Failed Awakening, Summoning a Divine Beast, I Take Off On the Spot – Chapter 51

Ch 51: Practical Skills Assessment

Returning to his room, Chu Qiu slowly sat on the edge of the bed, staring blankly out the window, his heart filled with emotion.

In the great torrent of the times, those who put the nation above their own families, those who were willing to dedicate themselves to the country, always stirred up a deep sense of admiration in people’s hearts.

The Ni family, a heroic family who sacrificed themselves for the country, their courageous deeds were even more awe-inspiring.

However, the glory of the ancestors, though at its zenith, did not mean that every generation of descendants could inherit this honor.

Ni Qiu’s character and actions still needed the test of time to prove themselves, and Chu Qiu had not truly accepted him in his heart.

After all, a person’s value is not supported by the halo of their ancestors, but needs to be written by themselves.

Those who accomplish great things must first plan and then act; he felt uneasy if he didn’t spend some Soul Shards every day.

Chu Qiu opened his eyes, and the first thing he did was summon the “Book of Life and Death.” The pattern of Destiny Divination shimmered with an alluring light.

He gently touched the pointer suspended in mid-air, and the pointer and the wheel below began to spin wildly.

Finally, the pointer slowly stopped on the “Water and Fire Already Crossing Gua,” and the hexagram showed—Success in the Imperial Examination.

Two lines of mysterious and ancient text then appeared on the light screen.

“Image: Names inscribed on the Golden List, worthy of the effort under the window, those who encounter this hexagram will have good fortune, and all plans will be greatly successful.”

“Judgment: Success in the Imperial Examination brings new joy, wealth is obtained, and marriage is favorable. Now that you have good luck, you will rise step by step and achieve great success. The monthly order is auspicious, the missing person will be found, the lost can be recovered, and disputes will dissipate.”

Chu Qiu looked at these words and felt that his ancestral grave must have been struck by lightning, and not just once or twice, but blown to pieces.

His mood inexplicably improved, and he decided to take care of a physiological need first.

……

In Kan City, the Chen family, although the case of the Chen Huai family’s eighteen members being brutally murdered had been solved, Chen Buqun, as the main line of the family, still felt as if a thorn was deeply embedded in his heart, unable to find peace day and night.

“Che’er…”

Chen Buqun sat alone in the dim inner room, slowly groping out a photo from the pocket of his close-fitting underwear.

The person in the photo was Chen Che, smiling brightly, as if still alive yesterday.

“I wonder if you are doing well over there? Are you still as carefree as you were in life?”

A trace of pain flashed in Chen Buqun’s eyes, his voice low and hoarse.

“All the evidence points to the ‘God Generals Society,’ but your father is now old and frail, and unable to avenge you personally.”

Saying this, he clenched his fists tightly, his nails deeply embedded in his palms, unable to hide the unwillingness in his heart.

“Don’t worry, Che’er, your brother Chen Wu will send that **lowly peasant** Chu Qiu down to accompany you.”

Chen Buqun spoke of Chen Che’s unfinished wish, tears welling up in his eyes, muttering to himself in a low voice.

“Also… say hello to your mother for me, tell her that I have never forgotten her, she is really moist…”

He gently stroked Chen Che’s face in the photo, and the appearance of his mother could still be vaguely seen, his voice even lower.

On the second day of the National Exam, the more intense and exciting practical skills assessment began.

This part required summoners to lead their Contracted Beasts in practical combat in a simulated battlefield environment.

The simulated battlefield was extremely vast, with all kinds of terrain, including mountains, rivers, forests, deserts, grasslands, hills, glaciers, and swamps, as if the entire world had been shrunk down here.

On the huge electronic screen, the previous day’s rankings and the detailed rules of today’s practical skills assessment were scrolling.

“Summoners will be randomly assigned to a simulated battlefield for a three-day practical skills assessment.”

“Hunting Exotic Beasts, according to the strength of the Exotic Beasts, can obtain different amounts of points.”

“In the simulated battlefield, killing opponents and obtaining all of their points, the killed are directly eliminated.”

“……”

The examinees gathered in groups of three or five, either nervous, excited, or worried, and various voices intertwined.

“Finally, it’s time for the practical skills assessment, this is the real competition for summoners!”

“I wonder if there will be a dark horse in this year’s practical skills assessment?”

“Dark horse? It’s not that easy. The prerequisite for a thoroughbred is that you can travel a **thousand miles a day**.”

“Who is **Thousand Miles a Day**? Are they very powerful?”

……

The practical skills assessment was also the part that Chu Qiu was most looking forward to.

Although he had stood out with excellent results in yesterday’s theoretical assessment, those were just empty words on paper, and the lack of practical testing always made him feel unsatisfied.

At this moment, Fang Yan gently poked Chu Qiu’s side, with a hint of cunning in her eyes, signaling him to look to the front.

Chu Qiu followed her gaze and saw Ni Qiu approaching with an expectant look on his face, his eyes shining with excitement.

“Dear brother, what’s our plan?”

Ni Qiu lowered his voice, his tone full of anticipation and excitement.

Chu Qiu smiled playfully at these words: “Stop, when you say that, I feel like my pink buttocks are about to be lost.”

Saying this, he moved his body to the side, secretly vigilant. This mudfish is very good at exploding others.

Ni Qiu smiled foolishly after hearing this, and moved closer: “Okay, dear brother, I’m not that kind of person.”

“What are your thoughts?”

Chu Qiu turned his body imperceptibly, if it didn’t work, he would just fight head-on and use his strength to shut him up.

“Me? Waiting for you to carry me!”

Ni Qiu said it as a matter of course, his face filled with inexplicable excitement.

“Get lost!”

Chu Qiu couldn’t help but roll his eyes. This brother is a natural mortar, what he lacks is not a gun, but a cannon cover with its own lubricant.

“Okay, dear brother.” Ni Qiu took a step away, then returned, with a playful smile on his face, “I left, and I’m back again, am I obedient?”

Chu Qiu looked at Ni Qiu’s dog-skin plaster-like appearance, and was extremely helpless: “Random teleportation, is there a way to bind together?”

“No!”

Ni Qiu answered crisply, feeling complacent about his frankness.

Chu Qiu spread his hands, full of helplessness: “Then what are you talking about? Let’s go our separate ways and find our own mothers…”

“Or I can lie low and wait for you to find me?”

Ni Qiu’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he applauded himself, feeling that his brain was starting to develop at this moment.

Chu Qiu glanced at him: “Then you might as well wait for me outside, it’s safer.”

Fang Yan suddenly interjected: “What Ni Qiu said is not a bad idea. Since there is no solution, then respond to all changes with inaction, and wait for you to carry us.”

Chu Qiu looked at Ni Qiu and joked, “Then you have to bring more food, otherwise be careful of falling asleep and getting caught in a trap.”

Ni Qiu ran away while muttering, “Oh, dear brother is indeed dear brother, his brain is bigger than my balls, it’s really useful!”

“I ○○ you ××…” Chu Qiu looked at the departing Ni Qiu, a sense of powerlessness rose from the bottom of his heart, and he turned to Fang Yan and asked, “What do you say?”

Fang Yan’s eyes sparkled with excitement: “Ever since you let me experience the kind of happiness of soaring to the clouds, I can’t live without that feeling for a day.” Saying this, she winked at him excitedly.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and the classmates who were originally immersed in the failure of the first level, at this moment, seemed to have been revived, looking at the two with shining eyes.