"Name?"
"Huai Shi."
"Age?"
"Seventeen."
"Gender?"
"… You're just a delivery man. Why are you asking so many questions?"
"This is a special service from the sender. She said you'd feel uncomfortable if you didn't ask …" The delivery man chuckled and looked at him with a look that said, "Don't be embarrassed, young man."
Huai Shi's face twitched. He took a small box from the delivery man yesterday. It was from Ms. Crow in Xin Hai.
The box was light and seemed to contain something. When he shook it, it made a clattering sound.
When he opened it, he found a key ring and two pieces of paper.
The key ring looked simple. It was a square piece of iron the size of a thumb with a chain hanging on it. It didn't look impressive, but when he touched it with his thumb, he could feel that the black iron piece seemed to be engraved with many invisible Yin runes. It exuded a dark and cold aura.
I don't think it's anything good …
[I heard that you're going to participate in the competition. I specially bought you a love amulet. Take good care of it.]
Huai Shi saw Crow's message on the first piece of paper. His face twitched. Okay, now he could conclude that this thing was definitely not something good.
He thought for a moment. To be safe, he found a trash can and threw the key ring away.
God knows what this woman is up to.
When he picked up the second piece of paper, he found that it was a thin piece of sheepskin. It was quite old. There was a list of densely packed Egyptian cuneiform characters. There were also pictures of angels, the sun, and internal organs in the middle.
There was no doubt that this was an alchemy formula.
Huai Shi tried to translate it. He found that the various hidden words were quite general descriptions. They were only useful to stop people who knew nothing about alchemy.
He quickly copied it down with the Book of Destiny and translated it. Soon, he found that it was a kind of metal medicine that was quite simple to make.
No, it should be called … an aluminothermic agent.
It was a metal fuel with stable properties and excellent effects. If used well, it was a must-have for murder, arson, and destruction.
If he could learn it, Huai Shi would have one more weapon. It could even make up for the lack of destructive power of his metal bombs.
He wondered where the Crow had gotten it.
But at least he had done something good.
However, after the name was translated, Huai Shi's expression became even more helpless.
"Abdullah's Wrath?"
He shook his head. "You're hopeless."
He shook the parchment and was about to stuff it into his pocket when he saw something written on the back of the parchment. When he turned it over to take a closer look, he saw a line of fine and clear handwriting.
— — Prodigal child, what are you throwing around? Quickly pick it up.
Shocking!
How did you predict this?
Huai Shi subconsciously looked left and right, only to see people coming and going on the main road. No one was paying attention to him, and no one was looking in his direction.
After hesitating for a while, he reluctantly reached into the trash can, picked up the key ring, and put it in his pocket.
Alright, in today's battle of wits, Crow won again.
He just hoped that this sister wouldn't cause any more trouble. He couldn't take it anymore.
He continued to move forward.
At eight o 'clock in the morning, Jinling was already filled with people. Countless people were rushing in all directions. The whole city seemed to have woken up from a deep sleep. Their blood was pulsing, their hands and feet were moving, and their bodies were stretching.
It was bustling.
For most people in the present realm, outside of the present realm, things had no meaning. Naturally, they wouldn't pay attention to the rookie competition. They would just live their lives.
But for many sublimators, it was the day of the rookie competition.
In the Tomorrow News mobile app's competition column, Huai Shi discovered that there were more than 7,900 participants who passed the audition this year!
Although according to the rules, as long as the sublimators were under the age of 30, whether they were from the present realm or the major borders, and their rank was not higher than grade 3, they were eligible to participate … But wasn't this number a bit exaggerated?
But thinking about it carefully, it was reasonable.
After all, according to the statistics of the Astronomical Society, there were about 170,000 sublimators in Asia. A considerable number of them were blank sublimators who didn't have the Stigmata or didn't plan to spend a lot of money to buy the Stigmata.
If everyone could live their own lives, why would they waste their time fighting and killing?
If sublimators wanted to make money, it wasn't difficult at all. Naturally, they didn't need to work hard from nine to five. As long as they had the ability and found the right direction, even if they didn't break the law, they still had a considerable advantage.
More than half of them were working hard to get rich.
In these 170,000 miles, after going through the registration and the audition, it was reasonable for there to be 7,000 sublimators.
But 7,000 people … It would take a few days to count them all together.
How could they compete?
