"Hey, can any of you tell me that the opening ceremony is like this every time?" Zuo Congrong stared at the emperor who was still talking on the rostrum, his lips slightly opened, and asked a few people.

Since the emperor began to preside, nearly two hours have passed, and the continuous boring speech has already exhausted Zuo Congrong's interest, plus it is now close to noon, the daylight is strong, and the audience and the rostrum are blocked by awnings, but there is no feeling, but it is bitter for Zuo Congrong of the participating teams. Not only did he have to suffer from the emperor's boring topics, but he also had to endure the scorching sun all the time, and finally made the unbearable Zuo Congrong finally have action.

"Don't speak, the people sitting on it are at least those with extreme abilities, and our position is too conspicuous. Lan Feng hurriedly stopped. Although he had spoken before, he was despised by the people of other academies at most, and with the level of the academy students, it was still unknown whether they could hear the conversation here. But now the situation is different, although the rostrum is quite a distance away from here, but according to the strength of the abilities of those few people, they can definitely completely take the situation here into view, and in the academy where the expression is almost completely the same, if someone suddenly speaks, it will definitely be the most conspicuous one.

"It doesn't matter, if the lip movements are smaller, they will definitely not be discovered, but you can still bear it. What's even more incomprehensible is that those people are in a hurry to come over to see such a boring thing. Zuo Congrong said admiringly.

"Can you shut up, doing such a thing at this time, you are not afraid of God's damnation. Yamin also cautiously admonished.

"I want to shut up too, but look at it, it's been about two hours, and it's still like this, and I'm angry when I change the clay figures, so why do I have to pretend to listen carefully. Besides, what does it matter if it's just talking. Anyway, it won't be seen, it's because you're too sensitive, their eyes are good, but it's not so strong that even our small movements can be detected, even if you concentrate on observing our side, a small lip movement, they still think that we have a dry throat and swallow saliva, how can it be as exaggerated as you think. Asked to shut up twice in a row by his companions, Zuo Congrong complained a little unhappily.

"It should be almost over, no matter how you say it, you have to take care of the ordinary people in the audience. It was almost noon, and the emperor would certainly take into account the emotions of the people in the audience, and according to the old tradition, there should be two hours of meal time at noon, and then the show would start at two o'clock in the afternoon and continue until eight o'clock in the evening. Bear with me, I've been holding on for so long, don't give up halfway. Aster persuaded with great weight.

Compared to Yaming and Lan Feng, Aster is both in terms of prestige. In terms of ability and persuasiveness, they are more than one level stronger, and Zuo Congrong is not bold enough to dare to openly disobey Ziyuan's intentions. Although judging from the movements and expressions, he still looks restless. But after all, he didn't say a word, and quietly waited for the end time that Shion said.

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"Look, it's coming to our academy's show. Lan Feng dragged Zuo Congrong beside him and said.

"Uh-huh. Zhilu said. Zuo Congrong said perfunctorily with no interest.

"What's going on, it's our college's turn to show it, at least be more interested. Lan Feng saw Zuo Congrong's appearance. The mood was also pulled down a lot, and he said very boringly.

"Our academy's programs, in such a grand place, are there still programs from the academy? shouldn't they all be handed over to the professional team?" Zuo Congrong asked in amazement.

"Nonsense, you underestimate the ability of the academy, even if it is not a professional team, the students' performances are quite complete. If you think about the programs you watched just now, where did you lose to the professional team, all the programs in the Imperial Capital Martial Arts were provided by the students of the Eight Academies. Seeing that Zuo Congrong had a reaction, Lan Feng retorted as a matter of course.

After a morning of torture, finally ushered in the afternoon program performance, in the case of the audience seat full, the camp also took care of the emotions of the participating teams, and placed special seats around the huge martial arts arena for the participating teams to watch the performance and the next few days of martial arts competition. Of course, the angle of view may be slightly inferior to that of the auditorium, but the distance is much closer than the auditorium, which can be regarded as an advantage.

"I haven't watched the previous show carefully. Zuo Congrong said with some embarrassment.

"What's the matter? I just saw that you looked absent-minded, so I wanted you to watch the show to raise your interest. Lan Feng asked very understandingly.

"I'm a little curious about the identities of those guys over there. Zuo Congrong looked at the judges' seats opposite them, which were also arranged on the edge of the martial arts arena, and at this moment, among the more than 30 supporting tables and chairs, there were still only the nine people who had appeared on the rostrum in the morning, and what Zuo Congrong was referring to should be those nine people.

