Chapter 86 The fastest end to the selection
Chapter 86 The fastest end to the selection (rd update)
As the night deepens, the moonlight shines on this traditional Japanese house, casting mottled shadows in the courtyard.
Rows of carefully tended wisteria trees stand on both sides of the stone path, and the petals fall gently in the wind, like a silent rain of flowers.
In the quiet night, only the sound of tapping bamboos can be heard.
The young man, who was severely disfigured above the face and blind, was looking up at the sky, feeling the gentleness of the night breeze.
A woman of similar age was kneeling beside the young man, taking care of him and had just poured him a cup of tea.
The young man took the tea handed to him by his wife. They sat facing each other in silence, yet there was a quiet warmth in the air.
The crow's cry broke the silence. It came with the night wind, cackling, and after landing on a branch, it spoke in human language.
"Urgent news, the final selection of Teng Xishan has ended! Urgent news, the final selection of Teng Xishan has ended!"
The crow repeated this information continuously, causing the two people below to waver slightly.
The young man tightened his grip on the teacup. He didn't expect that this selection would end so soon. Judging from the time the crow took to deliver the letter, it probably took less than half an hour from the start to the end of the selection, right?
He subconsciously thought that all the young children were wiped out, and he only hoped that many of them had escaped to where the wisteria flowers were and chose to withdraw, rather than all being killed by ghosts.
"What are the specific casualties?"
The lord of the Demon Slayer Corps, Ubuyashiki Yoshiya, asked. Even with his calm nature, he would feel heartbroken every time he heard the results of the selection casualties.
"The number of casualties is zero. All 41 members who participated in the selection have passed the assessment!"
Raven replied.
"All passed the test!?"
The lord's wife, Ubuyashiki Amane, said in surprise, "The selection process should have only lasted for half an hour, right?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly realized that the requirement to pass the selection might not just be surviving seven days. If all the ghosts in Fujixi Mountain were dead, there would naturally be no need to continue for seven days.
"It seems that an outstanding child has appeared."
A smile appeared on Ubuyashiki Yoya's face, but compared to the appearance of the genius, he was more happy about the news that turned sorrow into joy, because at least it meant that his children were not all killed.
"He is Master Sangdao's disciple, a man named Lu Li. He cleared the entire Tengxi Mountain in half an hour by himself. Now there are no ghosts in Tengxi Mountain."
Crow added.
"It turns out to be Lu Li from Sang Dao's school..."
The lord murmured, "I have heard of him. He was a disciple accepted by Sangdao ten years ago. It is said that he has never been able to learn the breathing method. I didn't expect him to be so powerful."
Tianyin was not surprised that her husband knew the information about Lu Li. Her husband remembered the names of all the members of the Demon Slayer Corps, including the deceased and the reserve members who had not yet joined the team.
"Want to meet the kid?"
Tianyin asked, what she meant was whether such a powerful talent should be directly assigned to a higher level.
In the Demon Slayer Corps, the pillars stand at the top of the combat power, and below the pillars, there are the ten levels of the Heavenly Stems, namely Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, and Gui. Generally speaking, the soldiers who have just passed the selection are all Gui level.
"No, with his strength, he will surely be promoted to A-level soon, and it will also save people from gossiping."
The lord waved his hand.
"What about the members who passed the selection with him?"
Tianyin asked again, a similar thing happened a few years ago. At that time, because of the emergence of particularly powerful candidates, many people passed the selection, but later those people were slowly killed by ghosts after joining the team.
"Assign them to the various pillars and let them review them. If they are not strong enough, let them become hidden."
The lord said after thinking for a while.
"How should the next round of selection be arranged?"
Tianyin is like her husband's secretary. She gets instructions from her husband and then makes arrangements layer by layer. Because her husband's health is really not good now, she has to take care of many things.
"Regarding the selection... I think we can stop for a while."
The Lord said, "Ghosts seem to have become more active these days, and the Nine Pillars are also quite busy, so they don't have time to capture new ghosts, and..."
Having said this, he paused, and looked up at the night sky with his blind eyes, "...I seem to feel that the situation is beginning to change."
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On the other side, after Lu Li finished the selection, an awkward situation occurred on Teng Xi Mountain.
"Don't worry, new ores will be delivered soon, and everyone will get their own new Sun Wheel Sword." It seemed that the two little lolis encountered such a situation for the first time. The orangutan scarlet iron sand and orangutan scarlet ore that they had prepared in advance for forging swords were not enough.
They prepared a total of thirty sets of high-quality sword-forging materials this time. Considering the situation in previous years, this was already a completely excessive amount of preparation, because in every year's selection, even if there were immortals, a considerable number of people would eventually choose to withdraw.
