Chapter 53: An exam question

After a night of repair, the group did not have much joy that the task was about to be completed, but their hearts were heavy in the face of the majestic palace that they could reach today.

Especially Liu Haoming, who used to be the leader of four people, but now he has to worry about his net worth and life.

However, just as they approached the palace, under the morning light, on the steps that emitted a charming golden light, more than a dozen mutilated corpses appeared, the blood had dried up, and in some places white bones had been born.

This gave several people a heavy blow.

It seems to imply that the road ahead is brilliant and equally bloody.

The little tiger teeth and long legs twisted their heads, unable to bear to look directly.

Huang Gong stepped forward to inspect it, and said in a muffled voice: "It's all fatal with one blow, it's a master, and it's ......"

Yellow Bow looked around.

Looking back from here, groups of small teams like ants emerged, with more than 100 people gathered in front of the steps.

You look at me, I look at you, it seems that they both want to enter this palace, but they are afraid of these corpses on the steps and do not want to be the leader.

These people began to move forward, making the same action without words, that is, forcing Jiang Qiu and his party to explore the way on the steps.

Jiang Qiu turned around and looked up the steps of the palace.

Several Ouroboros go all the way up along the main road of the steps, and the railings on both sides are engraved with the diagram of the daytime ascending, and the circles are extremely numerous, dense and exquisite, and they can't leave any traces on the steps with their fingers, but there is a sound of gold and stone, which sounds indestructible.

It was as if they were surrounded, and there was no way out.

Jiang Qiu didn't care, and unconsciously he also had the habit of Chen Ren liking to flick the snake bait in his ears, which helped him think.

Immediately, Jiang Qiu looked at Liu Haoming and asked him with his eyes if he wanted to climb the steps at this moment.

Liu Haoming was shocked by the majesty of this palace, and he was afraid that he would meet a dead person in order to enter the palace, but in his heart, he wanted to gamble and make a lot of money, so he took the treasure and ran away immediately, so he took the lead in it and gradually ascended.

The surrounding group followed closely behind, not saying a word.

Jiang Qiu took a few steps, thought about it and thought about it, constantly swaying between reason and desire, and finally chose to follow his heart. Along the way, when they came across corpses, they would crouch beside them, and after careful exploration, they would always find one or two wallets, delicate objects that shimmered with light, as if they would lose their lives before they could be taken away in the future.

Looking back at this scene with long legs, it is inevitable that he will be disappointed in Jiang Qiu, who is a little great and can do anything, but he never thought that Liu Ye, this girl, would also have a good look, and her eyes were shining.

She began to wonder if she would have to do the same.

During this period, Jiang Qiu stretched out his bow and set up an arrow, stood beside Liu Ye, and shot an arrow, rubbing sparks along the golden stone-like ground, forcing back the people who were far behind and wanted to fish in the water.

Liu Ye raised his head as if offering treasures, holding the things in his arms and said with a smile: "Master, there are a lot of treasures, and they don't seem to be very valuable, but I have a general understanding of what the mood of the white wolf with empty gloves is." ”

Jiang Qiu smiled and stretched out his hand, "Put it all here for the time being." ”

Of course Liu Ye was not satisfied, but she took it from the dead man with disgust, how could she give it away?

It's just that she noticed that Jiang Qiu's words were very serious and didn't mean to joke, so she threw it to Jiang Qiu.

Jiang Qiu wrapped them in his clothes, hung them on the back of the cow, smiled at the more than 100 people behind, and said softly: "Find a place where no one is, Brother Liu, Brother Huang, let's divide it together." ”

Jiang Qiu patted the package, "Some jade and gold rings are worth a little money after all, they are definitely not as expensive as the treasure gold, we can win by quantity." ”

Liu Haoming once served in the army, and now he has long given up etiquette and morality, only seeking money, and trying to maintain the image of the team leader who has begun to be broken, while trying to hide his ruthless thoughts, "That feeling is good." ”

Huang Gong is still one of the most stuffy gourds, and he always likes to look at a place in a daze, not knowing what he is thinking.

Climbing the steps and crossing the palace gate, you will be greeted by an artificial lake, and a white jade arch bridge connects more than ten pavilions inside.

Like a pearl in a lake.

