Watching the beggar gratefully carry the bag of wheat away, the onlookers were stunned.

"Is this man telling the truth?"

"No way, that beggar should be their accomplice."

"Accomplice, I know the beggar, he's been asking for food on Tail Street for two and a half years."

"Two and a half years may also be bought."

Everyone looked at Fili's appearance and was skeptical.

But this kind of wheat at your fingertips is really attractive enough, and a few young people can't hold it back.

They walked up to the stage and each lifted a boulder. The men were obviously much better than the beggar, and though the stone was not light, they walked briskly and easily ran back and forth to the tavern door.

As promised, Filip gave each of them a sack of wheat. This made several of them very happy, and they joyfully showed their trophies to the people next to them.

Someone also opened his pocket and reached out, "It's really wheat, I thought it was sand underneath." ”

"Don't worry, the Red Pavilion never lies." Danica smiled faintly beside her, "There is not much wheat left, those who want to challenge hurry up, there will be no more after the distribution." ”

People's doubts were gradually dispelled, and they began to believe what these people from the Red Pavilion said. At this moment, a large masked man stepped forward and asked aloud, "If I can lift five stones at the same time, can I take five bags of grain?" ”

Five stones?

There was a burst of exclamation from the crowd.

It's a bit hard for ordinary people to carry a stone, but this person wants to challenge five stones?

Fili followed the voice, and saw that the man was wearing a black cloak, covered from head to toe, and only a pair of sharp, deep eyes peeked through the gaps in the black veil.

Looking at his burly and muscular appearance, it is obvious that he has been trained for many years.

Without hesitation, Fili said, "If you can lift five stones at once, I'll give you ten sacks of wheat." ”

"A word?" The masked man looked directly into Fili's eyes.

Filip patted his chest, "The people in the Red Pavilion have always been talkative. ”

The masked man nodded slightly, and immediately stepped forward, and just after taking these few steps, some people could see that this person's steps were unusually calm and powerful. Many people discussed: "This person seems to have real skills." ”

"But five stones is too exaggerated, he won't be crushed to death."

I saw the masked man standing in front of the first stone, taking a deep breath, half-squatting down, ready to start the challenge.

"Drink!" The man grabbed the first stone and stacked it on top of the second, slightly larger stone, and then the third, and then the fourth. His movements flowed smoothly, as if the five stones had no weight, and soon the five stones were stacked into a pagoda.

Then, he sank down in front of the stone pagoda, held the bottom stone with both hands, took a deep breath, and lifted the stone pagoda high and carried it on his shoulders.

He was able to carry such a heavy load!

The onlookers let out exclamations, and Danica, who was known for her superior strength, couldn't help but stand up and applaud him.

The masked man walked forward carrying the pile of stones, and several boulders on top shook slightly, and he immediately slowed down and walked slowly towards the tavern opposite.

The crowd cheered one after another, and Fili and the soldiers beside him also knocked on their shields and shouted in cheers.

Encouraged by the crowd, the masked man walked back from the door of the tavern and put the stone tower back in place, and at last he stood up, took a deep breath, and patted his chest vigorously under the reverent gaze of the people.

"Amazing, amazing!" Filip asked the soldiers to help fetch ten bags of food and stepped forward, "What an admirable strength." ”

Danica asked, "Do you need us to get you there?" ”

"Not necessarily." The masked man saluted the two, "It's much lighter than stone." With that, he hurried away alone with ten sacks of wheat on his back.

Danica was a little curious, "That's a weirdo." ”

Fili didn't care about any of this, and just asked, "How much wheat do we have left?" ”

Danica spread her hands, "No, the last ten bags were taken by that man." ”

Now that the prizes have been distributed, Filip announces that today's challenge is over. He took the sergeants back home, leaving only a few propaganda officers to continue to preach the policies of the Red Pavilion and answer the questions of the people.

……

After a few more days, the vicinity of the imperial city was lively again.

This time, Philip ordered a small ring to be set up, and from the morning onwards, the propagandists began to gather popularity. Just after noon, there were already a lot of people surrounded by three layers outside the ring.

While gathering popularity, Danica and the soldiers came to the ring with several arrow targets and set them up.

"What's that?" The onlookers began to discuss again.

"It looks like a target."

"Why is the target mounted on a windmill?"

Everyone muttered, wondering what weird tricks Danica wanted to play.

In a short time, the device was installed, and it used the power of the wind to drive the gears. There are also several trap targets set up in the ring, and under the power of gears, some will move up and down, left and right, and some will hide behind obstacles from time to time.

