ask sword 2

Chapter 89 Draw the Sword
It really came.

Qiu Jinghuan looked at Li Ang who walked into the examination room, smacking his lips unhappily, and continued to lower his head to study the Luban lock in the shape of a wooden box.

This Luban lock is square overall, the outer frame is made of pure wood, and there is a wooden hilt on the top.

In the middle of the frame, there are eight concave and convex wooden pillars.

These wooden pillars are spliced ​​with each other through the tenon-and-mortise structure in the middle to form a whole.
In the center of the four sides except the top and bottom, small square holes are left, and the wooden pillars can be moved up and down, left and right by taking advantage of the space of the holes.

In addition, the examiner also distributed paper and pens to the candidates.
It was also mentioned that the final exam results depended on the progress of unlocking the wooden box.If you really can't solve it, you can destroy the wooden box like you did in the retest——

As long as you can achieve the corresponding effect, you can also pass the exam.

Finally, the examiner emphasized that paper and pen are only auxiliary tools for drawing and inferring the structure of the wooden box, and there is no mystery that can be used for tricks.

The entire exam lasts six hours.

At noon and in the evening, there will be people from the Ritual Department who will bring in lunch and dinner. Candidates will sit down to eat and cannot leave the examination room, but they can take advantage of this time to rest and chat.

There is plenty of time, but the problem is
How to solve it?
Li Ang stretched out his hand to pull the wooden bars, and found that only two of them could be pulled at first.

After moving the wooden slats, a space vacancy is naturally created, which can allow other wooden slats to move.

But after taking a few steps, it will get stuck and cannot take out any one. You must go back a few steps, return to the original position, and continue to change other solutions.

One gives birth to two, two gives birth to four, and four gives birth to eight.

There are hundreds of possibilities just in the first few steps, and each step of the deduction will bring out more changes.

"It is equivalent to a Luban lock with an extremely complex structure."

Li Ang said silently: "The hilt itself is also a tortuous wooden post, to take out the hilt means to unlock the Luban lock.

And due to the interference of the wooden frame and the hilt, the specific structure of each wooden column inside cannot be seen clearly.
We can only rely on the weak light that shines into the hole, as well as the ability to distinguish the position of the sound, the ability to imagine space, and the ability to reason.
Let's figure out the specific shape of the eight wooden pillars and the hilt. "

Li Ang slowly let out a sigh of turbidity and thought in shock, "What's more terrifying is that drawing the shape of the eight wooden pillars and the hilt is just the beginning. It is also necessary to deduce a specific solution based on it.

If there is any mistake in the deduction process, you have to go back and start again. "

Is this really something that humans can design?

Li Ang looked around and saw that all the candidates were spinning wooden boxes.

Some people's eyes are dull, some people look annoyed, and some people - especially the recommended students of the Ministry of War, have silently squatted on the ground and began to beat the wooden box with each punch.

It's just that the final exam is more difficult than the re-examination.

The material of the wooden box is also tougher than the test papers in the re-examination.

"The difficulty of smashing hard is not much easier than solving it completely,"

Li Ang said silently: "The examiner's statement is, 'The final exam result depends on the progress of unlocking the wooden box',
In other words, the Academy didn't expect anyone to completely solve the wooden box, it just needed to be farther ahead than others at the end of the time limit.

And the specific method.”

The final exam of the Academy will inevitably require spiritual talent.

Xi Yangyu's words flashed in Li Ang's mind.

Lingmai talent, Lingmai.
He pressed his forehead with a serious expression, closed his eyes, and began to meditate.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged through the whole body along the spiritual veins, and finally reached the head, touching the black silk thread dormant there.

unobstructed.

"call"

Although he had tried several times on the way to Chang'an, at this moment, Li Ang still felt tired and fortunate.

Spiritual energy filled his body, and the scene in front of him seemed to suddenly become clear, and he could clearly feel the feeling of every hair and skin being blown by the breeze.

Feel the mood.

