Chapter 119: The Angry Zuo Zijhi! Five Suns in the Sky!

"Only keep two hundred people?"

Everyone felt the difficulty of the four major academies.

You have to know that there were over ten thousand people in the reserves!

Only two hundred people can enter the four major academies?

One out of fifty!

The reserves had already been screened by the nine garrisons.

"Difficult, difficult, difficult, but difficulty means more resources after passing."

"Five hundred down to two hundred, this fourth stage will eliminate sixty percent."

"Don't know what the content of this fourth stage is."

Walking to this point, many people had no bottom in their hearts.

Getting good grades before doesn't mean you can get good grades later.

Because the content of the examination is different.

"Take it one step at a time; Han Bing dropped to over 80th in the third stage, it seems his thunder spell is a bit weak," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Military agricultural officials are required to be relatively comprehensive to deal with various combat environments.

Being strong in a single item is not strong; being strong in all aspects is truly strong!

After dropping off the two hundred-plus eliminated people, the tower ship continued its journey to the next location.

At this time, the deck was quiet, and everyone was waiting, seizing the time to recover vital energy.

The Agricultural Official Supervision did not distribute pills or recovery items for this branch division examination, and it was forbidden to bring them; one had to rely purely on one's own gathering of vital energy to absorb the vital energy of heaven and earth.

Zhao Xing was at a disadvantage in the gathering of vital energy, so he had no time to chat and seized every minute and second to recover.

"Hum~"

After the tower ship flew over a cloud layer, the light suddenly became brighter, even a bit dazzling.

Zhao Xing couldn't help but cover his brow with his hand before opening his eyes.

"Damn, five suns in the sky?!"

"Where have we flown to?"

"Different areas of the Ten Suns Cave Heaven can see different solar terms; five suns in the sky, could it be the environment for the fourth stage of the examination?"

"Even through the magic array of the Cloud Rain Tower Ship, I feel a bit hot; if I really go out, what will happen?"

"Coming to the Ten Suns Cave Heaven is truly an eye-opener!"

"..."

The tower ship stopped slowly in mid-air, but it didn't descend.

At the same time, there were several cloud energies circling around the tower ship, which seemed a bit strange.

Zhao Xing vaguely guessed that the fourth stage of the examination was held in the air.

"Five suns in the sky, and it’s almost noon, one sun in the center, four suns in the four directions; although they haven't reached the positive position completely, the heat is almost at its peak."

"Wind, thunder, clouds, all tested; now, wouldn't it be to rain in the environment of five suns in the sky?"

Zhao Xing guessed it, and the others vaguely guessed it too.

Following that, the tower ship released small flying boats, hovering next to the tower ship.

"Sure enough, they don't plan to land; the examination location is in the air."

Zhao Xing stood by the ship's side, looking down.

The height from the ground is about one thousand meters.

The ground is very dry, completely a wasteland, with few grasses to be seen.

Not only that, there seem to be some black spots on the ground; Zhao Xing cast 'Clear Observation of Autumn Details' to check, then withdrew his gaze thoughtfully.

He looked at the surrounding environment again.

In the air where the tower ship stopped, clouds appeared and disappeared, but with the appearance of these five suns, these cloud energies were also constantly rising and evaporating.

But there were a few places where the cloud energy evaporated very slowly, seeming to indicate something.

After stopping for a while, Zuo Zijhi was slow to come out to announce the rules.

Zhao Xing had a flash of inspiration and tentatively reached his hand out of the ship's side, finding that there was no barrier blocking it.

So he didn't hesitate anymore, quickly jumped out of the tower ship, and rose with the wind.

"Hmm? Why did he jump out?" Zhuo Li looked at Zhao Xing's actions in confusion. "Did the magic array barrier not stop him?"

"It’s Zhao Xing; he jumped out of the tower ship."

"Hmm? Did the magic array barrier open?"

"The examination hasn't started yet, right?"

"But it didn't say it was forbidden to leave the ship... damn, I understand!"

Many people immediately followed suit, jumping out of the tower ship one after another.

Shiyong, Zhuang Ziqing, Fengqiu, Guan Junyang, Hua Zhilin, Han Bing... all began to act.

Zuo Zijhi and Lu Bang, who were waiting in the cabin and didn't go out, looked at the scene outside and laughed.

