Atlas of Heaven and Man

#319 - Assessment

On the other end, after a slight pause, Hong Fu's voice rang out again: "Student Chen, your application has been accepted.

The assessment time is set for 3 PM on June 5th, and the location is the dedicated assessment venue on the 60th floor. The chief examiner is Jiang Tian. Please arrive at the designated examination location on time. Late arrivals will result in the cancellation of this assessment qualification. Please decide carefully."

Because of the assessment tomorrow, in order to obtain a relatively high evaluation score, Chen Chuan didn't do too much exhausting training today. He only took some medicine and did some ordinary freestyle activities, and also practiced some breathing exercises to conserve his energy.

On the afternoon of the 5th, at 2:50 PM, Chen Chuan changed into a school uniform, took the things he needed, and, holding the Snow Monarch Saber, took the elevator to the 60th floor.

After the elevator doors opened, he walked through a short passage and entered the assessment venue. He discovered that this entire floor was a training ground. Looking out, it seemed like there was no end in sight.

At this moment, the teacher and student in charge of the assessment were already at the entrance of the venue.

One of them was obviously the chief examiner, Jiang Tian. This man, in his thirties, with long hair and messy stubble around his lips, had his collar unbuttoned and his hands in his pockets. His unruly appearance made him look more like an artist.

Not far away was an assistant teacher in charge of recording the assessment, and the last one was a student around twenty years old, who should be the senior student responsible for sparring with him.

After all, the gap between the teacher and the newly enrolled student is relatively large. Although it can make better judgments, a contest without suspense will affect the performance to a certain extent.

"You're here." Teacher Jiang looked at him, his tone more like asking if he had eaten.

"Hello, Teacher Jiang," Chen Chuan greeted.

The student sized up Chen Chuan and nodded to him in a friendly manner.

Chen Chuan also politely nodded in return.

The assistant teacher in charge of recording slightly raised his head to look at the two of them, then lowered his head again, unconsciously poking at the paper with his pen, already looking forward to the end.

Because the skill level of students included in this kind of assessment is very limited, there is really nothing to see.

Teacher Jiang then looked at Chen Chuan's record, "Oh, in just a few months, you have improved your grades from below average to above average. And this is not the recent record. You didn't directly apply for the assessment at that time because you thought you could have more room for improvement? Well, let me see your performance later..."

Chen Chuan said, "Teacher Jiang, I am ready."

The assistant teacher reminded from the side: "Student Chen, please wait a moment. You are not the only one applying for this assessment. There is another student ahead of you."

At this moment, they heard the sound of the elevator doors opening outside, and then a male student, probably half a head shorter than Chen Chuan, walked in.

He came forward, walked to the group of people with a slightly nervous expression, and said, "Hello, teachers and senior. My name is Liang Xin."

Teacher Jiang said, "Although the time hasn't arrived yet, since you're here, let's start first. The sooner we finish the assessment, the sooner we can all go back and rest."

The assistant teacher said, "You can use the weapons you brought with you, or you can use the weapons on the weapon rack here. You should have read the specific assessment rules in advance, so I won't remind you."

Liang Xin didn't bring a weapon when he came, so he walked to the side, picked up a three-meter-long spear, lifted it up, and walked to the center of the field and stood still.

The assistant teacher saw that it was relatively rare for a student to use such a large spear, because such a weapon is not easy to carry.

Even if there are telescopic and detachable rods, you still need an extra pulling and assembling action when fighting. If there is no teammate to cover you, who will give you this opportunity? It's better to prepare two short sticks or short spears, even two or three section staffs are more convenient than this.

Teacher Jiang then asked the senior student, "Student Guo, how is it?"

Student Guo said, "Teacher, no problem." He walked to the side and also picked up a large spear, but it was slightly shorter than the one in Student Liang's hand, only a little over two meters.

The assistant teacher picked up the record board to prepare to record. Although Hong Fu can record the entire process, this kind of assessment needs to be archived with paper documents for mutual comparison.

How well the assessment can be performed and how much can be displayed depends on the students themselves, but the scoring still depends on the chief examiner. Being strict or relaxed will make a big difference.

These two students are considered lucky to have met a chief examiner who is relatively easy to talk to. As long as they don't perform too badly, they will be allowed to pass.

In an instant, a surge of rolling force was transmitted into it. Student Liang only felt his hands go numb, and he couldn't hold the spear shaft, so it rolled out of his palm. When he realized something was wrong and wanted to grab it again, Student Guo's spear had already pointed at his chest, forcing him to retreat.

