"He must be a wise ruler for the ages!"

The "Formation" exam has a time limit of one hour.

One hour later.

Exam deadline.

All candidates remained seated and motionless. The examiners in the examination room began to collect the Formation Disc one by one, marking their names in preparation for the subsequent evaluation. When the examiner of this examination room came to Zhang Qianqiu's son's group, he hesitated for a moment and jogged over to Zhang Qianqiu's side.

"Pavilion Master Zhang, this group... failed to create a single Formation Disc."

"Um."

Zhang Qianqiu nodded expressionlessly. "No need to tell me, just follow the procedure."

He had expected this result. If nothing unexpected happened, he had messed up the exam. He had used up so many materials at the beginning; it would be a miracle if he could even build the Formation Disc.

This has nothing to do with his son.

If I had been assigned to another group, at least I wouldn't have been left without even a half-finished Formation Disc. It can only be said that my luck was a bit bad this time.

"We may not have Formation Disc, but that doesn't mean we haven't achieved anything."

Just then

This group.

One of the boys, who looked relatively young but whose eyes were filled with youthful spirit, strode forward and stared directly at Zhang Qianqiu and the examiners without flinching.

What is Formation Disc?

"A variant of the Formation, it can be carried around, and its advantage is that it doesn't require Formation Master to set it up; anyone can use it."

"Based on our team's assessment, this 'Acceleration Formation Disc' cannot be reconstructed. The most crucial point is that it incorporates extensive leak-proof design elements within its 12,983 Formation Pattern."

"Of these, 4929 are invalid Formation Pattern, serving an interference purpose."

"Most of the remaining Formation Pattern are overlapping, layer upon layer. The highest point has 77 Formation Pattern superimposed, but none of these 77 Formation Pattern are invalid; they are all important Formation Pattern. This means that 77 Formation Pattern Vein Patterns to be superimposed in an extremely small area." "And the main reason why this Formation Disc cannot be recreated is this: the materials provided by the Mortal Domain are insufficient to withstand the pressure brought by 77 Formation Pattern operating simultaneously."

"Give me enough materials."

Our group can replicate it perfectly.

Zhang Qianqiu looked at the boy, whose son was following behind him. The boy seemed a little different from Peace, more confident. After pausing for a moment, he took out a Formation Disc from his pocket, quickly disassembled it, and pointed to one of the areas, calmly saying...

"Is this the area where the 77 overlapping Formation Pattern you mentioned?"

"I'm sorry."

"Of these 77 Formation Pattern, only Formation Pattern is Formation Pattern; the rest are Formation Pattern. Therefore, the materials provided by the Formation Pavilion are sufficient to restore this Formation Disc. Moreover, the materials in this area of the Formation Disc are ordinary materials, not any special Rare materials." As he spoke.

Zhang Qianqiu activated the Formation Disc, and instantly tens of thousands of Formation Pattern emitted White Light and began to flow rapidly.

Immediately afterwards.

He then pried open the activation "Formation Disc" and crushed a Red Grade stone at the Qidian of the Formation Pattern. The stone quickly turned into Red Grade liquid and began to flow rapidly within the Formation Pattern. As it passed the area with 77 Formation Pattern, it could be faintly seen that only one Formation Pattern had turned Red Grade.

This is the most common method for deciphering Formation Disc.

By crushing the "Red Stone" and dyeing Red Stone, you can determine which Formation Pattern are connected. Valid Formation Pattern must be connected. No matter how many invalid Formation Pattern there are, they cannot be connected to the valid Formation Patterns. Otherwise, the Formation Disc will not be able to perform its normal function.

This experiment proved that Zhang Qianqiu's statement was correct.

In this area where 77 Formation Pattern overlap, there is indeed only one effective Formation Pattern.

"Hey-hey."

The boy laughed, "This is the biggest 'trap' of this Formation Disc. There are a lot of overlapping Formation Pattern on this Formation Disc, and almost all of the overlapping Formation Pattern only have one effective Formation Pattern, while the others are all interference. But this is the only exception."

"The Formation Disc indeed only has one 'Main Formation Pattern'."

"But the remaining 76 Formation Pattern are a separate Formation Vein Patterns."

