It's Obviously a Life Skill, But You Developed It Into a Magical Skill Chapter 108

Chapter 108 The battle begins, read one hundred volumes and level four

 The surrounding space suddenly appeared densely packed with bright sword lights.

These sword lights are like hair, hovering around Zhou An's body, as if dancing.

 However, these sword lights did not radiate out, they just surrounded him.

 Some silk threads of light even hovered around, like strands of white hair.

 “Retract and release freely in the true sense, lifting weight with ease.”

Zhou An smiled, stretched out his index finger, and flicked the blade lightly.

 “Cang!”

There was a clear sound, and the light of the silk threads and swords that had been floating around suddenly shot out.

 But just when he was about to reach the wall, he stopped suddenly.

If you look carefully, there is only a hair's length between the light of these silk threads and the wall.

 Zhou An gently waved the long knife again.

 The next moment, the silk threads and sword lights collided with each other and disappeared into nothingness.

“My control has reached its limit, and I don't know what will happen if I continue to improve it.”

 The better the control, the stronger the power exerted. Coupled with the pure Qi in the body, if he meets the former County Magistrate Chen again, just swinging the long sword will be enough.

What's more, he also has the bonus of fusion casting method and reading hundreds of volumes.

 The total power is 30%, which is terrifying.

 “Now, the chef Ding's knives can be put on hold for a while.”

Zhou An thought.

Currently, Chef Ding's Jie Niu Dao has reached level 5, and other skills have reached level 4, but Reading Hundreds of Volumes is still at level 3.

Zhou An thought, first upgrade the Baijuan Reading to level 4, and then start to improve those level 4 skills to level 5 one by one.

 After thinking about it, Zhou An put the long knife back into the pink money bag.

 Outside the door, Qi Shuo's voice could be heard.

“Brother Zhou, I have spent a lot of effort to collect more than ten books of readers' experiences. These are all for entry level readers.”

Zhou An opened the door, looked at the book in Qi Shuo's hand, and said thank you.

 If you want to continue to improve after reading hundreds of volumes, you need to find new ways.

Now, Zhou An wants to learn from the experiences of other scholars and explore new methods.

I have to say that Hengtong Chamber of Commerce is really very resourceful.

Those scholars who have entered the door are willing to hand over their hearts, which shows the methods of the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce.

Although the smell of copper is smelly.

  But it's really delicious to use.

Although money is not everything in this world, nothing can be done without money.

Even in the novels I read before, cultivation was about a wealthy couple, with wealth ranking first.

 So this matter was left to the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce, and the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce did a good job.

"this…"

 The moment the door opened, Qi Shuo was stunned.

During this period, Zhou An has been in seclusion and rarely goes out.

 Qi Shuo also followed Zhou An's instructions and handled Zhou An's affairs properly.

 But after not seeing each other for such a short time, Qi Shuo suddenly felt that Zhou An in front of him seemed to be a different person.

The momentum became deeper, like a deep lake that no one could see through.

 This is the momentum that has not yet been restored after the strength has improved.

 Qi Shuo himself is a person in the industry, so he can naturally feel it.

 But he was really surprised!

“If he can make such great progress in such a short period of time, is he still a human being?” Qi Shuo opened his mouth wide and thought in his mind.

If Zhang Sixian and others were here, after knowing Qi Shuo's thoughts, they would definitely nod their heads and tell Qi Shuo in the most affirmative words.

 —He is not a human being!

“Brother Qi, why are you so surprised?” Zhou An said with a smile.

Only then did Qi Shuo come back to his senses and said with a wry smile: "I am sighing, sometimes people are really different. I have seen some geniuses break through under extreme anger, but I have never seen it. Brother Zhou, as plain as water, has reached the height of my admiration."

 Yes, as plain as water.

Just like water flowing through the earth, everything is so natural and it falls into place naturally.

 But this kind of plainness creates a strong sense of contrast.

 Compared to those geniuses who roared that I want to go against the will of heaven, Zhou An's mediocrity is the real genius.

 Inexplicably, Qi Shuo felt like he was being slapped in the face.

 And it is so delicious that you can take it orally.

 “Brother Qi has given you too much praise,” Zhou And said.

 He felt it was normal.

　　If the improvement of cheating is slow, then what's the point of cheating?

