Chapter 72 Selection

At this time, in addition to Pharmacist Wan, Tan Haoran and Zuo Ying also arrived one after another.

"Cai Xiaodong has any important analysis to publish?"

Tan Haoran had an expression as if he had never seen such a thing before.

This kid is not cut out for this job at all, what's wrong with him?

Zuo Ying said softly:

"Brother Xiaodong, please speak quickly. It must be a profound insight."

When Cai Xiaodong saw several people gathering around him, his face suddenly lit up.

He coughed lightly and said reservedly, "I heard our Li Yi's analysis yesterday. He said that the direction of virtual ruins exploration may change in the future. I thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense."

Li Yi was also a little amused. Why did Cai Xiaodong, this kid, act like he was possessed by a demon and had to act like this? At this moment, Cai Xiaodong said:

"First, let me explain what key words I happened to interpret from the instructor's lip movements during the communication."

"Advance team, lion-headed creature, elephant-headed creature. These are the three words I mentioned to Li Yi, and they are also three words with a very high degree of certainty."

"There were some other words that I couldn't tell apart at the time. I tried many combinations and finally figured out the most likely words for those words whose lip shapes I wasn't sure about."

"They are adjustment, clues, motivation, reinforcement, and difficulty."

"Combining the opinions given by Li Yi, I came to the following conclusion."

"After obtaining the clues we provided, the advance team probably returned to the original route and killed the elephant-headed creature from another path. They also made a significant discovery on the real corpse! The value may be extremely high!"

"But didn't they say before that the advance team was short-handed? Besides, the other giant creatures that are yet to be hatched may not be so easy to capture."

"So I'm thinking, next, the advance team will let the special class focus on conquering each incubator? By winning by quantity, the advance team can obtain more detailed strategy intelligence, obtain the bodies to be hatched, or even capture them alive?"

At this point, Tan Haoran's original contemptuous look disappeared, and he fell into thought:

"Now that you mention it, it seems quite possible. After all, with so many behemoths that can be catalyzed to the 100-meter level, each one is likely to be of great value. Rather than letting us experience them, it is better to get the most important resources first."

Li Yi was also a little surprised that Cai Xiaodong could actually think of this possibility.

Although he doesn't think it will develop in this direction, in fact, the possibility is not low.

Zuo Ying said weakly: "I think this possibility is relatively low."

Cai Xiaodong was in a very good mood at this time and said with a smile:

"What do you mean?"

Zuo Ying said: "Because the instructor is very strong and has her own ideas, she will not easily let other things influence her arrangements."

Yao Shiwan said, "That's right. Even if the giant creatures are very valuable, they are still not as valuable as the control of the entire ruins. I think the advance team can completely break through the whole thing with a single point. After mastering the overall situation, they can eliminate the giant creatures one by one."

"The most important point is that you, Cai Xiaodong, don't understand how valuable the control of a complete ancient ruins is."

The confidence on Cai Xiaodong's face was beginning to fade. He looked at Li Yi for help: "Li Yi, what do you think of my conclusion?"

Li Yi touched his chin and said:

"I think each of you has a point."

"I actually told Xiaodong about my judgment yesterday. I didn't expect that he would think so deeply about it, to the point of being a little distorted."

Cai Xiaodong's face was burning, but he was intrigued by Li Yi's words and asked quickly:

"Where exactly is it crooked?"

Li Yi smiled and said:

"You have forgotten the two changes I mentioned yesterday. One is to change the team structure and strengthen the team's overall strength. The other is to increase the financial rewards for different types of clues."

As they were talking about this, Chen Qiongzhi came over and shouted:

"Everyone, assemble!"

Everyone had no choice but to stop communicating.

…

"Before we start training, let me tell you a few things."

Chen Qiongzhi glanced at everyone and nodded slightly, saying, "The advance team has adjusted the direction of their attack based on the intelligence we passed on to them twice."

"Among them, according to the important intelligence discovered by Li Yi's team, the advance team found a hidden map that changed the path and entered the third level. After cracking it, they found a divine upgrade pool with a damage rate of only 5%."

As soon as these words were spoken, they caused a sensation among the crowd.

"Instructor, this means that as long as we clear the third level, the divine mecha can be upgraded?"

