Lei Pengguo's face was gloomy, his brows were furrowed, as if a dark cloud was pressing down on him, and he looked at Nibel with cold eyes.
The expressions of the leaders of the other four countries around them were also very subtle at the moment, especially the three countries that also did not have ninth-level beastmasters participating in the competition this time. Their expressions were obviously not very good either.
The average lifespan of ordinary citizens on Blue Star is currently around 120 years. Beastmaster universities, both domestically and internationally, typically last 12 to 15 years. The first eight years are spent in school, while the remaining years require students to explore various wilderness areas and secret realms, as well as military combat teams, to learn more professional beastmastering techniques. They also visit exotic beast breeding bases and learn advanced contracted beast breeding methods, allowing both contracted beasts and beastmasters more time to continue their growth...
so.
The oldest candidate who was able to participate in the Six Nations Secret Realm Assessment Competition this time was only 26 years old.
This is also the maximum age limit stipulated by the assessment teams of each country!
Even though there are a large number of people and many geniuses in the world, there are really not many who can become a ninth-level beastmaster at the age of 26!
The higher the level of the exotic beast, the more difficult it is to upgrade. In addition, many exotic beasts have low bloodline levels, making it even more difficult to evolve!
certainly……
It’s not that no one has ever thought about deliberately concealing the age of the candidates, but this was still possible a hundred years ago.
But now, once you rank in the top 200, just like the athletes on Earth who had to undergo drug testing, everyone here needs to undergo bone age testing.
In this oppressive atmosphere, the middle-aged man with a mustache from the host country was sweating profusely. He took two steps forward with his translator and was about to give Ray-Pen and Nibel a few words to smooth things over.
"Nibel."
Lei Pengguo looked at Nibel, his expression suddenly changing from stern to gentle. He smiled, "Ninth-rank Beast Tamers are certainly powerful, but you underestimate the other contestants. James is quite capable, but as far as I know, he only has three ninth-rank contracted beasts. He's one of the weakest among all ninth-rank professional Beast Tamers."
"To be honest, a weaker ninth-rank beastmaster often can't necessarily match a powerful eighth-rank beastmaster." Lei Pengguo chuckled. "As far as I know, the number of eighth-rank beastmasters you have participating this year should be ranked third from the bottom in this assessment competition, right?"
A ninth-level professional beastmaster is indeed very powerful, but this does not mean that an eighth-level professional beastmaster is much worse than the other party.
Although the combat power value increases by one digit every time the contracted beast's strength level increases by one, it seems very exaggerated...
However, many eighth-level professional beast masters also have ninth-level contracted beasts. Some have one, some have two. As long as there are enough eighth-level beast master students, they can also defeat a ninth-level professional beast master!
It is a fact that China does not have a ninth-level beastmaster this year.
But his Lei Pengguo is not a pushover, and their talented students this year are even less so!
Especially in this secret realm assessment, the number of eighth-level beastmasters they brought was the largest in this assessment.
Nibel's face was gloomy, and when he was about to continue arguing with Lei Pengguo...
The middle-aged man with a small mustache quickly seized the opportunity and took two steps forward, chuckling and trying to smooth things over. "Hahahaha! Everyone, calm down, everyone, calm down. The game hasn't even started yet, and it's not good to be so angry. We still have a month to spend together here."
The middle-aged man with a small mustache happily boasted to the people from Lei Peng Country, "It's truly an honor for us that you can arrange the Six Nations Secret Realm Assessment Tournament in our G Country this time. We've prepared delicious food on the third floor. I wonder if you'd be interested in going up and trying some?"
Although the level of a high-star secret realm is good and it contains a large number of natural treasures, at the same time, the level of the exotic beasts in the secret realm is also higher.
Country G, the host nation, was a small, ordinary nation with a modest population of just over 16 million, slightly larger than Jianghuai City before the Snowfield Secret Realm appeared. Now, with the sudden appearance of a five-star secret realm, they had no way of conquering it all on their own. With their current military strength, they couldn't properly guard the entrances and exits. If a 7th or 8th-level beast suddenly broke through, the entire nation could be annihilated by the enraged beast.
Country G needs the military support of other countries! This is also the reason why the middle-aged mustache man not only did not resist Lei Pengguo and others, but even looked flattering.
so.
The reason this Six Nations Secret Realm Assessment Tournament was held in this five-star red soil tundra secret realm was, firstly, to allow the new generation of talented beastmasters from the six nations to collide with each other, gain mutual understanding, and temper one another's ambitions. Secondly, it was to foster greater unity among these talented beastmasters in the competition, thereby helping them to surpass others. As for the last point, it was naturally to divide up this five-star secret realm... Country G gets to drink the soup, while the six nations eat the meat.
"Okay, we really shouldn't be arguing here right now... After all, the next assessment competition is about to begin." A female beastmaster who looked to be around seventy or eighty years old, with slightly gray hair, waved her hand. She was also the leader of the other countries this time.
