The end of the world starts with failing the exam

Speaking of this, Ah Qi's eyes shone even brighter.

"Master, you have always been competing with everyone, and you have never lost, so you will definitely win this time, and you will win to the end!"

"Winning all the time may not be a good thing." Chen Jing sighed, "But we must not lose this time."

"You won't lose! Master, you will definitely win!"

"Lend your auspicious words."

Chen Jing looked at the [Turing Tower] that gradually came into view, and the smile on his face couldn't help but become heavier.

"I hope I can win as a teacher this time..."

Chapter 782: Competitors of Lingbao Palace (Part 2)

After arriving at the destination [Turing Tower], after a series of meticulous security checks, Chen Jing finally took Ah Qi into the only elevator leading to the top floor... and it was also here that Chen Jing met an acquaintance.

Li Mobai's master, the master of Taishang Palace.

Not a Taoist priest.

"It's hard to handle."

The Taoist priest did not bring any followers. After all, Li Mobai seemed to be the only one who caught his eye and was willing to spend time cultivating him.

When he saw Chen Jing and Ah Qi walking in, Wei Taoist deliberately took a step to the side, with the expression on his face still sad.

"Why is it so difficult?" Chen Jing asked with a smile.

"Are you pretending to be stupid with your senior brother again?" Wei Daoist looked at Chen Jing helplessly, thinking that this guy likes to pretend to be stupid too much, "Don't tell me that you don't know about Lingbao Palace!"

"You know a little bit." Chen Jing shrugged.

During the three days before the "Six Decree Dharma Conference" was held in the alchemy room, Chen Jing did hear a lot of gossip from the "Lingbao Palace", and some of the news was even sent to him by private messages from Taoist priests.

That's right.

The owner of Lingbao Palace, "Tan San Zhi", will also participate in this presidential election.

And he is the same as Chen Jing.

He is using all his connections to win votes for himself.

"Tan San Corpse..."

Chen Jing looked at the sad-looking Master Wei, and couldn't help but picture that "senior brother" in his mind.

If we look at individual strength alone, Tan San Zhi can not only hold down "True Monarch Huai Jing", but at least his combat power is on par with him, but he is slightly inferior in terms of magical powers and spells.

But when it comes to the influence within the research association and the reputation of the Hanging City, it is completely impossible for "Zhenjun Huaijing" who is keen on escaping from the world and practicing asceticism to catch up with that senior brother. It is very difficult to catch up with him.

"There are a total of twenty-seven votes in the Nine Palaces and Eighteen Palaces. Putting aside the [Weiyang Palace] and [Lingbao Palace] who announced their candidacy, there are still twenty-five votes left. Finally, we have to throw away Xie Shanke who was killed by you... also Just twenty-four tickets.”

The un-Taoist priest used his fingers to calculate for Chen Jing. The more precise the calculation, the tighter his brows became.

"Judging from the current situation, if nothing unexpected happens, I can get you twelve votes, including myself, but that guy can also win over the remaining twelve..."

"The chance of winning the election is only 50-50." Chen Jing said with a smile, "But Master still has one vote, and that's the key point."

"It's not that easy." Wei Daoshi shook his head, "Master needs to consider many aspects, and whether he can convince the public is also a reference. That vote is not so easy to cast."

Before announcing that the new "Six Decree Law Conference" was about to be held, none of the owners of the Nine Palaces and Eighteen Palaces made it clear that they wanted to participate in the election, so Chen Jing never thought that such an opponent would pop up.

Although Chen Jing still had a smile on his face when he spoke, he actually wanted to curse in his heart.

The reality is indeed as Wei Taoist said, it is very troublesome and not easy. It would be fine if someone else comes out. After all, the master of Weiyang Palace is still very competitive, but the problem is...

That guy is Tan Sanshi, the owner of Lingbao Palace!

Not only is this competitor from the Upper Third Palace, but the senior brother who supports him is also from the Upper Third Palace. There are also many junior brothers and sisters in the Eighteenth Palace who are willing to vote for him, so everyone's chance of winning is 50%. Really The one who can influence the outcome is Turing's vote!

