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She now possesses a total of six epic fragments—

That's right, there are six.

As is well known, all Echoers receive three fragment slots upon their first entry into the Sea of ​​Consciousness, without exception.

The Echoers have only one way to increase the number of slots:

That is to break through the current level and enter the Sea of ​​Consciousness again.

Then, the Sea of ​​Consciousness will recognize your state and grant you three additional slots.

Then some people might ask, why does Su Shi, who is only at the third rank, have six slots?

Because when Su Shi first entered the sea of ​​consciousness, it was at the second level.

Upgrading from tier two to tier three is also a tier increase, which naturally increases the number of slots.

However, because Su Shi had used [Intentional Falsehood], his spirit body was tainted with "noise," so when he first broke through to the third level, he was not correctly recognized by the Sea of ​​Consciousness.

It wasn't until her second login that the Sea of ​​Consciousness was recalibrated and the three slots that should have belonged to her were reissued.

So even though she is only at the third rank, she has a total of six epic fragments!

There were twice as many as usual third-order echoers!

This is precisely why the Thousand Faces Clan, knowing full well the extreme danger of entering the Sea of ​​Consciousness at the second level, still chose to gamble on this opportunity at any cost.

Because if you win the bet, the rewards are immeasurable!

……

Having tasted success in blocking evacuation points, Su Shi is now clearly addicted.

"Brother, brother, let's block this evacuation point for the rest of our lives, okay!"

Qi Ji: "..."

My dear sister, do you want to hear what you're saying?

Do you have a large family?

It seems the Thousand Faces family has quite a few members...

That's fine.

However, since Su Shi is her younger sister, it's fine for her to be happy about temporary gains.

But as the older brother, Saki has many more things to consider.

I also read Karentia's latest issue of the "Echo Journal".

After watching it, there is only one feeling, without a doubt—

nausea!

That's absolutely disgusting!

He kindly left a map to guide those lost in the sea of ​​consciousness who couldn't find their evacuation point, but it was written as "maliciously destroying the temporary evacuation point"!

He opened the treasure chests for everyone in advance and thoughtfully marked the direction of the next treasure chest, yet he was accused of "serial fraud"?

This really chilled the heart of a handsome young man who asked for nothing in return, who only wanted to shine in the sea of ​​consciousness and silently maintain its harmony and stability!

The journal author's intentions are truly sinister!

It wasn't hard for Qi Ji to imagine that as more and more people saw this journal, he would inevitably have fewer and fewer opportunities to do such good deeds in the Sea of ​​Consciousness.

Therefore, Qi Ji seized the opportunity and, the day before the preliminary rounds of the competition began, pulled in his accomplice, Shan Shi, to quickly pull off one last big heist!

If you don't do it now, you might never have another chance...

Gan!

Saki helped tidy up the bags of several Karentia citizens who had lost their belongings and were evacuating at the last minute.

I found it was full of small blue and green trash.

For a moment, I really missed the Kamishiro family.

I have no idea where the Kamishiro family got so many epics...

For almost every two Echoes from the Kamishiro family who were safely evacuated, Saki received a purple shard as a gift from their hospitality.

In contrast, the drop rate for Kalentia is less stable, unless you happen to encounter a member of a powerful family—

For example, Shire, the big fat sheep.

Unfortunately, although the Sharl people were generous, their spirits had not yet recovered and they were unable to log into the sea of ​​consciousness. Even if they wanted to offer tribute to Qiji again, they were powerless to do so.

After sending several more waves of poor Karentia's timed evacuations, Saki's fantasy that "everyone in the Echoes of the Kingdom is rolling in money" was completely shattered.

Realizing that the time allotted for the goods was nearing its limit, the brother and sister stopped buying more.

Instead, they boarded a yacht and chatted casually as they made their way to the evacuation point.

"By the way, have you been doing the chest expansion exercises I taught you?"

Qi Ji thought of something and casually asked a question.

"That kind of thing is completely useless!"

Seeing that her brother still had the nerve to bring it up, Su Shi rolled her eyes, speechless.

"Huh? It doesn't work? But its name includes the words 'chest expansion'."

Then I'll teach you Latin dance, brother. Is that alright, brother...?

Su Shi kept these words to himself, too embarrassed to say them aloud.

Seeing that Sushi wasn't obsessed with growing bigger, and thinking that being small was also cute, Saki let her be.

Saki Sakuya seemed to remember something, and then said:

"By the way, did the Thousand Faces Clan and Shin no Shiro make things difficult for you after that?"

