The news that the practical exam was postponed swept across the country like a hurricane.
At least the groups that Shen Qian joined were discussing this matter enthusiastically, and Shen Qian, who was so annoyed, could only mute the group.
Later, Liu Simin specially summoned the classmates of Class 109 to talk about the incident, but Shen Qian did not go because of physical discomfort.
Come to think of it, Liu Simin can't explain why.
Liu Simin and the classmates in Class 109 also understand Shen Qian very well. After all, Shen Qian is now at the forefront.
The considerate Lin Xiaoqian also brought a bowl of bird's nest to Shen Qian... but the dark color was really hard to swallow.
Finding nothing to do, Shen Qian followed his previous good habit and searched for the nearest Kyushu Martial Arts Hall on the map, then went out and headed straight for it.
As a national chain, Kyushu Budokan has more than 30 chain stores in Mingcheng, which is far larger than Jingcheng.
The store Shen Qian was looking for was at the end of Hotel Street, and the straight-line distance was no more than one kilometer.
What surprised Shen Qian was that the recharge card he used in Jingcheng was also valid here, not just 50% off in other stores as Zhu Deyong said before.
But then I thought about it and found out that the one million was sent to his card in the form of cash recharge, which was equivalent to the money he recharged himself. It was not surprising that it was universal.
After opening a diamond training room, Shen Qian hung up with one click and started playing iron every day.
After being promoted to a novice warrior, the focus of a warrior's training shifts from polishing the body to tempering the vitality.
But this does not mean that physical exercise is no longer important. After all, no matter how powerful the bullet is, the shell must also be strong.
But there is a question of priority, which can be regarded as one of the difficulties in cultivation, that is, how to achieve the most perfect balance between the quality of the vitality in the body and the toughness of the body.
Of course, even if system factors are not considered, this problem does not exist for Shen Qian.
Because he has practiced a body-refining method that can be called a bug level... "The Ancient Times - The First Chapter of Body-Refining".
Before Shen Qian's breakthrough, the magical effect of "The Ancient Art" was not fully revealed. It was not until Shen Qian's breakthrough that this art revealed the true mystery from ancient times.
He can actually absorb vitality and polish his body at the same time!
Alternatively, Shen Qian could choose to compress his vitality while tempering his body.
For normal warriors, these two processes are independent of each other, with one ebbing and the other ebbing and flowing.
But Shen Qian is different.
As long as the "Immortal Secret" exists, Shen Qian's body and vitality will naturally maintain a perfect balance.
"Taikou - The First Chapter of Body Refining" is definitely a method that goes against the common sense of textbooks.
As for his mental power, Shen Qian felt that he did not need to practice much. As long as he meditated on the taboo projection of "Hunyuan Chapter" for ten minutes every day, his mental power would be like a wild horse that ran away, never to return on a thousand-mile road. .
Shen Qian didn't know if Boss Gao believed that he could practice these two ancient techniques, and he wasn't sure if Boss Gao let every disciple try it.
But Shen Qian has gradually felt the great value of these two cultivation maps.
Although it is only the first chapter, it is enough for him to practice all the way to the realm of mountains and seas.
……
When Shen Qian woke up from the third exercise cycle, it was already dusk of the next day.
Shen Qian was lying on the carpet in the training room, and the dim light shone on him through the window. At this moment, everything was quiet. Looking at the clock on the wall pointing to eight o'clock, Shen Qian felt a panic for no reason.
It was a strange feeling of being abandoned by the whole world.
Shaking his head, Shen Qian quickly dispelled his distracting thoughts. When his hands and feet regained some strength, he took the bracelet and looked at it.
There was no important information, except that Gu Zifang asked him twice during the meal if he wanted to eat together, vaguely showing some concern.
Ding Yi was probably completely immersed in the closed training, and he lost contact with him the day he came to Mingcheng.
...Huo Ling'er has endless things to share every day. There are 99 unread messages since the day before yesterday. Shen Qian never clicked on them out of some strange concerns.
After turning over, Shen Qian asked the martial arts school to bring steak and juice for ten people. He ate half full before going to the simple simulator in the corner.
He needs to test his progress after a full day of training.
Although only from a sensory perspective, the vitality in the body has grown visibly to the naked eye.
Putting on the helmet, Shen Qian exhaled loudly, carefully comprehending the process of energy gathering, and then punched the sixth senior brother opposite him.
