Chapter 33 Alone in a foreign land as a stranger (Monday
Xiao Wu Sheng? Phoenix Cup? Arena Competition?
Suddenly, Lou Cheng became a little excited, a little scared and a little eager to try.
"Master, what kind of competition is this?" He took a deep breath and asked.
Old Man Shi waved his hand: "How do I know? I just asked someone to ask for one. You can search online yourself. In today's society, you can't find anything online, tsk tsk..."
As he spoke, he left the lake with his hands behind his back.
What a casual master... Lou Cheng complained silently, turned over the invitation letter several times, found his name and invitation number in the corner, and couldn't wait to take out his mobile phone and started searching on the spot.
"Phoenix Cup Little Martial Saint Arena Competition..." He entered his name and quickly got several pages of search results. The first one was the official website information introduction, and the second one was a link to the "Dragon Tiger Club" forum that he was familiar with.
Uh... Lou Cheng hesitated for a moment, then clicked on the second post first, and found that it was a post from a forum friend he was familiar with, yesterday's post.
"Road to the Arena", who loves to show off and brag, posted a picture on which there was a red gold-gilded invitation letter, which was exactly the same as the one in his hand, except that the number and name were deliberately mosaic.
"Hey, I found that the soul of martial arts in my heart has not been completely buried. After being sent this invitation letter, I was eager to participate." "Road to the Arena" captioned the picture with a deliberately vicissitudes of tone.
talk.
"Invincible with one punch." This popular martial arts school student on the forum replied: "Phoenix Cup Little Martial Saint Arena Competition... Mr. Lu, what kind of competition is this?"
"Road to the Arena" replied with a laughing expression: "The new competition is organized by the richest man in our province and is held in Yanling City. He said it will take five years to step by step make it into the top ten in addition to the five major titles.
This year’s arena competition is the first one. I have no experience in all aspects. The prize money, scale and level of the warriors are all set relatively low, and there is not much publicity. When you are practicing, you don’t know it is normal.”
It turned out to be a new arena competition in a training state... Lou Cheng had a preliminary grasp of the competition he was about to participate in.
The female ID "Qian Hailan", who is more active and popular on the forum, said with a dazed panda expression: "Master Lu has posted all the invitations. He must be planning to participate."
"Road to the Arena" responded with a funny expression: "I can't quit! But I'm in such a state that I've been away from the battle for a long time, and I probably won't be able to make it to the top sixteen. I'm ashamed of my ninth-level career!"
Damn it, what a coincidence, you can meet an acquaintance just by participating in an arena competition... Lou Cheng didn't reply, he just watched quietly, considering his amateur level, it would be better not to be exposed, so as not to become the butt of everyone's laughter.
Just watch silently as the former ninth-level professional shows off.
"Is there anything special about the top 16?" After the news of "Road to the Arena", the little girl said "Selling and selling wontons" with a head-scratching expression.
The "Road to the Arena" commentary said: "This Little Martial Saint Arena Competition will not limit the level of participating warriors or the size of applicants, so it will be screened by bonus levels. Everyone who enters the top sixteen will receive 5,000 yuan.
The top eight will each get another 10,000. If they win and become the top four, they will get another 20,000. If they can reach the finals, they will get another 40,000. The winner will get another 80,000."
"In other words, the champion will receive a total of 155,000 yuan in bonuses, and the runner-up will receive 75,000 yuan. For amateurs, it is very generous, but for professional warriors, it is probably not even close.
Nearby, there happen to be free Ninth-Rank members to participate, and it is not ruled out that one or two Eighth-Rank people who are in urgent need of money will join in the fun. This determines the level. As for the scale, only the top sixteen will receive bonuses.
Amateurs will not travel thousands of miles to participate, so only those in this city will sign up with the mentality of giving it a try."
Lou Cheng looked at these two paragraphs and almost gasped. This was a much higher level of competition than he expected!
I thought it was a competition for amateurs, but who knew that there would not be too few professional ninth-level players, and eighth-level players could not rule out not participating, and eighth-level means that there is more than 90% chance of being a master of "Dan Qi Realm"
, as for amateur first-, second- and third-level guys, there must be more than you can imagine!
Master, did he want me to have a good experience? Or was it just like what he said, that he didn't understand what this invitation was at all? Lou Cheng fell into deep thought, but fortunately he didn't hold anything in mind.
