Chapter 136: Ranked Tower

Chapter 136: Ranked Tower

Chapter 136

"Is this a basic exoskeleton armor? It's only 13 percent complete on the third day... Lin En did study mechanics... but does this count as in-depth research?"

Martha carefully browsed through her friend's study records and couldn't help frowning.

The so-called basic exoskeleton armor is as valuable as Lin En's previous life when he learned programming language and successfully output "Hello, world".

The value is basically equivalent to the entry stage for beginners. There is technical content, but not much.

"Moreover, his technique is simply that of a novice. His movements are clumsy and his thinking is very simple. I'm afraid that a wizard apprentice who has studied mechanics for a few years is much more skilled than him."

Martha complained to herself, feeling somewhat disappointed.

However, when her eyes jumped to the record of the fourth day, she couldn't help but let out a slight exclamation.

Because today, the completion rate of the basic exoskeleton armor made by Lin En has soared to eighty-three percent!

Martha was really surprised by the huge difference in progress in just one day.

"Um?"

She couldn't help but click on the relevant detailed information and look at it carefully.

"This proficiency has increased significantly. Is he the same person as the 'newbie' from yesterday? Could someone else have taken over his account?"

A trace of doubt flashed through Martha's mind, and she continued to read the following records.

Lynn's progress was too fast, which was obviously unreasonable if he was really a beginner.

Could it be that he had really studied mechanics in depth as he said?

But if that was the case, why was the performance so poor in the first three days? Was it because he had not been exposed to mechanics for too long, causing him to forget a lot of knowledge and become rusty?

If that was the case, how long had Linn lived? When Martha first met Linn, he was not yet a formal wizard, so Martha felt that Linn was no older than thirty-five.

Would such a short period of time cause such a degree of forgetfulness of extraordinary knowledge? Thinking of this, Martha continued to check the subsequent records, and the content of the fifth day surprised her even more.

Lin En's knowledge of mechanics has become more mature, almost reaching the level of a mechanical wizard apprentice after several years of systematic study! And he has even begun to challenge the "level-breaking ranking".

"Ranking through levels?" Martha wondered.

This ranking system is actually similar to the endgame challenge in Go, requiring students to repair a damaged mechanical device within a specified time.

The shorter the time, the better the result, and ultimately the ranking will be based on performance.

"Generally speaking, the difficulty of the first few levels is not high. It is only around the thirteenth level that one can truly enter the level of a mechanical wizard."

Martha analyzed silently in her mind and knew that Lin En was a natural wizard and mechanics was not his strong point.

Even if he had done some research, it would be impossible for him to break through so many levels in just a few days.

She believed that with Lin En's current proficiency, he could only reach the ninth or tenth level in one go, and that the subsequent levels would take time to complete and could not be accomplished all at once.

Sure enough, Martha continued to look through Lynn's study records, and on the fifth day, Lynn successfully broke through the tenth level.

However, he has been stagnant since then and is still stuck at level 10, with no further progress.

"Is this his limit?"

Martha nodded slightly, finally having a basic understanding of Lynn's level of mechanics.

Although he did study mechanics, it was clearly not deep enough.

"Now that he is a formal wizard, his learning ability has greatly improved. If he is willing to spend about half a year, he should be able to improve his mechanics to a level that is sufficient to pass the citizenship examination."

Martha reasoned in her mind that he might well reach that level, even with her help.

Of course, this is still on the bright side, with Daven and her guidance and assistance, the level that can be achieved.

If it were someone else, it would probably take about a year to achieve this.

However, as she continued to check the data, suddenly, Lynn's announcement began to update rapidly, breaking her thoughts.

"Passed the tenth level? It took me three minutes and twenty-one seconds. This is... a very good result! I'm almost in the top 100!"

Martha's eyes widened, unable to believe what was happening.

"Top 100?!"

Her heart skipped a beat.

This achievement is not just at the level of a formal wizard!

