novellaaa Chapter 66 Practical Assessment - Score Range! The Beast Taming Partnership Plan!
Chapter 66 Practical Assessment - Score Range! The Beast Taming Partnership Plan!
Chapter 67 Practical Assessment - Score Range! The Beast Taming Partnership Plan!
Development Zone No. 7.
As soon as Su Chen exited the subway station at the south exit of Donglin Square, she couldn't hold on any longer.
Holding onto the elevator handrail with his right hand, he looked as if his bones had been removed, his upper body hanging haphazardly, his two legs on the ground, his calves visibly trembling inside his trousers.
"Ouch!"
"I was so tired yesterday, and today's endurance test was so intense, my legs are about to break!"
Carrying 50 kilograms of weight, running 20 kilometers cross-country.
When he stood on the starting line in the morning, he felt like he had been given a superhuman ability, how difficult could a mere 20 kilometers be?
He realized he was wrong when he reached the 15-kilometer mark.
Brother! I was so wrong!
By the last five kilometers, his calves no longer felt like his own.
Zhang Yan walked around from behind him, flicked her ponytail, put her hands behind her back, bent down and leaned in front of him, looking up at him with undisguised disdain on her lips.
"Are you even capable of this, you grown man?"
She blinked twice, then suddenly put on a mischievous expression: "Shouting here again! Do you want Sister Xiyue to carry you home?"
Lin Xiyue was standing two steps to Su Chen's left. Upon hearing this, a faint blush rose on her cheeks.
She turned her head to look at Zhang Yan, her voice carrying a hint of reproach, but still soft: "Xiao Yan! Don't talk nonsense."
"Hmph!"
Zhang Yan raised her chin, then lifted her right foot and gently kicked Su Chen's calf with her toe.
"Hiss~!" Su Chen gasped, almost slipping off the handrail. "Fine! You just wait!"
He raised a finger, trembling as he pointed it at Zhang Yan's face, gritting his teeth.
Zhang Yan wasn't afraid of his threats at all. She stood in front of him with her hands on her hips and said, "I'm your coach! I'm like your mentor. A teacher for a day is a father for life. How dare you speak to your father like that?"
"Hehe~" Su Chen rolled his eyes.
The generational rankings are changing so fast!
He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't you dare lose to me in the strength category!"
"Tch! You're dreaming!? You think I'd lose to you in strength? What's that saying again? Hmm... oh, right!"
Zhang Yan coughed, cleared her throat, and said with a serious expression, "Those who have been defeated by me were never considered my opponents. I will give you endless years to chase after them, until you can no longer see them!"
She stood with her hands on her hips, her face full of confidence.
But paired with that face that looks like it belongs to a minor... it just feels a little funny.
The key point is that he made such a bold statement to himself, someone who is practically cheating!
He's definitely a major villain!
In his pet space, the Abyss Converter was continuously producing spiritual energy, and the Skill Learning Machine was giving Little Purple a Thunder Body Impact Infusion. In his backpack, there were three Enlightenment Fruits, two Water Elemental Fruits, and one Heavenly Soul Fruit. He could also directly obtain experience from Zhang Yan for free using the Overlord Body Technique.
This girl actually said that even if he had endless years, he couldn't catch up with her?
Seeing her matter-of-fact attitude, Su Chen couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Once he started laughing, he couldn't stop.
"Haha~ Haha~" Su Chen laughed so hard he bent over, one hand covering his stomach and the other trying to grab the handrail, but he grabbed nothing.
My legs were already weak, and I laughed so hard my stomach cramped up. I lost my balance and ended up sitting on the ground with a thud, following the handrail.
He sat on the concrete ground at the exit of the station, looked up at Zhang Yan's face which seemed to say, "Is this person crazy?", and laughed even harder.
"Little Purple..."
Su Chen wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes and beckoned to the side, "Come here, I'll sit on your back. I'm really too tired to laugh anymore."
Xiao Zi stood up from beside Lin Xiyue's feet, shook its silvery-white fur, and walked over with small, quick steps.
Zhang Yan was completely stunned to see Su Chen laughing so hard he almost rolled on the ground.
What did she say? Was it that funny?!
What a despicable guy!
"I'm serious," Zhang Yan grinned, taking a step forward and glaring down at Su Chen, who was sitting on the ground. "When are we going to have a fight? I really want to hit you right now! You're so annoying!"
Su Chen, supporting his back, pushed himself up from the ground, dusted off his bottom, straddled Xiao Zi's back, and then glanced back at her: "What!? You want to be like Guo Hao and get slapped in the face by me? I'll just kick you to death like you're a stray dog on the street!"
"Hmph!" Zhang Yan flicked her ponytail. "The gap between you and me is so huge! I'll give you a month. After you finish your competition with Guo Hao, let's have our competition!"
Forehead...
Su Chen felt that a month might not be enough to surpass it.
This time, she no longer possessed the same confidence she had when facing Guo Hao.
"Tch~ I'll trample you under my feet sooner or later anyway. After all, you're so short!"
"You!!! Ouch~! I'm going to bite you to death!"
