Trial (I)
Time quickly came to the autumn of the 179th year of the new calendar.
The hottest topic in the association recently is undoubtedly the "Orb Trials".
Christopher, the young patriarch of the Karanka clan, the world's largest supernatural family, announced a global competition among supernatural people in order to strengthen his family's strength and select a new generation of outstanding talents for the association.
In the language of Christopher's hometown, District 5, this competitive selection competition is called "Oub".
In principle, the Orb Trials only allow teams of psychics of level 6 and below to participate. Each team can have up to 6 players, and they can form teams freely, but they cannot be replaced midway.
Participating teams also need to have a psychic of at least level 7 as a team leader. The team leader's responsibilities are to ensure the safety of the team members during the selection period and to coordinate the procedures with official personnel.
There are two reasons why the Orb trials have become a hot topic.
First, it does not restrict the identity of the participating psychics. No matter if they are from a prominent family or an unknown person on the street, as long as there is a team accepting them, they can participate.
Secondly, the prize for the winning team in the Orb Trials is the qualification to use the secret technique of "Life Reshaping" that the Karanka clan can only open once every hundred years, as well as an unconditional contract opportunity that every member of the team can obtain.
When the prize was made public, even the association asked Christopher if there was anything wrong, but the dark-skinned young patriarch's answer was firm.
"The last time the arcane circle was activated was in the 80th year of the New Calendar, and now the 100-year limit is finally approaching. This decision is the result of a joint discussion between the elders and me. For the future of the association and the future of my Kalangka clan, the qualification for the arcane circle in the 180th year of the New Calendar will undoubtedly belong to the winner of the Orb Trials."
The oldest and most orthodox superpower of the Karanka clan - life-giving - is the only one among the currently known superpowers that can prolong the life of a dying person without any side effects. It is classified as "S-level" in the association's superpower files.
Unfortunately, despite the large number of people in the Kalangka clan, only a few have truly inherited this ability. The fundamental reason why Christopher was chosen as the clan leader at such a young age was that he inherited the ability of "Life-Giving".
The secret method of "life reshaping" can only be opened by those who inherit the "life gift", so Christopher's promise can be fully fulfilled.
The news that the Orb trials would officially begin on November 10, 179 in the new calendar caused a stir around the world.
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After the announcement, all parties involved began to get busy. Recruiting players, selecting a team leader, and coordinating training were all urgent tasks.
To obtain the unique qualification for the secret technique, all supernatural families, large and small, in every district began to take action, and even the association headquarters formed a team for this purpose. Although the public claimed that the action was to support the revival of the Kalanka clan, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the people in power also wanted this "prize."
District 8, City A training base.
Mai Er was giving Maya special training, while Li Nuo was carefully recording data beside her. She has now completely resigned from the association and joined Ying Yungui. She is currently the chief information system manager in this training base.
The reason for withdrawing from the association is simple - in recent years, the association's style of doing things has become increasingly extreme under the leadership of the current president, Lynch Filler, and the way of doing things in which people with special abilities dominate ordinary staff members has been directly brought to the surface.
"You useless people from the old society, just serve us peacefully and don't worry about anything else." This was what Li Nuo heard most in the past few years.
She couldn't figure out how the association had become what it was now.
"You made a mistake again," Maier said sternly to Maya, "If you want to go to the Orb Trials, you must learn it within this month."
At this moment, she suddenly received a message from Ying Yungui - "Call everyone to the lakeside island for a meeting." Seeing this, Mai Er signaled Li Nuo to help her untie the equipment on Maya, and walked aside to contact several other people.
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The overall appearance of the training base has changed a lot. Except for the lake in the center, no area is the same as before.
Ying Yungui built an island in the center of the lake, which was where he lived after returning to District 8 from the health consultation office.
No one dared to ask him why he chose to live here. After all, although the Luo family was gone, the Ying family was still there.
Even Mai Er, who claimed to have a good relationship with him, didn't dare to ask.
Ever since the incident with the Luo family and Ying Xiangze disappeared, Ying Yungui's temper has become very strange. It is impossible to imagine why his mood will change in the next second.
In addition, Ying Yungui has already conquered nearly 90% of the supernatural forces in District 8. Even it is impossible for the association to compete with him in prestige here, not to mention that anyone dares to question him.
When Maile brought Maya to the island in the middle of the lake, the other people had already arrived.
Lu Zhiqi is at the forefront. After taking over all the big and small affairs of the Lu family for so many years, he has transformed into a truly mature and steady person in power, and is also Ying Yungui's most reliable right-hand man in District 8.
Mai'er and Maya followed closely behind, and behind them was a girl with long fiery red hair, who was Luo Zhao.
After walking for a while on the island, the few of them disappeared halfway. This was the space barrier of the lake island, which was set up by Ying Yungui four years ago. Only people he recognized could enter. The barrier was numbered "175A8463" in the association, and was also called "the never-fading 8463" by some people.
