Just Discharged From the Military and Got Tied Down by A Cold Beauty
Chapter 601: Master of Statistics Ma Ziqian

Chapter 601: Chapter 601: Master of Statistics Ma Ziqian

Lu Xiao turned around and saw a group of young men and women approaching the deep fissure not far away.

Soon, a party of five arrived before Lu Xiao.

Three men and two women.

Dressed quite extravagantly, it was obvious they were young masters and misses with status and supportive backgrounds.

"Hey there, brother, you’re also heading to Xuanyuan Tomb for the disciple selection, right?" The young man who had just spoken said with a smile.

Lu Xiao: ???

Disciple selection for Xuanyuan Tomb?

Why would I participate in a disciple selection, I’ve already reached the top.

But then again, are these guys all going to Xuanyuan Tomb for the selection process?

They don’t seem very strong though.

Just mediocre talents from the First Academy, nowhere near as gifted as Yin Li.

The strongest among the five is the youth who was speaking, in the Transcendence Realm Third Level.

The other four are in the Transcendent Realm First Level and Second Level.

"Ah yes, yes, I’m also heading to Xuanyuan Tomb. My name is Lu Xiao," said Lu Xiao, nodding with a smile.

Although their talents are not on par with Yin Li’s, there aren’t that many monsters in this world, and Xuanyuan Tomb needs to become stronger, so some regular geniuses are indispensable.

"My name is Ma Ziqian, from the southwest’s Longda City."

"They are Gu Xi, Gu Wang, Cui Yili, and Wu Feifei, also from Longda City," said Ma Ziqian, introducing everyone, and Lu Xiao greeted each person in turn.

Gu Wang and Gu Xi are siblings, both rather unpretentious.

Cui Yili and Wu Feifei are a young couple, Cui Yili rather cold, Wu Feifei somewhat haughty.

When Lu Xiao greeted them, one grunted a response, and the other didn’t grunt at all.

Of course, Lu Xiao didn’t take it to heart.

You can’t judge a person’s character by how they treat you; some people are outwardly courteous but sinister and malicious behind the scenes, while others appear cold and aloof but uphold strong moral principles.

"Brother Lu, this Xuanyuan Rift has always been considered the first challenge for Xuanyuan Tomb’s selection process."

"From here on, the evaluators of Xuanyuan Tomb have already started their assessment."

"The methods used in the past and the choices made will influence the later stages of the selection process," explained Ma Ziqian.

Lu Xiao was stunned for a second. Jeez, aren’t we at least two hundred kilometers away from Xuanyuan Tomb?

This has already begun?

No wonder even Yin Li feels that getting into Xuanyuan Tomb is tough; this assessment is indeed somewhat outrageous.

But to be fair, it really does stand a notch above the Royal City’s First Academy.

The tests at the First Academy are basically a measure of strength.

Anyone who is strong enough can get in.

But over at Xuanyuan Tomb, it seems like they make a comprehensive decision based on the overall performance of the candidates along the way.

This way, they can assess both strength and character.

"Brother Lu, how do you plan to get across?" Ma Ziqian asked another question.

"Fly over it, obviously."

Ma Ziqian nodded, as those in the Transcendent Realm could already levitate for short periods.

The width of Xuanyuan Rift is sixty-two meters, so taking a running start and using Inner Qi to push oneself over is indeed feasible.

"That seems a bit too simplistic," Ma Ziqian said with a chuckle. "According to my research over the years, crossing directly with Inner Qi means you’re basically out of the running for Xuanyuan Tomb."

Lu Xiao raised an eyebrow. There’s a technique to crossing a deep rift?

"I conducted a comprehensive investigation and analysis of Xuanyuan Tomb’s assessments over the past twenty years and used theories of probability and statistics to come up with several equations."

"If I’m not mistaken, crossing directly with Inner Qi will reduce an individual’s weight by nearly seventy-one point six percent."

"Individual weight refers to a variable ratio calculated at each assessment point, based on entry into Xuanyuan Tomb as the benchmark."

"This ratio..."

Following that, Lu Xiao listened blankly as Ma Ziqian went on about his theories for nearly ten minutes.

Lu Xiao could understand each word, but when strung together, all he could say was: it’s like listening to a riddle.

Of course, that didn’t stop Lu Xiao from thinking Ma Ziqian was impressive.

"Alright, Ma Ziqian, enough with your bullshit theories; aren’t you tired of it?" Finally, Cui Yili couldn’t help but interrupt.

"This is my..."

"You’ve deduced it from countless calculations, right? How many years have you been saying that? I’ve not seen you get accepted by Xuanyuan Tomb though," Wu Feifei mocked.

Lu Xiao looked at Cui Yili and Wu Feifei, genuinely starting to dislike these two.

I was okay with your aloof and cold demeanor before since you can’t judge a person just by appearances.

But your attitude towards Ma Ziqian, that’s really not okay.

First off, Ma Ziqian is the strongest among you, and there’s no sense in mocking a teammate who’s better than yourself, which is foolish to begin with.

Secondly, do you understand Ma Ziqian’s theories? Do you know probability and statistics?

Without understanding or knowledge, you offer such nonsense opinions.

"Alright, alright, let’s drop it."

"Brother Lu, based on my calculations, the highest weight can be achieved by first descending to the bottom of the rift and then climbing up," suggested Ma Ziqian.

"Sounds good, I’ll take your word for it," Lu Xiao nodded.

A gleam of intense light flashed in Ma Ziqian’s eyes.

Is this what it feels like to be trusted? So awesome!

"Heh, last year you said going around would yield the highest weight, now you say climbing up is best," sneered Cui Yili.

"Kid, I’d advise you not to trust him," Cui Yili scoffed.

Lu Xiao’s brows furrowed, then he gave Cui Yili the middle finger: "Mind your own bloody business and get lost."