Lu Yu, who was teaching the introductory knowledge of Herola's summoning, raised his head as the referees were discussing. Following everyone's gaze, he saw a young man from the Cat's Ear tribe bending over on the bluestone steps not far away, with his hands on his knees. Go up, gasping for breath from exhaustion.
Behind him were several trialists with complicated expressions and gritted teeth.
"Geglan Field, Papa player advances."
Lu Yu asked Qing Yi from the association curiously: "How did he advance? Points?"
"He is amazing. There is an option in the Box of Destiny called [Gift of Destiny]. As long as he reaches the top of the mountain, he will be regarded as promoted without points." Qing Yi from the association said, "It's just that this gift seems to have made him lose friendship. .”
"oh?"
"When the puppet messenger announced the results of the lottery, several of his good friends were by his side. They had no intention of congratulating Papa, but chose to prevent him from reaching the top soon after."
Herola said: "Then I don't think this should be called a loss of friendship, but that the Supreme used a small trial to let him recognize the true colors of his friends."
Association Qing Yi smiled and said nothing.
Time passed by and the sun gradually set. When the afterglow of the setting sun left a layer of warm orange light on the vast white snow, there were still only three testers on the top of the Gelan Field.
The experienced puppet masters looked strange. They glanced at Lu Yu, Herola, and Papa, and then looked at each other.
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Even if we look at the entire history of the Streamer Trial, there are only three people who have advanced to the Royal Capital Tournament from the regional competition, which is unique. Gegelan seems to be creating a new history.
As the only three Gegelan promoted, Papa took the initiative to express his friendship to Lu Yu and Herola after resting. After a cordial exchange, Papa gritted his teeth and said: "I don't know which one should be killed by the tree demon." I have already saved 300 points for the equal-split card made from dead fish dried by vines and drained of flesh and blood. If it is safe and sound, there is no need to gamble on luck to open the box!"
Even after being promoted, Papa still remained angry.
Briquettes and Herola echoed awkwardly: "Yeah, yeah."
The referees and the Tsing Yi players from the association all suppressed their laughter when they heard the discussion here.
The bell rings, which is the message that the road to promotion is about to close.
The buzzing sound that echoed among the mountains made every trialist raise their heads. Up to this time, some of them were still insisting on improving their scores, like players rushing to rank up, looking at the ever-increasing scores. The score line and the approaching activity deadline are filled with a sense of powerlessness.
The sound of the bell defeated the last hope in these people's hearts. Some looked at the box of destiny that had never been touched, while others resigned to their fate and began to look for good materials that could be brought out of the trial field.
There was a fierce battle at the top of the stone steps, and the magic power fluctuated higher and higher.
A human youth and a girl with mouse ears rushed out of the smoke of the explosion. Behind them were thirty or forty trialists. If the barrier had not been in effect and these two people were fast enough, those densely packed The magic that comes will definitely wipe out their corpses.
"Grand Field, Gale, advance."
"Geglan Field, heavy fog, promotion."
The two people who had survived the disaster looked at the other trialists who were blocked by the barrier and even scolded by the referee, and actually reached out their hands and high-fived in tacit understanding.
"Thank you. So your name is Chongwu? I'm very sorry that I always called you Little Mouse."
"No, it's me who should thank you. I wouldn't be able to advance without you."
It was also at this moment that the bells became more urgent, and everyone's conversation was interrupted by a louder bell. All the dolls in the trial venue gradually entered a state of silence, no longer worried about the trialists who were still looking for opportunities to advance. A glimmer of hope.
Knowing that he might be the last one to advance, the little mouse Chongwu greeted Lu Yu and others very familiarly.
"Did you actually advance through points? That's amazing!" Chongwu exclaimed, "I can't do it anymore. Some damn guy got a break-even score card, and my 600 points instantly turned into 60. Moreover, I was chased away by a group of people who seemed to have powerful backgrounds outside, and they refused to allow me to enter the area surrounded by them to gain points.”
"Then how did you advance?"
