As soon as these words came out, many people present suddenly changed their expressions. +◆, in this hall, the largest group of people was not aristocratic families, nobles, wealthy families, or forces from outside the continent, but people from various counties in Taiyuan Continent.
Wu Xiucai ranked first.
Including Yang Ji himself, he is a member of this group. But not everyone has the same level of cultivation as Yang Ji.
There are still a lot of generals at the sixth level of martial arts here. Not everyone is like Yang Ji who goes for Wu Jieyuan.
To be able to compete with the descendants of the Five Holy Lands, and to compete with male and female, Yang Ji himself is already an outlier among the martial arts scholars in various counties, and cannot be measured by ordinary principles.
"Sir, aren't they generally military-level wooden puppets?"
A Wu scholar from the county was the first.
Yang Ji looked back and saw that he was a Wu scholar in his twenties, who looked familiar.
"It's Wu Xiucai from Longchuan County!"
Yang Ji's heart moved and he recognized him. He had met this person several times when eating in restaurants. He didn't know the specific name, but he knew that the table they often ate at was reserved by Longchuan County.
Longchuan County, like Langya County, may occasionally produce one or two amazing talents. But overall, the martial arts atmosphere and average level in the county are not as good as those in Tianshui County, and they are also counties that are not very strong in overall strength.
This time the Ministry of Industry changed the test methods. You can imagine how these people feel.
"That's your business. The Ministry of Industry is not here to take care of weak people like you. If you don't feel confident, just quit!"
The tall man with a bearded face glanced coldly and said without mercy.
Wu Xiucai from Longchuan County immediately turned red in the face and his neck was red. In front of everyone, he was humiliated and ashamed.
He moved his mouth, intending to say something, but in the end he gave up the idea. The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Military Affairs were not the same system. The dark-faced man with a beard was right, there was no need for the Ministry of Industry to take care of their feelings.
"Everyone, although the wooden puppet has been changed, the rules of Gou Mang Palace have not changed. Although it is a Wuzong-level test wooden puppet, there is no need to defeat the wooden puppet. As long as it lasts for a certain period of time, the door of the test palace will naturally open.
.That counts as passing.”
Next to him, the adjutant-looking general from the Ministry of Industry immediately came out to smooth things over. The officer was indifferent to human affairs, or he simply didn't care what these future court officials thought.
But as an adjutant, he had to think about the chief. Since the Ministry of Industry only focused on creating new things and mass-producing new buildings, most people were unsmiling and unreasonable. But it is nothing to make too many enemies.
Good thing.
And things like the martial arts examination are a bit special after all.
"Hmph! Survival of the fittest, winner takes all. The rules of Gou Mang Palace are to select the strongest group of people for the imperial court. There are only thirty seed contestants. Even if you barely pass the test, most of them will be eliminated in the end. Can
There are only thirty people who get the seed quota!"
"The people in the military department are still too long-winded. According to me, thirty people is still too many. Eight people are really enough. There is no need to have so many places!"
The bearded, dark-faced man said with a straight face and unceremoniously.
The temperature in the entire hall dropped sharply, as if it had fallen into an ice furnace. The adjutant next to him also looked embarrassed.
Yang Ji stood in the hall, thoughtful in his heart. Although the chief official of the Ministry of Industry was a bit rigid and unreasonable, what he said was unwavering and true.
His words revealed several pieces of information. Yang Ji originally thought that all he had to do to come to Gou Mang Hall was to pass the test. But now it seems that is obviously not the case. Only the thirty strongest can get the quota. In other words...
…
Yang Ji's eyes slowly swept across the hall.
"...In other words, at least half of the people will be eliminated and will not be able to get the seed player card!"
Yang Ji secretly thought in his heart.
There will not be any formal competition between candidates before the official start of the martial arts examination, but this test in Gou Mangdian is undoubtedly another form of competition.
If you can't get thirty seed contestants, it means you have lost in this competition. The martial arts examination cannot produce as many as thirty martial arts examination candidates. To a certain extent, these people have been eliminated in advance.
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Although some changes may still occur before the actual competition. But to a great extent, these people have no doubt that they have the same reputation as those in this martial arts competition.
The martial arts examination has not started yet, but the elimination has already started in advance!
Yang Ji turned his eyes, thoughtfully. There was an indescribable feeling in his heart. The bearded, black-faced man in the main hall did not pay attention to anyone's feelings, like a cold machine that was preset.
, still talking to himself:
"Okay, what needs to be said has been said. The wooden puppet room will open in a moment. Now, everyone will enter the puppet room in order according to their own card test order!"
After the bearded, dark-faced man said this, he walked towards where he came from without even looking back, as if the room full of top-notch candidates didn't exist.
"Haha, the rumors are true. The Ministry of Industry is indeed not under the jurisdiction of the Military Ministry. It doesn't give you any face!"
A clear voice came from his ears. Ouyang Zhuming looked at the direction where the two military officials left and walked over with a smile.
