15 Chapter 15 Practical Skills Assessment

Ten o'clock.

The number of "opportunists" coming to apply for the Assistant Inspector System exam had increased to over forty.

The female examiner at the recruitment window was very punctual.

As soon as it was time, she brought all the exam applicants, including Li Jing, into a spacious meeting room, where she distributed the written test papers and began the written assessment.

The written assessment was much simpler than Li Jing had imagined.

The test paper consisted of multiple-choice questions related to various basic laws.

There weren't many questions, and over half of them were multiple-choice where you chose one out of four answers.

In under half an hour, Li Jing completed the test, brimming with confidence.

The other aspiring inspectors also finished within half an hour.

When everyone was done, the female examiner led them to an open space behind the exam compound.

There was a man, who appeared to be in his thirties, already waiting in the open space.

Seeing the group approaching, he grinned.

"Sister Han Yan, you're doing pretty well today! You've brought in more than forty candidates?"

Facing the man's teasing remarks, Li Jing, who was among the crowd, sneered.

This one was clearly an old hand.

Brazenly mocking his colleague.

Good business, was that a compliment?

The female examiner, known as Sister Han Yan, was evidently used to Kong Wu's behavior and merely rolled her eyes without responding.

With a professional smile still on her face, she turned to look at the group.

"I'd like to introduce you all to the examiner in charge of practical skills, Kong Wu, who is at the cultivation level of Three Realm. During the assessment period, I will upload your written exam results to the Assistant Inspector System. Kong Wu will then refer to your written and practical exam results to make his selection and decide who passes this exam."

After finishing speaking, she nodded to everyone and turned away.

Before leaving, she didn't forget to shoot Kong Wu a stern glare.

Despite receiving two consecutive cold glances, Kong Wu remained unfazed, grinning as he watched her walk away. He then turned to the group with a serious expression.

"As Sister Han Yan has already explained everything, if nobody has any questions, let's cut the small talk and start the practical skills assessment."

As he spoke, he stomped heavily on the ground.

A barely visible protective shield rose around the open space accompanied by a 'buzzing' sound, enveloping the entire area.

"This is a third order protective formation. Those below the Four Realm are unable to break it."

Kong Wu opened his mouth and explained.

"Don't worry about it, the protective formation is just a precaution."

Having said this, he pulled out a tablet and began operating it.

"Lu Yangcheng."

"Here."

A handsome young man stepped forward from the crowd.

Before he could stand still, Kong Wu drew a knife and abruptly slashed out at him.

Everyone, including Lu Yangcheng himself and Li Jing, were taken aback.

But right after that,

They found out that Kong Wu's hack was quite ordinary, with no infused spiritual qi or magic skill.

"Clang!"

The steel knife bounced off Lu Yangcheng's chest.

"Not bad, junior level spirit armor skill."

Kong Wu took a half step back, lowering his knife.

"Demonstrate your Light Wind Skill."

"..."

Lu Yangcheng.

Indeed, Kong Wu's slap was just an ordinary hack, but it still scared Lu Yangcheng.

The key was that he was completely unprepared.

Without saying a word, Kong Wu drew his knife and struck directly. Who wouldn't be shocked?

From the crowd of candidates, Li Jing watched Kong Wu, who appeared nonchalantly.

It must be said, Kong Wu was quite straightforward and bold.

He started off with a swing of his knife without any hesitation or fuss.

And he was not concerned whether Lu Yangcheng's registered skills had any falsification. If his spiritual armor skill was a lie, or if his skill level was just at the basic level…

If Kong Wu swung his knife under such circumstances, he would probably scare Yangcheng half to death.

There, Lu Yangcheng, who was being assessed, struggled to calm his spirits, invoked the spiritual qi in his body, and demonstrated the Light Wind Skill, which allowed him to float in mid-air guided by the breeze.

Kong Wu nodded on seeing this.

"That's enough, you can come down."

He then picked up the tablet again.

"The six attack spells you've learned are just beginner level, they have no evaluation value, so step back and wait on the side."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yangcheng's lips moved slightly, clearly displeased.

How could beginner-level attack spells have no evaluation value?

Isn't this looking down on people?

However, in the face of Kong Wu, he couldn't vent his anger.

Not only was the man the examiner for this exam, but he was also a Fourth Realm mage.

As a novice in the Second Realm, he had no right to challenge him.

Li Jing turned surprised upon hearing that Lu Yangcheng had learned as many as six attack spells.

Isn't this guy quite wealthy?

Both the Light Wind skill and the Spirit Armor skill are costly.

Even if the six spells that Lu Yangcheng learned are cheap, the cost must be at least 1.5 million and above.

Besides, it's also possible he has learned other spells.

If he wasn't wealthy, how could he handle this?

After dismissing Lu Yangcheng, Kong Wu called another name.

"Yi Xiuzhu."

"Here."

A youth exuding a chill from his body stepped forward from the crowd.

Just as Kong Wu was about to treat him in the same way as Lu Yangcheng, the latter suddenly waved his hand, pulling out a jade-colored long sword and swung it towards his own neck.

Seeing this scene made everyone's corner of their eyes twitch.

Li Jing marveled at the rather slender figure of Yi Xiuzhu.

This guy, who seemed somewhat aloof, was quite ruthless...

If his eyes didn't deceive him, the long sword in Yi Xiuzhu's hand was a genuine flying sword.

A flying sword, which is only meaningful in conjunction with the Sword Controlling skill.

Yet, as a weapon, its sharpness was unmatched by any ordinary blade.

Even a casual swipe of it had much more lethal power than Kong Wu's heavy chop with his steel knife.

Swagger enough to dare to swipe his neck, this wasn't something a normal person could do, was it?

Kong Wu, the examiner, was thinking about the same thing as Li Jing at this moment.

This Yi Xiuzhu was a bit abnormal.

Frowing at Yi Xiuzhu, who left a white mark on his neck, Kong Wu waved his hand.

"That's enough, you've passed your practical exam."

Yi Xiuzhu did not utter a word and retreated to the applicant's queue.

No one else under the stage dared to say anything.

Yi Xiuzhu, undoubtedly, was rich with substance.

He had a flying sword.

It first of all proved that he was extremely wealthy and must have learned quite a few spells.

Daring to swipe his neck with a flying sword, proved that his defensive spells were at least Room-Entering Level or above.

If his defensive spells were already at Room-Entering Level, the spells from his other systems certainly wouldn't be weaker.

As Yi Xiuzhu returned to his place, Kong Wu spoke again.

"Li Jing."

Hmm?

Li Jing was surprised. He didn't expect that it would be his turn so soon.

Responding with an "Here", Li Jing stepped forward.

Kong Wu was still the same, directly attacking with a knife on their first meeting.

Having seen Lu Yangcheng's example, Li Jing naturally was prepared.

He faced the steel knife, not hiding or evading.

The Spirit Armor at a minor completion level could withstand a strike from a steel knife, could his Clothing Protection Spirit at the Great Perfection level be injured?

"Ding!"

There was a crisp sound.

Steel knife landed on Li Jing's chest and broke on impact.

The broken blade fragment bounced off, hit Kong Wu's forehead and then it bounced off.

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Li Jing.

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Kong Wu, who was hit on the forehead.