Fortunately, after the final selection, quite a number of people recognized their own level. After facing the evil spirits, they found that they simply did not have the courage to fight with them, so they were ready to give up the qualifications to become members of the Demon Slayer Corps.
"This is the material for forging a sword..."
Lu Li looked at these ores at the table and after using the identification function, he found that they were actually purple quality forging materials.
Those who had won by doing nothing had their minds set on the game, so no one stepped forward to compete with Lu Li for the choice. So Lu Li picked the ore with the highest spatial quality score... and gave it to Shanyi.
He also selected a piece of good quality ore, and after certification, he took it back to the space and sold it.
Non-mission reward props/equipment/items obtained in the mission world usually cannot be taken away directly, but need to be authenticated by spending End Coins before they can be taken back. However, the authentication price is relatively cheap, often less than half of the actual price of the item, which allows explorers to make a profit from the difference.
Of course, the number of items that can be brought out through authentication is also limited. A maximum of five items can be authenticated in each mission world.
This is also a little trick of mixing space that Lu Li has just learned recently. It was told to him by the girl in sailor uniform who helped him forge equipment. She said that if he could provide forging materials, she could help him forge equipment at a cheaper price. And the best way to obtain forging materials is to go to the major mission worlds.
When Tanjiro came forward to choose the materials for forging the sword, he politely bowed and greeted Lu Li, "Hello, I am Tanjiro Kamado, thank you for your care this time!"
"Right, Senior Brother Lu is the strongest!"
Shan Yi has now completely become Lu Li's boast. He never expected that the "guaranteed pass" mentioned by his senior brother would actually mean this. If all the ghosts in Fujixi Mountain are killed, then it is guaranteed to be a pass, right?
"Zenitsu, you must remember that after today I will no longer be by your side."
Lu Li felt that Shan Yi had a tendency to become arrogant, so he stepped on him in time. He didn't want Shan Yi to only rely on him because of his intervention.
Then he looked at Tanjiro again, "Hello, I'm Lu Li."
When he read the comics, he had a very good impression of the character of Tanjiro. No one would hate a gentle and virtuous character like Tanjiro. People usually only hate virtuous bitches.
"It's really an honor to meet you. Thanks to you, I was able to pass the trial. I am really ashamed, but I still want to become a member of the Demon Slayer Corps and work hard to kill evil spirits, so I have to be shameless and choose ore."
Tanjiro said politely, walking over to the table to select the ore.
Others were not resentful because many people had seen Tanjiro fighting the evil spirits. He was very powerful and killed several of them. However, before he could continue to perform, the selection was ended by Lu Li.
After Tanjiro finished selecting the ore, Shinobu Kocho's disciple and sister, Kurirana Ryoha Sakura (also translated as Kanao), and the Wind Pillar's younger brother, Genya Busuigawa, also came forward to select materials.
In fact, with Busei's impatient temper, he had long wanted to rush up to choose the ore for forging the sword, but Lu Li was standing there with an invisible aura that made him dare not make a fuss.
After everyone finished selecting the ores, Lu Li said to Shanyi, "Shanyi, I suggest that you hone your skills a little bit and then start practicing again. Your Thunder Breathing is still far from perfect. It's a bit behind that girl."
Shanyi followed Lu Li's gaze and saw Ye Ying standing alone in the crowd. His eyes widened instantly, or rather, they had been wide open for a long time.
Because he was afraid of death, he always wanted to find a girl to marry and leave offspring for himself. It can also be said that this is the reproductive instinct hidden in life to face crisis.
"That girl is really strong. I saw her kill a ghost instantly."
Tanjiro, who was standing next to him, heard Lu Li's words and agreed.
"Well, you're all about the same age, so you can try to ask her how she practices."
Lu Li gave advice to the protagonists. Now things are different from the original work. Tanjiro and others probably won’t have a peaceful time to grow up.
Rather, as soon as they become official Demon Slayer Corps members and start to be active, they will soon be targeted by explorers from Muzan's camp and then all killed.
The experience in the previous world has made him understand that the protagonist is not invincible, and Tanjiro may die. Although Lu Li does not expect to defeat Muzan with the help of Tanjiro's power, it is also a good thing to strengthen the Demon Slayer Corps.
Therefore, he hoped that these little guys would not run around and play around, but practice well in the Butterfly House until they reach the level of mastering the complete collection of breathing techniques before going out. Otherwise, let alone the ghostly explorers, they would have a hard time even if they met the lower half of the Twelve Demon Moons.
"Hey, Senior Brother Lu, you said that we should go practice, what about you?"
After Shan Yi nodded, he suddenly realized something was wrong and looked at Lu Li in confusion.
"I?"
Lu Li grinned, "Get ready to meet the legendary Twelve Ghost Moons."
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