Volume 2: The Demonic World Chapter 332: The Highest Level is Only Five Class
The spaceship docked at the port of Miaoxuan Academy, and the students of Kanghua Academy were led by the guides of Miaoxuan Academy to their respective residences.
After getting familiar with the environment, team leader Wei Zhe called Du Ji and Cheng Wen Ze together and began to explain the competition system.
"There are five academies participating in this academy competition. In addition to our Kanghua Academy and Miaoxuan Academy, there are also Houde Academy, Longteng Academy, and Zixiao Academy. At that time, each academy can come up with a topic, and then jointly conduct the competition and evaluation. In the end, the one with the highest score will be the winner."
Wei Zhe said this and asked Du Ji and Cheng Wenze: "Tell me what you are best at, and I will report the topic to you based on this."
"Carpentry is enough." Cheng Wenzhe said.
"Mr. Wei, I am more proficient in forging." Du Ji said.
"Okay, if that's the case, then it's confirmed." Wei Zhe nodded, and then said: "This time the competition will last for a month in total. You can arrange the end time by yourself, but it's best not to leave Miaoxuan Academy too far. You all have communication beads, so leave a communication mark. I will notify you in advance when the competition starts."
Hearing the sound, Du Ji and Cheng Wen Ze also took out the communication beads tied around their waists and exchanged the communication marks on them with each other.
The communication beads are a small-scale communication tool. In the absence of corresponding construction, they are limited to mutual communication within a range of more than 300 miles.
But it wins in portability and stability.
After the conversation, the three returned to their respective residences.
Inside the room, Du Ji told Lin Qianxing about the competition system and some of its restrictions.
"As long as you can bring a puppet, it will be fine. With my help, it will be a sure thing." Lin Qianxing said.
Du Ji said, "Thank you for your hard work, teacher."
After the two talked for a while , there was a knock on the door.
Lin Qianxing immediately stood still, while Du Ji came to the door and opened it.
A young man about two meters tall, with a strong build and a jade flute hanging around his waist appeared outside the door.
"Hello, junior brother. I live across from you. I'm Lu Rang, a second-level [Imperial Flute User] representing the Academy of Music and Arts in the competition." Lu Rang introduced himself.
"So it's Brother Lu. I'm Du Ji, representing Tiangong Academy in the competition. Nice to meet you." Du Ji introduced himself, then asked, "Is there anything you want to talk about?"
Hearing this, Lu Rang turned his head to look at Lin Qianxing who was standing in the room and said, "I noticed this when I got off the spaceship. Junior brother's puppet is so majestic. Did you make it yourself?"
Du Ji glanced at Lin Qianxing, then nodded and said, "I guess I built it."
Lu Rang showed a look of surprise and said, "Junior brother, please make a puppet like this for me after you return to the academy. The price is not a problem."
"Brother Lu, the materials used for my puppet are ordinary. Instead of buying it from me, you might as well ask my brothers and lecturers from Tiangong Academy to help you make one. I guarantee it will be much more majestic and practical than this one." Du Ji declined.
Lu Rang said, "Junior Brother Du, that's different. I know what's good. Every part of your puppet has been awakened. Even for a third-level instructor, it's probably not easy to do this. Do you have a special way to awaken the spirit? I won't ask any more about this. Junior Brother, just do it when the time comes. My Lu family is rich, and I will take care of your reward."
"Sorry, brother. Even if I have money, it won't work. I need to rest." Du Ji said, and closed the door directly.
"Don't be impatient, you haven't heard my offer yet..."
The sound outside was isolated by the door, and the room became quiet.
It’s no wonder that Miaoxuan Academy has considered this aspect very carefully.
Inside the room, Lin Qianxing and Du Ji were each flipping through books. The difference was that while Lin Qianxing was reading, he was also holding some materials in his hands, constantly decomposing and changing their shapes, and then sticking them together , quickly combining them into the various substances he wanted.
Just before, his [Weaponsmith] Taoist job was advanced to the upper second level, and he gained an additional Taoist skill [Shapechange].
[Shape Change [Second Order]: After using, the shape of the material can be changed.]
Once you have mastered this skill, you don't have to worry about molds or anything like that.
Lin Qianxing can come up with more tricks, and the ideas in his mind are becoming more and more exaggerated.
He was thinking that maybe he could get himself a new source machine.
If that idea succeeds, he can combine it with his indestructible body and carry some weapons and equipment.
His combat power suddenly leaped to a level comparable to the peak of the Xuan level.
Time passed and soon it was the next day.
In the morning, Wei Zhe led Cheng Wen Ze and Du Ji to the competition venue of "Craftsmen and Apprentices" of Miao Xuan Academy.
Students from the other four academies who were participating in the competition also showed up here.
There was actually a woman among them. She was a student of Miaoxuan Academy named Hu Lin. She looked very petite, and there were no signs of work on her hands or body. She did not look like someone who would take the path of an apprentice. However, she was followed by a puppet that was larger than Lin Qianxing, so a lot of the heavy work must have been done by the puppet.
"That's not a puppet." Lin Qianxing corrected Du Ji, "It's a body armored like mine."
A puppet is a puppet, and a body is a body.
The former is a mechanical creation that operates independently according to a fixed procedure.