...This is not against Liu Changqing, but after watching him for a long time, I feel that the sixth senior brother is quite kind.
After waiting for a few seconds, a line of data popped out.
"...
Explosive force: 1147 Kg
Instant speed: 2.1 s/100 meters
..."
Shen Qian stared at these two lines of data and nodded with satisfaction.
Yesterday he did not practice because of the exam, and when he took the physical fitness test the day before yesterday, his strength was only close to 1100. In just one day of exercise, his strength increased by nearly 50Kg.
To be able to maintain such a speed of progress at the beginning warrior stage is simply shocking.
Normally, if a beginner martial artist is divided from level 1 to level 9 purely based on strength, the gap between each level is about 100Kg.
A day's progress of 50kg is equivalent to being promoted from a novice martial artist to the ninth level in less than twenty days.
For ordinary people, as long as they can complete this process within three years, they will be considered qualified. Within two years, they can be called a "talent", and one year is a full-fledged "genius."
This shows how ridiculous Shen Qian’s progress is, even faster than before the breakthrough.
Of course, the above are just indicators for ordinary warriors. Shen Qian, who has opened ten apertures, naturally cannot follow normal theories.
Judging from the quality of his vitality, Shen Qian is still in the early stages of becoming a first-level warrior. According to Shen Qian's own calculations, when he upgrades from the first level to the second level, his strength will increase by about 600 to 700kg.
It is not as good as the previous guess of ten times that of ordinary warriors. There may be some loss principle, but it is also very exaggerated.
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Although the improvement in strength will be smaller as you go later, but with such a large base...
It is not a dream for a beginner martial artist to compete with an advanced martial artist at ninth level.
As for the speed, there is nothing to say. 2 seconds is a threshold, which seems to be limited by some rules between heaven and earth. I have no choice but to cross this threshold through accumulation and hard work.
After his energy was almost restored, Shen Qian rang the service bell and called a young lady out of habit.
……
Half an hour later.
The cheongsam girl who was waiting to help him relax his muscles swayed her waist and carried the box out. Shen Qian was in a daze.
This massage...he didn't finish it.
Halfway through, I just felt uncomfortable all over, so I ended it early.
There's nothing wrong with the young lady's technique, there's nothing wrong with her appearance, and the cheongsam is still the same cheongsam...
But something just doesn’t feel right.
……
It rained lightly on June 16, but on June 17, the sky cleared up again.
The powerful man who developed the weather system and became a prince made a huge contribution to improving the quality of human life after the disaster.
No wonder, the other party can directly become the king with his peerless talent.
Shen Qian stayed at the martial arts hall until the morning. Considering the unknown situation today, in order to maintain the best condition, Shen Qian did not continue practicing last night.
After eating breakfast, Shen Qian glanced at the bracelet strangely.
This morning, there was no movement on the bracelet.
This is weird.
The weirdness comes from the fact that those students who were supposed to finish the exam in the morning batch were too quiet.
Shen's exams in the first three days were all in the second session. In the past, there would always be people who disclosed some exam information in the group. Even Gu Zifang and Ouyang Fei didn't contact him, which was unreasonable.
In order to let Shen Qian "seize the opportunity", the two of them have always been very active in revealing the topic.
When Shen Qian took the bus to the examination room of the Provincial Gymnasium, he was keenly aware that except for the candidates waiting for the examination, the surroundings were unusually deserted.
What about those who finished their exams in the morning?
With this doubt, Shen Qian thought for a while and found a girl from Jingcheng to ask.
Although Shen Qian has been in the spotlight recently and his reputation among Jingcheng people is not very good, at least the girl still seemed a little flattered by Shen Qian's face-to-face conversation.
"Ah, Shen Qian, don't you know?"
The girl said strangely, "No one in the morning has finished their exams yet!"
"Didn't you finish the exam?" Shen Qian said in surprise.
"Yes, we don't know what happened. My two best friends entered the examination room at ten o'clock and haven't come out since. The teacher doesn't know why..."
After listening to the girl's explanation, Shen Qian was secretly surprised.
What are the actual test questions and no one has come up with it yet?
"Everyone must give way to vehicles passing by!"
At this time, the sound of a horn came from behind. Shen Qian turned around and saw a line of military trucks slowly driving into the stadium.
"More than a dozen military trucks, what are they pulling inside?"
Shen Qian watched this scene and intuitively felt that the things in the truck should be related to this practical exam.
