Oh no, I have become a character in the card pool?

Chapter 55 Entry Test
"Okay, next please stand here."

As the mechanical prompt sounded, Lin Xuan put on the experimental clothes.

He turned around and looked at the machine he had just touched.

That seems to be a measuring instrument.

Judging from the functions used, it seems that as long as ether is input, the corresponding results will be displayed.

This is quite common - almost every adventurer's guild in a Western fantasy novel has a crystal ball with the same function.

However, in Lin Xuan's memory, he had never seen a game of the same style and functions in mobile games before.

After all, the contracted spirits he drew didn't need to be tested for strength at all.

Faced with those disasters coming from various broken time and space, which destroyed civilization like wandering ghosts, those beautiful girls felt so at home that it was like they were returning home.

The Eight Immortals cross the sea, using every possible means.

Most of the time, he doesn't even need to give orders. Just automatic combat can cut down more than 90% of the monsters blocking the way.

Even if they don't resolve their respective psychological problems, they will dare to cut the attributes of the team in half and force the team to lose the copy that could be won.

Lin Xuan suffered cardiac arrest several times.

But on the other hand, as long as he can play the role of a caring older brother and persuade those problem girls.

Raise the favorability level high enough.

As long as they are willing to demonstrate their abilities, in Lin Xuan's opinion, this mobile game is purely for fun in more than 80% of cases.

——Unfortunately, this is the most difficult part.

But one thing is for sure.

A measuring instrument can only measure the upper limit of the measuring instrument.

Not their upper limit.

Therefore, at that time, there was no need to specially manufacture this set of instruments to assess the grades.

"Well, everything else is easy to explain. Who knew that this entry test would test the quality and quantity of 'ether'?"

Lin Xuan was also a little helpless.

"Don't let me, the person in charge of command, end up being the weakest one after I become a contracted spirit."

"Then where should I put my face?"

As he said this, Lin Xuan recalled the explanation he had heard from Mu Yuqing not long ago.

In the early days of the Broken Age, newborns with the qualifications of spirit bonders began to appear all over the world.

At that time, the first few spirits that were summoned had no division of combat power.

After all, at that time, everyone's judgment on the combat power of the contracted spirits was based only on the "First Contracted Spirit Master", the group of original contracted spirits under his command.

This is very simple to think about logically.

You know, it is said that the initial contract spirit enabled him to summon nearly thirty contract spirits.

Although they usually do not appear in public often and most communication is through logistical reports, it is not that no one has seen them take action.

Otherwise, where did those intimidating titles come from?

So, considering this point, if the average level of the Qi Ling is not so strong.
Could it be that the original contracted spirit envoy has extraordinary luck and is always a top-notch tough guy in the card pool based on countless worlds?

however.

Facts soon proved
Yes, it really is.

The reality of the damn day is so unreasonable, some people play cards by drawing, some people don't pretend and just print them on the spot. Who can I go to for justice for such unreasonable things?
So it's very quick.

In order to prevent the situation where there would be more people who chose to go to the battlefield and die after reading the wrong history textbooks, the Alliance quickly established a hierarchy system for the strength of the spirits.

[Hero], [Heroic], [Nation], [World-shaking], [Epic], [Legend].

According to the legends of Qi Ling during his lifetime, his fame spread across the broken space and time, as well as the powers he possessed after being summoned.

Use a systematic comprehensive assessment to rank them one by one.

Of course, there are many problems with these divisions.

Because often after the memories of the contracted spirits are awakened, they change from the prime of youth to the prime of adulthood, and then they inexplicably gain some special powers.

Therefore, skipping grades happens frequently, and it is possible that a certain spirit will suddenly return as the Dragon King.

However, this scoring system is sufficient for most situations.

And this is the assessment that Lin Xuan is currently conducting.

A mechanical indicator sounded in the room.

"Please place your hands on the machine in front of you and input spiritual energy into it."

——Originally, the term "spiritual power" seemed to be replaced by words such as magic power, mechanical energy, and mental thoughts depending on the birthplace of the tested spirit.

However, because Lin Xuan couldn't make up which broken time and space he came from, the text would automatically proceed in the style of [Demon's Ghost Realm].

After Lin Xuan prepared a little.

Reach out and grasp the instrument.

As if it was an instinct that had been tempered thousands of times in his body, the silvery-white ether emerged from his skin like a swirling dragon and infused into the instrument!

“Oh, it actually works.”

He looked up at the increasing data on the instrument and whispered in surprise.

