pjbooks Chapter 28 Purpose of the Assessment
Chapter 28 Purpose of the Assessment
noon.
The people from Anqiu City went to a nearby attic to have a meal.
Many people are feeling somewhat listless.
"Li Fangnan, what's wrong?"
Zhang Dawei asked.
"Ugh, don't even mention it. I only cast five times this morning, and it almost killed me. I didn't even catch a single arowana."
In fact, most people are like this. Apart from level 3 techniques, most extraordinary talents do not have their own methods for absorbing spiritual energy. Cultivating spiritual energy is too difficult and recovery is slow.
The gap was already apparent that morning.
"Sigh, I really envy you level 3 spell users."
"I think I'll have to go to the lower house this time. I was originally planning to give it a shot and see if I could get into the intermediate house, but now it seems like there's no hope at all."
"Yes, everyone is about the same. After all, there are very few Level 3 extraordinary talents who, apart from techniques, have innate Qi absorption methods."
They now know that this dragonfish assessment, though said to test spiritual energy, ultimately comes down to assessing extraordinary talent.
Qin Sheng walked over with a tray of food. "Who says it isn't? Besides, fishing is all about luck. Although I don't have as much spiritual energy as a magic cultivator, I can still cast about ten times. In the end, I only caught one dragonfish, and all my spiritual energy was wasted."
Zhang Dawei stroked his chin and said, "It seems like it takes some luck. Brother Qing has so much spiritual energy, but he cast more than 20 times this morning and only caught one dragonfish, which is less than what I caught."
Everyone was surprised and turned to look at Xiao Weiqing.
Xiao Weiqing glared at Zhang Dawei.
Zhang Dawei shrank his neck.
Wei Lan secretly smiled upon hearing this.
Xiao Weiqing said helplessly, "One foot and one inch, 12 points. Laugh if you want."
Upon hearing this, everyone buried their heads in their rice, but the corners of their mouths couldn't help but turn up in a smile.
They didn't expect this outcome.
In fact, not only them, but most people thought that Xiao Weiqing would have a great advantage in this assessment, because they had witnessed the extent of Xiao Weiqing's spiritual energy. However, they did not expect that the morning's gains would be negligible.
This is even worse than them; it turns out that even geniuses have things they can't do.
......
in the afternoon.
The sun was shining brightly.
A tributary of the Luojiang River.
On the Longyu platform, many people were fishing with fishing rods.
Judging from their blue school uniforms with the words "Luojiang" embroidered on their chests, they are all students of Luojiang Academy, most of them being sophomores.
suddenly.
One student exclaimed, "Holy crap, what happened to all these arowanas?"
Everyone looked towards the river.
Below the river's surface, hundreds and thousands of dark figures swam swiftly in one direction.
They all appear to be over two or three feet long, and occasionally some arowanas are even longer than a person.
These dragonfish ignored the spiritual energy clusters of the Luojiang Academy students, and even the dragonfish that were originally lingering there swam away together.
"What's going on? The arowanas are rioting?"
A third-year student packed up his fishing rod and said, "Let's go, you don't need to come back for the next few days."
Why?
"Have you forgotten what day yesterday was?"
"Yesterday, new students enrolled yesterday?"
"good."
"You mean this year's admissions exam is at Longyutai?"
"Um."
"The arowanas must know that a free feast has arrived from over there, so why would they risk their lives to scheme against us?"
"I'm leaving now. I'll come back after the freshman assessment is over, and I'll stay here then."
Everyone's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
I understand what it means.
Those new trainees are definitely no match for these arowanas. These next few days, the arowanas will be fed to their hearts' content, and their size will definitely grow a lot.
......
Dragon Fish Terrace, the assessment area for new trainees.
Sudden.
The calm river surface was rippling even without wind.
A large group of dark figures swept swiftly across the riverbed, and wherever they went, the spiritual energy on the fishing hooks was directly sucked away, with none escaping unscathed.
"Holy crap?"
"What's going on?"
"this……"
"Are these all arowanas?"
Looking at the waves of dragonfish below the river, the new students of Luojiang Academy's Class of 2122 got goosebumps all over their bodies.