Looking forward to it, I have only been practicing martial arts for more than three months, so I can’t have any expectations. At most, I feel that I should be much better than the amateurs at the eighth and ninth levels. I will improve very quickly. If I keep going like this, I will be able to train in less than a year.
Forget it, I just want to accumulate practical experience anyway. I hope I can play a few more games. Maybe I will be lucky enough to draw lots and break into the top 16 all the way? Lou Cheng thought optimistically and moved his eyes downwards, continuing to watch.
Posts from "Road to the Arena".
"The grade is quite high. I thought you had a chance to get into the top four in the small arena!" "Sell and sell wontons." This little girl likes to add the word "小" in front of everyone's name, regardless of the other person's actual age.
To bring both parties to their own level.
"Road to the Arena" made a smoking-smoking expression: "It's no longer possible. A few years ago, I was still confident that I could be in the top four. Now, I'm not lucky enough to be in the top 16. I don't expect to be in the top eight. I used to coach me in martial arts."
When my master gave me the invitation letter, he felt a little regretful, thinking that I just lacked perseverance and didn’t persevere.”
"No matter what, Mr. Lu, you are still the number one expert in our forum." He consoled her with "All the vegetation in the world is beautiful."
The moderator "Pig Riding Hero" also said: "Remember to live broadcast when the time comes, let us see your style!"
"Okay! Try not to embarrass our forum!" "Road to the Arena" sent a sharp-eyed expression while pushing up his glasses.
The student from the martial arts school "One Punch Invincible" said below: "Master Lu, I am quite close to Yanling. When will the competition start? I want to give it a try during the holiday. At best, I can get more practical experience."
"Okay, we two brothers can still meet each other for three or five bottles." "Road to the Arena" replied, "But you have to hurry up. Registration ends at eight o'clock tonight, and the competition will officially start at nine o'clock the day after tomorrow. First,
Four to five knockout rounds, followed by eight groups of four, with the top two in each group advancing to the top 16."
"Okay, okay! I'll buy a ticket as soon as I sign up. The train will arrive in an hour!" "One Punch Invincible" replied.
He failed in the final product competition in October and failed to be promoted to the ninth level of the profession. He is in urgent need of more practical training.
"Above the Sky," the girl from below also shouted: "You all must remember to live broadcast. It just so happens that the Dragon King and the others are celebrating the New Year. It's so boring!"
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Lou Cheng looked at their interaction and felt quite amused. Hey, a regional competition can actually allow me to meet two netizens. What kind of thing is this?
However, there are so many warriors who have signed up to participate, so it should be impossible to meet them...
After understanding the general situation of the "Phoenix Cup Xiao Wusheng Arena Competition", Lou Cheng quit this post and went to the official website to confirm all the details. The competition will start tomorrow (the post was from yesterday) and the ten-day schedule. If he reaches the final stage all the way,
, on average, it is slightly more than one match a day. Any warrior who is interested in getting bonuses must strive for a quick victory in the initial knockout rounds and group matches to save physical energy and avoid injuries.
"The round-trip train fare, accommodation fees, food money..." Lou Cheng silently counted the expenses, "I guess, this is the rhythm that makes me pay for it."
I'll save that for when I ask Yan Zheke out!
In addition to the New Year's money saved, the only cash that can be used now is 500 yuan for "travel home" and 500 yuan for "rations" saved before, and there are too many places to use money: the train fare to Yanling City
, the train fare home directly from Yanling, ten days, uh, I definitely won't be able to reach the finals, and don't even think about the top 16. I'll have some extravagant hopes in the group stage, what if I'm lucky? In other words, I have to stay for seven days, and pay every day.
We need to eat... This is a pace that even a small hotel or motel can't afford...
After thinking about it, Lou Cheng called home and told his mother that there was something going on at school and he would have to be late for seven or eight days to come back, so he could quickly make up for his living expenses.
Fortunately, I had vaccinated my mother before because I had to wait for Yan Zheke!
After getting an extra 500 yuan for living expenses, he relaxed a little and used the money that had been transferred to the mobile payment software to buy tickets.
Because it was not the Spring Festival yet, tickets to Yanling were easy to buy. In order to save money, he bought the tickets at around 9pm. It was already past 12am when he arrived at Yanling, and the tickets to go home directly from Yanling were not lucky.
Not bad, there are just a few left, so you don’t have to go to the software to grab them.
"It's already very late today. Let's stay in a hotel near the train station. The next day, we'll go to the competition venue with our luggage. If we lose, we'll go back to the station to see if we can change our tickets. If we win, we'll find another small hotel nearby.
