Chapter 128: Mechanical Uprising
The assessment is still continuing.
After the first round of Divine Diagram weighing ended, all candidates who scored over three liang or were favored by the Association would proceed to the second round of mental power testing.
In fact, passing the first round already meant they were official Scroll Painters.
The second round of mental power testing was mainly to evaluate mental power level.
Just as spiritual power is vital to Spirit Tamers, mental power is equally important to Scroll Painters.
“Only second grade?”
Zhou Qi, who finished testing first, seemed somewhat disappointed. He had thought he could reach third grade.
Next, Wang Xiaocong’s test results came out.
Although only first grade, Wang Xiaocong was very satisfied with it. After all, Appliance Scroll Painters were inherently inferior to Character Scroll Painters.
Unfortunately, Sister Tiao had already gone to the Mechanical Dojo.
To be fair, it really felt a bit empty inside.
One by one, candidates underwent testing. When it was Wu Xian’s turn, it drew focused attention from the other candidates.
After all, setting aside the exception of Tang Tiaotiao, Wu Xian was undoubtedly the strongest player in this assessment.
Mental power injection into the testing gauge, the light climbing steadily higher.
Everyone present was dumbfounded.
“How much? Fifth grade mental power?”
“You’re joking, right? Though original Scroll Painters do improve mental power quickly, it shouldn’t be this high.”
“Don’t forget, Wu Xian has already created the Ten Great Yin Marshals, and the instance sales volume is so high. Having this level of mental power is normal.”
“Could this be the value of a thirteen and a half liang Divine Diagram?”
It was well known that the higher the tier of the Divine Diagram, the greater the mental power growth after forming an original scroll.
Therefore, it wasn’t surprising that Wu Xian had fifth grade mental power.
“Scroll Painter level is purely based on mental power?” Wu Xian couldn’t help but inquire curiously.
“Of course not. Mental power level is mental power level, and Scroll Painter level is Scroll Painter level,” Xue Lingling explained.
“Then how are levels that distinguish strength among Scroll Painters determined?”
“The tier divisions for high-level Scroll Painters are quite complex, involving Divine Diagram quality and Divine Diagram condensation degree, as well as distinctions between original and non-original. The system is very intricate,” Xue Lingling briefly introduced. “In comparison, the Association’s evaluation system is the simplest and most recognized by all sectors of society. It’s divided into five tiers: bronze medal, silver medal, gold medal, jade medal, and black gold, directly based on the highest quality scroll created. Simple, crude, and straightforward.”
“So I’m a silver medal Scroll Painter then?”
Xue Lingling neither confirmed nor denied it.
Wu Xian understood and secretly muttered to himself.
If levels were judged by the highest quality scroll created, then how should the 【Blood-Colored Life Scroll】 be counted?
As they chatted and joked, all the qualifying players had finished testing, and the Association staff began issuing the corresponding certificates and credentials.
On Wu Xian’s Scroll Painter credential was a beautiful silver badge pattern, marked with fifth grade mental power and silver medal Scroll Painter status.
“Strange, those people’s credentials seem different from ours?”
“Divine Diagrams under three liang—only the Association selectively recognizes them. Their credentials have no gold edging; it’s a kind of consolation certificate,” Xue Lingling explained.
Wu Xian got it.
The difference between undergraduate and junior college, huh? I understand that all too well.
But to be fair, these “junior college” Scroll Painters recognized by the Association might have low ceilings, but at least they were employable. As long as they were willing to join the Association, they could directly get on the Association’s payroll.
Wu Xian observed carefully and found that these “junior college” Scroll Painters’ scroll concepts were mostly functional and practical.
In contrast, those barely passing “undergraduates” were mostly on the combat route.
Little did they know, the combat scroll path was already overcrowded.
The assessment ended successfully.
Wu Xian, this “Grassroots Genius Scroll Painter,” was thoroughly confirmed.
Yaoyang City’s major news media reported on it one after another, further boosting Wu Xian’s fame and reputation.