Or rather

"Besides these 76 Formation Pattern, the Main Formation Pattern composed of thousands of patterns is also an 'ineffective Formation Pattern.' However, because it is so large and connected end to end, it looks like the main Vein Patterns of the Formation Disc. The main effect of this Formation Pattern is to absorb the spiritual energy in the Eerie Stone."

"Pavilion Master, you should have noticed as well that if you extract the Main Formation Pattern from the Formation Disc, doesn't it resemble the Vein Patterns of a 'Spirit-Gathering Formation'?" "In fact, it's what allows the Flying Boat to unleash its maximum speed."

"Only these 76 array Formation Pattern."

"If we place the Formation Pattern directly inside the Flying Boat's 'Cabin,' we can directly utilize the Flying Boat 'Cabin built-in ability to absorb and digest the Eerie Stone. We can even skip the Main Formation Pattern; we only need to inscribe 76 Formation Pattern to achieve the same effect."

Zhang Qianqiu remained silent for a long time. He wasn't sure if the boy was right or wrong, and couldn't make a specific judgment at the moment, but it had indeed solved a problem that had been troubling him for the past few days.

He has been studying this Formation Disc these days.

The Formation Pattern that absorb the Eerie Stone are easy to dismantle.

But he could never find out which Formation Pattern was responsible for releasing the power; it couldn't just absorb without releasing it.

Now

It seems like I have an answer.

If what this boy said is true, then the Top Ranker on this year's "Formation" ranking may already be decided.

He suddenly felt a little dazed.

He had studied Formation diligently for many years, but in the end, he was not as insightful as this boy who looked only seventeen or eighteen years old.

After a long while.

This was the first time he had seriously looked at the boy in front of him. "Eighteen this year?"

Seventeen.

When did you become Formation Master?

One year ago.

What is your family's financial situation like?

"I was poor. My father was a soldier guarding the Xuanwu Defense Line Seven in the Western Region the Eternal Night Continent. During the Great Retreat last year, he and the defense line fell together. Later, the Mortal Domain built a tomb on the 'Xuanwu Defense Line Seven in the Western Region the Eternal Night Continent.' Taking advantage of the Mortal Domain examinees' free High-Speed Rail travel these past few days, I went to pay my respects."

"My mother was a logistics staff member of the former 'Eternal Night Hall.' After learning of my father's death, she arranged for someone to send me to the Western Wasteland Island, where I sacrificed myself to cover the retreat alongside the other members of the Eternal Night Hall."

"And an uncle."

"My father told me to call him Second Uncle. He was a Night Watcher, never married, and was activated at White Tiger Defense Line Nine during last year's Great Retreat." "He also has a younger sister, still quite young, a little over thirteen."

"We got separated during the Great Retreat. If one day I become famous, perhaps she will be able to find me."

The words had barely left his mouth.

The examiners in the examination room stared in disbelief at the 17-year-old boy, their bodies involuntarily straightening up. It was as if they saw a future high-ranking member of the Mortal Domain Core appear before them.

This combination of a strong background and exceptionally advanced Formation skills.

He might be the next successor of the Formation Pavilion.

Zhang Qianqiu fell silent again. "So a year ago, someone gave you an Eerie Stone, and you awakened as a 'Formation Master'?"

"No."

The boy shook his head again. "A year ago, under the Domain Lord Chen, the Eternal Night Continent was promoted to a 'Second-Level Continent,' causing a great change in the Heaven and Earth, with Heavenly Dao characters appearing in the high sky."

"At that moment, countless Golden Threads appeared high in the sky, eventually merging into four enormous, gleaming golden characters."

"Approved for Ascension!"

"I've been interested in these lines since I was a child. For example, I was extremely fascinated by ant Cave when I was young, and I seemed to have found some patterns in these lines."

"After I wake up."

It was three days later.

"I just realized I've become Formation Master."

"It awakened on its own without consuming Eerie Stone."

"After that, Mortal Domain Yuguang established Private School, and I studied Private School for a year before coming here."

"One last question."

Zhang Qianqiu said calmly, "Even if everything you say is correct, you still haven't answered one question. According to you, the area supporting 77 Formation Pattern needs a material strong enough to withstand the pressure, but this area of Formation Disc is made of ordinary material. Why can it withstand it?" The boy lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly, "I don't know the answer to that either."

