to make a mech.

The difficulty level is completely different from gilding.

Even Wan Feng, upon hearing her words, almost choked.

He looked back at her. “Have you thought it through?”

Since entering the S class, Wan Feng, because of his average talent, didn’t shine as brightly as before.

But he was actually very insightful.

When Ji Fu was just at the A level, he had noticed her unusualness. This time, they were coincidentally placed together, and he trusted Ji Fu even more.

Even…

After experiencing so much, Wan Feng had a few more speculations about the person in front of him.

For various reasons, he didn’t think her idea was rash.

Of course, making a super-star-level weapon as a star-level craftsman wasn’t quite normal.

It was abnormal, even unscientific.

But if she wanted to do it, he believed she must have a plan.

Seeing Ji Fu nod lightly, Wan Feng finished the nutrient solution in his hand and said quietly, “What do you need me to do?”

After entering the S class, Wan Feng also chose to study mech engineering.

His current level was still average, but making ordinary A-level mechs wasn’t a big problem.

Their Wan family was just an ordinary medium-sized family, and Wan Feng himself was the most talented person in the family. Although his sister, Wan Die, was a mech engineer, she was only at the C level.

Wan Feng knew what he had to do, so he had always set high standards for himself.

Regardless of talent advantages, the effort he put into his studies was no less than anyone else’s.

This made his foundation in mech construction very solid.

While he couldn’t make super-star-level mechs like Ji Fu, he could still help.

Coincidentally, Ji Fu was also someone who thought outside the box.

She didn’t only use one type of material to make mechs and machines, nor was she limited to high-level materials.

And they really needed to hurry.

Ji Fu looked at the setting sun in the sky and said slowly, “There are three days left.”

Three days later, the intervals between each examination room would be canceled, and everyone could move freely.

Wan Feng’s eyes flickered slightly. It seemed that the difficulty of this joint examination didn’t lie with the exotic beasts or Shen Qingxue, who had just been eliminated by Ji Fu, but with the super-star-level opponents they would face in three days.

The matter of Shen Qingxue being eliminated could be clarified with the joint points rolling and the broadcast prompts.

Moreover, they still had ample points on them.

…This joint examination was ultimately related to the conferring of honors.

Without hesitation, he quickly got to work.

Three days was too short, and they had a lot to do.

First and foremost, they needed to repair the damaged mechs of both individuals.

His was fine; he could repair it himself, and he also had some precious repair materials.

Ji Fu was more troublesome; her mechs had all been damaged.

Repairing them would take a considerable amount of time.

Fortunately, the defense system of her Bright Moon mech could perform self-repair.

To save time, she used all the gilding.

Gilding was precious, and using it to repair mechs below the super-star level was indeed a bit wasteful.

But Ji Fu had a lot of broken gilding, and the amount needed for ordinary repairs was negligible.

Although the materials were precious, repairing low-level mechs only required a few tens of milliliters, which saved a lot of time.

During this time, she used it all to design and make super-star-level weapons.

Her idea was very bold, so when she removed all the mechanical arms of the half-jawed Jingtian ape and began to melt them down, many people sweated for her.

This operation was extremely complex, and if she wasn’t careful, she could be injured by the radiation from the materials, leading to mental disorders or even death.

Fortunately, the situation was almost as Ji Fu had anticipated.

Her excessively high talent threshold allowed her to control super-star-level materials without harm.

However, compared to normal super-star-level mech engineers, her control wasn’t perfect, and it was more difficult for her to use.

But for Ji Fu, being able to use it was a success.

No one knew.

Three years ago, she could only make machines with the help of tools, and there was a large error between the tools and a person’s talent. If you said it was difficult, there was hardly anything more difficult than that.

But those tools had been her longest companion in Yun Chi.

All her previous works had been made with tools.

Compared to that kind of difficulty, the current feeling of heaviness and difficulty could be considered negligible.

Almost negligible.

But she didn’t show too much ease either; making super-star-level weapons as a star-level craftsman was still against common sense.

So during these three days, Ji Fu presented a state of starting and stopping to everyone.

Overall, the time spent resting was much longer than the time spent making.

But even so, it was still remarkable.

From the moment she initially grasped super-star-level materials three days ago, the Star Network was filled with reports about her.

After all, while it was common to see instances of cross-level kills, the matter of cross-level crafting of mechs was extremely rare.

This situation was even rarer among high-level talents.

Although various major universities had never actively mentioned it, everyone knew that high-level talent mech engineers were actually rarer than mech soldiers.

This was also why the two super-star-level mech engineers from the Han family received so much attention.

Top-notch mech engineers are indeed few and far between.

Otherwise, the rankings of mechs on the celestial chart wouldn’t have stagnated for so many years.