Below, Sun Duxiu couldn't help but raise his hand and asked.

Chen Qiongzhi nodded and said:

"Yes, of course. The divine power reserve in this divine upgrade pool is seriously insufficient at present. It can only support the upgrade of about 4 divine mechas at present."

"Will the advance team use up all of the energy? Then won't those of us behind us have any chance?"

"Not really, because this is a D-level upgrade pool, which can only be used for E-level upgrades. In other words, among you, only those who are currently using E-level mechas will have the opportunity to use it."

"Those who can use E-class mechas may not be able to get a spot by then, right?"

Sun Duxiu continued to ask questions, looking unwilling.

"Yes, so this upgrade pool will most likely only be used by experts for research."

Chen Qiongzhi smiled and said, "This is actually good news, because according to the cases we explored in ancient ruins, if there is one in the third level, then there must be one in the fourth level as well, and the level that can be upgraded is even higher."

“And then the second thing.”

"The advance team has already made considerable progress on the fourth level on the new path, and it looks like they will soon reach the fifth level."

"In order to prevent you from being unable to keep up with the progress, I and the other two instructors have discussed and decided to make some adjustments."

"Next, we will change our group system to 8 people per group. With this level of strength, most groups should be able to reach the third level, or even the fourth level."

"This way, we can also explore whether there are other hidden paths in the third level."

"So, how do we recruit more members to the team? It's very simple."

"You will be selected based on the progress of the strategy and the value of the clues reported."

"If the progress of the strategy and the value of the clues reported are similar, the comprehensive ranking of the personnel will be based on their strength. The one with the highest ranking can be given priority to select three people from other groups to fill in the group."

"Of course, when the group selects personnel, it is not allowed to select from adjacent ranked groups. The selection must be made across ranks."

"For example, if group A ranks second, then they cannot pick people from the third-ranked group. They can only pick people from the fourth or lower groups, and so on, until all the people are assigned."

"At the same time, the selected personnel must not have any doubts and must obey. Do you understand?"

"clear."

Although the answer was loud and clear, everyone's expressions looked a little strange.

Once a person is chosen, the person left behind will definitely be the most embarrassed.

At this moment, except for the group that was confident they could rank first and second, everyone else was a little confused.

Who should I choose? If I am chosen, how should I communicate with the other party? If I am left alone, how should I maintain my dignity?

"Now, announce the rankings!"

"After the rankings are announced, give everyone five minutes to think and discuss how to choose. After five minutes, regroup!"

…

Soon, a light curtain lit up in front of everyone.

The group ranked first was composed of five people: Li Yi, Yao Shiwan, Tan Haoran, Cai Xiaodong, and Zuo Ying.

"It is indeed Li Yi's team, there is no doubt about that."

"I don't know if Li Yi will pick me, I'm actually very capable!"

"Oh, I envy Cai Xiaodong and Zuo Ying for winning without doing anything."

"So the most important thing is to hold on to the boss' thighs."

"Indeed, if you want to get involved in the underworld, strength is secondary. The key is to be able to socialize and get to know the big guys."

Sun Duxiu listened to the discussion and thought:

"My group ranks fifth. I wonder if Li Yi will take a liking to me. Should I do something to show my appreciation later?"

The second group, as expected, was Fang Tao, Zhou Qishen, He Qizhen, He Qiying, and Chen Litang.

The third one is Zheng Xuefei, Zheng Xueyi, Zheng Xueyuan, Sai Shengfeng and Sai Shengfu.

The fourth group is Sun Duxiu, Mo Yusheng, Dai Zongshu, Li Hai, and Peng Yu.

The fifth group is Zhang Xuqiang, Zhang Wenqiang, Zhang Wuqiang, Qian Tongyue and Qian Shengyue.

…

On Li Yi's side, Cai Xiaodong looked at Li Yi with an expression as if he had seen a ghost:

"You really got it right about the group restructuring? That's incredible! Tell me the truth, Li Yi, are you secretly hooking up with the instructor?"

Pharmacist Wan couldn't help but prick up her ears, wanting to hear what Li Yi had to say.

Li Yi pointed to his head and said with a smile: "Just use your brain more. The key is the process of elimination. Eliminate all impossible options, and the remaining one is the answer."