This was originally a trap target used by Finks' sniper team for training, but it was used by Filip as a new challenge.

Filip piles pumpkins in front of the ring and then announces that today's challenge is archery. Each person has five chances, and if they hit a few targets, they can carry a few pumpkins.

The news exploded in the crowd.

After all, carrying stones mainly relies on physical strength, and as long as you have the strength of both arms, you can challenge. But archery is different, it requires eye and skill, and not everyone can easily master it. What's more, the arrow targets in the Red Pavilion are also controlled by mechanisms, and moving targets are more difficult to aim than ordinary targets.

Just as Fili finished speaking the rules, a little boy about ten years old suddenly ran out of the crowd, took a slingshot in his hand, and shouted at Danica: "Auntie, I don't know how to shoot arrows, is it okay to use a slingshot?" ”

Danica said with a straight face, "If you call me 'sister,' that's fine." ”

The crowd burst into laughter, with some people thinking Danica's words cute, others thinking that the kid was a little too self-conscious.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that the kid took Danica's five stones, raised his hand and snapped them five times, and the five stones flew out almost at the same time, hitting two targets with two thuds.

Filip clapped his hands and laughed, "Good job, these pumpkins are yours." ”

The boy smiled from ear to ear as he looked at the two pumpkins bigger than his head, and Danica asked a soldier to help carry the pumpkins back to the boy's house. The boy happily led the way and walked triumphantly ahead.

Filip's move once again won the trust and respect of the people, and the doubts in the crowd gradually faded away, and they gradually began to believe Fili.

"I'm sure I'll win the archery competition." A man dressed as a hunter walked into the ring and said, "If I miss an arrow, I lose." ”

As he spoke, he drew his bow and arrows, and fired five arrows in a row. Those arrows seemed to have eyes, and no matter how the targets were hiding, they heard a few clicks and were shot by him.

Seeing the hunter smile and walk out of the ring with five pumpkins in his arms, he said contentedly, "This is much easier than hunting." ”

Probably because they found that there was no risk in getting on the ring, people started to take the stage. As the pumpkins were led away one by one, the masked man suddenly appeared in the ring again.

He carefully looked at the changes of those targets, and suddenly asked, "There are a total of seventeen targets here, if I can shoot more than five targets with five arrows, can I take a few more pumpkins?" ”

Filip was originally quite confident in his bow and arrow skills, but he couldn't help but be confused when he asked this, and secretly thought: Even if the five arrows are all hit, they are only five targets, can your bow and arrow fly out and turn back and hit more targets?

He frowned, didn't question anything, just said cheerfully: "Our rule is only how many targets can be hit by five arrows, if you have any special skills, you might as well show them." ”

As he spoke, he glanced back, "Don't worry, there are still a lot of pumpkins." ”

When the masked man heard this, he took up his bow and stood in front of the target.

He quietly observed the movement of the targets, his eyes shining sharply. Then, he picked up two arrows, took a deep breath, and shot them together.

At the moment when the two arrows were still flying in the air, the masked man quickly drew his bow and shot the other two arrows.

The arrows broke through the air and made a sharp whistling sound, and the two arrows behind them came first, splitting the two arrows in front of them at an astonishing speed, and the original four arrows suddenly turned into six arrows, and they shot towards the target at a high speed.

All six arrows hit the bull's-eye, and the crowd erupted in cheers, and everyone was deeply shocked by the masked man's superb archery skills.

The masked man said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I still have an arrow." His words made people fall silent for an instant, and I saw him lightly put on his last bow and arrow, and his eyes looked firmly at the target in the distance.

He took a deep breath and pulled the bowstring hard, then let go of his fingers, and the bow and arrow whistled out. At the moment when the bow and arrow were just taken off, the masked man suddenly made a handprint, and a burst of soul flame flickered, and the arrow of the arrow exploded instantly, splitting into four and shooting in four different directions.

The crowd exclaimed again, I didn't expect the masked man to have such a magic skill! The four arrows hit the four targets as if they had eyes, and people were amazed.

Filip watched the masked man's performance and marveled in his heart. He stepped forward and praised, "I have never seen such a divine skill, your archery skills have surpassed mortals!" ”

The masked man smiled slightly and shook his head: "You have won the prize." ”

Fili continued, "According to our agreement, as long as you can hit a few targets with five arrows, you can carry a few pumpkins. Now that you've hit ten targets, take those ten pumpkins. ”

Danica brought ten pumpkins, and the masked man thanked Fili and left with them on his back.