After arriving at the venue, Tong Nuonuo signed in, got some water and washed up, then started eating with his lunch box. While eating, he kept telling Chen Xiao about his latest progress.

Chen Xiao wanted to interrupt him, but these were all things he cared about and wanted to know urgently.

The audience was absent-minded. Tong Nuonuo wiped his mouth in dissatisfaction, "Did you listen carefully to what I said?"

Chen Xiao put the food box aside and said helplessly: "Don't think about these things now. The final of the Mechanical Master Competition will be held soon."

Tong Nuonuo said nonchalantly: "Don't be fooled by the grand scale and solemnity of this promotion competition. In fact, it is only because there are too many mechanical masters as the base that we have to use this multi-round selection format to eliminate those who are unqualified. In fact, only those who remain to the end have the hope of being promoted to mechanical masters."

Chen Xiao said, "Then you should take it more seriously. Those who stay until the end are the most powerful."

Tong Nuonuo smiled. He looked around and found that there was no one else around except them. Even Quezhai was busy as a judge.

He came close to Chen Xiao and whispered, "Because my master has served as a judge many times, I know that the number of organ masters promoted in each ceremony is not fixed."

"Hmm?" Chen Xiao looked at him puzzledly. What did this mean? He asked with his eyes.

Tong Nuonuo said: "The last competition is to use limited materials to create the most innovative mechanism of your own level in the shortest time. As long as the work reaches the level of a master of mechanism, the judges will not reject anyone."

Chen Xiao was surprised: "Is it false that there are limited places for promotion in the Dharma Assembly?"

Tong Nuonuo raised his index finger to his mouth and said, "This is a public statement to the outside world, so that those mechanical masters who were eliminated and whose level is not high enough can feel better." Then, he raised his chin proudly and said, "With my current level, as long as I perform normally, I will definitely succeed in being promoted to mechanical master, so don't worry!"

Jing Hui and Xi Yunting stood not far from the two of them. Although they were not far away, they did not talk to each other. Logically speaking, he and Xi Yunting, who were of similar cultivation, should get along well. However, every time he found a topic, Xi Yunting would quickly kill it.

Jing Hui was most familiar with Chen Xiao, but she couldn't join in the conversation at the moment and could only listen to them talking.

He felt helpless. These two funny kids, if it was such a confidential matter, they shouldn't just keep their voices down. It would obviously be safer and more secure to transmit the message.

Tong Nuonuo had eaten and drunk his fill, and his order of appearance was also announced.

All the mechanical engineers will be on the stage together today, and those who rank higher can choose their seats first. Tong Nuonuo's luck is pretty good, he is the fifth to enter the stage, and he chose the middle workbench as he wished.

A master of mechanisms came on stage and announced the topic of the final competition, which was to make auxiliary mechanisms.

This made Chen Xiao a little worried. After all, he knew that Tong Nuonuo was good at making various weapons. In particular, he liked to make spiritual weapons that did not require energy to drive and could attack by just controlling the switch.

Tong Nuonuo looked relatively calm after hearing the question. He thought for a while and quickly started to work.

After just looking for a while, Chen Xiao felt dizzy.

He turned around and looked at the audience around him. Most of these people were mechanical engineers. They had solemn expressions and were watching intently.

The techniques and skills of these mechanical engineers on the field are excellent, and they can gain a lot by watching them live.

Others were middlemen who were planning to purchase the organs and sell them to other realms, and they were watching very carefully.

The last session is more likely to produce high-quality products. Although the materials are provided by the puja, if the final product is sold on the spot, the mechanic can also get 40%. This is a very good subsidy for mechanics who have been troubled by the economy for a long time.

But for the middlemen, how to pick out products that can be sold at a high price from a pile of mechanisms is a great test of their eyesight and does not allow them to be distracted.

Although Jing Hui and Xi Yunting were neither mechanical engineers nor middlemen, they watched carefully for the purpose of increasing their knowledge as it was a rare opportunity to encounter so many mechanical engineers competing on the same stage.

Chen Xiao turned his neck, which seemed a little stiff from always maintaining the same posture, and sighed inwardly.

Such an overly professional Dharma Assembly was a bit too much for him, it was too boring.

After saying hello to the two of them, Chen Xiao simply left the crowd and walked to the edge of the woods to get some fresh air.

After resting for a while, he remembered something and summoned Xiao Ba out.

Before, Xiao Ba was thrown into Chen’s house and hadn’t seen Chen Xiao for two or three days. As a result, as soon as Chen Xiao came back, he packed it into his sea of ​​consciousness.

Chen Xiao felt a little guilty for neglecting it for such a long time, so he thought that he would take advantage of this free time to play with it for a while.

When it was a cub, Xiao Ba was still a simple boy who only knew how to eat and play. Chen Xiao teased and stroked it, and soon it became so cute that its tail swung like a propeller, and its sheep voice even had a coquettish tone.

"Huh? Your soul beast is quite strange, it's actually a wild sheep." The voice of Quezhai Sanren fell from above Chen Xiao's head.

It wasn't until the other person spoke that Chen Xiao realized there was another person in the woods.

He stood up holding Xiao Ba, "Why are you here, Senior? Shouldn't you be busy?"