There are all kinds of strange beasts carved on the white jade arch bridge, none of them are repeated, Jiang Qiu walked while remembering the appearance of these beasts, the lake water under the bridge is crystal clear, you can see that there is a gate at the bottom of the lake, two stone statues in the shape of Pixiu are located at the bottom of the lake, guarding the gate, looking directly at a few people on the arch bridge, and a murderous aura is born out of thin air.

After a long conversation with Min last night, Jiang Qiu would always unconsciously think about the beast, and gradually fell into contemplation.

Such majestic palaces do not spawn overnight, but why are the palaces of beasts so similar to those of humans?

It almost looks like a capital city established by an ancient dynasty, and it is extremely luxurious.

What's more, it's been more than a month, and their group should never be the first to enter the palace, right, where did the people in front go? What about Shen Youchu, the little princess of Bingmen? What about Liu Ji? What about a couple and Chen Daqi who met on Children's Island? Where did it all go?

You can't all die.

Fortunately, there was no danger to walk across the arched bridge, through several pavilions, and come to a sea of flowers.

There are several official roads in the sea of flowers, which can be used by eight cars to drive side by side, through which different palaces can be reached, as for what dangers are there, and what treasures there are, whether there are already people ambushed inside, it is difficult to say.

In the sea of flowers, the three little girls wanted to go in to enjoy the flowers, but they were stopped by Jiang Qiu, and continued to look up along the official road, and could see the corridor built by the mountain to the top of the mountain, and then asked with a smile: "Such a huge and extremely luxurious palace, there must be too many treasures to count, how many of us take what we need, and then meet at the top of the mountain, or go directly to the top and then go to the top to hunt for treasures together?" ”

Liu Haoming first looked back at the more than 100 people who were about to move, then calculated the strength of a few people, thought for a moment and said: "Let's climb to the top first, see these terrain and terrain clearly, and then decide where to go to hunt for treasures." ”

Several people had no objections, and the buffalo looked around, not knowing what he was thinking, and there was a lot of nostalgia in his eyes.

Passing through the sea of flowers, several people found the steps leading to the top of the mountain, dozens of palaces were built along the mountain, and a huge archway stood at the gate of the mountain, with four vigorous and powerful characters written on it: "only ask the heart".

Huang Gong just glanced at it, and began to inspect the nearby palace, and began to compare the map given to him by his superiors in his memory, looking for the most likely place for the treasure to exist, the bell that can be transmitted hundreds of miles away, what is the use, it will make the high-level of the Seven Star Society unforgettable.

Liu Haoming pondered that the treasure in the palace was the most valuable, and where to leave the safest, it was best to take the treasure and leave, and no longer make peace with a few people.

Liu Ye lowered his voice and asked, "Master, I always feel that this place is gloomy, and there is no one alive." ”

Jiang Qiu smiled: "It's really strange. ”

"But after all, it's not a human palace, who knows what the construction basis of that group of beasts is, like Kyoto in Huashao Kingdom, it will build buildings symmetrically along the middle line, and it will also follow the meaning of the round sky and the earth, all of which are traceable" Jiang Qiu turned his head, "You shouldn't tell me the construction concept of this palace, right?" ”

Min shook his head, "There's nothing to say. ”

Jiang Qiu suddenly noticed that he seemed to have neglected an extremely important and fatal point, just like a nightmare at night, which would fade rapidly the moment he woke up, a thought flashed away, how could he not remember it, which made him feel very aggrieved.

After that, several people set off on the road, the pace was not slow, walking through the halls, pavilions, white jade covered bridges, from time to time you can see a corpse with dry bones.

To everyone's horror, each of the corpses looked like they were fleeing from the mountain, as if they were far away from the palace at the top of the mountain, and although they were white bones, everyone could see their fear in the twisted limbs of the corpses.

What's even more terrifying is that they don't forget to attack the people nearby while they are fleeing, and all the corpses here seem to be killing each other while fleeing.

Along the way, gradually ascending, there are more and more bones.

There are people, but the most are beasts.

So much so that the majestic palace built on the mountain is more like a Hades palace at this moment.

Little Tiger Tooth trembled, "Do we still want to move forward?" ”

The long legs are also afraid, and they have begun to bow their heads and chant Amitabha Buddha, praying to the Buddha who has never been to the temple and never worshipped.