At this time, Student Guo hooked his instep and took the dropped spear into his hand, then took a step back, erected it, and slammed it on the ground, saying, "Junior, there's no need to fight anymore."

The main focus of this assessment is the skill of using weapons. Even the weapon has been knocked away, so of course there is no need to continue the competition.

Liang Xin really didn't expect the assessment to end in one exchange, and his face turned pale.

Chen Chuan witnessed the whole process from the side. On the surface, this Senior Guo seized the opportunity very well. In fact, he had accurately predicted where the opponent's first spear would point. This was not because his judgment was too good, but because the initial stance and the posture of holding the spear had unconsciously induced the opponent to attack certain fixed places.

This is actually the difference in combat experience and combat wisdom. This classmate Liang actually lost a bit unfairly. If they really competed in skills, the gap between the two sides would not be so big.

Liang Xin seemed to understand where he had lost. The expression on his face was very unwilling and unconvinced. He felt that he was only careless for a moment. If he really fought seriously, he would never be led astray by the other party again, and he would definitely be able to show his skills.

Teacher Jiang then said, "Alright, Student Liang, if you are not satisfied, you will have another assessment opportunity later, but you have to wait until this Student Chen finishes his assessment."

When Liang Xin heard him say this, he honestly retreated to the side. Although there was a second chance, the evaluation score would definitely not be as high as the first time, but it was better than nothing.

The assistant teacher then looked at Chen Chuan: "Student Chen, it's your turn."

Chen Chuan looked at Student Guo and said, "Senior, why don't you take a break first?"

Guo nodded and adjusted his breathing to the side. Although he only made one move, the exertion just now actually concentrated the power of his whole body, and if he could take down the assessment student in a short time, then he could also increase the evaluation score. He needed to face his opponent in a better state.

Two minutes later, he finished adjusting and walked to the center of the field with his spear, and nodded to Chen Chuan, saying, "Junior, I am ready."

Chen Chuan then drew his saber and came to face him, holding the saber in both hands in front of him, the tip of the saber pointing directly at the center line of his opponent's body.

After a moment of confrontation, Senior Guo tentatively attacked first, twisting his waist and hips, and sending the spear forward.

Chen Chuan remained motionless. When the spear was about to reach his body, he still didn't make any movement. Guo frowned slightly, but he wouldn't be deterred by this. The spear could have virtual and real changes, but now that he judged that Chen Chuan was unavoidable, he stabbed up at once.

However, Chen Chuan then quickly moved to the side, avoiding the tip of the spear impossibly, and his body went forward along the spear shaft, while the saber brushed against the spear shaft and wiped towards the hand of the opponent holding the spear!

At this time, Guo only needs to exert force in his waist and abdomen to block the saber outward, and he can block the saber force. If he exerts enough force, he can even sweep Chen Chuan away.

However, at this moment, he suddenly discovered that a stagnant and sticky force was attached to the spear. He couldn't shake it off for a while. This was obviously because his strength couldn't match his opponent's, so he could only helplessly let go and abandon the spear.

However, he didn't panic. He would never be controlled by his opponent like Liang just now after abandoning the spear. One of the spear techniques he learned was called 'Discard and Seize', which is to recapture the spear after abandoning it and then counter-kill the opponent.

Usually, as long as one hand grasps a little bit of the tail of the spear with his fingers, he can use the force to twist it up again, but now Chen Chuan's saber is advancing steadily and quickly, not giving him this opportunity, so he can only avoid the saber that is wiping and poking over.

As he turned around, his heel dragged, and the spear that had already fallen to the bottom was brought back to the top. At this moment, he only needed to twist his body smoothly, hold the spear shaft with both hands, and use the tip of the spear to stab and kill the opponent.

The teacher recording over there couldn't help but secretly exclaimed when he saw this movement. This Dragon Swaying Tail was used just right, avoiding the enemy while counterattacking the opponent.

When Chen Chuan dodged while he was spinning around, the saber force that he had put out with one hand seemed to have been exhausted. Next, he needed to exert force for the subsequent connection. This was also the main reason why Guo dared to make the next move.

However, at this moment, under the traction of the alienated tissue in his body, his figure was actually pushed forward like flowing clouds and flowing water without any interruption.

He stepped forward with his left foot, pressed his left hand on the back of the saber and pressed it forward. The next moment, a smear of cold light was already resting on the neck of Guo, who had not completely turned around. At this time, the spear in the latter's hand was only half turned, and after feeling a chill on his neck, his movements suddenly froze there.

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