Chapter Seventy-One: Preparations Complete
The second trial will begin at noon the next day.
The organizers of the promotion ceremony also arranged for all the contestants who passed the first trial to stay overnight in the starry villa area of the Starry Minaret Council.
Each contestant and his retinue lived in a large villa with the same treatment as the Magister of the Council.
The decoration of the villa is very luxurious, and all the furniture has been professionally enchanted, and the effect is somewhat similar to the feeling of "voice-activated smart furniture" in Lin Xiao's pre-time world.
In the large bedroom of the villa, Lin Xiao lay on the comfortable big bed, carefully reading the information about the "Magic Prism Secret Realm" that Helena asked from Hananos.
Lin Xiao was very satisfied with his eldest disciple.
Rather than facing Hananos directly, the Demon God of the Destruction of the World was accustomed to using Helena to extract information from the mouth of the archmage who seemed to be suffering from severe "paranoia".
Magic Prism is a magic ore that is a specialty of the Magic Guiding Country.
It is said that the reason why the Demon Guide Country was established on the Eternal Peninsula in the bitter cold north is to facilitate the mining of magic prisms.
It is a magical gem that can freely change form according to the owner's magic direction.
Not only that, but the Prism also has special effects that "absorb magical energy" and "stimulate the magician's casting potential".
A high-purity magic prism is often sold in black market auction houses for millions of gold coins.
According to the information in Lin Xiao's hand, the Magic Prism Stone Secret Realm is a giant labyrinth made entirely of Magic Prism Stones.
In this labyrinth, the promoters who participated in the second trial of the promotion ceremony will compete in small teams of four to compete for the secret treasure that has been placed in advance.
In Team Trials, no Magister of the Starlight Spire will cast healing spells on injured Promotions.
If a member of the squad is injured in the process of snatching the treasure, they will either be treated by the squad member themselves, or they will have to withdraw from the trial.
For each promotionee, there are three conditions for the end of the second trial.
For one, every member of the team exited the ritual due to injury or death.
Second, the trial lasted for two days.
Third, a small team captured all seven secret treasures.
At the end of the Trial, the judges of the Star Spire Council will score each team based on the number of treasures they have acquired, the number of remaining personnel, and the performance of the team members in the trial.
The combined three scores are the final score received by each promoted person in the second trial.
"There are six squads in total, and there are also six people whose professions can use healing magic, which is kind of interesting."
Since the final number of squad survivors will directly affect the scoring results.
Therefore, recruiting members who can perform healing magic into the team is a priority for every squad builder.
If there are no "healers" among the team members, if a member of the team is injured, there is a high chance that they will not be able to continue participating in the trial.
This is very fatal for the entire squad.
Lin Xiao turned out the list of 24 participants who had been promoted to the second trial, and confirmed it repeatedly.
The contestants with healing abilities are the "Priest of the Commandments" Vera Yang from the Holy Fire Cult, the princess "Potions Warlock" Camilla from the Boon Empire, the "Radiance Mage" Li Bei who serves the Royal Mage Corps of the Fenglan Empire, Selena the "Blood Warlock" from the Reims Empire, Yvette the "Summoning Warlock" from the Kingdom of St. Mattheon, and the "Wind Shaman" Jibha from the Tumur Khanate.
Theoretically, six healers could be evenly distributed among the six squads.
But Lin Xiao didn't think so.
According to the rules of the promotion ceremony, those who participate in the second trial need to form their own teams.
According to the Council of the Starry Spires, this is also a test of the future Magus' "graceful social skills".
"That's a lot of trouble."
Lin Xiao glanced at the goddess Siffna who was lying on the soft carpet and fell asleep, and couldn't help frowning and shaking her head.
The goddess slept soundly.
She's tired today.
During the journey with Lin Xiao, the goddess had become accustomed to sleeping on the floor.
However, being able to sleep on a comfortable and warm carpet like today is also a very rare treatment for the goddess.
So she cherishes it.
Lin Xiao crouched beside the bed, thinking silently while looking at the sleeping face of the goddess.
"I don't think a lot of people will sleep too well tonight."
It was ten o'clock in the evening, and there were still fourteen hours to go until noon the next day.
Lin Xiao could conclude that a contestant like Camilla who wanted to win the championship must already be trying to build his own team.
The seemingly calm starry villa area is actually turbulent.
Countless contracts and conspiracies will be completed before dawn.
A person like Sifner, who had no scheming and didn't go to the camp at all, would naturally be one of the few people who were chosen.
Once the team members are not properly matched, the situation will become very unfavorable for Sifner.
However, Lin Xiao was reluctant to wake up the sleeping goddess and let her recruit team members.
Because, Lin Xiao knew that even if he woke up the goddess, it would be useless.
Sifna himself probably couldn't handle those mages with a lot of bad intentions.
That being the case, there is not much to say.
Anyway, it's useless to struggle anymore, it's better to let her lie down.
Lin Xiao put down a "mimic real body" on the bed that could perfectly simulate his actions, and then returned to the Ring of Anubis.
He had a bold idea.
"Adam."
Lin Xiao nodded at the "God-level Equipment Synthesizer" who smiled and greeted him.
This purple-haired young man who focuses on synthesizing equipment has completely germinated his own godhead seed and obtained a super advanced class called "God-level Equipment Synthesizer".
"What, you're in a good mood today?"
For some reason, Adam controlled Lin Xiao's mood very well.
Even he couldn't tell how he could see from the expressionless Lin Xiao's face that he was "in a good mood".
"Well, did you make what I wanted?"
Lin Xiao arranged for self-discipline dolls to arrange tables and chairs, coffee and refreshments for himself and Adam.
The cup of coffee in his hand was produced from a miraculous plant called the "Supreme Bitter Coffee Tree" on the Goddess's Farm.
Feeling the bitter taste on the tip of his tongue, Lin Xiao relaxed his tense nerves slightly.
After taking a sip of his coffee, Adam pursed his lips.
"Of course, who do you think I am? I'm a god of equipment synthesis. ”
He pulled out a short gray staff from his bosom.
"This is a 'high-imitation special prop' that can create a 'soul split' of the holder and forcibly control the target's actions, a 'puppet scepter'."
Handing the scepter to Lin Xiao, Adam drank a cup of "Supreme Bitter Coffee".
Adam, who had attained the Godhead, had fully mastered the "Ancient Equipment Synthesis Secret Method" that he had previously obtained.
Through repeated refinement of his crafting techniques, he was able to synthesize a high-level replica similar to the "special props" in the world of Alpha.
The "special item" in the world of Alpha refers to the item that can ignore the interference and protection of magic in all 20-rank systems.
It is also the thing that Lin Xiao fears the most.
Holding the "Puppet Scepter" in his hand, Lin Xiao obtained the attributes of the scepter.
As long as the level is twice as high as the opponent, the wielder will be able to use this small scepter to completely control the target's actions while ignoring magic resistance and psychic protection.
Such a terrifying "high-imitation special prop" made even the Demon God of the Destruction of the World feel threatened.
"What about the other things?"
"Both."
Adam handed Lin Xiao a few "high-imitation special props".
"Very well, in this case, the preparation is complete."
Lin Xiao checked the equipment that Adam gave him one by one, and a smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of his mouth.
A boulder weighing on his heart finally landed.
"What do you need?"
"One of those highest-end 'Grim Reaper skins'."
Now Adam has also learned not to be polite to Lin Xiao.
"Yes."
As soon as Lin Xiao waved his hand, three complete "Root Ancestor Reaper" skins appeared in front of Adam.
The Demon God of the Worlds has never been stingy with his approved allies.
He's such an atmospheric man.