The puppets' stage play

Chapter 404 Coincidence

crunch.

As always, he walked through the school door and entered the inner space. Qi Xiu stopped where he was.

Puff, puff.

Blood flows throughout the body, and the heart trembles slightly, transporting abundant vitality to the whole body.

"...It's so quiet."

He murmured softly, looking around with his black eyes, but he could only hear the beating of his heart in his ears, and the sound like tinnitus echoed in his brain.

It's no wonder that after the demon left, most students lost their reasons to continue to stay in the school. Even if they were ridiculed by the other party in the end, to most people, it was no big deal.

Students who will be stimulated by those words are probably a little confused about the future deep down, such as themselves.

Thinking of this, Qi Xiu shook his head and stepped forward. After a while, he arrived in front of the previous stairs.

He turned around, not looking at the stairs he was used to walking on, and walked straight around to the back, stopping in front of a dark blue wall.

Stretching out his palm, the cold breath instantly spread to his palm, and then spread to the depths.

'Crunch'.

A faint sound of opening the door sounded deep in his heart. His eyes trembled, and he couldn't help but take a step back. Then he looked in front of him, and a pale white door appeared in front of him.

The palm that stopped in mid-air paused, then fell, resting behind the white door. A soft light rose and enveloped the whole body.

As if sinking into the depths of the ocean, his consciousness froze for a moment, and then his ears cleared.

"Here." A familiar voice sounded in my ears.

He opened his eyes, and in front of him was Zhou Tao with a calm expression, and beside him were several men with scrutinizing eyes.

Qi Xiu nodded while looking around from the corner of his eyes, trying to remember the environment he was in.

This is a world wrapped in a thick curtain of water. Through the water, you can still see some huge shadows hovering in the distance, and there is a fresh breath in the air.

But there are some incompatible decorations among them.

Qi Xiu turned his eyes and looked at the people in front of him. Some were wearing shirts, some were wearing robes with wide sleeves, and some were wearing black like Zhou Tao.

"Since you are here, let me tell you some of the rules of the First Union Academy."

Zhou Tao didn't even look at the others, and went straight to Qi Xiu to tell the story. The others looked surprised, but they just looked at the situation silently.

"After the initial experiments, due to some changes, the above decided to increase the requirements for screening. To be precise, in the eyes of the Federation, not all school graduates can set foot, but only the best among them can."

"In other words, the First Joint College will only admit students who have performed well during their studies. As for other ordinary graduates, new advanced colleges will be opened one after another."

Qi Xiu listened silently, nodding from time to time to express understanding.

After he decided to apply for the exam, he tried to find the necessary information on the Internet. However, he could not find it. What he found was more abuse and disdain from the public.

"Different from the five-year system in the academy, the tiered calculation method is adopted in the First Union Academy. Although it can be roughly counted as six years, that is only under the premise that everything goes well."

"In general, you need to pass the assessment of each session before you can enter the next stage."

"Oh, as for the existing 'outliers', you don't have to worry about it." Zhou Tao looked as usual and mentioned those people who were widely reviled in the outside world.

"For the upper levels, they were introduced just for testing purposes and are not considered qualified graduates."

"After all, it doesn't even supplement the supporting knowledge, it just keeps improving its strength for testing. The kind of inferior product that comes out every six months is really nothing."

"Their only value is to allow us to eliminate some professions with major flaws, and the remaining ones are the professions you want to practice."

"Zhou Tao, this step is enough. If he can't pass next..." A man next to him wearing a white shirt and a mustache interrupted Zhou Tao's statement.

Zhou Tao glanced at the other party, then turned his gaze and looked this way.

"As I said, the First Joint Institute will only select outstanding students, and here, even the minimum number of students is 200. You are just within this range."

Qi Xiu nodded. As for the students who were not in this range, he also understood in his heart that even if those students signed up, they would not receive such personal explanations and would only be allowed to work hard on their own.

As for his current ranking, after years of hard work, even if it is not as good as those at the top, it can be considered a slight achievement.

Barely making up for the progress left behind in the past, the body and mind are well coordinated, and I have a certain experience in both literature and martial arts. The final result is...

