Chapter 168
Edited by Aelryinth
The next morning, all of the examinees gathered at the Jin City central plaza again . It was finally time to enter the beast world, and start the examination!
Everyone had anticipatory looks on their faces . The youngsters who had already gotten close to their teammates couldn't help but break into soft whispers .
A stern voice rang out from the stage in the central plaza, "Silence!" .
The plaza immediately fell silent . The ten thousand-plus young men and women looked to the stage simultaneously, and saw a middle-aged general with a shiny golden star on his shoulder standing as straight as a pine tree on the stage . His sharp eyes swept across the plaza . Everyone's heart tightened, no longer daring to make any sound .
"The examination is about to start . Let me reiterate a few important points . "
The examinees were listening attentively . The middle-aged general continued, "First, for your entry into the beast world, the organization will be providing all of your supplies . No one is allowed to bring in any personal effects other than a single weapon, to prevent any examinee from cheating and bringing any beast cards that weren't registered with us . "
Zhang Che's heart thumped . -As expected, the compressed biscuits and other dry rations I prepared in advance will be coming into use . That little bit of food from the organizers wouldn't be able to fill my stomach at all . -
"Second, in the first five days into the hunting zone, all of you can only use the beast cards you brought in . This restriction will be lifted after that . "
The moment this information was made known, the plaza burst into commotion .
-We can use the beast cards we obtain in five days!-
With that, the first five days became incomparably important . Whether the team could hunt enough exotic beasts and obtain enough good beast cards would greatly affect the team's final results .
Zheng Hongru and the others were thrilled!
-So what if we're greenhorns? We have a super powerful big bro looking after us!-
-As long as we managed to get through these five days, it shouldn't be a problem for each of us to have a silver-quality beast card in hand, right? Perhaps there is even a chance to get our hands on a gold-quality card!-
A silver-quality or higher beast card! This had mostly remained in the dreams of countless youngsters . To have one in reality, it truly wasn't simple!
"Silence!"
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While the plaza fell into a chaotic discussion, the general on the stage yelled out, making the examinees gather themselves, immediately not daring to make any noise again .
"Lastly, let me emphasize this…" The general paused for a moment . The plaza was silent; even the fall of a needle could be heard .
"Although this examination doesn't forbid benign competition, I hope that everyone will try to avoid conflict with other teams . All of you are hot-blooded youngsters, and you might injure others if you lose control of yourselves . At that time, what you're facing might be the tragic ending of the disqualification of both teams .
"I'll reveal a little bit more information for you all . The hunting zone for the examination is extremely huge, enough to throw all ten thousand-plus of you in and not many ripples would form . So, you'd better go hunt more exotic beasts and have less meaningless conflicts with one another . It's beneficial for you and the others . "
After another short pause, the general waved his large hand, "Alright, we'll start handing out your necessities now, and confiscate your personal items . Get ready to set off in half an hour!"
A squad of soldiers emitting sharp auras immediately entered the plaza with a strange apparatus in their hand . First they took away all personal effects, with the exception of a weapon, and had the examinees take out the beast cards branded with their spiritual imprints, in addition to the spare one . After making sure there weren't any discrepancies with the information they had, the soldiers used the strange apparatus to scan the examinees' bodies .
"Di di di…" A few ear-piercing mechanical beeps rang out immediately among the crowd .
Evidently, there were some who tried to cheat, bringing other beast cards into the exam .
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Fortunately for them, the organizers only gave them a warning and confiscated the beast cards, and did not disqualify them . However, they also sternly warned the examinees that if anyone were found to have smuggled any unregistered beast cards into the hunting zone via some unique methods, then sorry for them . They would be immediately disqualified with no further leniency .
Zhang Che immediately grew anxious . -In that case, wouldn't it be very dangerous if I tried to summon my other subdued beasts to snatch experience from others?
-But, it seems like I can use the Vampiric Demon Carpet?-
-This fellow is great at hiding itself anyway . As long as I'm not discovered when I summoned it, there shouldn't be much problem, right?
-I don't need to use it often, too . I'll send this fellow out to snatch experience only when we notice high level and quality exotic beasts . Who could tell that it's my subdued beast?
-As for the loophole of not leaving a corpse behind, as long as it's a small exotic beast, the Vampiric Demon Carpet could directly wrap it up and slip away . Who can tell whether a corpse was left behind?
-Hmm, it's decided, then . I can totally give this a try if we encounter any powerful exotic beast that we can't guarantee snatching away with our subdued beasts on hand!-
Zhang Che decided all this inwardly without showing any changes on his face .
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At this moment, a soldier came up to Zhang Che's team with the strange apparatus in hand . First he took away all their personal effects except their weapons, then inspected the beast cards they brought with them, bringing the strange apparatus closer to them .
Of course no strange noise was emitted . Although Zhang Che secretly brought a bunch of beast cards with him, they were all laying silently in his spiritual sea . There was probably no one in this world, and no apparatus that could discover this .
On the other hand, the soldier swept his gaze across the bow container and quiver hanging on Zhang Che's shoulder with interest . He was probably thinking this examinee's brain was faulty . -You're just a teenager, looking rather weak and skinny . How strong of a bow can you draw?-
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Half an hour later, all the checks were completed . A huge fleet of army transportation vehicles came driving into the wide road to the side of the plaza . All the examinees boarded the vehicles according to their teams . After that, a long chain of vehicles directly drove to the spatial gateway sixty-plus kilometers west of Jin City .
This spatial gateway had been cordoned off by the army two days ago, only allowing exits, but not entries . Therefore, when the examinees arrived in droves, there was basically no traffic hindering them . The examinees lined up in ten rows in front of the dozen-meter-wide spatial gateway, quickly walking into the beast world in an orderly manner .
Zhang Che had originally thought that everyone would need to travel on foot by themselves to the designated hunting zone in the beast world . It was only after he crossed the spatial gateway that he realized how wrong he was .
On the empty space just outside of the safety zone, a fleet of black steel monsters awaited them in a single row, shocking everyone, their eyes wide .
The general leading them this time was also the man responsible for their safety during the examination . He took in the astonished looks on their faces in satisfaction, and shouted, "See those steam-powered vehicles there? These are your transportation tools to the hunting zone . Please follow your guides closely and set off!"
The general waved his hand . The ten thousand-plus examinees split into fifty per group, led by a soldier . All of them ran towards the steel monster they were assigned to . . .