Chapter 379

[Ah? Then look at me, what is my combat power?]

Hearing this, March 7th asks expectantly.

[...5.]

The man struggles for a moment.

He reveals a number that breaks March 7th's heart.

[How is that possible? Look at me again carefully!]

[Is the full score also 5?]

March 7th refuses to believe this cruel fact.

[Poor little March, played in the palm of a machine's rating.]

[Stop looking, let's go!]

Miss Yunli can't stand it anymore and pulls March 7th away directly.

Stelle: "Ahahaha, March is a 'combat power of 5' loser!"

March 7th: "Who are you calling a 'combat power of 5' loser!!"

March 7th: "That broken machine of his must be completely inaccurate!"

Silver Wolf: "Rating lens?"

Silver Wolf: "Sounds like a clumsy imitation of a rating gun."

Stelle: "I've played with a rating gun; that's a curio."

Stelle: "This 'rating lens' thing, isn't it just a toy imitated by some bored researcher at the Herta Space Station?"

March 7th: "Exactly, it must be a toy!"

March 7th: "How could this girl be a 'combat power of 5' loser?"

March 7th: "Either that, or the full score of this machine is 5!!"

Mualani: "I can tell Miss March is really brooding over this rating, haha."

Miss Yunli: "You believe this stuff."

Miss Yunli: "It's all stuff to fool children."

Paimon: "Mm... I think it's quite interesting."

Paimon: "I really want to buy one to wear and play with."

Lumine: "And then check people's combat power ratings before giving them nicknames?"

Paimon: "Hehehe, you really understand me."

Hu Tao: "Tsk tsk, Paimon is really a bully who picks on the weak!"

Hu Tao: "That's so Paimon."

The video continues.

March 7th, dragged away by Miss Yunli, arrives at the security checkpoint.

[Miss Miss Yunli, Miss March! This way, please!]

[I have received word from Lady Sister Yukong and have come specifically to meet you two.]

At the security checkpoint, Sister Xikui is already waiting there.

[Speaking of which, the fact that Miss March is defending the arena in place of Lieutenant Hearing Yanqing has already been announced.]

[I passed through the contestant hall just now and heard the contestants discussing it; the most common question was—who is March 7th?]

[If they ask, how should Miss March introduce herself? Are you ready?]

Sister Xikui looks at March 7th and asks with a smile.

[Hmph, losers don't deserve to know this girl's name.]

March 7th puts her hands on her hips,

and says something that makes Miss Yunli unable to hold back a smile.

[Is this some kind of villain entrance line?]

Miss Yunli shakes her head and jokes.

[Hahahaha, it seems you two are still quite relaxed; it's not easy to have this state when entrusted with a task in a crisis.]

[The Wardance Ceremony has already registered Miss Miss Yunli's contestant information.]

[Miss March 7th was temporarily selected for this competition, and the Sky-Faring Commission has already prepared the relevant procedures for you.]

[Please follow this path up; the contestant hall is just ahead.]

Sister Xikui points out the path for them.

[Thank you, Sister Sister Xikui.]

March 7th thanks her with a smile.

Silver Wolf: "Oh, so March 7th is the opposite of Stelle, right?"

Silver Wolf: "Stelle acts cowardly the more critical the moment gets."

Silver Wolf: "You get crazier the more critical the moment gets."

Stelle: "Good, March is imposing!"

Stelle: "I hope you say that when you get to the arena!"

Miss Yunli: "With such crazy talk, aren't you afraid of being beaten to death?"

Miss Yunli: "Your master suggests you'd better be more low-key."

March 7th: "Hehehe, don't take it seriously."

March 7th: "Isn't this just to build up some courage!"

March 7th: "I'm about to go on stage; if I don't build up some courage, I'm afraid I won't even dare to go up."

The video continues.

[Let's go, let's go take a look at the contestant hall.]

Miss Yunli takes March 7th to the contestant hall.

[It seems this is the contestant hall.]

Soon, the two arrive at the contestant hall.

Looking at it, it is crowded with people.

[So many people.]

March 7th sees so many people and starts to feel nervous again.

[March, before the Wardance Ceremony begins, let your master give you another lesson.]

[You know, Grandpa often tells me that things resemble their owners.]

[A person's weapon will reflect their habits and personality.]

[You've seen me wield my heavy iron, right?]

[Tell me, what have you observed?]

[Wielding such a huge weapon...]

[Master Miss Yunli prefers overwhelming violence over strategy.]

Hearing Miss Yunli's question, March 7th thinks for a moment and says.

[You're not wrong.]

[My tactics have always pursued simplicity and effectiveness; just hacking is enough.]

[Observing the weapons used by opponents, judging what tactics they are good at, and what their shortcomings are—this is the shortcut to winning.]

[For example, a heavy greatsword is obviously not good for a long fight, so one should choose a stalling tactic.]

Miss Yunli begins to educate March 7th on her own.

[Why did you tell me your own weaknesses?]

March 7th scratches her head.

[That's what makes it a relatively fair contest; after all, your master doesn't want to see you lose to someone else.]

[Now is a good opportunity, take this chance to learn how to evaluate your opponents; use the people in this hall to practice.]

[Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.]

Hearing Yanqing: "Heh, how strange, you violent girl also uses tactics?"

Hearing Yanqing: "I thought you only used brute force."

Miss Yunli: "Who are you calling a violent girl?!"

Miss Yunli: "Don't you dare squeal at me!"

