r18novel Chapter 303 Jiang Han's Pre-selected Spot
Chapter 303 Jiang Han's Pre-selected Spot
Chapter 303 Jiang Han's Pre-selected Spot
The fact that they can survive in the Land of the Dead suggests that they have a way to avoid the undead, so the only way to safely reach Hua Village is to ask the village chief, Fang Gu, for help.
"Village Chief, the undead have become extremely brutal lately, and we are struggling to resist them. However, we must complete the mission assigned to us by our superiors. Therefore, we hope you can tell us how to avoid the undead," Shi Shaoju pleaded earnestly.
As soon as Shi Shaoju finished speaking, the bald old man immediately objected, "No, absolutely not. This is a secret of our village and cannot be revealed to outsiders under any circumstances."
"Besides, even if we tell you, you still won't be able to use it. You should think of other ways." Immediately afterward, another old man nodded and said.
Although village chief Fang Gu wanted to help, he couldn't break the village rules, so he had to find another way. However, he did come up with a way to get Qin Hu and the others to leave, but he didn't know if they would be able to adapt.
After a long while, Fang Gu finally spoke, "It's impossible to tell you the secrets of the village, but you can try another method. However, if anything goes wrong with this method, your entire team will be trapped in a horde of zombies."
"Village chief, you mean to give them the grey garlic? That's indeed a good idea," the bald old man agreed.
"I also think it's feasible. I'll immediately send someone to collect the grey garlic from the village," said the old man sitting at the bottom of the table.
After saying that, the old man went out to collect gray garlic from each household. Gray garlic is one of the few plants that can grow in the soil of the dead.
However, it tastes several times worse than garlic, and after eating it, it will emit a foul odor. But this foul odor can make the dead mistake them for their own kind, which is why the villages living here cultivate this plant.
Half an hour later, Qin Hu, Zhang Xiaohou, and the others picked up their luggage again and left the village. The various search and rescue equipment and communication equipment to contact headquarters were gone from their backpacks, but they had a new type of black crop, gray garlic.
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After sending Xin Xia to Songcheng Academy, Jiang Han took the high-speed train back to Shanghai. On the way, Jiang Han received two messages on WeChat, one from Mu Nujiao and the other from Ai Tutu.
He first opened the message sent by Mu Nujiao. Her words were as calm as ever: "The World University Competition is about to begin. You should prepare in advance."
"Okay, I got it." After sending the message, Jiang Han thought for a moment and added, "Have you missed me?"
"You stinky Jiang Han, didn't you say you'd be back soon from the North Corner of Zhuoyuan? Why haven't you come back yet? I'm angry (〃＞皿＜)." This was a message from Ai Tutu.
"Getting angry will make the rabbit shrink, so don't be angry. Also, what do you want to eat? I'll make it for you for lunch," Jiang Han replied.
"Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, braised pork ribs, sweet and sour pork, sweet and sour carp..."
Jiang Han had only sent his message a few minutes ago when Ai Tutu replied. Goodness, that girl really didn't hold back and ordered more than ten dishes. Since he had already made his promise, he naturally couldn't go back on his word.
Upon arriving in Shanghai, Jiang Han first reported to the department head, Shao Lei. From Shao Lei, he learned that he had been internally selected as a member of the China National Academy team for the World University Competition. There were three forces that had vouched for Jiang Han: Pearl Academy, Songcheng Tribunal, and the Jiang family of Xingcheng.
Of course, the main reason for the pre-selection is that the candidate is strong enough. If the candidate is not strong enough, even if multiple powerful forces vouch for them at the same time, it will be useless. Apart from Jiang Han occupying a pre-selected spot, the other students and academies were nominated in the competition.
The nomination competition is simple: gather the top twenty students from each department and have them compete in round after round. What's interesting is that this nomination competition is not a one-on-one battle, but a 4V4 competition format with random team formation.
Each participant in the nomination competition will be paired with three other participants to form a temporary team. This temporary team will then compete in three matches against the other teams. The main purpose of these matches is to train the participants' teamwork skills.
While the outcome of the competition will determine whether a contestant receives a nomination, losing does not mean there is no hope.
The nomination competition is a 4V4 battle, with three judges presiding over each round. Each judge has 8 points. The outcome of the match is not considered. Outstanding students will receive more points, and the student with the highest score will be nominated.
Logically, four votes are needed to secure a spot in the World University Competition, but the 10 contestants nominated in this competition only received one vote. As for how the other three votes were obtained, that depends on the influence of the forces behind the contestants.
You can seek support from powerful families, the Magic Association, or the Wei faction.
Jiang Han was able to secure a spot mainly because of the support from Mingzhu Academy, Songcheng Tribunal, and the Jiang family of Xingcheng. In addition, there was another force supporting him, but Shao Lei didn't know who it was, and Jiang Han didn't bother to think about it.
After leaving Lei Academy, Jiang Han went to Qingtian Hunting Grounds to inquire about any recent commissions. He learned that there were no suitable commissions for him at the moment, and the simpler commissions had all been taken by Mo Fan, such as the appearance of ghosts in a wealthy merchant's villa or escorting a medicine merchant to transport medicinal materials when going out to secure the border. He took on any commission that could make money.
There's no way around it. The main problem is that Mo Fan is about to go bankrupt. If he doesn't take on various commissioned tasks, he might not be able to support Little Flame Princess, that money-devouring beast. She eats several spirit seed fragments at every meal, and most importantly, after a while, the spirit seed fragments won't be enough to satisfy Little Flame Princess's appetite, and she'll need to eat spirit seeds.
Besides taking on various tasks every day, Mo Fan is also preparing for the nomination competition. He somehow obtained three votes. As long as he successfully squeezes into the top ten of the nomination competition, he can obtain a spot in this year's World University Competition.
As for Zhao Manyan, he has changed his usual habit of going to bars to pick up girls and is now secretly training with the family's retainers every day. It seems that he is not going to go through the academy's nomination process and is trying to obtain a spot in this World Academy Competition through other means.
Mu Nujiao is also preparing for the World University Competition. I heard from Ai Tutu that Mu Nujiao has been working very hard during this period. Apart from eating and sleeping, she has been cultivating in seclusion. Moreover, the Mu family of Shanghai has put in a lot of effort to ensure that Mu Nujiao can successfully obtain a spot in the World University Competition.
(End of this chapter)