"Why don't you say it halfway? Hang people's appetite! Ann said dissatisfied.

"Heaven must not be divulged." Dai Mingdao shook his head and said lightly, and then changed the topic: "There is a birthday banquet to eat and a lively one to watch in the evening, how about it, are you interested?" ”

"Go, go!" As soon as he heard that there was excitement to see, An immediately signed up to participate; The other girls gladly agreed; It's a pity that Triss and their images are too shocking to accompany Demingdao and them to go, so they have to give up; There is a lot of and urine, and he pulls his front paws and pouts twice, but unfortunately Blaney is not here, and no one can understand his words, so he was directly ignored by Deming Dao.

When Li Lifei and the others came out of the life space, what they saw was the bus they had taken.

"I'll just say, how could this big profiteer throw away the 'Three Na Bai Lian Ding'?" Ann began with hindsight. completely forgot the regret and incomprehension she showed when she saw Dai Mingdao throw Xiaoding. If Li Lifei hadn't secretly dragged her, she would definitely have found Dai Mingdao's theory.

"'Three Na Bai Lian Ding' has all our belongings in it, how can I throw it away?" Deming glanced at An, "But I threw the lid away." Although the lack of a top cover for the 'Sanna Bai Refining Ding' does not affect its internal space, I can't refine the medicine without the Ding cover. Fortunately, I was prepared, and some time ago I refined the 'Gathering Energy to Destroy the Holy Tower' and the 'Yin Porcelain Smoke' for later use. ”

"Ah, the lid that was obtained by that leopard orc is genuine?" Everyone couldn't help but be shocked when they heard it. They all thought that the Xiaoding that Dai Mingdao took out was a fake, after all, his counterfeiting skills were very good.

Dai Mingdao shrugged his shoulders and said with a helpless expression: "With my technique of refining the 'Energy Absorption and Transformation Unit Modification', there is no problem in being a fake Xiaoding. As long as you carve a dark attribute development formation inside the small ding, you can achieve the effect of diverging a hazy gray mist. In order to be more realistic, I also specially made the appearance of Xiaoding potholed, full of the vicissitudes of time, but I encountered a problem when making the lid. It's not that the lid is so difficult to do, but the decorations such as animals, plants and patterns on the surface of the lid are too expressive, and each cover I refined last night didn't have that kind of free and easy charm, and a discerning person can tell the truth from the fake at a glance, no way, I had to cover it with a real lid~"

"I believe you're a ghost! Do you have some ulterior secrets, otherwise you would be willing to throw away such a valuable thing with your indefatigable character? With a wary expression on her face, An looked the man in front of her up and down.

"I'm just going to make a little foreshadowing for the 'Orc Queen Project', make a fuss......" Deming said with a choosing mouth, how do you feel that girls are becoming more and more difficult to deceive now.

"You can have your own plan, and we won't ask much." Li Lifei stopped Dai Mingdao from continuing, and changed the topic: "What's so lively to see this time?" ”

"Just wait, it's definitely a wonderful melon." Dai Mingdao said mysteriously, turned his head and asked Uncle Wang: "Uncle and aunt, where are we now?" ”

"It's almost time to get to the border crossing, so hurry up and prepare for the formalities. By the way, what about the little girl who was with you in the morning, hurry up and conjure her up. Uncle Wang reminded.

"Okay." Dai Mingdao nodded in agreement, and directly summoned Meng Yuanyun in the life space.

Everyone sat down in turn, went through the customs clearance procedures in order, and returned to Huaxia smoothly.

------------ Dividing Line------------

Today is a good day for the old man of the Duan family to live his life. As a famous family in the Tengchong realm, how can such a major event as longevity be sloppy? No, since today's breakfast, there has been a lot of traffic outside the gate of the Duan family, and there is an endless stream of guests who come to congratulate them, almost crowding the threshold. The guests are either in the same group or in groups, and the birthday gifts are carefully selected by everyone. The big guys are looking forward to the birthday gift in their hands being able to enter the eyes of Old Man Duan, so that they can get the support of Old Man Duan and the Duan family, and they will be able to rise smoothly from then on.

The activities for the old man's birthday are also very rich.

The continuous firecrackers set off the festive atmosphere; The dragon and lion dances at the gate took turns; The front yard is divided into two stages, east and west, and the east stage performs cross talk sketches, Chinese and Western songs and dances; The west stage is the traditional program of the local ethnic minorities in the southwest region.

Ordinary guests are arranged by the Duan family to enjoy theatrical performances in the front yard, and only some important guests will be arranged to sit in the hall. Those who are qualified to sit here are all figures with heads and faces on the ground in Tengchong: the first and second leaders of the local ZF; celebrities of the jade class; the elite of the business community; Tengchong land realm respected old-timers and so on.

But at this time, the hall is not like the front yard with gongs and drums, firecrackers and firecrackers, a joyful and lively scene, but the atmosphere here is extremely solemn, faintly mixed with a solemn atmosphere.

