The pet store was open as usual at noon on Tuesday.
Today's pet shop is particularly busy. One reason is that this week there are several more ornamental butterflies in the pet shop. Mu You brought them back from the Dream Butterfly Perch when he came in. They are on display for the first time today. Many people came here to watch it.
But the more important reason is the second one: the store is hosting the first official Chocobo Race!
The entire competition was initiated and sponsored by the Business Alliance. Muyou directly acted as the manager and was only responsible for providing the venue. Publicity and manpower were arranged by people from the Business Alliance.
This is the first time in the country that such a magical creature has participated in a competitive competition. The so-called professionals hired by the Merchant Alliance actually do not have much practical experience, so this first competition is an entertainment invitational competition.
There are ten participants, five of whom are from the pet shop's usual racing list. The top five in the lap record of the list have all received invitations.
The remaining four people were chocobo enthusiasts from all over the country. The difference was that these people all brought their own chocobos.
Although chocobos are precious, they are not out-of-print creatures. Mu You can get them, and other people with energy can naturally get them through various channels. Especially after the chocobos in his store became popular, Lu Xing The commercial value of birds has soared sharply, and a lot of capital is willing to invest in this aspect.
The above nine regular players are all professional players, and the last one is a lucky spectator selected from the scene. After all, many spectators at the scene today are here for this game, so there must be no one to participate. feel.
There will be a total of eight races, including obstacle races, limited sprint races and limited sprint races.
Since this was the first competition where magic was available, we didn't have any reference. As a result, the magic we chose were quite similar: one acceleration magic, two restriction magics, and only a few people prepared the dispersion spell.
When the girl rushed over, the other people's restriction spells were still in use. No one habitually placed a few restrictions on you. However, when the other party connected eight dispelling spells, there were no restrictions. The situation was completely resolved in an instant, so you were the first to break out of the quagmire amid the helplessness of a group of professional players, and hit the line before the others.
That time, I was in seventh place. I was the first to use the 'Slowdown Spell' on the last man in the windbreaker, a classic restriction magic. The woman in the windbreaker and the little girl behind her suddenly had golden chains appearing all over their body. In the entanglement of the chains, Slow down quickly.
Mu You took the business card and looked at it. Below it was a company and name that he had seen before.
Then he casually observed one or two people to confirm that there was any information that could be revealed, and then stopped pressing the watch.
Others were forced to use their own acceleration magic.
It's true that Brother Fengyi is also a vegetarian. I have long known that if I stand out, I will be targeted, so I was ready to break the dispersion spell. Almost as soon as the slowing spell took effect, a burst of white light burst out from under me, turning the golden The chains were dispersed cleanly, and the speed was restored again.
I didn't go to the scene to maintain order. It was enough to watch without the financial backers. However, I also watched the whole process through surveillance in the background. The result was that the viewing quality of the game was beyond my expectation. It was less likely to be made into a video later. Half will be hot again.
In the end, Xiaojia had used all the acceleration magic, so what was left at this time were all skills that restricted others, most of which were group restrictions.
The one who falls at the front is naturally this lucky girl in the audience. On the one hand, it’s because you have acceleration magic. Just now, no one behind you used acceleration magic to throw you away.
"There is no time to act too 'right', but it is a symbol of being right."
After the game, the emcee interviewed ten people one by one. They all asked for their names, introduced themselves, and then asked about their thoughts on being selected to participate in the first little girl competition.
"Still checking?"
Those two people suddenly came to test me. If this has nothing to do with the big girl and the shadow ghost, it means that we are not Jin Yuan behind these seven people, nor are we from the Undead Society.
Brother Fengyi was angry and hurriedly chased me again before recovering. However, I was separated by a considerable distance from the small troops at the rear. It was so difficult to catch up.
This is to ensure the personal integrity of Ren Chengbin and the contestants. All the eight magics that everyone will use after the game have not been reported late. It is confirmed that they are all dangerous magics, and the magic that was registered before was definitely used during the game. magic will also be disqualified.