"Hey, the Box of Destiny is a really good thing. It allowed me to draw the identity of the destroyer. I turned around and planned to harass the group of guys who bullied me. But I found that the group of people turned around to hunt down Gale over there. ." Chongwu's eyebrows were dancing, "Gale was lucky, he actually got the 'Mobile Prize Pool', but he also became the target of everyone, but... Blessed by the Supreme Iron Law, I protected Gale, and he was able to brush point!"
Herola hesitated and said: "Wait...then your points aren't..."
"I have seven thousand points now."
The four people who advanced were shocked. What kind of lucky little mouse is this?
Chongwu, who turned on the points redemption mode, sighed: "The Box of Destiny is really a good thing. Now that the trial is over, if all the points are used in the lottery, even the negative effects will not be able to do anything to me."
Herola advised: "It would be safest to switch to materials that can be taken away."
"But the lottery is very interesting. Look, I won the dragon gift, which contains a dragon's blood. This makes more money than exchanging it directly!"
People who draw cards cannot listen to other people's advice.
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A scream resounded through the top of the mountain that had become quiet as the secret meeting red clothes descended, and the cold voice of the puppet messenger fell into everyone's ears.
"[Gift named Zero], congratulations, your points have returned to zero."
Shushu Chongwu hugged the puppet messenger, his eyes were red, and he was about to cry without tears: "How could it be possible, how could it be possible!"
Gale, who was looking at Zang Wu and was about to open the box, swallowed. This live broadcast of gambling cessation material made him decisively choose to redeem the material.
The secret association red-shirted people ignored this episode and announced through a group of puppets: "The trial at the Gelan Proving Ground is over. The five people who have advanced will be accompanied by the association's green-dressed people to the capital of Selkalo three days later, waiting for the start of the royal capital competition." .”
After the brief announcement was over, the secret meeting man in red came straight to Lu Yu. His deep gaze stayed on Lu Yu for a long time, as if he wanted to see through Lu Yu's disguise.
"Congratulations on becoming the first trialist to pass the regional competition in this streamer trial. I personally have a question that I would like to ask you." Secret Meeting Red said solemnly, "In this trial, you are in the streamer revelation. The adventures and ordinary events that this person encountered were significantly different from those of other people, and we have never observed or recorded these events in the past. Do you know anything?"
Lu Yu, who was still enjoying the plot at first, basically focused on improving efficiency in the second half of the trial. As for what the puppets said and did, they really didn't pay much attention.
"That's right...it seems like this question has confused you." The secret meeting red man sighed softly, looked around for no one, and lowered his voice to warn, "You, the number one, have offended many people, I hope you will be more careful. Try to become a secret meeting Become a member, I think you have such potential, even if you specialize in summoning, it doesn't matter, the puppet master can extend time for your body, on the road to the highest, time is everyone's enemy."
Lu Yu asked curiously: "Who did I offend?"
"You have ruined countless people's investments." Mihui Hongyi gave Lu Yu a look that he understood on his own, then turned and left.
Lu Yu soon understood the meaning of the secret meeting in red. On the way out of the trial site, a large number of magicians gathered. They looked like parents waiting for their children during the college entrance examination. After seeing their children, they quickly called them to them. Ask around people about the situation.
As the only five people who advanced, Lu Yu and others, who were led by the association's Qing Yi, felt the cold and hostile gazes.
Herola went to Lu Yu's side and said: "In previous trials, many puppet masters have made large investments for the contestants, hoping to use their results to advertise for themselves. In addition to them, families who have accumulated a lot of wealth are eager to They were also very eager to build their own network into the secret meeting. It seemed that they knew through some channels that we had opened the even-split card and that we were the first to reach the top, causing all their bets to be lost. .”
Through the early release of Xu Mo, Lu Yu also knew another reason.
Among the five people who advanced, except for Gale who had his feet modified, the remaining four were all natives. This was also the rarest case in the previous Selkalo trials where the natives overwhelmed the reformers.
