The rules for the second phase of national destiny are as follows:
1. All contestants are grouped by planet, and contestants from the same planet cannot harm each other.
Second, this forbidden area contains multiple elements.
III. The leaderboard will be available in one week.
......”
The rules were actually similar to the ones Wendy received, except that the warning rule was missing.
"So what do we do next?" Wendy asked. Jiang Yin and Zhen Nan shook their heads. Wan Ye and Wendy exchanged a glance, and Wan Ye said, "How about this? Zhen Nan and I will be in one group, and Wendy and Jiang Yin will be in another. One group will watch the cave, and the other will go out to find resources. We'll switch groups every day. If there are any new discoveries, report them immediately. If any outsiders invade the cave, Jiang Yin and Zhen Nan, you two must protect yourselves. Wendy and I will find you."
“Of course, that's assuming you're alive, otherwise bards can't sing boring stories.” Wendy chuckled, and Wan Ye nodded, adding, “Yes, as long as you're alive, we can find you.”
"The national fortune coins I obtained in the previous stage can be used now." Wendy opened the shop, and there was still about 10,000 coins left. Don't ask, the answer is that Wendy was hoarding and reluctant to spend them.
"That should be enough. You guys buy some things first, just leave 3200," Wendy said. Zhennan and Jiangyin quickly made their purchases. Zhennan bought some practical items, like pots and pans, while Jiangyin chose weapons and defensive items.
"The lottery has started, and as expected, the probability of getting a new teammate has decreased." Wendy opened the probability table, and the string of zeros gave him a headache. He then started the first ten-pull of the second phase.
Good luck doesn't last. I didn't get a gold item on the first try, but I did get a new teammate.
“I am Xing Qiu.” Xing Qiu, the second young master of the Fei Yun Merchant Guild in Liyue, was summoned. Wan Ye and Wendy exchanged glances, feeling somewhat puzzled.
"Xingqiu doesn't seem surprised to be here?" Wendy asked first, voicing his doubts. Xingqiu bowed to the four of them and said, "Mr. Wendy, Brother Wanye, ever since Mr. Wendy spoke with the immortals last time, Miss Ningguang has given an order that all Vision owners must be prepared. As for the reason, I dare not say anything. In short, all Vision owners in Liyue are now on high alert."
“Inazuma is the same. I also heard that the general had issued new orders before I came here.” Manyo nodded. “Perhaps the general also hopes to help Wendy in other ways.”
"Those two old guys." Wendy didn't say it aloud, but he was secretly grateful to his old friend. Looking at the other miscellaneous weapons that had appeared after the prayer, they were naturally divided between Jiangyin and Zhennan.
"Second 10-pull, Wan Ye, you do it."
"OK."
My second 10-pull yielded no new companions or Teyvat weapons, but rather some rather useless items.
"Water, water, food, food, a net, a telescope." Jiang Yin read out the names of the items one by one. Wan Ye smiled faintly, "Perhaps my luck isn't very good." "Don't worry, Brother Wan Ye. These are common occurrences when traveling the world. Don't take them to heart," Xing Qiu comforted him.
"Thank you, I feel much better." Wan Ye took a deep breath, waved to Zhen Nan, and gestured for her to come with him. Zhen Nan obediently followed. Wendy helped Jiang Yin up. Xing Qiu watched as both groups left, sighed helplessly, and pulled out a novel from somewhere to continue reading.
"Wendy, where are we going?" Jiang Yin followed behind Wendy, who pointed to the towering tower in the distance. The tower still exuded an ominous aura, enough to make anyone hesitate at first glance. "The Tower of Trials. Let's go see how it goes today. Since you're also a contestant chosen by the Dragon Kingdom, you should be able to get in, right?" Wendy chuckled, but Jiang Yin thought Wendy's smile resembled that of a cunning old fox.
Near the Tower of Trials, I indeed encountered many people from other planets. They wore all sorts of clothes and had all sorts of appearances, but they all had two hands, two feet, and one head. Apart from differences in skin color, hair, and eyes, they were almost indistinguishable from one another.
"Does that mean everyone's aesthetic sense is the same across interstellar space?" Jiang Yin whispered. Wendy heard him and turned to ask, "What interstellar aesthetic sense? What do you mean?" "It means that everyone's aesthetic sense seems to be the same, with almost no differences." Wendy looked around and agreed.
Suddenly, Wendy felt a malicious gaze. She turned to look, but the gaze vanished. "Someone's watching me?" Wendy's expression turned slightly serious. Jiang Yin noticed the change in Wendy's expression and asked, "What's wrong, Wendy?" "Nothing, maybe I'm just overthinking it. Let's go, let's give it a try." "Okay."
When Wendy pushed open the door of the Tower of Trials, Jiangyin was pushed far away by another force. Wendy's eyes widened. Could it be that he was the only one who could participate in the Tower of Trials?
"Are you alright?" Wendy quickly went to Jiang Yin and helped him up, who had been knocked to the ground. Jiang Yin shook his head, feeling a little dizzy. "How about I take you back first? I can handle the Trial Tower myself," Wendy said. Jiang Yin could only nod, knowing he would probably be a burden to Wendy here.
"Hmph, trash." A curse word drifted into Wendy's ears on the breeze. Wendy turned around abruptly, but the speaker was nowhere to be seen. An unease began to stir within her. Wendy could only suppress her inner turmoil and tell herself that she had to be careful.
After sending Jiangyin back to the cave, Xingqiu remained engrossed in reading, while Wanye and Zhennan also returned to the cave. Wendy recounted the malicious gaze they had received at the Tower of Trials. Wanye frowned slightly and said, "Don't you find it strange? We didn't do anything, yet we were targeted. If it were the malice of contestants from another planet, I could explain it, but what if it came from Earth?"
Or is it a targeted attack on the nation's destiny?
“That makes sense.” Xingqiu suddenly slammed the book shut. “However, the most likely explanation now is that the malice is coming from another planet. The Blue Star contestants have no reason to interfere.”
"All the contestants from Earth are in the same boat. If you try to harm your own people, you'll definitely fail. As for people from other planets..."
“I understand, I will keep an eye out.” Wendy suddenly walked outside. “As one of the Seven Rulers of the Mortal Realm, I will protect you.”
"Don't say things that sound like a dying wish!" Zhennan stomped her foot, looking unhappy.
(The data is a bit dismal; I feel like I messed up the writing, especially the character design.)
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