The day of the competition has arrived in a blink of an eye.
Early in the morning, the sky was blue and the breeze was gentle.
A few miles outside Cangzhou City, under the mountain gate of Ba Fist Sect, a huge and luxurious arena has stood here.
The auditoriums, commentary seats, rest areas, dining areas, etc. that match the arena have already been arranged around it; from a distance, this area, which was originally a plain at the foot of the mountain, now looks like a It's as lively as a small village.
And even with thousands of guests, the order at the scene was also maintained in an orderly manner.
Obviously, in order to "not fall behind others", the Ba Fist Sect and the Murong Family have put all their efforts into preparing for this "Struggle Cup". After all, the eyes of the entire Wulin are now on Here, who wants to look slimmer in comparison with another "joint host"?
"Dear guests and comrades, welcome to the venue of this year's 'Strife Cup'. Our competition is about to begin. Friends who come to watch the competition are invited to take their seats as soon as possible. Relevant people and players from the participating parties Please also go to the players' rest area as soon as possible... Dear guests, fellow comrades..."
It was almost time, and the voices of the Niu brothers suddenly sounded in this lively venue like a market. The above rang, and the above passage was read aloud.
Of course, they shouted there with the "trumpet" made by Huang Donglai. The amplification effect was very good and it didn't take much effort.
But even so, they shouted for about ten minutes, and then with the help of other staff responsible for maintaining order at the scene, the audience was basically seated.
There is no way, there are too many people coming, and most of them are rough people. "Driving" these people to where they should go is more difficult than driving a herd of cattle.
When most of the audience was seated, gongs and drums began to be beaten near the ring, attracting everyone's attention. Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai also took advantage of this moment to sit on the commentary platform.
When the short "opening music" stopped, Huang Donglai's voice also sounded at the right time: "Comrades, welcome to the venue of the 'Struggle Cup'. I am Huang Donglai, the commentator of this game."
"I am Sun Yixie." Sun Yixie added from the side.
This set of words was familiar to them, but it was still quite new to most people in the arena who had never seen a "commentary game" before.
"As announced before the competition, the winner of this competition will receive the right to host the next 'Young Heroes Club' and a 'Silkworm Hunting Ring' as a prize provided by us; The rules of the competition have been written down in detail and displayed on the billboards in the southwest corner of the venue. You can check them at any time. If you are still unclear about anything after reading, you can ask the staff next to the billboards..."< /p>
Here Huang Donglai specifically mentioned, "If there is anything unclear after reading it..." he was actually talking to the illiterate people present.
This is also one of the experiences they gained when they held the "Dragon Cup" last time - justFor the entire Dazu, because the regime lasted long enough and was quite prosperous, its illiteracy rate has basically reached the lowest level that the ancient feudal dynasty could achieve, but even so, it is still quite high; besides... those gangsters Heroes in the martial arts world or those who live in the jungle belong to a group with a high proportion of "illiterates" and "semi-illiterates". You can basically assume that one out of two of them has difficulty in reading, so you have to take this into consideration when doing things. .
"So before today's arena competition starts..." Sun Yixie seemed to want to end Huang Donglai's topic quickly, so he took over the conversation quickly, "We still have to come first Let me introduce our two co-organizers of this competition...the head of the Ba Boxing Sect, Mr. Huo, and the head of the Murong Family, Mr. Murong."
Following Sun Yixie's words, Huo Minghe. Murong Shu's figure also appeared on the ring.
Both of them are heroes and have extraordinary bearing. Just standing there without speaking made the noisy scene a little quieter.
However, because they do not have a "microphone" like Sun Huang to assist them in speaking, and at the moment they are just letting the two financial backers "show their faces" and say hello, so the two of them On the stage, they just cupped their fists and raised their hands toward the audience and did not speak.
"Let us once again thank the Baquan Sect and the Murong Family for their strong support of this competition. Then what we will announce immediately is the match list for the 'Challenge Part' of this competition." Before the atmosphere became awkward, Huang Donglai advanced the process to the next step and guided the audience to pay attention to the match list.
