Although she said she was not happy, Jianshan quickly got into the state in the ten seconds Li Nian gave her. She no longer used the feather robe, but had pulled out the Lion King. This time she also called out the spirit beast that was living in it, and was ready for battle. When Li Nian rushed over, she used her own strength blessed by the formation, and cooperated with the spirit beast that had become stronger with the nourishment of abundant spiritual power, to meet the attack with all her strength.

Everyone listened to the louder roar and watched with interest for a while, but the two people and the beast attacking each other with all their might were no longer something their naked eyes could follow.

All they could see was that Jianshan, with the support of the great formation, and the spirit beast that seemed to be summoned by her, were no match for the serious Li Nian, and he was the one who was always knocked away and embedded in the pillars or walls.

After all, it was not as gorgeous as the previous performances and was too repetitive. After watching for a while, everyone found it boring and went about doing their own things.

Chapter 411: After the busy life, we are waiting for an even busier future

Isayama felt that with the blessing of the formation, he had become much stronger in all aspects. With abundant mantra support, sharper senses and stronger strength, he could better apply the skills he had honed in the previous competition with Li Nian to actual combat, and even called on the spirit beast Ran Honglian to help him. As a shikigami monster, Ran Honglian also became stronger with the blessing of the formation...

She faced Li Nian in this almost fully armed state.

On the contrary, it would be even more difficult to gain any benefits from Li Nian.

It is even more difficult to deal with, and the pressure I feel is much stronger than before.

This guy swung his sword seriously and started to chop at her vital points. It was obvious that he really regarded Isayama as an enemy and was attacking her. He gave Isayama a completely different feeling from before. He began to use feints and change the rhythm of his attacks, making Isayama flustered. He began to arrange more tricky and deadly attack angles and to perform more sophisticated swordsmanship. He no longer left room for attack and would stab her with the knife once he found a flaw.

Fortunately, the defensive spell that had been cast on Jianshan was as powerful as ever, protecting her tightly. The form of Qi that Li Nian attached to the spirit sword also deliberately blunted the slash, allowing the defensive spell to better transfer the impact when hitting Jianshan. Jianshan was not really injured by his sword swing, breaking through the defense... Of course, dull pain and impact are inevitable.

The attacks of the spirit beast Luan Honglian were basically unable to hit Li Nian. When it passed by him, he was beaten and screamed. Sometimes, he even used his huge body to hinder Jianshan's attack. His existence itself could not be said to be a help.

Jianshan himself was also beaten many times. While feeling the pain, he couldn't help but wonder the real purpose of that bastard Li Nian. Was it just to call her over in the name of sparring, use the formation to strengthen her to the point where she could be his punching bag, so that he could satisfy his desire to fight as he had been itching for a long time?

Fortunately, while Li Nian spared no effort to attack her weaknesses, he did not really forget that his purpose was to guide Isayama. He would simply point out the mistakes that she had not noticed, and would directly tell Isayama how to deal with them based on his own experience. He could even demonstrate this way of dealing with it according to Isayama's habits - to deal with the Lion King that she slashed at him, and she understood the subtlety of it by being knocked away again.

If the previous training was to allow Isayama to find a way to swing the sword faster, and deliberately focus on a certain point to suppress Isayama's potential, then the current training is to allow Isayama to apply the newly learned skills to various situations in real high-intensity actual combat, which is the so-called training link of applying what you have learned.

Having said that, Isayama himself, who was being trained, did not feel any positive feedback because it was difficult to hit Li Nian.

Logically speaking, it is difficult for people to confirm their own growth without positive feedback in training... But Li Nian still did not let up and deliberately take any attacks, and Isayama did not complain about it - at least he did not say it. He was a little annoyed in his heart, but that was the extent of his resentment.

They all know that in actual combat, the enemy will not give you a chance, but will only try to kill you in more deadly and even more despicable ways.

Jianshan knew that Li Nian didn't really want to kill him, and he attacked without leaving any room for him, but in the end it was also to train himself. Those who really stood on the opposite side of Li Nian, showed hostility towards him, and ignited his murderous intentions would only be more terrifying than the pressure he felt.

Jianshan also understood that it was extremely rare to receive such a pervert's dedicated guidance and instruction. Even though she played around with Li Nian and complained to him bluntly, she still cherished this opportunity.

