Chapter 252 Preliminaries of the Ancient Magic Tower (5000 words today)
Chapter 252: Preliminaries of the Ancient Magic Tower (first update today, 5,000 words)
The location of the first round of preliminaries was the largest arena in the outer city. There were more than 6,000 people registered to participate this time, which was far better than the previous ones. It was an unprecedented event.
Due to the large number of people, the first round of preliminaries could only be conducted in groups. Each registered participant was given a number. In the stands of the arena, a huge crystal screen appeared, showing the number range of the groups.
, Chen Rui is No. 5200 and is in the last group.
The content of the first round of preliminaries is very simple, that is, three questions are randomly selected, and the content of the competition is completed according to the requirements of the questions within the specified time. The extracted content is related to the mastery items filled in the registration, for example, metal proficiency is related to metals
topic.
This kind of competition involves a lot of luck. Some people happen to be drawn to questions that they are not good at or very difficult. Some people are drawn to very time-consuming questions. They have no time to complete three items and the time is up.
. But generally speaking, those who are really capable can still pass smoothly.
The competition started, and the elimination and promotion numbers began to appear on the crystal screen. These questions were generally very difficult, and many senior contestants even felt that this year was more difficult than the previous one, which was ten years ago.
Much bigger. Many unlucky losers cried bitterly, but they only attracted contempt and ridicule, and almost no one sympathized. This is the game, the one who succeeds comes first, the winner is the king and the loser is the loser.
Chen Rui filled in the question "Metal Proficiency" and got three questions. The first one was to complete the incomplete part of an earth-type enchantment magic circle, the second one was a question about smelting metal, and the third one was to repair a broken one.
Long sword.
Except for the second one, the first one was more difficult and the third one was more time-consuming. But for Chen Rui, there was no pressure and he completed all the projects easily. The judges beside him announced the promotion.
Dio, who had been anxious in the stands, saw the reminder of Chen Rui's promotion, and finally let go of his worries. This tool maker from Dark Moon finally has some real talent, but this is just the beginning. The difficulty will come later.
It will only get bigger and bigger. Can this guy who just got the title of tool maker pass the next round of tests?
Jia also showed a look of surprise. As far as she knew, the eldest princess did not have a particularly outstanding tool maker. Where did she find this Arthur? She had a vague hunch in her heart that Arthur was as powerful as
Confidence is definitely not just fake.
The first round of preliminaries took six days to complete. In this round, nearly 70% of the contestants were eliminated, leaving nearly 2,000 people.
Chen Rui has obtained a lot of materials through Dior in the past few days, some of which are kept for his own use, and some of which are converted into spiritual energy.
The second round of preliminaries has begun. From this round on, even candidates recommended by the master must participate.
The location of the second round of preliminaries is the ancient magic tower in the toolmaker's alliance building. The ancient magic tower is one of the most mysterious places in the toolmaker's alliance in the Shadow Empire. It is said that the magic tower was built very early, and the year is unreliable.
There are precious magic carvings left by master and grand master weapon makers tens of thousands of years ago, or even longer, as well as various magic arrays, which are unpredictable. Even the current alliance's weapon maker is very difficult.
It's hard to decipher the mystery.
Normally, the Ancient Magic Tower is not open to the public. Only the masters of the Weapon Maker Alliance can enter it with restricted access. This time, it was opened to the outside world, which immediately aroused the interest of all the contestants.
The content of the competition is very novel. Contestants enter the magic tower with special magic slates and magic stones. Within two hours, they use the slates to copy a complete magic circle. After completion, they can be teleported out with the magic stone. In addition to teleportation and timing, the magic stone
In addition to the functions, it can also reflect the latest points situation in real time.
Those who have not come out within the specified time will be automatically teleported out, and those who have not completed the magic circle will be eliminated directly.
Not only that, this round can only leave the last two hundred players to enter the semi-finals. The higher the difficulty of the magic circle and the less time it takes, the higher the score. Ninety percent of the two thousand people will be eliminated, and only two of the two thousand will be selected.
Hundreds of people, the cruelty of competition can be imagined.
