Chapter 689: The Sun
Chapter 689: The Sun
Damn it!!!
After hearing the specifics of the second round of the selection process, Lyon felt a chill down his spine, and cold sweat was about to break out.
For someone like him, with memories of another world and knowledge of what a world without anomalies looks like, this test was not a matter of whether it was easy or not. Even a sip of ink sprayed onto the paper would guarantee a perfect score.
However, if he performed too well...
Lyon glanced at the Crab Director's thick, oily lips, and his heart sank as he imagined the... general sensation.
No, no, no!
...
"Alright, you should all be ready by now, right?"
Under Lyon's terrified gaze, the Crab Director licked his greasy, plump lips as was his habit, and then, with a bulging belly, he laughed and said,
"I announce the start of the second round of the Crab Palace Secret Technique selection. As for the specifics..."
After glancing at Lyon, whose expression was tense, the Crab Director blinked strangely, then raised his hand and gestured,
"Lyon, you can go first!"
"Uh..."
Hearing the Crab Director's words, Lyon, who had not yet mentally prepared himself, felt his heart skip a beat. He quickly shook his head and said,
"Crab Noble, I'm not ready yet. Could you please let me go later?"
"..."
Seeing Lyon's expression, which seemed to show a hint of 'timidity', the Crab Director frowned slightly, indicating that he had lowered his expectations for Lyon by a couple of points.
If anomalies are born from the desires of the human heart, then the Twelve Palace Secret Techniques, which aim to control, change, or even destroy anomalies, are a force that transcends the human spirit and will.
If one cannot perfectly control their heart and will, and if their reason is eroded by the frailty and doubts inherent in human nature, the risk of extremism or even losing control will increase sharply. They might even end up on the same path as the Water Bottle Director.
What a pity.
Based on his past record, Lyon should have high compatibility with the Crab Secret Technique, but his current performance shows that his inner strength is still far from sufficient, and at the very least, it does not match his talent.
"Alright, then you can go later."
After shaking his head slightly in his mind, the Crab Director, who had already eliminated Lyon from the selection, laughed and agreed to his request. He then turned to another cleaner and gestured for them to come forward.
"Then you can go first."
"Yes!"
The cleaner chosen by the Crab Director responded and quickly walked over. As he passed by Lyon, he couldn't help but glance at Lyon, who had 'backed down' at the last moment, with a hint of disdain in his eyes.
However, Lyon was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to care about how others saw him. He stared intently at the crystal Mind Projection Sphere, hoping to learn some 'reverse cheating' tips from observing the other cleaner's test.
He does have talent, but it seems he lacks the heart of a strong person. I'm afraid he won't be of much use...
Seeing Lyon's increasingly tense expression, the Crab Director, who had been paying close attention to him, finally gave up. He withdrew his focus, instructing the cleaner who had come forward to close his eyes, relax their mental defenses, and allow the crystal to observe and analyze their consciousness.
"Hmm... not bad."
Watching the crystal Mind Projection Sphere flicker a couple of times and then stabilize, appearing brighter than an oil lamp, the Crab Director smiled and praised softly,
"Congratulations, you have met the requirements to learn the Crab Secret Technique, and your cognitive stability is also quite high. Your discernment ability is impressive... Let me see."
The Crab Director reached out and supported the azure-green Mind Projection Sphere, giving it a turn before opening his hollow eye sockets and observing the sphere with an odd expression. After a while, he spoke, evaluating the sphere.
"Aside from the brightness, the purer the color of the light emitted by the activated Mind Projection Sphere, the closer it is to pure white, the clearer and more specific your cognition is. The order is probably white, yellow, red, brown, green, blue, and black."
Based on the color of your Mind Projection Sphere, your overall cognition of anomalies and non-anomalies is good, but there's some vagueness in terms of order and emotions, so the color isn't pure enough. You can pay more attention to this later."
"I'll remember that, thank you for the guidance, Crab Noble."
The cleaner who had passed the test bowed respectfully, their face filled with joy, while the Crab Director turned his attention to Lyon, asking with a smile.
"Well? Are you ready?"
"..."
Lyon couldn't help but respond with an embarrassed expression at the Crab Director's question.
According to his plan, he wanted to observe someone else's exam, gather intelligence about the Mind Projection Sphere, and see if he could trigger Materialism, increasing his resistance to this thing.
Unfortunately, the Crab Director's evaluation criteria were strange, and despite listening carefully, he couldn't grasp enough intelligence to activate Materialism, except for the color grading.
"Then you'll be the last one."
The Crab Director shook his head with a hint of displeasure, his disappointment evident. He calmly turned and gestured for everyone to look at another cleaner, waving them over.
"The brightness is good, but the blue-black is a bit low, and there's a flaw in your cognition of the ocean... Are you from the Thousand Sails Sea Country? The real ocean, free from anomalies, isn't actually like the one you're familiar with. You should get to know it better; it'll be good for you."
"Green, but the brightness isn't enough, and the discrimination ability doesn't meet the standard."
"Hmm? The color is very bright! Several times better than the last person, but the blue-black is off. Your cognition of order and religion has significant issues."
"Too dark! Next!"
"..."
Soon, the remaining cleaners took their tests one after another, leaving only Lyon and Meli. The female cleaner glanced at Lyon's tense expression and walked over, placing her hand on the Mind Projection Sphere.
A brilliant light burst forth!
The glaring yellow-tinged red light, like a blazing flame, instantly engulfed the small palm of the female cleaner as she touched the crystal ball. The light was so intense that everyone in the room had to turn away, as if staring directly at the sun, unable to open their eyes for a moment.
"Good! Good! Excellent!"
Watching the crystal ball, like a sun, scorching the eyes, the Crab Director, the only one who could keep his eyes open, widened his empty eye sockets and shouted 'good' three times. His kind face glowed as if feverish, filled with uncontrollable joy.
"Flawless! Flawless!"
The Crab Director repeated his evaluation twice, then laughed and clapped his hands, saying, "When I first selected you, the brightness you emitted was less than half of what I'm seeing now. The color was mostly brown with just a hint of red, and the previous Crab Noble called it a once-in-a-millennium talent.
But you! You've managed to touch the threshold of yellow amidst the red! Haha! I can confidently say that the next Crab Director will be you!"
(End of Chapter)
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