Amid the background music and site vibration effects consisting of the clanging of metal, loud explosions, the roars of warriors, the wailing of spirit beasts, and the collapse of buildings, the others were not idle either. They were pushing forward the tasks at hand and chatting seriously and happily.

With the support of the formation, Isayama would not be exhausted so easily, and her cursed power was almost endless. Having learned from the lesson of being exhausted and collapsed and being toyed with by Li Nian before, she would take the initiative to call for a stop when her physical condition deteriorated and the load was about to be excessive. She would let him prepare the "coffin" and put it aside, and she would lie down in it and rest for about ten minutes.

She no longer cared that the design of the coffin was full of Li Nian's bad taste. Instead, she felt attached to the comfort of being able to lie down. Her tense mind was able to relax a little. While her body was recovering under the effect of the healing technique, she was also seizing the opportunity to restore her tired spirit.

During that period, Li Nian had no rest. People who saw the opportunity would come up to him and ask him questions. For example, Kamiigusa would ask him to demonstrate some details of the movements again, and Sawamura would ask him to continue to cast illusions on him and show him the [scene].

Kato and others, who had been discussing programming-related topics before, surrounded Akasaka and asked him about various details regarding the game engine.

Amaki asked Aoyama about the candidates and procedures for formally hiring voice actors, as well as information such as the salary that needed to be prepared. He also mentioned that Li Nian had prepared a corresponding role for Aoyama and planned to hire her, which piqued Aoyama's interest.

When Jianshan had rested enough, he would open the coffin and suddenly come back to life, jumping up straight. That was a signal that he wanted to have another fight with Li Nian. When Senior Ren saw this, he would immediately drag the reluctant Uegusa away from Li Nian so as not to disturb the friendly exchange between the two exorcists.

With everyone having their own things to do, the afternoon passed quickly.

Once again, Jianshan was overwhelmed by the gluttony in his stomach and the accumulated pain. He called back Luan Honglian who was lying on the side whimpering, and after he collapsed in the coffin again due to exhaustion, he ended his hellish and intensive training by asking Li Nian to quickly go and cook.

With the end of the sparring (fight) between the two as a signal, everyone felt that the day had almost passed. They were all a little tired and thought it was time to rest, so they asked Li Nian to send them and their equipment back.

After Li Nian sent everyone back, he still had to continue working hard to prepare a sumptuous dinner for a group of hungry animals.

As the last one to sit down, Li Nian returned to the living room and sat on the soft sofa. He couldn't help feeling tired from the day's hard work and took a long breath.

Of course, Jianshan was more tired than him. He had just gotten up from the coffin to eat. His hands were shaking as he held the tray. Even so, he was still more persistent in adding more food to the plate to increase the weight. He asked Li Nian, who was sitting next to him, without much energy, "Do we still need to practice tonight?"

"No, take a break."

“…I should feel sorry for not being able to get stronger, but at this moment I just feel relieved.”

"You've worked hard... but the food won't get lost. Your hands are shaking, so you don't have to carry so much at once. The training doesn't end today. There will be plenty of opportunities for you and me to practice again in the future."

Upon hearing that he would have to do this kind of practice again in the future, Isayama's hands shook the most and he almost dropped the fully loaded food. He turned around and looked at Li Nian resentfully for a long while, then finally turned around and vented all his anger on the food, wolfing it down without paying any attention to etiquette.

Li Nian reminded her: "Don't eat too much and get a stomachache again."

Isayama ignored him and ate even more fiercely, biting the food as if he wanted to bite someone to death. At the same time, he made meaningless low noises from his mouth. Li Nian could tell it was a curse.

Seeing this, Kamiigusa became competitive and wanted to compete with Isayama in eating speed, so she began to eat happily... Should we say that she is worthy of her name? She is obviously a busy person all day, but her mental state can still remain excited.

"Thank you for your hard work, Isayama-san." Kasumigaoka consoled her, "Li Nian-san must be tired too, right... but it's true that you did the most work."

Others still had a chance to catch their breath, were able to move freely and rest whenever they wanted, but Li Nian was the one who hardly stopped from beginning to end and was always busy.

