Chapter Ninety-Nine: Unsatisfactory
The thirty questions were quickly completed, and the candidates did not need to check much, because there were no questions on the brown paper, only a bunch of answers, and they had long forgotten the order of each question.
At night, the Metropolitan Governor Bingzhu corrected the test papers. These questions are carefully researched and designed by him, and some of them seem to be asking questions, but they actually imply a test of human nature; Some of them seem to be numeracy, but in fact they hide a search for the art of war.
Hey, what a mess this is. Most of the exam papers were answered in a mess, and some papers even had only three or two questions answered correctly. In the end, he only had seven or eight pieces of brown paper in his hand, and these people were the big ones in the coffin, and the accuracy rate was more than half. Zhou Yu threw the kraft paper onto the table in front of him and rubbed his temples vigorously.
"What? Isn't the result ideal? Nika crept in and asked behind him.
"Well, it's hard, it's hard!" Nika thought that what he said was that the test paper was a little difficult, but in fact, what Zhou Yu said meant was that it was too difficult to select talents.
"Since ancient times, whether it is Kuzsia or Saurasia, the position of lord has been appointed and removed by the royal city, and the method of hereditary succession must be applied without special changes. It's the first time I've heard of what you're doing with open recruitment. ”
"There's so much you don't know. The advantage of open recruitment is that it gives those who are really talented but come from a poor background a chance. I thought it was good, but I didn't expect that I would go from a time when I relied on fighting for my father to another era of fighting for my father. Where is the era of relying on ability? The Metropolitan sighed heavily.
Yes, the original social order that broke into the world with ability was corrupted by endless vulgarity, degenerate morality and the unspoken rules of laughing at poverty and not prostitution, but when I arrived in a wild place, I didn't expect it to be the same, my father is still those fathers!
"Do you think I'm doing something too much?" Zhou Yu didn't look back, and asked her with his eyes closed. She rarely saw him so lonely, as if his tone revealed endless disappointment.
"Aren't all the things you think are what you want them to be? Have you ever asked anyone else? Nika's answer was not sure whether it was an opportunity to blame or refuse to comfort.
"Well, God won't give me a chance when I want to do something. When I wanted to stop and rest, I was blown by the wind and kept flying forward. Life is really incomparably wonderful, and you can't ask for it, and you can't let it rest. ”
"I've never seen you so depressed, is it because there is no suitable candidate?"
"Not exactly. I just have to constantly reflect on whether what I'm doing is right. For example, is it the right thing to overthrow Philon and Wolfis? Was it wrong to design to kill Lehar? Is it right to kill in the oblique stab to disrupt the day's herding hunting competition and save the princess's life? Can you tell me about these? ”
"And isn't it right to be a cheap colt?" Nika added.
"Hey, when did you even learn to play tricks. The world is declining, and there is no power to return to the sky! Sleep, sleep! ”
"I'm kidding you. I know your mind, and I know what you need. Don't think about it, even if what you did was wrong, you didn't harm anyone. Those who fall in front of you are the stars of your destiny. They died not at your hand, but at the hands of the enslaved people. If you don't have Heavenly Dao, you can't win. ”
Before the words fell, there was a squeak at the door. Zhou Yu looked back, where was the figure of the girl, and the familiar body fragrance came with the breeze from the closing of the door.
Heavenly Dao, what is it? The ballad sung by the bard made him feel the first strangeness of coming here; Sullivan, the Five Sages of King Xun, the Sea of Cuiyao, and the military base, whether these seemingly unrelated things are also clues that Heaven guides him to dig up and decipher; What signals do the princely generals from the eastern underworld and the heroes sent by the western hell reveal, and what is the connection between them?
The way of heaven is truly wonderful and intriguing. Nika is right, compared to the way of heaven, all those loneliness, loneliness, loss, and frustration may not matter at all. If you don't go to the last day, you don't see the true face of this guy from Tiandao, there is nothing that you can't bear.
When did this girl become so enlightened? Snoring, purring, Zhou Yu, who was asleep lying on the chair, didn't know who covered him with a quilt, and was still playing with Gao Jin and Xiaodao in his sleep.
The interview session was cancelled by the confident Metropolitan Governor who woke up early in the morning, and decided to talk privately to get to know the finalists. Therefore, he sent for them to come and have breakfast with him.
