It’s really here.
Qiu Jinghuan looked at Li Ang walking into the examination room, smacked his lips in displeasure, and continued to lower his head to study the wooden box-shaped Luban lock.
This Luban lock is square in shape, with an outer frame made of pure wood and a wooden hilt on the top.
In the middle of the frame, there are eight concave and convex wooden pillars.
These wooden columns are spliced together through the mortise and tenon structure in the middle to form a whole.
There are tiny square holes left in the center of the four sides except the top and bottom. You can use the space in the holes to move the wooden pillars up and down, left and right.
In addition, the examiner also distributed paper and pens to the candidates.
At the same time, it was also mentioned that the final exam score depends on the progress of unlocking the wooden box. If you really can't solve it, you can also destroy the wooden box like you did in the retest——
As long as you can achieve the corresponding results, you can also pass the exam.
Finally, the examiner emphasized that paper and pen are only auxiliary tools for drawing pictures and guessing the structure of the wooden box, and do not hide any tricks.
The entire exam lasted six hours,
At noon and evening, people from the Etiquette Department will bring lunch and dinner in. Candidates sit down to eat and cannot leave the examination room, but they can take advantage of this time to rest and chat.
There is plenty of time, but the problem is...
How to solve it?
Li Ang stretched out his hand to pull the wooden bars and found that only two of them could be pulled at first.
After moving the wooden strips, a space will naturally be created, allowing other wooden strips to move.
But after just a few steps, it will get stuck and you can't take out any one. You have to go back a few steps, return to the original position, and continue to find other solutions.
Two is born from one, four is born from two, eight is born from four.
There are hundreds of possibilities for the first few steps alone, and every step of deduction will lead to more changes.
"It is equivalent to a Luban lock with an extremely complex structure."
Li Ang said silently: "The sword hilt itself is also a twisted wooden pillar. To take out the sword hilt, it means unlocking the entire Luban Lock.
And due to the interference of the wooden frame and the sword hilt, the specific structure of each wooden pillar inside cannot be clearly seen.
It can only rely on the weak light that shines into the hole, as well as the ability to identify locations by listening to sounds, spatial imagination, and reasoning abilities.
Let’s figure out the specific shape of the eight wooden pillars and the sword hilt.”
Li Ang slowly exhaled a breath and thought in shock, "What's even more terrifying is that drawing the shape of the eight wooden pillars plus the sword hilt is just the beginning. We still need to reason out the specific solution based on it.
If you make any mistake in the deduction process, you will have to go back and start over."
Is this really something that can be designed by humans?
Li Ang looked around and saw all the candidates spinning the wooden boxes.
Some people's eyes were dull, some looked annoyed, and some people - especially the recommended students from the Ministry of War, had silently squatted on the ground and began to punch the wooden box with one punch.
It's just that the final exam of the academy is more difficult than the re-examination.
The material of the wooden box is also tougher than the test papers in the re-examination.
"The difficulty of smashing it into pieces is not much easier than solving it completely."
Li Ang said silently: "The examiner said, 'The final exam score depends on the progress of unlocking the wooden box',
In other words, the academy does not expect anyone to be able to completely solve the wooden box. It only needs to be further ahead than others at the end of the time limit.
And the specific method..."
The final exam of the Academy must require spiritual talent.
Xi Yangyu's words flashed in Li Ang's mind.
Spiritual pulse talent, spiritual pulse...
He pressed his forehead with a serious expression, closed his eyes, and began to meditate.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged through the body along the spiritual veins, and finally reached the head and came into contact with the dark silk thread dormant there.
Unobstructed.
"Huh..."
Although he had tried it several times on the way to Chang'an, at this moment, Li Ang still felt tired and...happy.
Spiritual energy filled the body, and the scene in front of him seemed to suddenly become clear. He could clearly feel every hair and skin being blown by the breeze.
Feeling the Qi state?
Li Ang slowly opened his eyes and pressed his palm firmly on the wooden box.