Because the rules of each rookie competition were completely different, and even different regions were different, the previous records didn't have any reference value. The only thing that was similar was the high difficulty and the harsh trials and competitions for the sublimators, and there were often unreliable places.
It was said that one year in the American rookie competition, all the participants were pulled to a prehistoric region of hell and played a tribal conflict.
In the accelerated time hell, it was said that in just a few months, a few scholars from the Russian Federation joined hands and led a group of primitive people to climb the technological ladder at the speed of light. They relied on Big Ivan to settle everything …
No one could guess what the organizing committee of Tomorrow News was thinking. They could only react accordingly and see who had a stronger foundation.
Thinking of this, Huai Shi put away his phone and stopped thinking about these messy things. He quickly trotted back to the hotel he was staying at.
Last night, he slept like a log in the gym and didn't wake up until six o 'clock in the morning. He still felt dizzy and exhausted. He took a taxi to the city park and ate a few green plants before he came back to his senses.
There were only two hours left before the competition officially started.
He had to hurry and enter the venue.
The way to enter was quite simple. It was like participating in a cooking competition, but there was no need to find a fork in the road and wait until midnight. He just had to bring the official competition certificate issued by the organizing committee and find an elevator.
After quickly changing his clothes, Huai Shi checked the things he brought with him. According to the organizing committee, as long as he arrived, he didn't need to bring border relics or weapons of mass destruction. Even if he brought them, they couldn't be brought into the venue.
To Huai Shi, this was practically nothing. He himself was equivalent to a walking weapon rack and a biological weapon of mass destruction. There was no need for him to rely on external objects, so there was no need for him to bring anything else.
He just took out his original set of chemical protective clothing and put on the helmet again. He also didn't forget to take a special epic item from the astronomy club, the human skin mask, and put it in his pocket.
People were afraid of fame and pigs were afraid of being fat.
What if some strong person wanted to use him as a stepping stone to establish their power?
When he was almost done, there were only ten minutes left before the deadline for the contestants to enter the venue. He picked up the iron plate given to him by the organizing committee and walked into the elevator.
The moment the elevator door closed, an unprecedented silence enveloped him.
All sounds disappeared quickly. The outside world was stripped away as the elevator closed. The only thing left in the world was this small iron box and Huai Shi himself.
Without needing Huai Shi to press it, it began to slowly sink. In the slight sense of weightlessness, it stopped in place as if it had landed in a basement.
"It's quite fast …"
Huai Shi twisted his neck, took a deep breath, and waited for the elevator to open. However, the elevator door didn't open. Instead, as if it had finally finished reversing, he suddenly stepped on the accelerator!
It flew up!
In an instant, Huai Shi's vision turned black. He only felt the elevator shake violently and roar upward. In the sharp and resounding vibration, it rose level by level.
From F1 to the first floor, it quickly swept past the second floor, the third floor, the fourth floor, the fifth floor … and it was still accelerating! In the end, all the indicator lights in the elevator were completely extinguished.
The rise didn't stop, as if it wanted to throw Huai Shi into the stratosphere.
In the end, it came to an abrupt end amidst the loud roar.
In the overloaded smoke and the ear-piercing alarm, the elevator door slowly opened. A staggering figure came out holding the door, dizzy.
Only now did Huai Shi realize that he was actually airsick.
As far as the eye could see, it was a pure white sky and earth. There was nothing in the sky above the entire world. There were countless elevators erected on the vast white land, and people were continuously walking out of the elevators. Under the guidance of huge black penguin-shaped robots, they gathered in one place and looked at each other in dismay.
"Welcome to the ninth venue of the Asian Rookie Competition. Please find your seat according to the sign and wait for the competition to begin."
A black goose-shaped robot that was two stories tall bent down. Its two extremely cute eyes stared at Huai Shi. Its eyes were emitting a green light.
Above its head, there were dancing neon characters. Words such as "Use Money to Create Happiness" could be vaguely seen.
In addition to this one, there were dozens of them wandering around the venue. Loudspeakers constantly played various voices. "Please observe order. Do not crowd or fight in the venue."
"Please do not die in the venue."
"Please do not enter the exclusive resting area for Xinyue's advanced members."
"Scan the QR code and follow. One click to understand the rules of the Rookie Competition."
