Chapter 207 The competition begins, the opponent appears, the rules are detailed, and the prince supervises the battle
The spacious living room is brightly lit, with special fireworks lanterns hanging upside down on the rows of beams, and the stone walls on both sides are inlaid with luminous pearls the size of pebbles, illuminating the faces of everyone present.
There is a tall and slender crane cauldron in each corner. The long crane's mouth is continuously winding, and wisps of white smoke are emitted from it, exuding a fragrance.
Li Qingwan was in the middle position at the top, looking at the more than a hundred people in front of her. These are all outstanding people from Qingshui County and are an important force in this competition.
"Our opponent in the first round has been decided, and it is Yinbai County."
As soon as this statement came out, many people present seemed to have expected it and were not surprised.
"As expected"
"I guessed it was Yinbai County, so they were in trouble."
"Who will choose us? Only Yinbai County must be forced to choose."
But not everyone understands it. There are also some people like Tie Tang who participate in the competition for the first time and don’t know anything.
Li Qingwan winked at Long Yu, who understood and stood up to explain to those who didn't understand.
Long Yu came out and faced the crowd of outstanding people sitting there, and said loudly, "Selection of opponents in the first round of the competition
It is based on the ranking of the eight major counties, and the top four are selected one by one according to their ranking.
The counties and cities participating in the competition this time are ranked according to their ranking
Tianshan County - Renxia County, ranked 65th, first among the eight counties.
Changdu County - Renxia County ranks 66
Ningjing County——Renxia County ranks 67
Yinbai County——Renxia County ranks 68
Xiuyang County——Renxia County ranks 69
Feng'an County - Renxia County ranks 70th
Anquan County——Renxia County ranks 72
As for our Qingshui County, we are ranked 71st. Naturally, we have no right to choose. We can only passively wait for others to choose.
And because Master Tietang is so famous, many counties and cities already know part of our Qingshui County’s strength.
So I guess the top three counties, Tianshan County, Changdu County, and Ningjing County, will not pick us, but will only pick the other three counties.
The fourth-ranked Yinbai County can only be forced to pick the rest of us.
I believe everyone has some details about this matter, so I won’t go into details.”
After Long Yu finished speaking, everyone suddenly understood. Li Qingwan waved her hand to signal everyone to quiet down.
"No matter which county it is, it doesn't matter. For others, the first round selection is very important, but it is the same for us.
Our goal is to be number one among the eight counties. Sooner or later we will have to play against all the counties and cities, so there is no need to worry about others."
Tie Tang stood up and asked, "Sir, what are the complete rules? Do I have to play tomorrow?"
Li Qingwan smiled and said, "Why are you anxious? It's time for you to take action.
Others may only need one or two battles, but you, the invincible free laborer, just be prepared to fight from beginning to end.
As for the complete rules, some of you may not know them, so I will briefly explain them.
The Eight-County Competition is different from previous years in that a level in the Secret Realm of Magical Witches has been cancelled, and a Wen Dou level has been added.
This competition mainly involves seven levels!
They are the seven levels of "Blood Exchange Realm", "Dragon Yuan Realm", "Supernatural Power Realm", "Linghui Realm", "Heavenly Heart Realm", "Magic Secret Realm" and "Wen Dou".
Taking our Qingshui County as an example, we need to conduct a level competition with the other seven counties one by one.
The eight counties will all fight against each other, at least once.
The ranking is calculated based on the points won in the level competition.
The completion of all seven rounds of competitions means that all eight counties have fought against each other once, and the corresponding scores will be released.
The rankings among our eight counties will be re-ranked based on the final scores.
If you get the first place in the eight counties, you can advance to participate in the competition in Renzhong County.
The first round of competition levels is randomly selected by the top four counties and cities, which is not unimportant.
But it's a pity
We in Qingshui County do not have the right to choose.
This time, Yinbai County has done enough intelligence work, and for the sake of safety, they chose the "Dragon Yuan Realm" level. This is also the weakest level in our competition.
Hey, who is willing to fight?"
