Atlas of Heaven and Man

"Guiding students?"

Chen Chuan pondered.

Ni Qianqian looked around and said, "This isn't the place to talk. Get in the car, and I'll take you back to school first."

The two walked out, got into the car, and after Ni Qianqian started the engine, she said, "You should know about those extra-curricular students, the ones the academy recruits for the arena matches.

And guiding students, simply put, is to provide guidance and sparring for these extra-curricular students. The academy will give a certain evaluation score for this.

This isn't a good thing.

Because once you accept this arrangement, it's hard to get out of it, and you're tacitly considered a member of the arena competition, indirectly pushing people in.

For example, if the extra-curricular students are short of people due to injury or death, commercial operations can't just stop like that, after all, there are so many interests and groups supporting them behind the scenes, so if someone is needed to fill in temporarily, who is the most suitable?

That's right, it's the guiding student. It's very logical, isn't it?"

After she said these words with sarcasm, she looked at Chen Chuan with a serious expression.

"Little Brother Chen, I remember your evaluation is thirty-five percent. You are also among them. Assuming you go there and are asked to substitute temporarily, it's not impossible. But once you go on stage once, don't even think about getting out. At that time, you will have been tied to it, and don't even think about being passive, unless you don't want evaluation points.

Too low evaluation points mean there is a risk of being expelled and directly transferred to an extra-curricular student. The latter is more likely. You can't even think about quitting. Some people in the academy will use school rules and legal procedures against you.

This is just what I can think of. There must be more unknown methods, so you absolutely can't go!"

Chen Chuan looked out the car window. At some point, rain had started to fall outside. The rain and the light and shadows outside the car merged together, blurring the tall buildings and the shadow of himself on the car window.

He thought for a while and said, "Sister Ni, if the official students of Wuyi are arranged to participate in commercial arena matches, won't the Bureau of Management and the higher-ups intervene?"

Ni Qianqian sighed, "The Bureau of Management will pay attention to students who are invested with resources, but it can't interfere with the school's specific management. Moreover, Tan Weixing… your Vice-Principal, the main person in charge of Assistant Ling, is said to have come with an important mission when he took office.

In the three years since he took office, he has indeed brought certain benefits to the Jibei Dao Wuyi Academy. In recent years, Wuyi Academy not only does not need funding from above, but can also create profits on its own and provide a lot of financial support to the Bureau of Management, so many of his actions have been tacitly approved by the higher-ups. Even if he does something outrageous, he has ways to suppress it.

Don't mention you, even students with background and power, it's not difficult for him to target them.

In fact, there have been rumors about using official students to participate in arena matches before, but there has been no movement. Now that it's being brought up, it's likely that they are preparing to officially promote it."

At this moment, Chen Chuan couldn't help but think of what Teacher Wu had said to him. It seemed that the latter was not completely deceiving him, and there was some factual basis.

Ni Qianqian looked at the road ahead illuminated by the car lights and said, "Now there is only one way. You need to find a way to improve your evaluation to enter the third limit. This can avoid a lot of trouble later."

Chen Chuan thought for a moment. He had three evaluation opportunities this semester. He had only used one before, but at that time, he had just entered the academy and didn't know the specific situation, so he only tested with the lowest state.

Of course, it's definitely different now. Although it's only been a little over a month, his strength has greatly improved. Even if he suppresses his state, it's not comparable to the past.

He said, "After I go back, I will take the test."

"Are you confident?"

Ni Qianqian suddenly chuckled and said, "Hey, I asked too much. Looking at your performance just now, how could you not be confident? But…" She looked at Chen Chuan and said seriously, "You should try to increase your score as much as possible. If it's too low, they may still make trouble for you."

Chen Chuan felt that a high score might not necessarily be a good thing. Using a low state should be enough to cope with it. Even if this evaluation is not enough, he still has one more chance.

He said, "Thank you for the reminder, Sister Ni. I understand."

The rain gradually increased. Under the dim sky, the red sports car traveled along the straight street, passing through the tall buildings on both sides, and returned to the Xuangong Building.

After Chen Chuan and Ni Qianqian said goodbye, he returned to his dormitory. He first went to the shower room to wash up, and then took out a box of Bao Paste, consumed it, and absorbed it.

Since he had made a decision, he shouldn't hesitate. Anyway, he had to move around after taking it, so he might as well take the opportunity of the evaluation to move around.

As for warming up the Snow Monarch Saber, it was not necessary against Hong Fu. With his ability, he couldn't cause damage to Hong Fu, so whether it was sharp or not made no difference.

