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Chapter 389: Tournament Rules
Three people, three separate rooht to cultivate their powers, but it would be done secretly to avoid questions and preserve Qianlin’s reputation
After the ladies left, Chu Cheng remained with Lan Jue in his suite “So what’s the deal – what brings you to Luo this ti ninth level Adepts, but what’s the North’s play here?” Lan Jue asked
As a member of the Hades bloodline and under protection of the North, Chu Cheng was naturally a member of the Great Conclave His all-pervasive disinterest assured, though, that he didn’t have any real responsibility in the organization But with his reputation, and his ninth level seventh rank Discipline, he was still a well respectedreplied “On the surface, it’s all about friendly inter-Adept exchange Underneath they’ve got other plans One of them is of course to see just hoerful our coons from the Avenue, and it’s unexpected pressure on the two Citadels has ed tack”
“One of them, you said What are the others objectives?” He asked
Chu Cheng’s norrew serious “It has to do with those aliens The North has gathered a fair bit of information about theht back some physical evidence The science and tech departs I believe they should share their findings so the tournament I don’t know the specifics, but if the reaction of the North’s upper brass is any indication than this is serious These creatures are a hell of a lot stronger than we thought”
Lan Jue’s face was hard as he peered in to the distance He knew precisely how strong these things were Between the Clairvoyant’s forecasts and his own experience on Taihua, there were probably feho understood them better than he
The universe was vast There had always been a significant possibility that soht be encountered It ise for the North to use this opportunity to spread awareness It was already a danger to the whole of the hu went on “All efforts in the hopes that we can survive what’s co The North already sent three Bastion ships out to the area as a precaution If those alien planets are found encroaching on the territory, then war is inevitable The Northern Alliance will be the first to face theht there on the front lines I plan to join theshot his friend a surprised look “Shoulder to shoulder with the big guy, eh?”
Again he nodded “We don’t leave a ave hiuess I’ll kick up some trouble myself if it comes to that, and join the army as well Hopefully hostilities between the East and North will be forgotten by then and we can join forces After all, we have a coement “That’s the hope Unfortunately there’s a lot of history between the three Alliances If it isn’t taken care of then It’ll be a serious handicap So what else, other than this announce coth There was a period of indecision, but eventually they landed on some rules Anyone under forty is allowed to participate, and the prizes are orth the effort I think at last esti – all top grade adepts The actuallots so luck is also a factor I think your first round is against a seventh level Adept You won’t have any trouble… that is, unless you pull my name out later Then you’re in for some trouble!”
Lan Jue patted his head in exasperation “When pigs fly Go on”
“Well, with so s simple It starts with elimination rounds until we’re down to sixteen competitors Then, they’ll be separated in to four pairs Once the losers are eliets passed the elieet an s-ranked gerand champion Runners-up will earn stones whose rarity will be based on their final standing But they don’t accuhest award you’ve acquired”
Lan Jue nodded “Easy is right, but also the best way to go about it The whole thing shouldn’t take too long to co on?”
His companion shook his head “Nope But I did hear some talk about an all-in mecha melee between the three Alliances It’s supposed to happen when Drearades The idea is to inspireto see combat so this is likely to help prepare everyone for what’s to come”
“Good plan,” Lan Jue commented “That was also the idea behind our competition with the Star Alliance Has the North instituted a draft?”
“Not just yet There’s still some time before the threat reaches us They won’t just show up on our doorstep,” Chu Cheng said