Zhou An, who is already a second-rate master, does not feel that the second-rate master is his peak and he still has to climb up.

“Brother Qi, you can go eat alone today, I have something to do.”

Zhou An declined Qi Shuo's invitation to have dinner together, but closed the door and continued to study what he had just learned.

There will be a casting competition soon, and the woman named Mi Mo will also show her claws. Only by improving herself can the back be more stable.

 After returning home, Zhou An picked up a dozen books that Qi Shuo found for himself and began to read them carefully.

 The whole afternoon passed like this. Qi Shuo also brought food. After Zhou An ate, he continued to look at the thoughts of these scholars.

 It wasn't until almost evening that he finished reading all the books.

 What is mentioned above is roughly the way to improve a scholar.

Like other categories, scholars are also divided into mental methods and techniques.

 Let's not talk about mental skills for now, the most important thing is the skill of the scholar.

 Techniques are divided into two categories.

 One is by looking, and the second is by writing.

 Reading means reading books by some famous people or some books by colleagues.

As for writing, it is through copying and gaining corresponding insights.

 Reading and writing, both are important.

  And complement each other.

 The book that the original Magistrate Chen copied was written by the current Prime Minister.

Zhou An suddenly thought that copying might be a good method.

He thought carefully for a moment, then picked up the paper and pen on the table, took out a book, and copied them.

 When he made his first stroke, he saw an improvement in his proficiency before his eyes.

  【Read a hundred volumes +1】

Zhou An immediately became excited.

“My method is right. This method can indeed improve proficiency.”

With a new way to improve proficiency, Zhou An will naturally not let it go.

 He continued to copy without losing any time.

Time passed gradually, and in the blink of an eye, the afternoon passed like this.

 Above the willow trees, the moon hung high in the sky, sprinkling white silver ash and illuminating the street with a silvery light.

 Zhou An lit the oil lamp and fought at night.

 The proficiency in reading hundreds of volumes is increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

 He gave up other skills for the time being and wanted to try his best to upgrade the white paper reading to level 4 so as to achieve better results.

　　Although the night is dark, from time to time I think of the sound of the watchman's gong.

 Zhou An was in the room, copying carefully.

The papers in front of him were already piled half as high as a person. Fortunately, Hengtong Chamber of Commerce was powerful, so these things wouldn't cost him a penny.

 If a scholar is here, he will feel emotional.

 Zhou An's seriousness is no worse than that of their scholars.

 In fact, Zhou An loves copying. Sometimes when he is in a messy mood, taking out a masterpiece by a famous artist and calming down to copy can help soothe the messy mood.

Zhou An's copying speed was not very fast, because he tried it out at the time. If he speeded up and it was not in place, he would not be proficient.

 So he takes every stroke seriously.

 Being serious tends to consume energy. Fortunately, his spirit +2 can make up for this shortfall and achieve a wonderful balance.

 As Zhou An's copying deepened, his proficiency increased.

At this moment, Zhou An stopped his brush and looked at the window sill.

It was empty there, nothing.

 But just now, when Zhou An was about to change another book, he suddenly felt like something was staring at him.

That feeling is indeed there. Zhou An did not doubt that it was an illusion, because after the spirit +2 brought a sharper perception, he could feel it.

  And now is an important moment, there is no room for doubt.

 “Go and have a look.”

 Zhou An put down the brush in his hand, walked to the window, and opened it.

Outside the window was a dark street with no pedestrians crossing it.

At this time, every house has closed its door.

 After all, the idea of ​​staying open at night is just an idea.

“What I felt just now was right, but where is that thing?”

Zhou An looked around from the window to the left and right.

 But still no abnormality was found.

The feeling of being watched is disappearing.

 It proves that the other party seems to be aware of it and has eliminated the feeling of prying eyes.

 After searching for a long time, I still found nothing.

 Zhou An did not give up the idea of ​​searching. He jumped out of the window and searched everywhere.

 After searching for about a stick of incense, he found a trace on the ground.

 The originally flat ground had some white marks, as if they had been scratched out by something.

This trace is so thin that if you don't look carefully, you won't be able to find it at all.

Zhou An squatted down and checked it carefully, and found that there were several traces.

 Looking from this direction, it looks more like something's claws were left on the ground.

