Multiverse Skill System

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“Next, Lux.”

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Talented people are a minority; most people will not react at all when their hand is placed on the crystal ball, and their talent rating will be zero.

The talent test is very fast, basically only a few seconds for each person, but with more than 1 people, it is unrealistic to finish the test in a short time.

Of course, Yi Shuihan did not intend to use a crystal ball for testing. Therefore, there were 10 people responsible for testing the talents of the first stage. With 10 people testing at the same time, about a hundred people could be tested in a minute, and the first stage would only take a few hours.

As for the second level, the Heart-Questioning Gate, there is spatial magic, so everyone can enter the formation together without affecting each other. Moreover, after Yi Shuihan's modification, the formation also has an automatic score-judging function. People outside only need to record the score when people come out. As a result, there are actually fewer people assigned here, only 3.

The same principle applies to the combat strength challenge in level 3 and the willpower challenge in level 4.

To ensure more accurate results, there is a half-hour recovery period between the combat strength challenge and the willpower challenge to allow for the recovery of mental state affected by the combat strength challenge.

Chapter 717, When Did Detonating a Bomb Require So Many Rules?

The assessment was proceeding smoothly. Although Yi Shuihan was in charge, he was only checking to see if any unexpected events would occur. He didn't have any urgent tasks and was quite idle at the moment.

"Boss, the bomb has been planted. Just give the order and this place will be completely reduced to ruins."

"Very good. Do not make any rash moves. Wait for my orders."

Suddenly, Yi Shuihan noticed a person, or more precisely, a bald man in a suit, who was talking into one of his buttons, or rather, a high-tech walkie-talkie.

"Interesting, someone's actually causing trouble!"

With a thought, Yi Shuihan's immense mental power enveloped the entire building, and in less than a second, he discovered all the bombs.

There are 24 bombs in total, arranged in a certain pattern. If these bombs were to explode, the entire building might collapse as a result.

"It seems this prisoner is quite familiar with the interior of the building! Is there a mole among them?"

Yi Shuihan didn't believe that all the people who joined the League of Legends were sincere, especially those who were just recruited to clean and do odd jobs. Moreover, even if they didn't have any ulterior motives at the beginning, criminals could easily force them to comply with their wishes by kidnapping their relatives or threatening them.

"Thinking about these things now is pointless; let's deal with the bomb first."

Dealing with a few ordinary bombs was easy for Yi Shuihan; a single petrification spell turned all the bombs into junk.

By the time Yi Shuihan had disposed of all the bombs, no one even noticed that he had left, demonstrating how quickly he had done it.

With a slight smile on his face, Yi Shuihan slowly walked up to the bald man.

The bald man noticed Yi Shuihan walking towards him, his heart skipped a beat, and then he walked to the side, thinking that perhaps it was just a coincidence and that Yi Shuihan was not there to see him.

When Yi Shuihan noticed the unknown change in his surroundings and changed direction accordingly, the bald man's expression changed completely. However, he still maintained his illusion that it was something else. After all, they had done it so secretly, and they had just planted the bomb. It was impossible for them to be discovered so quickly.

"You, I'm talking to you, bald guy, come here."

Pointing at the bald head, Yi Shuihan shouted.

The bald man hesitated for a moment, looking at Yi Shuihan, before finally walking towards her.

"What's matter?"

"Are you here to take the assessment too?"

"Yes, I just passed the first test and am on my way to the second. Is there anything I can help you with? If not, I'm in a hurry to get to the assessment!"

The bald man looked completely bewildered as he spoke, his eyes conveying an utterly innocent expression.

"I heard someone planted a bomb here, going to blow this place up! Do you know who it is?"

"No...don't know."

The bald man was starting to panic, a bad feeling creeping into his heart, but he was still stubbornly holding on.

"Don't know? Then tell me, what is this?"

He pointed to the walkie-talkie on the bald man's back.

This time, the bald man finally stopped making excuses. Since the matter had been discovered, he simply put on a fierce expression and said to Yi Shuihan, "Although I don't know how you found out, you'd better not provoke me, or tens of thousands of people here will die for you."

"Ah, there's a bomb planted here!"

"What!?"

There were people around Yi Shuihan and the bald man, and upon hearing their conversation, some of them couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Upon hearing that a bomb had been planted, everyone panicked. With their lives threatened, they frantically ran out of the building. Only a very few remained calm and continued testing.

"A bomb? You try blowing one up. I don't think a bomb made of stone can explode."

Looking at the bald man with amusement, Yi Shuihan had an expression that said, "Fuck it or don't."

The bald man was stunned, not expecting Yi Shuihan to say that, and was at a loss for words.

"Oh no, boss! The bomb! The bomb has turned into stone!"

Just then, a startled cry came from the walkie-talkie from the bald man's accomplice.

"How is that possible! How could a perfectly good bomb turn into stone? It's impossible!"

The bald man's expression changed drastically; he was completely distraught. This bomb was his talisman; only with the bomb could the people here be deterred from harming him, allowing him to leave safely. If the bomb was truly useless, even running away would be a pipe dream.