"They reacted."

"Hmph, these guys aren't too stupid."

Lu Bang pointed outside and said: "This Zhao Xing, his brain is really good; he was the first to react. His grasp of timing is truly that of a qualified military agricultural official."

Not only Lu Bang praised him, but the four people in charge of the Solar Term Academy on the upper floor also watched the scene below quietly.

"Zhao Xing's reaction is fast; he was the first to guess the content of the fourth stage."

"Not bad, this child is quite sharp; after feeling that the tower ship had stayed for too long, he immediately took out the Cloud Rain Bead to collect the cloud energy in the air."

"Hmph, there are actually over a hundred people left on the deck hesitating; simply dull!"

There are good performers, and there are bad performers.

At this moment, there were actually over a hundred people left on the deck, not flying out, just watching the messy flying in the air outside.

They wanted to wait and see, to see if doing so would be forbidden by the people on the ship, and what the consequences would be.

"Facing a new harsh environment, they are actually indifferent."

"Five suns in the sky, cloud energy rising, water is extremely scarce; at this time, collecting rainwater should be the first reaction of a military agricultural official!"

"From the beginning, we forbade bringing other supplies, pills, and treasures, but didn't forbid bringing Cloud Rain Beads; there are still many people who didn't notice this detail."

The four people in charge of the Solar Term Academy were extremely dissatisfied with those who stayed on the deck.

On the floor below, Zuo Zijhi looked at the people on the deck, and Zuo Zijhi, who was usually relatively tolerant, also had a gloomy face.

He opened the door and came to the balcony.

He asked the people below with a straight face.

"Those who stayed on the deck and did not carry Cloud Rain Beads, please raise your hands."

Zuo Zijhi's tone was cold, as if he were questioning.

Eighteen people below were suddenly panicked.

Tremblingly, they raised their hands.

Zuo Zijhi snorted coldly: "You eighteen people, directly eliminated!"

"My lord, we thought we didn't need to bring them, the examination would distribute them."

"Yes, my lord, give us a chance; we just forgot."

Among the eighteen, many were pleading or arguing.

Zuo Zijhi scolded fiercely: "Bastards! Still have the face to speak? Before entering the Ten Suns Cave Heaven, everyone was issued a set of standard equipment."

"Golden Raincoat, Hundred Flower Bamboo Hat, Cloud Stepping Boots; these are all Third-Rank high-grade treasures. The Cloud Rain Bead is even Fourth-Rank low-grade!"

"Every treasure, if damaged, can be replenished for free!"

"I want to ask you, why do other treasures cost money, but only these four pieces of equipment can be replenished for free?!"

"This examination forbids carrying other treasures, why are these four not forbidden?"

"Because these four pieces of equipment are your tools for eating!"

"For military agricultural officials, the Fourth-Rank Cloud Rain Bead is the tool for eating! Maybe it’s just this much water that can allow the army to wait for rescue, or maybe a rain can allow the army to turn defeat into victory... The importance of the Cloud Rain Bead is the greatest of the four!"

"Even forgot to bring the tools for eating, what kind of agricultural official are you still?"

"Still have the face to question why? Hmm? What face do you have?!"

It could be seen that Zuo Zijhi was truly angry.

A series of questions left the eighteen people speechless, and they lowered their heads one after another.

As for the others on the deck, their hearts were also a bit terrified.

Because although they brought them, they didn't act immediately; looking at Zuo Zijhi's attitude, their performance this time should also be considered inferior.

Sure enough, Zuo Zijhi scanned the others on the deck and continued: "This examination is to make it rain!"

"The location where the tower ship stopped is the most scorching area under the five suns, but a few cloud energies were fixed around by the Solar Term Academy."

"The tower ship deliberately stayed for a long time to give you time to observe, and also to prepare for collecting rainwater."

"However, I see that you don't need it; you are all geniuses, with enough confidence to make it rain in an extreme environment. Good, very good!"

The sarcasm in Zuo Zijhi's tone was completely undisguised.

At this time, those who reacted quickly took out their Cloud Rain Beads and flew out of the deck.

Once there was one, there was a second; before long, these people all flew out of the deck, leaving only the eighteen who didn't bring Cloud Rain Beads standing in place in a daze.

Among these eighteen, there was one who had a higher ranking in the previous round, ranking fifteenth.

