Chapter 332 The scene of the banquet(1/2)
The academic exchange banquet at Hongshan College was arranged in a temporary hall.
As if they were deliberately showing off their skills (rich), Hongshan people were dotted with wealth and prosperity in this hall that rose up overnight. On the hemispherical dome, one hundred and eight expensive magic gems emitted gentle light to illuminate the entire audience. Under everyone's feet, there were several winding golden lines with gradient colors, outlining the expansion of the borders of the Western Continent in the past 1,800 years since its independence.
32 round tables were placed in the hall. After the people attending the banquet sat down one after another, they found that each round table showed different characteristics in shape and texture due to the characteristics of being a guest. The seats had been adjusted long ago. For example, Zheng Liming enjoyed the steel throne with the best load-bearing capacity. As for the menu, wine and other contents, they vary from person to person. All details show the meticulousness and thoughtfulness of the host of the banquet.
So the guests felt a strong impact as soon as they entered the venue.
The people of Hongshan are also prepared.
Many of the guests who attended the banquet also participated in previous academic exchanges, witnessed how the demons and Taoists of the Qin people were defeated by the baptism of the Shengyuan people, and witnessed the futile struggle of countless Qin people. It is not that no one has ever thought about working hard on the details of the exchange meeting, the prosperous decoration of the venue and the luxurious banquet with the materials. These are not difficult ideas to think of, but when it comes to practice, there are always various ridiculous omissions that make the Shengyuan people laugh at the Qin people for their vulgarity.
Fortunately, Hongshan Academy still kept the scene. The banquet hall of this dinner was like the four gates outside the college, gorgeous and prosperous without losing its delicate and comprehensiveness. The glitz was followed by an extremely profound magical foundation. Whether it was the building craftsmanship of the main hall or the arrangement of the 108 magic gems, they all represented the peak level of the Qin people's magical skills, and were obviously master-level work.
Even before the banquet, just enjoying the scenery in the hall would benefit many demons and Taoists a lot.
However, these are just details after all, and the main dishes of the banquet are still behind.
After the guests from all over the Qin State sat down, they all waited enthusiastically for the show to be staged.
Long before today, the Magic World had high expectations for this banquet, except for a very small number of people looking forward to mysterious folk remedies and delicacies, most people were looking forward to a "grandmaster dialogue".
Zhu Junshen, the master of Duanshu of Hongshan Academy, Xu Bailian, the replacement master of Shengyuan people, and Ying Ruoying, the most important master of Sanhua, the conversation between these three is not only a feast in the academic world, but also a feast in the melon-eating world.
Around the complex relationship between the three people, the story can be unfolded in one way or another, depicting infinite possibilities.
Before the dinner began, enthusiastic people had imagined the grand occasion of the dinner.
Needless to say, the mad dog Xu Bailian will definitely bite when he arrives at the scene. It is hard to say whether Hongshan Academy can withstand the pressure and not be bitten by one or two pieces of flesh and blood. Although the Hongshan people have the advantages of the home court, and have the master of Duanshu who has achieved cultivation and attainments to stabilize the entire audience, there is also a poem that has had a lot of fun and no disadvantage in the Miscellaneous Domain Forum... But the Shengyuan people are really prepared for this trip. If it weren't for Xu Bailian's excessive expansion outside Dongli City, the Shengyuan people's academic exchanges would probably really be a sweeping momentum within the empire.
During the verbal battle at the banquet, Hongshan people naturally have the advantage in the overall situation, but some details will inevitably be penetrated by the Shengyuan people. At that time, as long as there is a little mistake, they will be captured by the Shengyuan people and infinitely magnified our temporary team. We will run to the away game of the Qin people's magic hub, and we can even get a advantage. You Qin people should commit suicide as soon as possible.
At the same time, the eldest princess would not stand idly by. According to her previous habits, it would definitely make things worse and add a blow to the Hongshan people.
The logic behind this is not difficult to understand. Ying Ruoying, the first person to discount the bones of the Shengyuan people over the East China Sea, had already used her own strength to protect the bottom line of Qin's dignity and sealed half of the crazy Xu Bolian. In this case, if others could not control this group of mobs from Shengyuan, they would be nakedly embarrassing His Highness the Princess.
The eldest princess is still quite demanding, and she feels disgraced, so naturally there will be no good ending.
On the other hand, if Hongshan Academy really performed exceptionally well, it would put the Shengyuan people at a disadvantage from beginning to end... the eldest princess would not be happy about it.
Because of the academic exchange meeting held at the Daqin Demonic Hub, Baiye City's performance was simply a collection of natural disasters and man-made disasters. Many senior mentors from the Royal Academy were killed by Xu Bailian alone and had no resistance. They even seemed to be in trouble when facing senior members of the tour group. This made the Shengyuan team, who was originally indifferent, suddenly became excited and rushed to Hongshan City without any resistance.
At this time, if Hongshan Academy performed too well, wouldn’t it be worthless to set off Baiye City?
