Gu Xu pointed at the formation diagram on the table and explained it several times before Da Qi Imperial Master reluctantly understood the operating principle of this "Bagua Logic Circuit".
On the one hand, the local residents of the Daqi Dynasty were not accustomed to the binary calculation method; on the other hand, the lines of this array looked messy and dense, without any sense of beauty, and completely inconsistent with the established norms of Dahuang, which was enough to make all pursuits of " The obsessive-compulsive Talisman artist went crazy on the spot.
The Imperial Master lowered his head and squinted his eyes. While listening to Gu Xu's narration, he slowly moved his fingers along the lines in the formation diagram, trying to figure out the flow path of the true energy.
But after a few minutes, his mind seemed to be lost in this formation diagram - he found that he could not use his experience in drawing talisman and seal formations in the past decades to understand this unusual formation diagram.
"How did this young man's brain grow?" The Imperial Master took a deep breath, looked at Gu Xu's thin and handsome face, and sighed from the bottom of his heart, "How could he come up with such an unconventional and mysterious talisman?" Formation?"
For a moment, he simply suspected that Gu Xu's brain had been enlightened by God himself.
In recent years, especially after the death of Chi Yangzi, the National Master has been hoping to find a talented young Talisman Master to be his successor and inherit his mantle.
But he has not been able to meet the right candidate for a long time - either the qualifications are not enough, or the character is lacking, or the ideas are inconsistent... No one has ever been able to completely satisfy him.
Until not long ago, the talisman that Gu Xu drew on the "Divine Machine Token", which was used to break the shielding spell of Kongxuan Sanren Tianji, gave him a long-lost feeling of excitement.
The Imperial Master thought that he had finally found the talented apprentice he had dreamed of.
However, when he read the talisman on the "Divine Machine Token" which was rewritten from the true meaning of "Firefly Flame" several times, he discovered that Gu Xu's understanding of the "Seven Styles of Burning Heaven" , deeper than myself.
"I'm not worthy to be his teacher." At that time, the national teacher sighed and had such an idea in his mind.
At this moment, when he saw Gu Xu's "Bagua Logic Circuit Diagram", he even felt that this young man's achievements in the art of talisman and seal script would far exceed his own in the future and become his own school. Become a master.
After a long period of silence, the Imperial Master couldn't help but ask Gu Xu: "Gu Xiaoyou, why did you come up with such an unconventional idea?"
Gu Xu was silent for a moment.
Under such circumstances, he couldn't tell the Imperial Master that he was thinking of a thing called a "computer".
He smiled and replied: "Maybe it's because I also have some understanding of the art of Bagua divination! In the process of solving this problem today, I got some inspiration from it."
The Imperial Master nodded and agreed with Gu Xu's statement.
He knew that Gu Xu was a person who mastered many kinds of Taoism and was good at integrating them.
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After another hour, Shen Qiu finally drew his own talisman formation.
At this moment, he only felt that his eyes were dim, his waist and back hurt, and the hand holding the pen was even more sore.
Even if he closed his eyes, he felt like there were countless messy lines dangling in front of him like little bugs, making his head dizzy.
He rubbed his temples, trying to relax his tense nerves.
Then he raised his head and looked to the left and right.
At this time, Mo Li was still sitting in his seat in a daze, turning the brush in his hand, looking restless, like a frog thrown into boiling water - if it weren't for his cousin, Dean Li, who was still outside to support him, Many students from Longmen Academy were still outside cheering him on. I am afraid that he had long wanted to smash the thick pile of documents on the table to the ground and choose to abstain.
As for Zhao Xinran, he was still instructing the boy in black to do arithmetic.
Judging from her gloomy expression, it was obvious that she was very impatient with the stupid performance of the boy in black, and she even wanted to kick him away and calculate the expenses of this "Luoshui Conference" herself.
"Now it seems that I at least got second place in this section," Shen Qiu jumped down from his seat, stretched out, and thought silently in his heart, "Although I can't compare to that monster Mr. Gu, I am still in the end. Defeating long-established talisman masters like Mo Li and Zhao Xinran...it's not too shameful when compared to those in the family."