Unfortunately, Sister Tiao stole the spotlight.
No way around it—Sister Tiao’s move had exploded across the entire Scroll Painting World. All major forces received the news at the same time.
People from all walks of society were also full of curiosity about the Mechanical Dojo’s actions, secretly looking forward to the Mechanical Dojo’s follow-up moves.
Many online thought that Mechanical System scrolls were really about to take off this time.
But there were inevitably doubters.
“Don’t kid yourselves~ Your Mechanical System scrolls say they’re taking off every year, but we’ve never seen you actually fly.”
“Exactly, the Mechanical System just isn’t suited for combat Character Scrolls.”
“In my view, the Mechanical Dojo shouldn’t have been created at all, or it wouldn’t have tricked so many idiots into becoming braindead fans of Mechanical Scrolls.”
“Why not just stick to researching your weapons and appliances? Why come to the Character Scroll Painting track to freeload?”
“Why insist on Mechanical System scrolls? Aren’t you just asking for trouble?”
“I get the logic, but this time it’s different!”
“Do you understand the value of twenty-one liang soul weight? Have your other system scrolls ever achieved that?”
“If Mechanical System scrolls don’t take off this time, I’ll live stream eating ten tons of shit!”
“Holy crap, quick, check the latest announcement from the Mechanical Dojo—it’s really taking off, brothers!”
“Hahaha, after all these years, us Mechanical System Spirit Tamers have finally made it.”
“The sun is up, brothers—anyone up for grouping up to set off fireworks?”
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North Street District, small villa.
Wu Xian also saw the Mechanical Dojo’s announcement right away.
Between the lines, it exuded the vibe of emancipated serfs singing in triumph—just short of directly writing “My Mechanical Dojo is no longer the old Mechanical Dojo” in the announcement.
Additionally, the announcement mentioned Tang Tiaotiao multiple times, announcing to all sectors of society that she would be established as the future dojo helmsman and successor, crowned with the 【Mechanical Saintess】 title.
Beyond that, it boasted about holding an invitation tournament later, inviting all sides to come watch and challenge.
It could be summed up in one sentence: Laozi is already invincible now—don’t believe me? See you at the invitation tournament!
“Hiss~ Sister Tiao wouldn’t have created some supreme Mechanical God, would she?”
He had already felt that the “God of Mechanics” in Sister Tiao’s Divine Diagram background was no simple figure.
Now it seemed that this God of Mechanics was probably far more awesome than he imagined.
Otherwise, the Mechanical Dojo wouldn’t be so “arrogant” and “uninhibited.”
After reading the announcement, his gaze returned to the club group chat.
Compared to Sister Tiao’s takeoff, the current focus was undoubtedly that young master Bai Shiqi from the Dengfeng Dojo.
“How’s it going, Master Sister? Got the info?” Wu Xian asked in the group.
“Got it, got it,” Xue Lingling replied excitedly. “Bai Shiqi officially debuted half a month ago. His specific trump cards haven’t been revealed yet; I could only find some previous scroll info and battle records.”
Wu Xian immediately checked the info Xue Lingling had found.
Good grief, just the currently known ones included three sets of Divine Diagrams. Though not massive in scale, they all seemed high quality.
Three sets of Divine Diagrams, three different categories—not for nothing was he the favored son of the Dengfeng Dojo.
One of them was a 【Emperor Mummy】 Undead System scroll.
“Given Bai Shiqi’s personality, he’ll probably choose to beat us with our strong suit,” Xue Lingling said. “So please everyone hurry and study up, improve your strength as much as possible. Give him an unforgettable welcome at the battlefield match in three days.”
“Got it!” The club members responded one after another.
Wu Xian also logged into the Scroll Painting website right away and found the illustration info for this 【Emperor Mummy】.
Bai Shiqi had just debuted, and his scrolls weren’t on large-scale sale yet, so the info wasn’t very complete.