As soon as Li Qingwan finished speaking, the meeting room immediately became agitated, and young people stood up one by one.
"Sir, I would like to take the lead!"
"Sir, I will open the door with a shot, let me go to fight."
"Sir, I will come, I will come. I have accumulated a large amount of witchcraft power in the Nest of the Divine Dove, which is not inferior to the Golden Body of the Star Sea. I am sure of victory."
Li Qingwan looked at the high-spirited people and nodded with satisfaction, morale can be used.
Compared with the silence and resistance in previous years, this year due to the emergence of two top players, everyone was uncharacteristically eager to make an impact in the competition.
Everyone knows that Qingshui County’s ranking will definitely rise this time. If you have worked hard at this time and it’s time to share the rewards, you will naturally not be left behind.
Dragon Yuan Realm!
These three words directly shut down Long Yu, Tie Tang, and Ji Yingzhe.
None of them were able to participate in this stage of the competition, so Li Qingwan was right when she said that the Dragon Yuan Realm was the weakest level.
Tie Tang was below, listening carefully to Li Qingwan's explanation of the rules, ignoring the people who were eager to challenge him, and tasted many unusual meanings from the rules.
Li Qingwan sounds simple and relaxed, but in fact it tests the county's ability in all aspects. Even before the competition begins, there is an extremely important assessment that cannot be ignored.
Information!
Since it involves choosing an opponent and a level to compete with, choosing who to be your opponent and which level to compete with are not random choices.
Instead, you must rely heavily on intelligence capabilities and fully grasp the strength of your opponent's counties and cities in order to minimize your weaknesses and highlight your strengths.
The selection of opponents and levels in the first round seems random, but in fact it is a benefit to the top four counties.
For example, Tianshan County, which ranks first, can organize its troops after learning the strength of the major counties and cities through various means.
It first picked Anquan County, which ranked last, naturally to pinch the weak persimmons.
But how to pinch this soft persimmon is also very particular.
Tianshan County needs to try its best to let the weakest side of its seven major levels play, and then ensure that it can completely win, only then can it be completely grasped.
If your weakest level is consumed by weak persimmons, you can free up powerful levels to deal with other stronger counties.
On the surface, it seems that each of the eight major counties and cities must compete with each other once, but how they compete with each other is very important.
The ranking may even rise or fall due to selection issues, not all relying on the strength of one's own county.
Strength is just your weapon, but if you don't use the weapon well, it may fall apart.
Li Qingwan didn't care because she wanted to win the first place in the eight counties, and with Tietang, Longyu and her own location, she was full of confidence and didn't plan too much.
Ji Yingzhe came over and said with a smile, "Now we in Qingshui City can be considered a tough opponent. Others have at least three major hurdles and dare not pick us."
"Oh? How do you say that?" Tie Tang raised his eyebrows, wanting to see what the other party's opinion was.
"Of the seven levels, Wen Dou is the weirdest. Because it is the first time, no one knows the specific situation, and there is definitely no corresponding manpower prepared.
Therefore, everyone will try to avoid this level as much as possible. They want to watch the competition between other counties and cities first to find out the flaws of Wen Du.
Leaving aside this level, there are many masters of the Heavenly Mind State, and there are not only a few great witches of the soul who have been around for many years. There are all kinds of talents and wizards.
No matter which county among the eight counties, this level is the most powerful level. Unless you are sure of winning, you will generally not choose it first.
I don't know much about the Mysterious Realm of Magical Witches, but this level is extremely bloody every time. I'm afraid it's the most brutal level among the seven levels, and it probably won't be staged in advance.
In the remaining "Exchange Realm", "Supernatural Power Realm" and "Linghui Realm", you and Long Yu exist, and your reputation has already spread. Who dares to challenge?
Isn’t that a bonus?”
"What you said makes sense, but you overlooked one point."
Ji Yingzhe was puzzled and asked, "Which point?"
"The only level where our Qingshui County can truly be called invincible is the blood exchange level.
In other levels where I participated in the battle, it was by no means guaranteed to win because of the Inspection Department.