“Claws? And with this number and sharpness, why do I always think it's a bird?”

 Zhou An touched his chin and thought to himself.

 Thinking about it this way, I can't help but think of the exchanges I had with Zhensi Si in the past few days.

Zhen Guisi has not been idle either, and has been conducting a carpet-like search.

 But the results were unsatisfactory.

 They are powerful, and it didn't take long for them to discover Mi Mo's traces.

 But now, Mi Mo seems to be invisible and cannot be noticed at all.

 And some clues that were originally found disappeared.

Zhen Guisi also gave a guess, probably colluding with some people from Yunlai Mansion.

  After all, if there is no one to cover, it will be difficult for Mimo to evade alone.

“What if we change the approach, what if she takes some actions to suppress the enemy and the enemy takes advantage of her?” Zhou An thought.

“Claw marks, if we rely on these claw marks for surveillance, the result will be obvious.”

With claws and the ability to monitor, Zhou An thought of a place.

　　—Falcon Gate.

 If you use an eagle to monitor, then it all makes sense.

And the claw marks on the ground look like those left by an eagle.

In addition, not long ago, when I passed by, the owner of the Falcon Gate said that he was not here.

So to put it another way, could it be that Mi Mo was inside at that time?

Thinking of this, Zhou An ran directly towards the Falcon Door without even extinguishing the oil lamp in the room.

 He had a feeling that his guess was correct and he wanted to confirm it no matter what.

 If it is really inside, I am afraid there will be blood tonight.

Falcon Gate.

 “Idiot! Who let you be so close!”

Mi Mo's face was extremely cold. Looking at Hu Ying who was kneeling on the ground, his tone was extremely cold.

Hu Ying knelt on the ground and said bitterly: "The man named Zhou An has not been out for many days recently. My subordinates were just worried that he would come up with an empty city plan, so they wanted to get closer and have a closer look. I didn't expect him to be so sharp."

Mi Mo stood up, grabbed Yu Hang beside him, and said, "I want to leave here first. There is a way to remedy this. You just need to get over this matter."

After saying this, Mi Mo walked out directly, leaving Hu Ying alone.

 Hu Ying himself is the master of the Falcon Sect and is proficient in various investigative techniques. Of course he knows that Zhou An is coming with all his strength.

 In fact, Hu Ying is very uncomfortable now.

Maybe Hu Ying can really fool him, but as soon as Mi Mo left, he was completely exposed to Zhou An's eyes.

 It won't work if you don't do this.

 He knows the cruelty of the organization better than anyone else.

 Hu Ying stood up with difficulty, looked at the empty room, took a deep breath, and walked towards the door.

At this time, there was a noise outside the door.

"What are you doing? Do you know that this is the center of the Falcon Gate? You can't just go in and out!"

 “Stop, if you take another step forward, don't blame us for being rude!”

"This is Yunlai Mansion. If you dare to break into other people's houses, aren't you afraid of being caught?"

For a large family like theirs, there are servants on duty even at night.

 The shouts of servants came from outside, but soon the shouts stopped.

The door to the room had cracks.

 In an instant, it turned into debris.

The servants were lying in a mess, falling into a coma. A man walked in from outside with a long knife in hand.

 Hu Ying could feel the terror of this man.

That cold murderous aura was intertwined in flesh and blood, and could never be that kind of greenhouse flower.

 Murderous, very cold.

 But even though Hu Ying's scalp was numb, he still took two steps forward.

 “Who is your Excellency? Why…”

 He didn't finish his words, because Zhou An had already taken action.

 Hu Ying couldn't even see how Zhou An took action.

He saw Zhou An still standing in front of him, and the houses behind him had been wiped out by pieces of sword light.

 From beginning to end, Zhou An didn't even touch the long knife in his hand.

 “Quick! What a fast knife!”

Hu Ying has also seen the world, so he naturally understands that it is not that there is no movement, but that after reaching the extreme speed, it gives people the feeling of no movement.

"you…"

He still wanted to speak, but then, Zhou An's words reached his ears, making him tremble all over.

"Two choices, tell yourself, either I take you to the dungeon of the Suppressor, or I ask." Zhou An's tone was calm and unquestionable.

Hu Ying suddenly felt that the rhetoric he had just prepared was of no use at all.

 There was a look of color in his eyes, and he suddenly put his hand to his mouth and whistled.

