newbobooks Chapter 162, Round 3
Chapter 162, Round 3
Chapter 162 Third Round
Chen Yuan's gaze swept across the hall, and he found that the number of people present was pitifully small—even including himself and the girl in the black veil, there were only nine people in total.
This means that if he is the last to arrive, then out of the hundred geniuses in the Qianwu branch, only eight will pass the first round of assessment.
No wonder Hei Yanhou's face was so ugly. After all, she had said before that at least five people needed to advance to the core level in order to accumulate enough contribution points for her.
Now, the situation is clearly not optimistic—if only eight people remain, they will most likely be scattered to different spaces in the second round of assessment, and even if Chen Yuan wanted to help, he would be powerless to do so.
Upon seeing Chen Yuan arrive, the girl in black veil nodded slightly, then faced the crowd, took a deep breath, and said calmly, "Now that everyone is here, I'll briefly explain the arrangements for the subsequent assessments."
Everyone held their breath and listened attentively.
"After the first round of selection, there are currently 10,000 participants remaining from each division," the girl in black veil said calmly. "And the second round of selection will begin tomorrow morning."
"As I mentioned before, this general promotion assessment will use a 'battle royale' format for all three rounds of testing."
"Therefore, these 10,000 participants will be evenly distributed into 10 assessment spaces, just like in the first round, with 1,000 participants in each space!"
"When only 100 people remain in each assessment space, the third round can begin."
"And the third round is the final battle—all the qualifiers gather in the same space."
"Finally, one hundred core members will be selected."
At this point, the girl in the black veil slowly swept her gaze across the crowd: "As is customary, 90% of the participants will be eliminated in each round of assessment."
"And our Qianwu branch," she said in a slightly somber tone, "only had eight people pass the first round this time, including Chen Yuan and Nuolan."
"To be honest, I'm very disappointed." Her voice was neither loud nor soft, but it made everyone present tense. "Is this the level of our Ganwu branch?"
Then, her tone softened slightly: "Of course, I wasn't talking about you."
"Passing the first round of tests has already proven your excellence."
"What disappoints me are the trainees who were eliminated." Her eyes turned cold. "I haven't paid attention to the Genius Training Camp for a long time, and I didn't expect the level of the Qianwu branch to have dropped to this level."
"We should really get back and make some serious changes."
"At the very least, we can no longer let these so-called geniuses live such a comfortable life."
Hearing these words, Chen Yuan and Nuolan were alright, but the remaining six people felt a bitter taste in their mouths.
You have to understand that they are not entirely confident of passing the subsequent assessments. If they are eliminated, their lives for the next hundred years after returning to the branch will probably not be easy.
"Alright, let's get back to the main topic."
The girl in black veil continued, "As I just said, there are ten assessment spaces in total for tomorrow's assessment, but we only have eight people left."
"According to the allocation rules of the virtual universe, the eight of you will be assigned to different assessment spaces."
"So, Chen Yuan, Nuolan," the girl in black gauze looked at the two of them, her tone softening, "you two, don't worry about anything else in the next assessment, just make sure you get promoted."
"Remember to be careful, don't let something unexpected happen."
"Understood," Chen Yuan and Nuolan replied simultaneously.
"Um."
The girl in the black veil nodded; she was quite at ease with the two of them.
Then, she turned her gaze to the remaining six people: "As for you few—"
The group of people staring at the girl in the black veil immediately tensed up, and then heard her say, "You guys come to my room later, I have some things to tell you."
"If you are willing to listen, your chances of passing the next round of assessment will increase significantly."
The six exchanged glances and answered in unison, "Yes!"
"That's settled then." The girl in black veil waved her hand. "Chen Yuan, and Nuolan, you can go back and rest now."
"Everyone else, follow me."
Watching the girl in black veil lead the six people out of the hall, Chen Yuan nodded to Nuolan, "In that case, I'll head back first."
"See you tomorrow," Nolan replied.
"See you tomorrow."
A night of cultivation passed in the blink of an eye.
The next morning, the notification sound from the virtual universe rang precisely on time:
"Attention all participants, the second round of assessment is about to begin. Prepare to be teleported."
"Three, two,
The countdown ended, and the remaining 10,000 geniuses were once again teleported to the assessment space.
The second round of assessments was still effortless for Chen Yuan.
