Seeing him shake his head, the soul fingerprint was not surprised. After the disappointment in her heart faded away, she calmed down a lot and was about to answer, but there was an exclamation from the direction of the trestle not far away, and several people couldn't help but stop and look in that direction.

Fang Plover saw a long white mark of water in the long lake, rolled up a huge wave, and pushed it in the direction of the embankment, pushing the sailboats anchored in the harbor to move backwards one after another, huddle each other, and the waves swept on the pillars of the trestle, splashing the water from a height of a foot.

He also saw many people gathered around the dock, looking in the direction of the lake, where something seemed to have dived under the water, and there were still large and small whirlpools, and this strange scene lasted for a while before it gradually subsided.

"That thing is here again." Mu Lan also looked in that direction and said.

"The thing?"

"Koras, the 'god' of the fishmen," replied Chickpea, "but nothing more than a usurpative monster for them." ”

Fang Plover then remembered that Van Rick's famous 'flood' was actually the echinoderm people in the lake, these uncivilized aquatic creatures inhabited the south of the Yangtze River, often attacking villages and cities in the coastal areas, and when they flooded, even ports like Van Rick were not at peace.

The last time they made a stir was thirteen years ago during the Battle of Byrne, and after a purge they disappeared for several years, and in the blink of an eye, another decade had passed. It seems that these fish-people have multiplied in the past ten years, and they have made a comeback.

However, the 'flood' was a headache for Van Rik's officials, and it was just a small episode for them, and a few people left the docks, and the soul fingerprints explained to him about the current exhibition match:

"The Continental League's exhibition matches don't happen every year, so it's normal that you don't know about it. It is actually a play-off of the continental league, and it has a certain performance nature, so it is called an exhibition game. The main match of the continental league is generally divided into two home and away games, each with only one game each, and the competition items are determined by the local artisan association. However, the exhibition tournament is different in that it actually has the intention of showing the alchemist profession to the public, so the competition is generally more basic and simple, but it is divided into three competitions. ”

"These three scenes are generally words and carved arrays, materials and structures, and the making of magic guides, in short, the usual process of alchemy is displayed in front of the public. Like the main competition, the exhibition competition also tests the strength of the team, not the individual, after all, its purpose is to measure the overall level of alchemy in a region—"

"So the game is still evenly scored, and everyone can only play a maximum of two of the three games. The specific rules of the game are that each team plays four players, and after removing the highest score, the average score of the remaining three is the final score of a group. Only the top 30 are recorded in this match, so our group score must go to the top 30 to move on to the next match. ”

"After three matches, the final winner will be decided, and in addition to the rewards of the Southern Alchemist League, the winner will have a chance to challenge a team in the main competition. During the last two races, the Kaulin-Ishurian Artisans Association also visited and selected the competitors who could go to Ossyra as substitutes. ”

"This is a kind of checking and filling in the gaps," Hearing the soul fingerprint say this, Mu Lan interjected: "But in fact, it is not necessarily necessary to select a substitute, it depends on the actual level of the contestants in this year's exhibition competition, and if it is a year with outstanding results in the main competition, the exhibition competition is generally not held." ”

When Fang Yu heard this, he also understood that the so-called exhibition match was actually just an alternative selection. He couldn't help but think of the Craftsman Challenge he had participated in at Traveler's Rest, and it seemed like the second time he had participated in such a competition.

After experiencing the Hall of Thousand Gates, Fang Yu basically had a relatively comprehensive understanding of his own strength, especially the strength of the alchemy foundation. A small game like this was actually not challenging for him at all, and he only realized before leaving Nevad that Odin asked him to come to the south to participate in this competition, most of which was just a casual one.

In fact, it was just a matter of asking him to do Ragnarok's team a favor, and then the two sides were 'at loggerheads'. Of course, Fang Yu faintly felt that the other party might have another meaning by letting him go south, but the other party was writing a reply to him unclearly, and he never replied after that.

However, he originally thought that he would be able to lead Ragnarok's team to win the championship without much effort, and even had the suspicion of beating children, but now after listening to the description of the game by the soul fingerprint, he realized that it was not so simple.