 In the sky, a black curtain emerged.

With the appearance of the black curtain that blocked the sky and the sun, Zhou An raised his head and looked at the sky.

I saw an eagle with a wingspan of more than four meters falling from the sky, its claws with a cold light, clawing at my chest.

"kill him!"

 Hu Ying showed a ruthless expression. His state had changed from being groveling before Mi Mo to becoming vicious and vicious.

 He figured it out.

 It is absolutely impossible for me to explain Zhou An's state.

 Because the other party didn't give him a chance to explain at all, how could he explain it?

The dungeon of Zhenguisi, just thinking about how miserable it is inside is terrifying.

 After all, no one in the entire Chu Kingdom could survive in a dungeon.

Even if you can bear it, will you really have to suffer for the rest of your life?

 Kill Zhou An, then run away, and then tell the organization that it was Mi Mo who asked him to do this without permission.

The reason why I can be a thorn in Yunlai Mansion is because there are things like falcons that can detect intelligence.

If he leaves because of this matter, the organization will definitely punish Mi Mo severely.

 With the falcon around, he could completely avoid sight and escape Yunlai Mansion alone.

 As for the people at Falcon Gate...it doesn't matter!

As long as you live, there will be a second and third Falcon Gate coming out.

 And his son is also in the organization, so he no longer has any worries.

The huge eagle was like a bolt of lightning, striking at lightning speed.

 Zhou An raised his head, looked at the eagle in the sky, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

 The Qi in the body is flowing rapidly.

 At the same time, the special effect of reading hundreds of volumes appeared.

 In his eyes, there was an inexplicable luster.

 There is an obvious flaw in the huge eagle's belly.

"It's just a bluff. Big doesn't mean strong." Zhou An said calmly.

He was still standing where he was, but the white sword light suddenly emerged and turned into a thread, tying up the huge eagle layer by layer.

 One of the silk threads was drilled into the eagle's belly.

The eagle let out a mournful cry.

 After being tied up, the eagle lost its strength and fell directly into the yard, struggling wildly.

 But all is of no use.

Zhou An just moved in his heart, and the freely retractable sword light tightened, cutting the huge eagle in front of him into pieces.

 Everything happened in an instant, Zhou An had already killed the eagle.

Hu Ying in front was still immersed in his own fantasy, and everything in front of him gave him a hard slap.

　　“I am so afraid of going to the dungeon, it seems that I have already settled down.”

 Zhou An was still holding the long knife, and the murderous aura in his body became even stronger.

Hu Ying's face was full of disbelief, and even his voice trembled: "What level are you at? How is it possible! A master like you suddenly appears!"

 You must be seriously ill!

How could such a strong person come out of a small Anding County?

His words were not answered, because the thread-like light of the knife reappeared, weaving a cage from top to bottom, binding him layer by layer.

 Hu Ying could feel that this cage was woven by the light of swords, and if it was touched even slightly, it would end up being shattered to pieces.

"You want to trap me and take me to the dungeon?"

  Hu Ying knew very well what Zhou An was doing.

 But the thought of the dungeon made him tremble.

"Originally I wanted to kill you, but you have a lot of information that can keep you alive." Zhou An said without hesitation.

 Hu Ying looked at the light of swords around him, with panic on his face.

"Can you please let me go? I am also a very miserable person. My child is being held captive and I have no choice."

Even though he looked desperate just now, when it comes to this kind of situation, the first person to be afraid of is people like him.

Zhou An chuckled and said, "Just because of this, you come to harm me. How about I give you another hard-earned award?"

 Hu Ying listened to Zhou An's teasing and knew that he was at the end of his rope.

 The fight between the two just now naturally attracted attention.

 Soon, the doormen of the Falcon Gate appeared one after another in the courtyard.

These disciples all brought eagles and surrounded Zhou An, and they all looked cautious.

Seeing this scene, Hu Ying immediately shouted: "Quick! This man! He broke into the Falcon Gate without permission, take him down!"

 The disciples looked at each other, and the circle surrounding Zhou An was shrinking.

Zhou An looked around and said calmly: "Do you also want to follow him and be sent to the dungeon of Suppressing Guisi?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell into silence.

 The disciples looked at each other and understood what he meant.

