When the time came, the door of the arena opened again, and a small official stood at the door and loudly announced that everyone would enter, so everyone stopped chatting and entered the examination room.

The arena was rearranged and eliminated in the first round, the number of participants in the afternoon was half as small as in the morning, and the extra tables and chairs were moved out of the hall, and each table was surrounded by a screen, forming a separate small space.

Jiang Dingshan, Father-in-law Wei and Cui Shilang had already arrived first, the three of them sat behind the examiner's table and waited for everyone to enter, and there was a small official next to him holding a red lacquer tray, and there were ten envelopes of the same specification neatly placed on the tray.

The game is already halfway through, there is no need to say anything about the opening remarks, Jiang Dingshan saw that everyone had arrived, so he stood up and announced, "There are only four finalists in this selection competition, and there are ten contestants in five tables, so in the afternoon game, every chess player wants not only to win chess, but also to pay attention to the time, and the two sides who end the chess game will be eliminated directly." ”

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Listening to Jiang Dingshan's announcement, the crowd couldn't help but launch a slight commotion, it is not uncommon to have a limited-time game, but this is the first time to directly eliminate people with the length of the game, it is conceivable that this will definitely have a great impact on the psychological state of both sides of the game.

The usual time-limited game is to first agree on the time of both sides, and then each side of the double game has a timing hourglass that can be paused at any time, which side of the hourglass in the fine sand flows first which is convenient to lose, or after the fine sand flows by the notary to count the breath, must fall within a few breaths, can not be judged to lose, although such a game is only in a particularly significant and the number of participants is very small, often only two people use the game, there are very few people with similar actual combat experience, but the people who participate in this selection tournament are from the Go family, Even if you haven't seen it, you've heard of it, and even some people who have high hopes from the family have received similar training, so if it's such a form of competition, everyone is not surprised, after all, the pressure is the same, and there is nothing to complain about.

However, the player who finishes the game at the last table is eliminated directly, which is very different from the pressure on the players in the usual time-limited tournaments, because the players have to compete not only with the opposing opponent during the game, but also with eight people at the other four tables - each table is surrounded by screens, and the distance between each table is extremely long, which makes it impossible for the people in the game to easily know how the other players are playing (of course, if you stretch your ears and listen carefully to the sounds coming from outside, It's not impossible to guess which table has ended, but what are the odds of winning when you distract yourself from the outside of the game against a strong player? The biggest pressure is not from a strong opponent, but from the fear of the unknown, if you work hard to win the game, but because it took the longest time to be eliminated, then all the efforts are not in vain? Therefore, the longer the game, the greater the psychological pressure on the chess player, and the greater the chance of making mistakes, even mature adults may not be able to stand it, let alone these children who are only twelve or thirteen years old.

"Silence!"

Seeing that the situation was a little chaotic, Cui Shilang stood up and shouted, he is an official of the Ministry of Rites, and it is a full-time job to preside over various ceremonies, so he has a very good voice, and he has a low voice, and he has a low voice, but the volume is not high, but he is full of middle energy, and the voice spreads, naturally with a bit of strong official authority, just a sound, and everyone stopped muttering, and turned his gaze to the back of the main examination table.

The scene was suppressed, Cui Shilang's serious gaze swept through the crowd, and everywhere he looked, everyone dodged - he was an official of the Ministry of Rites, who would challenge his official authority when he was full, the so-called multiple friends and many roads, many enemies and many strong, although befriending him may not be much in return, but offending this person will definitely not have good fruit to eat, to those children who don't know how powerful, Cui Shilang will not go to trouble, what he wants is to maintain a good order, and those adults are enough to obey.

controlled the scene, Cui Shilang glanced at Jiang Dingshan, and then sat down, although the people sat down, the official authority was still there, and the audience was still quiet, and no one muttered quietly.

With a light cough, Jiang Dingshan returned his attention to himself, "Do you have any questions?" If there are no problems, the draw will begin. "There are no rules, there is no circle, for the official authority, since the rules have been set, it is impossible to change it easily (of course, if you are a royal nobleman or a powerful minister, then it is another matter), so it was just a symbolic question, and without waiting for the people below to respond, Jiang Dingshan waved his hand and asked the little official with the tray to step forward to draw lots for everyone.

At this time, the atmosphere is more tense than in the morning draw, one is that the game enters the second round, each person is only one step away from entering the four-person recommended place, and the second is that the number of people in the game is less than half, and the people of the three major families have all passed, in the five games of chess, the chance of meeting a strong opponent is twice as high, if you fall down at the time of the kick, then how wronged you have to be! Entering the recommended list and being eliminated by the three-person examiner group can also be attributed to considerations other than the chessboard, and it is not ashamed to miss, but if you lose in chess, you will lose clearly, and you can't find any excuses.

Most of the hands stretched out to the tray were very hesitant, some of them swirled on the tray for a long time before carefully picking up an envelope, the apprehension in their hearts was overflowing, of course, there were exceptions, when the tray was moved to his face, Dong Yuyan did not look at it and reached out and picked up one without hesitation.

Well, yes, this is what my Dong family disciple looks like!

Seeing this scene, Dong Quan stroked his beard with satisfaction, and gave Dong Yuyan an encouraging look - the disciples of the great family are the representatives of strength, no matter who the opponent is, they are all the characters who are trampled under their feet, since this is the case, why be careful when drawing lots to select opponents, worrying about encountering strong opponents? A strong man should have the momentum of a strong man, and the strength of the dignified and upright is the king!

Like Dong Yuyan, Tan Xiaotian also behaved, but he still wanted to show the kind of domineering spirit that he was willing to do without himself, but he was standing last, and when it was his turn, there was only one envelope in the tray, and there was nothing to pick if he wanted to. (To be continued.) )