Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

This is not very difficult.

After all, this competition is about the speed at which the contestants synthesize crystal cores as a whole.

It's not just about looking at one factor in the artificially synthesized crystal nucleus, such as concentration or quality.

While producing high-quality first-order intermediate-level artificial synthetic crystal nuclei is not difficult for them, efficiency is a crucial factor.

To achieve high efficiency, it means that their familiarity with synthesizing crystal nuclei must far exceed this level.

On the field, if anyone manages to create only one or two intermediate-level first-tier artificial crystal cores within the designated three hours, they will be laughed at by everyone present.

In the morning competition where 122 people entered the top 61, Zhang Chaoqiang successfully synthesized as many as 20 first-order intermediate-level artificial synthetic crystal cores within the three-hour time limit.

This number is already overwhelming compared to the scores of other contestants.

Most players can synthesize only 5 to 6 first-tier intermediate crystal cores within three hours.

Gu Yizheng, the number one young genius in Zhongzhou City, successfully synthesized as many as 15 first-order intermediate-level artificial synthetic crystal cores within the time limit.

Even so, they were still five medals behind Zhang Chaoqiang's score.

One can imagine how terrifying Zhang Chaoqiang's overall strength has reached.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they completely crushed the other competitors.

Zhang Chaoqiang was also not required to play in the afternoon's matches due to scheduling conflicts.

With his first-place finish, he no longer needs to compete with others in the afternoon session.

So in the afternoon, he once again changed his role from a contestant to a spectator.

His main task was to observe Tan Yue's match and look forward to her performance to see if she had any hope of advancing to the next round.

Chapter 248 Drawing Lots

Since successfully breaking through his mental barrier at a crucial moment in yesterday's final match, Zhang Chaoqiang hasn't had a chance to get to the bottom of things...

What level has my mental strength reached at this moment?

During the efficiency competition, Zhang Chaoqiang was finally able to properly test his overall strength growth and current mental fortitude.

Compared to one's own three-dimensional values, the brain data is actually a separate category for the mental level. To be precise, mental strength includes the brain, but the brain cannot directly represent a person's mental strength.

During Zhang Chaoqiang's brief exchange with Xu Shanji yesterday, when Xu introduced the Phenolphthalein Bird, a type of monster, to him...

Xu Shanji also gave Zhang Chaoqiang a brief explanation.

In reality, while the mental level appears to be the continuous operation of the brain, it is actually the mental level of a person's entire body.

Just as spiritual energy can flow, be born, and nourish all parts of a person's body and mind.

The same applies to mental strength. This explains why Zhang Chaoqiang's mental level is constantly increasing, while the intensity of his brain has not yet shown a significant upward trend.

Just as people's exploration of spiritual power is still too limited, it has not reached a particularly powerful level.

While Zhang Chaoqiang and Tan Yue were discussing this matter, Lao Chen also overheard their exploration of spiritual power.

Of course, Old Chen is a refined and easy-going man.

However, his fundamental identity was that of a military general, a military general through and through.

So, he smiled at their discussion about mental power, and squinted at Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong beside him.

It seems that the word "spirit" is something that can bring out a different kind of vitality and smile in Lao Chen for Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei.

"Speaking of spirit, who can match the spirit of Zhang Chaoqiang's parents?"

Suddenly, Old Chen made a joke about Zhang Chaoqiang's parents, and Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei naturally did not realize that Old Chen was teasing them.

When the word "spirit" is mentioned.

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei suddenly seemed to have found common ground in front of the two children, nodding vigorously and claiming, "Old Chen, you're right. I can't speak for other aspects, but when it comes to energy, we energetic young people are indeed a bit better than you."

The moment these words were spoken, the relationship between the two people who were originally being teased by Lao Chen was instantly reversed.

Doesn't this indirectly imply that Old Chen has reached a certain age? Zhang Huolong's words instantly shifted the person who should be feeling down from Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei to Old Chen.

However, there is one thing that Old Chen said that is absolutely correct.

That is, Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong are really very energetic, in every aspect of their lives.

Don't compare them back then. Even now, Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei can definitely be described as having the same spirit.

Whether it's clothing or personal character, it can only be described as consistently implemented from beginning to end. In some aspects, even after ten, twenty, or even a hundred years, they probably won't change.

The afternoon's matches were unremarkable. On the first day of the efficiency competition, Zhang Chaoqiang, unsurprisingly, once again became the only player on the field to create a gap and surpass the player who had a bye.

In the afternoon's round of 32, before the competition officially began, Lei She, the host of this synthesis competition, was about to announce that the second day of the concentration contest would no longer be based on the previous group results, but rather on a one-on-one competition, like a martial arts tournament, with the winner advancing.

In other words, starting from the second day of the efficiency competition, the competition shifted from the original group performance to a contest where only those with sufficient performance could advance.

It has become a one-on-one competition between each other, with the competition determining the advancing spots!

