Chapter 424: Tie Cai to the Netherworld, Lifetime in Ashes

Chapter 424: Tie Cai to the Netherworld, Lifetime in Ashes

Chapter 424: Tie Cai to the Netherworld, Lifetime in Ashes

"Hannah Abbott."

“Cross out.”

In the wide square, Li Zhongren's mind was a little distracted.

Because right now, the Jixia Academy where he is studying is also doing something similar to Hogwarts.

As mentioned earlier, the Jixia Academy was a place for first-year students to choose their career paths.

This choice involves two directions.

The first one is something similar to the Sorting Hat.

A mechanism jointly created by various departments of the Extraordinary Academy. It looks like a huge dice with hundreds of densely packed faces, almost a circle. Throw it and it will recommend a major for you based on your own talents.

The second is your own will.

If your will is out of sync with your talent, in other words, you don't want to choose a major that your talent supports, then use this first year to study hard. As long as your professional points are sufficient, you will be allowed to major.

This is why this place is called Jixia Academy.

The interweaving of talent and will ultimately determines your destiny.

Normally, this is destined to be a long process.

The Jixia Academy would welcome more than 10,000 new students every year. These students would sit densely on the grass field. Even if each person only took one second to throw the dice, that would still be more than 10,000 seconds, or nearly three hours.

The actual time will actually be longer.

In fact, it has always been like this.

But this year is different.

This year, Dongguo developed a new extraordinary machine, the Dream Machine.

To put it bluntly, it is similar to the virtual reality novels in my previous life.

It can guide people into dreams.

At this moment, Li Zhongren has actually entered into a dream.

The scene around him did not change, but an operating interface appeared in front of him.

Here, he can test his talents synchronously with others.

That is to say, everyone can throw the dice at the same time and judge your talent as quickly as possible.

"Wow, wow, wow."

Taking a deep breath and with curiosity, Li Zhongren was about to roll the dice.

Finally, a hand grabbed him.

Li Zhongren was shocked.

At some point, the other people around had disappeared, and in their place, a woman appeared.

She was standing opposite him.

With long hair draped over her shoulders and wearing a red robe, she looked like someone who had walked out of a painting.

"Hello, my name is Lin Qiao, the ninth chief graduate of the Sword Sect."

Chief Graduate.
Li Zhongren knew this concept through the books in the room.

To put it simply, he graduated with the highest grade in his grade and is the most capable swordsman of this generation.

"What do you want from me?"

Feeling his wrist, it was icy cold, even a little bit bone-chilling. Li Zhongren couldn't help but doubt whether this woman was still alive.

"I would like to invite you to join the Sword Sect."

"what?"

"Is such that."

It looks cold as ice and feels cold as ice.

However, there was a natural laziness on this woman's face, which, combined with the wine gourd hanging around her waist, gave her a carefree and unrestrained aura.

After that, she repeated what Ye Xingchen had said before, but in more detail.

That is a rule of the East Country Super Academy. For these top graduates who occupy most of the resources, the way to repay the debt is not limited to making money to repay the debt. After all, East Country is a big country with a big business, and money is just a number to it. On the contrary, these top graduates are all chosen ones by heaven. Therefore, after research, the Super Academy found that instead of asking them to pay back the money, it is better to let them teach students.

The advantage of this is that an elite class can be built outside the system that does not occupy teaching resources. After all, teachers within the system teach normally, and these geniuses themselves have already graduated and do not belong to the system, so they will not snatch educational resources from ordinary students.

In fact, the country spends money to provide additional training for geniuses.

This is a kind of welfare in disguise.

As for the saying that ordinary people cannot enjoy this benefit, that is not entirely true. If you can show enough talent when laying the foundation in the first year, you can also get this place.

But generally speaking, the probability is not high.

For those who are extraordinary, talent accounts for 99% of the credit.

After all, everyone has twenty-four hours.

Working hard is actually the easiest thing.

Many people have a firm belief that success can be achieved through hard work, which basically stems from the baptism of toxic chicken soup for the soul and confusion in concepts.

