Under the gaze of countless eyes from the audience, the seven judges on the rostrum wrote their scores on the white plastic board after a short exchange, and erected the scoreboard in front of them.

Because the eight wild ginseng sticks were placed in front of the rostrum at the same time, the judges did not score them separately, but wrote all the scores on the scoreboard.

The host started from the 8th and reported the scores of each judge.

The back-office staff began to nervously count them.

After the host reported all the scores, within a few minutes, the staff had already handed over the counted scores to him.

"No. 8 ginseng seedling, 86 points!

No. 7 ginseng seedling, 85 points!

........

No. 3 ginseng seedling, 89 points!

No. 2 ginseng seedling, 99 points!"

When the host reported the score of No. 2 ginseng seedling, everyone in the audience gasped.

99 points!

This is not only the highest score since the start of this competition, but also means that the No. 2 ginseng seedling is almost infinitely perfect in the eyes of the judges.

Everyone knows that wild ginseng grows very slowly. In this long process of growth, the ginseng body will inevitably suffer from some damage from external forces. For example, being trampled by a passing beast or crushed by a stone rolling down from a high place will leave some flaws on the ginseng body, so it is rare to see a ginseng seedling with a perfect shape.

If it really reaches 99% completeness, both the edible efficacy and the transaction price will go up a notch.

What kind of environment did this ginseng seedling grow up in order to have such a high degree of perfection?

If it weren't for the fact that the judges on the stage are all well-known in the ginseng industry, it would really make everyone wonder if they are all blind!

Of course, among the people present, only Ling Zikai and Du Juan knew that the reason why No. 2 Ginseng Miao had such a high degree of perfection must be the credit of the ancestral god's energy. In the process of going through reincarnation, it also repaired the damage on its body.

It's just that what makes the audience more curious is that now the No. 2 ginseng is already at the top of the list with a high score of 99 points, so what kind of score will the judges give to the No. 1 ginseng next?

Because if nothing else, the No. 1 ginseng is already a tacit candidate for the king.

But now it seems that if you want to win the championship, you must exceed the score of the No. 2 participant, are the judges ready to give a perfect score of 100 points?

In the midst of everyone's speculation, the host continued: "The score of the No. 1 ginseng seedling is ......"

Speaking of which, the host seemed to be deliberately trying to hang everyone's appetite, paused, and inadvertently glanced at Li Zhixian, who was listening intently, and said slowly: "98 points!"

As soon as the words fell, a sigh immediately sounded in the venue.

This result was indeed a big surprise to everyone.

Anyway, this is also an old ginseng with 450 years of ginseng age, no matter how bad it is, it can keep pace with the No. 2 ginseng, why did the judges give such a score?

The first to react was Li Zhixian, who jumped up from his seat, his face turned red, and shouted: "This is not fair! You are seriously xenophobic, you must give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise I will announce my withdrawal from this king contest!"

Not only Li Zhixian, but most of the people present also felt that the score given by the judges was a bit inappropriate.

Although it is said that if the people of the stick country take away the crown of the king, everyone will not be happy, but it should not violate the purpose of fairness and justice proposed by the competition.

What is the difference between this and the referee blowing a fake whistle or a black whistle on the field?

The judges were not surprised by Li Zhixian's protest and everyone's confusion.

After exchanging views with each other, they all looked at the old mallet, apparently wanting him to come forward and explain the reason.

The old mallet did not shirk, stood up, and limped to the center of the rostrum.

After taking the microphone from the host's hand, he coughed a few times, cleared his throat, looked at Li Zhixian and said, "Don't you want a reasonable explanation? Okay, now I will give you an answer on behalf of the jury."

To be honest, the ginseng seedlings you selected for delivery are indeed a big deal.

I have been a leader in my old mallet all my life, and it is the first time I have seen a mallet that has grown for more than 400 years.

If it was in the previous competitions, the ginseng seedlings you selected must be a well-deserved ginseng king.

It's a pity that you probably didn't look at the yellow calendar when you went out, and you met a bad star in this competition. ”

When the old mallet spoke, he didn't know whether he was intentional or unintentional, he glanced at Ling Zikai under the stage with his eyes, and then said:

"Although your ginseng seedlings are old enough, they came out of the stick mallet camp (local dialect, referring to the meaning of ginseng garden) after all, and they are not wild ginseng with red roots, so we deducted a score of one point for this, which should not be too much!"

Seeing that Li Zhixian was silent, the old mallet said again: "In addition, on your ginseng seedlings, the taproot part has traces of being bitten by insects and ants, although it has repaired itself, but it still leaves some flaws. So another point was deducted, which is not too much!"