All records of mechanical wizards since the breakthrough ranking have been included.

This top 100 ranking means that Lin En's performance has surpassed many level 2 wizards and even level 3 wizards! "How is this possible?"

Martha's eyes widened, unable to understand.

Yesterday, Lin En was still stuck and making slow progress, but today, his results suddenly jumped up like a wild horse, completely exceeding her expectations.

"Lin En is obviously a natural wizard, how come he has such in-depth research and talent in mechanics?"

Martha couldn't believe her eyes and was full of doubts.

She still remembered how clumsy and unfamiliar Lin was when he first came into contact with mechanics, but in just a few days, he showed such amazing progress.

"There's Daven in front and Lynn behind..."

Martha couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Could it be..." Martha suddenly realized a possibility, "This guy knew that I would spy on his progress and was teasing me on purpose?"

A blush appeared on her cheeks, and her inner irritation and helplessness made her almost unable to hold back her laughter.

"This bastard..."

Martha muttered angrily, she gritted her teeth, and finally decided to close the friend announcement and no longer pay attention to the record that made her angry and amused.

…………………………

On the other side, in Daven's bedroom, in the virtual world.

There is a cold mechanical luster flickering all around, as if you can always feel the breath of steel and precise operation.

This is a typical studio, with various tools and semi-finished products scattered around. A pile of broken mechanical creations are scattered on the table, each of which has been carefully disassembled and is waiting to be repaired.

Lynn sat at his work table, concentrating on debugging the mechanical device in front of him.

He was currently trying hard to break through the difficulty of the thirteenth level, and each of his hands was operating the mechanical parts with ease, his skillful movements revealing his deep understanding of mechanics.

However, just as he was immersed in the world of restoration work, suddenly, his nose sniffed and he sneezed violently.

This sudden reaction made Lin En slightly stunned.

Sneezing was extremely rare for a formal wizard, and it meant that he might have overworked himself and exceeded his body's endurance limit.

"Could it be that my body has been running continuously for too long and I sneezed?"

Lin En frowned, thought for a moment, and said to himself, "It should be a sign of overload. The condition will get worse as time goes on... It seems that after breaking through a few more levels, I have to take a rest."

He didn't know that in the distant Reed Swamp, someone was sitting in a flying vehicle. After thinking about Dihua, he watched his progress with a complicated expression and cursed him in his heart.

Lynn was still immersed in his own task and had no time to care about the reactions of the outside world.

His current goal is to break through as many levels as possible and see what he can achieve.

"After passing the thirteenth level, you will basically meet the requirements for the citizenship assessment. However, to be on the safe side, let's try to see if we can get to the fourteenth level."

He pondered silently, but his hands did not stop moving. He continued to finely adjust each part without slacking off.

As the levels increase, the skills and knowledge required to repair the machinery become more and more complex, and the difficulty continues to increase.

Yesterday, he was stuck on a tricky problem in the tenth level, and it took him a whole night and half a day to solve it.

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After some hard work, I not only filled in my weak knowledge points, but also gained many new insights.

When he passed the tenth and eleventh levels, he felt as if he had mastered it all, and his level of mechanics instantly rose to a higher level.

Especially on the tenth level, he used the new knowledge he had just acquired and successfully found a shortcut, completing the repair in a very short time.

The repair system even reminded him that he had managed to rank among the top, a pretty good result.

Learning knowledge is one thing, but being able to successfully apply that knowledge is another.

“Crack!”

At this moment, the mechanical creation in front of him made a crisp sound, and the biggest trouble was successfully solved!

Lynn held the tools, skillfully adjusted the parts, and combined various materials to continue the repair.

Every movement was precise and swift.

As the last detail was completed, a faint light flickered and the screen displayed the prompt "Breakthrough in Level 13", proving that Lin En had successfully overcome this difficulty.

"Success..."