Xiao Weiqing also noticed this situation.
He had just caught a 1.7-foot-long dragonfish, which earned him 28 points. He felt that he had mastered some tricks, but unexpectedly, a whole wave of dragonfish came, and they all looked to be quite big.
"That suits me perfectly."
Xiao Weiqing exuded spiritual energy from his hand, forming a ball of spiritual energy at the fishhook, and then with a graceful cast, he threw the fishhook into the river.
A passing dragonfish's eyes lit up. "What a wonderful thing!" it thought. It immediately inhaled the spiritual energy, which dissipated and formed a stream of air that entered the dragonfish's belly.
Thanks to nature for its gifts.
Then, the arowana swam to the next arowana platform.
Xiao Weiqing remained calm and channeled spiritual energy into the fishing rod again, forming a cluster of spiritual energy at the hook. However, this time the cluster of spiritual energy was more condensed than before, almost becoming substantial.
A three-foot-three-inch dragonfish passing by inhaled the energy, but this time the energy cluster did not dissipate; it only trembled slightly.
Xiao Weiqing sensed the movement on the fishing rod and instantly understood that this was the so-called test.
Fishing for dragonfish with spiritual energy tests one's spiritual energy.
For these dragonfish that are over three feet long, it's not enough for them to just have spiritual energy; the spiritual energy cluster must also be solidified, otherwise it's just a buffet for the dragonfish.
This tests one's control over spiritual energy, which is essentially the strength of one's mental state.
Pulling these giant objects up from the bottom of the water clearly requires physical strength.
Little did they know that Wei Lan had caught several dragonfish in a row and was already exhausted. Although she still had enough spiritual energy, she had only just entered the extraordinary realm and her physical body was far from being that strong.
"They're here."
Right now.
The three-foot-three-inch dragonfish underwater swallowed the fishing hook in one gulp, and Xiao Weiqing suddenly pulled up the fishing rod.
A tremendous force came from underwater.
"That's some real strength."
However, having already obtained the dragonfish, Xiao Weiqing wasn't about to let it escape. He immediately sprang into action, shouting, "Rise!"
"call out!"
The fishing rod was pulled back abruptly, almost hitting Xiao Weiqing himself.
The fishing line broke!
Xiao Weiqing's face darkened.
They had no choice but to take out the spare fishing line.
However, others were not so lucky.
These dragonfish, which are over three feet long, not only swept away all the spiritual energy, but also drove away the smaller dragonfish.
This meant they could neither catch the small dragonfish nor do anything about the large ones; the spiritual energy disappeared instantly upon entering the water.
Everyone's spiritual energy plummeted.
"Holy crap, what am I going to do? I'm being drained dry."
"Yes, these dragonfish that are over three feet long are really hard to deal with. As soon as they open their mouths, their spiritual energy is sucked away."
"It's more than that. I couldn't even pull up this three-foot-long dragonfish. My fishing line broke, and my arm almost cramped from pulling so hard."
Xiao Weiqing believed his guess was correct and decided to try again.
Do the same.
Throw the fishing hook into the river.
In less than ten minutes, the arowana took the bait, and it was about the same size as before.
Xiao Weiqing lifted the rod again, and the rod was pulled into an amazing arc.
The man and the fish remained locked in a stalemate for more than twenty seconds.
"collapse!"
The fishing line broke again.
Xiao Weiqing was panting heavily.
He then opened the bracelet, found Jiang Peng's contact, and sent a message: "Senior, is it possible to catch a dragonfish over three feet long with a 10-meter rod and line?"
"Almost impossible."
Xiao Weiqing immediately received Jiang Peng's reply.
"Looks like I need to change the fishing line, but I'm not sure if I should change it along with the fishing rod."
Xiao Weiqing reeled in his fishing rod and prepared to go to the attic to ask.
Turning around, I saw Wei Lan gritting her teeth and pulling the fishing rod with both hands. The fishing rod was also pulled into an amazing arc, and Wei Lan's feet were slowly sliding, which shows how strong this dragonfish was.
Just as Xiao Weiqing was about to persuade Wei Lan to give up, he seemed to see a flash of red light in Wei Lan's eyes.