"You said they, it should be the deans of the eight academies or something, the one in the middle is the emperor, the three on the left we have seen at Sister Ziyuan's house, the fifth one is Rong Ruo that Sister Ziyuan just said, and the last one is the military marshal Li Yangfan, I don't know the others, do you want to know what Lu Dao is doing all this?"

"Nothing, just curious. You just said that the one in the middle is the emperor, and the one who is the boss of the camp?" Zuo Congrong asked with interest after perfunctory Lan Feng's question.

"Camp Boss...... It's not too bad for you to come up with this rhetorical style. Didn't Sister Ziyuan also say it just now, Emperor!" Lan Feng said with some incomprehension.

"Is there one?" asked Zuo Congrong suspiciously.

And so it is. Lan Feng thought about it for a while, Ziyuan really didn't clearly indicate who the emperor was, and it was reasonable to not understand it.

"Don't worry about this for now, how about the two of us change positions, I'll ask Sister Ziyuan, she must be clear. Zuo Congrong asked a little eagerly.

Originally, the seating arrangement of the participating teams also followed the sorting method of the team, but in the case of watching the performance, which was a relatively casual occasion, the requirements for the seats were not too strict, so Zuo Congrong politely asked Wang Yang to exchange places. Although there was a conflict before last year's holiday, after the second meeting, the impression between the two was quite harmonious, and Wang Yang was not too entangled, and he changed positions with him very well.

"Don't you need to be in such a hurry, we will have the opportunity to move freely after all the procedures are over. It's the same when the time comes. Lan Feng complained with some trouble.

"What's wrong with you?" The two who had been watching the show all the time suddenly became like this, and Yamin, who was beside Lan Feng, asked the two of them for some reason.

"It's nothing, I have to know who the nine people on the judges' table are now, and I want to change places with the two of us and ask Sister Ziyuan to go. Lan Feng explained helplessly.

"What's the purpose of asking about this, what's the use?" asked Yamin, leaning half of his body over and turning to the left.

"Curious...... , although it deliberately covers up the fluctuation of ability, but that kind of momentum still has to be cared about. Zuo Congrong replied sensitively.

"Of course, they are all the pinnacle of the camp, can they not be powerful. The first from the left is the grandfather of the president, the first spiritual teacher of the camp. The chief of the Magic Order, Rangor. The second is our dean, the one who derives the elements of the light system, and the second seat of the magic group. The third place is the element suitor of the derived water system, and the third seat is Hongtao. The last time we went to the president's house, we had seen all three of them, and the other three were also the fourth armed openers in the magic group. The fourth is the Enchantment Master, and the fourth is the Ascendant. The sixth is an alchemist, and the fifth is Rongruo. The seventh place is the elemental suitability of the derivative earth system, and the sixth seat is Yan Ruosong. The eighth is the Minister of Defence of the Camp Parliament. Zhou Hang, these four people are all extreme abilities. The ninth is the marshal of the camp military, Li Yangfan. In the middle is the emperor of the camp royal family, Jiang Chen. Yamin explained.

"Hey, I didn't expect that. You actually know all these people. Zuo Congrong said admiringly.

"Hehe, sort of, after all, these are all well-known figures in the camp, and no matter how I say it, they are also the heirs of the Qin family in Bingcheng. I basically know all the high-level figures in the officialdom of the imperial capital. Jamin replied with some embarrassment.

"It's not like some people, who are obviously the younger brothers of the military marshals, but they don't even know the military marshals. Lan Feng teased.

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"Huh, why did you end the show so early?" looked at the rostrum, which suddenly became silent. Lan Feng looked at the time and said curiously.

"What's wrong?" Obviously not understanding Lan Feng's doubts, Zuo Congrong asked in confusion.

"Didn't Sister Ziyuan say that the performance would end at eight o'clock in the evening, and it's only seven o'clock now, you see. Lan Feng took the watch to Zuo Congrong and explained to Zuo Congrong.

"Hmm, what's going on?" It stands to reason that it is impossible for Ziyuan to make such a simple mistake, but in fact, this is the case, Zuo Congrong also asked suspiciously.

"It's normal to arrange this year, this year's schedule is different from the previous ones, we haven't even drawn a draw yet, and we haven't even decided who the opponent is, so there should be a draw ceremony next. Aster Road.

"Let's go to the lottery ceremony!" As soon as Ziyuan's voice fell, on the deserted rostrum, the emcee's voice suddenly sounded, as if in response to Ziyuan's speculation, and explained the next procedure.

