Chapter Eighty-Three: Passing the Test
"What? I didn't hear clearly, please repeat it, my lord? Zhou Yu looked at the official master sitting on his back in front of him in disbelief, with a confused expression.
"I said, what kind of black thing are you, and you dare to say that it is a snake-headed Aquila? Get out of here, or I'll have someone blow you out." The puppy dumpty man on the other side said sarcastically.
"Y-I, why am I a swarthy thing? Don't you see this is a snakehead? Well-preserved, good-looking, one, two, three, a total of nine, one is a lot, why do you get out? β
"You say it's an eagle, that's fine. I say it's a mess, right? Humpty Dumpty pulled over a tall and thin man next to him, tasting the loot that Zhou Yu had handed in. Indeed, if you don't look carefully, you can't really see a lump of things.
"So, what about this? This always says that, right? Zhou Yu picked up a basketball-sized bird's egg, and duang leaned on the table.
"This one is even more bizarre, I said brother. What kind of egg is this and how do we know? Otherwise, if you hatch it, if it is a snake-headed Aquila, you will pass the level! Humpty Dumpty laughed like a clever ending song.
"I'm special!" Zhou Yu wanted to be furious, but when he saw a row of big men standing behind the fat head and the thin head head, he shrugged his shoulders self-deprecatingly. Holding the eggs and the bird carcass, he prepared to leave.
"Wait!" There was a loud shout from behind, stopping Zhou Yu's footsteps.
"Why don't you let me take a look?" A middle-aged man dressed as a samurai walked out of the back room, describing himself as cute and calm, just looking at the steps of this person walking in a tiger's dragon plate, with a bearded and uninhibited face, he knew that he was by no means an idle person.
"I've seen His Highness Kazin!" The fat head Tuo pressed the thin head Tuo and went up first to make a move.
Oh? This man is a man in charge! Zhou Yu couldn't help but take a closer look at the middle-aged man, maybe he could walk through the back door after patting him, and maybe he could pass the first test!
"Little brother, I just heard you say that this thing you hunted is an ancient alien beast snake head sky eagle, yes or no?" Ke Jinli ignored the fat head, sat on the only chair, and asked Zhou Yu lightly.
"Exactly! If it's fake! Zhou Yu said so, but if he said that this thing was fake, he really had nothing to exchange.
"It is indeed impossible to distinguish the authenticity from the afterimage. We in Electric City will never wronged a true warrior, and we certainly won't let go of any liar trying to get by. You tell the old man about this hunt, if you can get past me. Perhaps, the old man will make it convenient for you! β
You see, people are more reasonable. Zhou Yu glanced at the fat man, his eyes full of disdain.
"What, old, oh no, His Highness Kazin. The youngest is a domestic slave of the Bruno family, and the patriarch of the family, Lord Bruno, has traveled all over the world. Before leaving, I specially instructed the little ones that they must lead the team to win the championship in this year's Tianmu Hunting Competition, so as to win glory for us and our Xilan people. β
"Oh, it's the people of Xilan. Not bad, not bad! The man nodded. Zhou Yu didn't know this history, so he didn't dare to shout, for fear that he would lose too much, so he hurriedly moved on to get down to business.
From riding horses to discovering nests, from fearful to stealing eggs, the Governor tells stories like no other, and of course he hides most of the things about Lancelot and the military base. After all, the human heart is separated by the belly, and his purpose is only to make the evidence more convincing.
"Wonderful! This trick is wonderful to burn the body. The Xilan people and a young man like you who are not in danger are really fortunate for the clan! Hearing this from Kezin, the Metropolitan Governor shrugged his shoulders. Can we define young people according to United Nations standards?
"Your Highness Kazin, then look at me..." Zhou Yu picked up the big slug roast chicken, and the general bird corpse shook in front of his eyes.
"Uh, what's this? There are no rules, and these shortlisted matters are left to them to do. Since the supervisor said that he was not qualified, he could not forcibly change the judgment. Kazin stroked his beard.
