183. Accidental Injury
"By the way, when do we officially start classes?" Yun Ling suddenly asked.
"We just happened to be among the new students, so classes will officially start in early May," Bronya said without turning her head.
"That means we still have almost a month of vacation," Yun Ling rubbed his chin.
This time allocation felt a bit unreasonable. After all, Himeko had said there would be a Valkyrie test in June. Had we only been training for a month before the school started ranking them?
However, upon reflection, Yun Ling came to roughly understand it. It was probably a way to differentiate between 'geniuses' and 'mediocres,' and then provide targeted training based on their individual talents.
Normally, Valkyrie rankings begin after a year of training, but there are always some exceptionally talented ones.
As far as Yun Ling knew, Wendy was one of them.
If he remembered correctly, Wendy was only fourteen years old and already the most outstanding Valkyrie in the Oceania branch.
She was also currently the most promising candidate to be promoted to S-rank Valkyrie.
Based on the standard three-year training period, Wendy's advancement to A-rank Valkyrie within three years is undoubtedly exceptional.
Despite her lackluster performance in the game, she hasn't participated in any training or combat for two years.
Even so, she was still able to destroy most of New Zealand, and this was without her Herrscher powers being fully developed.
Despite Wendy only playing a minor role in the early stages, Yun Ling still took her very seriously.
After all, Wendy in Honkai Gakuen 2 (GGZ (Guns Girl Z)) is considered the first Herrscher below the End, if you don't count Jyahnar, who's practically a bug in the system.
From any perspective, Wendy is definitely worth recruiting, and could even be considered as a trump card!
However, this would be tantamount to actively showing off to Otto.
Since Wendy is a Jinchuriki of Gem of Desire, Otto's attention on her would definitely be considerably high.
For Yun Ling, whose primary focus is survival, excessive ostentation isn't a good thing.
Yun Ling highly values Wendy because she managed to become an A-rank Valkyrie even in a place like St. Freya Academy, which has a near-laissez-faire educational system, indicating that her talent is definitely no less than Durandal's, and might even be higher!
She just lacks certain opportunities and doesn't have Durandal's overpowered luck.
As for why Yun Ling considered this matter in advance...
This relates to what kind of results he plans to achieve in June.
To hide his abilities or to reveal his true strength?
After all, ordinary B-rank Valkyries don't have the right to go on missions alone; only A-rank or higher can operate independently without a team.
By June, there are still two simulation opportunities left. Let's see what these two simulations can bring him.
Yun Ling absentmindedly flipped through the 'Void Unity True Technique' in his hands, a strange sense of urgency rising within him.
Even though there's still plenty of time, he's incredibly anxious.
Having no sword and having a sword but not using it are two different things, especially since he's messed up the current storyline; the game plot in his mind can only be used as a reference.
The only sounds in the room were Bronya pressing the controller and Yun Ling turning the pages.
Around 5:30 PM, Bronya stretched and noticed that Yun Ling was still reading.
This surprised Bronya slightly; Yun Ling's personality was completely unlike that of someone who would be so quiet.
This made her curious about what Yun Ling was looking at, so she cautiously moved closer to him from behind.
"Ugh..." Bronya let out a muffled groan, covering her eyes and backing away.
In an instant, Bronya felt a sharp pain in her eyes, as if injured by something unknown.
Yun Ling realized with a start that he had been so engrossed in his surroundings that he hadn't noticed Bronya had come up behind him.
Yun Ling quickly closed the 'Void Unity True Technique' and checked on Bronya.
"Bronya, are you alright?" Yun Ling helped her to a nearby sofa.
"It seems... I can't see." Bronya said somewhat flusteredly.
Just a moment ago, her eyes had been injured by the sword energy contained within the 'Void Unity True Technique'.
"Don't worry, I'll take you to get it checked out," Yun Ling reassured her softly.
Then he carried Bronya and ran towards the medical room.
If it were the earlier sections on mindset and inner cultivation, glancing at them wouldn't be a problem; at most, it would just make your eyes a little sore.
But Yun Ling had just been reading the highest-level section on swordsmanship, which contained the most powerful sword energy.
Even those who had cultivated the Taixu Sword Qi would find it extremely difficult to observe if they weren't qualified, let alone Bronya, who hadn't practiced anything.
The doctor in the medical room quickly examined Bronya. Although her eyes were injured, there was nothing seriously wrong; she was only temporarily blind.
She would recover in about a week.
"Did you hear that? You're going to be blind for a week."
Yun Ling sighed, never expecting Bronya to be so bored as to peek at what he was looking at.
"..." Bronya remained silent.
"Luckily, you only glanced at it once. If you had glanced at it again, your eyes really would have exploded."
Yun Ling pinched Bronya's cheek, only to be mercilessly slapped away by her.
"What are you looking at?" Bronya couldn't resist her curiosity and asked.
"'Void Unity True Technique', an advanced version of the Taixu Sword Qi," Yun Ling said, not attempting to hide anything.
After all, this technique had an incredibly high learning curve, and he usually kept it in the Theater of Domination, so he wasn't worried about it being stolen, and it didn't matter if others found out.
"Oh," Bronya nodded slightly, not pressing further.
But her heart was already churning.
'Void Unity True Technique'... she'd never heard of it before.
But she knew how powerful the Taixu Sword Qi was! Li Sushang, who had cultivated it to a high level, was a Schicksal S-rank Valkyrie.
And Yun Ling was saying it was an advanced version of the Taixu Sword Qi!
Bronya swallowed hard, feeling like the world was getting crazier and crazier.
Soon, Kiana and the others, having received the news, came to visit Bronya.
Although they were enemies, she was still a roommate and future comrade, so it was necessary to show concern.
"So how did Bronya get injured?" Mei asked.
"She accidentally saw the 'Void Unity True Technique', and that's how she ended up like this," Yun Ling explained.
"'Void Unity True Technique'...what's that?" Kiana blinked; it seemed like she was hearing the name for the first time.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, Kiana..." Yun Ling briefly explained the origin and cultivation requirements of the 'Void Unity True Technique'.
"The reason I didn't tell you is that your Taixu Sword Qi isn't fully developed yet, so it's inconvenient for you to see it. Mei discovered it by accident." Yun Ling glanced at Kiana, afraid she might overthink it.
"Oh..." Kiana nodded, not paying much attention. Mei's gaze lingered between the two of them for a moment, then she lowered her head, lost in thought.
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