Above Destiny

Chapter 255: If you walk on the east side of the river, how can you not get your shoes wet?
No?

Didn't you tell me earlier?

Teacher, you have seen it all. It’s not that I don’t want to take the exam, it’s that the association doesn’t allow me to!

Upon hearing this, Ji Jue subconsciously raised the corners of his mouth, but then he frowned again, and his expression gradually became solemn.

——Why not?
It's just like the principle of 'accepting a gift does not mean I agree'. I feel I can't take the exam, and you don't allow me to take the exam. These are two different things!
Besides, no matter how unsure he said, Ji Jue had thought in his heart, "It's just a craftsman's test, I can get it done if I work hard."

Just as Professor Ye said.

He is a restless guy at heart.

I cannot stand being mediocre and incompetent, nor can I tolerate the torment of doing nothing.

If the teacher feels that he can get the license, then there is absolutely no reason for him to be timid.

Putting aside the effect provided by the association's endorsement, the former Grandmaster's Tianlu record is right in front of us. If possible, who wouldn't want to work hard to surpass it?
Even if Tianlu was inexplicably busy preparing for the civil service exam for three months, wasn't I also taking correspondence courses at night school?
No matter how many worries and considerations you have, once you decide to start, you have to put them aside and forge ahead. How can you just give up when you encounter a few problems?

Ji Jue's expression changed slightly, and gradually became solemn:

"Can you tell me the reason?"

Was it internal strife within the association? Was it the restrictions set by the guys who were beaten by the teacher? Or was it related to the turmoil in Yacheng these days, and some people didn't want Ye Xian's students to become craftsmen at this time?
There has to be an explanation, right?
Behind the desk, the association's head, Li Yun, is a middle-aged woman with rigorous makeup and a calm and friendly attitude.

Although she is not a craftsman or a chosen one, as the association's full-powered agent in Yacheng, she is responsible for all matters related to the Taiyi Ring and maintains the connection between local craftsmen and the association.

Ji Jue had seen him in her teacher's study and at Lei Wuye's funeral. Although they had not had much dealings, the relationship between her and Professor Ye should be good.

Moreover, the teacher accepted the task assigned by the association and solved the troubles in Quancheng.

It hasn't even been two months yet, there's no reason to get rid of it so soon.

"Please don't misunderstand, Mr. Ji, this is not intentional."

Li Yun did not want any misunderstanding to interfere with her future work, so she stood up immediately and searched the bookshelf behind her. After a long time, she found a file and Ji Jue's registration form.

Put it in front of him.

She sighed, "But according to the records, your training time is really too short... From last winter to today, the time recorded in the records is only just one year."

"..."

Ji Jue was stunned. He didn't expect that the thing that was holding him back in the exam was time.

"Can't we take the exam in one year?"

“More than one year.”

Li Yun replied: "As a general rule, the association does not accept apprentices who have been training for less than three years to register for the exam."

Ultimately, if we want to shift the blame, we have to blame Tianlu.

Not just the Sky Furnace.

There is another master of the time - the plowsmith!

The time record set by this contemporary master Tianlu craftsman has always been no secret within the association, and this talent has long been admired by many successors.

And ever since a few decades ago, another craftsman who passed the exam after only one year of self-study became a master, everyone has been amazed. The time it takes for an apprentice to become a craftsman seems to have become a measure of talent and future.

There is no shortage of apprentices who try to shorten their time in the spotlight.

Under the temptation of becoming famous overnight and being as famous as a master, everyone started to break records one after another.

As we all know, there is no end to the volume.

If it was just a simple roll, it would be fine, but the problem is that there are too many parallel imports in it!
Generally speaking, this kind of fake stuff would be screened out during the answering stage, but Yu Jin is really good at memorizing... What's more, he has various blessings and creations, so it is not difficult to create an answering machine.

And each assessment phase of the craftsman examination requires a group of masters to review it. One more piece of junk means one more waste of time and one more consumption of resources.

You know, in order to ensure fairness, all the materials needed for the craftsman exam are provided by the association. Even if Ji Jue receives a registration fee of 400,000, which makes him shudder with fear, it is still a pure loss-making business!
Moreover, according to subsequent statistics, even if such a quick-trained apprentice managed to become a craftsman, he would be nothing more than an underdeveloped deformed child.

The foundation is seriously inadequate.

Even more than a decade ago, there was an unlucky guy who got a craftsman certificate one day, but blew himself up the next day...

More importantly, if this continues for a long time, it will create a bad atmosphere.

After a brief period of prosperity, the association seemed to have entered a brilliant era of blooming flowers, thriving society, and a wonderful era.

But in the end, only a handful of people can get a golden ribbon!
Not even one has become a master.

Not only that, there have been many cases where people lost themselves due to vanity and flattery, and ultimately did not want to wake up from their dreams, and plunged into the depths of corruption in order to gain a little progress.

Therefore, after an emergency meeting of the four directors of the association and many schools of thought, this trend was put on hold.