It may even become a loophole for other counties and cities to specially select."
After listening to the rules, Tie Tang immediately understood that the key point of this competition was none other than himself.
Originally the trump card of Qingshui County, I might become a flaw in the county-city competition, and be forcibly broken by others relying on loopholes in the rules of the Inspection Department.
It seems that this competition may not be as easy as I imagined. In the final analysis, we still have to look at the strength of other counties and cities, as well as Qingshui County itself.
It is difficult to drag the entire county forward by relying on one person alone.
Soon.
Li Qingwan selected eight young witches from the Dragon Origin Realm, with three to five of them as the main force, and the others as substitutes at any time.
The candidates for tomorrow’s first round of competition have been decided.
Others were very curious about Wen Dou and asked one after another to know the specific requirements of the competition.
However, Li Qingwan said that for the sake of confidentiality, Wen Dou would not disclose it in advance unless there was a fight.
Even she doesn't know the specific requirements, but they are nothing more than poetry, poetry, alchemy, weapon refining, formations, etc.
The poems, songs, and weapon refining are all fine, but if the elixir refining and formation techniques are tested, then it’s really time to test a county’s heritage.
This kind of scarce talent is very rare. Even if a few appear occasionally, they may not be able to make great progress in alchemy and formation.
Practitioners spent time day and night, chatting a lot in the living room, until finally the sky turned white.
This time many people are excited, with confidence that they did not have in previous competitions, and looking forward to the start of this competition.
Although it was only a competition in the Dragon Origin Realm, as our side, we definitely wanted to go to cheer and watch the battle. Everyone followed Li Qingwan to the Tianshan County Government Office.
Tie Tang originally thought he had arrived at the competition venue, but found that seven parties were lined up in the main hall of the county government, with the number of people on each party ranging from hundreds to dozens.
There are strong and weak auras, ranging from divine witches to physical bodies. There are also many people whose auras are blocked, covering their specific strength and making it difficult to tell clearly.
As the home court, Tianshan County is not in the first place today.
In the place where the county governor used to be, sat a man in his thirties. Behind him were several officials with extremely powerful auras. They were all wearing dragon-patterned python robes, and their auspicious patterns were seawater and river teeth.
, moon, mountains, flowing clouds, etc.
The embroidery on the dragon pattern python robe also includes colorful velvet embroidery, flat gold and flat silver embroidery, gold circle velvet embroidery, etc. The overall appearance is dazzling, magnificent, generous and elegant.
Tie Tang just glanced at it and knew that these court officials were at least fourth to fifth rank officials, and maybe even higher.
Compared to Li Qingwan’s official position, it’s even more terrifying.
Even so, they were just standing behind the man. It was obvious that the young-looking man was the backbone of the group.
As Li Qingwan bowed and saluted, everyone in Qingshui County knew the identity of the man in front of them.
Dashang Zhongyonghou!
The person sent by the imperial court to supervise the county-city competition turned out to be a prince.
This is somewhat beyond Tie Tang's expectation, but it seems reasonable.
The Zhongyong Marquis in front of him is not wearing an official robe, but a dark blue robe, with a blue auspicious cloud-patterned horn belt around his waist, a pair of extremely bright eyes, and wind-like hair.
He looks elegant in temperament, like a scholar who has read poetry and books. There is no aggressive momentum or heavy and invisible majesty.
However, Tie Tang knew that the strength of the princes of the Great Shang Dynasty had reached an incredible level.
The other party's age, I'm afraid, is not as young as he looks. He is probably an old monster who has lived for hundreds or even thousands of years.
After all, after the establishment of the Great Shang Dynasty, there was peace for a long time without major battles and conquests, so it was difficult to make meritorious deeds.
Those who can sit on the throne of princes are mostly characters who existed before the beginning of the dynasty.
"I do remember that there are relatives of Marquis Zhongyong's concubine and maidservant in Qingshui City. I wonder if anyone from the human race will come?"
