"When will we be able to go back?" In the elevator that descended again, Qiu Xuan asked Shuying in a low voice.

"It stands to reason that the remaining mana elements can be exhausted." Shuying also looked distressed, "To support a time node shuttle, the mana consumed is extremely huge. And for seven people to stay for nearly an hour, that senior must be a very powerful magician. ”

Qiu Xuan was stunned, and suddenly asked in a ghostly manner, "What is the definition of this so-called 'powerful', and how does it compare to Luoshui?" ”

"Ah," Shuying obviously didn't expect her to ask, and after thinking about it, she said, "The teacher is the greatest magician of our century, there is no doubt about that. But after all, the times are different, and I have only learned about this era from history books, so I don't think it can be compared. ”

"That's right."

They were taken by the soldiers to the workers' lodgings. The so-called lodging is really just a literal lodging, with two long rows of paved walls and a small, dirty bathroom.

The soldiers opened one of the electronic handcuffs in their hands, leaving the other one in their hands.

"You work with them during the day." The team leader pointed to the workers who were sitting around and looking at them, "There are records in the background, don't run around, otherwise you won't know how to die." ”

"That's right, you." He looked at Number One, who was standing aside, "You don't live here, come with me." ”

"If we come together, of course we have to go together." Shuying hurriedly stepped forward and said.

"You can tell Master Fu about this, go away!"

When the soldiers left completely, and One didn't know where they had gotten to, the atmosphere in the cramped room was quiet again.

The seated worker exchanged a few glances with the standing squad members, and then a man in a black overalls vest hesitated. "You ...... Also here for the tryouts? ”

All the natives of the Steam Age looked at each other, clearly understanding what he meant.

Qiu Xuan: ?

Tryouts, as the name suggests, are open to all people for the opportunity to join the Academy of Sciences or the Wizards' Guild. You're not a mechanic and don't understand magic, that's okay. Every year, the forces of both sides will select all industries large and small like the Darkspawn, and as long as you can defeat the layers of challengers, you will be selected from either side and get a chance to completely turn around.

Especially this year, for some people who want to make war money, this year's selection competition is a particularly special and important one.

"But doesn't it mean that this year's winner has been decided, by a female magician, what is Luo, Luo ......"

"Luoshui!"

Shuying covered her mouth and swallowed the exclamation in her mouth. "You know the old ...... Luoshui: Where is she now? ”

"I heard that it has been sent directly to the Academy of Sciences? I don't know what she's thinking, she's a magician...... But also, how can you succeed in taking the position without this? ”

Shuying bit her lower lip, but since they didn't belong to this history, she couldn't help but say nothing.

Probably seeing that her face was not very good-looking, the man in the overalls tank jacket immediately made a round. "Uh, are you still sleeping to make room for you? But it will be dawn soon, anyway. The racer looked out the window at the sky, "The tryouts start at seven o'clock in the morning, let's get ready—it doesn't make a difference whether you're ready or not." ”

There are less than two hours left until seven o'clock, and I hope that the element of magical power will be exhausted sooner. Qiu Xuan sighed, and her eyes followed the towering window of the factory, where the heavy night was torn open a small corner, and a few wisps of light penetrated in.

The crowd was standing or sitting to temporarily recuperate to meet the unknown possibilities, Qin Jiuyuan paced to Qiu Xuan's side, and suddenly said coldly: "Is your eyesight not very good?" ”

"What?"

"Isn't your eyesight bad?" He patiently repeated again, "That's the number one, he looks like an ironclad little treasure, I really don't know what you like about him." ”

Qiu Xuan: ? Don't insult Iron Armor.

Time passed in everyone's anticipation, but until they and the workers were summoned to the bottom of the building to assemble, until Mr. Fu appeared in front of them again for a routine speech, until he sat in the stands on the second floor and looked down on them condescendingly, the familiar whirlpool caused by mana fluctuations still did not appear.

"This magician senior is a desolate beast." Qiu Xuan was squeezed to the front row by the crowded crowd, and looked at the crowd with some collapse, "He'd better send me away, right away." ”

"Oh? It looks like we have a brave lady challenger. ”

Qiu Xuan: CNM, do you hear me? cnm！！

Another young black man was coaxed by his companion to push him onto the high platform, he lowered his head and glanced at Qiu Xuan a little shyly, and then said, "Don't worry, I will release the water, and I won't let you lose too ugly." ”

Qiu Xuan finally laughed angrily.

She stopped trying to say anything, and with a snap of her arms she climbed onto the high platform and stood in front of the young black man with her bare hands.

"Let's get started."

"Uh, are you sure you don't want to do a warm-up or something, like ......!!"

Qiu Xuan came straight to his door with a heavy punch, and with a muffled sound, the black man was startled and was hit directly in the face and fell to the ground. He held his nose with one hand and the other, and was stunned for a long time without reacting.

Warm blood poured from his fingers, and the crowd froze, apparently not reacting to the start of the match.

"I guess I've won, right? Let's go. ”

"Wait a minute." Qiu Xuan paused, turned her head from the fence, and saw Mr. Fu sitting on the viewing platform on the second floor looking at her with interest. "This young lady, according to the traditional rules, the winner of each round will continue to the next round, and so on until the last person standing in the ring wins."

"Also, negative play or malicious match-fixing are not allowed. Violators will be punished with the worst punishment of the Darkspawn. ”

Qiu Xuan stopped at the fence of the ring and looked up at Mr. Fu, looking away before his red eyes sank deeper and deeper.

"Who are you to scare, a factory owner who is about to go out of business, a second prophet with severe straight male cancer......" she muttered, in a voice that no one could hear.

Then, Qiu Xuan raised her head again, and her gaze slid over the surprised or calm crowd around the audience one by one.

"So, next." She said.

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