Chapter 73 Research Meeting 26 Idiot, that's Warcraft!
Standing on the stage at this moment were Chu Xingjin and others.
Although they did not create any actual works, their summary and analysis were comprehensive, clear, and well-organized, providing various directions and possible solutions for combining the Five Elements Daoist methods and swordsmanship.
It makes one believe that, given enough time, all of this is possible.
They received extremely high praise, with applause and compliments ringing out endlessly. This made the uneven magical treasures, elixirs, and sword techniques pale in comparison, like children playing house and making clay dolls out of thin air.
There were actually some good works, but both judges were from the Wang family. They did their best to find fault with others, and praised Wang Min's group, Chu Xingjin, to the extreme. With their efforts, Wang Min's group seemed to be in first place.
Chu Xingjin thought everything was going smoothly. Although it wasn't entirely glorious, off-field strength was also part of strength, and he didn't think there was a problem.
However, Xie Jiaoyue and the other two, who should have withdrawn from the research conference in his premonition, seem to have encountered a turning point?
Could that thing that appeared at the entrance be the pills refined by Xie Jiaoyue and her team?
The usually composed Xin Xiuying remained seated, but Xie Xinghui couldn't hold back any longer. He refused to stay put and instead ran straight to Commander Guo's side, insisting on watching Commander Guo put the harbinger bird into his arms.
Although they had not made any agreement with Xie Jiaoyue to use the harbinger bird, Xie Xinghui just felt that it was sent by Xie Jiaoyue.
Do I need a reason?
Absolutely not!
Xie Jiaoyue, his cousin, had promised to send the things over!
That one point is enough.
Yes, that's exactly the kind of guy he is—a complete brother who trusts his sister implicitly.
When Commander Guo took the harbinger bird, untied the small jade bottle tied to its leg, and handed the bottle to Xie Xinghui, Xie Xinghui jumped three feet high. After the bird landed, he gave Commander Guo a big hug.
"Commander Guo, you are the best commander in the world!"
Commander Guo quickly pulled Xie Xinghui down: "Alright, alright, hurry up and take your things over there, or you won't have time."
The people around him were talking amongst themselves, but Chu Xingjin, who was still standing on the stage, remained there in a daze until he was reminded by the people below the stage, at which point he walked away from his spot with somewhat stiff steps.
Wang Min thought Chu Xingjin was too nervous, that he was worried about Xie Jiaoyue's formidable opponent and that's why he panicked for a moment. She reminded him from the side, "Don't worry, Xie Jiaoyue didn't come and has no chance to come. These two little trash can't cause any trouble."
Chu Xingjin neither nodded nor shook his head. He couldn't explain his thoughts, but he felt that as long as Xie Jiaoyue appeared, everything he had foreseen would seem to go wrong, and his originally peaceful life would be disrupted.
It's always the same.
He asked Wang Min uncertainly, "Are you sure there won't be any problems?"
Wang Min smiled and said, "You're too timid. This isn't even an accident; it's just a minor incident. With me here, how could anything go wrong?"
Chu Xingjin didn't speak, he just stared blankly at Xin Xiuying and Xie Xinghui on the stage.
Xie Xinghui began by introducing their work: "As mentioned in the initial evaluation, we wanted to create a pill that could contain enough sword energy to hold a single wisp of energy."
He had barely uttered a sentence when he was interrupted by his teachers below the stage: "Your work is meaningless. A magical artifact capable of containing sword energy already exists."
This attitude is very unfriendly, as if it's deliberately targeting them.
Xin Xiuying was about to have an outburst, but Xie Xinghui stopped her by clapping his hands in a comforting gesture.
Xie Xinghui wasn't as skilled in cultivation as Xie Jiaoyue and Xin Xiuying, but he had his own strengths. For this research conference, he stayed up all night for several days and made many preparations, including researching the questions that his teachers might ask.
Xie Xinghui confidently stated the answer he had prepared: "First, magic weapons are expensive and the materials are rare; second, the threshold for triggering them is high; third, when there is enough spiritual power, they are easy to accidentally trigger due to spiritual power overflow; and fourth, a magic weapon can only trigger one at a time. Therefore, we believe that we need to find a substitute."
This answer is flawless and directly addresses the industry's pain points.
But the commander was still not satisfied: "Then tell me, what materials did you use, and what is the value of these materials?"
Xie Xinghui's smile faded: "When accommodating sword energy of the same level, the cost is about 90% of that of a magic weapon."
Seeing that his master was about to laugh mockingly, Xie Xinghui quickly came up with a brilliant idea and said, "We are just three ordinary disciples who have not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and we have already reduced the cost by 10%. If we can get support from other alchemists in the future, there will definitely be room for further improvement."