There is no doubt that if you work hard, you can surpass your past self.

However, no matter how hard you work, you cannot surpass a genius who works just as hard.

Because the basic panel is different, others start with 100 points, you start with 10 points, what's the point of playing, not to mention, others have passive skills.
"So, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Li Zhongren fell into deep thought.

He actually had no objection to becoming a sword cultivator, or anything else. As long as he continued to plunder the origin, he could convert it into skill points. In other words, compared to sword cultivation, he was more curious about what his talent was in this life.

"I want to learn both, at least in the first year."

"I also know that you can't chew too much."

"But since the first year of this Jixia Academy established by the state is for students to explore their future paths, at least in this first year, I want to learn two things, not three."

"My gift."

"I'm interested."

"And sword cultivators."

"After a year, I will decide which path I will take based on the feedback from reality."

"Ah this."

Lin Qiao couldn't help but be stunned.

There was a somewhat dazed expression on her cold face. After all, this was the first time in her life that she had met a child like this.

But you have no reason to refute
"Ok."

After pondering for a moment, Lin Qiao sighed. In order to compete for this spot, she really spent a lot of money, which was equivalent to helping other forces for free and completing several tasks. Although there was no material cost, these tasks were risky even if she did them.

The sunk costs are there, what can she do?

"Well, if your three talents are similar, and I add a little bonus, how about you learn sword skills from me?"

"of course can."

"That's fine, that's fine."

Only at this point did Lin Qiao feel relieved.

"So, how do I test my talent?"

"Just roll the dice."

Lin Qiao let go of Li Zhongren's hand.

Li Zhongren casually threw the nearly round dice out. The dice spun in the air and fell to the ground.

Then a screen popped up in the void not far away.

Name: Li Zhongren
Sex: Male
Age: 10 years old

Basic Stats:
Strength: 100 (average for adult males: 30)

Physical fitness: 100 (the average standard for adult males is 30) Spirit: 3000 (the average standard for adult males is 90)

Suitable profession: You have a physical fitness three times that of an ordinary adult. Your physical fitness is top-level in the conventional human world, and entry-level in the extraordinary world. You have a spiritual quality about thirty-three times that of an ordinary adult. Your spiritual quality is top-level in the conventional human world, and top-level in the extraordinary world.

"Therefore, you are suitable for a position that requires a strong talent in the spirit."

"Combined with your past experiences, your soul attributes, and other conditions."

"Judging from the above, your suitable profession is paper-making."

"Bang~"

As the career display is completed.

Suddenly, the dark virtual world around suddenly changed into a courtyard that looked a little gloomy.

On the plaque at the entrance of the courtyard, there are four big words written: Paper Horse Ferrying Souls.

"Don't be nervous."

On the side, Lin Qiao also saw this scene and spoke.

"In the past, they just told you the major and that was it. Now with the new system, they will also show you some information about the major."

"What you see now is the working environment of the paper-folding craftsmen, which originated from the ancient side sect, one of the nine sects."

"Side door, does it mean not so brilliant?"

"Not really."

Lin Qiao shook her head.

"Many times, in terms of combat power and precision, the side sects are not inferior to the main sects, and even their cultivation speed is faster than the main sects. However, the reason why the side sects are called side sects is because they do not follow the main path and have disadvantages. The main sects can also reach the heights that the side sects can reach, but the main sects do not need to pay any price, but the side sects cannot."

"For example, the profession of paper-making."

"The disadvantage is that it requires blood and essence to feed the paper figures, and blood and essence are the most precious things a person has, so paper-making artists rarely die of old age."

"So, in the side door, the description of the paper-making craftsman is this."

"Paper-wrapped paper connects to the netherworld, and life is left to paper ashes."

As he spoke, Lin Qiao pushed open the door of the courtyard. Sure enough, there were paper people everywhere, as well as paper animals and a man with white hair but not too old, who was feeding his paper people with his essence and blood. Silk threads made of paper were tied to his wrist at one end and to the paper people at the other.

The thin lines are bright red, as if they are the paper figures, using the lines as straws.
"Wow."

The environment is broken.