"There are things you don't know?"

Zhang Qianqiu suddenly laughed and shook the Formation Disc in his hand, "It's actually very simple."

"When people stand on a beach full of Pebble, they will immediately see the jungle in the middle of the Deserted Island, thus ignoring the Pebble that are most abundant under their feet."

"Those numerous 'ineffective Vein Patterns' on this Formation Disc are not actually ineffective. These ineffective Vein Patterns distribute the 'Formation Pattern Pressure' borne by this area across the entire Formation Disc, ensuring that Formation Disc can be mass-produced without the need for any special or Rare materials."

"Although the Formation Disc will be a bit larger and the process will be a bit more complicated, the cost will be much lower."

"It must be admitted."

"The Formation Master developed this Formation Disc is simply a genius. He inscribed a large number of ineffective Vein Patterns to prevent leaks, but these ineffective Vein Patterns are not truly Vein Patterns."

He was extremely satisfied with the young man before him; this would be the first young genius discovered in the Mortal Domain.

If he doesn't die young, he will definitely rise to prominence in the future.

The exam lasts only one hour.

It's already quite impressive that he could think of so much. Although he figured out those ineffective Vein Patterns, which are responsible for distributing the Formation Pattern Pressure borne by a certain area across the entire Formation Disc.

But he still couldn't figure out which area's Formation Pattern Pressure was being distributed among.

Now we finally have the answer.

This is the area where 77 Formation Pattern overlap.

"I see."

The boy suddenly realized something, then looked excitedly at Zhang Qianqiu's son behind him. "Brother, your thinking is actually correct. Didn't you just feel that those ineffective Formation Pattern were doing something?"

"It's a pity we didn't have enough time, otherwise we could definitely have perfectly recreated this Formation Disc."

Zhang Qianqiu looked at his son with some surprise and said meaningfully, "Your theoretical knowledge is good, but drawing this Formation Disc is quite difficult." "No problem." The boy put his arm around Zhang Qianqiu's son's shoulder and said with some pride, "My brother's Formation Pattern skills are first-rate, much better than mine. As long as the idea is right, it's no problem to hand it over to him."

Zhang Qianqiu didn't say anything more.

He only left one sentence.

"You have one more hour. The materials are ready. If you can perfectly recreate the Formation Disc, I will report back to the Domain Lord, who will then make the final decision." "No problem. Does that Locator Formation Pattern also need to be perfectly replicated?"

You noticed?

"Of course, but it's a Signal Transmitter, similar to Message Talisman. We don't have a receiving device, so replicating it seems useless." "You replicate it first."

"Clear."

Another half hour passed.

The "battle test" is over.

Some walked out of the examination hall with joy, while others with sorrow.

There was only one subject tested in the morning.

It was afternoon.

The examination hall has reopened. The "Military Strategy" exam will be held in the afternoon, which consists of Nine Subjects. Two subjects will be tested each day, and the exam will be completed in five days.

And in the distant Sea Domain.

Chen Fan, who was standing on the deck of the Flying Boat enjoying the breeze, had already received a message from Zhang Qianqiu, the Pavilion Master the Formation Pavilion.

"Among the candidates taking the Formation test this time, there is one student named Eight Hundred."

"During the exam, the entire principle of the 'Acceleration Formation Disc' was deciphered."

"I made an exception and gave them another hour, and they successfully restored the 'Acceleration Formation Disc.' Mass Production is expected to begin in ten days, and it will be officially put into use." "The answers submitted by the remaining candidates are currently under review."

Even though he was on his way to war, Chen Fan was extremely concerned about the "First Spring Examination of the Mortal Domain" and demanded that he be contacted immediately if anything happened.

After all, if it weren't for the Feng Qiya Continent...

He should be stationed in Mortal City right now.

He values talent extremely.

Among the trade goods of "Dark Eerie Continent", "Acceleration Formation Disc" is an extremely popular item, and now this item has been perfectly replicated by them.

This means...

Their Flying Boat in the Mortal Domain will double in speed again.