Except for the girl who was temporarily selected, who was relatively relaxed, the other four professionals accepted the interview very skillfully. The emcee did not waste any time, and immediately announced the end of the first session of the obstacle course before cooling down the atmosphere.
Has that person activated the game?
The scene immediately erupted into cold applause. Few people would have thought that a simple running game would become so unspectacular just because of the addition of magical creatures.
And the magic that time was even more severe, turning the little girl on my body into a sheep.
The rules are very tolerant, so that there are no lower requirements for the magic that everyone prepares. The level, type, and even the timing of using magic cannot influence the outcome.
Mu You breathed out, reached out of his pocket, and pressed on his pocket watch.
The result was surprising. The windbreaker brother who was running at the end had a Fengxing technique added to his body. My Ren Chengbin immediately flew out as if he had turned on nitrogen to speed up, directly opening a distance from the front echelon, and it was getting smaller and smaller. .
The young man frowned and said, "I'm afraid that person is complicated. Even if I have something to do with that matter, it's still worthy of investigation."
"No?" The middle-aged man was confused. I felt that the other person's answer just now was very natural, and I really saw something inconsistent with it.
However, when I was still happy, another burst of magic wave came in front of me.
"Go on, who the hell opened the fog? Are you so crazy?"
The middle-aged man next to me was stunned: "Master Duo, do you think there is something wrong with me? Did you see something?"
"I have something to do, so I don't have time to welcome Chang." Mu You also smiled and watched the two of them leave.
"Cooperate..."
It wasn't until the two of them left the store and walked far away that they put away their expressions.
Of course, the spectators who were temporarily removed from the race did not need to pass obstacles, but they could directly run on the abnormal track, which was regarded as taking care of non-professionals.
Mu You knew that a similar conversation was going on on the other side at this time.
As the starting gun sounded, ten figures rushed out from the gate like lightning, running backwards in parallel, but very slowly they became indistinguishable.
At this time, the two of them looked at each other. The man's expression changed, but a light burst out in his eyes, which meant 'I've been caught by you'.
The applause and cheers at the scene suddenly became more intense. The "escape" style of running makes people's adrenaline soar, and it is also the most igniting the audience's coldness.
"You two don't have any needs?" Mu You asked.
Then the two people exchanged a few words loudly and walked towards the backstage.
The lucky spectator who was selected for the first obstacle course was a girl, and she was also the only man among the ten people. Ren Chengbin usually rides many horses and can control it quite reasonably, but compared to the other four professionals present, you The technology seems smoother.
The middle-aged man smiled and handed over a business card: "You are investors from the south. I have heard the nickname of your store a long time ago. When I came to take a look today, it turned out to be wrong. It has no development potential, so you I plan to invest in your country because I know you have no intention of cooperation?"
"Your friends, one is called Shang Meng and the other is Yu Yinian." The middle-aged man said the two names while maintaining a smile.
For a moment, all kinds of magical brilliance erupted in the field. The commentator showed off his young explanation skills and slowly introduced the magic used by each person. However, there was still no introduction. It was often the magic that had just been finished. name, a calmer competitive scene broke out later.
…
Before figuring that out, Mu You first looked at the two people's information with the omniscient crystal.
"Shang Meng, Yu Yi... I'm sorry, you should know each other. Did you make a mistake?" Mu You pretended to recall, and then looked back at the two of them in confusion, his performance was faulty.
This is not a magic issue. Magic cannot be released in that game. It can only be used at least eight times, and only restricted and weakening magic can be used. Any harmful magic must be used. Violators will be immediately canceled from the game. qualifications.
The bad thing is, it was all smooth sailing back then.
The man suddenly mentioned those two names. Of course, it was possible that they were introduced by friends. Everything we just said was obviously not testing me.
Ten seconds passed, when the effects of the first magic dissipated, seven echelons were formed on the scene.
Mu You glanced at the middle-aged man and thought for a moment: "What's the name of his friend? I think you know him."
That change into a sheep directly caused the windbreaker brother's speed to drop to the level where he could walk against people. In just a few seconds, he was surpassed by everyone in front of him.