The two thousand people were divided into twenty groups. By fate, Chen Rui and his old "friend" Savieche were both assigned to the last group.
Savitch accidentally saw Chen Rui, and his eyes suddenly froze, and he shot out a gnashing hatred. Because he is young and has potential, he has been prosperous since he became famous. The humiliation he suffered last time was simply unprecedented!
He would never forget how he limped out of the lounge, and how the pain tortured him in the days that followed. Although the scars on his body had healed, the huge shame and trauma in his heart could never be washed away.
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If it weren't for the future-related toolmaker competition, Savitch would really want to use every method to avenge the Custer family and Arthur, who deserved to be killed by a thousand cuts.
Unexpectedly, I met this hated enemy in the weapon maker competition. This guy actually passed the first round of preliminaries!
"Isn't this Savitch?" Chen Rui also saw this old "friend" with malicious eyes, and greeted him with a familiar face, "The magic prop you studied last time was really powerful, and I admire it even more.
You are actually willing to take such a big risk and try it yourself, you are worthy of being the number one genius in the imperial capital!"
When the makers in the same group heard this, they all showed expressions of admiration. With talent and hard work, it’s no wonder that they are famous in the imperial capital. When Savich heard this compliment, it was another round of unceremonious ridicule, as if
It was as uncomfortable as a needle prick, but in front of so many people, I couldn't reveal such humiliating things, so I had to knock my teeth out and swallow it, and the hatred in my heart could not be increased.
Savice is nothing more than an ant, and Chen Rui doesn't take him seriously at all, but this kind of role can barely be a stepping stone to being stepped on to the top in the competition.
It was this group's turn to start the competition. With a gloomy look on his face, Savich walked at the front of the team and entered the ancient magic tower.
Chen Rui originally thought that the ancient magic tower was a tower with layers of stairs and magic patterns carved on the walls. But once he entered, he realized that it was completely different from what he imagined. It was an independent space inside, floating and changing around.
The strange light is colorful. At first glance, it looks colorful, but in the eyes of the tool maker, these lines faintly show a mysterious and profound magic circle.
In addition to the light door at the exit, there is also a light door in the far space, which can reach the next level. The higher the level, the more profound the magic circle is and the greater the difficulty. The ancient magic tower has a total of six floors.
It is said that even masters can only comprehend the mysteries of the first four levels.
There are many arrangements and combinations of magic arrays. Everyone's mentality and focus of attention are different, and the magic arrays obtained are also different. Start recording them in the magic tablet right now.
The opportunity to enter the ancient magic tower is rare. Chen Rui has already opened the in-depth analysis and started recording and scanning. In the in-depth analysis, the patterns of arrangement and combination were quickly "copied". Even if the analysis cannot be completed now, it can be done in the future.
Analyze slowly.
His eyesight has now reached the master level, and he can see more things than ordinary people. Many of the magic circles on this level have been improved, but they are not difficult. According to the alliance's level, they are one-star and accurate.
Two-star. Chen Rui didn't stay too long and walked towards the light door leading to the upper floor.
Compared with the more than a hundred people on the first floor, there were only a dozen or so people on the second floor, and Savice was among them. When he saw Chen Rui walking to the second floor, he showed a disdainful sneer: Because of Master Leo, Savice
This is not the first time for Che to come to the ancient magic tower. The magic circle on the second level is much more difficult than the first level. Although if you can record the completion, you will get more points, but if you can't complete it, it is not as good as the first level.
Layered.
This level is indeed more difficult, the amount of data is much larger, and the scanning speed of deep analysis is much slower.
"I can't quite understand it..." Chen Rui held the magic stone, hesitated for a moment, and deliberately said to himself, "I wonder if it will be better up there..."
Savitch secretly sneered. Only a master can understand the above. This "Arthur" is just a rookie who has just been promoted to a tool maker. He only passed the first round by relying on luck (at least that's what Savitch thinks).
For the preliminaries, if you really go to the third level, let alone an hour, even a year, you won't be able to record a few transactions.