At this moment, a ray of light flashed, and the Imperial Master of Da Qi appeared in front of Shen Qiu out of thin air.
"Have you calculated the result?" the Imperial Master asked calmly.
"Yes, Master Imperial Master." Shen Qiu bowed slightly and replied respectfully.
While speaking, he did not forget to take two steps back, allowing the Imperial Master to stand in front of the table and clearly see the formation diagram.
As Shen Qiu's thoughts moved, the array diagram on the table glowed with colorful light; then, these lights condensed into a clear projection, showing the initial data on the document in the form of lines arranged horizontally and vertically.
"Calculate?" Grand Master Daqi was well-informed and recognized Shen Qiu's idea of solving the problem at a glance, "You want to use the form of calculation to present the data needed in the calculation process?"
"That's right." Shen Qiu nodded and admitted.
In the next few minutes, these lines made up of colored rays of light flickered and changed regularly according to the rules of counting.
The Imperial Master watched attentively, without any expression on his face or making any comments.
This made Shen Qiu feel a little nervous.
One hundred and twenty breaths of time passed.
The illusion finally stopped changing.
The Imperial Master glanced at the horizontal and vertical lines that were finally fixed in the air and nodded.
Shen Qiu knew that this was the correct answer without the need for him to explain.
"You did a good job," the Imperial Master smiled and commented, "It is indeed beyond my expectation to think of combining calculations with illusion magic circles to solve this problem.
"This is enough to prove that you are a young man with a flexible mind and good adaptability."
In the opinion of the Imperial Master, Shen Qiu's way of solving problems was undoubtedly excellent.
Shen Qiu was able to think of "calculation", a counting method that was almost eliminated among the people, and integrate it into the fantasy array - from a purely creative perspective, it has surpassed 99% of the Daqi Dynasty. Talisman Master.
If it weren't for Gu Xu Zhuyu in front, the Imperial Master would definitely be impressed by Shen Qiu's performance today.
It's a pity that the Imperial Master saw Gu Xu's "Bagua Logic Circuit Diagram" first.
That formation diagram was drawn by Gu Xu standing on the shoulders of giants from previous lives - it not only reflected Gu Xu's talent for Talismans, but also showed the wisdom of countless ancestors on the earth.
This shocked the Imperial Master so much that he could not calm down for a long time.
His appreciation threshold has naturally been greatly raised.
In addition, Gu Xu's talisman formation only took a blink of an eye to calculate the result, but Shen Qiu's talisman formation took a full one hundred and twenty breaths of time.
Therefore, when facing Shen Qiu's formation design, although the national master praised it repeatedly, his emotions deep down did not fluctuate at all.
"It turns out that there is such a big gap between geniuses." The Imperial Master thought.
At the same time, Shen Qiu was also carefully observing the expression of the Imperial Master.
As a concubine of a wealthy family, his heart is much more sensitive than that of ordinary people, and he has learned the ability to observe words and emotions since he was a child.
He had previously noticed that when the Imperial Master was talking to Gu Xu, he used an attitude of appreciation and asking for advice - obviously he no longer regarded Gu Xu as a junior, but placed him on an equal footing.
But now, when the national master talks to him, he still looks like an authoritative master, looking at his work in a condescending manner.
Shen Qiu sighed lightly.
His self-confidence was hit hard again.
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Another half hour passed.
The boy in black next to Zhao Xinran finally got the correct calculation result after repeated miscalculations three times.
At this moment, there was an expression on his face that was worse than death.
Zhao Xinran waved his hand irritably, and the boy disappeared instantly, turning back into a still portrait on a white paper.
"It's really stupid." She said lightly, looking down at the portrait.
She is the most experienced and famous Talisman Master among the four. In this link, she relied on her rich experience to be the first to find a solution to the problem.
If this boy hadn't been too stupid, how could she have fallen behind the two younger juniors in terms of time spent?
At this moment, the national master suddenly appeared beside her.
"Have you figured it out?"
