Chapter 111 Public selection of disciples, persistence and perseverance! 【4/4, please order
Chapter 111 Public selection of disciples, persistence and perseverance! 【44, please subscribe】
December 25
Five days before the end of the year, the banks of the Jingyang River outside Pingzhou Prefecture were already crowded with people.
Today is the day when the thirty-two sects, big and small, publicly select disciples twice a year. All the families in the surrounding area who have children aged between twelve and sixteen have arrived here early, and everyone's face is filled with hope.
Because this will be the best shortcut for many people to change their fate and escape from suffering.
A large number of observation platforms have been built along the river, and many sect deacons and disciples, various powerful and wealthy families, and even the Lord of the Palace have sent people here.
Hundreds of iron chains as thick as arms were hung across the river, which was thousands of feet wide!
"This is the assessment item for today's open selection of disciples." On a small hill in the distance, Xu Youran introduced to Wei Han in a soft voice: "If you want to join the major sects, as long as you meet the age requirements, it doesn't matter if you are a little beggar or a cripple, as long as you have the ability to crawl over, there will always be a sect willing to take you in!"
"It doesn't matter if you can't climb over. The deacons of the major sects will use their eyesight and experience to judge each examinee's age, strength, physical condition, willpower and other comprehensive factors, and ultimately decide whether to accept them."
"This kind of assessment has no rules or constraints, and even no standards. It all depends on the preferences of the deacons of the major sects. It is actually a matter of luck."
"Um!"
Wei Han nodded upon hearing this.
This assessment is actually quite scientific.
This is not like a holy place of immortals, where one can test one's spiritual roots and physique through various means.
The talent for ordinary martial arts is illusive and cannot be measured, and can only be considered based on perseverance and physical fitness. This is also the experience passed down by major sects for hundreds of years.
Of course, there will definitely be some people who try to take advantage of the situation!
There are also cases of abusing power for personal gain and cheating to deceive others.
These are unavoidable, and we can only say that this assessment is only relatively fair.
"How many of our children will take the test?" Wei Han asked casually.
Xu Youran blushed and spat secretly before saying, "Who said you have a child? This time, 87 children in the charity hall are over 12 years old and can participate in the assessment. In the next two years, the remaining 274 people can also participate one after another. They have all been entered into the secret list, and a contact code has been set. They have all been taught privately."
"On weekdays, they don't need to do anything. They just need to go back to the charity hall once a year to keep in touch. If there is something they really need to do, or if they need to provide any information, they can contact us through secret codes."
Upon hearing this, Wei Han smiled with satisfaction again.
These children were all taught by him personally.
Although none of the 87 people are top martial arts talents, they are much stronger than the children of ordinary farmers and craftsmen, and they should all be able to enter a good sect.
At three quarters past noon, a middle-aged fat man stood up.
His voice spread throughout the audience through his true energy: "My fellow countrymen, today is another auspicious day when the major sects publicly select disciples twice a year. I am also very pleased to see that my Pingzhou Prefecture has produced many martial arts talents. Today, I, Mo, am here to preside over this assessment on behalf of the Prefecture Master. I hope that you will be brave enough to perform and win the championship! In addition, I also hope that all of you outstanding people will have a promising future, and do not forget the cultivation of the court, and do not forget the care and love of the Prefecture Master!"
The middle-aged fat man is enthusiastic and chattering!
When many people in the audience were getting impatient, he announced the start of the assessment.
This scene made Wei Han frown secretly. He also warned Xu Youran, "Tell the children of the charity hall not to show off. Just show 70% to 80% of their potential. For one of the 32 major sects in Pingzhou Prefecture, the disciple selection ceremony is actually presided over by someone sent by the prefectural master. There must be some trick or game going on here."
"That's right!" Xu Youran chuckled and said, "Your guess is right. The Palace Master and the major aristocratic families have always wanted to suppress the development of the sect's power. Therefore, they came up with this ceremony to restrain each other. If anyone performs too well, they will be targeted."
"hehe!"
Wei Han smiled slightly and continued to watch the show!
This grand examination for selecting disciples began.
Thousands of young boys and girls, urged by their families, climbed directly onto the iron chain and crawled towards the other side.
These iron chains are all forged from large iron chains, and are icy cold throughout. This winter is particularly cold, so it would freeze a person's hands if they were held, and would cause rapid hypothermia if they were held in the arms.
Most of the children are weak!
They gritted their teeth and used their hands and feet to crawl forward while hanging upside down.
For many people, every meter forward is a torture.
Many people who were exhausted or unable to withstand the severe cold fell into the Jingyang River screaming on the spot. Fortunately, the river was not turbulent and there were a large number of boats waiting on the river.
If someone falls into the river, the boatman will rescue them!
If someone drowns before being rescued in time, you can only blame your own bad luck.
These days, every step forward for the lower class people requires them to step over a sea of blood and corpses. Those who are unlucky will only die. This is a fact that everyone has accepted.
Gradually, some boys and girls stood out!
Most of them are children of wealthy businessmen or small families.
Although they don't have the ability to enter the major sects through the back door given their family background, they have been nourishing and training their bodies since childhood, so they have more advantages than ordinary poor teenagers and can climb up the ladder very quickly!
Just a stick of incense later, several young men in gorgeous clothes crawled across to the other side!
They immediately gained the favor of many sects, and even several top sects extended olive branches to them to recruit them.
“That’s not fair!”
Many people in the crowd were so angry that their faces turned red.
Wei Han sneered in silence. Unfair? How could that be?
Family background is also a help for a warrior. Now this simple assessment still gives ordinary people a chance. If they enter a martial arts sect to practice, the gap between those with help and those without will be infinitely widened.
There is no real fairness in the world!
Gradually, the children from the charity also began to climb.
Led by Coach Wang, they dispersed without attracting anyone's attention. Only Wei Han had such sharp eyesight that he could recognize them from a hundred feet away.
"Zhou Yi? Wang Pengfei? Li Liangji?"
"Fu Cuiyun, Liu Xizhao, Liu Weiwei!"
Wei Han recognized them one by one.
He had personally taught each of these boys and girls and was very familiar with them. He could recognize them from a crowd at a glance.
They were very competitive, and each of them gritted their teeth and crawled forward!
Even though the cold iron chains froze their hands and feet, they never gave up.
These orphans are more powerful than he thought!
They are all people who have experienced the sufferings of the world and know that happiness is hard to come by. Now that they have been given a chance to climb up, they will not let go even if it means going through mountains of swords and seas of fire.
Although they are not very outstanding compared to those rich kids who have been exercising since childhood, they are much better than ordinary poor kids.
After their hard work, many of them caught the attention of the deacons of the major sects!
"It worked!" Xu Youran said in surprise, "Resources, talent, character, perseverance, and foundation are all top priorities for major sects when selecting people. They have both foundation and perseverance. Although they won't be snapped up, they definitely won't have to worry about not being able to enter the sect."
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