"Commander, you must maintain a consistent standard. You can't just praise the previous group for their youthful promise and bright future, but then demand the same standards from us as those for the Foundation Establishment or even Golden Core stages, right?"
Xie Xinghui and Xin Xiuying's presentation proceeded in this halting manner.
After giving a comprehensive introduction to their work, Xin Xiuying asked Commander Guo to bring out the giant stone that had been prepared in advance and set up a complete defensive array, which Xin Xiuying then personally activated.
Xin Xiuying flicked out the pill with extremely low spiritual power; the small, golden pill landed on a boulder within the defensive array.
With a deafening roar, the boulder shattered into several pieces, which were scattered and blocked by the defensive array. The defensive array trembled slightly, but managed to maintain its integrity.
It worked, no problems at all.
They are the most successful team so far. In terms of effectiveness, the elixir had no problems and perfectly fulfilled its mission.
Xin Xiuying was so moved that she almost cried.
Their hard work over the past few days has finally paid off at this moment.
The only regret is that Xie Jiaoyue was unable to witness this moment.
Xin Xiuying thought that with such a perfect presentation, the teachers and mentors in the audience who had been nitpicking would have nothing to say, but to her surprise, they still managed to find some angles.
"With such a small amount of power, what can it do?"
"Stacking pills will produce greater power, but we lost or destroyed many of the pills we refined, which is why we were unable to demonstrate them this time."
"Listen to what you're saying. Would you just throw away something this important so casually? I'm afraid that even if you combine them, you won't get any greater power. That's why you did this on purpose, only bringing a few pills to the selection."
Xin Xiuying found it utterly absurd. Everyone knew that the pills they had left with Commander Guo were missing, so how could this person say such a thing? Could it be that they were the ones who created the Heavenly Fire as well?
If she really had such strong abilities, would she still be an ordinary disciple here? She would probably be qualified to go directly to the Eastern Region Heaven and Earth Division and be treated as an honored guest.
Xin Xiuying directly explained the whereabouts of their six backups.
However, this answer was so shocking that not only the teachers but also many of the disciples sitting around could not believe it.
Who could believe that every single one of so many backups would have a problem? It doesn't sound plausible.
Moreover, if there were no problems, what normal person would make so many backups?
Master Wang concluded, "Alright, even if the pills you refined don't have that much power, this is still a decent work. Even if you don't get first place, the result won't be too bad. Alright, go and rest now."
Xin Xiuying walked down dejectedly.
How is this any different from saying they failed? They've been striving for first place, so how could they fail at the last hurdle due to various unforeseen circumstances?
If, barring any unforeseen circumstances, they are able to successfully complete the final presentation, wouldn't the outcome be different?
Xie Xinghui comforted Xin Xiuying from the side: "Don't be discouraged. The teacher was just saying it casually. It doesn't mean we definitely have no chance. You see, he actually said similar things to quite a few people."
Xin Xiuying remained silent.
Chu Xingjin was still sitting not far from them. Hearing this, the suppressed emotions in his heart finally had an outlet. He said with sympathy, "You all know that although the commander has said similar things many times, none of the people he mentioned have a chance to compete for first place, right? Xin Xiuying, I'm only reminding you because you are Xie Jiaoyue's friend. Don't have too high expectations, lest you be too disappointed and have an emotional breakdown later."
Chu Xingjin was secretly delighted; no, his joy was overflowing and manifested on his face.
He knew that his premonitions wouldn't always be wrong; after all, he was the protagonist of this world, and even Xie Jiaoyue couldn't keep disrupting it forever.
So what if Xie Jiaoyue's extraordinary talent was detected because of her being a furnace cauldron? So what if Xie Jiaoyue vowed to protect him in front of everyone?
Now, he is ultimately in a superior position, and Xie Jiaoyue is inferior to him.
Now, he just needs to wait for the teachers to announce the results in fifteen minutes, and then he will be able to win this academic conference completely.
Suddenly, a commotion arose outside the door, with hurried footsteps and screams mixed in.
"Look, what's that?"
"My God, I have never seen anything so ugly."
"Idiot, we've seen them before, they're magical beasts! Every disciple has seen them!"
Monsters? How could monsters appear here? This is the clan academy! Even if Golden Spirit City isn't far from the Golden Spirit Seal, how could monsters break through the seal and come to the clan academy?
Most of the disciples had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and they all panicked.
The division commanders stood up one after another and rushed towards the door. Those who were too far away simply climbed out of the window.
If even one of their disciples were to get injured, the headmaster of the clan school would be furious with them.
Outside the door, the masters had not yet arrived. Seeing the demonic beast so close at hand, the disciples took action on their own, with those of lower cultivation hiding in the back and those of higher cultivation standing in front.
But they had only just reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and they had never faced a magical beast head-on before, let alone two of them!
what to do?
Those with a weaker constitution started to tremble in their legs.
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