What are the ranking criteria for the Children of the Stars?
The truth is, there has never been a definitive answer to this question in Stars until now.
However, with the broadcast of this theatrical chapter, the confusion that plagued some dimensional viewers finally received a clear explanation.
Inside the underground base passage of the Star Frost Faction.
Freezing mist still permeated the corridor, and the red light of the emergency lamps refracted fragmented, cold light through the ice crystals.
Jeremiah stood in the frozen passage, still holding the unfinished manga, lazily watching Chen Kong and the others, who had retreated outside his 'extreme cold' range, not rushing to attack again.
"Kong, Liù Mǎ, you should know very well that the Doctor's rankings for us back then were not based solely on Star Core Fusion Rate. It was a complex and comprehensive evaluation system."
"This system included a hidden category called 'Star Energy Utilization Rate.'"
"The reason I was ranked NO.7 is that my Star Energy Utilization Rate is the highest among the 36 Children of the Stars, excluding the top four."
To better illustrate the meaning of Jeremiah's words, the theatrical camera suddenly zoomed in, giving Jeremiah a close-up.
The environment around him instantly lost color, turning into the characteristic black and white of a silent film, while only Jeremiah himself maintained a vibrant hue.
Within this color, Jeremiah's body became semi-transparent, and the dense network of Star Energy pathways inside him was clearly visible, distributed like blood vessels throughout his body.
The Star Energy flowed within these 'pathways'; the transmission process was not only fast but also virtually lossless, with every wisp flowing precisely to where it was needed.
The camera swept over the position of his Star Core on his chest, and a line of faint golden data appeared next to the screen.
[Star Energy Utilization Rate: 99%].
Jeremiah's ability to achieve this was due not only to his considerable 'Star Energy Manipulation Talent' but also to the extreme cold affinity of his 'Star Core: Frost Giant.'
The combination of the two granted Jeremiah almost absolute affinity and control over ice-attribute Star Energy, making him the very incarnation of the extreme cold.
Only then did the dimensional viewers understand that the main reason Jeremiah held such a high rank as NO.7 was his ability to utilize every fraction of his Star Energy to the absolute maximum.
Immediately after this display, the scene of the theatrical chapter abruptly switched.
After a blinding white flash, what appeared before the dimensional viewers was a white space resembling a 'Rubik's Cube.'
The walls, floor, and ceiling were pure white; even shadows seemed to have been swallowed.
This was the testing ground of the Embers Base, specifically designed to evaluate the talents of the Children of the Stars.
Young Tendo stood in the center of the space, his body covered in silver detection patches. His silvery-white short hair was slightly messy, and the strands hanging over his forehead obscured half of one eye.
On the floor in front of him lay ten shattered testing robots.
The metallic shells of these testing robots were forcibly ripped open, the circuit boards inside constantly sparking, and each was marked with the words [Tier 1 Star Emissary Combat Power].
There were no flashy moves, no complex Star Energy explosions, and not even any noticeable signs of a protracted battle.
Tendo stood in the center of the ruins, his eyes as calm as if he had just finished something trivial.
It must be remembered that in this scene, Tendo had not yet acquired 'Vector Control' and had only completed his 'Star Core surgery' less than half a year prior.
Without needing much elaboration, young Tendo, simply standing amidst the ruined robots, personified the word 'Talent' to the extreme.
Simultaneously, Tendo's evaluation appeared on the theatrical screen.
[Child of the Stars NO.1 Tendo Simei]
[Traits: Future Sight Pre-cognition + S-rank Innate Star Energy + Top-tier Physical Fitness + Absolute Star Energy Control + Monster-level Combat Talent]
[Comprehensive Evaluation: A born powerhouse. The azure pupil hidden behind the sunglasses can see through the future; his frivolous personality is perhaps the only potential "weakness."]
[Rating: 99.9]
After providing this evaluation, testing scenes of many other Children of the Stars began flashing before the dimensional viewers like a revolving lantern.
The scene shifted, and Chen Xing appeared next.
In the same white testing space, she held her iconic bloody demonic blade, the detection patches on her body gently swaying with her movements.
Four testing robots attacked her from four directions, their metal joints screeching.
In response, Chen Xing merely narrowed her eyes, and her body instinctively reacted.
The demonic blade sliced a cold arc, precisely striking the robots' joints.
Clang!
Amidst the clear sound of metal breaking, the four robots instantly collapsed onto the floor.
Seeing the test end, Chen Xing smoothly sheathed her demonic blade, her expression completely indifferent.
[Child of the Stars NO.2 Chen Xing]
[Traits: Combat Instinct (S+) + Combat Will (EX) + Top-tier Physical Talent]
[Comprehensive Evaluation: The demonic blade who dominates the battlefield by instinct, an artist of death and combat.]
[Rating: 95.3]
Following closely was Jing Liuli's testing scene.
She was curled up in the corner of the testing space, sound asleep, drooling slightly, hugging her instantly recognizable treasured Dream Weaving Pillow.
The next second, four testing robots surrounded her and launched an attack.
However, just as the mechanical arms were about to touch her, the pillow beneath her head suddenly glowed with a faint purple light.
In an instant, countless translucent 'dream butterflies' floated out of the pillow, scattering like dandelion seeds and lightly landing on the robots' circuit boards.
Zzzzt!
Sparks flew, and the four robots instantly shut down, ultimately falling to the ground as a pile of scrap metal.
Jing Liuli merely rolled over, mumbled groggily, "Don't bother my sleep," and continued her deep slumber.
[Child of the Stars NO.3 Jing Liuli]
[Traits: S-rank Innate Star Energy + Star Energy Control Precision (S+) + Special Crowd Control Ability]
[Comprehensive Evaluation: The weaver of dreams and reality, the lazy prodigy who is the only one capable of sleeping through and passing the assessment.]
[Rating: 94.6]
The next to be tested after Jing Liuli was Caroline, who was publicly ranked fourth.
In the scene, she stood before four testing robots, holding a silver tactical tablet, her green cat ears twitching lightly.
Without any flashy combat techniques, Caroline calmly took out the tactical tablet, and her fingers moved in a blur, rapidly tapping the screen.
The next second, invisible quantum fluctuations spread out, the robots' screens instantly went black, sparks flew from their heads, and black smoke billowed from their joints. After a brief spasm, they tumbled straight down.
Caroline's test was thus complete.
[Child of the Stars NO.4 Caroline]
[Traits: Top-tier Battlefield Information Processing and Decision-making + Absolute Rationality and Calmness + Top-tier Mechanist Talent]
[Comprehensive Evaluation: A genius born for the mechanist domain, the perfect synthesis of data and reality.]
[Rating: 94.5]
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