Lin En breathed a sigh of relief and a rare satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He knew that breaking through the thirteenth level meant that he had reached a whole new level and basically met the qualifications to become a citizen!

However, at this moment, a sudden pop-up window appeared, attracting Lynn's attention.

This is a message from an anonymous user.

"Boss, please be kind and don't come to the low-level area to bully the noobs... I'm so defeated... I'm almost out of magic stones... wuwuwu..."

Lin En was stunned for a moment, his eyes swept over the line of words that seemed completely irrelevant, and he felt a little confused for a moment.

Soon, he realized that in addition to tower climbing, this system mode also had a ranking option, and he seemed to have chosen this mode before.

The system will automatically match opponents, and the winner seems to be able to collect magic stones from the loser.

As for the criteria for winning or losing, Lin En was not clear. After all, he had hardly cared about these things after starting the ranking mode.

Every time the system prompted him to win, he would just glance at it casually, thinking that since these magic stones belonged to Daven, he would not take them, so he would just regard them as the "rental fee" for Daven.

However, this anonymous message puzzled him: "Could it be that when I just broke through the tenth level and refreshed the record, I was matched with an unlucky guy?"

Lin En frowned slightly, finding this somewhat funny and somewhat unexpected.

Although he was somewhat confused, he still did not dwell too much on the news, but decided to continue focusing on his goal - to reach the fourteenth level.

He knew that there were still two weeks before the official challenge of the Well of Machinery, and he planned to use this week to improve his mechanics skills.

Judging from his current progress, it seems to be one day faster than expected.

………………………

On the morning of the seventh day, the bright sunshine shone through the curtains onto Lynn's bed, and the warm light gently woke him up.

He slowly opened his eyes, and a hint of clarity appeared in his deep gaze.

Last night, he successfully broke through the fourteenth level and successfully exited the virtual world, enjoying a comfortable bath and a good night's sleep.

Today, Lin En will go to the place for citizen assessment and officially become a citizen of the Mechanical City.

After washing up, Lynn sat at the dining table and enjoyed the breakfast carefully prepared by Bephny.

Perhaps because she was living in someone else's house, Bephantine paid great attention to her clothes during this period. She wore a long skirt, the fabric of which looked more delicate and soft.

The slender legs were cleverly concealed by the skirt, with only the pair of white ankles slightly exposed.

She stood beside the dining table, quietly waiting for Lynn to finish her meal.

Not long after, Lin En wiped her mouth and said calmly, "Bephny, pack up. We are moving to a new house today. There is no one living next to Daven yet, so we should move there."

When Bephney heard this, a look of surprise appeared on her beautiful little face and she was stunned for a moment.

Although she was a maid, she had some understanding of the rules and environment here since she came to the fifth floor of the Mechanical City.

For example, only citizens of the Mechanical City can own real estate here, and even if you have a lot of magic stones, you cannot buy it.

Could it be that Master Lin En could become a citizen of the Mechanical City? You know, for a first-level wizard, becoming a citizen of the Mechanical City is a challenging thing.

After all, not all formal wizards have a talent for mechanics and can learn mechanical content that seems very boring and tedious in the eyes of outsiders.

Moreover, Bephny had learned from Linn's conversation with Martha and Daven that her master was not a mechanical wizard, but a natural wizard...

Although she didn't know the details, she knew one thing, that was citizenship, which was quite rare even among first-level wizards.

Therefore, Bephny originally thought that she would stay with Lord Daven for a long time.

But he never thought that after less than a week, Master Lin En would become a citizen of the Mechanical City...

She still remembered that when the three adults were chatting earlier, Lady Martha seemed to not believe that Master Lin En could reach this point in such a short time.

But now, when Master Lin En gave the order lightly, Bephantine felt an inexplicable sense of trust. Without any doubt, she nodded obediently and said:

"Got it, Master Lin, I'll pack it up and you can move in when you come back."

(End of this chapter)

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