"Over the years, Tan Sanshi has done a lot of great things for Master, and has made a lot of contributions to the development of the research institute. He also maintains better connections than you do. To be honest...if you can win over him, I will think there is something shady going on."

Wei Taoist sighed helplessly, facing this situation with a headache.

"Anyway, I have squeezed all my connections. Relying on the title of 'Elder Brother', I worked hard to help you get twelve votes. Whether you can win or not depends on you."

"Senior brother, since you think I can't compete with him, why don't you still help me?" Chen Jing asked calmly, "Aren't you afraid of offending Tan Sanzhi and being beaten by him afterwards?"

"You don't have to be a good person even if you get the advantage." Wei Taoist frowned and said, "I'm just more optimistic about you."

Hearing this, Chen Jing just smiled, and the elevator door slowly opened at this time.

"Let's go, brother, let's go to the meeting."

"Ugh……"

If Chen Jing had indeed helped Wei Taoist intercede for Turing, then all Wei Taoist's current actions are understandable.

Returning favors, isn’t that what it’s all about?

But the problem is...

Chen Jing didn't help him, or rather, he didn't have time to help him yet.

Before Chen Jing could find Turing to plead for mercy, Turing contacted them first. That is to say, on the day when Li Mobai's clone was swept away, Turing personally gave Wei Taoist a satisfactory answer.

Therefore, all Wei Taoist's current actions seemed a bit abnormal to Chen Jing.

There are no favors or interests involved.

Why are you working so hard to canvass votes for me?

Think about it.

Chen Jing only felt that the words that the Taoist priest was talking about might be true.

"I just think more highly of you."

This sentence sounded like a polite statement, but Chen Jing always felt that it was the truth. He even doubted whether Turing had given Wei Taoist some hint.

"Although the situation is not optimistic, you still have a chance." Before he strode into the conference room, Wei Taoist gently patted Chen Jing on the shoulder, "Don't give up at this juncture."

give up?

Chen Jing couldn't help but want to laugh when he heard the Taoist priest's worries.

Although the competitors are very strong, to be honest, Chen Jing still feels that he has the best chance of being elected, because he knows Turing's character very well. In this relatively delicate situation, his vote will not be cast for someone who is suitable for him. People will only vote for those they need.

Is there any need to say what kind of people Turing needs?

Loyal, fanatical.

Absolutely no hesitation in execution.

That's what it takes.

And what kind of person is Tan San Zhi?

Judging from the memories of "Zhenjun Huaijing", Tan Sanshi is a standard smiling tiger. He has no unwavering desire to pursue the great road. He is too smooth and full of worldliness.

The moment you enter the conference room.

Chen Jing felt that many eyes were focused on him.

Before he could take a closer look, a smiling alchemist wearing a Taoist robe walked over.

"Junior brother Huai Jing! I heard that you are also going to participate in this election!"

"Yes, Senior Brother Tan..." Chen Jing bowed to the other party with a smile on his face, "You must be merciful to Junior Brother."

Upon hearing this, the other party hurriedly bowed and returned the courtesy, and his mouth was also modest and polite, without any smell of gunpowder.

"It's out of the question! I'm just campaigning for fun!"

Chapter 783 Six-Purpose Dharma Assembly (Part 1)

Except for the Taoist robe that Tan Sanzhi wears to prove his identity as an alchemist, the rest of the prosthetic transformations are mainly low-key, not as flashy as similar monks at all, and even the "sense of technology" sought after by Hanging City is not reflected in him.

without any exaggeration.

Among the entire [Turing Research Society], Tan San Zhi is the only outlier. No one would recognize him as an alchemist when he walks on the street. He is so low-key that he looks no different from ordinary people.

Judging from his appearance alone, Tan Sanshi should be the kind of person who is easy to get along with at first glance.

He looks to be in his early forties, with extremely soft facial features and a smile on his face at all times. There is a hint of elegance in his calm temperament, and a bit of bookishness.

He's a nice guy, has no temper, and is easy to get along with.

These labels seem to stick to him.

If Chen Jing hadn't inherited the memory of "Zhenjun Huai Jing" and didn't know that Tan Sanshi was a member of the research association, but just happened to meet him accidentally on the street, maybe... Chen Jing would also have this subconscious reaction. Is it an illusion that there is nothing wrong with this guy and that he is a very typical good gentleman?