Because according to this rule, most of his results are canceled and invalid, and not every game can be played.

Only then could he not help but ask, "So what is the strength of the rest of our team?" ”

These words made everyone look at him strangely, and Cui Ning rolled his eyes even more.

However, the soul fingerprint was calm, and only introduced the situation of the team to him, there were six people in their team, and if there were three people on each game, plus him as a substitute, they had to be rotated once to meet the rules.

But the difference in individual strength in the team, good steel naturally has to be used on the blade, so she plans to substitute in the first game, she glanced at Fang Yuan, in her original preparation, this is probably the only chance for this young man to play.

This game uses two veterans of Mu Lan and MTT as double insurance, even if there is something wrong with Fang Yuan's side, there is finally someone who can raise his average score. As for the second game, Trining, Dill and Chickpea are the odd soldiers, and it just so happens that Dill has an excellent talent for materials science and can avoid her weak projects.

If this is arranged, they will have a lot of time in the last game, and they can be on the other hand depending on the situation, because everyone still has a chance to play.

After saying this, the soul fingerprint looked at Fang Yu again, and said in a low voice: "Back to the inn later, we will give you a small quiz first." ”

Fang Yu understood in his heart, as an outsider, it was reasonable for these people to look at the level of his new teammate.

He also secretly admired in his heart that Ragnarok was worthy of the Grand Guild, and the leader of a small team was so cautious - knowing that he was personally selected by Odin, and that he had entered the Hall of a Thousand Gates, the King of Warriors would not be unaware of his level compared to this small competition.

But even so, the team leader lady still dared to question the president's decision to test his strength, such a professional attitude is really amazing.

However, after a while, Fang Yu realized that his thoughts seemed to be a little problematic.

The place where they stayed, in the heart of Van Rik, was called the 'Long Lake Hotel' – a hotel with quite a bit of history, of course, it has history, it doesn't mean it's plain - and in fact, in the whole area of the south bank of the Long Lake, this hotel is also a luxury hostel with a name.

At least Fang Plover had never lived in such a luxurious place since Grande and his party, and when he stepped inside, the resplendent interior almost dazzled his eyes - Fang Plover couldn't help but look around, and his hillbilly's actions obviously caused Mu Lan to laugh for a while.

As for Cui Ning and Chickpeas, hurry up and take two more steps forward, for fear that others will recognize them together. Almost all of the people who come and go in the Long Lake Hotel are celebrities, either nobles, merchants, or, like them, the teams of the Grand Guild.

The contestants knew each other well and often said hello to each other – which also gave Fang Yu an idea of who these people were.

Rose Crusader, Crown of the Silver Forest, Silver Vislan, Godkiller......

Plus Ragnarok, the ten major guilds, came six. However, Fang Yu took a look, there didn't seem to be any familiar faces inside, and even the craftsmen in the crown of the silver forest didn't have Wu Di and Liuliyue in it, and those alchemists made him shake his head when he saw it—it was far from the level of Wu Di and Liuliyue.

It looks like it's just a small game.

None of the major guilds used their main craftsmen in this game, which is also in line with his perception of the Continental League, and this long-standing game is actually a grudge between Rotao, Kaurin-Ihurian, and the Osyria. In other words, its influence among the aborigines is far greater than its influence among the elect.

Although Xingmen Port also broadcasts this competition, it is not one of the 'compulsory subjects' of the Grand Guild.

Before entering the team lounge, the soul fingerprint suddenly said to Mu Lan: "You go and prepare the word and talisman tools." Mu Lan nodded, hearing the words and the talisman array tools, Fang Yu paused for a moment, and some unpleasant premonitions rose in his heart.

But after a while, the hunch became a reality.

In the lounge, he looked at the pile of tools on the table, and then at the soul fingerprints and Mu Lan and the others in front of him, and the shock in his heart was-you guys will take the exam for me? Single words and carved arrays, although there are also such trial items in the Hall of a Thousand Doors, can it be the same?