"So, do you still stick with your choice?"

"Quite fun."

Li Zhongren shrugged.

"Fun? You little brat."

"Besides, since the disadvantage of being a paper-folding craftsman is that using blood and essence will shorten one's lifespan, then why not take up a part-time job that can increase blood and essence?"

"you"

Lin Qiao almost laughed out of anger.

"You are truly ignorant and fearless, just like a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger."

“Even if it’s a side door, it’s not easy to master it.”

"At least until today, I have not heard of anyone who can practice dual cultivation, or multiple cultivations, and reach the peak. Basically, they are delayed in both aspects and cannot please either side."

"Hehe, isn't this what young people are like? They must be full of energy!"

Li Zhongren clenched his fists in a pretentious manner, but in fact, he was looking for a suitable character for himself.

He knows that he has cheats, and as long as he has enough skill points, he can learn ten professions without any problem. But you can't say this to others, because others are not stupid. If you are so nonchalant, they will definitely think there is something wrong with you.

On the contrary, a youthful and arrogant attitude will not arouse suspicion. Even if one succeeds afterwards, people can only sigh that genius is unreasonable.

"Good good."

Lin Qiao was too lazy to argue with Li Zhongren.

In her opinion, this is called not turning back until you hit the wall.

A year later, the result will be clear.

"By the way, Sister Qiao."

"Why, you're calling me so affectionately."

"Recommend me a major that can increase my blood and essence."

"call"

Lin Qiao took a deep breath, and her icy face that had remained unchanged for thousands of years was about to collapse, but she still held back.

"Generally speaking, professions that can increase blood and essence are mainly focused on body building."

"It's like Qi and Blood Martial Arts."

"But this is destined not to be suitable for you, because Qi and Blood Martial Arts focuses on the purification and cultivation of blood essence, which is a snowball method. If you often lose blood essence, you won't be able to practice Qi and Blood Martial Arts at all."

"So, the only person I can think of is the Nuo Opera Master."

"Nuo opera?"

Li Zhongren scratched his hair.

"I have heard of this, but isn't this just performing a ritual of shamanism while wearing a mask?"

"What I'm saying is that the biggest feature of Nuo Opera is that you can create and cultivate this god yourself. So, in theory, you can cultivate a Nuo Opera mask that can increase Qi and blood by swallowing herbs."

"This is also the best option in theory without any conflict."

"I see. Thank you, Sister Qiao."
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All the introductory materials for the three professions are available.

The night was dark.

Li Zhongren, however, had no intention of sleeping at all. It was like a child who got a new toy, how could he possibly want to sleep?

You must have enough fun.

"So, which one should we look at first?"

On the table, three textbooks are arranged in order.

The basic sword manual for sword practitioners.

Basic paper-folding hand-written notes by paper-folding craftsmen
Nuo Opera Master's Explanation of the Basics of Nuo Opera
These three teaching materials consist of an explanation part composed of human text, and a visualization part involving the inheritance of extraordinary knowledge.

In fact, it is easy to understand.

Human language is actually a very inefficient tool for transmitting information, and it cannot express many things accurately.

Therefore, the knowledge inheritance in the extraordinary world uses a completely different system.

That is the visualization picture.

A unique method of injecting human thoughts, spiritual power, and other things into paper.

By visualizing it, you can gain extraordinary knowledge through thought synchronization.

Of course, it is just acquisition. If you want to digest it, you have to use it and think about it yourself.

And this is the meaning of the existence of human writing.

Although it cannot directly convey extraordinary knowledge, it can convey extraordinary insights and help you understand this knowledge faster.

"Ding"

"Eastern Country's Extraordinary Basic Sword Manual (Not yet started)."

"Eastern country's extraordinary basic paper-folding technique (not yet introductory)"

“The extraordinary basic Nuo opera of the East (not yet introductory).”

"I see."

Li Zhongren's eyes lit up.

So for him, as long as he comes into contact with a denseness with extraordinary properties, he doesn't need to learn it himself, he can just hang it on the task panel, and the rest is naturally to add points.
(End of this chapter)