Chapter Ninety-Two: Promotion
The day after that, Wei Ziheng locked himself in his room, thinking about some questions. Wang Xu also seemed to go to the house rented by the Mo family outside the city and discussed it carefully with the Mo family giant, Mo Zhai, and finally came back like a lost soul.
Wei Ziheng asked curiously, "How is it?" How do you feel? β
Wang Xu shook his head slowly, as if he hadn't come back to his senses yet: "I only know now how naΓ―ve I am, as if I think that my thoughts can form a thought in front of others, and I am nothing."
Since it is an idea, how to propagate it and make a part of the world believe, but it seems that what I am doing is nothing. This Mo family is too complete, he is ready to become everyone, and it is only a matter of time before he is next. β
Wei Ziheng said with a smile: "In fact, the Mo family has proved to people that there are many kinds of ideas in the world, depending on what direction you stand in, you can't deny yourself like this, I think some of the things you once told me seem to have some truth."
For me, it's actually like an extra way of thinking. You can't look at the problem from the same perspective, maybe you will find different points. β
Wang Xu didn't seem to want to continue talking, but wanted to think quietly. To be honest, Wang Xu does have some thoughts and thoughts, but he can't express them clearly. Maybe you can talk about things, but if you want to become a master of thought, Wang Xu, there is still a long way to go.
The appearance of this Mo family may be to tell Wang Xu, as well as those in the world who want to become masters of thought, that it is best to have ideas, but how to act is true. The physical practice of the Mohists is a very important point. Doing things with one's own behavior has become a criterion to announce to the world that Mohist thought is like this, so that others can see it in their eyes and be easily convinced.
At the same time, today is the last day of the Famous Sword Conference, and the quota of 500 promotions is about to appear, which is also a major event that is about to happen in Linzi City of Qi State. All eyes are on tonight.
After tonight, the 500 places will be revealed, and at the same time, some temporary martial arts arenas outside the city will also be canceled, and the next battles will be mainly concentrated in several large martial arts arenas on the edge of the city, as well as several large martial arts arenas inside the city. After all, a five-on-five team battle requires a relatively large space.
Regarding the site transformation, Mingjiantang has proposed some relevant methods, depending on how these relevant personnel of Qi State carry out.
Wei Ziheng, Wang Xu, Sun Qi, Qinglian, Sun Yue, and the five people sat together and ate dinner together.
Wei Ziheng said with great concern: "Senior brother, how is your injury?" β
Sun Qi waved his arm very vigorously and said: "It's okay, it's all skin injuries, I've almost recovered from the repairs in the past few days, and I'm looking forward to this second round of the game." β
Qinglian and Sun Yue, the two women, looked more elegant when eating, gently picked up the porcelain bowl, and ate there in small bites.
Wang Xu's mind seems to be studying his so-called ideological theories for the past few days, after all, seeing the almost complete idea of having no home, he also feels that he needs to make some practical efforts.
Wei Ziheng, a group of people ate the food slowly, and some of the meals prepared for the envoys of various countries in the Qi State were really good. There are some local specialties and delicacies of Qi country, which are not only delicious meat, but also have an endless aftertaste.
After eating, a group of people slowly came to the streets, because soon the list of the top 500 will be posted in the streets of the city.
A group of people walked around the Linzi City of Qi in twos and threes, Sun Yue and Qinglian, who have been getting along like sisters these days, they walked together, holding hands in the city to find some jewelry and wearables. They came to a small shop, took a fancy to a very beautiful hairpin, held it in their hands and loved it, and wanted to gently put it on their heads and look at each other. Let out some sloppy laughter from time to time.
I don't know how long it took, and then some soldiers of the Qi Kingdom ran over with some wooden notices. They hung a large wooden notice board in different places in the streets and alleys of the city, in some lively places.
This is the top 500 players who advanced to the second round of this famous sword competition.
For a short time, the crowd flocked to the city, desperately trying to see which 500 people were on several wooden signs. At the same time, there are also many swordsmen who want to see if they have succeeded in making the cut. Those who have won seven and eight are desperately watching. Those under six wins have little hope, while those with ten wins, while those with 10 wins, while resting on their laurels, still want to see which of the best players will meet them in the second round, and be ready to team up at any time. Because tomorrow they will be grouped and at the same time there will be a second round. So tonight is a great and only opportunity to find your teammates.
Fortunately, there were enough of these wooden signs, which greatly dispersed some of the crowd. Wei Ziheng, standing behind with his feet on his feet, desperately looked at those wooden signs, because of the lights at night, the light emitted by those flames was indeed limited, and many places were a little farther away, and he couldn't see it clearly, so he needed to take a few more steps inside.
I don't know how long I squeezed in the crowd, but I finally finished reading the list of 500 people. As they expected, all five of them advanced. And the ranking is not low. Among them, Qinglian had the highest ranking, in the 50s, and most of them were a reason for the end of the battle in two days. And Wei Ziheng himself ranked in the top 70.
Out of a total of 500 players, about 140 won ten in a row, then 270 won nine, and in the end, only more than 80 were the first eight-win players.
Such a ratio of people is really a bit unimaginable, and in previous years, there have been quite a few people who have won eight in the first round. This year, there are only more than 80 people, which shows how high the standard is this year.