Originally, thanks to the Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect of the "Vehicle Workshop," the speed had already doubled. Now, it has doubled again, making it much faster than the Flying Boat on other continents.

1 doubles to 2.

2 doubles to 4.

With this, the speed of the Mortal Domain Flying Boat will be "4", while the speed of other continents that have purchased Acceleration Formation Disc or have the Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect from the Vehicle Workshop will be "2".

The difference between 4 and 2 is much greater than the difference between 2 and 1.

If this Formation Disc had been developed back then...

Their Mortal Domain Flying Boat could quickly outrun the Flying Boat of "Feng Qiya Continent," and "Zhang Taiping," who discovered the first Rare Island, would no longer need to jump into the sea and cut off his own life to transmit intelligence.

The speed of the Flying Boat.

It also affects the speed of the Mortal Domain's external exploration.

It can be said that...

The results of this self-developed "Acceleration Formation Disc" are even better than what the examinee "Eight Hundred" and the Formation Pavilion Master "Zhang Qianqiu" thought! This is a great achievement!

"Heaven's Blessing the Mortal Domain! Heaven's Blessing my Mortal Domain!"

Chen Fan stood on the deck, holding the Message Talisman in his hand, staring blankly into the distance. He stood there until it got dark before he finally couldn't help but laugh.

The emergence of talented young people is the foundation of the Mortal Domain and its hope for the future.

Seventeen years old.

Seventeen years old! To be the top-ranked formation Top Ranker in the First Spring Examination Formation the Mortal Domain at such a young age—he can't get too cocky. We need to give Zhang Qianqiu a few more words of advice, lest he become obsessed with eating, drinking, and having fun after his overnight fame, and waste such a talented person's potential.

Early fame makes one most vulnerable to stumble.

"How?"

At this moment, Chen Fan was quite happy. He turned his head to look at the Crippled Monkey who had been by his side and grinned, "Now do you know why I attach so much importance to the First Spring Examination in the Mortal Domain and the progress of the Private School's establishment?"

"Such talents are scattered among the people, waiting for us to discover them."

Even the finest gold needs someone to mine it.

"Young Master's decisions are never wrong."

The Crippled Monkey was also very happy. If the Young Master was happy, he was happy. Since there were more and more things happening in the Mortal Domain, the Young Master had not been this happy for a long time. Recently, he often thought of the days in the Jiangbei Wasteland during the rainy Rainy Season.

Although they were in a sorry state, they always stayed together, and the Young Master always confidently said that he could lead everyone to survive and Achievement great things. "But there were still some missed opportunities."

Chen Fan suddenly became somewhat dejected and said softly, "When Feng Qiya Continent provoked us last time, the Mortal Domain should have launched a full-scale war instead of avoiding war for the sake of development."

"Young Master."

The Crippled Monkey hurriedly pulled out another piece of Vellum from his pocket. "The 'Military Strategy' exam in the Mortal Domain was finished this afternoon. This is one of the candidates' papers; take a look."

"Oh?"

Chen Fan immediately shifted his attention, took the Vellum, and realized that the fact that it was presented to him alone meant that this exam paper must have something special about it. He revised the Military Strategy questions.

The question is whether or not to take action; if so, develop a complete set of procedures.

It's a lengthy piece of writing, several thousand words long.

The very first word is...

"Beat!"

"Immediately, right now, declare war!"

"There's no need to worry about whether those three thousand Flying Boat were sent by the Feng Qiya Continent. Even if they weren't, when the Mortal Domain goes to war with other continents, the Feng Qiya Continent will definitely take advantage of the situation, putting us in an even more troublesome predicament."

"It's better to strike first."

"By all-in on conquering the 'Feng Qiya Continent,' even if those three thousand Flying Boat were sent by another continent, it would be a one-on-one situation." "Moreover, with this as a deterrent, other continents certainly wouldn't dare to take advantage of our misfortune. If that continent isn't very strong, other continents might even form a strategic alliance with us to curry favor."

"There are quite a few viewers in this world."

"Audiences always pander to the powerful."

"As long as we are strong enough, we will have enough friends; at the very least, we must demonstrate that we are strong enough."

