Chapter 269: Life-Saving Equipment (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The Ten Academies of the Firmament

Due to the small number of people, their final examinations proceeded very quickly, but the report cards had not yet been released, which made Wan Ming somewhat anxious.

He sat alone in the living room, eating dinner while scrolling through short videos, waiting.

"Master, the report card has been released."

The blue metal sphere beside him suddenly spoke up to remind him.

After saying this, it projected a green screen, and a ranking list of only 14 people appeared in his line of sight.

【Final Examination Ranking (Ten Academies)】

【First Place: Yu Yu Zhuoran (Tenth Academy)】

【Second Place: Pei Jiu (Tenth Academy)】

【Third Place: Xiang Long (Tenth Academy)】

【Ninth Place: Lin Qi (Sixth Academy)】

【Thirteenth Place: Huo Hao Wanyang (First Academy)】

After Wan Ming saw that he was still in sixth place, he shook his head and muttered to himself:

"It's really too difficult to move up a rank now; I might just stay in sixth place forever."

"No, once Huo Hao Wanyang's strength improves, I might drop to seventh place."

Speaking of seventh place, he continued to look down, and suddenly a familiar name fell into his line of sight.

"Lin Qi, ninth place?!"

Wan Ming was stunned the moment he saw it. Lin Qi had actually joined the rankings?

The most critical thing was that the other party's ranking had actually improved by another spot.

Only one thought immediately popped into his mind: "Lin Qi has improved again!"

Looking further down, at this time, the SS-rank genius Huo Hao Wanyang had only just surpassed Han Zhen, placing thirteenth.

By comparison, Lin Qi was more like that awakened SS-rank genius.

Thinking of this, he immediately sent the report card to their small Tenth Academy group.

A moment later, Pei Jiu was the first to pop up.

【Pei Jiu: Lin Qi is very formidable. I just heard from others that Lin Qi's Qi-blood value broke through 90, so I knew his ranking definitely wouldn't be low.】

【Xia Sister Lian: Hiss, are we sure this Lin Qi hasn't awakened? His Qi-blood value is almost catching up to mine.】

Other geniuses were shocked after seeing this, especially the four who had been surpassed.

The most shocked was Huo Hao Wanyang, who was also in the group chat at this time.

His expression became solemn. He had originally thought that after he awakened, he would quickly surpass Lin Qi and then surpass the others.

Now it seemed that was not the case; Lin Qi's rate of improvement was faster than his.

It made him feel as if his awakening was a fake product.

Or was it simply that Lin Qi was formidable?

Firmament Sixth Academy, Cangjing Building

It was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Snowflakes were drifting with the wind, the final examinations had ended, and Firmament Shanyu Wuda was officially on holiday.

The entire teaching building also appeared exceptionally empty and quiet.

Lin Qi got off his black electric car, entered the teaching building, took the elevator, and arrived at the top floor Vice Dean's office.

While eating, he had received a message from Liu Yuanzhang, asking him to come to the office.

"Beep!"

The office door opened automatically, revealing a deep blue decor style that resembled the ocean.

Liu Yuanzhang, wearing a white robe with large earlobes, sat on the sofa, projecting a screen in front of him.

At the same time, on the pitch-black desk, there were two silver-gray metal boxes of different sizes.

"Lin Qi, you're here!"

"I didn't expect that you would give us another surprise!"

"You were actually able to rank ninth in the Tenth Academy. If other students knew, they probably wouldn't believe it."

"We have encountered a genius like you for the first time at Firmament Shanyu Wuda," Liu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

After Lin Qi entered, he also saw the ranking list, especially discovering that he was ranked ninth, and his heart stirred.

He had actually improved by another spot; it seemed his progress over these ten-plus days was not small.

"Dean, you overpraise me!"

He sat down on the sofa skillfully.

Liu Yuanzhang handed Lin Qi a cup of hot tea and asked, "When do you plan to return to Tianhai City?"

Lin Qi took a sip of hot tea and said, "I'm leaving tomorrow!"

Having been away from home for more than five months, everyone at Firmament Shanyu Wuda was eager to return home, and he was the same.

"You are completely different from ordinary geniuses now. Returning to Cang Province, Tianhai City is not as safe as the school."

Liu Yuanzhang suddenly said with a serious expression.

Lin Qi frowned and said, "Dean, do you mean someone will take action against me?"

Liu Yuanzhang explained, "Although you haven't awakened a special ability, you are far stronger than ordinary geniuses."

"It is not impossible for the 【Insect God Society】 to take action against you. It is better to be safe than sorry."

"So I called you over this time to give you something to protect yourself."

After saying this, he opened the large silver metal box, revealing the items inside.

It was a smooth, reflective silver metal sphere, one size larger than his own Xiao Chan.

"This is...?"

Lin Qi looked puzzled, and Xiao Chan beside him also curiously floated over.

Liu Yuanzhang explained, "This is a mechanical body loaded with a defense module."

"It is equivalent to changing your intelligent life form to a new carrier."

"Defense module?"

Lin Qi didn't understand but felt it was very powerful.

"With the defense module, your intelligent lifeform possesses stronger scanning capabilities, allowing you to check the situation within a hundred-meter radius at any time."

"At the same time, it also possesses a defensive function. The surface incorporates a high content of Delta alloy, which can effectively withstand attacks from Stage Five to Stage Six disaster beasts."