"First of all, I'm going to talk about the lottery rules here. In order to avoid the previous competition, there is a study of the opponent's weaknesses before the competition, and there is a targeted strategic competition, so the competition adopts a random draw mode. The rules of the lottery are as follows, the three levels of lottery boxes start from left to right, which are the first, second, and third level lottery boxes, and then the contestants are asked to draw lots in the order of the house. ”

"Tomorrow's tournament will be played by the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 of the third division against the No. 32, No. 31, No. 30 and No. 29 respectively. The tournament will be held at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. Please forgive me for any inconvenience, and the order and number of the competition will be announced tomorrow. In addition, a suggestion is given to all contestants, it is best to keep their lottery numbers safe, and the camp side will not be responsible for the leakage of their abilities due to disclosure to others. ”

"Then, please ask the contestants from the First Academy to come to the stage and draw lots. ”

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"How about it, how many numbers have you all drawn?" Zuo Congrong took the sign in his hand and asked the other three with great interest.

"Ah Rong, it's not that I want to preach to you, before asking others, give your number first, so that it is more etiquette. Yaming didn't know if Lu Dao was really teaching Zuo Congrong, or if he wanted to set out Zuo Congrong's number first, and said.

"In this way, then mine is No. 2, what about yours?" Zuo Congrong was very unguarded and announced his number to the three of them.

"Hey. If you're so cheerful, it looks like I'm a bad person. I really can't help you, it's a coincidence, I'm also No. 2. Seeing that Zuo Congrong was so simple, Yamin, who had just played some cautious eyes, was a little speechless and announced his number.

"What's the wind blowing today?" after Yamin finished announcing the number, he saw that Aster suddenly said to himself in a way that was not in line with his character.

"What's the matter, Sister Ziyuan!" Such a disobedient sentence naturally attracted the attention of the three of them, and Lan Feng asked confusedly.

"Coincidentally, I'm also No. 2!" Compared to the cautious way of Yaming and Zuo Congrong, Ziyuan directly showed the sign. He didn't care about the students of the other academies around him, as if he didn't care if he leaked his number.

"Really, Ah Feng, what number are you, it won't be the 22nd, right?" Zuo Congrong was afraid that he would miss it, so he put his head in front of Ziyuan's sign, looked at it really, and then turned his head to Lan Feng, who had not announced his number, and asked.

"It's a pity, it's a little bit worse, I'm the 23rd!" Lan Feng said his number very plainly. The tone was not at all as regretful as he said.

"It's a pity, it's almost 2. Zuo Congrong sighed and said.

"Number 23?" For some reason, Shion seemed to care about this number, and repeated it again with questions.

"Yes. It's the 23rd, what's wrong?" Seeing Aster, who suddenly showed something strange and frowned, Lan Feng asked inexplicably.

"Number 23?" said Yaming suddenly, nervously. Although the difference between her expression and Zion's expression is quite large, it is obvious that the two seem to have thought of the same thing.

"What's wrong with you guys. Number 23 has such a ...... , No. 23! Isn't it just ......" Lan Feng, who was still curious about the strange attitude of the two, was halfway through his words, and suddenly closed his mouth and was stunned, and then looked at Yaming on the side with a strange look.

"What's wrong with you, Ah Feng, what do you want to say?" Zuo Congrong, who was nervous, asked in confusion when he saw that the three of them had become so weird.

"The master of ceremonies also said just now, tomorrow's competition order!" Zi Yuan asked with some frustration.

"Yes, I said, what's the matter?" Now that Ziyuan has spoken, it means that some explanations have to be made, Zuo Congrong said very cooperatively.

"Since the third-level competition adopts the head-to-end battle, the remaining two levels of the competition will probably also adopt this mode, which is probably the reason why the master of ceremonies suggested that we keep our numbers before the draw. The second-level contestants are 24 players, and if they play head-to-end, they will meet Wu Yaming and Ah Feng in the first round. Shion explained.

"How the hell did you two draw lots!" Zuo Congrong looked at the two friends who met together in the first round with a sympathetic expression.

"What can I do, I really got home, and I fell into the dilemma of having to eliminate one person in the first round. Yamin said helplessly. With the skills of the two, the probability of being able to reach the second round is very high, but I didn't expect to have to eliminate one person in this way, which is indeed a very helpless thing.

"We're definitely going to have one of them in the second round, wouldn't it be a little better to think like that......" Lan Feng said half-jokingly.

"I think it's better for you to discuss who will qualify, at least you can not expose your armed ability during the competition, so that the second round is more certain. Shion calmly suggested.

"That's the only way, go back to sleep, I'm not in the mood to go around, anyway, the second-level competition is in four days, let's talk about it then." Yaming said a little lazily.