The spiritual energy in the body naturally penetrates into the wood block, and the seemingly smooth and clean surface of the wood lights up with wisps of dim light, forming the texture of the wood itself.
And when the release of spiritual energy stopped, the light that lit up along the lines slowly faded away.
"This is the reminder for the final exam."
Li Ang's mind changed quickly, and he immediately picked up a pen to describe the wood grain pattern he just saw on the paper.
The frame of the wooden box itself does not glow, only the eight wooden pillars and the hilt of the sword will shine brightly.
And the direction of their wood grains has a certain pattern.
"Injecting spiritual energy can make the wooden box glow briefly, illuminating the structure and changes inside.
And, if I guess correctly, the wood used in different boxes should be dug from the trunks of different whole trees.
Although in the initial test, the wood grains of the eight wooden pillars and the sword hilt did not match each other.
But if you move the wood blocks so that the wood grains fit together, the wood blocks will return to the form of complete wood.
Maybe we can unlock half of the wooden box, or even completely unlock the wooden box."
Li Ang was shocked and continued to input spiritual energy into the wooden box, copying and drawing on the paper.
There was no fence in the examination room. After Li Ang made the wooden box glow, He Fanshuang, who was sitting behind him, also successfully found a way.
The actions of the two were quickly noticed by others and they imitated them one after another.
The two academy teachers at the back of the examination room nodded imperceptibly, looked at each other, and continued to sip tea.
Illuminating the wooden box is just the first step. There is still a long, long way to go to unlock it.
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Time passes quickly.
The Haotian bell rang, and the academy teacher walked to the front of the examination room, reminded that lunch time was here, and took away the wooden boxes on the desks of each candidate.
Like everyone else, Li Ang's wooden box is far from finished.
He rubbed his face. From yesterday to now, he has not rested for a quarter of an hour.
"Qiu Da, how far have you reached?"
"At the beginning, what about you."
"Same. Where are you, Pei Silang?"
The aristocratic youths were chatting in low voices. Everyone in the examination room was close to the same progress. Pei Jing was the fastest among them and had already reached the twentieth step.
And Li Ang...
At least judging from the shape of the wooden box that was taken away, it was just getting started.
"Looking at how tired he is, his face is pale and he's about to die, and he's late again in the morning. Could it be that he knew he had no hope and went to Pingkangfang for a fun night last night?"
"Huh, it's hard to say. I wonder if Xi Siye said that when he uses spiritual energy, will it cause harm to the body? The little spiritual energy he used just now may have reached its limit."
"Tsk, what a pity. What a pity. By the way, if he really fainted in the examination room, someone would have carried him away, right?"
Li Ang listened to the whispers in the corner and scratched his head helplessly, wanting to remind them that his pale face and sleepiness were due to staying up late and anemia.
The aristocratic youths did not chat for too long. When someone began to talk about their experiences in a low voice, everyone glanced at the instructors at the back of the examination room - the two instructors closed their eyes and rested, as if they had not heard anything.
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Could it be that...can candidates really talk about their progress during lunch?
Doesn’t it mean that the person who solves it first can directly tell others the secret of the method?
The candidates' hearts were beating loudly and they were whispering.
Da.
The sound of chopsticks poking against the porcelain plate was heard, and Li Ang turned around to see He Fanshuang holding the chopsticks, Liu Yemei frowning slightly.
She was the second candidate who thought of using spiritual energy to illuminate the wooden box. Perhaps because she consumed too much spiritual energy, her face was also pale.
"..."
Li Ang thought for a while and said softly: "One, on the upper left side of the front, set one. Move forward and move two."
He Fanshuang was slightly startled, raised his head and stared at Li Ang for a long time, and then said softly: "Two, on the upper right side of the front, let's say two. Move one to the left.
On the lower left side of the side, set five and move one out."
Li Ang nodded, "Three. Five on the left side, one on the right.
On the lower right side of the front, set three and move one out."
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time with great tacit understanding, and started talking in a low voice very quickly.