Eight finalists, including Cha Raiman, gathered in the Ilek City meeting room, accompanied by senior officials who accompanied Zhou Yu to the breakfast. I don't know if it was because of Nika's words that stimulated the fighting spirit or if the toilet was more comfortable, Zhou Yu greeted the people proudly with a spring breeze on his face, and he looked like a landlord.
"Oh, please sit down, please take a seat. It's a small meaning, but it's not a tribute! Zhou Yu pointed to some of the food on the table, pulled out a chair and sat down first, and then waved everyone to sit down.
Some people sit down with a big smile, while others choose the right position and angle to sit down after consulting the butler who waits back and forth about their positions, so as to ensure that their eyes can directly focus on the top leaders present and give a direct response when needed.
"Che Lao, I heard that you are a bard, right?"
"Exactly, sir." Che Laiman didn't know what the identity of this person was, but when he saw that he was also reading the written test questions, he sat in the C position again at the breakfast meeting, so he didn't dare to slack off on his questions, and when he heard his name when he was old, he immediately put down the food, got up and bowed.
"Uh, you're welcome, sit down, sit down! Have you ever heard of a ballad? It's talking about people from a black hole or something. Zhou Yu drank gruel and pretended to chat without a match.
"Well... I've heard of it, but it's better to discuss it openly for security reasons. Che Lai stroked his half-foot-long beard, beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, and the "adult" opposite was so bold that he dared to ask this a big rebellious question.
"Oh, that knows? Wonderful! By the way, I heard that some time ago, the priests of the Rain God Sect in Puran and other five cities rebelled and poisoned the city lord, nobles, and military generals above the commander of a thousand commanders. Have you all heard of it? Zhou Yu ate the pickles, his eyes widened and he glanced at the group of eight.
The candidates below, you look at me, I look at you, they all continued to eat timidly, and no one answered him. They must know about this, otherwise why did they hold this open job fair, it wasn't because the people in charge were dead. But at this time, asking such a sensitive question, what answer does this old man want to get?
"My lord, the Rain God Sect is the Great Religion of the Zhenguo, and Lord Li, the Water King, is the parent of Soracia. Even if this happened, according to Xiaoxiao's observation, it was the priests who were provoked by Xiaoxiao, and they were confused for a while before they were killed. At this time, the priests should not be strangled, temples should be burned, and apostatism should not be ordered. Otherwise, Lord Water will blame it, and it will be the day of disaster in the Southern Continent! A middle-aged man in his forties with a scholarly temperament commented anxiously. Although he didn't know that the person behind this matter was the person in front of him, what he said was indeed conclusive and substantial.
"Oh, that's according to Brother's opinion. By the way, Brother Taizun's surname? ”
"Lord Hui, not only Weidi, but from the Eastern Continent to participate in the recruitment. used to be a thousand-commander, but he was disabled due to the war, so he became a commoner. ”
"Oh, Brother Viddy, huh? In your opinion, what is the cure for anxiety? ”
"As far as I can see, I should immediately inform Princess Philena and of the strange changes that have taken place in the royal city, and make it clear that the priests are to blame for their own destruction. As for the abolition of religion, it is not appropriate to mention it, let alone do it. ”
"But what about all the work?" Zhou Yu put down the porridge bowl and stared at Vidi with great interest and asked.
"It can be claimed that this was an act of violence organized by the people who supported the former lord of the city. Although every effort has been made to stop it, the thief is very serious and the incident is for a reason, so he failed to dissuade him in time, and ended up with a temple destroyed and the monks scattered. ”
"Hey, that's kind of interesting. Then tell me, if Shui Wang Li is to blame, whose head should he blame? Someone has to carry the black pot, right? The more Zhou Yu said, the more practical he became, and the more he said, the more explicit he became, directly pointing out the key to the problem. It seems that this man named Vidi does have something in his stomach, but he is a little sloppy and upside down in terms of position.
But it's no wonder that the Rain God Cult has existed here for hundreds of years, and no one would believe that just because a few priests were messing around and killing people, they would break their foundation and overthrow their rule, which was pure foolish dreams. Therefore, you can make a fuss for a while, whether the limelight has passed or it has come up and down, it will make the noisy people unable to eat and walk around.
"Although this kind of thing of finding a scapegoat has been tried and tested many times in a critical moment, it turns out that the small ones are doing things for the royal family in the army, and the top blames them and picks two small soldiers who usually don't like the eyes to go out and carry the mines. As for whether they will be whipped or exiled, it is entirely up to them to die. However, as time went on, I gradually felt that this was not the right way to solve the problem. ”
"Why not?"
