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Chapter 222 - 191: Mechanics Contest, The Troublemaker Arrives_2

Chapter 222: Chapter 191: Mechanics Contest, The Troublemaker Arrives_2

Lord Wu Xi was indeed sincere towards these students, having specially requested a friend to help Chen Qing get this opportunity.

"Everyone, take this seriously, okay?"

The competition between Chen Qing and the children was arranged to take place in a pavilion in the Mechanical Association’s back garden. The pavilion was large, big enough to accommodate all of them.

"This competition is divided into three parts: blueprint assembly, repair, and open manufacturing."

Chen Qing’s competition with the children drew the curiosity of many mechanics from within the Mechanical Association, all eager to see her abilities.

What Chen Qing hadn’t expected was that there were also survivors present.

Survivors really were everywhere: there were people from Dragon Country and a few survivors from other countries.

A bunch of people huddled together, craning their necks, choosing to stand on Chen Qing’s side to cheer her on.

Fortunately, they were not members of the Survivor Observation Team.

"Lord Wu Xi, if you don’t mind, can we participate as well?"

While Wu Xi was explaining the rules of the competition, several people suddenly appeared and asked with a smile.

Judging by the reaction of the students there, all these people were third-year students from the Mechanical College.

They were all Advanced Mechanics.

One of them was

Wu Xi did not answer for Chen Qing and turned to look at her instead.

"Anyone else? Come on, then."

"Let’s not waste any more time."

Chen Qing said indifferently, holding her knife, standing some distance away from the people of the Mechanical Association.

She was in a standoff with the members of the Mechanical Association: a dense crowd on their side, with only a few scattered survivors on Chen Qing’s side.

However, not to be outdone, the survivor from Dragon Country swiftly ordered banners and slogans through the trade channel.

The banners with the distinct Dragon Country style—large red background and yellow letters—were displayed behind Chen Qing. The Dragon Country survivor was exceedingly enthusiastic and upbeat, waving the flag in his hands and cheering loudly for Chen Qing, not at all intimidated by the crowd.

"Since that’s the case, we won’t hold back."

Among the opposing mechanics, several more stepped forward, all without exception Advanced Mechanics.

Originally, Wu Xi had only wanted Chen Qing to give his overly arrogant students a good thrashing, but the presence of those third-year students changed the nature of the competition.

Wu Xi was well aware of the factions behind them.

There were also several Advanced Mechanics who had graduated from the Mechanical College and a few self-taught rogue Mechanics.

The tension became palpably thick.

There were many factions within the Mechanical Association.

The family faction, the apprenticeship faction, and the college faction all looked down on each other; and together, they looked down on the wild faction.

And within each of these four factions, there were numerous sub-groups.

With the Mechanical Association having developed to its current state, the internal factions were numerous, and Chen Qing’s decision not to join was indeed correct.

However, Chen Qing’s refusal to join the Mechanical Association had seemingly united these people against her.

They were all annoyed by Chen Qing’s choice, a wild mechanic daring to look down on the Mechanical Association.

What a joke—they thought—the Mechanical Association had been established for many years, with profound heritage, which was just unassuming on ordinary days.

These people all turned their sights on Chen Qing.

"If there’s no one else, let’s start."

Chen Qing put the knife away into space and stood in front of the competition table, expressionless.

The mechanics couldn’t tell her mood—whether she was afraid or fearful.

They didn’t think Chen Qing could win.

Of course, they acknowledged that Chen Qing’s talent was quite terrifying.

This was personally confirmed by Xia Li, Qu Sizhen, and a host of School Mechanics.

Their original words were, "In the entire Mechanical Association, no one’s mechanical talent can compare to Chen Qing’s."

But talent was just talent.

The Mechanical Association... was their home turf.

"..."

Wu Xi herself didn’t know how things had developed into the current situation and felt quite helpless.

Fortunately, Chen Qing had thick skin and wasn’t angry.

Now, they just had to press on.

Chen Qing was someone Wu Xi couldn’t afford to offend, and the others... Wu Xi couldn’t afford to offend them, either.

The forcibly participating Advanced Mechanics were not to be underestimated; they were the best of their respective factions.

This was especially true for Ran Lin, who joined Red Snake and came specifically for Chen Qing.

"The first round of the competition is blueprint assembly."

"The blueprint for the competition is—"

The moment she saw the blueprint, Wu Xi’s brows furrowed; this wasn’t the blueprint she had prepared.

The blueprint had been tampered with!