"The New Continent is a full 14,000 kilometers away from the Feng Qiya Continent. Such a long distance would take five days to traverse by Flying Boat." "If the battle lines are stretched too thin, the logistical and manpower pressure on the Mortal Domain will be enormous. The Feng Qiya Continent, on the other hand, has the advantage of fighting on home soil, so their logistical pressure will be much less than ours."

Therefore, we must use the all-in tactic.

"Unleashing their full power, they'll crush the Feng Qiya Continent in one fell swoop."

"And"

"As a long-established Second-Level Continent, Feng Qiya Continent's foundation in many areas should be stronger than that of the Mortal Domain. We cannot conquer each City one by one and completely Eradication the ruling forces of this continent. That would be extremely difficult, and many people in the Mortal Domain would die."

"I dare to propose a somewhat cruel tactic."

"Total Annihilation."

"Quickly First Entry the Northern Region of the Feng Qiya Continent. Their Northern Region Coastline is only 700 kilometers long, and this continent is long and narrow, like a pencil."

"Then the Sky-Piercing Pillar continued bombarding the Northern Region Coastline towards the inland hinterland, and the Heavenly Dao Cannon Rapid Deployment."

"You must pay close attention to this process."

"Once the Feng Qiya Continent learns of our movements, they will definitely retaliate. If they also use their Heavenly Dao Cannon to destroy the Heavenly Dao Cannon we have deployed on the Northern Region Coastline, the war will enter a white-hot phase."

"Both sides on the continent need to constantly wage war to gain control of this region."

"I believe this is not what the Domain Lord would like to see."

"Therefore, I suggest a five-step approach."

"First, feign peace talks."

"Second, launch feint attacks in multiple locations."

Third, remain as concealed as possible.

"Fourth, with the Domain Lord personally taking charge and the entire Logistics Pavilion mobilized, the Heavenly Dao Cannon will be deployed along the 700-kilometer Coast in the Northern Region of the Feng Qiya Continent as quickly as possible."

Fifth, prepare to erase.

The specific operational, logistical expenditure, and personnel mobilization plans are as follows.

After observing for a long time, Chen Fan finally said softly, "Have him come over via the Teleportation Formation. I want to talk to him in person."

The Crippled Monkey agreed and hurriedly went down to contact the Mortal Domain.

The Flying Boat he was on was equipped with a "Unlimited-Distance Permanent Teleportation Formation." Permanent Teleportation Formation arrays are extremely expensive to build and use, but his Flying Boat naturally possessed one.

Soon.

The Crippled Monkey returned, followed by an Elderly Man with graying temples.

"Long Live?"

Chen Fan turned to look at the person behind the Crippled Monkey. He hadn't expected that the person who could write such a sharp exam paper would be an Elderly Man in his twilight years. He had thought it would be a strong, upright man in his prime.

Through the Crippled Monkey man, he learned the man's name: Long Live.

A name that's wild enough.

"Greetings, Domain Lord."

The Elderly Man, whose temples were gray and who looked quite old, hurriedly clasped his hands in a respectful greeting, noticing that he was surrounded by a Vast Sea, and that Dusk was approaching and Eternal Night was about to fall.

Then I saw nearly a thousand Flying Boat all around, skimming across the low-altitude sea.

He was momentarily taken aback.

After a long pause, he finally realized what was happening, a hint of admiration and understanding flashing in his eyes. "The Domain Lord has shown great foresight. It seems the examinee's suggestion was somewhat belated; the Mortal Domain is already on its way."

"To be able to single-handedly establish the Mortal Domain, the Domain Lord's foresight is indeed extraordinary."

Chen Fan didn't reply, but remained silent for a long time before shaking the exam paper in his hand. "Most of the suggestions in your exam paper are the same as what I planned."

"But there are some details that are different from what I expected."

"My original plan was to officially declare war on the Feng Qiya Continent 'Feng Qiya Continent' two days from now, one day before I was to arrive there," he declared.

"Innocent civilians must immediately evacuate Feng Qiya Continent. Anyone remaining on the Feng Qiya Continent shall be considered an enemy."

"Like the proclamation that the Mortal Domain sent to the 'Hate Heaven Sect' a few years ago?" the Elderly Man asked, neither humble nor arrogant.

