Dongfang Guan Yuan concentrated on cultivation in the inn, while the quiet knife went to collect all kinds of information about the national warrior selection competition.

Although Quiet Knife is not strong, he is a good hand at collecting information, and he soon got a lot of information, which he simply screened and sorted out and told his eldest brother.

"Beishan is about fifty miles away from the national city, there is a huge square at the foot of Beishan, enough to accommodate 100,000 people, and now it is crowded with people, there will be a large number of fires every day, life and death at every turn, and each small scene is also extremely tragic, not only to face monsters, but also to beware of other players' sneak attacks, there are many people who speculate that the reason why the system arranges such a long waiting period is to let players kill each other and eliminate some people first. ”

Dongfang Guan Yuan smiled: "I'm surprised, all the gates have been opened, even players who have just entered the game will not be able to arrive in ten days, hehe, let them kill!"

"Big brother, there's one thing that I think is very strange. ”

"What's the matter?"

"There's a list of players with the names of the top 100 players on it, and your name on it. ”

"What's so strange about this?" Dongfang Guan Yuan was puzzled, the last pass of Wudian Mountain in the four major passes, he was the main force to break through the pass, and it was reasonable to rank among the top 100.

"It's not surprising that the big brother is in the top hundred, it's strange that the master list itself is weird. The quiet knife said: "This master list shouldn't exist! With so many players, even if someone is willing to spend a lot of manpower to collect information, it is impossible to be so comprehensive." ”

"You mean, this list made by the game system?"

"Quite possibly! The rankings of this master list change every day, and some masters have just disappeared from the list for some reason, and must have been killed, I guess this is another way to encourage players to kill each other. ”

"Yes, this list will definitely provoke competition among the masters on the list, and these people will inevitably cause the jealousy of the masters who are not on the list, but, why does the system do this?

The quiet knife sneered: "The master who can survive is the real master!" Like the eldest brother, it is the wisest, there is never a shortage of masters among the players, and in the national war, you can have the last laugh if you are not high-strength, otherwise why bother to conduct a selection competition, just take the top ten on the master list!"

"Don't compliment me. Dongfang Guan Yuan smiled: "I am blind and in order to avoid the pursuit of warlock masters, so I will nest here." ”

"Big brother, don't hide it from me, I know that you are cultivating a special ability, consuming so many wisdom pills every day, even a warlock will not do this, and you are not a warlock, this ability must be very powerful. ”

Dongfang Guan Yuan couldn't help but smile bitterly, his daily knowledge of about fifty Wisdom Pills was fed to the little python dragon! Although the depletion cultivation method could enhance spiritual power, the wisdom pill did not play a role, although the little python dragon was a little clearer than before, but the five-section sword showed no signs of recovery.

He thought about it for a while and decided to tell his brother some truths: "I'm using a special method to cultivate spiritual power, but the progress is very slow, and it doesn't help my strength much. ”

"Can you cultivate spiritual power?" the quiet knife was surprised, delighted, and envious, "Big brother, you are really good! I heard that only warlocks have a way to cultivate spiritual power." ”

"Nothing, this method I came up with by myself, not only to enhance mental power, but also to enhance physical fitness, but the effect is very slow, if you want to learn, I can teach you. ”

"Of course I want to learn! Good big brother, you can teach me!"

Dongfang Guan Yuan was not stingy, and explained the depletion cultivation method in detail to the quiet knife, and finally said: "With the help of a warlock friend, there is a special way to consume spiritual power, I'm afraid you can't, but you can use the depletion cultivation method to enhance your physique." ”

The quiet knife said: "Big brother, I also have a way to consume mental power, but not as fast as you." ”

"Oh, in what way?"

"Big brother, in fact, I am also a wise man, but my ability is not very good. ”

"You are also a wise man?" Dongfang Guan Yuan was surprised, "What special abilities do you have." ”

"I have good hearing, I can also hear ultrasound, and I can also hear infrasound. ”

"You can hear the ultrasound too?"

"Of course, otherwise how can I make those ultrasonic items!" "The quiet knife said stupidly, "It's just that this ability doesn't help much with strength, and it's not as comprehensive as the big brother's ability." ”

Dongfang Guan Yuan also felt a little strange about himself, he not only had good hearing, but also good eyesight, and his reaction speed was not slow, although these abilities were not as strong as some wise people, but they were very comprehensive, and the main special ability was premonition, although it was not particularly prominent, but it had already shown its strength, compared with other abilities, it was not at the same level at all, as long as there was a way to exercise this ability, let it grow, it was definitely an extremely perverted ability, but so far, there was no way to enhance this ability.

He asked, "Then how do you consume mental power?"