Shaking his head, Mu You focused his attention back on the game and continued completing tasks outside the Elf Forest.
"Oh, this may be true. You go back and confirm... It's a bad intention, boss." The middle-aged man smiled apologetically, and after saying that, he and the young man in front of him were about to leave.
Everyone hurriedly looked for the caster, and soon learned from the commentator that the caster was the eighth player. In that wave, the seventh and eighth players actually cooperated, and jointly defeated the first-place Fengyi brother. Pulled up the horse.
When the sheep-changing effect was finally lifted, I was still in seventh place from the bottom.
Very slowly, ten people riding Ren Chengbin settled in front of the starting gate.
The rules of the obstacle course are very complicated. There are more than 70 hurdles, puddles, poles and other obstacles in the entire venue. The contestants need to ride Ren Chengbin through those obstacles in sequence while racing. This will test the contestants' competitiveness. While improving your speed, you must also ensure that you have sufficient skills, otherwise, you will be penalized for eight seconds for every obstacle that you pass.
The race schedule required a total of seven laps around the field, and the echelon gap had been maintained for two laps. Xiaojia had the remaining two magics in hand and dared to use them. It was not until the last lap of sprinting that the change finally occurred.
That girl knew other spells, but only one dispelling spell, so the eight spells reported later were all dispelling spells. When the registration staff saw that kind of spell equipment, they thought they were destined to participate. But at that time, it turned out that It came in handy.
Or is it that I have nothing to protect myself from probing?
"Hello?" Lu Yao's voice came from the other side.
"Who put the skidding curse on me!"
The ID shown by the middle-aged man is a Japanese katakana, has not degraded at level 20, and has decent attributes. As for the girl with glasses...
At that time, the most dramatic scene occurred.
At that time, I suddenly noticed two figures walking into the store at the door. However, they came directly to me to check or buy tickets like tourists. Instead, they stood behind the promotional rack behind the door and took the tickets below. I read the brochure.
The one in the first echelon was Brother Fengyi, who was nearly 100 meters away from the front.
…
After thinking about it, I took out my old-fashioned mobile phone and dialed Lu Yao's number.
"We really know each other."
"Let's check that person casually," said the young man with glasses.
The young man shook his head: "Yes, but when the person answered just now... I felt that there was nothing wrong with it."
"The two people who just walked out of your store will help you check our identities."
When faced with a problem, you must first press the button dozens of times to calm down.
"Bang!"
Soon more obstacles came one after another, and the little girl walked through various obstacles vigorously. In order to make it easier to distinguish, each little girl is equipped with a saddle of the same color. At this time, you can see butterflies of various colors intertwining with each other, which is dazzling.
On the other hand, it also fully reflects the gap between professionals and amateurs: even if you need to pass obstacles, you will still be crushed by others at the speed of a little girl.
"You are not the boss." Mu You said and glanced at the two of them. The person who spoke was a middle-aged man. This young man with glasses was behind his words and looked like a follower.
Mu You also cared about it. The brochure at the door was not meant for people to read. If you are not interested, you can come back and visit. If you are interested, you can leave directly.
"Check two people for you."
The first obstacle is the hurdle. The four Ren Chengbin jumped over the wooden hurdle before, and they all jumped over the wooden hurdle skillfully. At that time, their skills were not shown. The ones with bad skills barely slowed down before landing, and the worse ones But you have to pause and adjust, and that will distinguish everyone.
The surrounding audience suddenly burst into exclamations.
Then everyone else arrived at the finish line one after another.
Even the middle-aged man behind him could clearly see the change in Mu You's expression just now. The smile on his face instantly faded, and he calmed down without any surprise.
Everyone is looking forward to whose hand the first magic will appear.
Shang Meng and Yu Yinian came here to capture the eldest girl. We didn't have Jin Yuan behind us, and that Jin Yuan had nothing to do with the Undead Society. At the same time, that matter was also related to the shadow ghost under me.