If he had not cleared the "Floating City" dungeon before, Lin Xuan would probably be stumped by this level now.

Even if they are spirits with a future technological background, they can automatically generate electricity after being summoned, and then use this as energy to assemble the necessary machinery.

But from the very beginning, Lin Xuan was a "fake spirit" who did not follow the conventional path.

Where could he create a broken time and space for himself?
Could it be called [Qiling Poems]?
Fortunately, the system was upgraded and helped him unlock the "Ether Operation·Elementary" on the player panel, otherwise he would have to think of another way.

The ability to manipulate ether is automatically accomplished by the system in the game, and he only needs to click.

And after the upgrade.

Those memories and knowledge appeared directly in Lin Xuan's mind as if he was born with them.

Just wave your hand and it will appear. Just write and use.

This was also the reason why he was able to enchant the bullets in his gun when he was fighting the last mosquito demon boss in the "Floating City" dungeon.

Lin Xuan raised his head and looked at the displayed data that he couldn't understand.

Because each contract spirit has different "powers", and the testing methods are also diverse, it is necessary to divide them in detail one by one later.

So this is just the initial entry test.

And judging from what Mu Yuqing said.

This initial test was purely to test the quality and quantity of the spirit's magic power.

From the moment he heard the criteria for the entry test, Lin Xuan no longer had any expectations for the results.

Everything else is easy to explain, but what about purely competing on the data panel?

How high do you expect a level 8 panel to be stacked that was only unlocked less than a month ago?

"Anyway, as long as you pass this entrance examination, I won't ask for anything more."

He looked at the data bar that was growing slowly, like rolling dice on a multiple-choice question, where he would gain a point for each correct answer.

Lin Xuan sighed in his heart, "System, oh system, I hope you can give me some strength."

"I can still think of ways to deal with the 'power' tests and tactical simulations later on, but how can you expect me to create something like this that relies on numerical values ​​out of thin air—"

He suddenly stopped talking midway.

As Lin Xuan thought about it, a blue text frame appeared before his eyes.

[Unlocked the special power of the Spirit Contract Panel - "Resonance Transformation"]

【introduce:
[The Contract Spirit communicates with the world's consciousness through ether, summoning heroic spirits from different time and space to respond and sign a contract. ] [The Contract Spirit resonates with the land of the world after its descent through the echo of its will, responding to the communication of the Contract Spirit and taking on a body. ]

[The player has both the identity of a spirit bond user and the identity of a summoned spirit bond. ]

[You can resonate with the world with your own will, and then use the energy of other different time and space to transform the existence of your body. 】

[Skill usage requirements:
[Must have a good impression of 100 with at least one soul-contractor, who is willing to share all of his/her true self.]

[Otherwise, in the process of seeking resonance, one will gradually forget one's original form, causing the soul to be distorted and twisted by the resonating party.]

[After using this skill, whether or not you can return to your original state will be entirely determined by the spirit that shares your power. ]

【When the minds are connected, the body and mind are in harmony, then resonance can be achieved. 】

[Currently available object: "Mirror Spirit Fox·Star Viewing Mirror Glass". ]

[Do you want to use this skill? (Please read the skill instructions carefully and understand the risks of using it)]

[yes/no]

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“These data.”

Mu Yuqing looked down at the displayed information and frowned with a slightly confused look.

Originally in her current identity.

It's just an ordinary test of the spirit contract's qualifications. Just leave it to the staff. Hundreds of people go this way every year. There's no need to come in person.

But because of the relationship with Lin Xuan and some other reasons.

Only then would she come in person and want to personally oversee the evaluation process at the first opportunity.

Different from Mu Yuqing's thoughtful expression, Chang Zong Runren, who had also been here early, immediately smiled happily.

"Haha, this is what you swore you would single-handedly reduce the casualties to zero."

"And you were able to bring back so many resources. Do you suspect that you have an epic-level spirit?"

As one of the responsible persons, the obese man was also familiar with the data, so he sneered maliciously:
"But now it seems that this level is just enough to be in the upper middle level among the [Heroes], and it can't even reach the level of [Heroes] who can leave their names in multiple regions."

"Not to mention this transparent blank, which has no biased ether properties."

"Use magic with magic power, create machinery with energy, and derive supernatural powers with spiritual power."

"But this kind of blank ether that has been forgotten by the history of shattered time and space, and can't even remember its own past deeds, has no ether to adapt to."