As a competitor and enemy, Savieche certainly hoped that Chen Rui would go to the third floor to "die". Just as he hoped, Chen Rui walked step by step towards the light door on the third floor and disappeared soon. Savieche
A cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and without stopping, he recorded a difficult magic circle, then crushed the magician he was carrying and teleported out of the ancient magic tower.
The third level is not just light, but also various flames and visions. Even the space has strange distortions. In Chen Rui's eyes, those melodies and colors are just strange magic symbols, all kinds of different
The arrangement method is like a complex calculation formula. Some of them were taught by Master Da Da and Master Skye, and some are even unheard of. With Chen Rui's current state, he can naturally see the mystery of these "calculation formulas".
Can't help but be immersed in it.
Outside the Ancient Magic Tower, many people had completed the records and sent them out. Special evaluators began to record and verify the scores. The crystal screen in front of the Alliance Building marked the latest top two hundred rankings.
The first place was Savice, who spent 10 minutes and recorded the magic circle as a quasi-three-star magic enhanced type with 170 points.
Robert, the second place, spent 15 minutes and recorded the magic circle as a quasi-three-star basic enhanced type, with 165 points.
Third place was Southgate, who spent 16 minutes and recorded the magic circle as a quasi-three-star basic enhanced type with 164 points.
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The current result of the 200th place is that it took one hour, the recorded magic circle was a two-star magic weakening type, and the points were 80.
Chen Rui had already reached the fourth level at this time. Even Chen Rui found the things on the fourth level difficult to understand, but he had in-depth analysis. Even though he didn't understand it, he could "record" it first and then keep it for reference.
Enlightenment.
After the recording was completed, Chen Rui looked at the timer on the magic stone and found that more than an hour had passed. Looking at the next light door in front of him, he hesitated for a moment and tried to walk over.
As soon as he approached the light door, the space suddenly became distorted, countless mysterious marks flashed out, and a powerful force of repulsion pushed him out. Every time he tried, the arrangement and shape of the marks were different.
Chen Rui has a feeling that even if he tries his best to use the power of the law to possess the Flame Dragon, he still can't break through the power of this light gate. The light gate not only contains great power, but also a kind of
Rules, if you can't understand the rules, even a demon emperor-level power may not be able to break through.
In the affairs center on the fifth floor of the building, a middle-aged man with snow-white beard and hair frowned. He was the president of the Shadow Empire's Artifact Maker Alliance and the Empire's number one instrument maker, Master Anderson.
"There are curious guys testing the gate on the fifth floor again. I don't know if opening the ancient magic tower this time is a wise move."
Master Rummenigge on the side smiled and said: "Even we can't break the seal of that door. President, don't worry. In fact, this time is more about discovering and cultivating potential juniors, so that they can open their eyes and grow."
It would be nice to have some knowledge."
Master Anderson nodded slightly and said nothing more.
After trying and recording the magic symbol several times, and seeing that there was not much time left, Chen Rui looked at the latest rankings, knew what he was doing, recorded a second-level magic circle, crushed the magic stone, and teleported it out
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At the VIP seats set up outside the Alliance Building, seeing that "Arthur"'s name had not yet appeared within the two hundred, Dio's face, who had been paying attention to the crystal screen, looked very ugly, and Jia also looked a little nervous.
At this time, a beautiful woman came over holding a man's arm, showing a gloating look: "Isn't this our eldest brother Dio? It's already the last time, why haven't I seen you yet?
The Arthur you supported appears on the ranking list? Faramo, where does our supporter rank now?"
The man on the side was Dio's younger brother Faramo, and he sighed deliberately: "Robert seems to be ranked second. Although he is currently behind Savice, this kind of ranking does not lead to the semi-finals. The real competition is still there.
later."
"As far as I know, the latter events are Robert's strong point. He was the champion last time." The woman is Marlene Asmode, Faramor's wife, and the sister of Valen, the second general of the Shadow Empire. This woman
He was so powerful that Faramor was so eaten up that he still doesn't even dare to have a side room.
Dio was very angry, but couldn't find the words to fight back.
"Look at the screen!" Jia suddenly shouted excitedly. Dio quickly looked at it and suddenly became energetic.