Wei Ziheng looked at the huge wooden sign carefully, and couldn't help but turn around and say to Sun Qi: "There seems to be something in this sword conference this year, let's prepare well." β
Sun Qi smiled indifferently and said, "There's no need to be afraid, can't you still deal with this little scene?" Think about it, how many people in this world have practiced since childhood like us? There are very few of us who are gifted, and I am not being immodest, but I am just telling a fact. Go for it! β
Wei Ziheng stood in place, looked at the sign again, and muttered, "I hope we don't be in a group with those strong people." β
The next day was still the huge central square in the Linzi City of Qi State, and the Prime Minister of Qi State, Liu Department, walked out in a graceful manner, he was wearing extremely graceful and luxurious aristocratic clothes, standing on a high platform, announcing the start of the second round of the competition: "Ladies and gentlemen, the first round of the Famous Sword Conference has come to an end, and we have selected 500 elite powerhouses from nearly 4,000 people. to compete in the second round of the competition.
We can see that your enthusiasm is high, your desire for victory is longing, and it just so happens that this sword conference has given you a chance to make a name for yourself. Next, please select your group of five to register on stage, and we will be in front of the crowd. β
On the square, there are 500 elite and strong people standing bustlingly, they are both men and women, all of whom are very young. There are rules in the Famous Sword Tournament that people over the age of 40 are not allowed to participate, and those who have reached the finals before are not allowed to participate. Under such regulations, the contestants of each edition are all new talents, ranging from young talents to veterans who have participated in several editions.
Wei Ziheng, Sun Qi, Wang Xu, Qinglian, Sun Yue, the five of them formed a group early, after all, in a competition like this, especially in the second round, it is better to find talents who know each other.
This concept is also recognized by most people, for example, Yue Wang Bajian, who has always made people feel a little distorted, has actually formed a group with Zhong Ren in order to join forces.
The four of the Eight Swords of the King of Yue and Zhong Ren walked onto the rostrum very domineeringly, directly reported their names, and became the first group to be determined.
Next are the five people led by Xiao Qi, among the five of them, in addition to Xiao Qi, there are two young masters of Yunmeng, and the remaining two are also young talents from the Chu State. What is frightening is that these five people have all achieved ten wins in two days, with sharp eyes and awe-inspiring momentum.
Then there were some other groups that had been assigned early, and they more or less seemed to know each other to form a group, and then they went to the stage to register.
Gu Tianjing and his younger brother Gu Jue, as well as the new generation of masters of the three peasant families. Of these three peasant people, two won only nine.
Zhang Bairen also appeared, and there were three people behind him who were all young masters of some other sects in the Qin State, and only one was from the Mountains and Rivers Hall of their Qin State. In addition to this person, the other four, including Zhang Bairen, have won all ten in a row. Only he got nine wins.
Shaoxin, as one of Bai Yu's new generation of masters, naturally united a five-person group centered on Bai Yu, and their five-person group of the Jianghu sect looked a little weaker, one person only had eight wins, three of them had only nine wins, and only one person had ten wins.
An outstanding disciple of Taoism, Daoyi also united some Taoist disciples to participate in the second round of this famous sword conference. The disciples of the Taoist family performed well in the first round of this year's Famous Sword Tournament, with four of the five players winning ten consecutive victories, and one having the same nine victories.
There are many outstanding disciples of Confucianism, although they are the organizers of this famous sword conference, and how many people are sent, but there are still many outstanding people. The Confucian Tianzi Ming is one of them, and what is surprising is that the number of Confucians participating in the second round this time has reached more than ten, forming a total of five people and three groups.
At the same time, there is also the flood as the host, as the great faction of the rivers and lakes. Hong Huang has a lot of participants this time, and like Confucianism, the number of people who advance to the second round is extremely large. There were nearly 20 people in total, forming a whole four groups.
After all, those sects that came from afar were all elite disciples who had selected their own sects and worked tirelessly to come to Linzi in the Qi Kingdom. Unlike the flood famine, which is close to the doorstep, the disciples around him can sign up at will if they want to participate. Excluding those with inferior swordsmanship, it is not surprising that there are many people who have entered the second round.
But at the same time, what is surprising is that Wei Ziheng saw Zhao Lei and Liu Liang in the crowd, although the two of them were defeated by themselves, they both successfully entered the second round. They don't seem to have found anyone they know and are randomly teaming up.
Of course, there are some other Jianghu sects from all over China, and they more or less no one forms a five-person group, usually two or three, and then looks for teammates who match their strength.
Usually two sects work together to form a group of five and advance to the second round together. Wei Ziheng and his entourage also stepped forward to register, which made the spectators present and other swordsmen very envious, there were actually two women in their five-person team, which immediately attracted a lot of discussions, but most of these words were envy.
Wei Ziheng and his entourage slowly ended up in a somewhat embarrassing scene.
There are still a lot of people on the field, and they are trying to find a way to form random teams.
And Chifeng, who came from Wu League, also casually found four people to form a team at this time, and among these four people was Liu Liang, who seemed to be deeply loved by Chifeng with a heavy sword. Except for one person, who got ten wins, the others only got nine wins, and overall the strength is not bad.