Lin Xiyue watched the two bickering, a faint smile in her eyes.
Wang Yichuan stood at the edge of the platform, initially watching the farce with a smile on his face.
But he subconsciously glanced down at his phone screen.
Then, the smile disappeared from the corner of his mouth.
His lips were pressed into a line, and the wrinkles between his brows deepened little by little.
"Take a look at the grade group chat," Wang Yichuan said, his tone clearly off.
Lin Xiyue turned her head and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
As she spoke, she took out her phone from her pocket and opened the grade group chat.
Her expression remained gentle throughout, without frowning or showing any overly seriousness; her eyelashes simply trembled slightly, and her smile faded.
Looks like there's big news!
Su Chen also took out his phone.
The message notifications in the grade group chat have exploded, with over 99 unread messages.
He clicked on it and scrolled up, his view filled with exclamation marks and question marks.
Scrolling to the top, I saw a short notice from the grade head.
Su Chen's gaze swept over, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
Holy crap!
The score range for this practical assessment:
【191~200分：0人181~190分：4人171~180分：16人161~170分：31人151~160分：62人141~150分：89人.】
"This...this is too outrageous! Compared to before, not only has the overall number dropped by ten points, but the number of people in each section has also decreased significantly!"
"And normally, the results are never released at this time! There's not a single person in the first section yet!!!"
Wang Yichuan took a deep breath, his face showing no sign of relaxation: "Although this is not a joint exam, there are three middle schools in the Wutoushan area: No. 1 Middle School, No. 4 Middle School, and No. 7 Middle School."
"If only school grades were used for the division, it would be impossible for someone to have zero grades in the first tier. This tier division clearly took Wu Junchao's case into account!"
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Zhang Yan pouted, unusually quiet.
She knew what this meant.
Over the years, only No. 2 Middle School has been able to compete with Jiangling No. 1 Middle School in the college entrance examination!
In this joint exam among the three schools, No. 1 Middle School usually occupies more than six of the top ten spots in the practical assessment.
Now, Wu Junchao, relying solely on a Heavenly Mountain Demon Flame Tiger, has single-handedly raised the entire standard by a whole level!
Lin Xiyue lowered her eyes and looked at the numbers on the screen, remaining silent for a moment.
"The school's decision to proactively release the score range before the official score release, and even having the grade head announce it, is more of a statement than a formal announcement."
"Wu Junchao's performance in the practical assessment of his beast taming skills cannot be considered a violation. His Heavenly Mountain Demon Flame Tiger participated in every battle, and there is video evidence of their cooperation. If the school tries to lower his score, it will only raise questions about the grading standards."
She turned her head, her light brown eyes appearing exceptionally clear: "So the school has chosen to acknowledge the combat power boost that beast taming provides in practical assessments. Rather than discussing it later, it's better to send this signal now."
"This may not be the unified attitude of all schools in Jiangling City, but at least for our graduating class, the school doesn't want students to be wasting time worrying about whether beast taming will affect this year's college entrance examination."
"The school hopes that our class of students will see clearly that beast taming is already a reality. Arguing about whether it's fair or not is meaningless. Adapting to it is the right choice."
After listening, Wang Yichuan nodded seriously: "Yes! That's the key point. But this is just the current scoring standard for schools in Jiangling City; the college entrance examination may not use this standard."
His tone deepened, revealing a more rational analysis: "After all, no school has yet developed a mature beast-taming training program for this year's graduating class. We're in the initial stages, so the standards across different regions are bound to be inconsistent for a while. By the time we get closer to the college entrance exam, the grading system should be more comprehensive."
"Moreover... Jiang Wei and the others have only just crossed that hurdle and fused with the spirit pearl; they are currently in a period of rapid advancement."
"The integration period means that the combat strength is changing every week and every day."
"After a month or two of training, their combat strength will reach a terrifying level. At that point, they might even be able to kill that Heavenly Mountain Demon Flame Tiger in a one-on-one fight!"
"But Wu Junchao is different." He changed the subject. "The new college entrance examination regulations clearly state at least one rule: the bloodline of a beast tamer cannot exceed the King level. Although the Heavenly Mountain Demon Flame Tiger is strong, the dominance of its bloodline will be gradually weakened. Can he replace it with a stronger one? It's difficult! But the growth potential of Jiang Wei and others is far beyond that."
Zhang Yan had already dropped her playful expression, and her two ponytails hung down in front of her shoulders.
After listening to Wang Yichuan's analysis, her brows furrowed.
"But this is a huge blow to students who just barely passed the college entrance exam!"
Her tone was unusually devoid of its usual sarcastic edge: "Every year in the college entrance examination, half of the students score between 450 and 550, and 80% score between 400 and 600."
Zhang Yan grew increasingly agitated as she spoke, gesturing wildly in the air: "It's not that 80% of these people aren't hardworking, but they simply don't have the resources to master beast taming! Isn't this just a competition of who was born into the best family?"
Wang Yichuan was silent for a few seconds, then let out a long sigh: "Sigh~ This is beyond our control."
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.
Su Chen sat on Xiao Zi's back, scratched the back of his head, and unusually remained silent.
