Chapter 138 Shi Yong, you have to hold on!
[First place, Shi Yong, training points: 267450]

[Second place, Zhao Xing, training points: 238850]

[Third place, Zhuang Ziqing, training points: 235330]

[Fourth place, Cai Jin, training points: 208550]

[Fifth place, Fengqiu, training points: 180200]

[154520th place, Li Feng, training points: ]

[125580th place, Han Bing, training points: ]

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[No. 98540, Guan Junyang, training points: ]

[56780th place, Tao Tao, training points: ]

"After the second mandatory training, he ranked second?" Zhao Xing looked at the ranking. "He only had 3,000 points more than Zhuang Ziqing. The gap is not that big. If we talk about the fourth-level supplies, the difference is only 300 kilograms."

The difference is indeed very small. Even if the number of crops grown is about the same and they eventually survive, a slight fluctuation in yield can result in a difference of four to five hundred kilograms.

"But the gap between him and Shi Yong is almost 3 points."

Thirty thousand points, if converted into third-level supplies, would be thirty thousand kilograms. If eaten sparingly, it would be enough for ten warriors in his team to eat for three months, and they could still maintain 60% to 70% of their combat effectiveness.

"It's normal to have a gap. I'm improving, and he's improving too. It's still a bit difficult to surpass a genius who has been a military minister for several years in just over two months."

"But Xiaozhuang was surpassed by me. I wonder what he will think." Zhao Xing chuckled.

"Brother Zhao." A voice came from behind. It was Zhuang Ziqing who got off the flying boat.

"Brother Zhuang." Zhao Xing turned around and looked at Zhuang Ziqing.

"I didn't expect that you would win in the end." Zhuang Ziqing's eyes flashed with a strange look, "You are making great progress."

Since they were both in the Institute of Geology, and he would occasionally go to ask for advice from Xia Tianhou, and Zhao Xing would also go to ask his teacher for advice, the two were quite familiar with each other.

Zhuang Ziqing also knew that Zhao Xing was selected and transferred into the Shenwei Army after he was promoted to a regular official!
He has no experience as a military minister, has only been in the Shiyang Cave for a little over two months, and even learned the three secret books after coming in. How has he reached this point?
"I'm lucky." Zhao Xing said with a smile.

"Luck?" Zhuang Ziqing shook his head. "Although there is not much difference between you and me, you don't have to say that. You are indeed better than me in this training."

Zhao Xing smiled.

It was really just luck.

Objectively speaking, the reason why he was able to surpass Zhuang Ziqing and rank second was mainly due to his gambling tactics!
If the influence of the gambling dog tactics is removed, Zhao Xing probably won't be able to surpass Zhuang Ziqing, let alone Cai Jin and Feng Qiu.

After all, there was only two months and he had a lot to learn, so the time was very tight.

Especially the progress of practicing the three secret books. Others have studied for several years, but I have only studied for a little over two months.

The three secret books have a significant impact on spell enhancement.

The important treasures of the Sinongjian are all related to the three secret books.

He actually didn't expect to be ranked second this time.

At the beginning, Zhao Xing thought that as long as he could stay stable within the top 21 and his resources didn't downgrade, it would be fine.

The rush to the second place was purely due to the gambler's tactics and the experience and knowledge from the previous life.

In the first ten days, the gap could not be widened.

During the ten days in between, he should have been left behind by the other geniuses because he had practiced the three secret books for too short a time. However, he managed to maintain his second place because of his gambler tactics and the knowledge and experience from his previous life.

In the next ten days, the gap could not be widened, but Zhao Xing's Five Elements Earth-Splitting Method still brought some effects.

Therefore, he finally ranked second.

"You beat me this time, but next time, I may not be sure." Zhuang Ziqing's eyes flashed with fighting spirit. "After the second training, there will be a month for you to arrange the training. I decided to do the same as you and only sleep for one hour a day."

Zhao Xing was stunned. He didn't expect that Zhuang Ziqing was also planning to roll up.

How come the news that I only sleep for one hour a day has spread?

Zhuang Ziqing was full of fighting spirit. He was also a child of aristocratic family, with good talent and resources. He did not spend much time on cultivation, at most four hours a day. Even so, he made rapid progress.

But now, Zhuang Ziqing was also provoked by Zhao Xing.

"Zhao Xing, let's compete again during the next training session?"

Zhao Xing looked at Zhuang Ziqing and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll wait."

"Let's go." Zhuang Ziqing bowed and turned to leave.

As for the other people on the ranking, Zhao Xing also took a quick look at them.

Feng Qiu and Han Bing were originally only treated as intermediate A-level students. After the second compulsory training, if they ranked in the top 21, their treatment would be raised to upper A-level.

Li Feng, because he was eliminated early in the breakthrough, did not even make it to the A list. But now that he has made it into the top ten, he has regained the treatment that matches his strength.

What surprised Zhao Xing a little was Cai Jin, who ranked fourth.