Hotels and small inns..." Lou Cheng made a plan, booking those that can be booked online first, so as not to be dumbfounded when they are all fully booked.
After doing all this, Lou Cheng logged into QQ and wanted to share this matter with Yan Zheke.
When he was about to send the message, he suddenly stopped and muttered in his heart.
It seems that it is not good to tell Yan Zheke about the group competition first. If I am eliminated in one round and she asks about it, how embarrassing will it be? It is better to wait until the result is good before telling her and sharing it with her...
However, if I share it at that time, will she think that I am a person who likes to hide things, and that I can pretend that nothing happened and never mention it at all...
After thinking about it, Lou Cheng decided that it would be better to be honest and made a laughing expression:
"It just so happens that you don't go back to Xiushan, so I found an arena competition to participate in to gain some practical experience."
At nine o'clock in the morning, Yan Zheke responded with an expression that made his eyes shine with envy:
"What kind of arena match?"
"The Phoenix Cup Little Martial Saint Arena Competition is in Yanling City. Old Man Shi casually mentioned, I thought it would be fine anyway, so I can sign up and give it a try. The competition will start tomorrow. My train tonight..." Lou Cheng turned around the arena
The situation of the game was briefly introduced.
"I won't be able to attend the flight tomorrow morning... You have to behave well and not embarrass our Songda Martial Arts Club! I will keep an eye on you!" Yan Zheke sent a bright-eyed expression.
After chatting until five o'clock in the afternoon, Lou Cheng quickly put a change of clothes, a few sets of practice clothes, other sundries and a laptop into his large backpack - many of the rest were locked in the cabinet, and he was worried that he wouldn't be able to find them when he got home.
Clothes to wear?
Carrying a large backpack, he felt much lighter than before. He said goodbye to Zhao Qiang and others first, and then knocked on the door of the small dormitory next door.
"King Zui, where are you on my train tonight?" he asked Cai Zongming.
Cai Zongming smiled and said, "I don't know yet. The one from my family will go to Songcheng first and play for a few days before going back."
Looking at his winner-in-life smile, Lou Cheng clenched his fist and punched his shoulder:
“See you next year!”
"See you next year!" Cai Zongming waved.
Without the sadness of farewell, Lou Cheng rushed to the school bus stop. There were already many people waiting in line and it took more than half an hour for his turn to arrive.
After putting away his luggage and taking his seat, the scenery of the campus gradually moved back. The lake with a thin layer of ice, the teaching building shrouded in the desolate dusk, and the commercial street with few pedestrians, all appeared quickly in Lou Cheng's eyes.
pass by.
It was only at this time that he felt a little emotional about leaving here for a month.
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In the train, Yan Zheke went to bed at 11 o'clock because he had to leave Jiangnan Province early tomorrow. Lou Cheng took a nap and suddenly woke up and found that he would arrive in Yanling City in ten minutes.
It was dark outside the window, and the unfamiliar lights were dimly retreating. Lou Cheng stared at this scene in a daze, feeling a little melancholy and fear in his heart.
What I am going to is a completely unfamiliar city!
The scenery I saw was a completely unfamiliar scenery!
There are no people I really know in a strange city, and there is no familiar warmth in a strange scenery.
When the train stopped, he followed the crowd and walked out of the platform. A gust of cold wind hit him, it was crisp and icy.
Lou Cheng shuddered and declined the invitations from black cars and small hotels. Carrying a large backpack and looking at the navigation on his phone, he walked on a wide road to a nearby hotel.
The road is silent, with few people to see. There are street trees one after another on both sides. They look like monsters with their mouths open in the night. They are not much different from other cities, but the strange smell still hits us. Along with the darkness, let
Lou Cheng felt like he was a stranger in a foreign land.
In the past, when I went to strange places, I was not alone. I was either accompanied by my parents and relatives, or with my master and classmates from the martial arts club. But this time, I traveled alone in a foreign land, for the dream of martial arts, and for the sake of life.
New stage!
Thinking of his dream, Yan Zheke, and the arena competition, Lou Cheng took a deep breath and started jogging in the dark night, in a strange city, in the empty space with no one around, and softly hummed an old song in his mouth:
"I know my future is not a dream"
"I live every minute seriously"
"My future is not a dream"
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The night is as cool as water, the singing is low and the figures are getting further away.
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