Chapter 46 Even a foolish teammate has his advantages
Shen Cangyu withdrew her hand from the stone tablet and looked at the character "玖" marked on it, realizing that six other people had unlocked this stone tablet before them.
Because each person lands at a different location and the distance between them and the various stone tablets is different, the order in which they unlock the stone tablets is also different.
However, for each stone tablet, only the first person to unlock it will receive a celestial announcement; subsequent people who come into contact with the stone tablet will not receive this privilege.
Broadcasting news isn't always a good thing. At least, that's what Shen Cangyu thought.
To obtain the coordinates of the stone tablet, besides deciphering the star map, the simplest way is to find that person and extract the information from him.
Whether they choose to cooperate or seize by force is up to them.
After all, star charts contain complex and intricate information, and few people can decipher them. After obtaining the information from a star chart, they still need to use methods to interpret the locations corresponding to the star chart.
It would be difficult to accomplish these things by relying on the abilities of one person alone.
Moreover, among all the students in this class, only a handful could actually decipher the star charts. To put it bluntly, if they could truly understand these things, they wouldn't have failed the course back then.
Currently, three stone tablets in the site have been unlocked, while two more remain undiscovered.
Of the three stone tablets that have been unlocked, one was unlocked by Shen Qingyan, another by Lu Yuan, and the third by a relatively unknown new disciple in the classroom.
Shen Cangyu noticed that as soon as Lu Yuan's name was announced by Tianyin, incense smoke, chasing butterflies, and missing person notices drifted in from all directions, tightly entwining them.
This confirmed her suspicions; indeed, anyone whose name was announced by Tianyin would become a sitting duck.
Shen Cangyu used an isolation spell to disperse all the things that were entangled with him, and said, "We can't stay here any longer. Let's hurry to the next location."
The third stone tablet they unlocked showed that six people had unlocked it before them.
Similarly, the previous stone tablet they unlocked also showed that five people had unlocked it before them. This means that there are at least five disciples who are at the same progress level as them.
She didn't know how those people found the stone tablet, but they didn't have much time left.
“The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons: Heaven is round and Earth is square.” Mingzhao recited, and the next moment, the image unfolded before their eyes.
“Go this way, through the woods, that’s the fastest path to the stone tablet. After unlocking the tablet, follow the mountain path… If only we could fly, we could cross several mountains and reach the last location. It’s a pity we don’t have any wandering souls here.” Mingzhao drew lines on the ground with his hand to guide them.
“Let’s go to the next stone tablet first. As for the last stone tablet, I have a way,” Shen Cangyu patted Mingzhao on the shoulder. “Let’s go.”
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"We still need you, Qingyan," a disciple said with emotion as he lowered his hand from the stone tablet.
Only an hour has passed, and they have already unlocked three stone tablets with Shen Qingyan.
The assessment process is progressing at a rapid pace; a few years ago, they wouldn't have dared to even imagine it.
This illusionary trial appears in every session, with largely the same content. However, only a handful of people can unlock the star map each time, and they either extract information from others or trade the coordinates of the stone tablet as bargaining chips to unlock the information together.
Even so, some people still report false coordinates to confuse the enemy in order to prevent their opponents from getting the information first.
This time, they used the old method to track down Shen Qingyan, hoping to use the same trick again to extract the whereabouts of the stone tablet from him.
They caught the man, surrounded him, and tried to coerce him into handing over the information.
Unexpectedly, the person in front of them looked at them with clear eyes: "You want to know the location of the stone tablet I unlocked? Sure."
“Then take us there,” they said.
The system paced anxiously around Shen Qingyan: "What should we do? What should we do? How about I think of a way to distract them so you can slip away?"
Shen Qingyan was surrounded by the system's nagging. He tried to block out the system's voice and said to them, "But I'm going to the location of the next stone tablet. The locations of the first two stone tablets are too far away. It will take a long time to take you back."
They thought this was just an excuse Shen Qingyan was trying to use to fob them off, and were about to speak when they heard Shen Qingyan say, "I don't know any mental arts, I can only travel by running, it's too much trouble to go back and forth."
"Oh, I see," someone said with a sigh of relief. "It's nothing, we'll take you there."
Among this group were scholars like Wenxin Diaolong and Xiaoyao You. When it came to traveling, no one could outrun them. As long as they weren't seen by ordinary people, they could use any method they wanted.
Hearing this, Shen Qingyan smiled and said, "Alright, I'll take you there first."
Shen Qingyan originally wanted to go to the next location, but these people insisted that he lead them to unlock the stone tablet again. Without thinking much about it, he led them there.
Those people exchanged glances, confirming that Shen Qingyan was indeed stupid.
After all, they had Shen Qingyan take them back in order to delay his progress so they could find a way to get the others to the same level as him.
If he were any smarter, he would have realized that he was already two stone tablets ahead of the others, and now that he is leading them to start from scratch, that advantage is gone.
They didn't expect that Shen Qingyan would actually agree to their request.
They set off with Shen Qingyan with skepticism, but only upon seeing the stone tablet did they realize that Shen Qingyan had not lied to them. All the scheming and intrigue crumbled like mud before the face of sincerity.
Perhaps even a fool has his advantages.
They thought, no wonder more and more people are hanging out with Shen Qingyan, this is probably the reason.
Tears welled up in my eyes; more and more people are seeing the baby's good qualities.
They are rivals, so why is Yanzi so open and honest with everyone?
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