After listening to the old man's words, it took a long time for the five Su Ping'an people in the ring to come back to their senses.
Guan Feng laughed immediately after hearing this. He didn't take it seriously and said: "The test on the third mountain is actually writing stories. We are good at this."
Feng Shaoyang also said: "It just so happens that the five of us here are all calligraphers and writers. Now we are being tested to write stories. Isn't this just what we want."
Wen Liang shook his head and said: "It's not that simple, haven't you heard? This story has requirements. First, the subject matter is limited and can only be written about contemporary fantasy; second, the story must be innovative and the more thoughtful it is.
The better. I think this rule is the most difficult in the whole test."
Long Cheng was silent for a moment, and then analyzed: "Contemporary fantasy, according to the popular stories in Daxuan Kingdom, is basically the rise of a small person, counterattack to become a big shot, or a person is reborn after death. He is now
It requires something new, so besides these two ways of writing, is there any other way of writing?!"
After listening to what Wen Liang and Long Cheng said, everyone fell silent. Only then did they realize that this test was not simple, and could even be said to be quite difficult.
This may also confirm the saying, sometimes the simpler it seems, it may be the most difficult.
There was silence in the ring for a while, as everyone was racking their brains to think of ideas for the story, but the old man with the white beard disappeared after announcing the rules, leaving the entire ring to the five of them.
From this point of view, the test of this level seems to be more free compared to the previous two levels, but the difficulty is increasing.
There were still a thousand scribes waiting under the stage. Being stared at by so many eyes, I didn't think anything was wrong at first, but as time passed, there were voices below starting to urge or discuss.
"Why haven't these people started yet? Can they do it?"
"It's just that it's so difficult to write a story. If it doesn't work, just leave as soon as possible."
"It's really not as good as one session..."
"..."
After hearing the sounds coming from the audience, several people in Longcheng on the stage were a little embarrassed.
"Don't you think these people are just sad? How can they still speak and laugh at us? This is so unreasonable." Feng Shaoyang complained softly.
After hearing this, Wen Liang shook his head and smiled and said: "I'm afraid this is also part of the test. The residual memories left by these senior brothers should be just part of the ownerless consciousness. They will not recognize us, so they will not favor any of us.
This way, the fairness of the judgment can be ensured.
Secondly, as time goes by, their voices mocking us may become louder and louder, which is causing additional mental pressure on us. If you are a person who is not mentally tough enough, your mood will definitely be greatly affected.
It would also be bad for creating stories.”
"So that's it..."
After hearing these words, the relaxed expressions on Guan Feng and Feng Shaoyang's faces finally faded away and replaced by a heavy look.
It’s no wonder that people say that the test becomes more difficult as it progresses towards the end. The current level seems to be simpler to set up than the previous two levels, but in fact the difficulty has increased several times.
And this does not mean that they can pass the level by working together. The rules are formulated so that they can only fight independently.
"Hey... where is Su Wenshi?"
Just as everyone was analyzing and thinking, Long Cheng suddenly looked up and looked around. He found that everyone had expressed their thoughts, but there was one person who never expressed any opinions.
When everyone raised their heads when they heard this question, they found that Su Ping'an had already walked to the essay list on the far right of the stage. He seemed to be about to start writing and write down the title of the book first.
His move shocked the other four people, "What, does this guy have an idea so quickly?"
Guan Feng didn't believe in evil: "I'm afraid he is just showing off. How can anyone think of a new story so quickly? Even if he did, his story would probably not be very good."
Feng Shaoyang also rarely stood on a united front with Guan Feng, and said coldly: "Yes, this test requires the story to be innovative. Could it be that he just wants to write a random story to get a guaranteed score first?
"
Wen Liang frowned.
He is the owner of the Golden House Restaurant and the person who has competed with Su Pingan for the longest time, so he knows Su Pingan fairly well. He immediately shook his head and said: "No, the two people in the liberal arts college may not know, but Shaoyang, you
It should be clear that although this guy is a proficient in all four disciplines of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, his strongest skill is calligraphy.
And don't forget, the stories he has written before are almost all new themes.
Not to mention that he alone created two new story genres, 'fantasy' and 'martial arts'. Even if it is 'Liao Zhai', isn't his idea of focusing on love and supplementing by ghosts and monsters considered innovative?"
"Then you mean that he really has an idea? And he also has a new story with new ideas?" Long Cheng quickly understood what Wen Liang meant.
Wen Liang nodded solemnly.
"But I still don't believe that he can come up with any innovative stories in the genre of 'contemporary fantasy'." Guan Feng denied firmly.
Hearing this, Feng Shaoyang curled up his lips and said, "What's the point? Anyway, the competition has just begun. Let's just ask him."
With that said, without waiting for others to agree, Feng Shaoyang directly shouted to Su Ping'an, "Hey Su, have you really thought about the story you want to write? Don't be careless, this level requires you to
Are you sure you have thought about writing a novel story?"
Hearing this, Su Ping'an, who had already picked up a jade slip and was about to write the title of the book, stopped for a moment, then looked back with a suspicious look on his face, and said for the first time: "I have thought about it, what's wrong?
?Isn’t this quite simple? I have a lot of ideas for writing innovative stories, haven’t you guys thought about it yet?!”
He said this very easily, as simply as saying that people should drink water when they are thirsty.
"..."
After hearing Su Ping'an's words, three of the four Wenliang's mouths twitched violently.
Guan Feng looked like he had toothache, and lowered his voice and whispered: "Why do I not believe what this guy said? Hey, Feng, you are familiar with him, do you think what this guy said is true?
?”
Feng Shaoyang also gritted his teeth and grinned: "Who knows, this guy can never be treated with common sense anyway."
Although Wen Liang knew Su Pingan the best among them, at this time he didn't know whether what this guy said was true or false.
Only Long Cheng looked at Su Pingan and said with a cautious face: "Is Daming Mansion's literary cultivator already so strong? In such a short time, he has already thought about what to write, and he looks so relaxed.
Have I been slacking off these days?!"
Looking at Su Pingan again, he calmly pretended for a moment and then turned around. Then he looked down at the jade slip in his hand. He murmured in a low voice: "It's really quite simple.
New ideas, do you even need to think about it? Western fantasy, apocalypse, science fiction, urban, suspense... just don’t want too many, okay? For this world, which one is not fantasy?
But if I can only choose one now, then I would choose..."
Su Pingan's lips curled up, then he lowered his head and quickly wrote a title on the jade slip - "The Wandering Blue Star".