"You only need one Origin Crystal to become a member on the spot. You will also receive exclusive tips. May you ride the wind and break through the waves to enter the finals!"
Huai Shi was dumbfounded.
Was it that commercialized?
When he found his seat and sat down, he realized that he wasn't the strangest person in the venue. There were many people dressed strangely. In comparison, he was only wearing a helmet, which was very reserved.
The people closest to him on both sides were around ten meters away. In addition, there was a white halo floating above their heads, forcibly blocking all attacks.
In other words, everyone was forced to enter a peaceful state.
At such a distance, he couldn't even hear a few words of trash talk.
As far as the eye could see, he couldn't see any familiar faces.
Even if there were quite a few people staring coldly at the people around them, provoking them with killing intent, no one was moved.
A few people who had tried to fight in the venue had already been killed by the pitch-black goose-shaped robots that had descended from the sky. Then, they had been blasted to death by the announcement that "the border is not a lawless place."
It was unknown whether those goose-shaped robots were advanced technology or relics from the border, but they actually emitted waves of Fourth Tier Origin Substance, firmly suppressing anyone who wanted to cause trouble in the venue.
There were around eight or nine hundred people in the venue. They seemed to be waiting calmly, but the atmosphere outside the venue had reached a climax.
Inside the venue, a screen suddenly appeared above everyone's heads.
In the midst of an impassioned melody and a beautiful CG animation, the [Tomorrow's News] logo and the Giant Goose Group's logo appeared.
Immediately after, the camera in the broadcast room turned on. Before the person appeared, a long string of words that sounded like a tongue twister could be heard.
"Hello, friends in front of the screen. Welcome to the 19th Asian Rookie Competition organized by the [Tomorrow's News] and the [Giant Goose Group], sponsored by Jade Lake Entertainment, Sodom Electronics, Ren Xiaotang Industries, Seven Stars Group, The Voice from Hell organizing committee, and the Abyss Choir … … Using money to create happiness, Ren Xiaotang is number one in the world, Guarding Uncle's smile … … I am the host of the competition, your good friend — — Diting!"
An honest middle-aged face appeared in front of the screen. After finishing this speech that would take even two minutes to finish, he smiled at the screen and said, "I'm sure everyone can't wait for the rookie competition to begin. Then, let's cut to the chase and play a twenty-minute advertisement … …"
What twenty-minute advertisement!?
Also, aren't you one of the top seven Ascendants in the Eastern Summer Country? When did you become the host of a rookie competition?
For a moment, Huai Shi was stunned. He had a stomach full of curses, but he had nowhere to vent. Soon after, he was swallowed up by the endless advertisements.
"Master's Sword, a free gift with a click. The pinnacle of Eastern Summer's open world, 'Origin Fiend,' is waiting for you to play … … Online office, cloud display, cluster group's generous contribution, come here and connect with your old colleagues … … The plot is beautiful and touching, the two-dimensional giant 'Yesterday's Broken Boat' … …"
After the series of advertisements, Huai Shi was completely numb and began to doubt his life.
It wasn't just in the venue. When the camera switched from the advertisements to the competition venue, there was already a wave of boos coming from the packed audience.
"Negative advertisement!"
"Get lost, host!"
"We want to see the big sister!"
"Hahaha, it seems that the audience reacted very enthusiastically to the advertisements just now. Don't worry, scan the QR code below the screen and order immediately. You can also enjoy a 9.10% discount for Penguin Diamond members!"
In front of the screen, Diting smiled calmly and skillfully threw out all kinds of advertisements and sponsorship lists. In the end, when the audience was about to smash the TV, it said unhurriedly:
"Finally, before the competition officially begins, there is a surprise to announce!"
"In order to bring the audience the best experience of the competition, the organizing committee has specially invited a mysterious guest to commentate on the scene!"
Diting paused for a long time. After whetting the audience's appetite, it reached out and pointed to the entrance next to the live broadcast room. "Next, let's welcome our live broadcast guest, Miss Bai Dizi!"
Impassioned music began to play!
For a moment, the entire competition venue was boiling.
Bai Dizi!
The fourteen-year-old Eastern Summer's second!
The world's youngest crowned contestant!
Most importantly, it was a beautiful big sister!!!
For a moment, everyone's heart was filled with anticipation.
Only Huai Shi had a bad premonition in his heart.
Wait, in such a serious occasion, it shouldn't be … right?
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