Tie Tang remembered the story he heard in Fenghua Xueyue Pavilion that night, but he did not expect to see the real master today.
"No need to be polite, since Governor Li has arrived, let's get started."
When Marquis Zhongyong spoke, his voice was extremely magnetic and pleasant to the ear, like the spring breeze blowing on the face, making people feel happy, comfortable and without any pressure.
The eight county guards all bowed in unison and spoke in unison.
"I will obey the command of the Marquis!"
"I will obey the command of the Marquis!"
Tie Tang glanced at it carefully, feeling secretly surprised.
Should we compete here?
This place can't stand up to the trouble.
At this moment.
Marquis Zhongyong raised his right hand slightly, and a picture catalog flew out from his sleeve. It swelled in the wind and became bigger and bigger. Finally, a complete picture of the country, the country, the country, and the country was presented, sucking in everyone present.
Tie Tang's eyes flashed, and he felt the scenery suddenly change. When he came to his senses again, he was already on the bleachers.
This place is like an ancient Roman Colosseum, but it is extremely wide. The overall shape is a huge oval, divided into several levels up and down.
Each level is covered with countless white jade lion-pattern seats.
The total number of people who came to the county government office from the eight major counties was less than 800. They were crammed into such a vast stand, just like water droplets falling into the sea, and they were inconspicuous at all.
In the central ring at the bottom, there are four towering arenas.
These four arenas are marked with four numbers: A, B, C, and D. Under each arena is an extremely tall and ancient tree.
Continuous branches and leaves, like the beards of a horned dragon, are criss-crossed together, turning into a huge hand, holding up the arena above.
The ground above these arenas is like a dotted array of stars, dividing yin and yang. It seems to be only a hundred-foot-sized arena, but once you enter it, there must be another mystery.
"Wait here!"
Li Qingwan gave an order, jumped up, and flew to the T-shaped ring.
Yinbai County ranks fourth among the first four counties, so it is naturally assigned to the T-shaped arena, while Qingshui County, as its opponent, is also in the T-shaped arena.
Although the competition is about to begin, the previous preparations cannot be underestimated.
Tie Tang walked to Long Yu and sat down next to him, and asked curiously, "Didn't we just start the fight? Why did the Sheriff fly up on his own? Is she going to take action?"
Everyone in the stands can see the four arenas clearly without any cover.
This is also a means of promoting force.
At the very beginning, ordinary people could even be allowed in to enjoy this feast that happens once every thirty years.
Later, because most of the players participating in the competition had extraordinary status and did not want to show their faces in front of others, they competed in public like street performers.
Many people have raised objections.
In addition, the common people have no cultivation level, so even if they come to watch, they can't see the magic, and they can't even see clearly the fight in the ring. Therefore, the court canceled other people to watch.
Only those who participate in each competition can come to observe and learn.
Facing Tie Tang's question, Long Yu answered patiently, "Arrangement of troops is an important decision before a competition, and it even involves a lot of luck.
The county guard goes forward and draws lots with the opponent to decide the order of appearance."
At this time, Tie Tang saw that on each stage, there was an official wearing a dragon-patterned python robe standing, as if he was acting as a referee, responsible for all matters, big and small.
He already knew about the competition in the Dragon Yuan Realm last night.
There are three people fighting alone and five people fighting in a group. It is no different from previous years, except that the group fighting has been changed to a wheel fighting.
In a three-person battle, who comes out first and who comes after is sometimes very important, and sometimes it is dispensable.
This depends on your knowledge of the opponent's county and city intelligence. If you can accurately know or guess the opponent's combat personnel, you can use this to plan.
For example, if the opponent has an extremely powerful genius, you can send weak ones to fight to avoid a strong encounter and a waste of strength.
If the opponent's players are not very strong, you don't need to send too powerful geniuses, you only need to send out heroes who are sure to win.
These are actually very important decisions, but if you rely too much on the mastery of intelligence, it is generally difficult to guess who your opponent will choose to fight, and you can only proceed according to your own plan.
Moreover, the competition is a points system, not a victory or defeat system.