Cai Jin is a student of Lupin of Taicangyuan. Previously, he was only treated as a lower-level Class A student, but now he has jumped to the fourth place and his score has exceeded 20.

Putting away the ground mirror, Zhao Xing walked towards Fuchun Garden. On the way to meet Tian Hou, he also made fine adjustments to his subsequent practice.

"Now I have almost expanded the number of spells. The four spells of the right time and the four spells of the right place are complete. I am only missing two of the four small spells of my true self."

"In future practice, we must focus on the training of the three secret books."

You can't rely on luck to win every time. The Five Elements Earth-Splitting Method will be ineffective when encountering an anti-gambling combat venue like the Seven Peaks Basin.

At Taicangyuan, Lupin looked at the final ranking.

"As expected, Shi Yong still took first place."

"But Zhao Xing actually managed to secure second place?"

"Could it be that his progress in practicing the three secret books has already caught up with the others?"

Since he was not at the scene, Lupin did not see through Zhao Xing's operations underground, nor did he notice the extraordinary power of the Five Elements Earth-Splitting Technique.

"It only took him two months to catch up with the others who took several years to practice. It's incredible. Ge Jinsong and Cheng Qingming are really..." Lu Bang shook his head and didn't say anything blind.

Because his student Cai Jin was still beside him.

Putting down the ground mirror, Lupin looked at his student and said, "Cai Jin, you ranked fourth in this training, which is quite beyond my expectation. However, you have taken advantage of some innate advantages of our academy. This is not your true strength. Do you know?"

Cai Jin has dark skin and a capable temperament. Hearing the teacher's words, he quickly stood up from his seat and said, "Students understand that 70% of the seeds and seedlings distributed during this training are derived species. Students studying in Taicang Academy can basically recognize them, so they have an advantage in this regard."

"Yes." Lupin nodded in satisfaction. "It's easy to catch up with your knowledge. You should study harder in the future. I heard that Zhao Xing from the Geology Institute only sleeps for one hour a day and spends the rest of the time practicing. That's why he ranked second in this training."

"You should follow his example."

An hour?
Cai Jin was stunned for a moment.

He thought he was diligent in studying with Lupin in Taicangyuan.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xing was even more diligent than him.

This can't be called diligence, it's just hard work! "Yes, students should take him as an example."

"Since you have such a heart, I will give you a small gift to help you." Lupin waved his hand, and a jade pendant flew into Cai Jin's hand. "The fourth-level Mingsha Jade has the effect of clearing the mind and refreshing the brain. With it, you only need to sleep for one hour a day."

"..."

Cai Jin was just saying it casually, but he didn't expect the teacher to take it seriously.

Damn, it’s all Zhao Xing’s fault!

What are you rolling? !
"Yes, thank you teacher for the treasure." Cai Jin felt helpless in his heart, but he did not dare to show it on his face and took it solemnly.

But from now on, he had to roll up even if he didn't want to.

In Fengqiu Mansion, a young man with a cold look was looking at the ground mirror.

"Shi Yong is close to 270,000 points, Zhao Xing is close to 240,000 points... I'm only 180,000 points?"

"How could he have made such great progress?"

Feng Qiu grabbed the ground mirror with a gloomy look in his eyes.

He had a strong desire to win, and thought that through hard training, he would be able to achieve brilliant results this time, but the result was still far from satisfactory.

"He didn't surpass Zhuang Ziqing and Shi Yong, and even Zhao Xing couldn't surpass him. And there appeared a Cai Jin who I had never heard of..."

Feng Qiu took a deep breath, put away the ground mirror, rushed into the training room and started training frantically.

At Tianshi Academy, after one flying boat after another landed, many geniuses got off the boat and received the ranking information from the ground mirror.

"Hahahaha, my ranking has risen by 50 places, from bottom A to middle A!"

"Alas, I dropped thirty-seventh place and my resources were downgraded."

"Phew~ That was a close call. I was just one level away from being demoted."

"It seems that there are still many problems with my spell training and matching."

"When I first came into the branch, I was so busy comprehending the solar term monument that I fell behind in the geomancy spell. As a result, I only got 3,000 points in the last ten days."

Everyone was talking about it.

Even the superior A has people above him, let alone the middle and subordinate A's.

The second training session was more comprehensive. After being divided into different schools, many people, due to unreasonable allocation of their training time, might have scored a lot of points in one area, but lost points in other areas.

"Zhao Xing, actually ranked second? He even surpassed Zhuang Ziqing." Guan Junyang looked at the ground mirror, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. "The Shenwei Army has recruited a talent this time."

Hua Zhilin also looked at the ground mirror: "I heard that he was selected to join the Shenwei Army when he was still a clerk. At the beginning of Yunfa Pass and Yufa Pass, I felt that he was extraordinary, and now it has come true."

Guan Junyang nodded: "I heard from Cao Shuang that this person doesn't show up often in the Dili Academy and is practicing all day long, but I didn't expect that he has made such great progress."

Cao Shuang, Guan Junyang and Hua Zhilin are all from the Black Armor Army and they keep in touch with each other on a regular basis.