"Focus! I just need to concentrate on listening to the ultrasound or infrasound, and it will constantly drain my mental energy. The quiet knife suddenly shouted: "Boss, don't you use ultrasound to identify your position, don't you need to consume mental energy?"

"No, that's my instinct. ”

"Ahh ”

Dongfang Guan Yuan smiled slightly, this is a natural qualification, no one can help it, he asked, "How much do I rank on the master list?"

The quiet knife suddenly became excited: "Big brother, when I watched it for the first time a few days ago, big brother, you were still ranked forty-seventh, and today you have risen to thirty-fifth!"

Dongfang Guan Yuan's heart sank: "In other words, in the past few days, there have been twelve masters who are ranked higher than me who have died and withdrawn!"

"Let them die!" "Quiet Knife said nonchalantly: "Most of these masters are old players, they are accumulated by time, they don't have much potential, no matter how much they die, it's not too much, it's best to die more than half of them, so that the eldest brother will directly rank in the top ten." ”

Dongfang Guan Yuan shook his head secretly, of course the knife would be towards him.

The quiet knife said angrily: "Big brother, there are many people who inquire about your news, they have ill intentions, and they are not good things!"

Dongfang Guan Yuan smiled: "Let's ignore him, standing in front of them anyway, I can't recognize me, Xiaodao, is there any other news?"

Quiet Knife shook his head: "Yes, there are all kinds of rumors, but I judge that they are all false, and they are all conjecture of some people, but I have heard some reliable information." ”

"Oh, what's the news?"

"According to many old players who have entered this game scene before, the tryout is generally divided into two parts, one of which is specifically for the player's masters, and the national warriors will generally be selected among these masters, and the scenes of this part are completely different every time, without a trace, and the other part is for ordinary players, it is said that most of them are a combination of various small scenes that already exist in the game, but the monsters in it will be strengthened to a considerable extent. ”

Dongfang Guan Yuan nodded, he also heard Yi Changhong say something similar, so he said: "Then you collect more information on various small scenes, and strive to pass the test on your own." ”

The quiet knife said a little lazily: "Anyway, the eldest brother can invite me, it doesn't matter if I can't pass the level, I'd better collect more information for the eldest brother." ”

Dongfang Guan Yuan was secretly funny, the quiet knife's playful attitude was somewhat similar to that of the flower smile, but the flower smile was very grinning, and it didn't matter what happened, while the quiet knife was more careful and had a very persistent goal.

After that, Dongfang Guan Yuan continued to cultivate, and the quiet knife continued to inquire about the news, a small person like him, no one paid attention to him, let alone killed him for the sake of ranking, and he was also very alert and slippery.

As the days passed, the quiet knife heard more news, especially the information of the masters ranked before the eldest brother, and focused on collecting it to provide reference for the eldest brother, but Dongfang Guan Yuanyi was only passing the level, and he was not interested in the number of national scholars, so he didn't care much.

As time goes on, the smell of gunpowder between players becomes stronger and stronger, especially those who are at the top of the rankings, many of them are closed, and there are a large number of younger brothers to protect them, and the fight has expanded to duels between various forces, and a large number of players die and quit every day.

By the day before the trials, Dongfang Guan Yuan's ranking had risen to twenty-sixth.

While players are dying in large numbers, the mortality rate of masters is decreasing.

Early in the morning of the day of the trials, Dongfang Guan Yuan and the quiet knife brothers rushed to Beicheng, and at this time, all the streets were covered with soldiers who were ready to fight, with strong crossbows and strong arrows, and bright armor, and it was strictly forbidden to fight any fight.

Dongfang Guan Yuan has a cold and arrogant chivalrous appearance, which makes people look at it and avoid it from afar.

The quiet knife also changed his words, calling his sister not his brother, but every time he was commensurate with his eldest sister, he would show a bad smile, Dongfang Guan Yuan put himself in a state of dual-mindedness, his mood was calm, and he didn't care about it.

It took more than an hour for the two to arrive at the square at the foot of the North Mountain, and the selection competition had begun.

On the north side of the hill in the square, a row of neat rooms was added at some point, with hundreds of identical arched doorways, and nothing could be seen in the darkness of the doorways, and there was a team of soldiers on each side of each doorway to guard and maintain order, and players lined up in hundreds of long lines to flock to these doorways.

As soon as the player enters the door, they disappear immediately, and the players behind follow at a very fast speed, and the players at the back of the line don't have to wait long, so there is no crowding and confusion.

However, one player reached out to touch the soldier's chin to tease, and was immediately shot into a hedgehog, which made the atmosphere of the whole square tense, and no one dared to move, and honestly lined up to walk to the entrance.

Dongfang Guan Yuan was in front, and the quiet knife followed.

When Dongfang Guan Yuan stepped in, the quiet knife suddenly said loudly: "Brother, I wish you a smooth victory in the national scholar quota!"