Heavenly Dao Formula

At the same time, in the large tent outside Qingshan Town.

A sand table had been placed on the long mahogany table, and the proctor Shen Chunzheng adjusted the deployment of the flags on the table according to the constant information from the town.

"I saw the commotion on the other side, what happened?" With a thick question, Ba Xingtian and the short inspector walked into the account—these two people will come to inspect every afternoon these days, and never Shen Chun has long been used to not arranging his subordinates to report. He was about to salute and answer, but was stopped by a big hand.

Ba Xingtian looked at the sand table for a while, and then said "Oh" with great interest, "Did they find out where they are?"

"Return to my lord, that's right."

"Not bad, it's only the fifth day, nearly two days faster than the one twelve years ago." The guard praised.

"Why was it twelve years ago?" Another person asked, "There is one round of the Shikao every three years, even if the Qingshan formation is special, it should be once every six years."

Even though he already knew that his boss was very tolerant of this young man, considering the difference in grade between the two, Shen Chun was secretly astounded by the other's straightforwardness and casualness. It's just that he also wanted to know the answer to this question, so he continued to play with his sand table as if nothing had happened.

"Because the pass rate was too low that time, the superiors had to stop once."

"The pass rate is too low?"

"My memory is not very good. There should be more than 140 people for reference, and only nine people passed the test." Ba Xingtian smiled, "The Privy Council spent a lot of effort back then to keep the total admission rate at five. into left and right."

Shen Chun couldn't help raising his eyebrows, this was the first time he had heard of this inside story. This means that the pass rate of other examination rooms has been greatly increased, which in disguise is cheaper for those candidates who are not in the mountains. Thinking about it this way, he himself seems to be a qualified person twelve years ago, can't it be because he borrowed the light of this place?

"Isn't that unfair?" the short man questioned.

"Scholar's examination rooms are adapted to local conditions, so how can they all be the same?" Ba Xingtian shook his head, "If there are difficulties, there will naturally be easy ones. Of course, this will also be taken into consideration when assigning duties in the government. Alchemist, the starting point is higher than other places."

"Oh? This is a way."

"In addition, the low pass rate is not the only reason for the suspension of this place. In fact, unnecessary losses are another key." Ba Xingtian stroked his beard and seemed to be a little emotional, "That year, there were a total of more than thirty It is beyond the normal range to lose 1,000 examinees. In other examination rooms, they might all become excellent alchemists. This is the fault of the Privy Council. Of course, this year will not repeat the same mistakes."

More than 30... The loss rate has reached 20%? Shen Chun's heart skipped a beat. After so many years, is the Great Desolate Night on Qingshan still so threatening? No wonder the Privy Council has set up so many demon-sealing posts in the town. It was probably closed six years ago to test the effect, and it was reopened only after it was sure that everything was safe.

"How many people do you think will be qualified this time?" The short man looked at Shen Chun.

"That depends on how many hiding places they can find." He quickly replied, "Some of the restricted openings will dissipate over time. The longer they persist, the greater the chance. According to the plan, if all the places are used, it can be guaranteed The passing number of one hundred people. Considering that it is impossible for candidates to find all the places, the final result should be around seventy or eighty."

"It seems that our busy work was not in vain." Ba Xingtian stroked his beard in satisfaction, "One of the major reasons for the problems in the last session was the lack of guidance. Most candidates didn't realize the existence of the wild night until the last night. A lot has happened.”

"Your Excellency is right." Shen Chun knew clearly that the guards were talking about those people in the mansion who pretended to be townspeople and traded information with the candidates - they could not only influence the direction of the exam, but also obtain first-hand information in the town to grade the examiners. Provide evidence. "This kind of examination room is also closer to the real environment, and the proposer is undoubtedly a genius."

"However, there is still something strange." Ba Xingtian pointed to the location of the broken bridge on the sand table, "The amount of information obtained by each candidate or group should be different, but why do these people seem to know all about their actions?"

"According to my subordinates, Luo Qingqing from the Luo family took the initiative to tell all the candidates about his discovery." Shen Chun took out a note and handed it to the guard, "Not only that, but now their evacuation is also organized by Luo Qingqing .”

"And this thing?" The latter glanced quickly, then raised his head and laughed loudly, "Young people are awesome! She already regards herself as an alchemist in the Privy Council, and is dealing with local evil incidents!"

"That's right, this person must have a promising future." Shen Chun also smiled appreciatively, "This time, she will be the first in the examination."

The inspector didn't smile, he took the note and looked at it silently for a while, "The Luo family..."

"Why, dissatisfied?" Ba Xingtian grinned, "It's been a long time since I saw a little girl with such strong mobility. The Privy Council has no shortage of people who are proficient in alchemy and powerful in battle, but they lack people who take the lead in planning. She If you go to Gyeonggi, I can guarantee that it will attract competition from all sides. You have to think about it, there are not many opportunities to be close to the water."

Think about... think about what? What the hell is the guard talking about? Shen Chun faintly sensed that something was wrong, why did his immediate boss say such things to a supervisor whose rank was much lower than his?

"But the disciples of the aristocratic family..." The short man put down the note, picked up the roster on the table again, and looked through it again-this time, he simply skipped the first dozen pages and started from the part of the door. "Proctor Shen, Ma Ruxue... what do you think of this person?"

