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Chapter 155 Jiang Chuan Forfeits!?
With their luggage in hand, everyone returned to their respective dormitories after a brief exchange.

Jiang Chuan naturally replied with 4301.

Sitting on his bed in the dormitory, his mind was racing.

"Three and a half minutes... Lin Ci has improved that much?"

"As expected of the headquarters location..."

"They must be having a very tough time..."

"Entering the battle four times a day, even if the body recovers, is still a mental torment."

He was happy for his friends' tremendous breakthrough, but of course he didn't want to fall behind.

Lin Ci was right. He hadn't used the Bronze Man Formation for so many days, so he was bound to be a bit rusty.

Given the already disadvantageous situation, can the improvement in flow state over this period really make up for the 14-second gap?

Jiang Chuan was unsure.

He was unaware of the time it would take to break through the formation after becoming familiar with the second state of flow.

He couldn't wait to climb the bronze formation again, wanting to see as soon as possible how long it would take him to break through it.

Even though he was anxious, he did not act impulsively.

Jiang Chuan knew very well that in order to break his own record, he had to adjust his condition to be at its best.

The goal now is no longer training, but the moment to win that requires giving it your all.

Hasty actions will only backfire.

He subtly checked his pulse, trying to determine whether he was in peak condition.

"Just one more breath."

"I don't know if I can fully recover after another day of rest."

Jiang Chuan frowned.

Because I had actually recovered almost completely since yesterday.

However, he never reached his peak performance; he was always a little short.

He doesn't know if he'll be in top form when the final assessment actually starts tomorrow.

However, his brows quickly relaxed, and he managed to calm himself down.

"forget about it."

"Thinking about it won't help."

"If it still doesn't work out in the end, then it means I have no chance with that 200,000."

"The delay in training was unavoidable; otherwise, let alone breaking the record, we wouldn't even be able to break through the formation."

"Then let nature take its course."

Because he needed to continue adjusting his condition, Jiang Chuan sent a message to Cao Zhigang, indicating that he would not be going to the Bronze Man Formation in the afternoon.

Cao Zhigang didn't ask why, he just replied with an "OK" emoji.

Just as Jiang Chuan put down his phone, there was a loud banging on his dorm room door.

Song Xi's enthusiastic voice rang out: "Brother Chuan! Brother Chuan!"

I brought you a present!

Jiang Chuan felt a little resistant, but he didn't want to be pretentious; it wouldn't be appropriate to refuse someone's kindness at this time.

Song Xi pushed the suitcase through the door and said, "Don't forget to return the suitcase to me later!"

After Song Xi left, knocking on the door started one after another.

Tang Songming eventually brought Jiang Chuan back a fan. He said it was handcrafted by a famous artist, with exceptional craftsmanship, excellent materials, and a very exquisite fan surface. He was reluctantly parting with it. Jiang Chuan wanted him to keep it, but Tang Songming said he had also bought one for himself.

Liang Cheng stuffed a set of writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone into Jiang Chuan's hands. He said somewhat awkwardly that he really didn't know what to give as a gift. This set of writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone is generally not used, but it is also very tasteful just to have it on display.

Lin Ci brought over two bottles of wine.

Tian Tian gave Jiang Chuan a set of ten clay rabbit generals, each with a different design.

Ai Zhe and Chen Ming each bought a box of local specialty pastries. Ai Zhe declared that the pastries were his suggestion and called Chen Ming a despicable plagiarist. Chen Ming, on the other hand, said that Ai Zhe didn't understand the true meaning of gift-giving. He emphasized that "a gift of a goose feather from afar carries great meaning, and no matter what you give, it's the thought that counts, and as long as the sentiment is conveyed, that's enough."

Then there's Li Yi.

Li Yi stood at the door of Jiang Chuan's room, looking at Jiang Chuan and said:

I don't know what you like.

"I picked one out for you..."

As she spoke, she opened her palm.

A nearly transparent, pure and flawless jade Guanyin appeared in her palm.

The beautiful jade on the palm, as white and tender as cream, complemented each other perfectly. If this scene were captured in a photograph, it could probably be used as the cover of some art appreciation book.

Although Jiang Chuan didn't understand jade, he at least had an eye for beauty. This jade looked incredibly valuable... Wasn't it a bit too precious?
Seeing that Jiang Chuan didn't react for a while, Li Yi asked, "Don't you like it?"

Jiang Chuan immediately shook his head and said, "I like it."

"It just feels like a coincidence that the jade I was carrying before broke."

Although it felt valuable, it was, after all, a gift from Li Yi.

So Jiang Chuan decided to accept the gift.

He pulled the red string from Li Yi's hand, and the jade Guanyin left Li Yi's palm.

Watching this piece of jade slowly rotate in front of me, I liked it more and more.

Therefore, Jiang Chuan asked Li Yi:
"Any precision?"

Li Yi shook her head:

"I don't know either. I just think it looks good, and I think you'll like it."

Jiang Chuan nodded, put the red string around his neck, and put the jade back inside his clothes.

Jiang Chuan sincerely said, "Thank you."

Li Yi nodded and said, "You're welcome."

"Then I'll go back first."

Jiang Chuan said, "We can start practicing after the assessment ends tomorrow."

"After such a long break, we need to get back to training as soon as possible."

Li Yi paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "Mm."

After Li Yi left, Jiang Chuan took out his phone and opened the search engine.

Before searching, he had some hope that giving the jade would have some special meaning, like the phrase "The moonlight is beautiful." But Jiang Chuan's hopes were quickly dashed.

