"Twenty-seventh place?"

Lou Feng was taken aback, his expression immediately turning serious.

At this moment, the expressions before the ranking list were varied and complex; some were joyous and elated, some were furious, and some were smug and relieved. No matter the reaction, when they looked up at the name suspended high above them, every heart sank a little.

Just like all the craftsmen raised their heads to gaze at the towering Embers Road, and even those distant figures high in the vast sky.

Why am I confined to the shadows?

Why can't I move forward...

Why can't I stand at a higher place?

And why can't I personally drag those high and mighty names down?!

As the many eyes trembled with ambition, ideals, or jealousy, the last scroll unfolded before everyone's eyes.

Similarly, it was a table.

But this time, it did not record the participants' rankings, but rather a list of blessings marked with prices, rare instruments and equipment, and even materials that did not exist on the island...

In the simulation of the Tower of Transformation, recreating the power of blessings was naturally not a problem.

In the silent stillness, all participants looked at the balance equivalent to their scores, then at the list before them, and found it hard to remain composed.

Especially with the timer appearing.

[168:00:00]

One hundred and sixty-eight hours, in other words, exactly seven days... For the creations of craftsmen, it was but a fleeting moment.

After seven days, the confrontation would begin again!

Having passed the initial survival stage, after sweeping away the vast majority of the mediocre, the real confrontation would begin among the eighty-four surviving apprentices.

If one's workshop was defeated by an opponent, they would be eliminated. If one failed to defeat an opponent and breach their defenses, they wouldn't be able to gain more evaluations and points.

At this moment, what lay before all participants was the spear and shield of the craftsmen's mutual strife and struggle.

How to preserve oneself to the maximum while wounding or even destroying the enemy.

To be expelled after all their usable value had been devoured, or to seize more points through victory, gain more resources and win more chances... This was a competition where there was absolutely no room for luck or fortune. If one were to slack off in the slightest, it would lead to one misstep, then every step after would be misaligned.

The weak would become weaker, the strong stronger!

"Oh ho..."

Ji Jue rubbed his chin, his eyes gleaming: "So that's how it is, I already fully understand this game!"

PVE for mining, PVP for earning money!

If one couldn't protect their workshop, there was no way to stay in the competition; if one couldn't seize others' workshops, there wouldn't be more scores and resources to gain.

With nearly unlimited basic resources and rare precious items, the only things one could rely on were their own abilities and skills.

After such a fierce elimination and competition, the only ones who could remain naturally were the strongest!

And as the temporary top ranker, being targeted was only natural...

It was foreseeable that in the upcoming confrontations, the pressure he would endure might be even greater.

Perhaps he could lower his profile a bit, ensuring his own safety while letting others climb up, avoiding jealousy and encirclement.

But... why should he?!

"Fine, let them come, let them all come."

Ji Jue whistled nonchalantly and started flipping through the exchange list before him.

They came, after all.

He had to leave something behind for them.

For instance, a shadow...

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"Oh ho, it looks like the results of this round of provocation are quite effective."

Jiang Tongguang looked down at the many changes in the floating light and chuckled: "It seems like these youngsters are getting really intense... Hey, wouldn't you say this is like introducing the bad atmosphere of the association to the apprentices ahead of time?"

"Pride of Embers, isn't it exactly like this?"

Gustav said coolly: "Looking down on everyone else is normal, pretending to be humble is just a facade. Rather than letting them immerse in lies, it's better to let them experience the cruel struggles among craftsmen ahead of time.

So that in the future, when some lucky people get the license, they won't think they're worry-free."

"How considerate." Jiang Tongguang sighed.

Gustav looked over expressionlessly, but Jiang Tongguang was unmoved, his smile becoming more mischievous: "In the end, with the way you look, instead of being inhuman, cold, and harsh, it's more like strict education from a father?

Afraid the child would suffer outside, so he made him suffer enough at home first. Anyone else, no matter how kind and affable they seemed, wouldn't have such good intentions. No, some teachers wouldn't be this dedicated."

"Just part of the duty." Gustav said indifferently, implying something: "As a director, we must bear responsibility for the association, right?"

"Oh? Is that so, hahaha, indeed."

One of the directors who always shirked their duties and found them troublesome looked around ambiguously and laughed: "Speaking of which, has the top ranker made any moves?"

"Just exchanged for a large amount of materials, all common types, most of which are Pure Mercury, three points per ton, and some instruments and equipment."

"Mercury and Fluid Alchemy are quite compatible, but what about the blessings?" Jiang Tongguang raised an eyebrow, quite expectant: "With over three hundred evaluation points, it should be enough to exchange for a significant one, right?"

"... Only exchanged for two basic ones, fifty points each."

Gustav glanced at the records before him.

He saw clearly.

Following this, his opponent was probably going to have a headache...

On the recorded sheet, there were only two symbols of the Ruins.

——[Gold Stone Quality], [Ten Thousand Resilience Shape]!

At this moment, within the workshop, among the flowing Mercury, Ji Jue raised his head, looking at the two dazzling streams of light descending into his hands.

He couldn't help but smile broadly.

"——Nice to see you, my old friends!"

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