This means that their sect leader seems to have violated the law and is now about to be taken to the prison for seduces.

 If this is the case, if minor characters like them take action, they will probably be punished by sitting together.

It was at this time that they hesitated.

 They can easily trap their sect master inside, even if they go together, they are no match.

What's more, there are legitimate reasons for them to lay down their weapons.

 “It's over.”

When Hu Ying saw this scene, he knew that his escape method had been completely blocked.

 He lost all his strength and sat down on the ground, with a look of dejection on his face.

 At this scene, he had given up struggling.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps at the door of Falcon Gate.

Zheng Sifu, a bearded man, led the way.

 A large number of members of the Suppression and Rebellion group rushed in and surrounded the courtyard.

As soon as he entered, Sifu Zheng saw the cage made of swords.

He is a master and has a wide range of knowledge. Naturally, he can see the wonderful things at a glance and can't help but speak out.

 “Have you reached the final level?”

“How can you reach the ultimate level of being able to move freely and lift a weight with ease at your age?”

 “Incredible, really incredible!”

Zheng Sifu even forgot what he came for and walked around the cage made of sword lights, praising it loudly as he walked.

 “No wonder, no wonder.”

 “No wonder Zhang Zuiniu is also impressed by you.”

 He ​​finally knew why Zhang Si County was so interested in Zhou An, and when he talked about Zhou An, he was full of praise.

 You are young enough to reach this level of strength.

Even if it is an exaggerated praise like Zhang Si County, it will not be too little.

Not only him, but also the members of the Suppression and Rebellion Party who came had a look of horror on their faces.

 Some of these people had conflicts with Zhou An in the first place.

 The way they look at Zhou An now has become a bit awe-inspiring.

 That's how it is these days.

 When you are strong, you are surrounded by good people.

“Fortunately, I didn't offend him in the first place.”

 Several members of the Suppression Division thought this way and felt relieved in their hearts.

“This man named Zhou An is both powerful and related to the Lord Sifu. Such a person will still be fawning in the future.”

Of course Zhou An didn't know what these people were thinking. He just wanted to return to the topic as soon as possible, so he pointed at the trapped Hu Ying and told what happened.

As for why Zheng Si Mansion and the others came so quickly, the reason is actually very simple.

Yunlai Mansion is full of spies who are spying on Zhensi Si. When Zhou An hurriedly ran down the street with a knife in hand, the secret spies of Zhensi Si could already be seen.

 So he notified the Zheng Si Mansion of the news.

Zheng Si Mansion learned about Zhou An's temper through Zhang Si County.

 He was afraid that Zhou An would do something, so he hurried over.

　　Unexpectedly, the scene in front of him was really an eye-opener for him.

"This is the general story of the matter. Interrogation is what you are best at, and Lord Lao Zheng is the one."

After hearing Zhou An tell the details of what happened, Zheng Sifu waved his hand and his men took Hu Ying away.

 Zhou An also removed the sword light, and members of Zhenguisi took Hu Ying away.

“Let me just say that that guy can escape our pursuit every time because he has Falcon Gate as his helper.” Zheng Sifu looked at the empty Falcon Gate.

“If she can throw away the Falcon Gate this time, she must have a back-up plan. It's hard to find one. She can only wait for the Casting Competition.”

Just now, after the members of the Town Spies took Hu Ying away, some of them searched the entire Falcon Gate, but found nothing.

Actually, this was not beyond Zhou An's expectation. The other party was able to throw Hu Ying out, so he must have escaped.

“Zhou An, do you want to go to the Zhensi dungeon and learn something?” Zheng Sifu asked.

  The rumored dungeon for suppressing spies, as long as a person enters it, he will confess when he comes out.

 In fact, Zhou An is also very interested. These are also necessary skills for traveling in the world. Now that Zheng Sifu invites him, of course he wants to learn them.

 He did not refuse and went to suppress Guisi together with Zheng Sifu.

 It was still very dark at this time, and the sky was covered with dark clouds.

　　When Zhou An walked out of Zhensi Si, the sky was already dark.

 The whole night, he was in the dungeon of Zhensi.

 This night, he also saw the interrogation methods used by the Suppressors.

 It can be described in four words, it is eye-opening.

 The scene in the dungeon cannot be summed up in one word.