After everything was ready, he came to the training room and stood still. He pulled the Snow Monarch Saber out of its sheath and said, "Hong Fu, I want to do the second evaluation."

Chen Chuan took a breath, slowly lowered the Snow Monarch Saber, held it with both hands at his side, and stared at Hong Fu. After a moment, he moved, stepped forward, and swung the saber forward.

Hong Fu spun around, and in a flash of red, she parried the saber, blocking the blow with an elegant and nimble stance.

In these days following Teacher Zheng's instruction, Chen Chuan, though not yet engaged in true combat, had nearly mastered the control of strength.

He now understood that the assessment required him to express his skills and abilities as fully as possible, with no concern for winning or losing.

Moreover, Hong Fu already knew everything he could do in his low state. Therefore, he didn't hold back. He immediately unleashed his altered tissues, allowing various emotions to surge through his mind. All of his altered tissues worked together, striving to make each strike the best it could be.

Hong Fu raised her blades to defend, skillfully blocking every attack, no matter where it came from. Her moves were not only precise but also possessed great aesthetic appeal.

However, her expression of power was no different from a real person. Everything she did at this moment seemed achievable by a fighter. The genuine and palpable force in the collision of the blades made it impossible to believe she was merely an active consciousness.

Chen Chuan ignored all of this. He abandoned all extraneous thoughts and focused intently on the battle. He completely forgot about victory or defeat, simply swinging his saber again and again, each strike seemingly trying to surpass the last.

The potency of the Treasure Paste was now continuously unfolding, supporting him to unleash his full potential in this state without reservation.

Hong Fu's strength and speed remained consistently on par with his. As the two blades clashed repeatedly, they seemed to gradually move out of the forest and onto a large rock. With a thunderous roar, a massive waterfall hanging in the air appeared not far away.

The splashing water droplets seemed to fall on both of their faces and hairlines, and each one landed on the colliding blades, shattering into glittering fragments that refracted into a rainbow of colors.

Chen Chuan was not distracted by his surroundings. He felt as if he had returned to the training hall that day, wanting only to use everything he had to force open the opponent in front of him.

He didn't know how long had passed before he finally felt unable to advance any further. His saber faltered, and Hong Fu maintained her parrying posture, her red clothes fluttering in the wind, her lively eyes fixed on him.

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With a 'dong' sound, a melodious bell chimed from the ancient temple, and a flock of birds flew up from the forest, heading towards the distant sky.

The surrounding scenery slowly faded away, and the two were still standing in the training room, the morning sun shining in through the window, falling on them.

Unknowingly, the night had passed.

Hong Fu sheathed her blades and stepped back, while a voice rang in his ears: "Trainee Chen Chuan, second assessment, results as follows:

Strength Performance: Above Average

Speed Performance: Above Average

Skill Performance: Above Average

Combat Reaction: Above Average (Slight Increase)

Combat Decision-Making: Superior (As Before)

Overall Assessment Score: 84 points.

Potential Assessment: Omitted.

Third Threshold Success Rate Assessment: 81%"

Chen Chuan skipped over the previous items, his eyes fixed on the last one. "Eighty-one percent…" This data had now crossed the evaluation line.

This was only the result he achieved in his low state. He didn't know what his true strength would be, but crossing the Third Threshold should be unobstructed, and this result was sufficient for the academy.

He clasped his fist to Hong Fu, "Thank you."

Hong Fu raised her blade in return, and in a swirl of red, she gracefully departed.

Meanwhile, in the headmaster's assistant's office on the top floor, Assistant Ling soon received a new test assessment.

"Eighty-one percent…"

He said to himself, "It's only been a little over a month since he entered the academy, and he's improved so much. Or is this… his true strength? Hmm…"

He contacted someone using his interface device, "Yes, I got it. As soon as the news was released, he came to do the assessment. The result? Eighty-one percent."

The person on the other side of the interface device pondered for a moment: "If it's this value, the possibility of entering the Third Threshold is very high. His identity is also very suitable. Are you planning to invite him?"

Assistant Ling said: "I think we need to take another look. If Wu Ruo's death is really related to him, then perhaps this is not his true strength yet. We need to test him further."

The person on the other side said: "What are you planning to do?"

Assistant Ling said: "It's very simple." He turned around, overlooking the countless towering buildings of the city. "I will find a way to leak his assessment to Zhao Qian. Seeing Chen's assessment, that student will take care of this matter for us."

"Zhao Qian? I understand your meaning, but if you plan to invite him, he will definitely know about this in the future."

Assistant Ling smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. After understanding the true world, he will understand us."

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