"You let Li Xiu, a super technical trial-taker, compete with you in strength. How could you have come up with such an idea?" Kunsha scolded with a smile.
"What are the trial projects?" Li Xiu was very interested.
Shalai has not yet become a true trial-taker. Since he can handle it, Li Xiu will have no problem at all.
Li Xiu's current strength is not the same as when he and Shalai entered the trial field. Even Kunsha is not as strong as Li Xiu now.
Shalai explained the trial items of the Boxing Master Trial Field in detail. In fact, the items are very simple. The trial items below level A are all about competing in boxing strength.
There are special dummies in the trial field. As long as you use your fists to cause a certain degree of damage to the dummies within the specified time or the specified number of times, you can pass the trial.
With Shalai's strength, he would be able to pass the first round of an A-level trial smoothly. As long as he didn't continue, there wouldn't be much danger.
As for the S-level boxing champion trial, Shalai has never encountered it, and the probability of it appearing is extremely low.
"This trial is pretty good. At least we don't have to kill each other. Let's go and take a look together later." Li Xiu said with a smile.
"There may also be killing each other. It depends on the people who take part in the trial together." Shalai said with a sneer.
"What do you mean?" Li Xiu heard what Shalai meant, and there was still uncertainty in the Boxing King Trial.
"The trial itself does not require killing each other, but before the trial begins, there are no restrictions and no rules to protect the participants. If you meet those blind guys, there will inevitably be some trouble." Shalai said with a sneer.
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, we are the only ones going to take part in the trial together, and there are no outsiders." Li Xiu said.
Shalai was an impatient person. He went as soon as he said he would. He didn't even drink, and pulled Li Xiu out of the door. He drove a jeep to bring Li Xiu to the gate of the Boxing King Trial.
Li Xiu saw from afar that the gate of the Boxing Master Trial was full of people, and it was surprisingly lively.
"What's going on?" Li Xiu looked at Shalai and asked.
"You know the current situation in Taro City. Many trial gates that originally belonged to Taro City have now been taken advantage of by people from other cities. Kunsha has no choice but to temporarily compromise and open those trial gates that can no longer be controlled. The Boxing Master Trial Field is now shared by Taro City and Guyue City. If we can come, people from Guyue City can come too." Shalai explained.
"It can't be that lively, it's just like a vegetable market." Li Xiu looked at the crowd at the Trial Gate. It was brightly lit and there were many people setting up stalls on the ground.
"Listen to me. Neither side wants to suffer a loss, so they sold the quota for the Boxing Master Trial Field. Now many families in the two cities are qualified to enter the Boxing Master Trial Field. More and more people come here, and it gradually becomes like this." Shalai curled his lips and said, "This is convenient. To enter the Boxing Master Trial Field, you need blue-green tourmaline, which is not produced here. Many of these stall owners specialize in exchanging blue-green tourmaline for other gemstones, which saves a lot of trouble."
"What is blue and green tourmaline?" Li Xiu had heard of blue tourmaline and green tourmaline.
Blue tourmaline and green tourmaline are classified into many colors. For example, the trial field that Li Xiu visited before used electric green tourmaline.
However, Li Xiu had never heard of the name blue-green tourmaline.
"Actually, it's just a random name based on the color of the tourmaline. The tourmaline produced here is either blue or green. There are very few that are both blue and green. Even if there are, they are very rare. In the past, there was a kind of tourmaline produced in ancient Afghanistan that was both blue and green. The quality and fire of it are better than the tourmaline produced here, and the price is much cheaper, so we usually use Afghan blue-green tourmaline to open the store." Shalai walked to a stall, took out some red spinels and exchanged them with a stall owner for some blue-green tourmaline.
When Li Xiu heard Sha Lai say this, he knew what was going on.
Tourmaline has a wide variety of colors. There are tourmalines of all colors, and there are also many two-color tourmalines. Among them, a very famous two-color tourmaline is watermelon tourmaline.
The so-called watermelon tourmaline is actually a two-color tourmaline with red and green colors together. It is named because its color resembles that of a watermelon.