 A lot of the scenes in it, if it were to be written down in words, Zhou An would probably be blocked immediately.

Hu Ying was very tough at the beginning, like a man about to go to the execution ground.

 But as time goes by, the so-called hard energy is dispersed like a dark cloud.

The other end is knocked, and the sound is heard.

 The results obtained are actually not satisfactory.

This Hu Ying is from an organization called Zongxing.

 The essence of indulgence is to do whatever you want, do whatever you want, and never do good things.

 What's even more outrageous is that this organization has only been established not long ago.

 This is also the first time Zhenshisi has heard of the existence of this organization.

Of course, although it has not been established for a long time, it has already planted nails in Yunlai Mansion, which is a bit worth pondering.

As for the other things, Hu Ying didn't know anything about them.

He originally became a member of the organization because of his son's problems. In addition, this organization is very strict with its subordinates, so it is impossible to ask any questions.

 Mi Mo took away the most precious eagle from the Falcon Gate. As Zheng Sifu said, it will be difficult to find again.

Now we can only wait until the casting competition, and then wait and see.

“Zhou An, remember, if you really encounter something, don't be impulsive.”

Before leaving, Sifu Zheng gave a reminder.

Zhou An waved his hand and returned to Qi Shuo's residence.

 When I went back, I also had some food at a roadside stall.

By this time, Qi Shuo had already gotten up.

He didn't ask Zhou An what he was doing. After all, you couldn't ask about these things casually.

“Brother Zhou, the Dao Casting Competition will be held in a few days. I am here to wish Brother Zhou a successful victory.”

 Qi Shuo said something.

Zhou An nodded.

There are still five days left before the Casting Competition. There are still a lot of things that can be done in these five days. Maybe you can improve your reading of hundreds of volumes by another level.

"Brother Qi, please prepare some extra pens, inks, paper and inkstones for me. I will use them. I don't plan to go out recently." Zhou And said.

Qi Shuo agreed.

Pen, ink, paper and inkstone, this kind of thing is indeed very expensive for ordinary people, but for Hengtong Chamber of Commerce, it is just drizzle.

As long as Zhou An wants something that Hengtong Chamber of Commerce can afford, they will buy it.

 Next, Zhou An followed his daily routine and started to get mad.

 For five whole days, Zhou An copied crazily every day, except for meals and necessary rest.

If an outsider walks into Zhou An's room, he will find that Zhou An's room is filled with papers, and this paper is all filled with copied books.

After finishing copying the book, Zhou An asked Qi Shuo to go to the bookstore to buy it, and then continue copying the book after buying it.

 The continuous madness made Zhou An feel extremely boring, but in this boringness, the sense of gain also came back in time.

 Proficiency is rising crazily.

 Zhou An's fingers were stained with a lot of black ink, but he still copied without hesitation.

 When morning came and after writing the last stroke, Zhou An let go of the brush in his hand and threw it to the ground aside.

 He let out a sigh of relief and rubbed his forehead despite the ink on his hands.

The smoke in front of me changed for a while, and finally turned into a line of text.

 【Read Hundred Volumes lv.4 (Spirit +2, Understanding +2): 1/60000】

 A large amount of information poured into Zhou An's mind as the smoke dissipated, and the Qi in Zhou An's body shrank by one point and became more solid.

 At the same time, he felt that although there was no change in spirit, there was a difference in understanding.

 Twenty percent!

Nowadays, as long as you can see through the opponent's flaws, you can get a 20% improvement.

 Coupled with the 20% from the fusion casting method, he can now increase his power by 40%.

 A full 40%, which is terrifying.

“Perhaps, I can compete with the best among the second-rate masters.” Zhou An thought to himself.

This is just his conjecture. After all, there is no target for him to try.

There is no way he can go to Zhensi and have a fight with Zheng Sifu, right?

Zhou An moved his body and then saw the ink on his hand.

 When I left the room, I didn't see Qi Shuo. He probably went to buy breakfast.

At this time, Zhou An boiled water, took a bath, changed his clothes, and then walked out of the house.

As soon as he arrived at the lobby, he saw Qi Shuo rushing over with breakfast.

“Brother Zhou, you are finally out. Let's set off after dinner.” Qi Shuo put breakfast on the table.

 Today is the first day of the Casting Competition.

 (End of this chapter)

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