After walking more than 30 meters, they came to a platform, and the fear of several people was put to the maximum.

This place is located halfway up the mountain, and when you look up, you will see nothing but white bones.

I couldn't hear the birds, I couldn't hear the human voice, only the wind whistled out, whining among the bones and skeletons, like hundreds of thousands of bones crying together.

At this moment, Jiang Qiu finally recalled that he had overlooked a crucial point.

This is the Kuril Plain, where man and beast live together, and this palace is certainly not human. So the question is, why do these beasts indulge humans to break into their palaces and take everything that belongs to them?

Looking at the white bones with no end in sight, there seems to be a quaint and age-filled bronze bell at the top, which is windless and automatic.

When~when~when~

After three crisp bell rings, several skeletons standing in front of Jiang Qiu seemed to have been summoned, twisted their necks, and knelt down in the direction of Zhong Ming, bowing three times and bowing nine times.

No one could laugh at this funny scene.

Jiang Qiu gently twisted his toes and stepped the suddenly vibrating sickle into the shadow.

Min, the most nonexistent but most eye-catching beast, finally spoke up and teased, "Haven't you run away yet?" Do you wait for all the mountains and bones to come back to life and wash the Thousand Islands Plain in blood, only then do you realize that you have won the plan? ”

Jiang Qiu was puzzled: "This is your plan?" ”

Min Dao: "No, I'm just an old guy waiting for death, and now I'm just a bystander, and you can also call me an invigilator." ”

"I'm ...... According to the division of you humans, the mount of a beast director is now only at the level of the second level, and it is more than a mistake to be an invigilator. ”

Jiang Qiu pulled Liu Ye back a few steps, "Since there is an invigilator, there should be a person who produces and receives the papers, right?" ”

Min exclaimed: "I have seen smart guys, you are one of the wise people." ”

"Thank you for the compliment, but may I ask Your Excellency, can you tell me about the questions for this exam? How about the general scope of the exam? ”

Except for Jiang Qiu and Min, the rest of them were confused, did these incoherent words have anything to do with the current situation?

Min said his own understanding, "Actually, I just figured out what was going on, I was aware of it as early as when this palace opened, but I didn't think about it deeply, I just thought that my fate had come, and it was my turn to die." It's just that the members of the Ice Gate have poured in, and the three major countries have also sent a certain number of geniuses, and now they are hiding in various places in the Thousand Islands Plain early. On weekdays, I can still see some familiar orc faces, but I haven't seen any of them in the past month, and it's starting to be a little strange here. ”

"Looking back now, it was probably the person behind the scenes who came up with a problem, and whoever can solve the problem and make him the most satisfied will get a gift."

Min dodged, "This is the examination room, and it is also the place where the papers are collected, and the scope of the exam has already been told to you, just ask your heart." ”

Jiang Qiu scratched his face, "It's really boring." ”

If you put it bluntly, it's actually quite simple.

Probably there is a guy who is extremely boring, it should be a beast, the level should be high and scary, I want to know where people and beasts live together, if one day they face a catastrophe, they will join forces or fight separately.

This mountain is full of bones, and the food source that cannot make ends meet is the limitation.

As Min kept saying, I had to keep the contract, but the human race has been breaking the contract, I don't know whether it is right or wrong to blindly abide by the contract, and I don't know whether I should resent the dragon beast, but I am a little unwilling, I can't fight with the human race before I die, and die a well-deserved death.

Very early on, before the formation was completed, there was an inscription on the cliff [do not seek gain, only ask the heart], presumably in order to increase the variables of the exam, to attract them to these uncertain factors to join it, to increase the difficulty.

During the trip, many places gave enough hints, such as the Milky Way in the sky that is exactly the same as Tianyang City, the enshrined tortoise, and the legendary stories that have been passed down for decades, all of which hint that this place is different.

Min smiled: "I can also tell you the method of handing in the papers in advance, kill five people, and place the corpses of the corpse dog, stinky lung, non-poisonous, bird yin, and Fu Ya in the palace, and you can leave here in advance." ”

Liu Ye pulled Jiang Qiu's sleeve and said suspiciously: "Master, I heard every word you said, why don't you know what it means when you connect them?" Can you stop being dumb, now is it better to kill the past, or to run away, and give a quasi-word. ”

The bell rang again, and this time everyone felt some kind of subtle tremor that spread all the way to the edge of the Kuril Plain.