"No. 176." Zhou Tao said softly that his current ranking is lower than those geniuses who have attracted much attention since entering the school, but better than some guys with weaker talents. He can be regarded as the mainstay among them.

"It stands to reason that with this result, even if you go to other places, others will take it seriously, and you will have a great future. So, even if you are despised and disgusted by others, what is the reason for you to go there?"

"I want to know the source of your motivation to continue moving forward." Zhou Tao's gaze suddenly became sharp, like a sharp light piercing this side.

The same goes for other teachers. They have different temperaments, but they all look at this with the same majestic eyes.

Why, the reason is actually very simple.

The other party's question swirled in his heart, and soon, an answer emerged from the depths of his heart. It was an extremely hot and high-spirited answer, rising from the bottom of his heart, and then poured straight into his throat and from his mouth. Zhong rushed out.

"Because, I don't want that."

Qi Xiu was startled for a moment, a little confused by the words he blurted out. Then he calmed down and looked at Zhou Tao, who was in a daze. The other teachers also looked at him with strange eyes, and they all looked here in unison.

"Indeed, if I don't go to the First Union Academy, I may be able to become a good strong person in the expectations of others, but..." Qi Xiu raised his head, the light in his eyes was extremely bright.

Just looking at this scene, all the teachers couldn't help but fell silent. They saw desire in it, which was like a child's deep hope for the future.

"I want to become stronger, so I can't stop moving forward. I must always demand myself, I must move forward harder, and I must seize the opportunities that are close at hand."

Qi Xiu took a deep breath, as if the actual starlight was flowing in the depths of his eyes.

"I really don't have any big ideals, but with this obsession, I will never lose to others. I will never allow being weaker than others. If you want to laugh at my naivety, then wait until I die. Let’s talk about it later.”

The light in his eyes gradually dissipated, Qi Xiu's expression became calm, and he said calmly.

"That's it."

"...Not bad." Zhou Tao nodded, with a faint smile on his lips. Although the other teachers had some disapproval on their faces, they did not question it out loud, but looked at them with encouragement. Look this way.

"The rest is up to you." The man in a white shirt smiled, walked to Zhou Tao's side, patted the latter's shoulder gently, and then looked at Qi Xiu.

"No matter what others say, you must maintain your determination until the end. This is the only advice I, a senior in life, can give you. What others say is bullshit. Remember this."

The man in the white shirt took a straight step and walked away with a smile on his face, his body gradually becoming thinner.

"It's a good realization. At your age, I'm not as good as you."

"Keep going, I will always pay attention to you. Of course, if you dare to look back, I will come and beat you."

"No matter what others say...Okay, based on what you said, I'm a little bit interested, so come on."

Other teachers walked by, each said an encouraging word, and then walked away. Some disappeared in the middle, and some honestly opened the door and left. After a while, only the teacher was left in the room. The next two people.

"...The places for upward recommendation are voted by each teacher. It seems that as long as you don't give up on your own initiative, you have basically won your qualification."

Zhou Tao shook his head slightly, looked here, and said words of relief.

Qi Xiu nodded, feeling a little enlightened. No wonder such a teacher came here. It turned out that this time was originally a screening.

"What that guy said had a greater impact than we expected. Not only the top 200 students, but also the lower-ranked students had many people's minds and signed up one after another."

"But, in fact, we don't have that many seats in the First Joint Academy. For practical reasons, we decided to screen them beforehand."

A faint smile appeared on Zhou Tao's face, and he looked at Qi Xiu with a hint of relief in his eyes.

"Originally, in their eyes, you can only go through the motions. After all, there are people who are better than you who have signed up. However, it is no longer necessary now. In the eyes of the teachers, you are undoubtedly qualified to be selected. .”

Qi Xiu's heart twitched, then relaxed. Fortunately, he did not lose the opportunity at the beginning.

"What impressed them before was not your words, but the reluctance and determination in your heart. Just as the previous teachers said, as long as you never forget this belief, they will never abandon you."

Zhou Tao's admonishing words came to his ears, and Qi Xiu should remember these words deeply.