But now he was also ruthlessly eliminated.

I think this lesson is enough for him to remember for a lifetime.

Outside the tower ship, Zhao Xing held the Cloud Rain Bead, enjoying the absorption of the cloud energy outside the tower ship.

Because he was the first to react, his Fourth-Rank Cloud Rain Bead was soon half full.

After that, the speed slowed down, because many people came out to grab the collection.

With just these few pieces of cloud energy left deliberately, they couldn't withstand so many people grabbing, and soon the air became completely dry.

Zhao Xing also flew back to the tower ship.

He happened to hear Zuo Zijhi's scolding.

As for why Zhao Xing reacted so quickly, it was purely from many years of experience in his previous life.

Regarding what Zuo Zijhi said about the Cloud Rain Bead having a great impact on fighting, he also deeply agreed.

"Qishan has not rained for nine months, why does it rain heavily today... Heaven does not help Liu, but helps you all... Pfft~"

"Prime Minister! Prime Minister..."

Zhao Xing imagined a scene.

"Your reaction is too fast." Han Bing stood next to Zhao Xing. "You are truly worthy of being the person valued by Agricultural Official Chen."

"Eh? You knew?" Zhao Xing hadn't mentioned his relationship with Chen Shijie to Han Bing.

"You have letters to receive, you have extra resources, and I have them too; we are in the same batch." Han Bing said, "It’s just that the person who selected me was another Ninth-Section Agricultural Official of the Divine Might Army, 'Huang Chengzhi'."

"Oh oh." Zhao Xing nodded.

A quarter and a half hour later, Zuo Zijhi ordered everyone to return to the tower ship deck.

Immediately after, he announced the full content of the examination.

"Everyone, take the flying boat to the area illuminated by the five suns to make it rain, lasting at least a quarter of an hour."

"The duration, amount of rain, and range are the basic scoring points."

"There are black and white mechanical puppets on the ground with exactly the same strength."

"Examinees can hold either black or white, and after entering the designated area, the black and white mechanical puppets will immediately fight!"

"The rain spell cultivated, if it provides any benefit to one's own side and weakens the enemy's side, it will be scored according to the number of puppets benefited or weakened."

"The top two hundred scorers will pass, and the rest will be eliminated."

After Zuo Zijhi finished speaking, the people on the tower ship couldn't help but gasp.

If the first three stages were just difficult, then this fourth stage was perverted!

Under such an extreme environment of five suns in the sky, it was already very difficult to make it rain.

And it also tests the examinee's control, to provide benefits or weakening to the puppet army below?

"So those black spots are mechanical puppets." Someone realized. "But it’s one thousand meters from the ground, and the Clear Observation spell can only barely see blurred figures, and still need to precisely take care of or kill individuals?"

"Blurred is enough, black and white, still easy to distinguish." Someone said.

"You say it simply, Clear Observation is a general spell, and the Ninth Rank can only see one thousand meters, and still be blocked by rain, can you ensure you won't be dazzled?"

"Don't think so much, first have rain to make, my Cloud Rain Bead just collected one percent, extremely controlled, don't know if it can rain for a quarter of an hour."

"With the environment of five suns in the sky, can this rain reach the ground?"

"Difficult, difficult, difficult! Cloud spells and rain spells must be controlled to the extreme, without any dissipation."

"..."

No matter how much everyone complained about the difficulty, the examination still started.

Twenty people per group, twenty-five flying boats, began to fly to various places.

Everyone takes turns making it rain; after one person finishes, immediately change to another place.

Everyone's initial conditions were consistent.

Zhao Xing's group was not full of twenty people, because eighteen people were directly eliminated before.

So there were only nineteen people on this ship.

Zhuo Li, Jiang He, Jiang Hai, and Hua Zhilin happened to be in this group.

And there was one Zhao Xing was familiar with.

"First, Zhenhai Army, He Yu." The judge read the first name.

"Here." The young man who was called was shocked.

"Start." The judge said indifferently.

"Yes."

He Yu stood on the bow of the ship with a bitter heart.

He passed the last round by a narrow margin.

This round should have been his strong point, but he was half a beat slow when collecting rainwater, and didn't collect much.

So he had no confidence in his heart at all.

"Hum~"

When a person is nervous, the mentality is unbalanced, and even the cloud movement is deformed.

