novelraw Chapter 467 - 262 Hello_2 Modified:
Chapter 467 - 262 Hello_2 Modified:
The banging on the door continued unabated, and in the intervals of dead silence, Ji Jue heard a sound from behind him.
A sharp scratching sound.
Coming from...
Inside the Melting Furnace!
"Can't stand to see anyone have a moment's peace, can you?"
Ji Jue almost burst out laughing.
What kind of stress test is this?
First the mutated pollution, then emergency repairs, after that the malevolent spirits tricking the door, and now, attacked from both sides?
The fine scratching sound grew gradually clearer.
Under the erosion and pollution of the mutation, the already broken furnace finally gave way.
For a long time, the remaining fragments and ashes within it wriggled, slowly aggregating into form, about to be nurtured and break out from the fierce flame and spiritual essence!
Until the moment Ji Jue ignored the scorching heat and placed his palm on the furnace—
"Sorry, buddy, wrong place for a reincarnation."
He sighed regretfully and told it: "This path is blocked."
Amidst the sizzling sound of burnt flesh, a sudden and fierce wail burst from within the furnace. The rapidly developing and mutating creature came to an abrupt halt, then it felt the brutal changes occurring within its body.
The mutation came to a standstill, and then the formed shell began to shrink inward like a cage, pressing its structure like advancing iron walls, crushing it to pieces!
Solid Alchemy, lockdown!
In an instant, the underdeveloped mutant was locked inside that altered metal shell. Then, the spiritual essence surged in, like countless invisible hands.
Cruelly hacking and modifying it, shaving off the excess and grinding the unfit parts, to reconstruct it from the inside out.
Bang!
The furnace trembled violently, cracking open a slit, from which scorching flame light spewed out.
Inside, a frantically struggling and resisting figure could be vaguely seen, but it was too late.
Even without using the mutated alchemy that Jian Yuan forcefully stuffed into him, just relying on modern alchemy, Ji Jue could manage at least eighty-one forms of this creature!
Considering the current situation...
The brief contemplation ended in an instant. Accompanied by continuous screams, the furnace began its reconstruction!
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For some, creation had just begun, but for others, the exam was already over.
In the Tower of Transformation, in front of Gustav and Jiang Tongguang, one after another pop-up window showed scarlet and pale faces, and the room was filled with terrified screams.
In just a few minutes, the consecutive alarms almost blended into one continuous noise, never stopping.
To avoid soul damage, the simulated universe within the Tower of Transformation had placed numerous monitors. If an apprentice lost their life or their consciousness collapsed, making them unfit for the exam, they would be disconnected and kicked out of the simulation.
As for any lingering shadows, that was not within the association's concern.
"In the first ten minutes of the exam, over three hundred eliminated?"
Jiang Tongguang grumbled: "Most of them couldn't even hold out till the official start... Old Gu, if I may, isn't your standard setting a bit too high?"
"Did I set up problems that an ordinary craftsman can't solve?" Gustav asked indifferently, "Are the examinees facing issues beyond their capability?"
The necessary hints were given to them.
All the necessary tools were in the workshop.
Even a novice apprentice, with a bit of cool analysis and calm response, could roughly assess the situation and devise a strategy to overcome the challenge.
But sadly...
The vast majority of those eliminated couldn't even manage basic calmness; they either panicked and were lost to confusion, never figuring out what had happened, or they got hysterical at the slightest provocation, losing sight of the situation and delivering themselves to doom.
Some even blew themselves up before anything else could happen.
If only they had memorized the workshop safety rules and emergency management strategy guide, they wouldn't be so lost and helpless when problems occurred.
If they had any brains, even just a bit of analysis would prevent them from stupidly opening the door and letting the mutant in, courting their own death.
If their basic skills were a bit more competent, they would have reinforced the workshop in time; if they were a bit more adaptable, they would know how to solve problems and avoid pollution and corrosion.
There were even two sets of protective suits.
If you don't put them on when the pollution is right at your nose, then you deserve to die.
If you haven't noticed the changes and signs of the furnace, can't solve the alterations and mutations, and lack the courage to swiftly destroy the furnace, then getting killed by a fully developed mutated creature is deserved.
This isn't some on-a-whim 'let's do this' kind of harsh exam; it's based on historical cases, absolutely within the hands-on scope of any apprentice.
It wasn't even at a craftsman's level of difficulty!
All the theories and basics are clearly laid out in the association's textbooks and exam papers; every teacher should emphatically drill this into every newbie apprentice.
Theory, study, internship, and operation—after more than three years, those things should be etched in their bones and reflexes without hesitation.
If, under such conditions, they still died at the start of the exam... with that kind of intelligence, they shouldn't bother contaminating the embers and wasting association resources, right?
"Oh, look at this one, this one's good."
Jiang Tongguang shifted a floating screen, showing a peaceful and orderly workshop.