The Human Gate test ritual wasn't difficult. The materials needed were mostly common items, and even the arrangement method wasn't hard to obtain.
This resulted in an unusually large number of supernatural beings participating in the Human Gate test each time.
After all, it was only the first level of screening.
With so many test takers, the test venues weren't randomly assigned. In fact, the mechanism of the three gate tests was similar to game servers, prioritizing grouping test takers who were geographically close to each other.
It was basically p2p.
Mu Qinglan's Prince Qi's mansion was located in Heyang City, near the northern part of the city. Because this was the area closest to the imperial family, it was surrounded by ducal mansions, prince mansions, and the like—all either wealthy or noble.
The entire northern part of the city fell within the imperial city's domain.
Symbolizing sitting in the north facing south.
Because of this, Mu Qinglan estimated that the opponents she would encounter tonight would all have distinguished identities and possibly possess extraordinary skills.
But it didn't matter.
Was she supposed to be afraid of these people? At most, she would just be a bit more cautious.
This bad woman's purpose for entering was never to compete with these small fry on the same stage. Just blowing up fish alone had no meaning; they weren't even worthy.
From beginning to end, her only goal in making so many preparations for the Human Gate test was—
To obtain the highest evaluation.
In the game, the higher the player's score, the better the traits they could generally obtain.
After asking the steward, Mu Qinglan found that it was the same here.
That's why she was so focused.
I'm already one step ahead of you all starting from the ninth rank. When everyone reaches the late game, who can match me?
Mu Qinglan certainly wanted to be a behind-the-scenes manipulator floating above Great Xia, with numerous villain bosses under her command, but...
This required strength to support it!
Just this alone wasn't enough. If it was just about achieving the highest evaluation in the test, perhaps other geniuses could do it too. It seemed that this alone might not be enough to widen the gap...
But why was Mu Qinglan so confident?
Naturally, it was because she was a cheater.
The game plot where the dual profession item was obtained had already indicated that the dual profession transfer item in the player's hands, obtained from Prince Qi's mansion, was the only dual profession transfer item in this world.
As for why it was in Prince Qi's mansion, the dog company didn't say.
Probably just to reasonably give players a cheat, save the daily active users, and incidentally make players grind experience for a second profession.
Mu Qinglan had suffered deeply from it, grinding to the point of day and night reversal.
She constantly muttered about the dog company going to hell.
But as harshly as she had cursed then, her heart was now equally happy. After knowing she was the only dual profession player in this world, Mu Qinglan wanted to make a banner to send to that dog company, with a few words written on it—
Small cheats don't count as cheats.
A cheat is a cheat!
No help for it; she was just double-standard.
The enhancement that dual professions brought her wasn't just in terms of methods. Don't forget, each profession required passing tests when leveling up!
And two professions meant she could take twice as many tests as others!
Calculating one posterior destiny trait per pass.
After advancing to the third rank Grand Master, others would have three powerful posterior destiny traits, while she would have six!
People who have played roguelites know that with traits, each additional useful one leads to an exponential increase in combat power.
With twice as many destiny traits as others, did she need to fear anyone?
Of course, all this was predicated on her being able to smoothly grow to that level.
So, this first step on the supernatural path had to be taken well!
"Let's be serious then!"
Mu Qinglan said to herself.
At the same time, she lit the sleeping incense, pushed her wheelchair to the center of the ritual, and slowly closed her eyes.
Outside the window.
The gongs of the third watch sounded three times, then slowly faded away.
In Heyang City, it was quiet and silent.
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Cold, shivering~
When Mu Qinglan opened her eyes again, she found herself sitting in a rapidly moving carriage.
Under her bottom was still the wheelchair, her legs still had little strength, and her body was still as frail as ever... it seemed she would have to continue being a weak girl.
Mu Qinglan thought somewhat disappointedly.
But she wasn't upset, after all, this was a transcendence test. If it could temporarily restore health to someone originally disabled, that would be unfair.
After thinking briefly, a string of memories was violently stuffed into her mind.
In these memories, she was an advisor under Prince Qi, urgently summoned by the city gate official for some matter, and was now rushing there with her good friend, another advisor under Prince Qi.
Hm? Prince Qi? Her father?
Mu Qinglan frowned.
Wasn't it supposed to be a random excerpt from past historical fragments?
She thought about it and decided it didn't matter. After all, she was here to blow up fish.
What did it matter where the fish pond was!
At the same time, Mu Qinglan also turned her gaze toward her good friend from the memory. Coincidentally, that good friend sitting opposite her was also slowly moving her gaze over.
The moment they made eye contact, her friend's eyelashes trembled slightly. She glanced lightly at Mu Qinglan, then turned her gaze back to the window.
So aloof?
Mu Qinglan raised an eyebrow, feeling something wasn't quite right.
This good friend of hers was extremely beautiful. If she had appeared in the game, Mu Qinglan would definitely have had a deep impression. But why didn't she have any impression at all at this moment?
Did she die in this event, or...
Was she a player?
The Human Gate would block players' ability to recognize each other by appearance, so unless someone was too famous or too distinctive, it was generally quite easy to hide one's real identity, and players would also forget each other's appearances afterward.
So why not probe a bit?
Mu Qinglan gazed at the delicate, pretty face of the girl opposite, her eyes gradually deepening.
The girl opposite also noticed this somewhat dangerous gaze, so her body stiffened slightly. She sat up straight, placed both hands on her knees, looking restrained.
"No need to be so formal. We're best friends, you know."
"Oh."
Hearing this, the girl relaxed a bit, but still maintained a somewhat unfamiliar distance.
But the bad woman didn't care about this distance.
She pushed her wheelchair over, supported herself with both hands, and then sat down next to the girl. She even went further, hugging the girl's arm, her whole body leaning against this incredibly beautiful girl.
"In the Human Gate, right?"
She spoke softly, gently blowing air onto the girl's earlobe.
"!"
As soon as the words fell, this "good friend's" golden eyes trembled violently, her earlobes quickly tinged with a blush, and her entire body tensed up instantly, straightening her back like a rod.
If Mu Qinglan hadn't been holding her arm, she would have moved to the other side of the seat in an instant.
So she really was a test taker.
Was it this easy to probe?
Mu Qinglan sighed, couldn't help but comment that this was the batch of newcomers with the worst psychological resilience.
So who was she? Looking so beautiful, she must have had a significant role in the game. Just didn't know if she was a plot NPC on the protagonist's side, or a villain boss to be defeated.
Hopefully a villain boss.
That would make recruiting her much simpler.
But regardless, establishing a good relationship first was essential.
Although fish pond tactics didn't require teammates, the real world wasn't something you could easily clear by fighting alone.
So, she smiled slightly and pulled back the girl who was trying hard to hide her presence and slowly moving to the other side.
"Don't move."
The bad woman's dangerous yet sweet voice softly sounded beside Jiang He's ear as she tried to maintain a stiff face.
Warm breath sprayed onto her cheek.
"Remember? We're best friends. Before the test task appears, I think our friendship is trustworthy."
"..."
Friends...
Silently savoring this wonderful word in her heart, Jiang He relaxed bit by bit.