"The more capable you are, the more work you should do. But I'm full of energy and used to practicing all day, so I'm not that tired." Li Nian usually spends his days in meditation and accepting new knowledge. Compared to physical fatigue, which can be quickly recovered under the effect of vitality, that kind of practice is a heavier burden on the mind. So at this moment, Li Nian really feels fine. Looking around at everyone who is obviously not as energetic as at noon, he said: "If we talk about fatigue, you are definitely more tired."

"Yeah, I feel so tired." Gogen nodded in agreement.

“…Playing too much is also a kind of tiredness.”

"I'm so sorry that I can't be of any help when everyone is busy." Qingshan felt that he was the one being criticized and apologized embarrassedly.

"I didn't say you Qingshan."

Wu Geng knew that he was being talked about, and said with a smile: "Among the video materials you collected, didn't you also include a video of me, the Fallen Saint Black Cat, displaying extraordinary power? It was only in the morning, and I was also busy taking pictures and chatting in the afternoon, which was tiring."

"...You are quite excited today. Did you have fun?"

"It was really fun, especially seeing someone flirting with girls while constantly declaring his nobility as a single nobleman made me feel ridiculous."

"Are you talking about the time when I was being molested during the official performance? You don't really think that men feel good when being molested by girls, do you?"

Ren asked curiously, "Isn't it? I feel pretty good about it."

"Shut up, you scumbag. Don't think I have no moral integrity like you. I just feel that my purity has been tainted."

Wu Geng pouted: "You are so ungrateful after getting such an advantage."

Isayama interjected: "Whether you enjoy it or not, I enjoy touching it anyway."

Li Nian thought of something: "Come to think of it, Wu Geng, the video footage you just provided, the one where you had a seizure in front of the camera... oh no, the one where you showed your extraordinary strength, was really quite exciting. I have decided to keep a copy until I die. You haven't seen it yourself, right? Why don't you watch it yourself later?"

"Come on, Li Nian, do you really want to show it to her?" Kanda couldn't bear it and wanted to persuade Li Nian not to do such a cruel thing.

Wu Geng still didn't know how she performed in front of the camera with the magic book and staff that Li Nian gave her to play with. She thought she looked pretty cool and wanted to confirm it with great interest: "Sure enough, I also have the temperament of a strong man that can't be concealed? Send it to me quickly so that I can admire my handsome posture."

"It's been sent." Li Nian was already sending her a video via Line.

"..." When Kanda saw that Gogen couldn't wait to pick up his phone and watch the video while eating, he knew there was no room for recovery.

Li Nian turned to Akasaka Ryunosuke, who had been really busy but had said little and worked silently during this period, and said, "Thank you for your help, Akasaka. We were able to complete the filming because you borrowed the equipment, and you spent so much of your time to help with debugging and recording."

"...It's an apology for some of my past offenses." Akasaka replied coldly while concentrating on picking out his favorite items from the various dishes, such as tomatoes in the scrambled eggs and winter melon in the winter melon and pork ribs soup.

"Wow, you know that hacking into other people's computers is rude."

Akasaka ignored Li Nian's sarcasm and continued, "Besides, I also got very valuable information. I captured the actual combat of the two exorcists, and the action data model I built is more valuable than you think."

"That's for the big guys who can dig out the value... Akasaka, you are very capable. There may be opportunities for cooperation in the future. When the time comes, I will prepare the reward and ask you to do something. Don't refuse."

"Are you talking about the game that Amaki wants to make that requires an engine? He has already mentioned the same requirement. The text adventure game you want to make already has a mature and easy-to-use engine. You just need to add audio and video. It's not complicated to use. It seems that Gogen has enough basics to master it. Kato is also studying very hard. It won't be long before she can help you. The two of them are enough to take care of the programming part of your game. You don't need to spend money to ask me for help."

Although Akasaka Ryunosuke is not very enthusiastic towards others, he will always help with all his strength when asked for help. He is used to getting straight to the point when talking about business. He is the kind of person who says less but does more, and acts decisively and quickly. Although he is not polite to Li Nian and calls him a gorilla all the time, Li Nian does not hate him. On the contrary, he likes this kind of person and thinks he is the most reliable person to cooperate with.

“No one knows when a bug will appear, and whether it can be solved.”