"No, they're too busy treating me like royalty right now!"

Now, every day I wake up I have to go to the association to report, facing a bunch of teachers and a bunch of equipment...

The only time I've had to relax in the past two weeks has been like this, playing with my brother collecting echo fragments in the Sea of ​​Consciousness.

"Ah, this..."

Saki knew that the guys from the Echo Association had grasped at Su Shi as a lifeline.

In the end, he still caused Su Shi to bear everything that she shouldn't have had to bear.

"You must be under a lot of pressure, right?" Qi Ji looked at the girl and asked with concern.

"Hehe, brother, don't underestimate me, I'm super good at handling pressure!"

When you feel like you can't take it anymore, just have a good cry.

"Besides, I have an older brother now, so nothing can break me anymore!"

"What about the competition tomorrow?"

"We will win!"

The brother and sister punched each other in front of the evacuation point in the Sea of ​​Consciousness.

Watching Su Shi leave, Qi Ji silently apologized to the latter in his heart:

Sorry, but I don't plan to go easy on you tomorrow.

After you lose to me, have a good cry.

……

The next day.

Two wheelchairs appeared side by side at the entrance of Echo Academy.

There are especially many people outside the college today.

They were all people seeing off the candidates and those who were running for office.

Although the Tidal Competition of the City of Fire is nominally hosted by the Echoes of Fire Academy, the actual power is entirely in the hands of the Sea of ​​Consciousness.

Therefore, it is not only the students of the college who are restricted from participating.

Anyone who is of the appropriate age, even if they are not a Responder, is eligible to compete for a seat as long as they are recognized by the Sea of ​​Consciousness and pass the preliminary selection.

That is why, even though the City of Fire was unhappy that Kalentia sent "exchange students" to share the spoils, it was powerless to stop it.

Even more surprisingly, when Kalentia sends "exchange students," it demands a "co-organizing fee" from the City of Sin.

The reason is that with their participation, other city-states can no longer interfere in the competition.

According to Karentia, they helped the City of Fire retain its seat.

Xinzhicheng naturally has to thank them.

……

At this moment, at the entrance of the Echo of the Stars Academy, almost half of the city-state's students aged thirteen to fifteen had gathered.

Some were trainees from the preparatory school, still looking very young; some were young volunteers from the grassroots of the Echo Association, eager to try; and some were new recruits of the right age selected from the army, standing tall and straight.

There are even ordinary people with no talent who, knowing the chances are slim, still want to try their luck.

What if?

What if that one-in-a-million miracle happens to me?

In the surging crowd, every face carried its own tension, its own excitement, and its own story.

At this moment, they are all converging in the same direction.

"Alright, Xiao Xi, that's enough for now."

Although the Tide Contest is a highly anticipated event, the venue itself does not have any spectator seating.

Because it's not necessary.

When the competition begins, the sea of ​​consciousness will overlap with reality.

At that time, everyone within the City of Fire will be able to see the live broadcast of the competition, which will be "retransmitted" from the Sea of ​​Consciousness, simply by looking up.

Seeing Qi Ji pushing the wheelchair alone, coughing up blood every now and then, Xi Wang was still somewhat worried:

"Brother, with your body like this... are you really sure you can manage? Maybe we should just give up."

Although I know that participating in the competition generally does not pose a threat to my life.

After all, candidates participate in the competition using their own "spiritual bodies".

However, unlike logging into the Sea of ​​Consciousness, the Grand Competition's training ground was opened at the intersection of the Sea of ​​Consciousness and reality.

If you are injured here, the damage to your spirit will be amplified because of the interference of the sea of ​​consciousness with reality.

Therefore, in previous competitions, there have been numerous cases where people's spirits shattered during the competition, and they never woke up again after returning to reality...

So, of course Xi Wang would still be worried.

She felt that her brother was being too stubborn, even though his condition was visibly bad.

With such a severely injured body, can he really manage?

Sensing her sister's worry, Saki smiled and said:

"Don't worry, just wait and see your brother dominate the battlefield... cough cough, pfft—"

Using a tissue to catch the bloodstains, Saki thought of something, then looked at her sister, her voice slightly more serious.

"However, Xiao Xi, there is something I must apologize to you for."

"I've kept this from you all these years. When you find out, please forgive your brother."

When Misaki Saku suddenly spoke so formally, Xi Wang was taken aback, and a bad feeling crept over him:

"Brother, what's wrong?"

You'll find out then.

"Huh?"

"So, you'll forgive me, right?"