“I’ll go, I’ll go!
Why did you elbow me?” Xiao Hongchen looked at his sister through gritted teeth, feeling like crying but having no tears.
“I was just afraid you were hard of hearing, wasn’t I?” Meng Hongchen’s deep blue eyes darted around, clearly ignoring Xiao Hongchen’s current state.
But the commotion nearby soon made her change the subject, and she immediately pulled the still-aching Xiao Hongchen along at a trot.
“Let’s go, let’s see what the excitement is about!” Pulling a somewhat stumbling Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen quickly reached the crowd.
Peering through the gaps between people, she easily saw the scene inside.
A grey-haired youth was talking to a teacher.
He had deep blue eyes similar to hers and a handsome appearance—not the kind of striking handsomeness, but rather like a clear spring stream, silently nourishing things.
At this moment, Xiao Hongchen nudged the staring Meng Hongchen and waved his hand in front of her face.
“What are you looking at?
What’s wrong with that guy?” “Ahem.” Meng Hongchen snapped out of it, her pretty face showing some discomfort.
She waved her hand and said, “Nothing, I just thought his eyes were quite similar to mine.
Oh, just hurry up and ask the people nearby what’s going on.” Meng Hongchen quickly changed the subject and pushed Xiao Hongchen toward an adult standing nearby.
Somewhat speechless, Xiao Hongchen scratched his silver hair and patted the adult who had been staring inside.
“Uncle, what’s going on here?” Hearing this, the man turned around.
Seeing the Hongchen siblings in their Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy uniforms, he immediately began to recount the story with exaggerated gestures.
Soon, the two understood the whole story.
Xiao Hongchen was immediately disappointed and said to Meng Hongchen, “Meng, let’s go.
What’s there to see in a megalomaniac?
Thinking he can learn a Basic Array just by watching once from the outside?
How is that possible?” At this, Xiao Hongchen snorted coldly.
“You should know, even a Genius like me had to watch three times before I learned it.” Meng Hongchen rolled her eyes at her arrogant brother and exposed him.
“Was that really just watching three times?
That was clearly Grandpa explaining it three times.
What are you pretending for?” Xiao Hongchen was momentarily embarrassed, but it wasn’t a big deal in front of his sister.
He stubbornly insisted, “Even if you’re right, I still don’t believe he’s better than me.
He’ll definitely fail and come walking out in a bit.” Meng Hongchen ignored her arrogant brother’s stubbornness and began watching Fu Yu’s actions inside.
— At the workbench, Fu Yu looked at everything on the table: the Carving Knife, metal, blueprints, and so on, all arranged in order.
Then Teacher Li Hu said to Fu Yu, “The assessment is timed.
If there’s enough time, you can try several times.
The final grade will be based on the one you think is best.” Fu Yu nodded, picked up the Carving Knife and metal from the table, and began fixing it to the surface according to the procedure.
Then, the Carving Knife descended.
A sharp’screech’ echoed through the examination hall.
Countless metal shavings flew, and even a few sparks flickered onto the table.
A scratch of uneven depth appeared on the smooth metal surface.
Obviously, this was a completely wrong stroke.
Even someone who had never touched a spirit tool could see the failure of this cut.
The crowd outside burst into laughter upon seeing this.
It was exactly what they had expected, and now it was simply playing out as usual.
Even Xiao Hongchen curled his lip at the sight.
“Meng, I was right, wasn’t I?
It’s clear he doesn’t know anything.” But Meng Hongchen stared inside without blinking, her slender arm naturally elbowing Xiao Hongchen.
“Shut up, you’re distracting me.” Inside the examination hall, not a single sound from the outside could be heard.
Fu Yu naturally removed the ruined metal block from its position and replaced it with a new one.
He knew that stroke was wrong, of course, but he had to do it anyway.
Because he needed to use his body to record the data: the sharpness of the Carving Knife, the hardness of the metal block, and the depth left by different amounts of force on the metal surface.
These were all things he had to do and Remembrance.
Only then could he replicate the Array carving process he had seen before in reality.
Fu Yu took a deep breath and focused his gaze on the smooth metal surface again.
The hand holding the Carving Knife felt as if it were gripping a sword waiting to drink blood.
The Sword Heart Art naturally began to resonate in his heart, and spirit power flowed like water.
All worries and cluttered thoughts instantly subsided.
Time began to slow down in his perception; every breath and every exertion of muscle was under his control.
At this moment, in Fu Yu’s eyes, there was only the knife in his hand and the metal block waiting to be carved.
Heart like Still Water!
In the flow state of the Tranquil Water Sword Heart, Fu Yu was incredibly focused.
This time, there was not the slightest error in his stroke; it was as smooth as if he had carved it hundreds or thousands of times before.
Along with the metal shavings constantly falling onto the table, grooves of varying depths and widths began to appear on the surface of the metal block.
Every stroke was incredibly smooth and perfect.
From the first stroke to the moment he withdrew the knife, the carving force remained consistent, just like a pre-programmed machine.
Seeing this, no one in the crowd watching outside opened their mouth to mock him anymore.
Only the sound of people swallowing could be heard, becoming the only source of noise outside.
They weren’t people without discernment.
How could someone who could bring their child to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy not understand anything?
There were even several recognized Rank 1 and Rank 2 Soul Engineers in the crowd who had undergone the assessments.
All of them, whether adults or children, were rendered speechless after Fu Yu’s second stroke.
This included Xiao Hongchen, who had previously been dismissive.
Xiao Hongchen’s eyes were wide and round, his heterochromatic eyes filled with disbelief.
Inside the examination hall, Fu Yu finished the final stroke.
With a long exhale, he blew away the few remaining shavings on the surface of the Array.
This also startled Teacher Li Hu, who had been holding his breath.
Since the second stroke fell, Teacher Li Hu had unconsciously used his spirit power to seal his breath, not wanting any reason to disturb the miracle occurring before him.
“Teacher Li Hu, how did I do?” Fu Yu asked with a smile, looking at the stunned Li Hu.
“Perfect!
Is this really your first time carving an Array?
This is simply unbelievable.” Li Hu’s eyes were filled with excitement, and his words were full of fervor.
“Quick, come with me.
I’ll take you to register for enrollment!” As they left, Teacher Li Hu conveniently swept the Basic Array Fu Yu had carved into his storage soul tool.
The opening of the examination hall doors instantly broke the long silence of the crowd outside.
“Incredible!
This is just too incredible!” someone exclaimed in surprise.
“It’s unbelievable that someone could actually carve a Basic Array after watching it just once.” “Impossible!
I don’t believe it.
He must have learned it before!” someone cried out in disbelief.
Then Teacher Li Hu announced to the crowd, “Well?
You’ve all witnessed Student Fu Yu perfectly complete the Entrance Assessment with your own eyes.
There shouldn’t be any objections, right?” The people looked at each other and could only whisper quietly, not daring to meet Teacher Li Hu’s gaze.
Then, an unwilling, youthful voice rang out from the crowd.
“So what?
Carving an Array doesn’t represent everything!
The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy also requires spirit power and…!” But before the person could finish, a dazzling purple light erupted from in front of Fu Yu.
In an instant, the scene fell silent once again!