"...That's the truth. You want me to help you fix the bug? That's really a difficult task. It's not a project that a programmer has to handle personally, so it's hard to find the problem." Akasaka turned around and told Kato and Gogen: "Remember to write comments for the code segments."

Kato nodded, but Wu Geng didn't know if she heard it or not. She was watching the video Li Nian sent her. Her expression gradually became more excited, and it was obvious that her attention was all on that.

"If a member of my company feels that there is a bug that they are helpless to fix, then you are needed to help fix it... not only in Aki's game project, there may be more opportunities for cooperation in the future."

"...My fees for commercial cooperation are very high." Akasaka hesitated and added: "Of course, under normal circumstances, it is not impossible to ask me to help for free, provided that I am free."

"Don't worry, when I ask you for help, it means I have prepared a reward."

Akasaka did not doubt that Li Nian had the financial ability, he knew the amount of Li Nian's savings... that was not important, what was important was that even without monetary compensation, Li Nian could still provide help in various aspects, such as today's battle demonstration as an exorcist. Everyone here did not know the value of the video, and it was difficult to monetize it, but Akasaka had no shortage of ways to do so, and felt that Li Nian could provide great help in the motion capture process for various projects, not to mention his exaggerated ability to create things out of thin air that could build temples, and all kinds of strange spells.

Qingshan asked about something that he had been concerned about: "Speaking of asking for help... Amaki said before that you have prepared a role for me in your script and you want me to help with dubbing? What's going on?"

Because the main plot was not yet completed, Li Nian did not tell Qingshan in advance. Now that An Yi had leaked the news, Li Nian did not intend to hide it: "There is a character designed based on you, Qingshan, in the script I wrote. I think you will be very suitable to voice this role in your true colors."

"…And have you prepared a reward?"

"Exactly."

"No, I wish I could have more opportunities to dub for projects. I didn't charge any money when Senior Igusa asked me to dub for her work before. I also want to repay your kindness, classmate Li Nian. I feel embarrassed to ask for money for dubbing your work."

An Yi had a conversation like this with Qingshan before. Since he was not familiar with Qingshan, he couldn't persuade the girl and winked at Li Nian helplessly.

Li Nian also knew that Qingshan would not accept payment so easily, so she shook her head and said, "We will not only pay Qingshan for your dubbing, but I will also find professional voice actors for the dubbing of other characters. Everyone must be paid, and you cannot be the exception."

"If that's the case, I shouldn't accept any compensation. I haven't even passed the audition, haven't joined the agency, can't be considered a professional voice actor, and can't accept commercial commissions. I don't deserve the same treatment as other professional voice actors." Qingshan also answered seriously: "You can also find other better voice actors for your roles..."

"Qingshan, it's not smart to turn down an opportunity. If you want to be a voice actor, you should seize every opportunity that allows you to dub. I only entrusted you with this role because I think you are capable of it."

"…Isn't it that they specially designed a role that suits me?"

"...I can't say that specifically, because Qingshan, your experience is already in line with the story. I will examine your ability, but this role has already been formed and is indeed very suitable for you. There is an 80% chance that you can do it."

"I just don't want to hinder your game with my immature abilities." Qingshan said calmly, "But I know that I have to fight for the opportunity, and I also know that it is your kindness, Li Nian, and I don't want to refuse it. If I become a voice actor and prove my ability, I will accept your commission."

"…You mean, after you passed the selection?"

"Yes."

But if he fails the selection... Li Nian thought about this situation, but when he saw Qingshan's calm expression, he knew that he didn't need to remind him. That unlucky possibility was a taboo that shouldn't be mentioned at this point in time.

Chapter 412: The End of a Very Long Day

So Li Nian just smiled and toasted Qingshan with tea instead of wine: "Then I will wait for the good news that you passed the selection, Qingshan."

Qingshan also smiled and toasted back: "Oh! On that day, Li Nian, you have to prepare a table of delicious food for me to celebrate like you did today!"

"That is required."

Everyone followed suit and raised their glasses to toast to the good wishes.

After the toast, Qingshan kept smiling but fell silent. She didn't say much after that, and didn't even respond. She just ate in silence. Fortunately, the food was delicious and she seemed to have a good appetite.

Kamiigusa, who was eager to compete with Isayama in eating speed, finished the food on her plate faster than Isayama - because she didn't put that much in to begin with. She immediately shouted "Win! I'm full! Sayonara! Jin!" and left the table.