Hua Zhilin said: "Brother Guan, you have to work hard. You dropped to 21st this time, and you barely managed to maintain the A-level rating. If you drop out, the Black Armor Army will only have Cao Shuang left."

Guan Junyang nodded: "We have to work hard. I heard from Cao Shuang that Zhao Xing practiced for ten hours a day. He was simply inhuman. How could we fight so hard in the Weikou Army? Coming here really opened my eyes..."

"However, I have to work hard. Not only do I want to catch up with Zhuang Ziqing and Zhao Xing, I also want to surpass Shi Yong!" Guan Junyang looked at the tall figure in the distance.

However, Shi Yong didn't care about everyone's gazes at all. After getting off the flying boat, he left Tianshiyuan on his own.

Tianshiyuan, Qiu Shuiju.

"The training rankings have come out. Two people from my Tianshi Academy have been squeezed out of the top list this time." A middle-aged man in a brocade robe looked at his colleagues around him. His name was Mei Zhiru, and he was the agricultural director of Tianshi Academy. The agricultural director usually did not take care of the training of new recruits, so he was the official with the most say here.

"Among the top five, only Shi Yong is from my Tianshi Academy."

"Looking at the top 100 list, many people in my Tianshi Academy have dropped in the rankings."

"After two months of training, how come I'm getting worse and worse? What do you think, gentlemen?"

"Master Mei, it is normal for the rankings of geniuses to go up and down at the beginning of training." An official responded, "We are teaching wholeheartedly, and the students are also studying hard. Sooner or later, we will be able to occupy more top positions again."

"Oh? Why do the Geology Institute have more students who are promoted than those who are demoted?" Mei Zhiru pointed at the list. "That is to say, Zhao Xing, who is ranked second, was evaluated as inexperienced and his performance was only average when the institute was first established. Now that he is making great progress, doesn't it prove that the teachers at the Geology Institute are better and more dedicated?"

"Cough cough..." Mei Zhiru's question made the official who was about to answer at a loss. He could only cough twice and look towards a certain seat.

The others also looked towards these two locations.

Sitting there were Ge Jinsong and Cheng Qingming.

Facing the gazes of his colleagues, Cheng Qingming's mouth twitched, while Ge Jinsong drank tea tactically.

Mei Zhiru did not participate in the branch selection at that time. Seeing the subtle atmosphere on the field, he almost understood what was going on.

He then said calmly: "I am not accusing you of any fault, but our Tianshi Academy has always been the best among the four major academies. We can't become the last one after taking over this term."

"Now Shi Yong is still the No. 1, but the top 100 as a whole are not as good as the previous one. It is our duty to train military ministers for the court. The Tianshi Academy should not just rest on its laurels, nor should it stick to the old ways. You and I should be more diligent in the future."

"Master Mei is right." The other officials echoed.

Cheng Qingming and Ge Jinsong also agreed.

But I just feel unhappy no matter how I hear it.

What is meant by slacking off and sticking to the old ways... This clearly means that they were not careful when selecting the people and did not give Zhao Xingjia a high rating!
Mei Zhiru almost pointed at the two of them and said that they were blind.

Cheng Qingming and Ge Jinsong looked at each other, with helplessness in their eyes.

If Zhao Xing becomes more and more outstanding in the future, I am afraid that their teaching achievements this year will be ruined.

"Oh... I was careless." Ge Jinsong thought silently in his heart.

"Shi Yong, you must hold on." Cheng Qingming had another thought in his mind.

Fuchun Garden.

Tian Yan looked at Zhao Xing who had returned from training.

While Tian Yan was happy, he was also a little confused. "You said that your three secret books didn't make any great progress, but why did you get second place?"

"Teacher, I have practiced the Five Elements Earth-Splitting Method, and have made some breakthroughs in the Condensation Method and the Strengthening Foundation Method. With the help of my Divine Movement Guardian, I can easily enter the ground and regulate the earth veins in those complex terrains. I think these are the reasons." Zhao Xing replied.

"I see." Tian Yan said, "Then your focus for the next month's practice should be on comprehending the three secret scriptures. This month, there happens to be a selection training related to the [Nine Section Dojo]."

"When you comprehend the three secret scriptures, if you gain anything, you can go to the [Nine-Section Dojo] to verify it."

"You haven't been rated in the Nine-Section Dojo yet, right?"

"No." Zhao Xing shook his head. Jiujie Dojo is a place for fighting and sparring. In the past two or three months, he has been practicing and has not been there once.

"Shi Yong, Zhuang Ziqing and the others have already started training in this dojo. Now you are starting to comprehend the three secret scriptures, and it just happens to be the selection month." Tian Yan said, "You can put Lupin's selection course aside for now and complete the training requirements of the [Nine Sections Dojo] first."

　The centipede bite is not a big problem, but I was running back and forth today, which wasted a lot of time, so I have only updated now.

　　Today I will update three times as usual. It will just be a bit late, so don't stay up late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)