Aren't you kidding me? Why, if you want to hear the story, you go to the Himalayas, but in the end, it is such an ending, how can you explain to the brothers who were born and died?
"Well, I can change the rules below. I can increase the original rule of ten shortlisted people! Kazin narrowed his eyes and squinted at the dejected Governor.
Oops, yes, yes, yes. This method is good, you are the rule-maker, and it is not up to your old man to decide how to play. He immediately turned his sorrow into joy and came up with a sneer.
"What's inside, His Highness Kazin. Borrow a talk! The Metropolitan Governor said sneakily in his ear, and he didn't know which one he wanted to borrow, whether it was Tokyo Hot or *.
"Your Highness, the younger brother still has a bird's egg in his hand. If you can be shortlisted, this little brother of the bird's egg will send someone to your mansion, and His Highness will use it to steam an egg custard or bake a real egg or something, and the taste will definitely not be wrong! The Governor blinked his eyes like neon.
The two looked at each other and laughed.
Sure enough, with the guidance of Lord Katsune, the fat head and the thin head did not dare to slack off. Under the words of Jinkou, the ten finalists were quickly changed to eleven shortlisted. Filling the quota that came in, the fat man flipped through the silk book to find Zhou Yu's name, and quickly made a check mark with carbon black.
It's done. Sure enough, there is money that can make the ghost grind, and reach out and not hit the smiling person. These rules of communication apply everywhere. That night, Zhou Yu sent Marsha to deliver the bird's eggs to Kejin Mansion on time, along with a large bucket of Lover's Tears drink. Where do the people of the steppe not know the preciousness of this thing? Kejin was happy and let Masha come back for a while, which basically meant that if there was any difficulty in Ilek City, he should report his name, which shows that this is also a character walking sideways in this city.
"Look at your smile so insidious, it's either a traitor or a thief." Nika said with a frown.
"Oh, really. Haha, people's hearts! "The Metropolitan Governor was in a good mood and did not feel angry at all.
"What are you going to do next? What's the plan? β
"Adapt to change."
The semi-finals are scheduled to be held 10 days later. According to the rules, the semi-finals are divided into two parts: the visual examination and the general examination. The so-called visual test is to test eyesight and knowledge, and basically it is to give you something to tell you the meaning of its past and present life, its ins and outs. The examiner sits together and conducts a structured interview with the contestants.
In Zhou Yu's opinion, these two exams cannot be improved by cramming. Now all he can do is wait, God will open his eyes. So, in the past ten days, he took Nika to walk the streets and alleys, play around, spend a thorough vacation, and have a lot of fun. It's just that without Dianping, it is really inconvenient to choose a place to eat.
A few days later, Zhou Yusa went out to inquire about the news and replied: First, Xerxes and the Immortal Army are quite safe in Bruno's fiefdom, and the secret training work is progressing in an orderly manner. Second, in the end, each city will only send one warrior in the Tenmaki Hunting Competition, which means that only the first place in the total score of the visual test and the general test can be shortlisted and walk on the Avenue of Stars to Drunken Flower City.
The last news is that His Royal Highness Kezin is the uncle of Su Wei, the lord of Ilek City, and he is not only a powerful figure in the establishment and a nobleman, but also one of the important referees of this competition. Zhou Yu met a dead mouse this time and hugged an elephant's leg.
So, in the next few days, most of the governors greeted the Kejin Mansion every three or five days, and the caliber was to woo feelings and humbly seek advice. As the saying goes, there is no output without input. As a modern person, Zhou Yu has a deep understanding of this truth.
The divisional finals were staged as scheduled, and the entire city of Iclair was like a Chinese New Year, with lights and people, night and day. For human beings in the stage of enlightenment, the worship of fire, hunting, and reproduction are the three most important things in life. So we can understand why people in ancient times were so enthusiastic about showing their strength by hunting, expressing fertility worship by building cones, and strengthening their feelings by heating themselves around the stove and making fires to cook.