But judging from the memory of "Zhenjun Huaijing", this guy named Tan is not a good person, and he didn't look like this before.

Yes.

Tan San's corpse had undergone plastic surgery.

Nowadays, his face that makes people feel good is actually a "technological product" that he spent a lot of effort to create. It has a higher technological content than their robes made of "Neumann metal".

This face is a "good fortune" deduced with the help of the research association's host computing power.

When helping Tan Sanzhi conduct the deduction, the host used at least hundreds of "Physiographical Analysis Programs". After half a year of non-stop high-frequency calculations, those hundreds of "Physiographical Analysis Programs" all led to the same answer through different paths. .

Yes.

The only answer is the face Tan Sanzhi is wearing now.

From a certain perspective.

Chen Jing felt that the alchemists in Hanging City were quite unreliable.

Can you be transported by changing your face?

How is this different from the theological superstition of the world?

But it turns out that the "answer" calculated through the "Physiographical Analysis Program" and the combination of big data collection did help Tan Sanshi change his fortune.

At least since the day Tan San Corpse put this face on his head, this guy has been getting lucky gradually - the obstacles on the road to spiritual practice have been decreasing, and the "opportunities" obtained by consuming luck have become more and more.

In the earliest days, Turing's second-generation disciples were not the only ones in the Nine and Eighteen Palaces, but now there are indeed only these twenty or so, because all the other disciples have been eliminated. , none of the thousands of second-generation alchemists could survive.

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the masters of the Nine Palaces and Eighteen Palaces are almost all from the same sect. The law of survival of the fittest has been perfectly reflected in the competition between the second generation disciples.

Because of this, from a certain perspective, "Zhenjun Huaijing" and the others are actually no different from the Gu insects raised by Turing.

Tan Sanzhi is the leader in this "family strangulation movement".

In other words, MVP.

He was not the ruthless person who had killed the most fellow disciples, but he was a lucky man who kept pace with every step, as if his luck was so good that it exploded.

At the beginning, Tan Sanshi was indeed an unknown alchemist. He made his way to the fore with the help of this great trend. In the end, he even suppressed "Huai Jing Zhenjun" and took over the authority of one of the three upper palaces.

During this process, there are also many second-generation disciples who want to learn from Tan San Zhi's methods...forcibly changing the physical IP for horoscope repair, or giving themselves plastic surgery according to the gourd painting, hoping to make themselves look like Tan San Zhi. Good luck.

The results of it?

None succeeded.

Tan San Zhi is the only person who succeeded, which also shows from another perspective that it is not that easy to change one's destiny against the will of nature. If you want to seize that glimmer of opportunity, plastic surgery alone is not enough.

Afterwards, "Zhenjun Huaijing" also analyzed it in private. He felt that Tan San Corpse's transfer was a fact, but the reason why it could reach this point was mainly because Tan San Corpse was insidious and cunning enough. Compared with those who only knew how to fight, As a magician who fights or fights online, Tan San Zhi is better at playing with people's hearts.

and so……

Chen Jing had a headache.

It would be okay if the competitor was someone else, but what he was afraid of was this kind of insidious and cunning fellow disciple. Fortunately, Turing still favored him, and he was also the person Turing needed most at this stage.

"The day before yesterday, I went to see Tianzun to report on my work. At that time, I heard Tianzun talking about you..." Tan Sanzhi seemed to be very familiar with this junior brother, and whispered into Chen Jing's ear, still with a smile on his face. , "Tianzun is very optimistic about you! Senior brother is probably here to accompany you today..."

"Brother, don't say that." Chen Jing replied calmly, "Maybe I'll be the one running with you?"

Hearing this, Tan Sanzhi just smiled, then greeted the non-Taoist priests on the side, turned around and returned to his "camp".

"This man is very troublesome." Wei Taoist's voice rang in Chen Jing's cochlea. They always communicated in a private channel. "It's not like you haven't dealt with him before. This smiling tiger likes to eat people, especially... People who block the road…”

"He can't eat me." Chen Jing replied softly, "But there must be some troubles. The specific situation still depends on Tianzun's wishes. Which vote is the most important..."