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Xu Yuan nodded in confirmation.
His mech repair skills had long since reached the peak of Level Four. Attempting repairs at the Level Five standard was something he could have done, but he simply hadn't pursued it yet. After all, compared to mech manufacturing and design, mech repair often served as a follow-up task. Without a particularly significant reason to push forward, Xu Yuan's mech repair level had naturally risen alongside his advancements in mech design and manufacturing.
Now, this was a perfect opportunity.
The direct factor was that the class lacked a Level Five mech repairer. Additionally, Xu Yuan himself needed the experience. His own mech was still missing its final energy core, an area he had deeply researched. If he gained complete repair experience with the heart mirror of a One-Word Battle Armor, Xu Yuan would gain deeper insight into the corresponding arrays.
By comparing battle armor components to mechs, Xu Yuan's mech was essentially receiving top-tier treatment.
Xu Yuan had always claimed that his mech wouldn't fall short of a One-Word Battle Armor in terms of amplification.
Amplification!
Not necessarily an increase in actual combat strength.
This mech, through amplification alone, allowed Xu Yuan to reach the level of a One-Word Battle Armor master in terms of base soul power and mental energy bursts. Combined with the mech's energy storage and larger size advantages, its actual combat capabilities far exceeded those of a One-Word Battle Armor master.
The academy soon brought over the heart mirror component from a scrapped battle armor set.
It was already in tatters.
Nearly half of the core arrays inside were destroyed, making the repair work extremely difficult. This was already testing the mech repairer's ability to reconstruct and engrave core arrays.
In essence, a mech repairer was a simple fusion of a mech designer and a mech manufacturer.
A Level Seven mech repairer, with sufficient rare metals, could independently design and manufacture their own One-Word Battle Armor.
Of course, few mech repairers would go to such lengths, as reaching Level Seven in mech repair required their soul power to reach at least Rank 60 or 70. By that point, crafting a One-Word Battle Armor would already be considered late.
Xu Yuan studied the remaining half of the core arrays on the heart mirror, reverse-engineering its original design and structural logic.
His mind raced rapidly, and within a quarter-hour, he had roughly reconstructed the original framework in his mind. He then sketched it out on paper, connecting the various arrays.
Another quarter-hour passed, and Xu Yuan handed his design to the referee.
"Not bad. It's already very close—about seventy percent accurate. Although many details of the arrays haven't been fully reverse-engineered, you only had a quarter-hour."
From this design alone, it was clear that if given more time, Xu Yuan could completely redesign the arrays needed for repairing this heart mirror.
"This is the original design of this battle armor. You can refer to it and propose your repair plan."
Two more quarters of an hour passed.
Xu Yuan submitted his repair plan.
With the original design of the battle armor in hand, Xu Yuan had thoroughly refined his earlier design and provided a comprehensive repair plan.
"Very good. The final step is the actual repair. We look forward to seeing you perfectly restore this heart mirror."
Yuanen Yehui had long completed her three steps and was now watching Xu Yuan from the stands.
She felt immense pressure.
Whether in terms of design or conceptualization, Xu Yuan had already met the standards. As long as he didn't make any mistakes during the final array repair, Xu Yuan would undeniably become a Level Five mech repairer.
Level Five!
Despite being three years older than Xu Yuan, she was still only a Level Four mech repairer, while Xu Yuan had already surpassed her to reach Level Five!
At this moment, Yuanen Yehui finally understood how her three classmates had felt after their defeats.
It was heavy.
In Xu Yuan's hands, the Tianyuan Five Elements Spear had shrunk in size, its spear intent condensed at the tip, linking the spiritual energy to the arrays on the heart mirror for repair.
Although the metal of the heart mirror was severely damaged, it had already been patched up. Xu Yuan only needed to re-engrave the arrays onto the repaired metal.
His hands were steady.
Every stroke fell precisely where it should, and the spiritual energy within the metal solidified into intricate patterns under his guidance.
Everything proceeded smoothly.
With the final stroke, the heart mirror began to emit a fiery red glow, faintly resonating with something.
This meant Xu Yuan's repair was a success.
"The fourth exchange match, the mech repair competition, is won by Class One, Grade One."
After Shen Yi announced the results of the fourth match, the second-years were utterly defeated.
Four consecutive losses.
This was enough to crush anyone's morale.
And all four failures were due to absolute domination.
Level Four against Level Five—a defeat without question.
For the proud second-year students of Shrek Academy's Outer Court, this left a bitter taste in their mouths.
"The final match of today's exchange competition will be a team battle. Since the first-years are younger, the number of participants will be decided by Class One, Grade One." Shen Yi's calm voice broke the silence among the second-years.
No matter what, the second-years couldn't afford another loss in this practical battle.
Otherwise, how could they hold their heads high as second-years in the Outer Court?
"Seven members. Class One, Grade One will field seven participants," Xu Yuan said calmly.
Since the seven of them had prepared together for this exchange match, it was only natural for all seven to participate in the team battle.
"Second-years, please confirm your participants. The final team match will begin in half an hour!"
Half an hour was given to both sides to calm their emotions, mentally prepare, and adjust their states.
Especially for Xu Yuan, who had just expended a significant amount of soul power and mental energy during the mech repair.
"Thank you, Master's Wife." Bathed in the green rain of life-filled light emanating from Ya Li's holy presence, Xu Yuan quickly recovered his soul power and mental energy.
Master's Wife?
Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and the others were astonished.
They had just learned about this Holy Spirit Elder's identity, and now hearing Xu Yuan call her "Master's Wife" stunned them.
Especially Wu Siduo, whose eyes widened as she stared at Xu Yuan.
So that's how it is.
No wonder he's so extraordinary.
So, Class Monitor, you're her disciple.
"You did well." Ya Li didn't criticize or try to prevent Xu Yuan from becoming arrogant. Instead, she openly praised his performance.
Compared to Tang Wulin's breakthrough during the match, Xu Yuan's attempt at reaching Level Five this time was much steadier.
The half-hour quickly passed.
Xu Yuan and his six teammates stepped onto the stage for the final team battle.
7v7—the most classic team battle format, enduring for tens of thousands of years on the Douluo Continent.
On the Grade One side, the participants were Xu Yuan, Wu Siduo, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Ye Xinglan, Fang Yuan, and Xu Lizhi.
On the Grade Two side, the participants were Yuanen Yehui, He Xiaopeng, Bai Hanying, Le Zhengyu, Ye Xingmo, Duan Hunxiao, and Gao Yang.
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