"Everyone, don't panic. We've dealt with the bomb issue. The assessment will continue. Those who escaped from the 33rd floor are all disqualified from the assessment. You want to be a hero? You're so cowardly, what kind of hero are you?"

Yi Shuihan's voice echoed throughout the entire building. Those who remained on the 33rd floor were filled with relief, while those who had been thrown out of the 33rd floor were filled with regret. Some, unwilling to believe the curse, tried to return to the 33rd floor for the assessment, only to find that both the elevators and the stairs seemed to be under a spell, and they could not reach the 33rd floor at all.

"Big Baldy, actually I still have to thank you. Because of your childish actions, you helped me eliminate so many unqualified people. As a reward, you'd better choose a nice way to die."

It has to be said that human potential is limitless. In such a short time, nearly a thousand people have run up the 33rd floor. You can imagine that if they were given a few more minutes, there would probably be less than half of the test takers left on the 33rd floor.

"If you keep trying to fool me, it's all a lie. Watch me detonate the bomb and we'll all go down together!"

The bald man took out a remote control and pressed it hard.

One second, two seconds, three seconds, and there was no reaction whatsoever.

"Your remote is faulty. How can it work with only one button? No wonder it's not working." Yi Shuihan took out a PSP game console. "See this? This is the real deal. You can use this kind of button to detonate bombs and perform special moves without using the up, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, B. Thumbs down."

Staring blankly at Yi Shuihan, the bald man was completely confused by Yi Shuihan's words. When did detonating a bomb require so many rules?

"Sigh, I can tell from your expression that you can't understand. Forget it, it's a waste of time to talk to someone like you who doesn't even understand the true meaning of games."

Shaking his head, Yi Shuihan gently tapped the bald man, and the bald man suddenly burst into flames, burning to ashes in the blink of an eye.

"gollum"

Many people who witnessed this scene felt their throats go dry, deeply shocked.

"Wow, that's amazing! Who is he?"

Chapter 718, The Assessment Ends, 32 New Members Added

"As expected of the person in charge of the assessment, I knew it! How could someone be in charge of such an important matter as assessment without the ability?"

"This guy is amazing. How come I never heard of him before?"

"But he clearly had the other person under control, so why did he still kill him? Shouldn't he have been handed over to the police?"

"Good riddance! This kind of scum doesn't deserve to go to jail."

Seeing Yi Shuihan kill someone, everyone had different thoughts, but in general, they could understand and support Yi Shuihan's actions. The main reason was that this bald guy was too good at causing trouble. If it weren't for Yi Shuihan, they would have no way to survive if the bomb had really exploded.

Sympathy and pity are often based on situations where they do not conflict with one's own interests, but once one's own life is involved, these feelings will be abandoned without hesitation.

After dealing with the bald man, Yi Shuihan left his accomplices alone and instructed the people in the branch to handle it themselves. Although it would only take him a moment to deal with it, he couldn't do everything himself; otherwise, what would be the point of having others?

"It seems the people of this world are quite talented!"

The first round of talent testing was completed quickly. At this time, Yi Shuihan also obtained the data of those who had magic or martial arts talent. There were more than 1 people, and a total of 151 people were considered to have talent. With a little training, they could become ordinary heroes without any problem.

This proportion has exceeded one percent. If we expand it to the global scale, it means that there are tens of millions of people who could become magicians or martial artists. Compared to the Harry Potter world we experienced before, that's dozens or even hundreds of times greater.

And this is just one planet; if you include the entire universe, the number of people would be even greater.

"I wonder how many people will be able to stay?"

Speaking of these four challenges, Yi Shuihan felt that the most difficult one was the challenge of willpower. Because the earth is too peaceful, these people live in a relatively peaceful atmosphere every day, and their life trajectories are basically the same: going to school, working, getting married and having children.

Even a fight is considered a big deal, and it only happens to a minority of people. More often than not, even a little bloodshed is considered a major incident.

As a result, very few people can truly develop their willpower, and they easily give up, since giving up isn't a big deal and doesn't require paying a high price.

Willpower doesn't come from nowhere; people born with strong willpower are even rarer than those with exceptional talent.

Earthlings living on Earth are like flowers in a greenhouse compared to the entire universe. Although there are wars, with the development of technology, there are fewer and fewer soldiers. Everyone can decide the outcome of a war simply by staying in a room and pressing a launch button. This kind of training is far less effective than real combat.

Willpower can be improved through training. If you think about it that way, you can actually lower your expectations a bit. But it would be foolish to actually do that. Do you think League of Legends is a nursery? Where would they find so much time to help you improve your willpower? This is a place that recruits heroes and strong individuals.

"This combat strength test is too difficult. I can't even pass the first round."

A man who had just emerged from the battle formation sighed. Those who hadn't yet taken the test felt the same way when they saw him. They hadn't even taken the test yet, but they already felt that they wouldn't pass anyway, so they were just going through the motions.

Some time has passed since the assessment, and the passing standard for the combat strength assessment has been summarized. Passing two rounds is the minimum standard, which is just passing.

The reality is that very few people can even pass the first round, let alone the second.

It's fair to say that anyone who passes the first round is already an absolute elite in the military, and only the most elite soldiers can pass the second round.