Everyone is summoned from the palace, and a will that does not belong to humanity, disgusts all humans, and makes all beasts submit.

It's telling everybody.

Variation.

It's time to get started.

Jiang Qiu and Min glanced at each other, and they both saw from each other's eyes that this was really the case, and they both quickly understood the current situation.

After all, this formation was opened by Jiang Qiu unintentionally after all.

He came here with the black shadow on his chest, fused with the bust, and opened the great array.

And the one who called Jiang Qiu here was his master.

The purpose is to hunt a wurmmon.

Others may not be able to understand it, but when Min pointed out that Jiang Qiu was carrying the sickle that Mr. You had sent, Jiang Qiu had a guess.

In fact, this formation is a game, and it is also a game in which the master I believe in the most participates.

Someone came up with a question and wanted an answer.

Mr. You learned all this, forcibly stuffed Jiang Qiu into the examination room, and let Jiang Qiu give the answer while getting this gift.

Jiang Qiu looked at the starry sky and said tiredly: "Master, you think so highly of me, think that I can give the answer that the people behind the scenes want?" ”

"It's just a front for me to hunt wurmmons, right?"

"Just ask about the heart? Do you want to know what about me, just ask me directly? ”

It's just that these are all secrets that can only be understood but not spoken, which also makes Liu Haoming more and more confused.

But he seemed to understand that if he didn't run, more and more skeletons would come to life.

Before leaving, he looked at Jiang Qiu and said, "There will be no time in the future." ”

Huang Gong didn't speak, and left without saying a word, seemingly unwilling to continue to investigate Jiang Qiu's identity, leaving a few little girls by Jiang Qiu's side.

Jiang Qiu put himself in his shoes and suddenly asked, "Is it that dragon beast?" ”

"The dragon beast uses a contract to bind its own people, binding beasts that are strong enough to affect the balance, assuming that humans can coexist peacefully without the threat of beasts, but they never thought that humans not only did not keep the peace, but broke the contract, such as ...... Began to preach the hunting of beasts in public, and even more so in the Thousand Islands Plain, in the face of the beasts bound by the contract, the human race was rampant, chasing you all over the mountains. ”

"So this drake came up with a question to see if humans can live in peace with the beast, and if not, this drake may break the contract and no longer bind a beast as powerful as you."

"If we humans give us answers that satisfy him, he'll keep the status quo, am I right?"

Liu Ye was extremely angry, "Locked up millions of humans in the formation, without eating or drinking, the food will be exhausted in less than three months, and then you tell me now that this is just an exam question?" Why? ”

"Sure enough, the beasts are damned, the dragon beasts, right?"

Liu Ye tilted his head, "When my father comes, he will definitely be the first to kill you!" ”

After a month of wandering, being cheated of money, and almost being drugged and fascinated, I lost several pounds under the wind and food and sleeping in the open, and in the end I only learned that this was the dragon beast wanted to see their original intentions?

Bah!

Look at the fart.

The long legs were even more so, but he didn't dare to say anything, and quietly glanced at Liu Ye, and felt some resentment in his heart, if it wasn't for Liu Ye forcibly pulling the two of them out, how could they be trapped here and forced to participate in an exam question?

And there are also time-limited questions.

Either give an answer to the dragon's satisfaction, or all starve here.

Min smiled: "The speed of time here is different from the outside world, a month here, the outside world has roughly passed a day, and it doesn't take too long, it only takes just three months, and there will be results when you think about it." ”

Jiang Qiu asked, "Didn't I already give the answer?" ”

I'm close to beasts.

Min smiled and looked at the four people in front of him, as if to say that you are close alone, and three of the four people here are scolding us beasts, this is a three-quarter probability, if it is enlarged to two million human races, what should it be?

What the dragon beast wants to see is not just you, but also a general trend and a human heart.

Jiang Qiu had one last question, "If I tell the dragon beast about the exam question, and let everyone join forces with the beast to face these skeletons, won't this question be solved?" ”

Min smiled and said, "If you can do it, humans can do it, why do dragon beasts do it?" ”

"If you say it, someone will believe it? Will someone do it? ”