"Brother Duan, today is your birthday, we didn't want to mention such a serious matter, but you once said that your 80th birthday is the time to wash your hands. And the jade and jade association in the Tengchong realm cannot be left without an owner for a day, so we have to ask who will be in charge in the future? An old man with a horse face sat like a golden knife in the guest seat closest to Old Man Duan and asked loudly.

"Ten years ago, I had already set the rule that an open selection would be held every five years, and the most capable person would be the president of the Jade and Jade Association, and the second and third would become vice presidents. After today, I will naturally resign from the chairmanship and hold a new round of the president's selection competition on a later date, is there anything wrong with that? Old Man Duan looked displeased and said coldly.

"The selection should have been carried out half a month ago, but during the period of preparation for the trials, many of the raw materials that had been prepared for the trials were diverted for other purposes for various reasons, resulting in the fact that the trials have not been able to be carried out until now, Brother Duan, President Duan, don't you want to explain this?" The horse-faced old man was aggressive.

"Ma Mingwei, you have always been in charge of the preparation of the tryouts, and you blamed me for not doing your own thing? How unreasonable! Don't forget, I asked you about the preparation of the trial a month ago, but you perfunctory me on the grounds that the quantity of raw materials is insufficient and you are stepping up preparations, and now you blame me for hindering the progress of the competition? Potato, potato, I've never seen anyone so brazen as you! "How could Old Man Duan's irascible temper stand this kind of framing, and he immediately scolded him.

"What's the matter, Duan Donggua, do you want to do a fight? Come on, I'm not afraid of you! "Ma Lingyan is also a master who refuses to suffer, and he is about to go down when he rolls up his arms.

"Just do it, when did you do it when you were a little potato since you were a child? Look at me if I don't type out all your S today! Old Man Duan also got up and said cruel words.

"The two of you are both over one hundred and fifty years old, and it's not a shame to fight like two children at every turn?" On the other side, Feng Zijie, who was the third in line, stopped him and said, "If you want me to say, just take advantage of Brother Duan's birthday, and the local famous people will gather together, and we will settle the matter of the next president of the Jade Association." ”

"How?" The two elders asked in unison.

"Since he is the president of the Jade Association, he naturally starts from the jadeite. According to the usual practice, there are three major levels in the selection competition for the president of the Emerald Association: stone identification, design, and pricing.

Level 1: Identifying Stones. At the same time, all the contestants who signed up for the competition selected their favorite piece of on-site calcite among all the unopened window wool in the venue, and those who came out of the green passed the test, and those who did not come out of the green were eliminated. the ability and luck of the participants in this level of postgraduate examination;

Level 2: Design. Three pieces of jade that have been processed but not carved are placed in the field, and the contestants who pass the first level can play freely and design according to the shape of the blank. The score of the design drawing is divided into two types: design score and loss score. The design score is 70 out of 70 points; The loss score is 30 out of 30 points. The more exquisite the design, the higher the design score; The lower the loss, the higher the loss score. The sum of the scores obtained from the design drawings of the three blanks is the total score. The player with the highest total score will advance. Half of the contestants are eliminated in this level. The level of understanding and design ability of the participants in this level of postgraduate examination on the production of jadeite products;

Level 3: Pricing. In the closed venue, there are various grades of jadeite products, some real and some fake, some large and some small. Contestants enter the venue in turn, and they need to choose the most valuable piece in the venue in the shortest possible time. Whoever picks correctly and takes less time will get the higher the score. The top three with the highest self-pickup score in this level will be eliminated from the others. The highest score is the next president of the Jade Association, and the second and third are the vice presidents. This level is a comprehensive strength pass, which not only tests the eyesight but also the knowledge reserve of jadeite.

Now that the number of raw materials collected by the second brother is not enough and the venue is limited, we can modify the rules of the competition and merge the three levels into one:

Participants can bring their own wool or choose the wool we provide for the competition, once selected, it cannot be changed. Contestants will cut, design, and produce selected wool, and we will finally select the three most valuable as the top three. Of course, considering that some people are not good at cutting and making, we can also provide professionals to serve them. ”

The third Feng Zijie continued: "The three of us will not participate in this selection competition, so let's leave the opportunity to the younger generations who are in their prime of life." What do the two brothers think of this arrangement? ”

After pondering for a while, and after discussing with all the guests present, they all felt that Feng Laosan's method was time-saving and labor-saving, and there was nothing wrong with it, so they immediately made some modifications and improvements, and continued to implement it.

Since this was an impromptu tryout, it required a certain amount of preparation and notice, so the tryout was scheduled for the evening. The second child, Ma Lingyan, took people to the association's warehouse to transport raw materials; Others have informed everyone about the new president selection competition. For a while, the wind was surging on the ground in Tengchong, and the young and middle-aged people who had the ability and financial resources to participate in this competition rushed to Duan's house with their belongings.