 The last time there was a change in mech rankings was when the Cloud Pool’s Black Mech appeared.

But in this year’s joint examination of the three major military academies, talents capable of making machines across levels unexpectedly emerged. …You should know, up to now, even though Han Qianqian from the Han family has long been eliminated, she is still only able to produce star-level mechs, despite her super-star talent.

 Not to mention making super-star level weapons, Han Qianqian can’t even grasp basic super-star level materials, let alone create a simple machine.

 She can barely repair super-star level mechs, but it’s unclear whether this repair is genuine or just a superficial fix. In comparison, Ji Fu’s abilities truly surpass normal comprehension.

On the third day, the weapons were only one step away from completion.

Many aristocratic families attracted by this matter crowded the examination hall like never before. Everyone was extremely curious whether Ji Fu could successfully create this super-star level weapon.

There were only two hours left until all the exam halls were opened.

 Ji Fu once again set aside the super-star level weapon in her hands. The audience in the live broadcast room grew anxious. [It’s still too strenuous; it takes longer than imagined.

 Based on the pattern of these past few days, she needs to rest for three or four hours every time she takes a break.] [It’s just a little bit more; just hold on a bit longer.] [It’s too late; the exam halls will be open in less than two hours.]

With so many people watching, Ji Fu quietly lay back on the makeshift bed she had set up for herself.

 She had calculated the time and progress, and this frequency of rest happened to fall within the range that a normal person could accept. Logically speaking, she was just a little bit away from completing it.

 She could have forced herself through the discomfort to finish making the entire weapon, which would still be within a reasonable range. But she didn’t do that. It’s not that she did it on purpose.

 It’s just that she had indeed reached a bottleneck in the production process.

 Up to this point, the weapon had roughly followed her design, and the details were handled quite perfectly. It could succeed smoothly, but its power would be somewhat diminished.

Ji Fu couldn’t figure out where the problem lay.

This was her first attempt at making something of super-star level.

 Unlike making lower-level machinery, there were many intricate details to consider. What she lacked most now was time.

 Amidst the chaos, the set time arrived, so she simply lay down. Her lying down drove the netizens crazy.

 When they saw her inexplicably take out something and start carving it again, the barrage couldn’t hold back.

[Stop carving that beast core of yours; get up quickly, move around!]

[I’m so anxious!] [No, when I saw her resting these three days, she was either sleeping or carving that thing.

What exactly is that?]

 [If I remember correctly, it seems to be the reward she got for winning first place in the joint battle.] Ji Fu actually had something better in her hands, but she couldn’t take it out now.

When she was contemplating, she would habitually find something to do. As for this thing… Ji Fu exerted force and made the final stroke.

 With this stroke, the item was completely carved.

The reward for the joint battle was a beast core with a star and alien beast fusion.

This beast core surface was a light gold color, and Ji Fu had already emptied its contents and used them as reagents.

However, the beast core itself was still an extremely precious material. She had carved it for so long, and many people hadn’t understood what she was doing.

Not until she finished carving it, then she put down the mechanical knife in her hand.

From the small bag she carried, she took out a familiar golden sphere. […Isn’t this the voice core of the Jingtian Ape?

 I remember it was broken by her before.

] It was broken, but Ji Fu didn’t throw away the voice core; instead, she kept it.

 Last night, she used some broken aigilt to glue the shattered parts together. Now, looking at it again, it had become a colorful little golden ball.

Ji Fu sat upright on the small bed and opened the hollowed-out beast core she had carved for a long time. Using the broken aigilt as adhesive, she stuck the voice core of the Jingtian Ape inside the beast core.

Then, she rummaged through her small bag and pulled out a red ribbon.

 This thing was also a star-level material, made from scraps she had picked up during previous training sessions.

She made a small hole with a disassembly knife and threaded the ribbon through the top of the glued beast core.

 Apart from the voice core of the Jingtian Ape, these few items were all star-level materials, and she used them smoothly.

 However… [Why does this thing look so much like a dog bell?] Indeed, it was a dog bell. Under the attention of the public, Ji Fu released Flame from her light brain.

During this period, Flame had been in a dormant state, but now it appeared again in front of everyone, still in its dog form.

 The black mechanical big dog stood in front of Ji Fu, who was sitting on the small bed, and she hung the newly made dog bell on Flame.

 Everyone in the live broadcast room:… [Alright, we’re waiting for you to astonish everyone with your super-star heavy weapon, but here you are making a dog bell.]

As soon as they finished speaking, they didn’t see exactly what Ji Fu did.

They just saw Flame’s crimson eyes suddenly light up. [Mechanical core loading] [Installation successful] [Mechanical core operation normal]

[Level upgraded to: Star+]