For the major forces and capitals that infinitely admire transformation and strengthening, the power and stories they promote may be shaken by the outstanding performance of the natives of Geglanchang this time. Lu Yu's ascent to the top has very subtly blocked all the efforts. The interests of the few.
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"He is original...wonderful."
"It's okay. Once you see...the true...greatness, you will be captured by 'her'."
"He's outstanding."
"Should... be summoned."
"He does belong to us."
"There is no rush...the trial is still...going on, be patient, observe, and be rational."
"I like the theme of fate, it's wonderful enough."
"Then continue and let fate guide everything."
"No, let 'Doll's End' guide everything."
"She must be watching us."
The sound in the palace gradually became muted and faint as the music that came from nowhere gradually died down.
The dull sound of the mechanism began to reverberate, and the rhythmic swing of the pendulum filled the once-quiet space.
"A familiar smell."
a voice said.
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Taking light steps and touching the tips of her ears that were hot due to overexcitement, Herola walked into the familiar tavern. As expected, her former adventure group companions were all here. They were already tipsy and mingling with each other. , no one noticed that Herola had arrived at the table.
Keno and Selisa, the two who had quarreled with Lu Yu over the loss of loot, were the first to notice Herola.
The drunk Selisa stood up, put her arm around Herola's shoulders, and while passing the wine, she complained: "What the hell~~~ The theme of fate is really a mess, and it was so hard to complete. Transformation is of no use at all.”
Everyone in the adventure group echoed.
Many of them were eliminated on the first day. Although they were lucky enough to escape unscathed, they were depressed because they had no harvest.
The better ones were Keno and Selisa. They at least persisted until the second day, but they were stuck for a long time in the initial stage, but they finally started to score points. They started from zero and were both ranked six. Before Shifen could be happy, he was caught by a ferocious forbidden demon werewolf and sent off directly.
"What... a bad theme... we should test our combat abilities... answering the questions is useless!"
Herola originally had a lot to say, but suddenly, she lost that impulse, and what came to her mind was the lucky Pappa who was jealous of her companions and chased her to the top of the mountain.
"Thank you for taking care of me for a long time, and thank you to the leader for always distributing the rewards on time and fairly. I hope you can pay the last employment fee before the trial starts. I am in a hurry and have to leave here. .”
Everyone who was drunk did not hold back after hearing this. Although they had been getting along with each other for half a year for the trial, in the end Herola was just an outsider. After counting a bag of coins, they were settled.
Outside the door, Lu Yu watched everything silently.
"Do you consider them friends?"
"That's right, although they may have only regarded me as a mercenary." Herola smiled and scratched her face, "I don't have many friends. In fact, I really want to have a friend, even just one, but... the natives are here You’re always going to be considered an outlier here.”
"They will dislike your inefficiency in doing things, and will wonder whether the existence of natives caused the failure of this operation due to certain mistakes... Since the rise of the transformation of Selkalo, the trend has been like this... Many people gone."
Holding a bag of coins in her hand, Herola said with a smile: "But I just like flesh and blood. It hurts, itches, feels uncomfortable, and even though it has many flaws,... only in this way can I feel that I am... Stay alive."
Lu Yu said: "A giant dragon told me that every time he woke up from a deep sleep, he heard the sound of his scales crushing the earth and rocks covering his body, and the sound of sand and dust rubbing between the gaps in his scales. Itching will make him feel that life is beautiful. As a dragon, he can't help but taste the little happiness every time he wakes up from a dream... Maybe, he will appreciate what you just said."
Walking in front of Qiu Qiu, holding the money bag in her hand and turning her head three times, Herola suddenly bit her lip after struggling for a long time.
"Can I call you teacher?"
"It depends on how you think of me." Lu Yu said, "If you think I am your friend, I am your friend. If you respect me, I can be your god. But if you think you should be a hard-working and positive As an apprentice, I can also be your teacher."
Herola was stunned.
"Teacher, actually, you are indeed a certain god, right?"
"Now it is not."
"Now?" Herola was stunned again. She asked blankly, "What kind of god will you be in the future?"
"Then you have to ask my summons and those who recognize me."