Like the three-person battle in the Dragon Origin Realm, where three people compete in three games, the winner of each game can get a point.
Rather than three people defeating two people, the battle is won.
Winning or losing is both critical and not critical.
Only by winning can you get points, and how many points you can get depends on the time, location, people, and even luck.
In addition to getting points for winning each battle, there are also rewards and penalties for winning the competition.
The so-called ‘rewards and punishments for complete victory’ are reflected in every level and every small link.
Take the competition in the Dragon Origin Realm as an example.
In a three-person battle, if all three of them win, the winning side can get an extra point.
If you lose all three games, one point will be deducted as punishment.
The same applies to five-person team battles. If you win all the games, you can also get an extra point.
If a three-person solo battle and a five-person team battle can completely defeat the opponent, you will get points for level victory.
If there is a county that can completely defeat its opponent in a competition in the Dragon Origin Realm.
Then it can get "three-person battle alone, points for three victories, and points for a complete victory reward.
Points for five-person team battles and points for victory rewards.
As well as the points for winning the level, the total points before and after, widening the huge gap at once.
Although the opponent who is perfectly defeated will not have points deducted in the solo or group battles, due to the penalty of complete defeat, the points for the 'solo battle' and the 'group battle' will be deducted in the final settlement.
And the score of 'completely defeating the level'.
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With a total of negative points, one positive and one negative, the points of the two counties will be very different.
This is just one level of competition, there are six more levels to follow.
If the strength is not good enough, it is very likely that in a county-city competition, the score will still be negative.
The final total of scores will determine the overall ranking of the county.
Therefore.
Under the mechanism of rewards and punishments for complete victory——
All major counties and cities will try their best to ensure at least one victory in every small link.
In this way, even if you don't get many points, you won't be deducted points due to victory rewards and penalties.
This tacit understanding spreads in every county.
Therefore, although the reward and punishment mechanism of victory and punishment exists in the rules of county and city competitions, it rarely appears.
Generally, rewards and punishments for complete victory occur because the strength gap between the two sides is too huge.
This situation often occurs in cross-class county-city competitions.
For example, when the twenty-four counties want to be promoted to the twenty-four middle counties, there may be such a large-scale victory and defeat scenario.
Like now when the Eight Great Masters go to the county and compete with each other, this kind of situation usually does not happen.
Because even if there is a gap in strength between everyone, it is not to the point where they are completely crushed and a victory is impossible.
Not long after, Li Qingwan returned from the T-shaped ring with an ugly face, obviously the result of the draw was unsatisfactory.
She glanced at the eight people participating in the battle in Longyuan Realm, then looked at Long Yu, and even wanted Long Yu to come on.
However, Long Yu is still in the realm of physical body exchange at this time, and is too far away from the Long Yuan realm, and is not even a witch.
There is a big gap in strength, and it cannot be made up by simple qualifications.
You should know that wizard soldiers can be used in county and city competitions, although different realms have different restrictions on wizard soldiers.
But the Dragon Yuan Realm already has witch power, which can perfectly activate the power of the witch soldiers. Even if Long Yu holds the witch soldiers, he can't exert much power because he has no witch power.
In addition, he can't fly yet, so when he steps into the ring to face Xiao Wu in the Dragon Origin Realm, he is just a target.
Long Yu couldn't even defeat his opponent, but his opponent could rely on non-stop attacks and finally won with points.
It is also impossible to win on stage by pretending to be a turtle. The officials guarding the arena, including Zhongyong Hou and others who are watching the battle, will not allow this to happen.
The county-city competition compares the heritage of a county, the number of talents and talents in each realm, and the strength of each talent reserve.
Any shady means, including cheating, bribery of referees, hiding one's cultivation level and jumping into battle, etc., are all impossible to succeed.
The great Shang Zhongyong Marquis is sitting there, and all conspiracies, despicable methods, and despicable methods cannot escape his discernment.
If you want to win, you have to defeat your opponent with dignity!
There is no other way.
Li Qingwan looked at it again and again, and finally chose one person.