"Brother Yang, there are only thirty seed players! Are you sure?"
Ouyang Zhu Mingdao.
"It's not something you can't be sure of. It's something you have to live through."
Yang Ji said calmly without looking back.
The strong have privileges, and this privilege is the seeded contestant. Yang Ji has participated in the Tongsheng Examination and the Xiucai Examination in the two levels of Wushu Examination. He knows that the competition system of the Wushu Examination requires constant reincarnation in the competition system.
When his strength reaches the level of Yang Ji, his vision is different. The only people who can threaten him in this martial arts examination are the most top-notch geniuses. It is meaningless to be restricted to the ordinary competition system, and it will also waste one's energy and effort.
, to some extent, it may even reveal too much, giving unnecessary information to the opponent.
When one's strength reaches Yang Ji's level, hiding one's own methods is already a necessary instinct.
"Haha, Brother Yang is really confident!"
A strange color flashed in Ouyang Zhuming's eyes, and the way he looked at Yang Ji was a little different from before. He had seen how Yang Ji and the descendants of the Five Holy Lands faced each other, and they did not show any weakness in their "hardness" from the front.
This was something he didn't know before.
"However, I will not show weakness! The Ouyang family cannot afford to lose their face."
Ouyang Zhu Mingdao.
"As it should be."
Yang Ji said calmly, not surprised.
Although he has never met Ouyang Zhuming before, he is not blind. Compared with other children of the aristocratic family, Ouyang Zhuming may look low-key, but he can be selected by the Ouyang family to participate in the martial arts examination and fight for the interests of the family without strong strength.
How can it be?
"By the way, I have something to tell Brother Yang. The wooden puppets in the Gou Mang Hall of the Ministry of Industry are not simple. In the military commander level test, the wooden puppets tested in it are actually Wuzong level. The military commanders can only parry, but have no
The power to fight back. This time I replaced it with a military commander-level wooden puppet... I feel that the wooden puppet tested inside is likely to reach the Great Wuzong level!"
Ouyang Zhuming left these words with a smile and walked away, leaving Yang Ji there thoughtfully.
"Buzz!"
There was a rumbling sound, and the whole hall shook. It seemed that the testing room was ready. The test in Gou Mang Hall began soon.
Wu Xiucai walked in one after another. After a while, there was a rumbling sound of fighting and muffled noises, mixed with screams from time to time.
Even Yang Ji couldn't help but feel a creepy feeling when he heard the shrill screams.
"How could this be? Are the wooden puppets in Gou Mang Palace so powerful?"
Yang Ji was secretly surprised.
When he entered Gou Mang Hall, he really didn't take it seriously. He could tell from the name that the wooden puppet was probably some machine man created by the Ministry of Works.
Yang Ji once saw some puppet shows performed by Jianghu entertainers. As long as this kind of puppet is not a living person, an unavoidable flaw is that its movements are stiff and its joints are inflexible.
From this perspective, even if the warrior who enters is not the opponent of the wooden puppet in terms of strength, he can still fight freely. He should not let out such miserable screams, as if he is being beaten by the wooden puppet.
"What kind of wooden puppet is this?"
Yang Ji was secretly surprised.
The warriors present are basically extremely talented martial arts geniuses. They can suppress these people and make their martial arts experience and combat skills useless. Gou Mangdian's wooden puppet is definitely not a trap in the general sense.
In the hall, one of the most outstanding scholars from inside and outside the continent kept entering Gou Mang Hall, no matter he succeeded or failed, he would never enter the hall again.
Although he didn't know what was going on inside, Yang Ji could tell from the sound that most of them probably failed. Not only that, he seemed to be seriously injured.
Those at the military general level were fine, but those seventh-level martial sects didn't come out for a while after they entered, so Yang Ji couldn't help but be surprised.
"I really want to go in and have a look. I wonder how powerful the wooden puppets from the Ministry of Industry are?"
Yang Ji secretly thought in his heart.
His attention has been completely attracted by these puppet rooms in Gou Mang Hall of the Ministry of Works.
"Next, Zhang Daoyi!"
Following the voice of the Ministry of Industry official, Zhang Daoyi, the senior brother of Heishuiya, jumped up from the ground. This simple movement immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Even the descendants of Sheyang Palace and the master from Hidden Sword Palace looked over.
"Hey, it's finally my turn."
Zhang Daoyi ignored everyone's gazes, chuckled, and walked towards the puppet room for testing in Gou Mang Palace. So far, the military commanders who have entered the puppet room, Wu Zongli, led by Zhang Daoyi, have not surpassed him in strength.
Among all people, the successors sent by Blackwater Cliff can definitely compete with anyone without being inferior.
"I wonder if he can pass?"
Yang Ji lowered his head slightly and looked at Zhang Dao with a flash of light in his eyes. Gou Mangdian's test rules are not to defeat the wooden puppet. As long as he can survive under the wooden puppet's hand for a certain period of time, he can still pass.
Of course, the premise is that you can get into the top thirty. (To be continued...)