Pharaoh Tumos and Pope Fonziger are the only two remaining awakened beings known in the world, and Pharaoh Tumos's identity is even more special.
He came thousands of years ago and single-handedly created the glorious civilization of ancient Thebes - the huge pyramids and the majestic Sphinx, which can be called miracles of human civilization.
Now, he has come to the world again, and not only has he solved many archaeological mysteries, he has also guided practitioners organizations from all over the world to find many ancient ruins, many of which are peerless magic weapons.
Therefore, Pharaoh Tumos has a very high status in the hearts of practitioners all over the world, and he is also recognized as the person with the most magic weapons.
Now, he wants to break the national boundaries and give these treasures as gifts. I don't know how much waves he will cause.
Neither Feng Nuo nor Lan Xingti had met Pharaoh Tumos. When they heard that they had the opportunity to go to the desert of Thebes to meet the Awakener and obtain his treasure, they were immediately excited.
Only Zhou Dongming remained rational and thought: "Did something happen in the desert of Thebes?"
Fang Anguo sighed and said: "I heard that Pharaoh Tumos knew that his end was coming, and he didn't want his life's hard work to end his inheritance. He hoped to find a suitable successor to carry forward his will."
"Then... what do you mean by coming to us?" Zhou Dongming asked.
Fang Anguo continued: "The invitation letter said that Pharaoh Tumos requires that the successor must be a practitioner under the age of 40. Our Huaxia Kingdom has five quotas. We old men discussed it before and gave the Huaxia Temple a quota. There is one quota for the division, and each team will take one of the remaining three quotas. Do you think this is okay?"
It stands to reason that this distribution method is already very fair, but it still met with opposition.
Lan Xingti glanced at Zhou Dongming and said lightly: "I don't agree. Pharaoh Tumos has made it very clear that the requirement is to be a practitioner. Some captains do not meet the requirements at all."
Of course Zhou Dongming knew what she was talking about.
Normally, he would have been dismissive.
However, this time is different.
The treasure of the Awakener is extraordinary. In the face of this rare opportunity, even if he is not qualified, he still has to fight for a pocket for his team members.
"I didn't say that the captain had to go. I have no one else in the third team except me? If you compete for places based on your strength, I'm afraid you won't get a single place."
Zhou Dongming didn't tolerate her and immediately responded.
Lan Xingti smiled coquettishly and said, "Brother, don't you feel guilty when you say this? How much do you think everyone weighs? Who doesn't know who?"
"Okay, don't argue anymore."
Seeing that the smell of gunpowder between these two people was getting stronger and stronger, Zhang Tianshi stood up slowly and waved his hand to signal everyone to calm down.
"If the three captains cannot reach an agreement, then according to the old rules, the most capable person will take over. After the Futian Jiao ceremony is over next week, an internal competition will be held, and the winner will get the quota. Do you have any opinions?"
After Zhang Tianshi finished speaking, he raised his eyes and looked at the three captains.
"Who is afraid of whom? Come on!"
Lan Xingti was full of confidence, and it seemed that this was exactly the result she wanted.
"We have no objection as a team." Feng Nuo said calmly.
Zhou Dongming looked at Yuan Feng, Bai Cheng and Liu Tong beside him, and also showed a meaningful smile.
"We, the three teams, have no objection. If we take all three places, please don't regret it."
Feng Nuo frowned slightly and looked at him, shook his head and said: "Captain Zhou, have you drank fake wine?"
After saying that, he got up and left with his team members.
Lan Xingti pursed her lips and smiled: "Brother, I'll see you on the stage."
After saying that, he winked and stood up to leave.
There were only three old men and Zhou Dongming's three team members left in the Tianshi Hall.
Fang Anguo and Zhang Tianshi whispered a few words, and then their eyes fell on Bai Cheng and looked at him carefully.
"Is this the new hall master of Chumaxian?"
Bai Cheng stood up hurriedly and replied with a polite smile: "Hello, Mr. Fang, my name is Bai Cheng."
"Well, well, I heard that you subdued more than a dozen people from the Maoshan Sect. You are really awesome! No wonder Dong Ming is so confident. If you perform well, you will have a promising future!"
Zhou Dongming was afraid that Bai Cheng would reveal too much, so after a few simple greetings, he made an excuse to take the team members back to their residence.
Several people gathered in Zhou Dongming's room to discuss the battle for quotas.
"How do you fight in this kind of arena? Won't Bai Cheng's secrets be exposed as soon as he makes a move?" Yuan Feng complained. He was quite dissatisfied with Zhou Dongming's impulsive behavior in the Tianshi Palace just now.
"You two just keep it a while and it will be over." Zhou Dongming didn't take it seriously, and then said mysteriously: "That is the treasure of Pharaoh Tumos. I heard that he also has a sword in the stone, which no one can pull out. Aren't you interested?"
Bai Cheng smiled and said: "The Sword in the Stone? Did he steal it from King Arthur?"
"I'm not kidding you." Zhou Dongming said seriously: "This is top secret. It is said that the sword is engraved with runes that do not belong to any writing system. It is definitely not from this world."
Yuan Feng was silent for a moment and asked: "What kind of sword? Do you have any photos?"
Zhou Dongming shook his head: "Pharaoh Tumos regarded it as a treasure and never revealed the details of the sword. Otherwise, it is confidential information."
Yuan Feng then asked: "You said before that the blood gallstone was originally stolen from the Thebes desert. Are you sure?"
