readsfreenovel Chapter 220 The Awakening of the Super Guide (35)
Chapter 220 The Awakening of the Super Guide (35)
When they came out of the heavy armor, everyone from the freshman team and the veteran team looked like they had just escaped from death. If it weren't for their school uniforms drying quickly and the air circulation and cleaning system inside the heavy armor, they would probably have been soaked in their own sweat.
Soon, an invigilator came over to give them nutritional supplements. The freshmen couldn't even lift their hands, and none of them had the mind to care about the assessment anymore. Including Jingli, the group just lay flat on the playground without any regard for their image, just panting and unable to utter a single extra word.
The match consisted of two halves, with the second half lasting slightly longer, totaling nearly five hours.
Compared to a real battlefield, five hours is really nothing.
But for those five hours, except for the short break at halftime, the battle was non-stop. In addition, Jiu team was good at long battles, and the freshman team had a monster like Jingli. Every minute and every second was at full intensity.
The fact that they have been able to persevere until now, despite the mismatch between their mental strength and spiritual qualities, is a testament to their strong willpower.
After Jingli came out of the heavy armor, 6058 gave him a stamina recovery card.
During the battle, the panda cub landed in Jingli's hands early on thanks to Jingli's use of her mental power, and 6058 then transformed into a chinchilla and perched on the panda cub's head.
6058 did not proactively mention giving Jingli the prop card, nor did Jingli use it on her own.
His previous physical fitness level was B+, but after clearing away impurities and practicing deliberately for a period of time, it has now slightly surpassed A.
But it's still not enough.
He didn't use cards because this was an assessment, not a real battlefield. Using props in this situation would be no different from cheating.
Furthermore, he also needs to be aware of his own physical condition.
It seems that he could barely keep up with the five-hour assessment, and he was not much different from a regular recruit.
During the battle, Jingli also used energy to create a dome above the playground.
The physical exertion required to support such a shield is negligible compared to the mental energy consumed in battle, yet it allowed Jingli to detect the trajectory of these impurities in her mental energy usage—especially when she was nearing exhaustion.
Sentinels are prone to mental energy outbursts, which is actually related to their physical limits. Explosive use of mental energy, or use of mental energy for an extremely long time, pushes the body to its limits, causing the mental energy to "overflow."
If we compare the body to a balloon and the mental energy consumed to the gas being injected into it, the closer we get to the critical point, the thinner the walls of the "balloon" become, which becomes a good opportunity for impurities to take hold.
Jingli noticed that at this time, the movement of impurities would be exceptionally active, greatly accelerating the process of entering a rampage.
At this time, Jingli would slightly increase the intensity of the energy shield. Although his energy could not quickly destroy these impurities at present, it could reduce their activity level—these things, like the shadows, were very afraid of energy.
Jingli paused for a moment and sat up from the ground.
Their group's practical assessment took the longest. At this moment, the other teams that had finished their assessments were taking their seats in the spectator stands. Gradually, their assessment attracted more and more people. Just then, their attention was drawn to the guide who had just sat up.
A couple of days ago, Jingli thought her long hair was in the way, so she cut it to shoulder length with a pair of scissors.
As the sun set, its rays shone at an unusually eccentric angle, gilding his slightly frizzy hair. The uneven ends added a touch of youthful freedom to his handsome features, making him resemble a dandelion in the sunset—delicate, lovely, and dashing, ready to soar to even greater heights.
On the playground where everyone was gathered, not a single person spoke. Everyone seemed afraid to disturb the painting, afraid that the beautiful dandelion in front of them would go off to chase its own distant destination.
Jingli was completely unaware of this. After his fatigue subsided a bit, Jingli stood up. Everyone saw him say something to the proctor and then leave the playground.
It wasn't until the person had completely disappeared that the people present realized—this unprecedented assessment was over.
This assessment became the first in history where freshmen and recruits fought to a standstill, and it was also the longest in history. Of course, that's another story.
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After Jingli finished the assessment, she left the examination room with the proctor, got into a separate flying car, and returned to the research institute once again.
Not long had passed since she left the research institute, but when she returned, Jingli's mindset and perspective were completely different.
When he left, he knew very little about the world and was full of vigilance; when he returned, he was now prepared to perish with the world.
After this period of learning and assessment, Jingli no longer felt that there was anything wrong with the people in power in this world, just like before.
—If, as they previously thought, the world has become what it is today due to impurities brought about by Sefosi in some way, then this situation is a last resort.
Although the sense of superiority derived from hierarchy is inevitable, group collaboration and the cooperation of sentinels and guides keep them in the group.
Every day, they get to know each other through intense competition and collaboration.
Whether in schools or the military, traces of patriotic education can be seen everywhere—not just top-down propaganda, but also details that start from small things, including the story of Qiao Shan and his children.
In such an environment, students and soldiers can always feel a sense of closeness to their teammates and a sense of belonging to the group, which then extends to a great love for the country.
In battle, this pure love will converge into immense power, helping the Blue Stone Kingdom overcome this crisis.
This is something Jingli truly felt during today's live-fire exercise.
If the current situation was created by Sefosi by taking advantage of the world's original trajectory and through his cleverness, then the country's leaders and most of its citizens are working on their own to get everything back on track.
Jingli once again marveled at the insignificant greatness of humankind.
Yan Jiu had just received the notification and was already waiting for Jing Li in the research lab. When the intelligent robot brought Jing Li in, Yan Jiu came out to greet him.
How did the assessment go?
Yan Jiu rubbed the bridge of his nose; his eyes were dark and swollen, indicating he had been busy for a long time. But his expression towards Jing Li remained kind, which warmed Jing Li's heart.
Like most sentinels and guides in this world, Jingli has no family and few elders around him. Looking at Yan Jiu, whose temples are graying, he couldn't help but complain softly, "It's just too tiring."
"Haha!" Yan Jiu laughed heartily twice, took a glass of water from the robot, and said without further ado, "We have done some research on the enhancer you mentioned last time, and we have indeed found some problems. Go to the lounge and rest for a while, and I will take you there in a bit."