Forget it, it's useless to think too much. Anyway, all the doubts will be solved in a while. Shen Qian just closes his eyes and rests.
At two o'clock, the exam bell rang on time, and Shen Qian was waiting in the queue.
When the staff read Shen Qian's name, Shen Qian and the nineteen people in front formed a group of twenty people and were taken to a room.
Shen Qian looked at the surrounding environment doubtfully. This room did not look like a formal examination room. The surrounding wall paint felt a bit like a warehouse, and there were even many traces of heavy objects being dragged on the floor.< /p>
At this time, in the center of the room, there was a pile of instrument-like things covered by black cloth. They were all quite huge. On the black cloth were the sword and fire symbols of the Chinese military.
When the staff waiting in the room saw that the students had arrived, they lifted the black cloth outside, and immediately a series of strangely familiar machines shrouded in metal casings were revealed.
Martial arts simulator?
Shen Qian was shocked, so were these simulators shipped in by the military?
But the provincial gymnasium clearly has a simulator...
No, when Shen Qian glanced around the room and found that there were twenty simulators in the room, which was exactly the same as the number of candidates in the room, Shen Qian couldn't help but take a breath.
Is this the rhythm of one simulator per person?
You must know that the simulators standing in the room at the moment are standard versions. Although they are not as expensive as the professional simulators for physical fitness exams, the model is the same as the one in the No. 7 Middle School Gym.
The cost of each one is in the millions!
Only public middle schools and some martial arts halls in Jingcheng are equipped with simulators of this level. In other words, the number of standard martial arts simulators in the entire Jingcheng, plus a very small number of private ones, will never exceed a hundred.
And there are twenty sets in this room.
This group of students attended the Provincial Gymnasium in the afternoon for more than 500 students, each with one machine, that is, 500 machines.
No, there are students from the other nine test centers...
By the way, the person who made reference this morning hasn’t come out yet!
Shen Qian was horrified when he thought of this.
Different from the other students in the room who were just marveling, Shen Qian looked at the room that was obviously cleaned up and seemed to be a warehouse before, the brand new generator in the corner and the tangled wires as thick as buckets. The more he thought about it, the more he felt... My scalp is numb.
If it were true as he guessed, all the 500,000 martial arts candidates nationwide would be equipped with a standard simulator...
Hiss, what a generous move this is!
There are more than 10,000 candidates in Mingcheng alone, and it is obviously impossible for Mingcheng to be equipped with so many martial arts simulators. No wonder the exam has to be postponed for one day, and no wonder some simulators have just been put in place before the exam starts.
"What exactly is this practical exam?"
"Candidates are asked to be seated. After verifying their fingerprints, they can log into the simulator. Please do not perform any operations after connecting to the nerves and wait for the next instruction."
Shen Qian was still stunned, but at this time the invigilator began to guide everyone to their positions. It was indeed the standard for everyone to have a simulator.
The casings of these simulators are very new, either they have just been made, or they have been stored somewhere for a long time. Shen Qian estimates that the latter is more likely.
The hatch opened, Shen Qian verified his fingerprints and walked into the simulator.
Bang!
As the cabin door closed, there was no ink mark on Shen Qian. He quickly put on his helmet and connected the nerve detector with his spine.
The surroundings turned dark, just like the initial interface of logging into the simulator before, except that there were no levels to choose from.
While Shen Qian was waiting in a slightly anxious mood, he didn't know how long it had passed before a ray of light came straight from the darkness, illuminating Shen Qian.
A rich male voice that seemed very close but yet far away resounded in the dark space.
"Hello, fellow martial arts candidates of the 2297th class!"
"I am Ma Gongzuo, the current Minister of Education of China."
The rich male voice said hello. When Shen Qian heard that the other party was the Minister of Education, Shen Qian was surprised at first, but then he was relieved.
If the other party is facing half a million candidates across the country at this moment, then only the Minister of Education is the most suitable person.
Shen Qian listened attentively, knowing that it was finally time to reveal the actual combat rules.
"I think the students must have a lot of doubts..."
"For example, why the actual combat assessment will be postponed for one day."
"As for the reason, I think some students may have guessed it."
"This is the biggest reason why all of you candidates are in the same trial space at this moment!"
"Students may not have imagined how complex the site layout and equipment allocation are behind this. In order to prepare for this practical exam, most of the military's simulator reserves have been drained..."