"I only need to review the works when the mechanical engineers submit them. I have nothing to do right now." Quezhai waved his hand, "Sit down and talk, sit down and talk."

There were no chairs or stools in this place. Just now, Chen Xiao was sitting on a big tree root exposed on the ground.

Quezhai asked Chen Xiao to sit down, but only let him sit on the roots of a big tree.

At first, Chen Xiao didn't understand why Quezhai asked him to sit down. Then he suddenly realized that they were standing on a slope. After Chen Xiao sat down, Quezhai no longer had to look up to talk to him.

Holding back his smile, Chen Xiao sat down obediently.

Xiao Ba in his arms struggled to jump down and stomped his little hooves on the ground.

The ground here was covered with thick moss, and when he stepped on it, his hooves sank directly into it. It was soft and elastic, which was extremely fun for Xiao Ba.

It kept jumping around, and even if it fell, it would quickly get up and continue this interesting game.

Chen Xiao let it play there. He said to Quezhai Sanren in surprise: "Senior, how could you recognize that this is a soul beast at a glance?" And he knew it was a wild sheep at once!

Many people have seen Xiao Ba, but this is the first person who can recognize Xiao Ba's true identity at first sight.

Quezhai's eyes swept over Xiao Ba, "This is easy to judge. This kind of wild sheep can only be found in the hilly areas near the Taizhen gathering point in Shenzhou Atlas. It must have appeared here now, so you must have brought it out from Shenzhou Atlas." He turned his head and looked directly at Chen Xiao, "My cultivation is two realms higher than yours, and I can find that there is a spiritual contract between you two."

Quezhai asked with great interest: "Why did you think of using such a small wild sheep as a soul beast?"

Chen Xiao didn't bother to answer Quezhai's question. He widened his eyes in surprise: "How did you tell it apart? It's amazing! This is indeed a wild sheep from the Taizhen gathering point."

Quezhai laughed and said proudly: "As long as I have seen an animal, whether it is an ordinary beast or a fierce beast, I can recognize it. This includes their origins and the parts of their bodies that can be used as materials. This is the specialty of a mechanical engineer, it is nothing."

Chen Xiao was sure that he had never heard of any other mechanical engineer possessing such an incredible talent.

No wonder Tong Nuonuo was like an encyclopedia of ferocious beasts during his first training. I guess this is the reason!

Quezhai squatted down, stretched out his hand to catch the jubilant Xiao Ba, pointed at Chen Xiao and said: "Look, this sheep has a wide and high forehead bone, ears are located on the top of the head, the face is round and the cheeks are big, the eyes are splayed outward, the neck is long and the shoulders are narrow. These are all typical characteristics-"

Quezhai's words stopped abruptly. The shock on his face startled Chen Xiao. He hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong with Xiaoba?"

Quezhai looked up and said incredulously: "This wild sheep has returned to its ancestral form! No wonder you were contracted to become a soul beast."

Chen Xiao's expression became serious, and just as he was about to speak, Xi Yunting suddenly appeared.

Although he was watching the competition, part of his senses were on Chen Xiao's side. When he saw something was wrong, he came over immediately.

Xi Yunting bowed and said, "Please tell me how this wild goat returned to its ancestral home?"

Xiao Ba was very unhappy being manipulated by a stranger, and the owner didn't come to rescue him, which made the sheep even angrier. It kicked and bit Quezhai, and Chen Xiao hurried over to hug it.

Quezhai grinned: "Hey, the little guy is quite fierce."

Chen Xiao patted its little head lovingly: "Sorry, it's usually very well behaved, maybe it's a little shy."

When Quezhai saw that Xiao Ba was calmed down, he said to Chen Xiao: "Open its eyes and see if there is a circle of red. This is a very clear sign of atavism." The latter sentence was said to Xi Yunting.

Chen Xiao gently pulled open Xiao Ba's eyelids with his fingers and saw that there was indeed a circle of light red around the edge of its golden iris.

Although sheep's eyes have rectangular pupils, the structure of the rest of their eyes is the same as that of most mammals. The iris is also disc-shaped and surrounded by white of the eye.

At this moment, a circle of red appeared on the edge of the golden disk, which was obviously not a normal situation.

Chen Xiao loosened his fingers and stroked Xiao Ba's head worriedly, "Does this red circle have any effect?"

Quezhai nodded: "There will definitely be an impact. This is the first time I have seen an ordinary animal with such great signs of reversion. It will gradually show habits that are more and more different from those of a real wild sheep, and even its temperament will change."

Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting looked at each other and told Quezhai everything that happened about Xiao Ba in the Shenzhou Atlas.

Quezhai stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, then said, "It seems that the signs of its reversion to its ancestors are not only reflected in its habits and temperament, but also in some of its ancestors' characteristics."

Chen Xiao was a little confused. "But so far, apart from eating a little more and having a fiercer personality, I haven't noticed anything wrong with Xiao Ba."

Quezhai smiled, "Of course there is, but you just overlooked it. Think about it carefully again, even if it is slightly unusual."

Chen Xiao frowned and thought hard.

Memories of Xiao Ba emerged one by one, and every detail was repeatedly scrutinized.

Chen Xiao suddenly had an idea and cried out, "I remember it!"