"This little eye is just to carry the guilt of the chief soldier." Vidi pointed to one of the blindfolds he was wearing, and it seemed that there was something else to hide from his so-called disability and leaving the army.
"The way of scapegoating, once or twice, people's hearts are scattered. After that, there were no brothers, no more help. Over time, you will lose the battle! ”
"Good! Good! Very good! Brother Vidi is quick to talk and has unique insights, which is very admirable under him. A good one will be defeated in battle over time. There is no joke in the army, you don't love soldiers, soldiers don't love you, I didn't expect Brother Weidi to be able to say such a warning punchline when he was outside the brigade, and he has some insights! ”
"There is no opinion, it is all blood and tears." Vidi embarrassedly tightened his blindfold, this blind eye must have come from blind punishment. It's a pity that he was kicked out of the army afterwards and ended up sleeping in the open air, which is embarrassing.
"Originally, I thought you were a cowardly person who wanted to persuade you to cover up something. Unexpectedly, this is not the case. Please forgive me for breaking off, sorry! Excuse me! Zhou Yu stood up and bowed slightly.
"The adults are polite, but the small ones are tormented." Vidi also stood up and bowed.
"By the way, who is Brother Smang? Please stand and let you know under it! Zhou Yu stretched out his palm and made a gesture of please.
A middle-aged man about his own age, about thirty years old, slowly got up, his face flushed and not good at words, nodded hastily, grinned reluctantly at the people on both sides, and then sat back in his seat.
"Brother Simang, cherish words like Jinha?" Zhou Yu teased him. This person was the only one who got all the questions about the natural sciences right. In particular, a question about gravity is often encountered by elementary school students who throw an apple and an iron ball down from the castle tower, which one lands first. Only one person got all the forty papers right, and that was this Smang.
Despite this, this Simang still didn't say a word, and his old face was red, like a pig's liver. Zhou Yu looked at him in wonder, he didn't look like he didn't want to speak? On the contrary, it seems that I can't say it. He lifted his chin at Masha, who was standing behind them, motioning for him to take a look.
Masha walked over and made Smoken open his mouth and looked into his throat at the bright light. He looked up and said to the Duke, "My lord, this man is a mute, and his tongue has been cut off by the roots. ”
I see, no wonder he didn't say a word when it stimulated him so much.
"Smoke, how are you dumb?" After Zhou Yu finished eating, he paced back and forth in front of the table with his hands behind his back, and also took the opportunity to look at everyone's micro-expressions when asking and answering every sentence. As soon as this question came out, some people were disgusted, and obviously did not want to deal with the deaf; Some, however, pricked up their ears and did not know what to focus on.
Nika frowned beside her, can he answer that if you ask him? Knowing that he was dumb and asking, this is clearly bullying. She walked over, took out brown paper and charcoal from her bosom, and set them in front of Sman.
This Smang was also extremely clever, and he knew that carbon black and brown paper were too precious for him to write so many words. He brushed and brushed four stick figures, but a few strokes were vivid and vivid.
The first one is a person cleaning in a place similar to a library. The second is the man putting the broom aside and looking at the book. The third is of this man being held down by two fierce men and cutting off his tongue. The fourth is of this man riding a donkey with his head drooping down the road.
Marsha handed the stick figure to Zhou Yu, and Kezin, Nika, and Zhan Suo came over to look at it, and they were all confused. What do these paintings mean? Zhou Yu held the painting in his hand and leaned on the back of the chair with both hands.
"Except for Che Laiman, Vidi and Simang, the other brothers, please go back first. Subsequently, someone will be sent to the inn where you are staying. Thank you for participating, and I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Zhou Yu simply said a few words, and announced that the others would not have the opportunity to follow up the investigation. They got up in a daze, some slammed the door in a rage, and some congratulated the three of them and then bowed back. Hey, why is the gap between people so big!
When the irrelevant people were gone, Zhou Yu rubbed his chin and asked, "Brother Simang, if you guess correctly, you are not a local, right?" ”
Smang nodded.
"You're not from Drunken Flower City, are you?"
Smokee pursed his lips, his gaze cautiously swept over the remaining few people, and nodded his head twice hurriedly.
"You don't want to say that you're from Dream Slaughter, are you?" Zhou Yu's eyes flashed, and he almost sat on the ground from the chair. Everyone's eyes swept left, right, left, and right, back and forth.
At the end of the radius of everyone's surprised gaze, the red-faced guy nodded.
He, sure enough, came from Slaughter Dream City.