Legend has it that the Empress Dowager Cixi in ancient times had a piece of top-quality watermelon tourmaline, which she loved so much that she placed it next to her pillow and played with it every day.
Of course, this is just a legend. Li Xiu doesn’t know whether Empress Dowager Cixi actually had Western tourmaline. However, the tourmaline from Afghanistan is quite famous among tourmaline producing areas.
The tourmaline from other producing areas is relatively dark in color, but the Afghan tourmaline is particularly bright. With the same color, the Afghan tourmaline looks particularly bright. It was very popular in the old times. Nowadays, the price of Afghan tourmaline is much higher than that of ordinary tourmaline from other producing areas.
The reason why the blue-green tourmaline from Afghanistan is cheaper than that produced in other regions is that the output is high. Blue-green tourmaline is rarely produced in other regions, so the price is naturally more expensive. It does not mean that the blue-green tourmaline from other production areas is of better quality than the blue-green tourmaline from Afghanistan.
Of course, there is a kind of blue-green tourmaline that is an exception. That kind of tourmaline has a special name called Paraiba, known as the king of tourmaline. No matter where it is, Paraiba is very expensive. It is not comparable to the price of ordinary tourmaline. Its price per carat can even be comparable to that of high-quality rubies and sapphires.
Paraiba comes in blue and green, and the blue Paraiba is the most expensive.
The Afghan blue-green tourmalines that Shalai exchanged could not be Paraiba, but it was also heard that Afghanistan produced Paraiba.
When Li Xiu saw the blue-green tourmaline that Shalai exchanged for, he realized that it was not what he thought. The Afghan blue-green tourmaline was a fusion of blue and green, not like the watermelon tourmaline with distinct colors, red is red and green is green.
The color of blue-green tourmaline is very fresh, and the Afghan tourmaline is relatively bright, so it looks really beautiful.
Shalai and Li Zheng were about to open the trial door, but they saw a man blocking their way.
"Shalai, are you trying to break into the trial gate again? With your unlucky look, it's useless no matter how many times you come. Instead of wasting the gems, you might as well keep the gems to buy a woman, go home and work hard to have a baby, who will definitely be better than you in the future." The man stood in front of Shalai and said with a smile.
Li Xiu thought that with Sha Lai's temper, he would definitely punch the man in the face, but who knew that Sha Lai just snorted coldly and walked around the man.
Li Xiu followed Sha Lai around and heard the man behind him continue to tease: "Listen to my advice, don't waste gems anymore. The gem resources on earth are also limited. You are a waste, so have some public morality and don't waste them."
Li Xiu listened to some of it and was about to turn around when Sha Lai grabbed him and said, "That guy is from the Gu Yue Army and he is deliberately provoking me. Don't pay attention to him."
"Deliberate provocation? Are you worthy? I am a real trial-taker, who are you?" The man said contemptuously after hearing Shalai's words.
Li Xiu ignored him and left with Shalai. After they were far away, Shalai explained, "The reason why Tyro City has been able to hold on until now is mostly due to the deterrent effect of your battle. People in other main cities of the Southern Cross Federation dare not blatantly annex Tyro City, but they are constantly encroaching on the resources on the border, and they have been taking the opportunity to cause trouble, trying to find an excuse to gain more benefits."
Shalai changed the subject and said, "That guy's name is Doge. He came here at about the same time as me. When the two cities entered the trial field together, he and I had some friction in the trial field. After the restrictions were lifted, we entered separately. As a result, he became a real trialist a month ago, but my luck was not so good. I have never been able to get a random admission ticket. Otherwise, I would not have allowed him to be so arrogant in front of me."
Li Xiu understood what Shalai meant. Firstly, he didn't want to cause trouble for Kunsha. Secondly, he couldn't beat that Doge, so his death would be in vain.
"Becoming a trial-taker later may not necessarily be a bad thing." Li Xiu said with a smile.
He knew very well in his heart that if he became a true trial-taker before his embryo's quality reached the limit, he would suffer greatly in the future.
For someone like Shalai, it was a blessing in disguise. He had entered the trial field so many times, and his embryo quality should have been full.
"Don't comfort me. Wait until I become a real trial-taker, and then I'll get my revenge." Shalai said in a sinister voice.