On the real lake island, Ying Yungui was already sitting under the pavilion, waiting. Beside him was another person. He was dressed entirely in black, with several colorful talisman bags hanging from his waist, and his white hair fluttered in the wind.
His eyes were blood red, lighter than Luo Zhao's pupils, like red glass.
After Lu Zhiqi and the others appeared, Ying Yungui said to the people around him, "Put it away."
Pei Chanbai paused for a moment, then put the old-fashioned game console into his pocket. He usually didn't listen to others, but Ying Yungui was different. He owed Ying Yungui a favor, and this time he was here to repay it.
"Sit down." Ying Yungui invited everyone to sit down, but he himself stood up. His hair was still highlighted purple, but much shorter than before, now only reaching behind his ears. He had cut it himself when he was crazy.
Everyone was used to not speaking during gatherings, because Ying Yungui would raise and solve all the problems, and they only needed to listen and do.
It's the same this time.
Ying Yungui glanced around and explained the next plan: "This is Pei Chanbai, a Level 6 molecule reconstruction user. He will join the team and become your captain. When I'm not around, he'll replace me and serve as your sparring partner."
"There's another person." Ying Yungui snapped his fingers, and a standing coffin rose from the ground five steps away from the pavilion. He rubbed his knuckles, walked forward, and pushed open the lid of the coffin.
There was a man inside, his limbs nailed to the boards and he was trapped in the coffin. His mouth and eyes were not covered, so he met the gazes of everyone in the pavilion in horror.
Lu Zhiqi was a little surprised, but only a little: "Labriel?" He recognized the person in the coffin.
Mai Er suddenly recalled that Ying Yungui once told her that he would "never let Labriel go", so when she saw the current scene, she could only sigh in her heart.
It was a pity that Ying Yungui finally took this step.
La Bairiel looked at Ying Yungui with a pale face and said tremblingly, "You...what on earth do you want to do? If I die here, the association will definitely investigate thoroughly!"
Ying Yungui said, "Oh?" and the people who knew him all sighed, "Not good."
Sure enough, Ying Yungui raised his hand calmly, grasped the thick black nail on Labriel's wrist, and turned it around.
Labriel's scream did not appear because Mai used "hypnosis" on him, which made him temporarily insensitive to pain.
"?" Ying Yungui knew what was going on without even thinking. He turned around and looked at Mai Er and said, "Why, do you think what I did was inappropriate?"
Maier swallowed quietly but did not back down: "If he screams, it will scare Maya." Then he reached out and stroked the blonde hair of the girl next to him to comfort her.
Ying Yungui glanced at Maya, whose eyes were a bit evasive, and finally lowered his hand. He then leaned forward, approaching Labriel, whose expression was distorted, and spoke softly, "I can make you die anywhere in this world, but not here." He even tilted his head and smiled.
Labriel bit his lip and nodded, indicating that he understood and that he would not disobey Ying Yungui again.
Seeing his reaction, Ying Yungui was somewhat satisfied. He stepped back and said, "Labriel Belmond, a level 6 summoner, has also joined our team. Everyone welcomes him." As he spoke, he clapped his hands twice.
Pei Chanbai looked at everything that was happening before his eyes, his heart remaining calm.
Whether Ying Yungui was intimidating or threatening him, it had nothing to do with him. All he needed to do was try his best to win the Orb Trials, repay the favor, and then go find that person.
"There's still a month and a half left. You should hurry up and practice your coordination. Of course, if you want to improve your abilities, you can come find me." Ying Yungui glanced at the time and decided to call it a day. "Okay, let's all go."
Before everyone got up and left, they heard him point at the coffin and say, "Get him away. If he runs away, you know what will happen."
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After everyone else left, Luo Zhao remained motionless. Ying Yungui noticed this and asked her, "What's wrong?"
Ying Yungui still treated Luo Zhao differently, after all, she was his last relative.
Luo Zhao touched his long hair that fell to his waist and said, "Brother, I want to cut my hair short. Can you help me cut it?" Ying Yungui pursed his lips and smiled again. But unlike before, this time the smile was genuine.
"Okay, what length do you want it cut to?"
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Late at night, Ying Yungui lay alone under the night sky.
Pei Chanbai, Mai Er, La Bairiel, Lu Zhiqi, Luo Zhao, such a team is already a top configuration under normal circumstances, but the Orb selection is different. In order to qualify for the secret law, everyone will do their best to form the strongest team.
To be honest, the team's combat effectiveness is already sufficient. What he lacks now is a comprehensive enough analyst.
It would be nice if that guy was still around. Ying Yungui was thinking this when he suddenly received a communication request from an unfamiliar number.
"From District 9?" He thought for a moment and answered, "Who?"
A female voice came from the other end of the line: "Hello, Mr. Ying, we met in District 9 a long time ago. My name is Lan, and I'm a researcher studying experimental subjects with special abilities. I have a subject that needs to be tested in combat, around the end of the year. Could you please help me?"
"His number is 8001, and his original name is 'Lin Zhouze'."
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