"There's no need to discuss, since this is the case, it's up to you to qualify, to be honest, I don't want people to see my armament, and participating in the competition is also the intention of the dean, so it's the best for me. Without the slightest hesitation, Lan Feng directly gave up the opportunity to Yaming.

"Ah Feng, are you serious?" asked Zuo Congrong.

"Half of it is true, the Thunder Light Mercenary Regiment's exercise is the 'Feather Sutra', you should all be real, right? You have all seen my armament before, that form...... I don't want people to see it. "Maybe I'm worried that the trio team has too many worries on their own, Lan Feng explained seriously.

"In that case, it's up to you, don't turn on your arms during the competition, and you two can have a good time with your basic abilities. "For Ziyuan, who has studied all the major potentials, he naturally has some understanding of the exercises of the Thunder Light Regiment, and after clarifying Lan Feng's hidden worries, he didn't wait for the other two to say anything. Aster has already directly represented the three of them.

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"What do you think, Aaron?" asked Yameen, turning his head.

"What?" was asked suddenly, and Zuo Congrong asked rhetorically with some confusion about Yaming's meaning.

"What else can there be, the competition, how sure do you think?"

"I don't know how to do it, it's not over yet. If you talk too much at this time, it will be a shame to lose your hand, but of course, the result will definitely be that I will win. Zuo Congrong said modestly.

"Yes, you better take a good look at the competition, and now those two are among the capable. It's pretty good, and I don't think you'll be able to beat it. Yaming carefully observed the two people who were competing, and suggested to Zuo Congrong.

Although it is said to be an ability, in addition to the basic fighting ability, the ability value has almost reached the limit of the ability, no matter what, they are all contestants selected by the eight academies, and there is an essential gap with ordinary ability.

"What are you afraid of, cats are cats all the time. No matter how similar they look, it is impossible to turn into a tiger shape. The capable is the capable, and as long as the second armament is not activated, it is impossible to defeat me. Zuo Congrong is still very conceited and insists on his own point of view.

"Well, I'm going to rush at you with that attitude. It's already lost. Jameen sighed and closed his mouth in a dead heart. Although he had seen him fight with someone at the level of an enhancer before, and his strength against Zuo Congrong was quite clear, he looked like this. I still hate iron not steel.

"Don't worry, you'd better worry about you, second level. You are also the second scene of the first day, the situation is the same as mine, are you still in the mood to worry about me?" Zuo Congrong did not consciously poke Yaming's sore spot.

"It's really the same as you, but don't forget who my opponent was in the first game, the first game was a match with Ah Feng, there is no practical meaning, you are the only one in this situation. ”

"So, I'm really the only one. I didn't expect it to be my turn on the first day. Zuo Congrong was in the audience of the participating teams, holding his chin with his hand, watching the first group of martial arts on the field blankly, and said boredly.

"You're still content, I've been eliminated before the game even starts. Besides, who told you not to draw a better number at the beginning, and then complained about playing too early, it's really inferior. After hearing Zuo Congrong's complaint, Lan Feng said with unceremonious disdain.

"Wait a minute, it's about me playing, and it's still hitting me like this. Zuo Congrong was dissatisfied.

"You're so confident, where do you need it, but I have a question I'm curious about rather than encouragement. Lan Feng stared at Zuo Congrong very seriously, and made an attitude of wanting Zuo Congrong to solve his doubts.

"What's wrong, what's the problem?" Zuo Congrong said with some chills.

"You say, in such a grand martial arts competition, if you take the pistol, how will the tens of thousands of people in the field react?" Lan Feng asked meaningfully.

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That's right, even if you usually forget it, there won't be too many people watching, and even if someone sees it, it's just a little curious or strange. But now it's different, there are tens of thousands of martial arts competitions in the audience, and it really seems a bit unreasonable to use this weapon to compete.

"If you can't use a gun, then what should I do?" Zuo Congrong was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but ask.

"That's a real problem. Don't you have any other ways to attack than using a gun?I see that your speed and reflexes are not bad, there should be other ways to do it?" It was originally a joke from Lan Feng, but after saying it, everyone realized that this problem might really be a problem, Yaming thought about it for a while, and asked Zuo Congrong.

"I don't know, I usually use a gun. Zuo Congrong said very cluelessly.

"Then wait for you to try it empty-handed or pick a weapon at hand, it's really not possible to change the gun, fortunately this problem was discovered relatively early, otherwise it would be a real tragedy." Yamin sighed and suggested. (To be continued......)