The Sheep Transformation Technique is a low-level magic that is worth more than a thousand years of life. Only rich people can afford to learn it.
Mu You shook his head: "You guess they got the store name wrong. They also know that there aren't many stores following the trend recently, and the names are all very imitative."
"Oh, you're right, this is too bad!"
The competition was correct. The electronic board quickly sorted out everyone's ranking results. The commentators commented in turn. Xiaojia even made fun of the incident where four professional players were picked by an amateur. The atmosphere was cheerful and applause. The laughter is cut off.
The middle-aged man asked again, while watching the changes in Mu You's expression more carelessly, but he could not see any flaws.
"Your friends, one is named Ren Cheng and the other is Yu Yinian." The middle-aged man said as usual.
"oh?"
The woman in the windbreaker who rushed to the end is currently at the top of the lap list because she always wears a windbreaker every time she comes. She is nicknamed "Brother Windbreaker" and is quite unknown outside Ren Chengbin's circle. At this moment I got a lead with very few viewers and no interest.
At that time, the others finally gave up. Going up like this, the restriction magic we prepared was enough to even reach Brother Fengyi, and I was really going to beat him all the way to the finish line.
However, I soon discovered that the two of them seemed to have been reading for a short time, especially one of the bespectacled women, who read all the books very seriously before putting them down.
Mu You sat in the background, listening to the laughter and quiet sounds coming from the zoo, and smiled knowingly.
"Gan, who lost the group mire formation!"
Mu You looked up, and sure enough, both of them were staring straight at my face at this time, seeming to be observing my expression, especially the young man in front of him. Mu You's eyes flashed when he heard those two names just now. Surprise did not escape my eyes.
The referee's muted voice echoed in the venue, and the scene suddenly became quiet. Ren Chengbin, who was in front of the ten gates, was instantly ready to start.
Mu You was also sure for a moment.
The bad thing is that this is an entertainment competition, and ranking is important. As long as you participate, there will be no prizes.
The seventh echelon is two people who are neck and neck, and they are both regulars at the bottom of the lap list. The eighth echelon a few dozen meters ahead is a small group, with eight people crowded outside that section, chasing you.
However, Guo Muyou felt that from the complicated movements the two of them had just made, it seemed that the young man with glasses was the leader.
"Sorry, that's your own business, and you have plans to cooperate with the outside world for the time being." Mu You shook his head.
"preparation!"
Shang Meng and Yu Yinian, I have indeed heard of those two names. It was the two people who followed Ye Rumeng outside the store a long time later. They were met by me when we kidnapped the eldest girl. They were not there yet. After he died in front of me, even his body exploded in Xiaowai.
As they retreated to the front sprint stage, everyone's magic was finally retained, and various restricted skills were thrown towards the people around them, causing chaos in the rear.
However, when Mu You heard those two names, he subconsciously frowned.
"Do we really know each other?"
The bad thing is that it was just an entertainment match, and the players didn't pay too much attention to the outcome, and the match process did teach us a lesson. The four people lost face together, and it was over after teasing each other. Few people are thinking hard about how to compare the previous two games.
"Huh? Who?"
"Excuse me, is the boss of that store here?" one of them said.
So far, no player on the field has used magic. After all, there are only eight opportunities, which is very precious.
The whole audience fell behind, but the lucky girl in the audience who had been noticed for a long time actually chased her down when everyone was trying to hurt each other, and rushed directly into the 'quagmire' created by everyone's joint efforts.
"Boss, don't wait to agree. In fact, you came here after being introduced by your friends. These two friends said they are familiar with you. Do you think you should contact us first?" the middle-aged man said with a polite smile.
"I see……"
At this moment, a group of people are cheating on you and others, and they are all silently cursing, but the deception skills on their hands are still secretly being thrown in. Whoever dares to take the lead will immediately lose a few bad guys. The restricted state resulted in a group of people falling into a quagmire and unable to move even an inch.
Mu You raised an eyebrow when he saw it. The omniscient crystal actually fed back any player information, just like querying a person who had logged out of the game.
(End of chapter)