In modern society, the shadow of these customs is still preserved. For both Easterners and Westerners, the most important thing every day is undoubtedly the family sitting at the dinner table, talking about the day's dusty and anecdotes; For fishing, bird hunting, hunting is full of yearning and expectation; He is especially fascinated by pyramids and various religious buildings.
"I'm going to play today, so I'm going to play well!" It's rare to see Nika's birdlike appearance, helping the capital to straighten her collar.
"Oh, alasβthere's another exam. Why has the exam been with me all my life? I thought that I didn't need to take another exam after graduating from work, but as a result, there were tireless job exams, ability tests, and stage evaluations; I thought that I would devote myself to the revolutionary cause, a wilderness, the sky was high and the clouds were light, and I could see the wild geese flying south, but I still had to take all kinds of bizarre exams. It seems that exams are really the fate of people! If you don't accept it, you can't! Zhou Yu drooped his head, and his mood was not very high.
The examination is conducted over two days and is conducted in the form of a lottery to determine the order. One person will take the test, and other candidates will rest and prepare for the exam in the closed area, and they shall not be in contact with each other, shall not miss questions, and shall not be late or absent from the test. You are a hunting competition, and you can't miss the exam and be late, which makes Zhou Yu very incomprehensible.
Most of the governors in the visual test drew the fifth pick, which is logically a good order of appearance, and it is not easy to get the highest score by scientific analysis of the first or second appearance. It turns out that Zhou Yu thinks too much.
"Name?"
"Farkmie!"
"Race?"
"Xilan people!"
"Okay, the exam begins!" After confirming his identity, Fattou announced the start of the exam.
"Question 1. Candidates please look at the table, what is this. Explain the source and origin, have half a pillar of incense time to think, and then answer. In a circular tent, Zhou Yu stood in the middle, with a long wooden table three meters in front of him. There were three unknown objects placed side by side on it, each with a free barrel buckled. On the outside are the examiners, supervisors, and the noble priests of Ilek City.
The first bucket was opened, and Zhou Yu was dumbfounded. In front of him is a kind of insect, about a foot long, shaped like a centipede, black all over, and about a thousand feet under its body. It's disgusting to look at.
Is this a centipede? Or millipedes? I wouldn't even call it that name here! Zhou Yu greeted Lao Kejin's family again in his heart, did you give me some questions? He obviously doesn't know that engaging in relationships is engaging in relationships, and there is no tradition here for things that go through the back door.
"When the time comes, please answer!" The fat head glanced back at His Highness Kezin and shouted timidly.
"No, I don't know!" As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar. It stands to reason that the questions in this exam naturally range from easy to difficult, and the first ones to identify are the easiest to score. Is this Xilan man a bad brain, he doesn't even know the most common vampire leech on the grassland. How did you make it to the semifinals? The stage looked confused, and the big eyes in the audience stared at each other, and Kejin was even more ashamed to cover his face.
"Are you sure you don't know the answer?"
"Sure!"
"First question, wrong!" The fat man said tremblingly. This exam can't be faked, you can be considered right if you say eight or nine without leaving ten, but you haven't even handed in a blank paper for the answer, even if you are a distant relative or illegitimate child of the old man's family in Kejin, Lao Tzu can't be cheated on it!
"The second question, the same. Observe and answer! β
The second bucket was opened, and Zhou Yu's heart blossomed. This thing is familiar! Before the examiner could burn incense, the Metropolitan Governor opened his mouth.
"It's called the Cliffs, and it's found in the desert of the continent of Kuzsia. It is famous for gnawing and stealing holes, and its vitality is extremely tenacious. Pingsuri likes to live in groups, and there is no grass in the overflowing cliffs. That's it! β
After the majority of the governors answered, the scene was silent and silent. After a while, Kazin took the lead in applauding, and the nobles and priests also exchanged their heads in agreement. Unexpectedly, a young man who didn't even know a vampire leech actually recognized this foreign thing. It can be seen that the questioning of him just now is still a little biased, and I have to look at him with admiration.