Zhou Dongming nodded affirmatively.
"Of course I'm sure. The blood gallstone is probably one of the treasures of Pharaoh Tumos."
Yuan Feng smiled faintly, turned around, and looked at Bai Cheng meaningfully.
At this time, Bai Cheng had already opened his eyes in shock.
Of course he knows what the blood gallstone is. If the blood gallstone was stolen from Pharaoh Tumos, maybe that sword is the sword of the God King!
"We have to decide on this quota!"
Bai Cheng jumped up from his chair with great excitement, his eyes shining.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye, everything was normal at the Luotian Dajiao, and the day for the battle for quotas came.
The competition location is located in the square of the inner courtyard of the back mountain of Tianshi Mansion.
The rules are very simple. The three places are competed in three rounds, and the winner gets it. Each team has one player in each round, and the same player can only appear once.
As soon as Zhou Dongming walked into the square, he saw familiar faces in the supervisory and evaluation seats.
"Heshan!"
Zhou Dongming hurried over and greeted excitedly.
A tall, middle-aged man with a crew cut was stunned for a moment, then came over to Zhou Dongming with excitement and gave him a warm hug.
"Dong Ming, long time no see!"
When old friends met, the two strong men actually had tears in their eyes.
"You are finally back! You have suffered all these years..."
Zhou Dongming's voice was choked.
Heshan smiled bitterly and said: "Oh, I didn't expect to return to China in this way..."
"It'll be great if you can come back!" Zhou Dongming patted Heshan's solid shoulder and asked, "Are you coming to be a supervisor? Did Abbot Shikong send you to the desert of Thebes?"
He knew that the people who appeared at the supervisory table at this time were all related to the mission to the Thebes Desert. Judging from Heshan's identity, he must be the candidate for Huaxia Temple.
Heshan nodded and said, "Well, thanks to Master's love, I am lucky enough to get this precious spot."
Zhou Dongming looked towards the rostrum and asked curiously: "Abbot Shikong is not here?"
Heshan explained: "The Japanese mission is returning today, and Master has gone to see off the guests on behalf of the 36th Division. Come on, I hope I can go with you."
"Don't worry! No problem!"
Zhou Dongming gave a thumbs up, then called Yuan Feng and others over and introduced each other.
While they were still reminiscing about old times, the other two teams had already begun to prepare tactics. Members of the first team and the second team each occupied a corner of the square, all surrounding the captain and whispering.
Heshan looked at the time and said, "The competition is about to begin, so I won't disturb your preparations."
While talking, Tianshi Zhang walked to the center of the square and said loudly: "I promised the three captains before that I would give them the Tianshi Order after the universal feast. Let's fulfill it in advance today."
After saying that, he took out three golden metal talismans from his arms.
Everyone in the audience looked at the Heavenly Master's Order in Zhang Tianshi's hand, all showing envy.
"For the sake of fairness, this competition will use the Heavenly Master's Order as a medium to cast spells." Zhang Tianshi continued: "Captains, please confirm the players for the first competition."
Zhou Dongming turned to Liu Tong and said: "There are only three of us, and we have to play anyway. Liu Tong, just take the lead."
Soon, the roster for the first match was determined.
The first team is Hu Yue, the second team is Li Jia, and the third team is Liu Tong.
Zhou Dongming looked at the lineup and frowned slightly.
Li Jia of the second team is Lan Xingti's favorite general. He is also from the Miao border and has learned the true story of poisonous poison.
If Liu Tong had met Li Jia before, Zhou Dongming would have been worried.
But things are different now. Under the training of Yuan Feng and Bai Cheng, two powerful awakeners, Liu Tong has been transformed and has a great winning rate against Li Jia.
Therefore, what Zhou Dongming cares about is not Li Jia, but the man named Hu Yue in the first team.
He was a middle-aged man with a thin build and nearly 1.9 meters tall. The temperature on the mountain was very cold, but he was only wearing a thin linen white robe. Although he is over middle-aged, his skin is as delicate as a baby's, even a bit whiter than that of Silver Tiger.
Zhou Dongming has been in the 36th place for so many years, but he has never seen this person...
At this time, Zhang Tianshi said: "Invite three contestants to come forward and draw lots."
Liu Tong tightened the belt around his waist and was about to go up when Zhou Dongming whispered: "Don't be nervous, just perform normally. Pay attention to that Hu Yue."
Liu Tong said with confidence: "Okay! Team Zhou, just keep an eye on it!"
The results of the draw for the order of the first test match are out.
Team 1 Hu Yue VS Team 2 Li Jia, Liu Tong has a bye and will compete with the winner for the first spot.
Hu Yue and Li Jia walked from both sides of the square to the middle.
After the two of them stood still, a yellow paper talisman appeared in Zhang Tianshi's hand and he waved it away.
Suddenly, a light yellow transparent source energy cover suddenly rose up, like a large bowl upside down on the square, just enough to completely cover the competition venue.
This formation is the Tianshi Barrier that Tianshi Mansion is proud of. It can not only isolate all spells from the outside world, but also suppress the spell-casting intensity of those within the formation. The reason why Zhang Tianshi set up this barrier at the competition venue was not only to prevent people outside the venue from secretly interfering with the competition, but also to protect the players on the stage from being harmed by spells.
It usually takes more than a dozen people to form a formation to activate the Tianshi barrier, but Zhang Tianshi could easily complete it with one person, which was an eye-opener for everyone.