"——Aren't they the 'Forgotten Heroic Souls' that could dissipate at any time and have difficulty maintaining their existence?"

Not every contract spirit can be guaranteed to have basic combat power after being summoned.

Some souls are too weak. Even if they manage to establish an anchor in this world, they are still incomplete when summoned.

For example, some machines with their own selves, half-ghosts and half-demons with some remaining will, or some magical beasts that are simply powerful.

These things are strong enough to become contracted spirits, but their souls do not match their strength.

Therefore, after being summoned, they will forget their past.

There is no history to prove that they ever existed.

Even if they sign a contract, their souls will quickly be lost in battle, causing their bodies to disintegrate.

And at this moment.

The data showed that Lin Xuan input ordinary silver-white ether, coupled with his condition of having forgotten his memory.

It really coincides too well with the situation of these "Lost Heroic Souls".

"Shut up."

Mu Yuqing turned her head coldly.

She had just returned from the frontline battlefield, and her eyes seemed to still have a gloomy ghostly aura. This glance made Chang Zong Runren, who was accustomed to long-term comfort, subconsciously silent.

The woman said coldly, "Even if we don't mention that so many voice records are there, just picking one can prove your strength. You are much better than you who only dare to hide in the back."

"Even if it is really this kind of neutral and blank ether, it has such delicate control."

"Even though he didn't use his power, he was able to clearly show its shape, and he didn't detect even a tiny bit of its spread."

"Just relying on the ability to control this energy, he can use as much as he wants. This is at least at the level of a [National Domain]-level spirit that specializes in this."

After hearing this.

No matter how much Chang Zong Runren wanted to refute, he could only shut his mouth in disappointment.

Indeed, the data currently detected by the instruments does look a bit strange.

The total amount doesn’t look that good.

However, the curve was too smooth. Not to mention that it did not fluctuate like an electrocardiogram according to the output, it was so smooth that there was not a single burr to be found.

This is an incredible thing for any spirit envoy.

Why is it that after years of optimization, the "Etheric Rituals" have become more and more complicated with more and more strokes?
Because the original version of the etheric ritual was said to be so simple that it only had more than twenty strokes.

However, many early spirit masters were seriously injured.

The reason is simple. When ether is not in use, it flows quietly like blood.

But if you want to force it to be fixed and produce some special effects.

It will be stimulated and difficult to shape.

Using only a few strokes, trying to fix a ball of twisting energy into an absolutely perfect shape is like writing a word with one stroke.

If you make a mistake, the ether circuit may short-circuit, causing severe pain and inability to use the device for a short period of time.

In severe cases, the flesh and blood will explode and the person will fall into coma on the spot.

Therefore, all the techniques that have been passed down till now would rather abandon dangerous simplified strokes than fail to maintain the integrity of the shape and technique.

Unless humans can have the same control power as those high-level spirits.

Otherwise, performing the ritual with just a few strokes would sound like suicide.

And the young man who is undergoing the test at this moment.

The fact that he could demonstrate this level of control was enough to prove that his magic power was by no means a sourceless stream, and certainly not a "forgotten heroic spirit" that could dissipate at any time.

"Hmph." Chang Zong Runren muttered softly, "Even if the control is good, so what."

He knew why Mu Yuqing was frowning at this moment.

Because after the erosion and collapse were resolved and the origin of those huge resources was known, this newly emerged spirit spirit directly entered the sight of the branch's top management.

With the mentality of trying everything possible, he was quickly selected as a member of "that mission".

It is different from a certain mirror spirit fox that is always in sight and controllable even if it is dangerous.

During these years in the depths of the [Demon and Netherworld], there has always been a being called the "Original Spirit" that would appear at fixed times.

This has been going on for nearly eighty years.

In the past, every time she showed up, the Alliance branch would try to take her down because her existence involved certain secrets.

And that is extremely important information concerning the current expansion status of the broken space and time [Demon and Netherworld].

But not once was successful.

After the new fighting force appeared this time, they were impatient and wanted to take it into account.

In this case, if you find that your strength level is not enough.

That would be very dangerous in the upcoming mission.

"No matter how good his control is, his upper limit is only this level. How can he possibly fight against that legendary swordsman?"

The words have not yet fallen.

The sudden surge of ether in the testing room reverberated, and the sound of instruments breaking was heard directly.

I have been in a bad state these two days, because I don’t have a leave note and I can’t break my full attendance. It’s almost there, almost there, I’m almost at the next step
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(End of this chapter)