Li Ang slowly opened his eyes and pressed his palm firmly on the wooden box.

The spiritual energy in the body naturally penetrated into the wood block, and the seemingly smooth surface of the wood lit up with dim light, forming the texture of the wood itself.

And when the aura stopped releasing, the rays of light that lit up along the lines slowly faded away.

"This is the reminder of the final exam."

Li Ang's thoughts turned sharply, and he immediately picked up the pen to draw the wood grain pattern he just saw on the paper.

The frame of the wooden box itself does not emit light, only the eight wooden posts and the hilt of the sword flash brightly.

And the direction of their wood grains has some kind of regularity.

"Injecting spiritual energy can make the wooden box glow briefly, illuminating the structure and changes in it,

And, if I'm not wrong, the wood used in different boxes should be dug from the trunk of a different whole tree.

Although in the initial test state, the wood grains of the eight wooden pillars and the hilt do not match each other,

But if you move the wood block so that the wood grains match each other, so that the wood block returns to the form of complete wood,
It may be possible to unlock half of the wooden box, or even completely unlock the wooden box. "

Li Ang's spirit was shocked, and he continued to input spiritual energy into the wooden box, copying and depicting it on the paper.

There was no fence in the examination room. After Li Ang made the wooden box glow, He Fanshuang, who was sitting behind him, also successfully found a way.

The actions of the two were quickly noticed by others, and they followed suit.

The two academy teachers at the back of the examination room nodded indistinctly, looked at each other, and continued to sip tea.

Illuminating the wooden box is only the first step, there is still a long, long way to unravel.

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Time passed quickly.

The Haotian bell rang, and the school teacher walked to the front of the examination room, reminding that it was time for lunch, and took away the wooden box on each candidate's table.

Like everyone else, Li Ang's wooden box is far from finished.
He rubbed his face. From yesterday to now, he hasn't rested for a quarter of an hour.

"Qiu Da, what step have you reached?"

"Just starting, how about you?"

"Same. What about you, Pei Shiro?"

The aristocratic teenagers were chatting in low voices. Everyone in the examination room was making close progress. Pei Jing was the fastest one among them, and she had already solved step No. 20.

And Li Ang.
At least judging from the shape of which wooden box was taken away, it was just getting started.

"Looking at how tired and pale he was about to die, and he was late in the morning, wouldn't it be because he knew that he had no hope, and went to Pingkangfang last night to spend the night unrestrained?"

"Oh, it's hard to say. I don't know what Xi Siye said, when he uses the spiritual meridian, will it cause harm to his body? The little spiritual energy he used just now may have reached its limit."

"Tsk, what a pity. By the way, if he really fainted in the exam room, someone should carry him away, right?"

Listening to the chatter in the corner, Li Ang scratched his head helplessly, wanting to remind them that he was pale and tired because of staying up late and anemia.

The aristocratic teenagers didn't chat for too long. When someone started talking about their experience in a low voice, everyone glanced at the teacher at the back of the examination room-the two teachers closed their eyes and rested, as if they didn't hear it at all.

Can candidates actually talk about progress during lunch time?

Wouldn't it be that the person who solved it first could directly tell others the tricks of the method?

The candidates were pounding hearts and whispering.

Hey.

The sound of chopsticks poking at the porcelain plate sounded, Li Ang turned his head to look, He Fanshuang was holding the chopsticks, and Liu Ye frowned slightly.

She was the second candidate who thought of using spiritual energy to light up the wooden box. Perhaps because she consumed too much spiritual energy, her face was also pale.

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Li Ang thought for a while and said softly: "One, on the upper left of the front, set one. Move forward and move two."

He Fanshuang was slightly startled, then raised his head and stared at Li Ang. After a long time, he said softly: "Second, on the top right of the front, set two. Move one to the left.

On the lower left side of the side, set five.Move out one. "

Li Ang nodded, "Three. Five on the left and one on the right.