He used the same trick again, occupying the center point of the space in advance and waiting for the gradually shrinking assessment space to drive all the contestants to the central area.
Twenty days later, the familiar scenario played out again.
Chen Yuan launched a swift and decisive attack, eliminating the remaining contestants down to one hundred in just half an hour, thus ending the assessment ahead of schedule once again.
After completing the assessment, Chen Yuan immediately returned to his room to continue his cultivation. It wasn't until seven days later, when the second round of assessments was over, that he received a summons from Hei Hou.
When Chen Yuan arrived at the lobby on the first floor, he was surprised to find that four of the six people who had left with Hei Yan Hou last time had successfully advanced!
"Chen Yuan, you've arrived."
The girl in black veil seemed to be in a very good mood, smiling as she said, "Perfect, everyone's here. I'll just say a few words. Tomorrow morning is the final round of assessments."
She looked around at everyone and said solemnly, "As long as you cross this threshold, you will become core members and enter the apocalyptic secret realm."
"I know that no one wants to fail at the last minute, and neither do I."
"Chen Yuan, Nuolan." The girl in black veil looked at the two of them with a serious expression: "I need to ask you to take care of tomorrow's assessment. If possible, please do your best to ensure that everyone can advance."
"Of course, if we are truly unable to do so, we must at least ensure that all three of them pass the final assessment."
"Understood." Chen Yuan and Nuolan both nodded.
"Especially Chen Yuan, I know that your strength surpasses everyone else's, even Nuolan is far inferior to you."
The girl in the black veil smiled: "So, if anything happens to Nolan, I hope you can lend a hand."
"I can promise you that, in addition to the previous conditions, for every additional person you shelter, I will reward you with 10,000 Hunyuan units."
"If something unexpected happens to Nuolan, and you help all four of them advance, that's 40,000 Mixed Yuan Units!"
"Oh?" Chen Yuan's eyes lit up, and he was slightly tempted.
Of course, what attracted him was not the 40,000 mixed units, but the special resource channels controlled by the Black Annihilation Marquis.
As one of the three giants of the Qianwu branch, a peak-level expert at the Marquis level, the other party's authority within the company far exceeds that of Chen Yuan.
Even if Chen Yuan were to advance to the core level, his authority would still be incomparable to that of the Black Annihilation Marquis. Only if he could enter the Primordial Secret Realm and at least reach the Domain Lord level would he be qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Black Annihilation Marquis.
So he immediately replied, "No problem, I'll do my best."
"Very good." The girl in black veil smiled with satisfaction, then turned to the four geniuses: "Ke Yan, Lyle, Kavina, and Tongshan, you four must follow Chen Yuan and Nuolan's instructions throughout this assessment."
"I also promise that as long as you successfully advance to the core level, the resources used to train you will be wiped clean."
Upon hearing this, the four exchanged glances and replied in unison, "Yes!"
"Okay, you can discuss tomorrow's strategy now. I'm leaving first." After saying that, the girl in black veil left the building.
After Hei Yanhou left, everyone visibly relaxed.
"By the way, Chen Yuan, you haven't been at the branch for long, and you've been in seclusion cultivating diligently, so you probably don't know them yet."
Nuolan pointed at the other four people and said with a smile, "Ke Yan, you guys hurry up and introduce yourselves to Chief Chen."
"My name is Ke Yan, a martial artist specializing in the Law of Earth, and I'm ranked third in the branch." The dragon-human youth grinned at Chen Yuan: "Chief Chen, I'll leave the final round of assessment to you."
Chen Yuan nodded slightly.
Seeing this, the other three also introduced themselves. They were:
Lyle, a handsome blond youth, is a mentalist specializing in the Law of Wood, and ranks fifth in the branch.
Kavina, a girl with long light pink hair, is a mentalist who specializes in the Law of Water and is ranked eighth in the branch.
Tongshan, a burly giant with bluish-green skin, is a martial artist who specializes in the Law of Metal and is ranked eleventh in his branch.
After the self-introductions, everyone discussed the tactics and strategies for tomorrow's assessment in detail, and they did not disperse until late at night.
The following morning, the notification sound for the final round of assessments arrived as scheduled:
"Attention all participants, the final assessment is about to begin. Prepare to be teleported."
"Three, two, one—."
With the countdown over, this ultimate test that will determine our fate has officially begun!