"But so many options are vague and ambiguous, and the probabilities are sometimes high and sometimes low. How can you make an accurate judgment?" Cai Xiaodong scratched his head.

"This depends on the situation and the person. You can pay attention to the instructor's recent words and deeds. Is he scolding the whole class less?"

Cai Xiaodong nodded: "That's true. Since the second exploration of the ancient ruins, the instructor seems to have become much gentler towards many people."

Li Yi said:

"Given the instructor's personality, there is only one reason why he didn't lose his temper with us and became gentle instead."

Cai Xiaodong was startled and blurted out: "Because our class's overall performance is actually pretty good? It's just that the intensity is too high, so many people seem at a loss?"

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"That's right. This means that most of our class has already reached the limit of their current strength."

Li Yi smiled and said, "Since there is nothing wrong with us, but the intensity is too high, and the two months will be up soon, should she think of some measures?"

"Besides the group reform, are there any other ways to improve our strategy progress without affecting our training?"

Cai Xiaodong sighed and said, "It seems that there is no more. After listening to your analysis, I feel that I have learned it again. But I guess I might still analyze it wrongly next time I encounter it. Alas."

Tan Haoran regretted, "Oh, I believed Cai Xiaodong's analysis. I guess I really can't listen to your nonsense next time. I was fooled by your serious look."

Cai Xiaodong smiled cheekily and said, "I just thought that since I have learned some of Li Yi's essence, shouldn't I be more reserved?"

Yaoshi Wan breathed a sigh of relief and scolded with a smile: "Is the essence of Li Yi to be pretentious? Look at you, you have been learning the wrong way since the beginning."

"Okay, time is limited, let's decide which ones to choose."

…

When everyone saw the rankings, they were speechless.

It looks like the first choice is very high.

But in reality, there are very few people to choose from.

Most of the experts are in Fang Tao's team, but Sun Duxiu's personality is too unique, so few people really want to be in the same team with him.

So, the remaining ones are Zheng Xuefei's group and Zhang Xuqiang's group? These two choices don't look good either.

They stared at each other with wide eyes.

Yao Shiwan broke the silence and spoke first: "As long as you don't pick Zheng Xuefei, I can accept her other two sisters."

Cai Xiaodong immediately looked at Yao Shiwan and Li Yi with a wink, and made a sound of clicking his tongue.

Yao Shiwan ignored Cai Xiaodong and said calmly: "Zheng Xuefei is the backbone of the three sisters. If she is included, the three will stick together, but if only the two sisters are picked, it will be easier to control them."

Zuo Ying raised her hand and said, "But will there be a risk of information leakage?"

Cai Xiaodong agreed: "Indeed, if we pick two sisters, then it should be impossible for them not to tell Zheng Xuefei about our subsequent actions."

Tan Haoran asked: "What about Zhang Xuqiang and his men? Aren't they very obedient to Li Yi now? They shouldn't leak the information, right?"

Li Yi said: "I'll nominate three people, you guys see if they're suitable."

Everyone immediately stopped discussing and turned their attention to Li Yi.

"Sun Duxiu, Zheng Xueyuan, Zhang Xuqiang."

Seeing that everyone was listening attentively, Li Yi continued, "Sun Duxiu has one advantage, that is, he is not a bad person, he is honest, and he is very active. He also has no good connection with his original team. Therefore, there is no need to worry about information leakage, and his strength is guaranteed."

Although the other people could not accept Sun Duxiu's character, after thinking about it carefully, they felt that this person was not too bad.

Cai Xiaodong wiped his sweat and said, "Then let's choose Sun Duxiu. We don't have any better choice anyway."

"Zheng Xueyuan's Fate God Sequence Mecha has special divine characteristics that can supplement our combat methods. Moreover, she herself is not a weakling, so she can be included. As for the issue of intelligence leakage, I will talk to her about it."

Yao Shiwan couldn't help but ask, "How are you going to talk to her?"

"I'll make her an offer she can't refuse."

Cai Xiaodong was shocked and asked, "Are you threatening me with my life?"

Li Yi: "...You think too much. I will tell her that if she leaks any information, I will lead the team to wipe out Zheng Xuefei's group during the three-class competition and cut off their thoughts of entering the Tianshu Ruins."