The latter is a mecha body that is an extension of the human body and can be manipulated and used manually.
Du Ji looked enlightened. This made sense.
No wonder this girl doesn’t even have a callus on her hands, it turns out that she relies on her body to complete the work.
At this time, Wei Zhe also agreed on the content of the competition with the lecturers from the other four academies.
Here is the competition among Du Ji and other first-level students.
Kanghua Academy chose [Forging].
Houde Academy chose [Clay Sculpture].
Longteng Academy chose [Architecture].
Miaoxuan Academy chose [Mechanical Beast].
Zixiao Academy chose [Mechanical Weapons].
After the order of the competition is determined by drawing lots, the competition officially begins.
Each competition lasts for five days.
They have four days to conceive and select materials and tools, and on the last day they will compete in the production at the competition venue.
Materials and tools are provided uniformly by Miaoxuan Academy. Almost all common materials are here, and the materials provided will not exceed your own rank.
That is to say, in a first-level competition, only first-level materials can be used at most.
The first competition was [Clay Sculpture].
There is nothing much to say about this material, only mud can be used.
However, although they are all mud, there are differences between mud and mud.
Depending on the proportion of materials blended, the clay sculptures produced will be different.
Houde Academy chose this competition, obviously because it has unique skills in blending clay materials.
As a third-rank [Source Refiner], Wei Zhe had quite good attainments in this area. With just a little guidance from him, Du Ji benefited greatly and was able to blend out some good soil materials.
Not only can it be used to make clay sculptures, its strength after solidification is even comparable to that of ordinary steel.
After four days of preparation, they began the competition at the competition venue.
Tang Zhun, a student of Houde Academy, had obviously already had a plan in mind. After mixing the clay, he quickly built the structure and then carried out the production with the help of puppets.
"If you master one method, you will master all methods." Lin Qianxing said to Du Ji, "Just treat it as forging tools, there is not much difference."
Although he can use puppets and other tools to help, Lin Qianxing cannot show it too obviously, otherwise he will be too conspicuous.
He can only be an assistant, and the main part is still to guide Du Ji.
However, after seeing Hu Lin from Miaoxuan Academy, Lin Qianxing found that it was actually nothing for him to be conspicuous.
Hu Lin sat directly inside her own body and controlled it to make a clay sculpture. Various tools popped out from her body. In just half an hour, a clay sculpture of the Palace Master of Miaoxuan Academy was made. She even took the time to add color and outline the details.
Du Ji also quickly completed his work, a one-to-one clay sculpture of Lin Qianxing.
When the competition was over, the judges from the five academies came out to comment.
The clay sculptures of Longteng Academy and Zixiao Academy are simply clay sculptures, without much special about them, and there is no innovation in the materials used.
So they only got a rating of 2B and 3C.
Then there are the clay sculptures of Miaoxuan Academy.
The materials were slightly optimized, and the eyes were lively like real people, and the scores were A and B.
Finally, there are Houde Academy and Kanghua Academy.
The innovative clay sculpture materials of Houde Academy have created a lifelike and ferocious beast. There are also detailed changes in the structure, so it can make some small movements.
"This level of clay sculpture can already be rated as Grade A."
"First-class."
"First-class!"
…
As a result, Tang Zhun from Houde Academy directly got the top five score and temporarily ranked first in the standings.
Finally, here is the work of Du Ji from Kanghua Academy.
The one-to-one restoration of Lin Qianxing's armored body.
"The mixed material is strong enough, the overall look is quite refined, and the details are in place. It's rated B," said a referee.
"Wait!" Duggie interrupted.
"Student Du Ji, do you think this score is inappropriate?" asked the referee.
"Well," Du Ji said, "you only see the outside, but you don't see the inside of the clay sculpture."
"internal?"
The referee was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then a light flashed in his eyes and he looked at the entire clay sculpture thoroughly.
At this glance, he discovered the difference inside.
Since it is a one-to-one restoration, the internal structure of the clay sculpture is naturally not missing a single bit.
The source machine at the core was actually made of blended soil.
"Student Du Ji, can you try adding source energy into the source machine?" another referee asked.
"Okay." Duggie nodded.
Then the referee brought a small can of golden energy and asked Du Ji to join in.
After adding the source energy, Duggie started the source machine.
The next moment, accompanied by the humming sound of the source machine, the mechanism inside the entire clay sculpture began to turn, and then it actually started to move under Duggie's control.
After walking around, the clay sculpture returned to its original position.
"Without a doubt, this is exactly the realm of 'natural craftsmanship' we are pursuing. It is never constrained by external conditions and can smoothly display its skills in any environment. I give it an A."
"First-class."
"First-class."
…
As a result, Duggie also received a top-five rating.
In an instant, Kanghua Academy's points were tied with Houde Academy for first place.
Tang Zhun on the other side let out a long breath.
He got a top five rating because that's all he could get.
The reason why Du Ji's clay sculpture ranked fifth is because the upper limit of the score is only fifth.
He was lucky. If Du Ji's clay sculpture had been evaluated before his, his might have been ranked B.
At this time, the referee of Miaoxuan Academy said, "The next competition is [Mechanical Beast]. Please take a good rest and prepare carefully."