Stelle: "No wonder Miss Yunli isn't panicking at all; it turns out she's already prepared to go on stage herself and beat March up."

March 7th: "No way?"

March 7th: "Since when does a master go on stage to bully a disciple?"

March 7th: "But speaking of evaluating opponents, I really want to borrow that person's rating lens just now."

March 7th: "To see who in this hall has a rating higher than 5!"

Silver Wolf: "And then specifically pick the ones with higher ratings than you to fight?"

Silver Wolf: "Aren't you afraid that the rating is real and you'll be the one getting beaten up instead?"

March 7th: "Impossible, this girl is definitely not a 'combat power of 5' loser!"

Lumine: "Miss March 7th really doesn't look like a 'combat power of 5' loser."

Lumine: "Someone like Paimon is a 'combat power of 5' loser."

Paimon: "Ah... damn it!"

Paimon: "I actually can't refute that!"

The video continues.

[Know yourself and know your enemy... let me see, who should I ask now?]

March 7th and Miss Yunli begin walking around the hall, attempting to find out the contestants' backgrounds.

[...I'm really not used to wearing this outfit today.]

[Right, you are the contestant March 7th who is replacing Lieutenant Hearing Yanqing!]

[Right?]

While March 7th is walking around,

two reporters who look very awkward come up to March 7th and Miss Yunli.

[That's right. Who are you...?]

March 7th looks at the two people in front of her strangely.

[As you can see, I am a reporter responsible for on-site competition interviews, that's right.]

The reporter introduces herself.

[The Sky-Faring Commission has prepared quite thoroughly as the organizer; this is interesting.]

Miss Yunli smiles and watches this interview with interest.

[Yes, in such a big occasion, people like us are usually indispensable.]

[Right, taking advantage of the start of the competition, can I ask some questions I'm interested in?]

The reporter wants to interview March 7th.

[Actually, I'm here to know myself and know my enemy...]

March 7th shows a hesitant expression.

[Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy includes understanding yourself, right?]

[Accepting an interview is a great way to understand yourself.]

[First is the question everyone is most concerned about!]

[Lieutenant Hearing Yanqing did not appear at today's Wardance Ceremony.]

[According to some unreliable gossip, I heard that Lieutenant Hearing Yanqing is currently seriously injured; may I ask if this is true?]

Hearing Yanqing: "Ah, this..."

Hearing Yanqing: "This news is too unreliable, isn't it?"

Hearing Yanqing: "How did I become seriously injured?"

Miss Qingque: "I guess some people heard you withdrew from the competition and made up a reason themselves to spread it."

Miss Qingque: "It's also good, at least it's not saying you fled before the battle or were afraid of fighting."

Robin: "Strange, why do I feel like these two reporters... are a bit... uh..."

Robin: "Not professional enough?"

Robin: "Could it be a unique Luofu Xianzhou style?"

Charlotte: "She asked questions she was interested in as soon as she opened her mouth; this really doesn't look like something a professional reporter would do."

March 7th: "Is that so?"

March 7th: "I don't think there's anything abnormal about it."

March 7th: "Maybe they are rookie reporters."

March 7th: "Rookie reporters are inexperienced, so it's inevitable they'd be like this."

The video continues.

[Uh... it... it's true!]

Hearing this question,

March 7th hesitates for a moment and nods.

[It really is like that; may I ask why he is seriously injured?]

The reporter continues to press.

[It was because of a traffic accident!]

March 7th answers without thinking.

[Could it be... a star-skiff traffic accident?]

[How dangerous!]

[After the Wardance Ceremony begins, Miss March 7th will accept challenges from swordsmanship masters from different worlds; is there any opponent you are particularly looking forward to?]

The reporter sighs and starts the next question.

[No.]

March 7th shakes her head.

[No?]

[Contestant March 7th is really too crazy... uh no, too confident!]

[Thank you very much for accepting the interview, thank you!]

Furina: "Did this reporter lady want to say Miss March 7th is arrogant?"

Stelle: "Not necessarily, could it be that she wanted to say 'haughty'?"

Guinaifen: "Is it possible that she just wanted to say she's too crazy?"

Lumine: "Cough, cough, is there any point in dwelling on this?"

Paimon: "Miss March 7th has a lot of momentum!"

Paimon: "Is this despising the opponent tactically?"

March 7th: "You're too kind, you're too kind..."

March 7th: "Mainly, I don't even know the backgrounds of the contestants, I don't even know them..."

March 7th: "So how can I talk about looking forward to it?"

Miss Yunli: "You can't say it like that; at least you know your master's background, right?"

March 7th: "But I don't look forward to meeting Master Miss Yunli and being beaten off the stage!"

Hearing Yanqing: "Be confident, maybe it's you who beats your Master Miss Yunli off the stage?"

Miss Yunli: "Do you believe that?"

March 7th: "I don't believe it anyway."

Hearing Yanqing: "Wait, what was Miss March saying in the video just now?"

Hearing Yanqing: "How did I get into a traffic accident?"

March 7th: "Saying it like that can prevent others from over-speculating about you."

March 7th: "Otherwise, who knows what outrageous reasons they would make up."

Hearing Yanqing: "But I'm perfectly fine; what if someone meets me, then it won't be clear, right?"

Stelle: "What are you afraid of? Just say that Lady Dragon brought you back to life, and all your external injuries were healed in just one hour."

Stelle: "Now only invisible internal injuries remain, and you need to follow the doctor's orders to recuperate carefully!"