When a woman gives a man a love lock or a jade ruyi (a traditional Chinese ornament symbolizing good fortune), there are certain customs and traditions involved. However, a jade Guanyin (a Bodhisattva symbolizing the Goddess of Mercy) does not have any special meaning.

However, given Li Yi's personality, she wouldn't give her something like a love lock.

Jiang Chuan didn't think about it any further.

He immediately began meditating to prepare for tomorrow's assessment.

……

9 month 27 day.

The first and second classes of the S-level training program at the Qingdao Municipal Organization reunited after 21 days.

Today is the last day of the second phase of training, and it's time to settle the results.

Cao Zhigang put on a new pair of sunglasses. Seeing that all the students had arrived, he began to speak:
"Today's results in breaking through the formation will determine your training performance for this phase!"

"Record the morning and afternoon scores separately, and use the best score for calculation and entry!"

"After more than a month of training, it's time to see the results!"

Cao Zhigang, unusually, gave an opening speech.

Tian Tian said, "It's been a long time since I heard Teacher Cao's loud voice, and I miss it a little."

Those who went to Yanjing shared the same sentiment.

Lin Ci said, "We'll see Jiang Chuan enter the battle soon."

Tang Songming nodded: "I can't wait."

Liang Cheng pondered for a moment, then said with some confusion, "The Bronze Man Formation is generated randomly each time. Using today's two entry scores as the best result as the final score, wouldn't that involve too much randomness?"

Tian Tian chewed her gum and said, "But since everyone's results are random, it's fair. Luck is part of skill, after all."

Lin Ci said, "In the face of strength, this little variable is not a problem. If you are surpassed by someone because of luck, it can only mean that you are not strong enough."

Li Yi also spoke up, saying, "There won't be too many variables for us; we just need to give it our all."

Ai Zhe said, "Jiang Chuan said yesterday that he hasn't entered the formation recently, so the speed of breaking the formation this morning probably won't be very good."

Chen Ming said, "Anyway, I'm faster than you."

Ai Zhe looked at Chen Ming, just about to have a verbal exchange with him, but at this moment, Teacher Cao Zhigang's loud voice suddenly stopped, interrupting Ai Zhe's rant.

The once noisy playground fell silent.

They all knew this was a sign that the assessment was about to begin.

Those who realized this also turned their attention to Jiang Chuan.

Not only Class 1, but also Class 2 students focused their attention on Jiang Chuan.

After all, Jiang Chuan was the first to break through the Bronze Man Formation, making him a favorite to win this time.

Moreover, no one had witnessed Jiang Chuan breaking through the formation during this period, so everyone was naturally curious about what kind of results Jiang Chuan would achieve in this final day of the assessment.

Cao Zhigang's thunderous voice echoed across the playground:

"Class One, Number One! Jiang Chuan!"

"I'm abstaining from the morning assessment!"

"Class One, Number Two! Li Yi! Step forward!"

Wow——!
Abstain!?
The playground, which had just quieted down, suddenly erupted in a roar.

Everyone was surprised. Why did Jiang Chuan abstain?
If you abstain in the morning, you'll only have one chance left in the afternoon.

The discussions that arose from Class Two were even louder than those from Class One, since Class Two had more students.

"What happened to Teacher Jiang? Is she off on another mission?"

"I saw Brother Chuan come; he's on the playground. Why did he forfeit?"

"Are they saving a big surprise?"

Tang Songming, Lin Ci, and the others also looked at Jiang Chuan, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, saying nothing.

At this moment, everyone realized that Jiang Chuan hadn't said a word since he arrived on the playground.

what happened?

Li Yi looked at Jiang Chuan, who was sitting there silently, and realized that he had fallen asleep.

"Fell asleep?"

But she didn't have time to ask anything. Since Jiang Chuan wasn't going to participate, she would be the first to be tested. She had already started walking towards the bronze statue formation.

At this moment, Song Xi leaned closer to see what was going on with Jiang Chuan, but Tian Tian pulled her back.

Tian Tian said, "He definitely needs to make some preparations, so let's not disturb him."

Song Xi said "oh," but still felt somewhat confused looking at Jiang Chuan.

On the other side, Zhong Huahua was also extremely surprised and couldn't understand why Jiang Chuan would abstain.

Lu Ming leaned closer to her and asked, "What's wrong, Brother Chuan?"

"Why did they abstain?"

Zhong Huahua still remembers how Jiang Chuan was knocked away after entering the formation that day.

But of course she didn't say anything about it, she just shook her head and said, "I don't know either."

Jiang Chuan was in his dream world at this moment, and he could perceive everything around him.

He checked his pulse as soon as he woke up this morning and was disappointed to find that he was still not fully recovered.

It's like the battery is never fully charged, always remaining at 99%.

It was just a difference of 0.01.

Although Jiang Chuan is currently in good enough condition to play, he believes it is more important to gain more time to recover his form.

Furthermore, the energy expenditure from participating in the morning assessment must also be considered, as it may further affect one's ability to break through enemy formations.

This means giving up the possibility of a perfect state, which is certainly not a good thing for Jiang Chuan, who is facing fierce competition.

For various reasons, he gave up the morning assessment opportunity and pinned all his hopes on the afternoon assessment.

In the dream world, Jiang Chuan's brows were furrowed tightly:

"If this morning can help me get back to my best condition, that would be ideal..."

"But if that still doesn't work..."

"We have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it."

(End of this chapter)