[One, upper left of the front, set one. Move forward and move two.]
This means that in the first step, set the upper left corner of the front of the sword hilt as the No. 1 wooden block, and push it two spaces inward.
[Two, the upper right side of the front, let it be two. Move one to the left. The lower left side of the side, let it be five. Move one out.]
This means that in the second step, the upper right corner of the front of the sword hilt is set as the No. 2 wooden block and moves one space to the left. At the same time, the lower left corner of the side is set as the No. 5 wooden block and follows the No. 2 wooden block one space away.
Since the two people are doing the same thing in the first few steps, they can tell which side the other person is talking about.
After several rounds of comparison, points can be reported more simply.
"Twenty-four, six, seven, third from the right."
"Twenty-four, six, one from the right."
The conversation between the two went awry for the first time. Li Ang's eyes lit up and he didn't even bother to eat. He picked up the manuscript paper, glanced at it, turned around and said: "Twenty-four, six, seven, second from the right, twenty-five,
Five, previous one."
"..."
He Fanshuang thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes."
The two of them talked quickly using words that other candidates could not understand.
As the etiquette staff re-entered the examination room and collected the tableware, the Xuegong teacher in charge of the exam also walked to the front of the examination room and handed out wooden boxes to everyone.
But this time, there was no longer sleepiness and hesitation in Li Ang's eyes.
I said,
He pressed it hard with his fingers, and his fingerprints were stuck on the wooden block.
I will,
The wooden blocks collided with each other in the frame, making a snapping sound.
Admission,
The spiritual energy seeped into the wood grain along his body, emitting a dim light that illuminated his determined face.
Academy.
Time passed bit by bit, and the sound of wooden blocks colliding and crackling faster and faster was heard one after another, causing the students and two instructors at the back of the examination room to raise their heads in shock and stare at Li Ang's back.
Twenty-seven steps.
Forty-nine steps.
Fifty-two steps.
Seventy-eight steps.
The sound of the first wooden pillar being pushed out of the frame and falling on the table was like a thunderbolt.
Qiu Jinghuan stared blankly at Li Ang's movements, his mind going blank.
The second piece,
The third piece,
The fourth piece...
There were more and more wooden pillars on Li Ang's table. As he pressed the wooden box heavily on the table, the entire wooden box frame suddenly disintegrated, revealing the twisted wooden hilt in the middle.
"Huh..."
In the entire examination room, the only sound left was his breathing.
Untied.
Li Ang breathed a long sigh of relief and looked back at the entire examination room.
Qiu Jinghuan and others looked dull, Pei Jing pursed her lips tightly, one instructor stared and held the teacup, while the other instructor held up the teapot in surprise, not even knowing that the teacup was full and overflowing.
‘Congratulations.’
He Fanshuang, who was sitting at the back, said these two words silently, pushed the wooden block the last three times, opened the wooden box, and also stood up from his seat.
"Teacher, can we go?"
Li Ang picked up the wooden sword hilt and whispered: "Who should I give this to?"
"Ah?"
One of the instructors responded subconsciously, then reacted belatedly and coughed: "You guys have figured it out... you can go.
When you go out, just give the hilt of the sword to Chen Jijiu."
"Thanks for the teaching."
Li Ang cupped his hands and walked out of the classroom with He Fanshuang.
"Leon!"
The sound of slapping the table suddenly sounded. Qiu Jinghuan's lips trembled and he pressed his palms on the table, "Did you just tell her how to solve the problem?
If you walked out of the classroom now instead of waiting after dinner..."
"Qiu Jinghuan, right."
Li Ang stopped, looked directly at the pale opponent, and said lightly: "I think you made a mistake.
After I walked out of this room, I was already a disciple of the Academy.
What are you threatening me with?
Why do you threaten me?
How dare you threaten me."
After saying this, Li Ang no longer looked at the opponent, held the hilt of the sword, turned around and stepped out of the examination room.
The breeze blows and the sun shines brightly.
This chapter has been completed!