Zhao Lin walked quickly, trying to catch up to see what was flying, but found that it had left the ultrasonic detection range and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"What a speed!"
"Is it a kite or an owl?"
Zhao Lin stopped, looked at the dark woods, and pursed his lips.
According to the echolocation feedback information, the animal flying in the air just now seemed not to flap its wings, but to shuttle directly through the air.
It is also much larger than ordinary birds and has a body shape somewhat like a cat.
"Strange, what can fly so fast?"
Zhao Lin murmured to himself and stood there listening for a while.
Although he was doubtful, it was too late, so he did not continue to delve deeper. Instead, he returned to his residence, closed the doors and windows, and went to bed to rest.
In the following days, he ran around Guyan Mountain every day and checked around, but found nothing unusual, and then he gradually felt relieved.
"Maybe it was a big bird that I met while gliding through the air."
…
In mid-October, Zhao Lin returned to the inner courtyard.
Originally, the first day of every month was the day for the Inner-House Competition and School Examination, but it was canceled this month because there was another more important event: the Inner-House Competition.
There are three major sects in Dai Viet: Xingyun Sect, Liyang Sect, and Zhennan Sect.
The young warriors who are qualified to participate in the martial arts competition come from these three major sects.
In order to allow the disciples to accumulate practical experience, the three major sects hold an internal competition every three years a few months before the martial arts competition.
The so-called Neibihui is a competition between the disciples of the three sects.
Because disciples from the same sect are too familiar with each other and come from the same martial arts school, it is easy for them to fall into routines during boxing competitions, which will cause them to suffer a lot during the martial arts competition.
Only by fighting against unfamiliar opponents from different schools can we learn from each other's strengths and absorb weaknesses.
The Naibihui has a history of hundreds of years, and the three major sects take turns to be the host. This year it is the turn of the Xingyun Sect to "take the throne", which also saves the disciples in the inner courtyard a lot of travel.
Zhao Lin has been in the inner court for a long time and has heard about the origins of the three major sects of the Dai Viet Dynasty.
Since ancient times, there have been nine military towns in the Central Plains, garrisoning the borders of the empire. Since the rise of martial arts, military towns have also lost their original status. They have been abolished and merged into three major military towns, and finally evolved into three major sects.
Zhennan Sect is in the south, Xingyun Sect is in the north, and Liyang Sect is located in the western border.
The Dai Viet Dynasty sent all resources and manpower to the three major sects to cultivate martial arts talents.
This is why Yongning City in Yanzhou is located on the border, but it is a large and prosperous city with a large population.
"People from Liyang Sect and Zhennan Sect arrived yesterday and arranged to live in a separate courtyard in the back mountain..."
Yang Lin summoned the top twelve disciples in the inner court to Hongrong Pavilion and said solemnly: "Although this inner competition is an internal competition of our Dai Yue sect, its importance is not trivial!"
"I have taken over the inner court for more than two years and have made many changes. I have heard many objections from within the sect, saying that I am changing the old system indiscriminately and being new and different."
"Haha... I don't think so. But it's empty talk. The specific results will be revealed in this Naibi conference."
"I hope you will give full play to your talents and use 100% of your ability to help me fight!"
The disciples sat around Yang Lin and responded loudly when they heard the words.
"Don't worry, head of the academy, the disciples understand."
"Yes, we will do our best."
Yang Lin's eyes swept across everyone's faces, and finally stopped on Zhao Lin, and said calmly: "Zhao Lin, all of your senior fellow apprentices here have participated in the last Naibi meeting, but this is your first time. Do you have anything to ask? of?"
Zhao Lin thought for a moment and asked: "Head of the Academy, how many people will participate in the martial arts competition in my country, Dai Viet, and how are the quotas allocated among the three major sects?"
Yang Lin laughed and said "Okay", "That's a good point."
After pondering for a while, he said: "The allocation of this quota can be complex at times, but it can also be simple at times."
"To put it simply, whichever country is more powerful can send more people to participate in the martial arts competition."
"To be specific, it is based on the overall performance ranking of the countries in the previous three martial arts competitions. For example, how many people entered the top 32? How many entered the top 16... and so on. The higher the ranking, the greater the weight."
"Finally, the ranking counts are added up and quotas are allocated to each country in turn."
Then he sighed, "We, Dai Viet, have not performed well in the last few tournaments, and our ranking has slipped to third place. Now we only have thirty-two places, which is far behind Wu Shu and Wei Zi, who are the top two."
Zhao Lin's heart moved and he thought, isn't this similar to the quota allocation in the Champions League?
The strongest leagues divide most of the places, while only one or two teams from the weaker leagues are eligible to participate.
Unexpectedly, the rules of the martial arts tournament were so similar to those of the cup competition in the previous life.
Just listen to Yang Lin continue to say: "Same rules, my three major sects in Dai Viet are divided into these thirty-two personnel."
"Each sect has roughly ten people each, but which sect has more and which sect has less depends on the performance of the previous martial arts competition and the results of this internal competition."
"So the Naibi Council also examines the strength of the disciples of each sect. If we perform well, we may be able to get one or two more places. If we perform poorly, we can only reduce the number of people."
"In recent years, Liyang Sect has been slightly better. In the last martial arts competition, twelve places were allocated to the meeting. Our Xingyun Sect and Zhennan Sect each had ten people."
After hearing this, the expressions of the two disciples ranked eleventh and twelfth changed. They are on the verge of advancing or retreating. If they perform well in this internal competition, they may be able to catch up with the martial arts competition. Otherwise, they can only accompany them to watch the excitement.
Zhao Lin knows that every quota is precious, and it involves which side the resources of the Dai Viet Dynasty are tilted. The stronger the sect, the more resources it will get.
This principle is true for the country, the sect, and the individual.
He thought for a while and asked: "Head of the Academy, how can we compare with so many disciples from three sects?"
Yang Lin smiled slightly and looked at Xiao Jin, "Xiao Jin, you participated in the first two Nei Bibi meetings, please tell me."
"yes."
Xiao Jin responded in a deep voice, then turned to Zhao Lin and said: "The internal score is divided into two groups, and the twelve disciples from each sect draw lots to compete. The purpose is to increase practical experience."
"As for the top twelve disciples, three people with the same ranking will fight each other in pairs. For example, the top three sects, A, B and C, A, B, A, C, B and C, will fight each other three times."
"Comparing disciples of the same level, which sect is stronger."
Zhao Lin knew it in his heart, which meant that he would fight against the two fifth-ranked disciples of Liyang Sect and Zhennan Sect.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Xiao, for clearing up the confusion."
Xiao Jin replied: "You're welcome."
Yang Lin nodded, looked around at everyone, and waved his hand, "That's it for today. Go back and rest early."
Sorry, the release order of chapters 201 and 202 is reversed. I am contacting the editor to adjust. Please read by chapter name, not by release time, alas.
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