As time went on, the teams from all the major middle schools in Gyeongju had basically arrived.
The minor incident that just happened has also brought Qin Xiao to the attention of more forces and students.
As the Dimensional Army and a group of leaders from Qingzhou walked onto the high platform in the hall, the noisy environment gradually quieted down.
A middle-aged man stepped onto the stage.
The man was probably in his fifties, with short, jet-black hair and a friendly face, but the wrinkled skin on his left cheek affected his appearance.
"Hello students, welcome to the venue of the 57th Gyeongju High School Training Tournament. I am Zhao Jun, the vice mayor of Gyeongju."
There was a three-second pause in his speech, followed by scattered applause.
Qin Xiao looked pleased. That's more like it; no one spoke up the previous times.
It doesn't pay any attention to formalities; it just doesn't feel right.
"The purpose of this training camp is the same as always: firstly, to serve as a warm-up for the Beastmaster College Entrance Examination."
Secondly, it helps everyone adapt to the life and combat style of Beast Tamers.
Thirdly, we will select a group of outstanding new beast tamers and encourage them!
A pause, then applause.
"According to the team competition rules of the Beast Tamer College Entrance Examination, the rules and procedures for this training camp are as follows:"
Team formation is voluntary, with four people forming a team, or individuals can choose to form their own team.
The team that spends ten days in the Fiery Caverns wins, with the team accumulating the highest score at the end.
Pause, applause!
"Everyone has one hour to form teams and receive basic information about the Earthly Flame Cavern."
Remember, please do not lose the locator we sent you.
If you want to withdraw from the training camp or competition, press the locator, and someone will come to the locator's location to find you.
After rambling on for a few more minutes, Vice Mayor Zhao Jun finally left, still feeling unsatisfied.
A commotion broke out among the students in the hall.
There was no one organizing or controlling it.
Representatives from various factions and teachers from various schools stood aside and watched silently.
From this moment on, the evaluation of their performance has begun.
"Brother Xiao, where are we going?"
Qin Xiao stretched and said, "Go get a map. I don't know much about this secret realm."
Zhou Lei followed Qin Xiao toward the document collection area next to the podium.
First, they registered their own and Zhou Lei's names, the level of their tamed beasts, and so on.
Then they received their respective GPS trackers, some basic outdoor tools, compressed food, and so on.
The final scan image was downloaded to my wristband.
Qin Xiao looked at the locator in his hand and played with it curiously for a while.
Besides abstaining from voting and locating the user, this locator also has a live streaming function.
Turn this thing on, and it will continuously record video and then broadcast it to a large screen outside.
The recruiters from these external forces will also consider your performance.
The total number of trainees was approximately three thousand, but this is not the total number of people in Gyeongju.
There are still around 20,000 senior high school beast tamers in the entire Qingzhou, but they are divided into several training grounds.
The selection of the top ten talents in Qingzhou universities, which is based on a public vote on the university's website, may not be very authoritative, but it is on the surface considered reasonable.
There are only three or four here.
Overall, this training camp was quite valuable.
Qin Xiao took the items and headed straight for the teleportation portal.
I just took a quick look, and this Earth Flame Cave is a maze-like underground cave, with the entire map roughly circular.
Moreover, after entering the secret realm, you will randomly appear at different entrances; there are a total of twelve entrances.
The further you go in, the higher the density and rank of the beasts become, which means that you have to go further in if you want to get more points.
Zhou Lei followed Qin Xiao into the secret realm, and the people in the hall also saw that someone had already entered the secret realm.
Although it wasn't a racing competition, the atmosphere still became tense.
Those who hadn't been able to form a team started to get impatient.
Some even simply grabbed a few teammates and started preparing to set off.
It's hard to say how far a team that lacks cohesion and even familiarity with each other can go.
In the early stages, Beast Tamers are relatively weak in terms of individual abilities.
Teamwork is essential to compensate for weaknesses.
Perhaps this is why the Beast Tamer College Entrance Examination is a team competition.
Although there are individual PK rounds, those are held after the team rankings are determined.
After all, some beast tamers who aspire to healing must be given special care.
Without team rankings and comprehensive consideration for admission, the number of medical-type beast tamers in the early stages would probably drop drastically!
The girl with the high ponytail and long legs had also formed a team, consisting of four girls in total.
Gu Hongfei had also assembled his own team in the corner, including Su Wanqiu, the designated healer beast tamer, and two boys from other schools.
They were all children of the Gu family members, and they had also received orders to cooperate with Gu Hongfei in the training competition and the Beast Tamer College Entrance Examination.
The world is complex and chaotic, and everyone is playing their own part.
Meanwhile, Qin Xiao and Zhou Lei had already entered the maze.
This place is full of rough, yellowish-brown rocks, forming huge rooms that combine to create this enormous maze.
Each room, large or small, had faint red and yellow light emanating from its walls or floors, and four stone doors on each side.
Some rooms are inhabited by strange beasts, some contain strange minerals and plants, and some are completely empty.
Pushing open the door directly opposite each room leads you deeper inside, while pushing open the doors to the left or right leads you to other entrances.
Once the number of people increases and the area becomes suitable, there will inevitably be many people competing horizontally to kill the alien beasts.
Upon entering the labyrinth, Qin Xiao's first sensation was the heat.
It's hot, dry, and scorching!
It was just hot, and the kind of hot that made it hard to breathe.
"Oh my god, Xiao-ge, are we going to suffocate in here?!"
Qin Xiao was taken aback; he had never actually thought about this question.
"Probably not, right? The authorities can't possibly ignore this issue, can they?"
Zhou Lei was already sweating.
"I think it's hard to say. With several thousand people coming in at once, if this secret realm isn't big, people might really suffocate!"
An unexpected problem arose as soon as we entered.
"Don't think about that for now, let's move forward. The monsters ahead are only worth five points each. Let's go further in."
Qin Xiao summoned Ilya and immediately mounted his horse.
Zhou Lei looked at the tall and beautiful Ilya, his mouth practically watering with envy.
They looked at their Iron Claw Bear, staring at each other in disbelief.
"What are you looking at? Pick me up and carry me!"
Zhou Lei climbed onto the Iron Claw Bear.
The Iron Claw Bear, covered in thick fur, looked utterly dejected.
You don't know that a lot of hair makes you weak, my dear master? You're a real scoundrel.
It's so hot and you still want me to carry you around!
As Qin Xiao rode Ilya, he pondered whether his next tamed beast should be an ice-type beast.
This secret realm has a bizarre and varied environment, and the scorching heat is truly unbearable.
He seriously doubted that even without fighting, it would be difficult to stay in this dark, sweltering underground labyrinth for ten days.
I wonder if there are any silly creatures that can be contracted with aquatic or plant-based beasts.
That was truly a disastrous start.
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