Chapter 468 Player Competition 4

Unexpectedly, the bomb-obsessed Suo'etu went to challenge the Seventh Prince Yinyou, who was in charge of scientific research, instead of the First Prince Yinzhi as everyone had expected.

Therefore, everyone's attention turned to the arena where Yinzhi was located, wanting to see who would be the first to step up and challenge.

"Kejing? What brings you here?"

Yinzhi was quite surprised to see that the first person to jump onto the stage was actually his sixth sister, Kejing.

Ke Jing held the whip in one hand and swung it rudely on the stage: "I'll take on the challenge, isn't it obvious?"

"No, you're a girl..."

Before Yinzhi could finish speaking, Kejing interrupted him: "What's wrong with girls? We're comparing strength, not gender. Big brother, take this!"

After saying that, Ke Jing swung the whip in his hand, and the whip burst into flames in mid-air, like a fire snake rushing straight towards Yin Zhi's face.

Seeing this, Yinzhi said no more. Since Kejing's attitude was so clear, he respected her wishes.

Clad in light armor, Yinzhi dodged Kejing's whip and began his attack.

On the next arena, Yinreng watched Mingzhu slowly opening her shell and snorted, "You're the one who instigated this, aren't you?"

With her skill being Schrödinger's Shell and her profession being a special type of pearl breeder, Mingzhu kept moving her hands and slowly looked at Yinreng, saying, "Your Majesty, I do not understand what you are talking about."

"Tsk, you've done your best."

"Thank you for your praise, Your Highness. I am willing to give my life for the Qing Dynasty, so please wait a little longer."

"Let it hatch."

Yinreng nodded speechlessly; Mingzhu clearly wasn't there to challenge him. Although his shell could hatch powerful clam spirits and also yield pearls with excellent healing properties, there was also a 50% chance it would just yield tasty clam meat and valuable small pearls.

The uncertainty is too high; it's simply not suitable for a competition.

Even if he has a 100% chance of getting a clam spirit, the wind-up time is too long. The items that come out of pearl shells, especially those with special effects, have a time limit and are not suitable for opening in advance.

But if he really encounters danger, who will give him the opportunity to use his powers?

If it weren't for the fact that this old fellow was willing to work for Yinzhi, he would never have cooperated with him in this playful competition.

After glancing at Rongxian, who was competing with the third prince on the other side, Yinreng had to admit that Mingzhu was indeed inspiring.

Although the Red Mansion Academy treats men and women equally in its admissions, and female players have considerable potential, deeply ingrained mindsets are difficult to change overnight. Many people subconsciously still look down on women.

By taking advantage of this arena competition, several princesses can represent their respective groups. They don't need to win; simply demonstrating their strength and engaging in several rounds with the reigning champions will be enough to convey the capabilities and power of women to the outside world.

This matter is beneficial to the princesses who ascend to the throne, to other female players, and to the women of the Qing Dynasty.

Thinking deeper, who helped them secure these benefits? It was Yinzhi, the one who initially proposed allowing women to attend school together.

This is an open conspiracy, a blatant one. Yinzhi can win the hearts of the people without leaving a trace, and without being noticed.

Therefore, when Yinreng looked at Mingzhu, who had come up with this plan, he couldn't help but nod in approval. This old guy was really ambitious and put in a lot of effort to prove his abilities.

Of course, such a scheme worked perfectly when used on Yinzhi, but if it were Yinzhi... just think about it, Yinreng would have to apologize to Mingzhu on behalf of his eldest son, for he really wasted his time.

On the other side, Yinzhen looked at the smug little Yintang in front of him, his face expressionless and radiating coldness.

"I'll get you a gold paintbrush, you're welcome—oh, I almost forgot, I'll also get you a jewel-patterned paint palette—"

After several years of research, the Qing Dynasty has divided players' abilities into four categories: physical attack, magical attack, support, and special.

Like Mingzhu, Yinzhen's abilities also belong to the special category, but the two abilities are worlds apart.

Yin Tang's player nickname is "God of Wealth," and his ability is a concept-based God of Wealth. Therefore, he can control anything related to wealth.

For example, his material transformation technique on Yinzhen directly converted his paintbrushes and pigments into gold and gems of higher value. While it appeared to increase their value, it actually limited Yinzhen's ability to utilize his powers.

Of course, this also has its limitations. At this stage, Yinzhen no longer needed the so-called paintbrushes and palettes; he was only using them out of habit. The actual tools were conceptual constructs and could not be transformed by Yintang.

Yinzhen knew this, but that didn't stop him from causing trouble.

Looking at his cheeky appearance, Yinzhen was speechless. There was a real reason why he and Yintang couldn't get along in their past life.

Unable to conjure a paintbrush, Yinzhen flexed his wrists.

What are you doing?

Yinzhen looked bewildered, then suddenly grabbed him by the hand and threw him off the stage in a parabolic arc.

The battle ended in an instant. Yinzhen smiled. Did they still think he was the Yinzhen of Siliban? Being prepared for danger even in times of peace, Yinzhen had already begun to train his close combat skills long ago when he realized that his abilities were not suitable for close combat and rapid battles.

Nobody said that magic-based attacks can't have melee combat abilities.

The only normal person who challenged Yinzhuo was a swordsman.

"I want to see the Sixth Prince's swordsmanship."

"Alright." Respecting his opponent, Yinzhuo flicked the empty hilt of his sword, and pale blue light quickly spread and formed the sword body.

That's right. Yinzhuo, who had gone mad from learning "begging for alms," insisted on practicing both magic and martial arts to save materials, and created a lightsaber.

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"Please enlighten me, Prince Lian."

On Yinzhi's arena, Zhang Tingyu respectfully bowed with his hands clasped.

Yinzhi nodded and politely replied, "Then let's begin." With that, he waved his hand, and a delicate, half-height clay figure appeared on the arena.

Yinzhi's clay sculpting ability is similar to summoning, while Zhang Tingyu is indeed a summoner, so it's reasonable for the two to face off.

Seeing Yinzhi release the clay figure, Zhang Tingyu also released his summoned creature, a copy of the *Classic of Poetry*. Indeed, all his summoned creatures were from the Four Books and Five Classics, each with a different attack method.

However, since Yinzhi only released a clay figure, Zhang Tingyu also released a book, making the competition between the two sides appear exceptionally polite and fair.

But soon, realizing that the Book of Poetry couldn't hold up, Zhang Tingyu released the Book of Documents. Then came the Book of Rites, the Book of Changes, and the Spring and Autumn Annals.

After all five classics were released, Yinzhi added a second clay figure, and Zhang Tingyu had to release the remaining four books.

It appeared to be a back-and-forth battle, but Zhang Tingyu clearly knew that Prince Lian was intentionally testing him. Although he ultimately lost, Zhang Tingyu, who clearly felt his own improvement, was completely convinced of his superiority.

It's unclear whether this is the reason, but Yinzhi's arena became the most popular choice, with people constantly coming to challenge him, only to leave with smiles and a satisfied expression after their defeat.

In one match after another, although there were many outstanding performers on each stage, Yinzhi was always the most eye-catching one.

As the tournament drew to a close, Prince Lian's reputation reached new heights, both among the players and the common people.