Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 63: Differences Emerge, Prize Gambling
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Following Lin Qianxue and Uncle Niu, a young man named Lin Qiansuo stepped out with Lin Qianyu.

Lin Qiansuo immediately locked onto Lin Qianfan, because Uncle Niu, with his tanned skin, looked like a hard-working man. He was also old and had limited potential, so he was not to be feared.

But how could the young Lin Qianfan be ranked ahead of him? Was there something extraordinary about him?
However, the elders were all present and this place was not suitable for making noise, so he did not ask about Lin Qianfan's specific ranking, but was just curious about Lin Qianfan.

"Stimulate!"

The sweaty Myna and another candidate for Yulong Fairy City rushed out just as the first incense stick was about to burn out.

Those who complete the assessment within the time of one incense stick are all people with strong character, which means that they are not overly disturbed by the illusion and always walk on the right path. Their character is their own advantage and will provide help in all aspects in the future.

Since then, seven people have achieved excellent results in the Xinxing test.

Among them, there are four people from Yanglong Bay, three people from Yulong Fairy City, and the others are at a lower level.

"Myna, what did you see that made you so excited?"

"Fire iguanas, endless second-level flame wave fire iguanas chasing me and biting me. No more talking, let me take it easy for a while."

Illusions are woven based on everyone's past experiences. What everyone sees is different, but the upper limit of the intensity of the illusions everyone encounters is fixed.

The gap between the remaining 10 people is quite large.

Five of them came out within the second incense stick of time, including Lin Qianling. As the last of the five people from Yanglong Bay, she did not show any abnormality, as if she had expected it.

Those who completed the assessment within two incense sticks of time were considered to be of average character, with minor flaws in their character. This meant that they had been bewitched by the illusion for a while, but were able to find their goals again and set things right on their own.

After the third incense stick, three people came out. Their character could only be considered barely acceptable.

Those who complete the assessment within three incense sticks of time all have flaws in their character. The reason they are able to come out may not be because of a sudden awakening but because the strength of the first-level illusion array is not enough, and their character will be their disadvantage.

As for those who couldn't come out after three incense sticks, they were all people with flawed minds and characters. Those who couldn't even break through the first level of illusion were useless and hopeless. These two people were directly eliminated.

By passing this level, we can initially see that Yulong Fairy City is indeed not as good as Yanglong Bay in cultivating the younger generation.

Not to mention Lin Qianfan's profound memory, and Lin Qianxue, who had experienced nothing at the age of twelve and had a pure heart.

Lin Qianyu, Lin Qianbao, Lin Qianling and Uncle Niu are very representative. They just happen to represent four different groups:

Good family background and good talent, average family background but good talent, good family background but average talent, average family background and average talent.

The four of them all had good personalities, and as a whole they crushed the Yulong Fairy City.

If we boil it down to monster hunting ships, Yulong Fairy City also has monster hunting ships, even more than Yanglong Bay, but Yulong Fairy City's assessment results are poor, which is evident from this.

You know, the three people who got the "qualified" level of character were very reluctant, and they basically had no chance of getting the foundation-building seeds.

"Ah Tao, what's going on?

"Why are there still unqualified people?"

The fourth elder still remembered the assessment ten years ago. At that time, Yanglong Bay was only in its fourth year of establishment, and only two people came to take the assessment.

They seemed very weak when facing the ten candidates from Yulong Fairy City. Although their results were ranked in the upper middle range, it did not prove anything.

But this time, the data was much larger and spanned a longer period, making it more convincing. "You know, some things can't be prevented. Let's just follow the rules."

Some interest groups have formed in the Lin family of Yulong Fairy City. They are like a country within a country and a family within a family.

Although the overall management is very strict now, the family will never be able to prevent the situation where capable parents can unconditionally support their children.

Their behavior is reasonable. If they don't have to pass on what their parents and grandparents have worked hard for to their descendants, do they have to donate it to the family for free?
Even in Yanglong Bay, this situation also exists, such as Lin Qianyu.

The only difference is that Lin Qianyu did not leave his job to practice, but still worked in a serious job and always maintained interaction with the outside world, and did not leave the bottom of the family for too far or too long.

Because the upper class people in Yanglong Bay all know very well that without the bone-chilling cold, there would be no way to smell the fragrance of plum blossoms.

This principle is very simple, and in fact, Yulong Xiancheng also understands it. However, after a force has developed for too long, some interest groups have become solidified. Understanding is one thing, but actual implementation is another.

An old woman in a high position of power can easily change the fate of some people with just a few words. Such things would be difficult to regulate without a very strong leader and iron-clad rules.

"Heh~ What do you mean there's no way? Incompetent means incompetent!"

Although the fourth elder is usually kind, he is also an old troll. Although the Lin family has split up, the Lin family is still the Lin family. He just can't stand it when the resources in the pot are tilted towards some useless people.

"Seventh Brother, don't talk about those useless things. The foundation of the family's development ultimately depends on the Jindan cultivators. As long as the Jindan cultivators can connect the strings, no matter how the family develops, the family will still be a family. If the Jindan cultivators can't connect the strings, then even the wisest policies will be false."

The Fourth Elder was originally the seventh in his generation, and Elder Tao still recognized him as his elder brother, but they just had different ideas.

"Heh~ Isn't it just an Ice Spiritual Root? Look how cocky you are. Ice Spiritual Roots are indeed valuable and can indeed continue a family line, but Ice Spiritual Roots are difficult to replicate. Do you understand?"

The Lin family’s current problem is that the Jindan cultivators on both sides are not tough enough and are both soft-tempered, so they can only wait for both sides to cultivate a new generation of Jindan cultivators to change the situation.

The appearance of the Ice Spirit Root means that the next golden elixir of Yulong Fairy City is already secured, but Yanglong Bay currently does not have any golden elixir seeds with particularly good talent.

Whether it is the Third Master or the Ninth Master, they are all cultivators with three spiritual roots. It is not easy for them to form a pill, and there are many uncertainties.

But how many years does it take for an ice spirit root to appear?
Lin Qianxue is the first person with extraordinary spiritual roots in the two thousand years of history of the Lin family. This shows that extraordinary spiritual roots are indeed rare and difficult to replicate.

"That's wrong..."

"Let's not talk about moral principles. How about we make a bet?"

The fourth elder looked at Lin Qianfan without blinking and had an idea in his mind. As the elder in charge of general affairs, he knew everyone in the Lin family, and naturally he was very familiar with Lin Qianfan's growth path and specific abilities.

"Oh? How? What are we betting on?"

The two sides have already argued too much about their ideas, each with their own reasons, and no one can convince the other. Only the new generation that grew up under their respective ideas is representative.

"Let's bet on which side the highest scorer in the foundation-building seed assessment belongs to. The stakes are..."

The fourth elder thought of Lin Qianfan's uncle Lin Limao, who was also a foundation-building seed, and then made a special offer for the uncle and nephew that required Lin Qianfan to give his all.

"...How about each of us contribute a Meridian Protection Pill? A little gambling for fun."

"Pulse Protection Pill? That's fine too. It's neither too big nor too small, just right."

(End of this chapter)