"Okay, sit down."

Zhou Tao smiled slightly and immediately sat down on the spot, a futon suddenly appeared under him.

Qi Xiu was surprised. It turned out that the mechanism here was similar to that in the classroom. He immediately sat down, a futon also appeared under him, and the two sat opposite each other.

"Teacher, what is going on in the First Union Hospital? I can't find any information from the outside world?" Qi Xiu immediately asked after sitting down. He was very confused about this.

Even the people from the outside world can often only criticize those aliens who have "graduated", but if you ask them what the United First Academy has done, no one can answer.

"Qi Xiu, you also know about the 'career path' that is popular in our federation." Zhou Tao did not answer directly, but talked about other topics.

"I heard something." Qi Xiu suppressed his doubts and answered honestly.

"Connecting the pulse, cultivating the body, and connecting with the spirit are the contents of the first level of the career path. Even the superficial skills you practice now are mostly simplified from the first level."

"Whether it is the Consciousness Sea or the Qi Sea, they are essentially paving the way for practicing the pulse connection method. Generally speaking, once the pulse connection is successful, it can be regarded as a first-level person in the federal recognition."

Zhou Tao spoke gently and stated the key points. These are knowledge that will not be spread to the outside world and are often only passed down by word of mouth.

Qi Xiu's mind dimmed, and he finally understood the definition of the first level. He had always thought that his qualifications were too poor, and he could not even reach the lowest level. Only then did he realize that he did not understand the key.

"Condensation, Yuan Jin, Nightmare Spirits, Demonic Eyes, even these things that you regard as dependence in your eyes now can only be regarded as superficial things in the first level. As long as you take a little longer, you can easily obtain them. .”

In his words, Zhou Tao did not comment on the students' tendency to excessively pursue lethality. For the Federation, this was a period of laying foundations, and there was no need to pay attention to combat power.

"The Federation attaches great importance to the leap of realm. Every high-level strong person appears, it is a feast. Rather than showing off at the lower end, I prefer you to work hard to improve your realm."

"The First Academy of the Federation has inherited the mainstream thinking of the Federation. It pays more attention to the all-round development of students than pure combat power. What they want to cultivate is not the weak who can defeat ten thousand, but the strong who can dominate a battlefield. By."

"For this reason, in the early days, the First Union Hospital paid more attention to the basic literacy of students." Zhou Tao looked here, "For this reason, they concocted a heterogeneous profession, which represents a better foundation and future than ordinary professions."

"Selecting the best from the best, focusing on the most important, does not focus on current gains, but looks to the pattern in the next few hundred years. Therefore, even if the people are strongly opposed at the moment, there are still many strong people within the Federation who support the Federation. One hospital.”

"For this reason, those strong people even redefined the first level, of course, at the alien level."

Zhou Tao's pupils were slightly bright, and there was a hint of admiration in his eyes.

"Based on the original basis, students from the First Alliance Academy must have several times the quality of the original first level before they are allowed to step into the first level. For this reason, cultivation methods after Yuan Jin and Demonic Eyes were successively created."

"A pure mindless body with an immovable mind, a glazed body, and a pure soul as its core."

"With the intention of dancing in the flames, the spiritual body is turned into a hollow and breathless body that turns around."

"Use various 'heterogeneous' bodies as media, use your own soul as fuel, melt everything about yourself, create a physique that is unique to you, and then use it to step into the first level, that is the 'heterogeneous first level' .”

Zhou Tao's voice gradually became thicker, and the high-pitched words resounded around him. He was so excited that he didn't notice the strangeness of the person in front of him.

Qi Xiu pressed down his trembling palms and looked at the teacher in front of him, but the doubt in his heart still lingered.

Why, it sounded so similar to his own method of reshaping. He suppressed his doubts and nodded calmly in front of the eyes looking over him.

"Yes, it's really amazing." Qi Xiu said, but his eyes were slightly lowered and his tone was slightly low.

Then, the science popularization continued, and Qi Xiu also learned more knowledge. He listened silently, and then convinced himself.

This is just a coincidence.