Li Zhixian is naturally clear about what defects he has in his ginseng seedlings, and he knows that what the old mallet said is the truth, and he can't refute it at all. But just giving up the chance to win the championship like this, I was really a little unwilling. After thinking about it, he said: "Let's not talk about why my ginseng seedling scored 98 points, I want to ask, why can the No. 2 ginseng be rated 99 points!"

Seeing that Li Zhixian was still unconvinced, the old stick hammer thought: You really don't cry when you don't see the coffin, okay, since that's the case, I will let you lose convincingly.

"As we all know, the basis for evaluating a ginseng is not only its age, but also its five shapes, six bodies, and weight and other aspects for a comprehensive evaluation.

Similarly, No. 2 ginseng is also the most perfect five-shaped and six-body mallet I have ever seen in my life.

It is no exaggeration to say that this level of perfection is as perfect as a handicraft that has been carefully carved from the finest jade.

With this alone, the No. 2 ginseng can already make up for the difference of sixty or seventy years in ginseng.

It's just that the weight of the No. 2 ginseng is inferior to your No. 1 ginseng, so we deducted one point of points!"

"Even so, why is it a little higher than my ginseng seedlings!"

Seeing that Li Zhixian was still entangled, the old mallet was also a little annoyed, and said unceremoniously: "I said that your heart is so small, do you have to have your ginseng seedlings to get the first place to feel comfortable!"

Our jury was going to give it a perfect score, but it was because it was considered that it would cause some people like you to be unconvinced, so we only gave it a score of 99. ”

The old mallet's mood suddenly became a little excited, and he said loudly to Li Zhixian: "Let me tell you, just because this No. 2 ginseng has experienced a reincarnation in the process of growing up, it is a reincarnation ginseng that is rare to see in a thousand years, you say, isn't it as good as your one!"

Before the old mallet's words fell, the audience was shocked.

As we all know, any living thing in the world will go through a process from birth to growth and finally death, which is the law of nature, and no one can escape it.

The difference is that some have a short life course and are just short-lived;

Some organisms can grow for decades to centuries, or even thousands of years.

And ginseng is one of the representatives of these long-lived creatures.

As for why ginseng can grow for hundreds or thousands of years, there has been a saying that ginseng can be reborn for thousands of years.

In other words, when ginseng grows to the limit of its life, it will transform into the state it was in when it was first born and start a new life course again.

It's like the legend says that people can be reincarnated after death.

Sometimes, when the mountain is released, they find that some ginseng stems and leaves are just "two horns", but after digging out the soil, it is a seedling of ginseng.

It is speculated that this ginseng has undergone a cycle of life.

Some people even deduce that when a person is about to die, after taking a few pieces of ginseng soup, he can hang the last breath of his life and not die immediately, which is related to the "reincarnation" phenomenon of ginseng.

However, this phenomenon is too mysterious to be judged by scientific methods, so there are different opinions.

Some people believe that such a phenomenon exists;

And there are many people who are skeptical and negative.

Just like Li Zhixian now, after hearing the words of the old mallet, he shouted directly: "Impossible, where is there any reincarnation in this world! You are clearly looking for an excuse and want to use this legendary mysterious phenomenon to prevaricate." ”

The old stick mallet didn't bother to argue with Li Zhixian anymore, and said: "If I'm not mistaken, there is an old ginseng with a ginseng age of more than 1,000 years in the Black Mountain Ginseng Museum in your stick country."

I still remember that when you first took it out for exhibition, you swore at the press conference that this is a Sam King who has gone through five reincarnations, and also declared the Guinness Book of World Records for this, claiming to be the 'world's No. 1 Sam King'.

Now you are saying here that there is no possibility of reincarnation ginseng in this world, so do you think that the old ginseng in your collection in the Black Mountain Museum is fake?"

The words of the old mallet were like a slap in the face of Li Zhixian, which made his face feel hot and painful, and he couldn't close it with his mouth open.

He never thought that the old mallet would use this kind of trick of using the spear of the son and the shield of the attacker, so that he didn't know how to parry.

If you continue to deny this phenomenon of reincarnation, won't you also deny the existence of the 'world's No. 1 Sam King' in the Black Mountain Museum?

It is the "national treasure" of its own country, and it is the pride of the entire stick country. If you admit that you are a fake, the consequences are not something you can afford! I am afraid that I will be removed from the list of the Li family in Montenegro before I leave the country!

Li Zhixian didn't expect that he had made another stinky move, and the consequences were more serious than kneeling in public to apologize before, and he couldn't help but sweat beads on his forehead for a while.

After half a ring, he reluctantly defended: "How can you confuse the No. 2 ginseng in front of you with the world's No. 1 ginseng king of our stick country? These are completely different things!"