Not to mention that in the Hall of a Thousand Gates, single words and carved arrays are the foundation of the foundation, and generally speaking, single words and engraved arrays are the basic assessment of alchemist apprentices, not to mention eighteenth, even alchemists above level five rarely assess such items.

He couldn't help but look at these people, wondering if it was because he had made them wait for a long time in vain, so the other party deliberately used such an assessment to tease him.

But looking at the serious look of the soul fingerprint, it doesn't seem to look very similar.

A doubt suddenly rose in Fang Yu's heart, but he didn't speak, he just picked up the alchemy carving knife, and he was not careless - but with a serious attitude in the Hall of a Thousand Doors, he carved it on the red gold plate one by one, but the carved array and words were as simple as eating and drinking water for him at this moment.

In just a few moments, the array was formed.

Then it was the turn of the others to be surprised.

Mu Lan also opened her mouth - thinking that there was such a moment of time, wouldn't it be perfunctory? She subconsciously wanted to remind this young man that their team leader was a very strict person, but before she could exit, Fang Yu had already handed over the red gold plate.

provoked her to glare at Fang Yu angrily.

And the soul fingerprint didn't say a word, just picked up the red gold plate engraved with the formation pattern and looked at it.

Then she raised her head, and with a puzzled look in her eyes, she looked at the young man in front of her. Like Fang Yuan, she also reacted in her heart - from this direction others could not see the carved array in her hand, but she could see it clearly as a reviewer - it was an almost perfect formation.

There is nothing strange about the perfect array, alchemists with several years of experience, including her, including Mu Lan and MTT, can almost easily draw such an alchemy array, but the speed is not as fast as the young man in front of him.

The only problem is that the level of Fang Yuan's performance obviously surprised her.

The soul fingerprint put down the stereotype in his hand, and in turn covered it, and suddenly said to Fang Yu: "We are ready for the next assessment." ”

"Next assessment?" Mu Lan paused for a moment, where is there the next assessment, the previous soul fingerprint asked her to prepare the assessment of the single word and the engraved formation, because she only planned to let this teenager play the first game. I never told her that there was any next assessment.

But the soul fingerprint glanced back at her, frightened Mu Lan, and hurriedly closed his mouth and honestly prepared for the next assessment - as for what the next assessment was, of course, it was done according to the competition.

And half an hour later—

There was silence in the room.

The soul fingerprint looked at the stereotype, then at the purified material on the side, and at the last half-finished magician. After a long while, she raised her head to look at Fang Yuan, and suddenly asked an irrelevant question: "Are you from the north?" ”

This question made everyone else flutter slightly.

Fang Yu nodded.

"Who's in charge of contacting you?"

Fang Yu put down the carving knife in his hand, looked at the other party, and then took the initiative to ask, "Wait a minute, didn't Mr. Odin mention it to you?" This was also the doubt in his mind before, and he suddenly realized it - these people seemed to have some slight misunderstanding of his origins.

Cui Ning laughed 'sneer' when he heard this.

But the soul fingerprint turned around and gave him a stern look, which frightened the young man and hurriedly restrained his smile. Then she turned her head and asked, "Have you ever seen the moon set?" ”

"Falling moon?"

Fang Yu was stunned.

"He's the contact person in charge of this game," Mu Lan couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw Fang Yu like this: "He is an official of the Seventh Regiment, and each of us is in contact with him, hasn't he contacted you?" ”

Only then did Fang Yu understand that he was the leader of Ragnarok's academy, but how could he have met this person, he was not a member of Ragnarok, and he came to participate in this competition, in fact, Odin personally contacted him.

"I was contacted by Mr. Odin," he replied, "after we parted in Nevad, I went all the way to this place, and I did not see any other Ragnarok officials in between. ”

He paused: "Mr. Odin didn't talk to you about it?" ”

The soul fingerprint lowered his long eyelashes, thought for a moment and replied, "Luoyue did say that you were the person personally arranged by the president, and he asked us to pick you up, but we haven't met the president himself. ”

"You're not from Dulun?" This time it was Fang Yuan's turn to be a little surprised.