Arthur's name finally appeared among the 200, and it took 1 hour and 25 minutes to record the magic circle as a three-star basic enhanced type. The points were 95, and he is currently ranked 192nd.
Since this is the last group, there are very few people left in the Magic Tower. This ranking is basically stable and we should be able to enter the next semi-final stage.
Savitch looked at Arthur's name on the screen and showed a sinister sneer: That's good, as he will continue to step on this enemy's head in the following games. Not only the game, but also at the end of the competition, "Arthur" will be
"When your body is broken into pieces!
Dio, who was in the VIP seat, let out a sigh of relief. Regardless of whether he was 192 people, he finally escaped death.
"You are such a rude country woman who is yelling!" Marlene mocked Jia dissatisfied, and then said to Dio with disdain: "I forgot to tell you that Horford, who is supported by that girl Celine, is even ranked
Entering the top fifty, although the final victory must belong to Faramo, what surprises me is that the person you chose is actually worse than Celine, no wonder you can't even keep your position as the first heir."
Dio snorted coldly and ignored the two of them. At this time, Chen Rui came to Dio, nodded to Jia, and said with a smile: "It seems that you are lucky. Among the two hundred people, you can safely enter the next round."
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"You will be eliminated immediately in the next round." Marlene chuckled, holding a fan and elegantly stopped her contemptuous smile.
"Dio, who is this pretentious and ugly woman?" Chen Rui had heard Ma Lian's ridicule to Jia and asked deliberately.
Marlene's expression changed, and Dio was very happy when he heard this, and replied: "This is my brother Faramor who wants to be in power...and his woman."
In order to retaliate for the sarcasm just now, Dio deliberately did not mention Ma Lian's name. Chen Rui showed a look of surprise: "I heard that your brother has several women outside. I don't know which one it is?"
It was Faramo who changed his expression this time. Seeing Marlene's cold gaze, Faramo's expression became quite exciting. In fact, Chen Rui was wrong. Faramo did have a mistress outside, just because of Marlene.
He is too powerful and has a strong background, so he has been hiding it from this fierce wife.
Diou secretly gave Chen Rui a thumbs up, but Chen Rui is currently ranked more than 190, and I am afraid that the subsequent semi-finals will not be optimistic. He asked worriedly: "The next round is the semi-finals, and it will be decided.
How confident are you that you will be the final candidate for the finals?"
Chen Rui shook his head. This guy was too impatient. How could he ask such a question in front of his competitors?
"Brother! The second brother and sister Marlene are here too!" A young girl came over. This girl was dressed in a short skirt. She was beautiful and youthful. Judging from her name, she should be Dior's youngest sister Celine.
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Celine was the least "threatening" and she usually had a good relationship with her two brothers. Dio forced a smile and nodded, and Marlene also relaxed her tense face.
"Is this the supporter Arthur you chose?" Celine looked at Chen Rui curiously, "He actually entered the ranks of the two hundred at the end. But I had better luck this time and found a tool maker named Huoford.
, although he is not famous, but he is so good, he got the 47th place this time."
Dio smiled bitterly and nodded. Chen Rui looked relaxed and said nonchalantly: "Actually, I'm just conserving my strength."
Dio secretly sighed. With the ranking in this competition, he could only pass by a fluke at best. No matter how you look at it, this "preservation of strength" seems reluctant.
"I hope your strength is as sharp as your tongue!" Marlene pulled Faramo and said a word before walking away.
"Poor Brother Faramor, he will definitely become a punching bag when he goes back." Celine smiled cutely and sweetly, said hello to Dio, turned and left.
"The semi-finals will start tomorrow. Let's go back and rest first. By the way, you have to help me get more materials. The sooner the better. I need more insights." Chen Rui's last sentence was purely for personal benefit. Now
It is the time when you are willing to fight and suffer, so if you don't kill, you will not kill.
***: During the Qingming Festival, I have to go out to pay homage. I will set off after eating. It takes several hours to get there by car. There is also a long mountain road. There is only one update today, 5,000 words. Please don’t wait for the second update.