He Yu just cast the cloud movement, and his cloud layer shrank rapidly under the irradiation of the five suns.

Before the next step, the cloud layer collapsed, and this He Yu actually went limp.

"Pfft~" Hua Zhilin covered his mouth and smiled.

"?" Zhao Xing looked at this neutral person in surprise.

He Yu's mistake was not strange, but how did this delicate smile come about? And covering his mouth to smile?!

"Truly interesting, he was so anxious that he couldn't control the cloud spell; you guys better not make this mistake later." Hua Zhilin saw everyone looking over and raised his eyebrows.

"..." Zhao Xing felt ten thousand horses galloping in his heart, especially that eyebrow raise, he got goosebumps, and subconsciously retreated behind the crowd.

Zhuo Li, Jiang He, and Jiang Hai next to him also frowned, because Zhao Xing retreated behind them.

Even the judge couldn't help but look at Hua Zhilin.

"Others are not allowed to make noise!"

Hua Zhilin pursed his lips and stopped speaking.

Damn... this action made Zhao Xing feel a chill, and he relied on his strong psychological quality to hold back from hitting someone.

"Make it rain for me!" He Yu roared, his cloud layer trembling, a Cloud Rain Bead spinning in the clouds, finally squeezing out rain.

However, because the environment was too harsh, and He Yu was too nervous, the result was still a failure this time, not even getting the basic score.

"Failed three times, you are eliminated, come back." The judge said indifferently.

"Yes." He Yu shook his head and returned to the ship. He failed twice just by casting cloud movement in front, and if he failed this time, there would be no fourth chance.

In the end, he fell before the fourth stage.

The flying boat flew a long distance forward.

"Next, Jiang Hai."

Jiang Hai was called by name, took a deep breath, and jumped onto the bow of the ship.

His cloud layer was a sword soldier cloud spell, which was relatively strong in stability, and the cloud spell was relatively stable after being cast.

Although it was trembling under the irradiation of the five suns, it finally rained stably for a while.

Zhao Xing noticed that the rain Jiang Hai made also took the shape of a sword.

Jiang Hai held the black chess piece, but looking at his appearance, he didn't seem very satisfied with his result.

The judge quickly announced the result: "Sword Cloud Rain, lasted two quarters of an hour, rain amount 45; held black side, killed 1009, self-damaged 823."

"Final score, 276."

Jiang Hai sighed lightly; in such an environment, cloud movement and rain making was already his limit.

As for the enemy and us below, he really couldn't control it.

The final result was indeed killing a thousand and damaging eight hundred.

As for cloud movement and rain making, it counts as basic points, and the time and amount of rain are multiplied.

Sword rain killing enemies provides benefits, which is an addition item; if positive, it is added, if negative, it is subtracted.

So Jiang Hai's final score was, basic score 90, addition item 186, total 276.

"If you don't have confidence, don't take the addition item," someone thought secretly. "If you kill eight hundred enemies and damage one thousand, even the basic score will be deducted."

"Next, Yu Zhou." The judge flew the flying boat to the next location, then called another name.

"Thunder Cloud Rain, lasted two quarters of an hour, rain amount 36, held white side, killed 546, self-damaged 541. Total score, 77."

"Sigh."

"Next, Jiang Tao, total score, 155."

"Next, Jiang He... total score, 263."

"Next, Liu Ping... total score, 0!"

"Next, Zhuo Li... total score, 425."

Time passed, and there were unlucky people who clearly got the basic score, but insisted on trying their luck to get the addition item, and as a result, the number of enemies killed was not as good as the number of self-damaged, and even the basic score was deducted.

However, soon another high score appeared in this group.

Zhuo Li's performance broke Jiang Hai's record and got a score of 425.

Amidst the envious eyes of the crowd, Zhuo Li stepped off the bow of the ship proudly, and even glanced at Zhao Xing, with a few provocations in his eyes, as if asking: Divine Might Army guy, how many points can you get?

Zhao Xing felt Zhuo Li's gaze and smiled indifferently.

This person's brain was truly kicked by a donkey; his performance in the cloud spell stage was there, and he was the first to collect rainwater, how could he lose to you?

Soon, the flying boat flew to the next location.

The judge also called his name.

"Next, Zhao Xing."