Chen Fan was slightly surprised. This matter was just a casual detail in the development of the Mortal Domain, yet this old gentleman seemed to know so much about it. "Inappropriate."

The Elderly Man shook his head. "Firstly, this would reveal our Battle Plan. People on the Feng Qiya Continent aren't fools; they'll easily guess our Battle Plan."

"At this point, they're probably thinking we'll still demand exorbitant War Reparations, or that, like last time, they'll fire a few Sky Sky-Piercing Pillar." "Once they're on guard, it'll be much harder for us to quickly land and deploy the Heavenly Dao Cannon."

Secondly.

"This will give the other side a clear target. The Domain Lord you said this is to try Display Plaque, but if the Feng Qiya Continent sends its own people to the Frontline, Domain Lord you open fire or not?"

"Do you want this memorial archway or not?"

"You took half, and then just left the other half?"

"Then it would have been better not to do it in the first place."

Thirdly.

"I understand your concerns, Domain Lord. You intend to maintain Peace contact with other continents as much as possible in the future, and you don't want people from other continents to think of you as a bloodthirsty person."

"But"

Will this have any impact?

"Does anyone dare to condemn you?"

Fourthly.

"The memorial archway is also a weakness. If other continents follow suit in the future and abandon their defenses when fighting against the Mortal Domain, using ordinary people as their defenses, how will the Mortal Domain respond?"

"Using the lives of Mortal Domain Member to exchange for such a memorial archway?"

"This is not the behavior of a wise ruler."

A wise ruler is wise to his own people, not to outsiders.

"They are unclear about their own people, but clear about those outside their circle."

That was a tyrant.

"If we want to win this war with minimal losses, there is only one way: a lightning landing to quickly eliminate them."

As for the future impact...

"Once the Eternal Night Continent advances to the Third-Level Continent, these memorial arches will be nothing more than empty names."

No continent will actively seek to befriend the Eternal Night Continent because it has a good reputation but is weak. However, many continents will seek to befriend the Eternal Night Continent because it is strong.

"If the Domain Lord is considering his reputation after his death."

"Then you can rest assured."

"The achievement of bringing the Eternal Night Continent to the Third-Level Continent is enough to offset all the faults."

He will surely be a wise and benevolent ruler throughout the ages!

The Crippled Monkey, standing to the side, stared dumbfounded at the Elderly Man's back. He wanted to say to himself, "Old man, are you nearing the end of your Lifespan? How dare you say such things?"

No one has ever dared to speak to the Domain Lord in such a tone.

What does it mean to erect Display Plaque?

Is this a good word?

Chen Fan's expression remained largely unchanged; he simply gazed quietly at the Elderly Man for a long while before suddenly laughing, "You dare to say anything."

The Elderly Man smiled but didn't say anything more.

In fact.

Wouldn't the Domain Lord have thought of these things?

The Domain Lord could definitely think of it, and he thought of it very clearly. However, the moral pressure he faced was quite great, and after making the suggestion, he bore most of that moral pressure himself.

To put it bluntly...

The Domain Lord still managed to maintain a facade of respectability.

However, this archway will not affect the Mortal Domain's Battle Plan; in fact, it will make the Battle Plan even more perfect.

He used to be the Military Strategist of the Eternal Night Hall.

He understood all too well the responsibilities of Military Strategist: it wasn't just about providing advice, but more often about providing psychological support and comfort to the lord, as well as helping the lord bear the moral burden.

So when the Domain Lord summoned him, and he saw that the Mortal Domain was already on its march.

He guessed what the Domain Lord would say.

The Domain Lord shifted moral pressure on the eve of war, thus allowing them to fight without any worries!

The Domain Lord was more thoughtful and far-sighted than he had imagined.

If he doesn't come.

This moral pressure should ultimately be borne by the Domain Lord alone.

Challenge?

The Domain Lord just said that to him; how could he possibly issue a challenge or inform him of the Battle Plan in advance? That would be no different from being a fool.

As for the Crippled Monkey

The Elderly Man glanced casually at the Crippled Monkey, the Domain Lord's most trusted Trusted Aide. It seemed the monkey had no idea what the Domain Lord was thinking about lately, or at least hadn't noticed it.