Huo Ming and Murong Shu also took advantage of the opportunity and left the ring when their younger brother brought up the board with the match list.
"This matchup table is allocated based on the 'student rating' obtained by each team before the game and the players' 'answer scores'. The relevant details can also be found on the rules board. See."
The two points Huang Dong mentioned here are the "outside of the competition" they mentioned before.
First of all, the "sect rating" he mentioned was evaluated by representatives of twelve high-level sects, such as Shaolin, Wudang, Beggar Clan and other sects. Although they did not sign up for the competition, they did not The disciples are here to act as "mercenaries", but for such a big martial arts event, they have to send someone of high seniority to lead the team to take a look, right?
Sun Huang just took advantage of all these guys who can be used... Aren't you a high-ranking person with high moral standing and good reputation? Then we invite twelve sects that are not participating in the competition, and one representative from each will be a free "rater" for me, isn't it just right? When the score comes out, if we offend someone, it won’t be blamed on us.
So, under the "guidance" of Sun Huang, these twelve "judges" made reference to a bunch of conditions such as the human resources, financial resources, reputation, and contribution to the martial arts of each registered sect, and based on their respective understandings I went to get a score, and finally compiled it into a so-called "sect score"".
As for the "answers" of those contestants, Huang Donglai basically reproduced the model of Shen Youran's "Literary Examination" of the Young Heroes Association, and added some of his own understanding, and came up with a The simplified version is roughly to test whether the players are mentally retarded and illiterate.
The scores of this sect are combined with the players' answer scores, and the final score is the basis for the lineup.
Anyway, the final ranking is...those sects with high initial scores can get byes in the first few rounds of the arena competition. After all, they also gain this advantage through the strength of their sect.
"This. We will also hang the table next to the ring later, and update it when players are eliminated, so everyone can see it at any time. "Huang Donglai waited for the lineup to be displayed on stage for a while, and then added.
Afterwards, Sun Yixie continued, "Because there are more martial arts registrations for this competition than expected, the schedule has been delayed. It’s very intensive, so let’s get the game started without further ado. ”
When the staff on the stage heard Sun Yixie’s words, they understood that it was time to push forward the next process, so they carried the sign and got off the stage.
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Immediately afterwards, a gong was heard.
Before the sound ended, another person appeared on the stage: this person was about forty years old. Although he was not tall and not impressive in appearance. But his lean and capable body and pace, his calm expression and temperament... Anyone can tell at a glance that he is a practitioner and an old man.
"The first person to appear now is the person responsible for today. Referee for the morning game. "Huang Donglai introduced, "This time we are fortunate to have senior Wen Taiyuan, nicknamed 'Thunder Hand', to take on this important task. ”
“I hope that the players can also uphold the principles of fair competition and no harm to friendship, and don’t make it difficult for Senior Wen. "Sun Yixie continued.
The two of them were introducing in a very normal tone, but the audience in the audience began to whisper and discuss, because "referees" are not suitable for these things. It is also very unfamiliar to martial arts people.
Although they are not unable to understand the word "referee" and what this position is, in most people's perception, martial arts masters There is no need for such a person to supervise the competition between each other. In other words, all the spectators in the audience can be referees.
But there is no problem. As long as the referee does not cause trouble, it will not matter. People will especially object.
"Then we will invite the two sides from the first game to come on stage. "Huang Donglai quickly read the match list and said, "In this match, the representative of the Jinling Sword Palace - 'Bailong Sword' Dugu Yong - will face the representative of Cangzhou Fuling Sect - 'White Tornado' Kuang Sheng. ”
Some people who see this will definitely be surprised, why is the Sword King’s Mansion also participating in the competition? And it is Duguyong who plays, not his father. What’s even more strange is why he is the first one to play?
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This is actually not complicated at all - both the father and the son are here, and their Sword Prince's Mansion also meets the requirements.The competition standards, plus Dugu Yong himself is a martial arts fanatic and likes to compete with masters, so there is nothing to lose by signing up for fun.
For Duguyong, "enjoying the process of the game" is the key point, and it doesn't matter whether he wins or not.