"Yes, Master Imperial Master." Zhao Xinran replied respectfully, while pointing to the results written on the paper by the boy in black.
The Imperial Master looked in the direction she pointed, then nodded, acknowledging the answer.
"The art of 'eye-endowing' is indeed exquisite," the national master commented after a moment of silence, "Not long ago, I thought it was almost lost, but I didn't expect that there are still several talisman masters mastering this secret art. of spells.
"It's just that in today's situation, I actually hope that you can come up with a more original solution to solve this problem."
"Originality?" Zhao Xinran frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask the Imperial Preceptor, "Master Imperial Preceptor, didn't you say before that we should use the existing talismans and seals in the book as much as possible instead of free play? ?”
She is a veritable master of talisman and seal script in Luo Jing City. If she wants to be free to express herself and create as she pleases, she believes that other candidates will never be her match.
"Using the talismans and seals in the book does not mean copying them completely," the Imperial Master smiled and explained patiently, "The Yin and Yang Bagua used by Gu Xu and the illusion magic circle used by Shen Qiu can also be found in the book. source. But they can make adjustments and changes based on reality.
“The talisman formation they drew is the answer I want to see.
"Also, don't you think that the calculation speed of this young man you created using the 'eye-touching' technique is too slow?"
Zhao Xinran stopped talking.
Gu Xu's talisman array can get the calculation results in just the blink of an eye.
But the time spent by this stupid black-robed boy needs to be calculated in "hours", and he even miscalculated three times in a row.
After the Imperial Master disappeared, she picked up the portrait of the black-robed boy on the table and tore it into pieces.
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As for Mo Li, after the competitors all calculated the results, he finally ended the long torment, took a deep breath, and chose to give up.
When he walked out of the room, he lowered his head and looked extremely gloomy, which was completely different from the cheerful and high-spirited mood at the end of the first session.
At this moment, he didn't even dare to look up at the college students who were cheering him on, nor did he dare to look at his cousin Li Zheng, the dean of Longmen College who had high hopes for him.
"Well, if they knew that I sat in the 'Siqitang' for several hours without drawing the last half of the rune, they would definitely be very disappointed with me!" Mo Li thought silently in his mind.
Because of this, after he went out, he deliberately found a path that few people usually passed, tried to pass through the grass and trees, and found a place where no one was around to hide.
However, he obviously underestimated the extent to which the academy students paid attention to him.
As soon as he had not gone far, several students ran over at a speed, surrounded him, and asked curiously:
"Senior Brother Mo, how did you perform today?"
"Senior Brother Mo, what's the level of that guy from the Exorcism Department? Is it half as good as yours?"
"Senior Brother Mo, have you shown your skills well in front of that boy from the Exorcist Department and let him see the power of our Longmen Academy?"
"..."
The faces of these young students were filled with enthusiastic smiles, and they obviously had sincere blessings and high expectations for Mo Li.
But now, after Mo Li was brutally beaten by reality, he felt that their words were full of irony - like flies in the toilet, buzzing and making him upset.
"Can you shut up?" He turned his head and yelled at these people irritably.
But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he regretted them.
The students looked at him, then at each other, and then dispersed, while whispering:
"Senior Brother Mo's face looks terrible. Did he perform very poorly in today's assessment?"
"Could it be that... he was beaten up by that boy from the Exorcist Department?"
"It seems very possible!"
"Sigh, I thought Senior Brother Mo was the hope of our academy, but I didn't expect that he would be vulnerable... It seems that his title of 'talisman genius' is just a name after all... If he didn't have the dean as his cousin , he is not much better than us at all..."
"Let's not deny someone so easily. At least Senior Brother Mo's endorsement is still very powerful..."
"..."
These words naturally fell on Mo Li's ears.
He lowered his head, quickened his pace, and quickly moved away from the crowd.
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At the same time, Gu Xu came to the dining hall of Longmen Academy.
According to the arrangements of the National Preceptor, the third phase of the assessment will begin in half an hour.
He still has plenty of time to taste the food in the academy.
PS: Sorry, this chapter is a little late QAQ