The monitoring room was originally as quiet as if the pause button had been suddenly pressed.
The atmosphere seemed to light up instantly after the female beastmaster's words, and even Lei Pengguo and Nibel had returned to their usual cheerful demeanor. Although they didn't exchange any words, they did discuss the situation with the other examiners who had arrived earlier.
This time, the invigilators weren't just Lei Pengguo and his six companions. There were nearly 180 other examiners and other staff members in the room.
…
Three hours was neither long nor short. Song Yu quickly got his own black points communication bracelet, and followed a staff member. Together with others, he learned how to use the points bracelet, send rescue signals, etc.
"The communication bracelets you've been given this time are the latest from the Exotic Beast Research Institute. They're more advanced and have a more stable signal than the ones previously rented out at the Wilderness and Secret Realm bases," the staff member explained earnestly. "However, since this assessment is tied to mission points, you must not lose your bracelets. If you lose your personal information, your points will be reset to zero. Even if you complete the mission, you won't necessarily receive a high ranking."
"So... what exactly is our points assessment task this time? After talking for so long, we still don't know what the assessment task is." A young man with a crew cut in the crowd raised his hand and shouted, obviously he was very concerned about this points assessment task.
"We don't know yet... For now, we're only responsible for explaining the equipment." The female staff member shook her head, her brows slightly furrowed as she said seriously, "But don't worry, everyone. Before entering the Five-Star Secret Realm, the examiner will directly read out the assessment tasks."
"Also...this life and death agreement on the communication bracelet needs your signatures now." The female staff member continued to explain at the front and guided each candidate to sign quickly.
Song Yu held the points communication bracelet in his hand. After opening it, he found that this thing was indeed much more advanced than the previous points communication bracelet.
Just by lightly touching the file, an electronic version of the virtual screen file will appear clearly in her sight. The small virtual screen is only about the size of an A4 paper, but compared with ordinary mobile phones and communication bracelets, this thing is obviously more technologically advanced.
Song Yu scratched her head and suddenly saw such a virtual electronic light screen. She felt that if she had not dealt with contracted beasts every day, and was not brought to the entrance of a five-star secret realm at this moment, she felt that this place was more like a high-tech alien planet.
"1. If Party A becomes disabled and loses their ability to work during this assessment, they will be treated directly by a high-level healing beast until they fully recover.
2. If Party A dies unexpectedly during this assessment, his family will receive 10 million yuan in annual compensation for five years...
3. Party A of this assessment is not allowed to leave the assessment site without authorization within seven days, causing unnecessary trouble to the collective or team. Otherwise, the consequences will be borne by the individual..."
This life-and-death agreement seemed simple and straightforward. Besides stipulating that candidates could not leave the secret realm of the examination hall without permission within seven days, it also carefully spelled out the high compensation that would be paid if any candidate died. While this compensation might seem substantial, a closer look revealed that 50 million was only worth a single fifth- or sixth-grade spiritual plant or fruit. And the students who were able to participate in the Heavenly Talent Training Camp this time...
Presumably, they all possess at least one fifth-level exotic beast!
The other contestants around didn't care much about the compensation in this life-and-death agreement, but they had a brief conversation about not being able to leave the examination room within seven days.
Only Song Yu looked at this life and death agreement and felt as if he was about to go to destruction.
Song Yu: ...
Don't be afraid! Don't panic. Isn't it just a simple life-or-death agreement? At least I have a circle to open a space door for me when I enter the wilderness area.
If I can’t beat him, can’t I run away?
I felt a little timid before the fight even started.
At this moment, Song Yu was very skeptical. Could his mediocre fighting skills really help him survive in this five-star secret realm?
However, what Song Yu didn't realize was...
Bai Yuhan, who was also reading the life and death agreement at the same moment, stared coldly at the column regarding family information in the life and death agreement - "Name of Party A's family member: _____ ID card of Party A's family member: _____"
The young man's face showed no change in expression, but when he looked at the terms, an incomprehensible emotion flickered in the depths of his eyes, flickering slightly.
Finally, the young man was silent for a moment, raised his head slightly, and glanced at the information filled in by Song Yu.
Slowly filled it out——
"Party A's family member's name: Song Yu. Party A's family member's ID card: 56576****..."
Bai Yuhan lowered his eyes slightly.
Although the two of them could never be together in this life, at this moment he wanted to write the other person's name in the family column of this life and death agreement.
Time passed, and soon it was 2:30 in the afternoon!
As the sound of whistles came from the entrance of the vast secret realm, Song Yu and others looked up and walked towards the direction of the sound.
"There are two tasks in this assessment: 1. Find the mission ball, 2. Hunt the alien beast!" The examiner sat on a flying alien beast, looking down at the many candidates, and announced the start of the assessment.
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