Gourd of Douluo

Chapter 578 Prelude
  The Jinding Mountain Natural Scenic Area is a project led by the Forestry Department of Tiandou City, with partial funding provided by the Qibao Glazed Sect, and the cooperation of multiple families.

Since the project was only established this year, most of the places around Jinding Mountain still maintain their original appearance. Even if they are cleaned regularly, there are still occasional traces of century-old spirit beasts.

From the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, there is only one path that can accommodate two people walking side by side.

A platform of several hundred square meters was built on the top of the mountain.

Climbing high and looking into the distance, tens of thousands of cotinus trees like patches of red clouds and trees full of golden maples transform into a world of brilliant and colorful autumn colors such as tender red, pink, light yellow, and orange as the temperature changes.

Some tourists who came from Tiandou City wanted to climb to the top of the mountain to enjoy the autumn scenery, but were told by the management that the roads on the mountain were under maintenance for the past two days and were temporarily closed. They would not be open until noon tomorrow at the earliest.

The security booth at the entrance had been hung with Shrek's school badge for some time, and a large billboard was placed at the door, for fear that others would not see it.

"Is there anyone there?" A head sneaked in from the door.

Lu Qibin put down the lunch box in his hand and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. The hour hand had just passed 12 o'clock.

"You're a pretty fast kid." Lu Qibin took out the number plate from the wooden box nearby and handed it to him.

The number plate is just an ordinary piece of wood with the number "1" written on it in poor quality ink.

"Am I the first?" Zhao Ming took the number plate from Lu Qibin and asked happily.

Lu Qibin couldn't help but hit: "Temporarily number one."

"The temporary first is also the first. Even if you take the minimum guarantee, you still have 130 credits."

Zhao Ming wasn't angry either. He turned around with the number plate and was about to leave. Lu Qibin quickly stopped him, "Don't worry, don't worry, there's also this. This is a locating device. Wear it, so you don't have to hide in a corner and be unable to find it after the exam." To people.”

It was a blue button, and under the sunlight, it seemed like there was liquid flowing inside.

Zhao Ming casually pinned the button on his chest, "Teacher, do you have any other instructions?"

Lu Qibin waved his hand, "No, no, look at how anxious you are."

Zhao Ming chuckled, ran away, and soon disappeared into the forest.

Lu Qibin looked at the lunch box on the table and showed no interest in continuing to eat. He just sat at the door with a pot of tea and enjoyed the warm autumn sun.

Every three to five minutes, students rush to the entrance of Jinding Mountain. The large billboard next to the security booth undoubtedly provides the best guidance.

There are singles, pairs, and small groups of three people who come to collect number plates.

It wasn't until half an hour later that a small group of four people headed by Qian Jinyuan appeared.

Judging from their shiny faces, it was obvious that they had lunch on the road.

Brother No. 1 received the number plate and positioning device from Lu Qibin and placed them in front of everyone, "Boss, 8 people have already entered."

Qian Jinyuan took the number plate with "9" written on it and pinned the button on his clothes. "The exam has just begun. If you laugh first, you won't be laughing. The winner will be the one who laughs at the end."

"Boss, why don't we set up an ambush at the entrance?" Brother No. 2 made a motion of slitting his throat.

Qian Jinyuan pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Forget it, this is just a small test. We are all classmates and we will continue to get along with each other in the next few years. There is no need to make it so embarrassing."

"As expected of the boss, he does things with dignity." Brother No. 3 began to flatter him seamlessly.

Qian Jinyuan was used to it. He had heard such words too many times, and his tone was very bland, "Let's go, let's go build a temporary shelter halfway up the mountain first."

As time goes by, the number plates in the wooden box are gradually reduced.

The minute hand is about to reach 12.

"Ha~" Lu Qibin yawned and started to pack his things, "There must be no one here. Huh? Why are there still four brands in the box?"

An urgent voice came from the distance, "Teacher, teacher! Wait for us."

"What are you waiting for? Let's see what time it is now. Do you have any sense of time?" Lu Qibin turned around and was about to scold them, but was surprised by the equipment of the four of them.