"It's not just consolation, it really has benefits." Li Xiu told Sha Lai about the quality of the original embryo.
"There is such a thing?" Shalai was overjoyed. "So this is really a blessing in disguise. I didn't feel anything during the recent strengthening in the trial field. So, my embryo quality should be full."
When two people were ranking up and preparing to open the trial door, Doge came over with a few people and actually cut in line in front of them.
Doge was standing at the end of the group. He turned around and glanced at Shalai and Li Xiu with provocation in his eyes. Then he spat in disdain and turned away.
Shalai endured it without saying a word.
Li Xiu glanced at him and said calmly, "Your elders never taught you the principle of first come first served. Don't you know how to queue?"
The people in front turned their heads to look at Li Xiu. Doug looked at Li Xiu with a fake smile and said, "I'm doing this for your own good. It's a waste of gems anyway. If you go in later, you can keep the gems for a while longer. Why are you in such a hurry to give them away for free?"
"Go line up at the back." Li Xiu said coldly.
"You're not convinced, are you? Fine, I won't let you wait. I'll give you the gems for entering the trial field. Let's go in together. Do you dare to go in?" Doge said with a sinister smile.
Sha Lai pulled Li Xiu from behind, but Li Xiu ignored him. He glanced at the people behind Doge and said calmly, "Thank you very much."
Douge didn't expect Li Xiu to really agree. He looked him up and down and said, "Okay, let's go in together."
As they spoke, several people walked to the Trial Gate, inlaid a dozen blue and green tourmalines on the door, and opened the Trial Gate.
"We've opened the door. Come in if you're brave." Doge said as he walked in with the others.
"Those guys are all officers of the Gu Yue Legion. The guy at the back should be the commander of the Fourth Army. They don't dare to attack us openly outside, but it's different inside the trial field." Shalai whispered to Li Xiu.
His impression of Li Xiu still remained on the time when they participated in the trial together.
Shalai knew that Li Xiu’s magic equipment level was very high and his personal skills were very strong, but his physical fitness was not his strong point.
They had only been separated for a few months. No matter how strong Li Xiu's physical fitness was, it would be difficult for him to compete with that veteran trial-taker. There was no need to take risks out of impulse.
"Don't worry, I'm here." Li Xiu said as he walked towards the door which was not yet closed.
After hearing what Li Xiu said, Sha Lai didn't say anything more and followed Li Xiu in. He had an inexplicable trust in Li Xiu.
After entering the Trial Gate, Li Xiu and Sha Lai appeared in the stands of an arena, where Doge and the others were also there.
"You really dare to come in." Doug laughed when he saw Li Xiu and Sha Lai: "I admire your courage, but impulsiveness will cost you. You have to keep your lives."
As Doug was about to walk towards Li Xiu, he was stopped by the tall man behind him.
"Dog, back off, you are no match for him." The man had a stern expression and a firm gaze. He stared at Li Xiu like a wild beast waiting for an opportunity, and it seemed that he would launch a fatal blow at random.
"Did you hear that? You little minions, why don't you get out of the way?" Shalai said with a sneer.
Now that it has come to this, Shalai will naturally not tolerate it any longer. When it comes to the venom of his tongue, Shalai is no worse than Naduoge.
Doge's face darkened, but he didn't dare to say anything. He obediently stepped aside and stood behind the man.
"That's right, if you're a dog you should act like a dog." Shalai said without mercy.
Douge's face was extremely ugly, but he didn't dare to say anything back. He glanced at the Fire Lotus Sword on Li Xiu's waist and the Dark Mirror on his face, and said expressionlessly: "Pan, the commander of the Fourth Army of the Guyue Legion, what is your name?"
"Li Xiu, Shalai's friend." Li Xiu replied.
"Are you a soldier?" Pan frowned, obviously dissatisfied with Li Xiu's failure to report his unit number.
"I'm not a soldier." Li Xiu said.
Pan frowned slightly. He did not believe what Li Xiu said because Li Xiu had the qualities of a soldier. That was a temperament that could only be honed on the battlefield between life and death. Ordinary people could not have that kind of temperament.