"And our more than 300 scientific researchers at the Huaxia Academy of Military Sciences started debugging data and upgrading the server the night before yesterday. They worked continuously for nearly 40 hours, and finally prepared it this morning."
"I would like to say sorry to the students who made reference this morning. Due to manpower and space constraints, even if everyone's practical assessment is conducted at the same time, we can still only arrange for you to enter the venue first. You have been waiting for a long time!"
"But I believe the wait is worth it!"
"Students, you are about to face an unprecedented practical test of the college entrance examination."
"That is, more than half a million candidates across the country are taking exams at the same venue at the same time!"
The space vibrated slightly, as if representing the noise of countless people.
"There are some special reasons for temporarily adjusting the test questions this time, but no matter what, this is the best way to truly test your strength!"
"If you think your actual combat skills are unrivaled among your peers, then come here and prove yourself in the most indisputable way!"
I don't know if it was an illusion or a psychological bias, but Shen Qian always felt that these words were spoken to him specifically by Ma Gongzuo.
"Although the temporary space for this assessment is simple and crude, the rules are very complete."
"Now, if there are no faults, you will see a ladder appearing in front of you."
As Magongzuo's words fell, the platform under Shen Qian's feet began to extend toward the darkness ahead. In the brightest place, a wide white jade stone step appeared.
"After the exam officially starts, you have five minutes to prepare. When you step on the stone steps, you will face your first battle."
"And your opponent may be any one of the other candidates."
"If you defeat him, a new ladder will appear."
"Each ladder represents a victory!"
"And you will always be matched with opponents with the same number of wins."
"Use the ladder to prove your strength..."
"Of course, it doesn't matter if you lose at a certain level of the ladder. You can continue to fight opponents who appear on the same ladder. If you lose three times in a row, your actual combat assessment will end early."
"And even if you are so unlucky, it still doesn't matter, because we will still rate you based on your power control, martial arts completion, combat skills and other aspects in actual combat. Winning or losing is just a trivial aspect."
Trivial?
Shen Qian always felt that this sentence was not quite right.
No matter how insignificant it is, it still means that it affects the score. What if you want a perfect score?
The answer is already obvious.
Can't lose a game.
For Shen Qian, the real victory is to push all the way to the end.
"Perhaps some students would like to ask, how to determine the influence of realm?"
"This is also the second purpose of our preparation for the trial battlefield."
"Your physical condition, no matter what it was before, will all be adjusted to a physique with an explosive power of 149Kg and an instantaneous speed of 100 meters in 10 seconds, that is, the standard quasi-warrior realm."
"In addition, you won't feel tired, so you don't have to worry about exhaustion in continuous battles."
When Shen Qian heard these words, he not only raised his head in shock.
Will everyone's physique be at the same standard?
This is really good news for students who are physically weak.
For those with higher realms, this rule is not so friendly.
But in other words, pursuing absolute fairness is a fallacy, and rules that can take care of most people are already relatively fair.
A truly strong person should not have an empty realm.
"Now, students, get ready, the countdown to the assessment is about to begin."
"Don't think of it as an exam, think of it as a review of past growth and a rare experience."
"Escaped from the ivory tower of high school, you are about to face real cruelty in the competition in martial arts colleges!"
"Perhaps... there will never be such a fair and unburdened battle again."
"Go have a good time and express your fighting spirit..."
"A warrior has no fear!"
Ma Gongzuo's voice was completely silent, and it had to be said that as Shen Qian stared at the stone steps in front of him, a surge of blood gradually arose in his heart, and the inexplicable excitement gave him goosebumps all over his body.
Half a million people competing on the same stage!
How many peerless figures from all over the country will be among them?
Minister Ma is right about one thing. We may not have such an opportunity again in this life.
Fight!
Shen Qian also wanted to see how many levels he could reach by just relying on himself, even though he would definitely not interfere in the early stages of the system.
A pleasant female voice sounded.
"Candidates with the last number on your admission ticket, your physical condition is being adjusted..."
"Your physical condition has been adjusted. Please warm up as soon as possible. The actual test will begin after a five-minute countdown."
Tick tock!
The sound of time passing sounded in the dark space.
Shen Qian closed his eyes and began to move his hands and feet, adapting to a body that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
"...5,4,3,2,1!"
"Practical assessment begins!"
Shen Qian suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes bright and sharp.
And the bright stone steps had moved to his feet at some point.
Without any hesitation, Shen Qian stepped forward.