"I'm proficient at inquiring about clues, but the level of alchemy is unknown. Judging from the current performance, it is very likely to choose to quit." Shen Chun answered, while quietly looking at the other party. He could hear that the Procurator seemed to be quite prejudiced against the children of the aristocratic family, and seemed to prefer the Sanmen. But the problem is that these aristocratic families have grown up and formed by relying on the Privy Council, which is far from the real clan. As an official in the palace, his attitude is really strange.

After the other party asked several people in a row, he suddenly let out a soft "Huh".

"Didn't you say that this guy will be eliminated soon? Why is he still in the town... and not only has the money been multiplied several times, he even got the source of the spiritual fire?"

Shen Chun squinted and found that the person the short man was referring to was Xia Fan.

"This person is really lucky. According to the summary information, he raised a lot of money from the eliminated candidates and survived the crisis of being eliminated in the early stage. As for the bottle of spiritual fire, it is still unclear how he got it. But... …He didn’t have much to show for it other than luck.”

"You don't think he can pass the test?"

"Yes. A big indicator in the test is the ability to negotiate, and the only one who is close to him is a fellow countryman. The fewer people you associate with, the lower your ability to resist risks. Especially high-risk people like Dahuang Shaye The possibility of one person getting through the incident safely is very small. Of course, the possibility of him withdrawing with other candidates is also very high, which is also a wise choice."

Speaking of this, Shen Chun secretly sighed in his heart. He has to say that this candidate named Xia Fan is really a bit weird. When he only had five taels of silver, he spent money like water, but when he got to more than twenty taels later, he became more cautious. . If these money were spilled and more candidates were recruited to form a small team, the ranking would not be what it is now.

The short man turned a few more pages and finally lost his patience. He threw the roster back on the table, patted the silver mask on his face, "The family is the family...it's better than nothing."

For some reason, Shen Chun felt relieved.

Suddenly, the other party put his hands on the table, leaned forward suddenly and said, "By the way, I almost forgot to ask you—Proctor Shen, have you noticed any signs of someone who might be a listener these days?"

Shen Chun couldn't help taking a step back, "No...Of course not, if the officer finds any clues, he will definitely report it to the two inspectors as soon as possible!"

"Ah, is it?" The short man withdrew his hand as if in a state of disenchantment, and said to Ba Xingtian, "Master Ba, I have no other questions."

The latter nodded, and walked out of the big tent side by side with him, leaving only the invigilator in the tent with an inexplicable expression.

Shen Chun couldn't figure it out for a long time, why when the other party asked those words, the tone was not a reminder or a warning, but a little... Expectation?

...

"Senior Sister, this is the list for evacuation tomorrow. I filled it out in the order they reported it."

Luo You'er put a paper full of names on Luo Qingqing's desk.

"Thank you, remember to let them leave the town in this order tomorrow morning. The most important thing about this kind of thing—"

"It's order, I won't forget it." Luo You'er interrupted her, "You've said it many times."

"That's good." Luo said helplessly.

"Then keep busy, and I won't bother you." The junior sister smiled and left the bedroom.

She rubbed the slightly sore corners of her eyes, stood up and extended the wick, the fire in the room suddenly became much brighter, and it was pitch black outside the window at this moment.

The assembly of the wooden kite was not smooth today, probably because it was stored for too long, and there were several problems with the skeleton, but it did not affect its use. To be on the safe side, she decided to postpone the release day until early tomorrow morning. As long as there is no strong wind and heavy rain, it will not be difficult to fly the distance of less than five feet with people and ropes.

Of course, flying over is the beginning. To send so many candidates out of the town, a few wooden kites alone are definitely not enough, they have to make a simple "bridge" with hemp rope. This kind of rope bridge will certainly not be able to support too much weight, so each climber must be strictly controlled, and there are also time issues and accident handling... It can be said that the planning, preparation and execution required for this operation are the same as in the past It's very different from the small fights.

As the initiator, she must not make any mistakes.

Looks like I'll have a sleepless night today.

Luo smiled wryly, but then felt a little relieved - at least tonight she didn't have to worry about being sneaked into the bedroom after she was asleep.

To be honest, when she found out that the room had been invaded in the morning, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

Fortunately, the infiltrator didn't really do anything to her, otherwise she really didn't know what to do next.

This also made Luo Qingqing just close his eyes for a period of time, and the appearance of the other party would involuntarily appear in his mind.

She knew that this was a residual memory, and she could only forget it slowly with her brain. It might be easier if she didn't sleep tonight.

When that person evacuates from Qingshan Town and the exam continues, maybe this matter will be over. As for the future, Luo Qingqing is not worried - she doesn't think that she and the other party will have an intersection again.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the house.

"What's the matter?" She returned to her seat and asked.

"Someone wants to see you." Luo You'er poked her head in and said.

"Didn't I say that anyone who comes to the door should let them go to Senior Brother Luo Fengqing?" Luo frowned slightly.

The junior sister showed a embarrassed look, "This person is quite special, and he said he only wanted to talk to you."

"who?"

"Xia Fan." Luo You'er said.