"It can even launch a suicide attack in an emergency, which is to say, self-destruct to protect the master's safety," Liu Yuanzhang explained.

Lin Qi's eyes lit up after hearing this; it was so powerful. Then he immediately realized something was wrong.

"Wait, what happens to the chip inside after self-destruction?"

Liu Yuanzhang said, "The Qiqiong Martial Arts Hall's backend has backups of all intelligent life forms. Once the self-destruct chip is damaged, it can naturally be restored using the backup." Lin Qi frowned: "Is the restored data still my Xiao Chan?"

Liu Yuanzhang said calmly, "That depends on what you think yourself."

Lin Qi looked at the blue metal sphere floating in the air, secretly deciding that unless it was a critical moment, he would not let Xiao Chan self-destruct.

Then he took out Xiao Chan's core module and installed it into the new metal body.

"Hum!"

Although the body size was a circle larger, it was no different from usual.

"There is one more thing!" Liu Yuanzhang said again.

He slowly opened another black metal cylinder.

"The intelligent life form is considered the school's, but this item is my personal one; I can only lend it to you for a period of time."

"It was also what your teacher reminded me of before he left."

!

After Liu Yuanzhang finished speaking, the cylindrical metal box slowly opened, and a cold glint surged out in an instant.

Lin Qi looked closely; this was a spearhead, the silver spear tip flashing with sharpness.

The entire spearhead was polished to be smooth and reflective, emitting a chilling cold glint.

Lin Qi didn't doubt at all that this thing could instantly pierce through his body.

"Liu Yuanzhang, this spearhead...?"

Lin Qi was puzzled. Giving him a spearhead?

Liu Yuanzhang took out the spearhead and smiled: "This is indeed a spearhead, but it is not just a spearhead."

"Activate spear mode!" he said.

He saw the silver cylinder at the base of the spearhead suddenly change, instantly turning from a hard solid state into a liquid, flowing rapidly.

And it kept expanding, growing and flowing like running water, finally fixing itself into a two-meter-long black spear body.

Lin Qi looked at this scene in amazement, somewhat shocked.

"This is... liquid metal?"

Liu Yuanzhang swung the black spear simply, the wind howling, stirring up gusts of fierce wind.

At the same time, he explained:

"That's right, this is liquid metal, transforming between liquid and solid states, adopting two precious alloys, Delta and Omega."

You give instructions to the intelligent life form via voice, and it will control the changes of the liquid metal.

Now we have given your intelligent life form the authorization, and now you can use it too.

After saying this, he handed over the spear in his hand.

"Hum."

Lin Qi took the spear curiously, feeling a chill. He secretly exerted force, and his strength flowed into the spear body, exceptionally smooth.

This feel was even higher than his Stage Three Taiyue Great Spear, making him unable to put it down.

Looking at Lin Qi's appearance, Liu Yuanzhang sat down again and said:

"You know, as a martial artist, whether you have a weapon in your hand or not, your strength is completely different!"

"You are leaving school, so you certainly cannot carry a spear weapon with you, but now it's different."

"With liquid metal, you only need to carry the spearhead with you, and when you encounter danger, you can directly activate spear mode."

Lin Qi nodded, feeling it was indeed much more convenient.

"The spear tip is crafted from Stage Five Delta alloy, and as for the liquid metal, it goes without saying; disaster beasts below Stage Seven cannot completely destroy it."

"This was because your teacher Mu Hong was worried about your safety and entrusted me to help get it before he left."

"Because the spearhead and liquid metal are too precious, the cost is at least 100 million."

"So this thing can only be lent to you for the winter break; you have to return it after school starts."

Liu Yuanzhang finished explaining the ins and outs and picked up his teacup to take a sip.

Lin Qi was moved in his heart; he didn't expect Teacher Mu Hong to care so much about his safety.

However, looking at the black spear in his hand, he secretly thought, as expected, how could such a valuable weapon be given to him directly.

"Thank you, Dean!" he thanked sincerely.

Liu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "You are the genius of our Sixth Academy, and a special existence."

"The school hasn't decided how to treat you yet. In a sense, you are already an SS-rank genius, so safety is very important."

"These are all things we should do; after all, the defensive measures for Tenth Academy geniuses will only be higher."

"By the way, happy New Year in advance!"

Lin Qi nodded.

A few minutes later, Lin Qi left, and only Liu Yuanzhang remained in the office.

He projected the Tenth Academy ranking again and sighed once more:

"Such a genius has never appeared before."

"Not awakened, yet his talent is stronger than the Tenth Academy geniuses; it really doesn't conform to common sense."

"But if it conformed to common sense, it wouldn't be obtained by our Sixth Academy."

"Qi-blood value 90, only 5 away from 95; he will be able to reach it after one winter break."

"Old Xue will probably be stunned."

"I hope he and Old Mu are doing well in the other world."

Fifteen minutes later, Lin Qi returned to his villa, holding the metal cylinder.

Sitting in the living room, he picked up the metal cylinder, his mind recalling Liu Yuanzhang's words.

"Xiao Chan has a defense module, I also have liquid metal as a new weapon, plus the defensive vest."

"My safety level has also been greatly improved," Lin Qi exhaled.

"Beep!"

"Master, there is a message for you. Your final examination scholarship has arrived."

The blue-clothed Xiao Chan beside him spoke, and at the same time, a screen was projected.

Lin Qi's eyes lit up; he had to see how much his scholarship would be.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 270 =====