Not only was Marco carrying large and small bags, but Alan was also carrying a large backpack.

"You guys, you are in a hurry to restock."

"Grandpa, the content of this exam is not survival in the wild. We just made enough preparations." Esta blinked her big clear eyes, hugged Lu Qibin's arm and started acting coquettishly: "We just stepped on it. Examination room, please be merciful and let us in." "Oh, you little girl." Lu Qibin couldn't withstand such an attack, so he directly handed the number plate and positioning device to Esta, but faced Marco and the other three were not so good-tempered. They blew their beards and glared: "Get your things and get out of here. Just pretend I have never seen you."

"Thank you grandpa."

After watching the last four students enter, Lu Qibin put down the barricade to block the entrance, and turned the billboard into a billboard under maintenance.

"finished get off work."

Halfway up the mountain, there was a makeshift cabin.

Shao Xin looked at the dice in disbelief, "Ah, it's six o'clock again, Xiaofeng, did you cheat?"

"Obviously you are unlucky. Well, all my eagles have returned to their nests. I won this game of flying chess."

Shao Xin threw the dice aside, "I won't play anymore, it's boring."

Wang Xiaofeng put away the chess pieces on the table without being surprised.

Seeing this, Jiangzhu said: "The exam has begun now, Xiaofeng, can you take a look at everyone's positions."

"That's easy." Wang Xiaofeng waved his hand.

The water elements in the air condensed into threads, and the water threads intertwined with each other to form a simple map, with dozens of dense dots moving at different speeds.

Shao Xin suddenly pointed to the lower left corner of the map and said, "Hey, these two dots seem to be touching."

"Well, this means that some students have met each other." Wang Xiaofeng nodded, "I don't know whether to test each other out first, or just pretend they didn't see each other."

"The two sides stopped. It seems that they are competing for the last time." Jiangzhu sighed, "Ah, I really want to see it live."

"What's so difficult about this? Wait a minute, I'll connect to the clone's perspective." Wang Xiaofeng closed his eyes, and thirty-six flickering stars appeared on the map model in his mind.

As soon as I thought about it, a third starlight appeared next to the two starlights that joined together.

In mid-air, a huge eyeball suddenly condensed and floated towards the battlefield.

Shao Xin and Jiang Zhu, who were waiting with nothing to do, were startled by the sudden change.

The map in front of him suddenly became larger and longer, turning into a transparent curtain of flowing water, with two blue figures appearing in it.

"At this distance, with my current mental strength, I can only receive a reception frequency of once per second. The card is stuck a bit, so I'll make do with it."

Shao Xin was shocked by such an operation and cursed, "Fuck, you are such a *****."

"**." Jiangzhu nodded in agreement.

Although the picture was stuck in PPT and the color was only monotonous blue, it did not affect Shao Xin and Jiang Zhu's enjoyment.

The winner of the contact battle was quickly determined, but the losing side did not lose its number plate to the winning side.

Because both sides of the battle are just one person.

Unless there is a righteous group fight or an ambush in advance, it will be too difficult to snatch the number plate by force when the soul power is close.

"It's a pity, it's just a short step away." Shao Xin commented: "That kid is not good at fighting, but he can run pretty fast."

"His name is Zhao Ming. He is a Martial Soul Slippery Lizard. Both soul ring skills increase the speed attribute. Ordinary soul masters cannot outrun him." Wang Xiaofeng explained.

"It's still early, there's nothing to see." Wang Xiaofeng waved away the water curtain in front of him, "When everyone is so hungry that they have no energy and are so sleepy that they can't open their eyes, that's the critical moment of the battle."

"What's more, I specifically chose Jinding Mountain as the test location because of the special landform here, which makes it very easy for water vapor to accumulate.

Wang Xiaofeng felt the water element that became active due to the rising temperature, and smiled mischievously, "There is a high probability that there will be a heavy rain in the middle of the night tonight."

Shao Xin couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

You kid is really full of bad ideas.

(End of this chapter)