This composure largely stemmed from Su Lin watching from the sidelines.
At least in most people's eyes, the relationship between Su Lin and Xu Zhiyi is ambiguous, and Su Lin is very likely the person behind the self-help group.
Offending the Self-Help Society could also mean offending Su Lin.
It's obvious that the self-help group has already given up most of the promotion slots. If they push too hard, it won't be Xu Zhiyi who's going to speak later.
If Su Lin were to actually step forward and speak... I'm afraid a lot of people would die.
Putting aside everything else, just this one point: intelligence had already been revealed during this promotion that Su Shen still possessed combat power comparable to an extremely strong individual even without regaining his mechanics!
Of course, a small number of people have achieved this through self-study, but none are as strong as Su Lin.
When everyone realized the importance of self-learning ability through this promotion match, they were surprised to find that Su Lin was far ahead of everyone and was once again at the forefront.
Some people suddenly remembered that fighting and combat were allowed in this promotion match, and the waiting area during the promotion process was not safe.
If Su Lin decides to kill a group of people to allocate the remaining promotion slots... Thinking of this, many people fell even more silent.
"Since no one has any objections, then..."
Xu Zhiyi waved with a smile, and a young man not far from Su Lin walked towards Su Lin and respectfully handed him a badge.
"Su Shen, this is from the guild leader."
Su Lin glanced at it and realized it was a badge of courage, something he hadn't yet obtained.
This woman's calculations are incredibly accurate; she even knew exactly which badge Su Lin was missing.
"My guild leader also said that for Su Shen, there is no point in participating in the fifth badge competition."
The young man lowered his voice: "The mechanism won't repeat itself with loopholes. Su Shen already knows enough. He won't encounter the competition area he wants to go to again."
Vulnerability?
Su Lin raised his eyebrows. He knew that Xu Zhiyi might have foreseen that he had come into contact with Him at the Wisdom Platform, but he did not expect that Xu Zhiyi would regard this encounter as a "loophole" in the mechanism.
In Xiao Linlin's analysis, this is a behavior tacitly approved by the mechanism, appropriately releasing more secrets to the strongest to nurture them.
Who is right?
Su Lin looked at Xiao Linlin, who nodded: "Brother, take it. She knows more than I do."
Xiao Linlin readily admitted that she did not deny it, but questioned whether her previous speculation was wrong.
But at least one thing is certain: the prophet possesses almost cheating methods, and Xiao Linlin understands that she cannot grit her teeth and compete with Xu Zhiyi in certain areas.
This is pointless; it's just a waste of brainpower.
"good."
Su Lin reached out and took the badge of courage. A message appeared before his eyes, confirming the badge's authenticity and legitimacy.
Su Lin was too lazy to use his badge privileges to retrieve any more mechanism strength items, since he had already collected all five badges and was ready to move on to the next stage.
After Su Lin retrieved the badge, Xu Zhiyi, who was some distance away, smiled and spoke again: "Alright! Everything is proceeding according to plan. Let's congratulate the winner of this promotion match!"
"Clap clap clap!"
She was clapping and smiling at Su Lin.
The people around me were very accommodating, and a wave of applause erupted, but I don't know how many of them were genuine.
Whether they were sincere or not, at least no one really dared to compete with Su Lin for first place.
The reward for the first place in the promotion match is unknown, but Su Lin's strength is obvious to the naked eye. If I can't achieve a comeback with the first place reward and Su Lin remembers me... who knows how I'll die in the future!
"We must admit that his existence is what saved us from the large-scale infighting in this promotion process, the kind of infighting that the system believes and wants to see."
Xu Zhiyi suddenly spoke up, giving everyone a meaningful warning: "It wants us to transform in the battle, like the Gu worms... It is Su Lin who allows many people who were not qualified for promotion to go to higher-level areas."
"I think this is what everyone wants to see, or at least what some people want to see."
Xu Zhiyi's words were ambiguous, causing some people in the crowd to exchange glances, including Huang Yi.
Xu Zhiyi's words are very true; even if people don't want to admit it, that's the truth.
Su Lin attracted too much attention in this waiting area, making countless people wary, preventing the chaotic situation that should have occurred, and giving those who would not have been promoted a chance to be promoted.
However, people do not yet understand that this "luck" may not necessarily be a good thing. The losses from promotion and the risk of future death are weighed by each person's conscience in the future.
"Let's go, let's get promoted."
Without lingering any longer, Su Lin took Xiao Linlin's hand and headed towards the dormitory as soon as she received the badge.
As for the remaining matters, how to arrange who gets promoted, and how to balance the interests and attitudes of all parties... these are things that Xu Zhiyi has to worry about.
Su Lin didn't want to waste any more time. He wanted to go to the B-level area immediately to verify what Xu Zhiyi had told him, and also to verify Xiao Linlin's and his own guesses about the future.
"Um."
Xiao Linlin looked back at the crowd until she followed Su Lin into the dormitory corridor. She looked up at Su Lin and saw her brother's cold profile.
"Brother, are you really ready?"
She had a slight worry and asked softly, "Once you step into the B-level zone, there's no turning back, not even by taking advantage of the zone-level elimination rules."
In Zone B and above, death is the greatest risk that everyone must face.
One death wipes out everything; there is no going back.
There is no turning back! There is no room for luck! We can only move forward!
Do I even have a choice?
Su Lin walked to the dormitory, glanced at Xiao Linlin, and then turned her gaze to Li Xingtian, who had not spoken.
"Grandmaster."
"I'm here."
Li Xingtian was mentally verifying the cultivation method when he heard this and looked up at Su Lin with a puzzled expression.
He hadn't expected to have his own affairs at this time. Lin'er usually only discussed her decisions with Linlin, so why would she need to ask him?
"If you were in a future where you could die at any moment, what would you do?"
Su Lin met his gaze, and Li Xingtian smiled nonchalantly: "I thought it was something serious, but it's just a trivial matter."
"What's this talk of death? People may die, but I won't. I'll just fight my way out and be done with it."
Li Xingtian patted Su Lin on the shoulder and said something particularly insightful: "Even if you're not here, anywhere else, can you be sure you won't die?"
Death is not scary.
What's terrible is losing courage.
Su Lin looked at the badge in his hand that he hadn't participated in, clutching it tightly. He felt a little regretful for not having experienced it, but at least he wasn't lacking in courage.
"good."
Su Lin's gaze hardened, and he pushed open the dormitory door: "Grandpa will watch me, and see how I carve out a bloody path for myself in the future!"
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