Although he didn't agree to compete with Misaki, Isayama still felt like a loser because he was a little slower in finishing the huge amount of food on his plate. He swallowed a mouthful of food unhappily and asked in confusion, "...Misaki is so full after eating so little? This is unlike her."

"She is so excited that she can't wait to finish the storyboard for the animation. She can't see anything else. Because of this, I have to leave the table to help." Jin, whose name was called, easily understood Kamiigusa's intention. He didn't even have time to eat much. He wiped his mouth elegantly, finished his meal very simply, and stood up: "If she is excited like that, I guess Misaki won't rest tonight. She will be excited to draw all night."

"After working hard all day, he can still continue to fight until tomorrow. What kind of energetic monster is this?" Li Nian felt inferior to him. He watched Shang Jingcao return the plate to the kitchen with a horrified look, and then jumped away.

"But a monster full of energy cannot exceed the physiological limits of humans. He will definitely get hungry during the journey. Please leave us something for a midnight snack." Ren also turned around to deliver the food tray.

"Oh, that depends on whether Isayama-senpai is kind enough to leave some delicious food for you."

"Isayama, please be gentle with your words and leave some food for us." After saying this, Ren pushed the door open and walked out.

"Don't make me sound like a glutton! There's a physical limit to how much I can eat!" Isayama said this and turned around and filled his plate with food.

With just one look, Li Nian was sure that the physical limit of this guy's stomach would be filled. She would probably wail and beg him to massage her stomach soon.

"I'm full too, I'll go back to practice first." Following Ren and Misaki, Aoyama also finished eating quickly and went back to his room.

Kanda was a little worried and whispered to Li Nian, "Did you irritate her?"

"That's for sure." Li Nian knew it well, but he was not as worried as Kanda: "But it's okay, it's normal to have some pressure. There are only a few days left in the selection. It would be strange if I didn't have some pressure."

Li Nian knew very well that Qingshan would be under pressure, but he was not worried like Kanda, because there was no point in worrying.

But Li Nian was not without thinking about Qingshan. She was also thinking about the situation where she really failed in the selection.

He sincerely hopes Qingshan can be selected and will provide as much help as possible.

But to be honest, when Li Nian heard Qingshan mention that her final review would be in the near future, she didn't think Qingshan would definitely pass.

I feel that it is an uncertain thing, it may succeed or it may fail, it's fifty-fifty... it's hard to say. The possibility of failure is even greater because I heard that the selection is so strict, where only a few are picked out of dozens.

Although Qingshan almost missed her performance after falling ill, it became a lesson for her to start paying attention to her body. She controlled her part-time job arrangements and no longer put her limited energy on things that should not be paid attention to. She focused more on the learning and training of voice actor-related knowledge and skills. She was well fed by Li Nian on weekdays and was no longer always hungry. Her complexion also improved. Overall, it should allow her to be in better condition and have more time to improve herself.

But whether she can pass the selection in the end depends on the extent of her accumulated abilities and her on-the-spot performance in the assessment.

Of course Qingshan worked very hard, but it seemed that among the many people who were training with her, there were many who worked as hard as she did. Was Qingshan's ability firmly among the top? It seemed not. Whether it was mentioned before or now, she obviously did not have the confidence that she would definitely pass.

Li Nian was not like Kanda who was completely afraid to think about the possibility of Qingshan's failure. It was better to say that he was already accustomed to considering various situations from the worst possible perspective and never optimistically believed that something would definitely succeed. At this moment, he felt that the chances of Qingshan losing were quite high, and wanted to make early plans for that situation... Having said that, he couldn't make any plans. If he really lost, Li Nian could only prepare some delicious food like today. A meal that celebrated good things turned into a meal to soothe bad things. After eating and drinking, he wouldn't think too much.

The key point is, if he fails, what will Qingshan think afterwards? Will he still plan to continue the challenge?

She had a falling out with her parents and went to another place alone to balance voice actor training and schooling, on the condition that she would be self-sufficient in paying for her living expenses and voice actor training. In return, her parents did not ask about her efforts to become a voice actor. They only paid for her tuition. They were so heartless, probably because they wanted to see her suffer.

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