Tan Haoran exclaimed: "This is good. We can directly remove the firewood from under the cauldron. At worst, we can perish together. We don't have to worry about them messing around."

Li Yi continued, "On the other hand, if she can do her job well during her time in our group, I wouldn't mind revealing some information when Class Three competes to help them strive for the top four."

Yao Shiwan glanced around and asked, "Since Li Yi said so, I agree that Zheng Xueyuan should join."

Li Yi continued: "As for Zhang Xuqiang, there is nothing much to say. Since this person has provided me with a lot of conveniences and his strength is not bad, why not give him a hand?"

"Of course, this is purely my personal selfish motive. If you don't agree, we can always find someone else."

"After all, this person may have had conflicts with some elderly people in the past, and his character needs to be continuously examined. He may not be reliable in the long run."

Cai Xiaodong said:

"No, Li Yi, I think he's the best choice. Zhang Xuqiang has no risk of leaking information and is quite capable. These two points are enough. We are not going to deal with him for a long time in the future. This is just a temporary team-up."

When others heard Cai Xiaodong say this, they also said that it was no problem.

The reason why people are concerned about Cai Xiaodong here is because everyone knows that Cai Xiaodong was also involved in the friction between Li Yi and Zhang Xuqiang at that time.

At this moment, the discussion among the five people ended and the 5-minute time limit was up.

…

Finally, when Li Yi's team announced the selection of personnel.

Everyone has his own joys and sorrows.

Sun Duxiu even jumped up on the spot:

"Wow! From now on, I, Sun Duxiu, will be a member of the strongest team! Hahahaha!"

Chen Qiongzhi scolded him, "Don't be so presumptuous." Only then did Sun Duxiu restrain himself and stand still obediently.

Zheng Xueyuan showed a conflicted expression.

"Big sister and second sister, I have to say goodbye to you, woo woo."

"Bullshit, I see your eyes are clearly shining, but you are still pretending."

"Li Yi is such a bastard. He actually wants to break up our three sisters who are as close as brothers."

"That's right, Third Brother. If that's the case, then you should blend in and report the intelligence you get. We'll be waiting for your triumphant return!"

"Hehe, don't worry, big sister and second sister, I will miss you."

When Li Yi read out the last name, a hint of surprise flashed across Zhang Xuqiang's face, and the joy in his eyes could not be concealed in any way.

When it was Fang Tao's turn to select people, he chose Mo Yusheng who was ranked 10th, Dai Zongsu who was ranked 14th, and Zhang Wenqiang who was ranked 24th.

When Zheng Xuefei was selecting people, there were not many strong ones to choose from, which made her so angry that she kept jumping up and down.

…

After the afternoon training, Li Yi found Zheng Xueyuan alone and was about to repeat his prepared speech.

Unexpectedly, when Zheng Xueyuan was called out by Li Yi alone, for some reason, her heart was beating wildly and her head was dizzy, and she didn't hear what Li Yi said at all.

Li Yi noticed Zheng Xueyuan's abnormality. With his rich experience in the parallel world, he immediately knew that something was wrong with Zheng Xueyuan.

He thought for a moment, pushed Zheng Xueyuan's shoulder, and asked, "Do you remember what I just said to you?"

"Ah, what?"

Li Yi was helpless: "I mean, next time you explore virtual ruins, the information must not be leaked."

At this time, Zheng Xueyuan's powerful evolutionary physique had made her sober up quickly. After hearing Li Yi's last words, she immediately expressed her opinion:

"Oh, of course. Are you worried that I will report to my elder sister? Don't worry, I won't!"

Li Yi saw that Zheng Xueyuan didn't hear his previous threat clearly, but seeing Zheng Xueyuan's firm and powerful tone, he couldn't help but smile:

"How can you guarantee that?"

"I can't guarantee it, but I know I won't leak it!"

Zheng Xueyuan proudly puffed out her chest, her pink lips slightly curled, and said, "Because I am a member of your team now, isn't it?"

Li Yi touched his chin, a strange look flashed across his face: "From the looks of you, you don't seem to feel guilty or sad. Is it worth being happy about leaving your group of three sisters?"

(End of this chapter)