"Of course not," Cui Ning replied coldly, "We came all the way from Elpahim. ”

"And the president is no longer in Dulun." Chickpeas also answered.

"What?" Fang Yu was taken aback again: "Mr. Odin is no longer in Dulun, where did he go?" ”

Soul Fingerprint shook his head: "No one knows, the Star Gate Harbor side sent a warning to the top electors of several major trade unions, and the chairman left Dulun shortly after that. ”

It was something that Fang Yu didn't know at all, and he realized that he had been in the Thousand Gates Hall for a few months, and it seemed that the outside world was not completely as calm as it was rumored. Only then did he realize that it was no wonder that Ms. Xiao Jiu left the fairy residence in such a hurry-

Presumably because of this incident.

He couldn't help but be silent for a moment, Odin had written back to him without a clue, only saying that someone would pick him up at Van Rik - but he didn't ask him about the results of the Hall of a Thousand Doors, and he didn't seem to care about what had happened to Rhea at the Summer Tower the day before he left.

He originally thought that the other party didn't care about his grades, thinking that he couldn't pass through a few doors. But now it seems that this is not the case, but I don't know what happened on the side of Xingmen Harbor, so I recalled people in such a hurry.

You know, the South is also in chaos right now.

And when he was thinking, the soul fingerprint had already raised his head, and his voice softened a lot: "Ed, your level is quite good, it seems that we need to reformulate our strategy about the game next." She looked at Fang Yu and said, "You go and rest first, and we will prepare a joining ceremony for you in the evening." ”

Fang Yu shook his head helplessly, it was not bad. He was afraid of scaring these people, but he didn't do his best, otherwise with his level in the Hall of a Thousand Doors, he was afraid that he could play with a single word and a carved array, but that in itself was not in line with his character.

It's just that he didn't have any intention of joining the team at the moment, and he didn't come back from the previous impact, so he couldn't help but mention: "By the way, Miss Soul Fingerprint, I don't have an official identity for the competition...... Did Mr. Odin tell you about this? ”

He thought to himself that Odin hadn't even mentioned it, and that it would be a lot of fun.

Fortunately, the King of Warriors was obviously not careless to this extent, and the soul fingerprint nodded: "It's already arranged, Ragnarok is taking a specific quota, not a list of contestants, you only need to report your name at that time." ”

Fang Yu couldn't help but be stunned, it turned out to be as simple as that.

He couldn't help but sigh to himself, the privileges of the Great Guild were really useful.

……

"It's a lot better than I imagined," Mu Lan watched Fang Yu leave, and couldn't help but sigh: "Although it's not handsome, it's quite cute, senior sister fingerprint, his strength seems to be okay——"

She said, looking back at the others. But I found that the room was quiet for a while. Not only the soul fingerprints, but neither Chickpea nor Dill spoke, and the girl picked up the purified materials on the table with a thoughtful look.

Only Cui Ning couldn't help but ask, "You don't really think that he was contacted by the president personally, right?" ”

"Or else?" Chickpea replied, "You mean he's lying to us?" ”

Cui Ning couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

No one would tell such a lie that can be pierced with a single poke, although the president is not there, but as long as you ask Luo Yue and other officials, the facts will be clear?

The soul fingerprint glanced at them, picked up the red gold plate on the table, and the strength shown by Fang Yu made her relax a lot. However, she still kept a straight face and said to the others: "Don't discuss this matter, the president's business has nothing to do with you, and honestly think about the next game." ”

This sentence is a summary of this quiz.

The others didn't dare to refute it, because the other party was not only the leader of the team, but also a senior member of Ragnarok. They looked at each other and said no more. Cui Ning shook his head, still leaving alone.

And Mu Lan dragged Dill, saying that he was going to help the new team members prepare a reception banquet, but the latter looked helpless, but he couldn't resist his 'senior'. As for the wild chickpeas, they also shrugged their shoulders and walked out.

Only the soul fingerprint, frowning slightly, walked out of the room.

……