He was the only person present who possessed a beast tamer.
In this situation, whatever he says sounds like he's talking without any real understanding of the situation.
He glanced down at Xiao Zi sitting below him.
Its silvery-white fur gleamed with a fine sheen in the afternoon sunlight, and its back undulated slightly.
Xiao Zi noticed his gaze, her ears twitched, and she looked up at him with a questioning look in her light golden eyes.
Su Chen reached out and patted its head, deliberately putting on a stern face: "See? Practice hard!"
"Awoo~"
Xiao Zi lowered her head and drooped her ears after being patted, but still obediently responded.
When Zhang Yan saw Xiao Zi's pitiful state, she immediately objected.
She rushed over, looked up at Su Chen, and said, "Little Purple is so cute, so hardworking, and so dedicated in the practical assessment, how could you bully it?"
Xiao Zi was so moved by Zhang Yan's words that she almost cried. She nodded frantically, like pecking at rice, and while nodding, she secretly glanced back at Su Chen to see his reaction, afraid of getting a beating.
That combination of toughness and timidity perfectly illustrated the idea that "someone is backing you up, but you don't dare to be too arrogant."
Hey~!
Su Chen's eyes darted around, and he leaned forward, lowering his voice: "Look, in that video, didn't Wu Junchao's teammates also score a lot of points?"
Zhang Yan paused, her hand protecting Xiao Zi: "Hmm?"
"Just imagine, if I could get Xiao Zi to the Warrior level, and then have her practice diligently, learning thirty or forty skills—like Lightning Escape, Heavenly Lightning Protection, and Wind and Lightning Claw—and max out all of them! Then our team would have four people, plus Xiao Zi..."
He smirked: "How many points do you think it will raise?"
Zhang Yan opened her mouth.
"this..."
She looked down at Little Purple, who was staring at her with its innocent, light golden eyes, its tail wagging.
Help!
Only you can suppress the demon on my back!
Seeing that she was softening, Su Chen immediately added fuel to the fire: "Although Xiao Zi's bloodline isn't a lord-level bloodline like the Heavenly Mountain Demon Flame Tiger... that's even better!"
"With lower bloodlines, the scoring standards won't be as strict for us. The assessment for beast taming focuses on bloodlines and teamwork. A pet with lord-level bloodlines might only get 20 points for killing 100 monsters. But Little Purple? Killing 100 might get you 80 points!"
"Think about it, if the training is proper and the teamwork is excellent..."
「我们四个加小紫，发挥出的效果不是1+1+1+1+1等于5，而是远大于十！对不对？」
As Zhang Yan listened, her eyes lit up.
She slapped Xiao Zi on the head.
"I heard the school's Beast Taming Hall is quite lax, with no standardized training program!"
She looked up, her eyes shining: "How about this, you bring it along for some grueling training? The kind that's 24/7!"
Su Chen's eyes lit up: "Great! Great! That's what I thought too!"
Wang Yichuan had been listening for a while, and finally spoke up.
His expression was serious, as if he had already calculated the results in his mind: "I think it actually works!"
He took a step forward, his voice steady and powerful: "The four of us train Little Purple together. Little Purple's bloodline isn't particularly high, but the assistance it provides is definitely significant. In the last practical assessment, with its help, our team's monster-killing efficiency increased by at least 50%!"
He paused, clarifying his thoughts: "Wu Junchao relied on the Heavenly Mountain Demon Flame Tiger to increase his monster kill count by three or four times, but his score will definitely be suppressed by the new scoring rules such as bloodline! We are different. With Xiao Zi's cooperation, even if our kill count only doubles, the final score may not be less than his."
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"I think this is the true scoring logic for the college entrance examination!" Wang Yichuan added at the end, his tone confident.
Zhang Yan had already taken out her phone and started listing training plans in her notes app, muttering to herself, "Endurance in the morning, strength in the afternoon, and skills until I'm completely exhausted before going to sleep!"
Seeing the lively discussion, Lin Xiyue reminded them, "We need to take Xiao Zi's stamina recovery period into account, otherwise she'll easily get injured..."
Wang Yichuan seemed genuinely convinced it was a good idea, saying, "The college entrance exam allows teams to form, which helps us better utilize our abilities. The four of us can raise Xiao Zi together! The three of us can also contribute resources."
Su Chen waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No need, no need, I can definitely handle Xiao Zi's resources! There's absolutely no need to worry. You guys just need to train it more often."
Little Purple's head had already slumped down.
Its chin rested on its front paws, its light golden eyes half-open and half-closed, watching the group of humans above it discussing something animatedly.
One said it would be 24-hour grueling training.
One person suggested enrolling in a skills training course.
One suggested taking turns leading the team, providing training around the clock.
Are you even human?
Xiao Zi rolled her eyes upwards, looking at Su Chen's face as he spoke with great enthusiasm, then at Zhang Yan's shining eyes, and then at the usually honest Wang Yichuan, who was also nodding earnestly in agreement.
It sighed silently and buried its head between its two front legs.
Is nobody speaking up for me?