On the lower right side of the front, set three and move one out. "

The two breathed a sigh of relief at the same time in a very tacit understanding, and talked in a low voice at a very fast speed.

[One, on the upper left of the front, set one.Move in two. 】

It means that, in the first step, the upper left corner of the front of the hilt is set as the No. [-] wooden block, and it is pushed inward by two blocks.

[Two, on the upper right of the front, set two.Shift left by one.On the lower left side of the side, set five.Move out one. 】

It means that in the second step, the upper right corner of the front of the hilt is set as the second block, and it is moved one space to the left.At the same time, the lower left corner of the side is set as the No. [-] wooden block, and follows the No. [-] wooden block to push out a distance.

Since the first few steps are the same for the two of them, they can tell where the other side is talking about the front.
After several rounds of comparison, the points can be reported more simply.

"24, six, seven, third from the right."

"24, six, one from the right."

The conversation between the two went wrong for the first time. Li Ang's eyes lit up, and he didn't care about eating. He picked up the manuscript paper, scanned it, turned his head and said, "24, six, seven, second from the right. 25, five, last one .”

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He Fanshuang thought for a moment, then nodded, "Yes."

The two quickly talked in words that other candidates could not understand.

As the staff of the Ministry of Rites re-entered the examination room and took away the tableware, the school teacher in charge of invigilating the examination also walked to the front of the examination room and handed out each person's wooden box.

But this time, there was no longer any tiredness and hesitation in Li Ang's eyes.

I said,
The fingers pressed down hard, and the fingerprints condensed on the top of the wooden block.

I can,

The blocks bumped against each other in the frame, making a clicking sound.

Admitted to,

The spiritual energy penetrated into the wood grain along the body, and the dim light radiated, illuminating his firm face.

School Palace.

Time passed bit by bit, and the sound of wooden blocks colliding and crackling sounded one after another, causing the students and two teachers at the back of the examination room to raise their heads in astonishment and stare at Li Ang's back.

27 steps.

49 steps.

52 steps.

78 steps.

The sound of the first wooden pillar being pushed out of the frame and falling onto the table was like a thunderbolt.

Qiu Jinghuan stared blankly at Li Ang's movements, his mind went blank.

second block,
third block,
Fourth block.
There were more and more wooden pillars on Li Ang's table. As he pressed the wooden box heavily on the table, the inside of the entire wooden box frame suddenly disintegrated, revealing the twisted wooden hilt in the middle.

"call"

In the entire examination room, only the sound of his breathing remained.

unraveled.

Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at the entire examination room.

Qiu Jinghuan and the others looked sluggish, Pei Jing pursed her lips, one teacher glared at him and held a teacup, while the other teacher held up the teapot in astonishment, not even knowing that the teacup was overflowing.

'Congratulations. '

He Fanshuang, who was sitting at the back, said these two words silently, pushed the wooden block for the last three times, untied the wooden box, and also stood up from the seat.

"Teacher, can we go?"

Li Ang picked up the wooden hilt and said softly, "Who do I give this thing to?"

"what?"

One of the instructors subconsciously responded, and after realizing it, he coughed and said, "You guys have solved it. You can go.

When going out, just hand over the hilt to Chen Jijiu. "

"Thank you for teaching."

Li Ang bowed his hands and walked out of the classroom with He Fanshuang.

"Lee Ang!"

The sound of slapping the table suddenly sounded, Qiu Jinghuan's lips trembled, and his palm pressed on the table, "Did you just tell her about the problem-solving process?
If you just walked out of the classroom like this now, not after dinner."

"Qiu Jinghuan, right?"

Li Ang stopped, looked directly at the pale-faced person, and said lightly, "I think, you have made a mistake.

After I walked out of this room, I was already a disciple of the Academy.

What are you threatening me with?

why do you threaten me,

How dare you threaten me. "

Having said that, Li Ang stopped looking at each other, holding the hilt of his sword, turned around and stepped out of the examination room.

The wind is blowing and the sun is shining.

　When the broken sword is recast, when the knight returns.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)