The fault tolerance rate has been reduced to a relatively large extent.

This improvement in the competition format also implies another piece of news: the specific competition content will certainly not be limited to the efficiency of synthesizing artificial crystal cores.

Just like the second day of the previous concentration competition, there will definitely be some obstacles to make the competition more exciting.

However, in reality, a truly exciting match requires a high degree of suspense and a close contest between players to make the game truly captivating.

However, in the current situation, the excitement only applies to a particular individual.

And this person is undoubtedly Zhang Chaoqiang.

The purpose of this synthesis competition was to gather outstanding young synthesizers from all over the Central Kingdom.

Let them showcase their full abilities in the synthesis competition, compete against each other, and demonstrate the potential of the younger generation of the Central Kingdom to the audience.

Who would have thought that on the very first day of the Synthesis Competition, Zhang Chaoqiang, with his overwhelming strength, successfully monopolized the first Synthesis Competition of the Central Country, turning it into a stage belonging solely to him.

On this stage, only Zhang Chaoqiang shone brightly, completely annihilating all the other contestants.

Even Gu Yizheng, the previously recognized strongest, the pre-selected number one, and the strongest synthesizer in Zhongzhou City…

In front of Zhang Chaoqiang, he was nothing more than an experience bar...

Although many people didn't say much, that's what they thought in their hearts.

Whether in martial arts or in the field of technology, it has always been the case that the winner takes all and the loser is condemned.

In the human realm, this situation of the strong preying on the weak has become a relatively harmonious state.

If this were in a world of monsters, the situation would be even more severe.

Because in the world of monsters, it is a true battle of flesh and blood, a life-or-death struggle, where there is no such thing as winning or losing for the defeated monsters.

The victors eat meat, while the losers die, or even become food for other monsters.

Such a realistic world is something that even the human martial arts world could never catch up to.

However, in the current situation, it is not much different; in the minds of those contestants, it has also gained an absolute dominant position.

Zhang Chaoqiang has now truly entered the mid-tier ranks, joining a group of contestants who seem to be stuck at the level of first or second-tier martial artists, or even those with the aptitude of a normal second-class synthesizer…

Compared to Zhang Chaoqiang, they were simply no match.

Perhaps he doesn't belong to this level at all, or at this age.

He belongs to a higher stage; only a higher stage can truly accommodate him.

"Does this mean we have to exclude Zhang Chaoqiang again next time, and not allow him to participate in high school or college student competitions?"

His participation in this kind of competition is already a game-changer; could it be that next time he'll be participating in the Central Kingdom's all-level martial arts tournament or some other popular event?

On the field, Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei, who were most enthusiastic about joking around, naturally attracted the attention of the entire audience and the contestants.

It's truly hard to imagine that such a brilliant genius was born to these two lovable rascals...

The lunch break passed quickly, and in the afternoon, sixty-one contestants advanced to the round of 32…

To be precise, there were only sixty people on the field, because Zhang Chaoqiang was not actually on the field.

As a bye, he will be off the field watching Tan Yue's performance.

Soon, the contestants' movements in the sixty synthetic spaces on the field heralded the start of the competition.

The afternoon matches were simpler, unlike the more complicated process of the morning matches, focusing more on skill and brevity.

Only one hour is provided. After this time is completely over, the contestants will be judged based on their final scores.

Final efficiency score calculation.

The top 31 players based on their final efficiency scores will advance to the top 32 in tomorrow's one-on-one competition, along with Zhang Chaoqiang.

At the start of their competition, the contestants present were not thinking about how to win the top 32 spots.

Instead, she kept praying in her heart, praying that she would get through tomorrow's lottery safely.

Because nobody wants to draw that unlucky character...

That is, Zhang Chaoqiang.

Among them, Gao Guojun and Xiao Xia, who already had a grudge against Zhang Chaoqiang, were even more resistant to this.

Deep down, they hoped that such a clash of enemies would never happen to them...

Therefore, the efficiency they currently achieve in synthesizing artificial crystal nuclei is not particularly impressive.

However, given their strong performance ranking among the top 20 contestants, advancing to the top 32 shouldn't be too difficult.

Therefore, from Zhang Chaoqiang's perspective off the field, Tan Yue might actually have a chance of advancing.

It's just very small.

Since breaking through to the fourth level of his mental state yesterday, Zhang Chaoqiang's eyesight has become much clearer.

In other words, though the words may be rough, the point is valid: he really has become more energetic than before, not only in terms of his mental state but also in terms of his physical activity.

Both are far beyond their previous physical condition.

Even regarding the current situation on the field, although he couldn't say he was completely familiar with it, he could at least clearly see and feel what kind of synthetic environment and state Tan Yue, who was in the alternate dimension, was currently in.

While other players had already started their own crafting tasks, Tan Yue also acted very quickly and proactively.

Regarding this efficiency, their primary requirement is speed.