Many people do want to be heroes, but the harsh reality tells them that becoming a hero isn't something you can just do on a whim.

"We need to raise the bar in the future; it's a complete waste of time for ordinary people to take the exam."

Observing the attitudes of most of the examinees, Yi Shuihan concluded that the hero assessment should also have a preliminary selection process, with some hard standards, such as a certain level of strength and speed. It doesn't need to be too high; just set a level that an ordinary person would need to consistently train for 5 years to reach.

"For those with special abilities, this condition can be relaxed a bit; different situations require different approaches!"

Time passed quickly, and it was noon in the blink of an eye. At this time, there were no more examinees in the first, second, and third stages of the four stages, and only the final stage, the test of willpower, still had a considerable number of people remaining.

At this point, we could basically predict the final number of qualified people; it wouldn't exceed one hundred, and it wasn't considered a large number even in the double digits.

The second test of combat strength stopped nearly 90% of the participants, while the test of willpower stopped 99% of the remaining 10%. As for the first test of self-examination, it unexpectedly only eliminated about a thousand people.

How do you feel about this outcome?

Caitlin had somehow appeared beside Yi Shuihan, with Fiora behind her, holding a stack of report cards.

"It's always much better than the first time, isn't it?"

Yi Shuihan countered with a question. He knew that Caitlin had initially held high expectations for this, but now that the outcome was predictable, it was understandable that she seemed somewhat disappointed.

"Yes! It's better than the first time."

Slightly startled, Caitlin smiled. She realized she had been overthinking things. Even with only a few dozen qualified candidates, the branch's hero count had increased several times over, and they would continue recruiting. Over time, the number of heroes would naturally increase.

"Then I congratulate you in advance on becoming the branch manager; you've gained quite a few more people under your command."

"Don't even try, I don't care!"

Despite a minor mishap, the League of Legends Central City division's assessment was successfully completed, with 32 heroes officially registered. The addition of these new players has greatly strengthened Central City's capabilities, and it is foreseeable that the security situation in Central City will continue to improve.

Chapter 719, The Quietly Beginning Contract

The League of Legends assessment in Central City was just a minor incident for Yi Shuihan. After that, he resumed his lazy routine, spending his days sunbathing, flirting with Caitlyn and Fiora, and visiting the branch when he had time.

Emma and Calvin also frequently visit Yi Shuihan because they already know that Yi Shuihan is their idol, the Nuclear Bomb Immortal. So now, they basically become Yi Shuihan's little followers whenever they have nothing else to do, and they treat Yi Shuihan's words as gospel.

Yi Shuihan gave her a slight push and said that the two of them were actually a good match. Emma accepted Kaven with an extremely arrogant attitude, and even said that since it was the order of the True Immortal of Nuclear Bomb, Emma, ​​who had seen Kaven's performance, was already planning to be with him. Yi Shuihan just gave her an excuse.

"That plan should be ready to be implemented now."

It's unclear when it started, but something called the Covenant of All Realms gradually began to circulate on Earth. It is said that as long as you ask the great God of Covenants to witness it, you can establish a magical contract or oath. Anyone who breaks the contract will be punished by being burned alive, and the oath will be punished for the oath itself.

The Black Stick Gang is an ordinary gang in City A, Mexico. Today, they are fighting with the Big Knife Gang for territory. In a shootout, their leader was killed.

After the leader died, the Black Stick Gang's first priority was not revenge, but to elect a new leader. After a series of internal conflicts, two people were left who were qualified to take the position: Charlie, the son of the Black Stick Gang's leader, and Hammers, who had been the gang's number two before.

On this day, a general meeting of the entire gang was held to determine in front of all members who was the true leader.

“I suspect there was a traitor in my father’s death, and that traitor is you. You are a traitor who betrays his own people and is not fit to be the leader of the gang. I am the only one who is suitable to be the leader.”

Charlie made his stance clear from the beginning, labeling Hammers a traitor, which won him a lot of support, and even those who originally supported Hammers were somewhat hesitant.

"Everyone has seen what kind of person I, Hammers, am over the years. How could I possibly collude with outsiders to harm the gang leader? Don't listen to his nonsense." Hammers was a middle-aged man, somewhat thin, but a truly daring and hardworking person. He had made a great deal of contribution to the establishment of the Black Stick Gang and had a high reputation within the gang. As soon as he said this, the gang members immediately began to suspect Charlie.

Since Charlie's chances of becoming the gang leader are currently lower than Hammers', it would obviously be very beneficial for him to slander Hammers in this way.

"The position of gang leader is not inherited; it should be given to the most suitable person. I believe this position is rightfully mine. Everyone, do you believe Charlie or me? Let's make our decision!"

As soon as Hammers said this, his die-hard supporters immediately began to cheer him on, shouting Hammers' name loudly.

“Okay, nobody believes it, right? How about this, if Hammers dares to swear that he didn’t kill my father, I will no longer compete for the position of gang leader.”

Charlie shouted.

Upon hearing this, all the gang members, including his supporters, were stunned. In this day and age, who in the underworld would believe in oaths? There were quite a few people who had supported Charlie before, but now they were all wondering if they had made the wrong choice.