"Since you are not a soldier, there is no need for me to observe military etiquette." Pan said, and slowly walked towards Li Xiu.
"Do you only observe etiquette when dealing with soldiers?" Li Xiu looked at Pan and said.
“Not everyone deserves respect,” Pan said.
"What about those non-military personnel who deserve respect?" Li Xiu asked again.
"I'm not God and I can't tell good from evil, so my principle is that all soldiers deserve respect, and you are not a soldier." Pan had walked to within two meters and clenched his fists.
"What about this?" Li Xiu stretched out his right hand and made a strange gesture.
When Pan saw Li Xiu's gesture, he stopped immediately and stared at Li Xiu's right hand.
"What's your code name?" Pan asked, staring at Li Xiu's right hand.
"I forgot." Li Xiu replied.
The soldiers behind Pan were a little confused. They didn't know why Pan stopped, and they didn't know what Li Xiu's gesture meant.
Swish!
Amidst everyone's puzzled gazes, Pan suddenly stood at attention, his body straight, and gave Li Xiuxing a formal military salute.
Doge and the others were all so shocked that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.
Pan is the commander of the Fourth Army of the Guyue Legion, and his status is second only to the commander-in-chief of the Guyue Legion. In Guyue City, there are only two people who are qualified to ask Pan to stand at attention and perform a regular military salute. One is the commander-in-chief of the Guyue Legion, and the other is the lord of Guyue City. The others are at most at the same level as Pan.
Now Pan was actually saluting properly, like a soldier being inspected by his superiors, which made their hearts beat wildly.
"Who is this guy? The Lord of Guyue City? Commander-in-Chief of Guyue Legion? Impossible, I've seen those two from afar, and they're not so young..." Doge was stunned and broke out in a cold sweat.
He even wanted to beat up Pan, the man who treated him like this. Just thinking about it made Doge feel scared and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Shalai was also a little dumbfounded. He really couldn't understand how things turned out like this. He was originally ready to start fighting.
"Thank you for remembering." Li Xiu put down his hand and smiled at Pan.
He knew Pan, but Pan didn't know him. When Li Xiu was testing magic equipment for the Space City's No. 1 Laboratory, he once hunted monsters at the border between the Space City and the Southern Cross Federation.
At that time, the relationship between Space City and the Southern Cross Federation was very tense, and small-scale battles occurred from time to time.
Li Xiu was not a soldier from the Space City and did not participate in that war. He was only responsible for testing new magic equipment. Because evil spirits often appeared in that area, he chose to hunt evil spirits there to test the magic equipment.
Because wars were frequent at the time, and Li Xiu did not want the soldiers of the Southern Cross Federation to treat him as an invading enemy, he used this gesture.
This gesture was telling the soldiers of the Southern Cross Federation that he was not an enemy.
At first, the Southern Cross Federation did not pay attention to his gesture, regarded him as an invader, and sent out magic armor masters to fight him.
However, no matter how powerful the magic armor masters sent by the Southern Cross Federation were, they were easily defeated by Li Xiu. However, Li Xiu never hurt anyone and never attacked the territory of the Southern Cross Federation. He only entered that area to hunt down evil spirits.
The soldiers of the Southern Cross Federation then realized that Li Xiu was not an enemy, but was just hunting evil spirits. Otherwise, the Southern Cross coalition would have been defeated long ago.
Later, when the soldiers of the Southern Cross Federation saw a magic armorer using this gesture, they would actively return the salute.
This gesture looks simple, but it is not that easy to actually do it. Many people have imitated this gesture, but due to the limitations of the joints and the length of the five fingers, they cannot do it to the standard level.
As a member of the Southern Cross Army, Pan was stationed there for a period of time.
The place where he was stationed was once attacked by evil spirits without any warning. Because there were no magic armorers there, the losses were very heavy.
When everyone thought that the whole army would be wiped out today, Li Xiu arrived in his magic suit and killed the evil spirit.
When Li Xiu was about to leave, Pan asked loudly for his code name.
Li Xiu was testing the magic suit at that time, and no one knew what the code name of the magic suit was, so he said he forgot. Unexpectedly, Pan still remembered it.