Steam Capital, Gear Tower, Fifth Squad Assessment Venue
"Brother Shui Mo, what do you think the Association's next assessment will be?"
Looking at Tiandao, who had also breezed through the first stage of the Star Energy Water Curtain assessment, Yu Chen immediately sidled up to him with practiced familiarity.
Though he appeared to be speaking to Tiandao, the corner of his eye slipped past him, covertly glancing at Little Danika, who was tightly clutching Tiandao's pant leg.
As if curious about something.
Noticing this, Tiandao could not help but sigh. As expected, every squinty-eyed person was a "monster."
Everyone else thought Little Danika had only managed to cross the Star Energy Water Curtain with his help.
But a small number of people present had seen through it.
Little Danika had crossed that Star Energy Water Curtain, which could disrupt the circulation of Star Energy within a Star Envoy's body, through her own "strength."
This five-year-old girl was actually a fairly formidable "Star Envoy."
Yu Chen was one of those who had noticed.
That was why he could not resist probing Tiandao a little.
After all, this pair—one big, one small—did not seem remarkable on the surface.
Yet Yu Chen always felt that they were the greatest obstacle to his obtaining the position of Fifth Squad Captain this time.
Seeing through his thoughts, Tiandao answered warmly, "Mm, perhaps they'll have us spar with one another, or perhaps they'll arrange for someone to assess us."
"After all, there aren't many of us left now."
Yu Chen nodded and looked around.
Aside from Kong Cheng, the Rank 2 Upper-Tier Star Envoy in the red cloak, those who had passed the first assessment now numbered only himself, Tiandao, Little Danika, and a lone Star Envoy who had long lived in the Steam Capital but