“Not submitting stars?”
The bald man and the others looked at each other with uncertain expressions.
Ling Xiao's proposal was really too tricky. No one thought about it just now. Isn't this taking advantage of the rules?
The question is, can it be drilled?
Rosa frowned and said, "Maybe he will be punished. Then the stars will be deducted for nothing. Wouldn't it be unfair?"
Ling Xiao seemed to be determined, and said in a deep voice: "The organizer can obviously force our stars to be mortgaged, so why do each team have to submit it on its own initiative? This shows that voluntary abstention is within the scope of the rules, and there is a high probability that there will be no punishment."
As he spoke, the echoing sounds of the mountains and trees could also be heard in his ears.
【Yep! 】
【Quite smart! 】
Ling Xiao's eyes brightened slightly and he said seriously: "Just do it, believe me!"
This was a rare occasion for him to guess information without relying on hints from trees. It gave him a great sense of accomplishment, and his tone also carried a hint of undeniable toughness.
When the bald man and the others heard this, even though they still had doubts, they nodded and said nothing more, silently retracting their hands.
None of the people present were indecisive. Now that they had decided to obey Ling Xiao, the captain, they believed it till the end.
If he refuted the captain's tactics in the first round, wouldn't it be a slap in the face?
The time to submit a star is very short and passes quickly.
The transparent box in front of me gradually became transparent and disappeared.
"Teams that abstain are not allowed to participate in this round of competition. Please do not leave the camp area!"
The organizer's voice sounded.
A circle appeared around the stream, accurately informing everyone of the scope of the camp. However, the number of stars above everyone's heads has not changed. Apart from restricting freedom, there is no punishment.
Everyone was happy.
"Captain, you guessed this!"
You can abstain without penalty!
Knowing this information will be of great help to the team's subsequent tactical arrangements.
They could simply give up the first three rounds, so that even if they lost the last two rounds, Rosa's stars would not be deducted, and the pressure on the team would be drastically reduced.
Moreover, other teams will definitely be damaged and consumed in the competition. When they attack at full strength, their chances of winning will definitely be high!
"Captain, what do you think? Let's just give up the first three rounds!" Rosa suggested impatiently.
"Why don't we just give up the four rounds and wait until the last round? The other teams will definitely consume more!" said the bald head.
"And by then, someone from other teams may have already deducted all their stars and will be banned from participating." Lao Bai also agreed to Baldhead's proposal.
Ling Xiao thought for a while and felt that there was no other way, so he agreed: "Okay, give up the four wheels!"
Now that you have insight into the hidden rules, you must take advantage of it.
Wait until the last round to attack to maximize your chances of winning.
Even if you lose in the end, you will only lose one star. On the contrary, if they win, they can equally share the mortgaged stars of other teams. At that time, everyone will have more than one!
There is no reason not to do this kind of business that is low-cost, low-risk, but has multiple profits.
When everyone reached an agreement, they stopped talking and sat cross-legged in silence.
Ling Xiao was thinking while letting Minghu take care of Lingtian in Dongtian Paradise.
There are nearly a thousand monks participating in the ascetic conference. If divided by five, it will be inexhaustible. Then there may be different types of level tests, or there may be monks who have a bye.
Ling Xiao prefers the former.
So after the test of picking melting flowers is over, what will be the next level?
Will you still form a team with Baldhead and the others?
Ling Xiao was distracted with his thoughts. He didn't know how long it had been before he suddenly heard the organizer say: "The first round of competition is over. Everyone has ten minutes to rest!"
The bald man and the others moved a little, looked at each other, neither stood up, and closed their eyes again.
The tactics remain unchanged and we give up in the second round too!
Ten minutes later, the transparent box disappeared again.
"Teams that abstain are not allowed to participate in this round of competition. Please do not leave the camp area!"
The familiar dialogue came again, and Ling Xiao and others looked at each other and smiled.
"I'm quite curious about the situation of other teams." Baldhead said.
It's a pity that you can't leave the camp after giving up, otherwise everyone would really like to go out together and watch the other teams fighting for the top spot.
"Probably, someone will die, right?"
Ling Xiao said coldly.
When Lao Bai and Rosa heard this, they both showed some unnatural expressions.
The higher the level of cultivation, the more taboo one becomes about death. No one wants to have hundreds of years of hard work come to nothing. Now that I first heard about the cruelty of the ascetic gathering, I immediately felt uneasy.
On the other hand, the bald man looked nonchalant, and even looked happy and expectant, as if he hoped that as many people from other teams would die as possible.
This is also in line with Ling Xiao's judgment about the bald head - he is extremely confident in his magical powers and does not think that he will become a victim of cruel competition.
If this person were on the opposite side, he would be a troublesome figure.
Ling Xiao made the final judgment, then stopped thinking about it and concentrated on making talismans in the Cave Heaven Paradise.
In the third round, the team still chose to give up.
However, not long after the third round started, everyone heard a loud roar, coming from the forest not far away, and the earth seemed to be shaking!
Everyone was shocked and quickly stood up and looked in the direction where the movement came from.
There, there are teams fighting!
Could it be that a Melting Flower happened to be refreshed near this camp?
However, after the huge movement, there was a deathly silence. The dark forest and trees seemed to be like a deep and dark death cave, with a hint of weirdness.
I don't know if it's an illusion, but I always feel like there's a faint smell of blood floating in the air, blowing along the wind in the lonely mountain forest, making people's heartstrings tense inexplicably.
"It ended so quickly...Did Dou go elsewhere?" Lao Bai murmured.
At this moment, the organizer's voice suddenly sounded: "The third round of competition is over, everyone has ten minutes to rest!"
"Huh?"
"what happened?"
Everyone was stunned.
Each round is ten minutes, and less than half of it has passed now. Why did it end so suddenly?
Ling Xiao stared at the direction where the movement came from just now, with a gloomy expression on his face. He felt a bad premonition inexplicably, but he couldn't figure out where the premonition came from.
"Something must have happened!"
"Is it possible that one team was lucky enough to collect all the Melting Flowers, triggering the hidden rules and winning immediately?"
Baldhead and Rosa guessed.
Since allowing abstention is a hidden rule, it seems reasonable to win immediately by collecting all the Burning Flowers.
But in this way, the winning team will have better luck!
After everyone made blind guesses, they shook their heads and sat down.
"It doesn't matter if the flood outside is raging, we're only going to attack in the last round anyway!" The bald man grinned.
However, after ten minutes, the organizer's voice sounded, and the bald man couldn't laugh anymore.
"Since there are only two participating teams left, no abstention is allowed in this round! Now, one star of all members of the two teams will be automatically mortgaged!"