As for Dugu Sheng’s thoughts... Because his stupid son still hasn’t understood his and Lao Gao’s intentions, even the high-pressure hammer has figured it out, and Dugu Yong hasn’t understood it yet... So my son It's a good thing to stay in Cangzhou to fight in the ring. The best thing is for my son to get some minor injuries in the ring, and then let him go to Lao Gao's house to recuperate for a while after the fight. Take this opportunity Let his future daughter-in-law take care of him...
In short, this old man has not thought much about winning the competition. He himself is not interested in fighting for the Silkworm Ring or the right to host. Duguyong can fight if he wants. Hit it.
As for why Duguyong was the first to go up... This is hidden in our book. He is not illiterate or mentally retarded. He did it on purpose.
Dugu Yong pondered: Our Sword Prince’s Palace has a pretty good reputation in the martial arts world, and the “sect score” is at least above average. If I answer the question well in the “answer” section, I might not be able to directly I was ranked in the "Top 16", and even if I made it to the finals, I would only be able to play four games... and the people I met would probably have been exhausted in the previous rounds. If you fight with full energy, you won't win without force.
After thinking about it this way, his answer direction naturally changed to "not speaking human words".
So in the end, he received an astonishing "point deduction" treatment for answering questions, which was even more amazing than handing in a blank paper, and successfully reached the corner of the match list...
As you can imagine, What is the approximate level of the opponents who can compete with him in this position. < /p>
To put it bluntly, the founder of their sect was a tomb robber back then. He changed his career because he accidentally dug up ancient martial arts secrets while digging a tomb.
But as the saying goes, heroes don’t care about their origins, and it doesn’t matter what their ancestors did before. Anyway, he later changed his ways and his sect has been passed down for so many years. Now that he can pass the registration, he can become a hero. It shows that they still have some strength, just not much.
And this "White Whirlwind" Kuang Sheng is currently the number one master of Cangzhou Fuling Sect, and he is also the leader of this sect.
This man is not very old, he is in his mid-thirties like Dugu Yong, and he uses a pair of double hooks.
This "hook" is the "hook" in the hook and fork of swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, and axes. This kind of weapon evolved from ancient weapons. Its shape is like a sword and curved, and its moves are mostly light and strange. It is cunning and good at containment. In terms of the nature of the weapon, it happens to be the nemesis of the "straight sword".
Kuang Sheng was born with a white face, and when he used these silver-white double hooks, he was like a whirlwind, so he got the "White Whirlwind"name.
In terms of hard power, Kuang Sheng is definitely not the opponent of Defeating Dragon Sword, but considering the restraint of weapons, this scene may not be one-sided.
"Both of you, the rules are clear. We are all competing for skills. The one with the most skill will win. Don't hurt the harmony. If anyone has evil intentions and wants to ruin someone's recruitment, tear down their ancestral hall, etc... I won't sit idly by." When the two contestants came on stage, Wen Taiyuan walked between them and greeted them.
"Understood."
"Senior, please rest assured."
Dugu Yong and Kuang Sheng also responded politely.
"Please."
"Please."
Then the two of them walked to the center of the stage, separated the two ends, and took a stance.
Wen Taiyuan also retreated to a suitable distance, and after a brief pause, shouted: "Start!"
The drink fell and the figure moved.
The person who took the lead in attacking was Kuang Sheng.
Kuang Sheng knew very well that his martial arts skills were not as good as Dugu Yong's, so if he fought steadily, he would have basically no chance. If he wanted to win, he had to take advantage of the opponent's unsteady footing and before he could figure out what he was going to do. The number of ways to win quickly and unexpectedly.
And he is indeed worthy of the name of this "White Whirlwind". He is seen approaching Duguyong quickly like a bright silvery white light. With a swish of a roll in his hands, he is separated from the opponent's torso. Both sides launched very cunning attacks.
If these two blows were real, a piece of meat would be cut off from Dugu Yong's ribs and shoulders.
But at this moment, what Duguyong was thinking was: "Did I go too far in answering the questions..." The transcoding has been serious recently, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please trouble you. Move your little hands to exit reading mode. Thank you