Not only that, from that time on, the examinations for apprentices who had trained for too short a period of time would be more cautious and strict.

The same level is ambiguous. If it can be evaluated as A or B, it must be B.

If you just barely pass, then you will definitely fail.

A one-point difference is enough to eliminate countless people.

At the same time, in order to prevent the recurrence of unqualified workers and some large workshops that were completely shameless in order to make up the number of craftsmen, the association issued new regulations from that time on - apprentices with less than three years of training needed the signatures and guarantees of three craftsmen to take the exam, in order to avoid waste and loss of resources.

Of course, there will be no problem or obvious punishment even if you fail the exam, but the results will be announced separately.

If you guys who are the guarantors are happy to lose face, the association doesn't care.

What's more, the struggle between factions within the association is so fierce, how could they miss such a good opportunity?
I’m afraid it will be on the headlines the next day.

How can you defend yourself when someone takes advantage of the situation to attack your character, ability and vision?

From that time on, no craftsman would allow his apprentice, who had a seizure of the second disease and thought he was the chosen one, to take the exam.

I really can't afford to lose this person.

What's more, ordinary apprentices are not noble sons of a wealthy family like Mr. Lou, so how can they get three craftsmen to guarantee them?
Just hold on!
"Of course, I don't doubt Master Ye's vision and her requirements for students. She must have confidence in you to let you come. However, rules are rules. Even if I approve it, the higher-ups will reject it."

Li Yun took out the old notification document from the bottom of the box and placed it in front of Ji Jue, and sincerely advised: "You are still so young, how about waiting for two years?" "..."

Ji Jue didn't say anything, just sighed softly.

I didn't waste any more words begging for mercy.

An association is an association, rules are rules, and after so many years, everyone has become accustomed to it, and consensus is consensus. When you are insignificant, challenging the rules and subverting the consensus is a very irrational and cost-ineffective thing to do.

Only after you have reached Hexi, you are qualified to talk about the thirty years in Hedong.

Once I swallow the golden elixir, my life will be in my own hands.

before this……

"Three signatures?" Ji Jue asked.

"Correct."

Li Yun nodded, as if she had expected it.

Not surprising.

"Sorry to bother you." Ji Jue slowly stood up and said goodbye politely: "I will come again tomorrow."

"Always waiting."

Li Yun nodded and watched him turn and leave.

In silence, she devoted herself to her clerical work again.

In the midday sun, Ji Jue sat on the steps of the square and sighed.

The signatures of three craftsmen...

It's a bit difficult.

He doesn't know any craftsmen.

After all, since my debut, I have met countless craftsmen, but unfortunately, only a few are alive and many are dead... If I had known earlier, I would have killed fewer and left them for autographs.

I just don’t know if Yousui’s signature will be useful.

This problem is not difficult, just a bit troublesome.

The teacher asked him to take the license exam, so it is impossible that he was unaware of this rule. In other words, he did not think that this would be an obstacle for Ji Jue at all.

Actually, it does...

After thinking it over, he took out his cell phone and made a call.

In a few seconds, the call was connected.

Ji Jue asked tentatively:
"Hello? Are you there?"

"roll!"

From the other end, there were curses without thinking.

It’s Lou Feng.

Ji Jue: “…”

Lou Feng: “…”

Silence fell suddenly.

Because the instincts, shadows or PTSD are too strong, both parties are in an awkward situation.

Until Ji Jue let out a long, painful sigh.

"That's right, I understand."

He smiled regretfully: "When we were in Quancheng, I thought we were friends, but I didn't expect... I thought we could be partners for life. I'm sorry, it's my wishful thinking. I'm sorry for disturbing you. It's enough for me to know that you are doing well."

The air was suddenly filled with the refreshing aroma of tea, which choked Lou Feng so much that he almost couldn't breathe.

asphyxia.

After encountering this bastard, the Lou family's upbringing and quality were all wasted.

He could only roll his eyes to the sky: "If you have something to say, just say it!"

"Wouldn't it bother you?"

Ji Jue asked weakly, "I'm sorry to bother you in the first place. What if someone finds out that the Lou family is connected to a poor guy like me? That would be bad, right?"

"Mr. Ji, you're not done yet, are you? I..."

Veins popped out on Lou Feng's forehead, and he couldn't help but blurt out a series of skillful lines. It was too late when he noticed the shocked looks from his parents, brothers and sisters across the table.

Snapped!
At the top, the old man was stunned, his chopsticks shook, and two grains of rice fell on the table.

He seemed to hesitate to speak.

Dead silence.

Lou closed his eyes, resisting the urge to hang himself, put down his chopsticks, and slowly stood up: "I'm full."

Then, he lowered his head, shrunk his neck, and rushed out of the restaurant at the fastest speed in his life.

It's like running away.

It took a long time for him to come back to his senses, and two cracks appeared on the screen of the mobile phone in his hand.

Hate it! ! !

(End of this chapter)