Although Ying Ruoying plays the role of the number one thief in the royal family most of the time, she is the perfect Bai Yeren and has no good impression of Hongshan Academy. So she may not suddenly change her position when the Shengyuan people were defeated and join forces with the Shengyuan people to suppress Hongshan Academy.
Of course, some people accused this speculation of being purely nonsense. Although the eldest princess had many cases of willful and arbitrary behavior when she was in the face of the rumor of breaking the emperor's legs... But she never lost her duty as the eldest princess in the face of national justice. She guarded the southern border, overwhelmed the Hongshan Mountains, and attacked the Shengyuan outside the Dongli City. How could such an imperial pillar be in harmony with the Shengyuan people?
However, the opinions of all parties were intertwined, and people were already quarreling before the dinner. So when the dinner officially began, the performance of the three masters was naturally attracting attention.
Then, under the attention of everyone, the two masters fell out like this.
"I'm sorry, Master Xu Bolian is not feeling well and has difficulty attending the dinner. He is currently resting in Xinhu Restaurant..."
As the host of the dinner, Zhu Junshen's words caused an uproar in the audience as soon as he made his statement, and the following was even more important news.
"His Royal Highness the Princess has set out to support the south due to a temporary emergency in the southern border..."
"What?!"
Someone exclaimed on the spot.
The battlefield in southern Xinjiang is in a hurry, which is already earth-shaking news. Because the eldest princess said not long ago that the battle situation had stabilized, and she never aimlessly!
Compared with Xu Bolian's absence, Ying Ruoying's absence is more significant! Because compared with Xu Bolian's half defeated dog eroded by the shadow of scattered flowers, Ying Ruoying, who has the power of supervision, is the real giant that can compete with Zhu Junshen on the same level!
After surprise, great loss followed.
What are people traveling here thousands of miles to do? After all, I still want to see the conversation between the masters. Now the three masters are angry, do you have to read Zhu Junshen himself? Although they have no intention of offending Master Duanshu, they have no opponents to fight against each other. How much can Master Duanshu perform in his knowledge?
"Oh, it's such a pity."
"Yes, it's rare to have a chance to see the style of Master Sanhua. Unfortunately, state affairs are the priority."
While expressing a deep regret, people also breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. Among the three masters, although the eldest princess is not the strongest one, he is undoubtedly the one with the most intimidating power... In fact, many people are thinking, if there is that cold face at this banquet, how much delicious dishes can taste? Even if there is a hot pot, I am afraid that the ice chips can be taken out. Now I heard that she can't come. Although I regret not seeing the scene of the master against the grunge, it also avoids the danger of the gods fighting against the mortals. After people verbally regretted, there were still cheers in the venue.
However, at this moment, the great master Zhu Junshen added: "Fortunately, I have contacted His Highness the Princess in the blurred domain, and I can broadcast the dinner live to her..."
The next moment, in the chief position in the hall, a woman's phantom appeared on the empty seat on the left of the Grandmaster, with white hair and black eyes, which was Ying Ruoying, the eldest princess of the Great Qin Empire.
The clamor of the audience came to an abrupt end, and the people who were celebrating were caught in bed when they were in high spirits, and cooled down at the speed of frozen tunas in the ocean-going fishing boats.
The eldest princess snorted coldly and commented without hesitation: "All the rabble, start your performance."
That's it, but when the deep eyes were staring at the phantom projected by the eldest princess through the live broadcast power, no one could be interested in performing any acrobatics. They all started to drink soup before the meal without saying a word.
However, the person who was also sitting at the main table observed more carefully and vaguely saw the rapidly changing scenery from the edge of the projection of the eldest princess.
You should have arrived at the battlefield in southern Xinjiang. From the edge of the projection, you can see lush branches and leaves, covered layers of rainforest plants... and blood stains sprinkled on cross flowers and green leaves.
This discovery made several guests with larger backgrounds on the main table consciously shut their mouths.
The eldest princess is usually just a cold personality and does not like to take the initiative to hurt people, but if she is on the battlefield, that is another matter... Anyone who has read the "Memoirs of the Southern Xinjiang" written by some veterans knows that the eldest princess is famous for not recognizing relatives in battle. Even Lan Lan, who is her most doting in daily life, was scolded for being too radical in combat.
Everyone here, but no one has the confidence to compete with Lan Lan for favor.
However, the eldest princess sneered and spoke first: "Why don't you talk? Aren't you going to have academic exchanges? Are you communicating with expressions?"
At this time, only Zhu Junshen could still answer calmly: "Your Highness said that since it is an academic exchange, it cannot be reduced to a conference for eating and drinking. Then I will throw in the bricks and attract jade and first propose a topic for you to discuss. This is an accidental discovery when I was exploring the virtual world some time ago. I believe many of you here have seen it, but the principle is still unclear and worthy of in-depth research."
While speaking, Zhu Junshen bounced his finger and bounced a gray oval pebble into the center of the venue.
The gem array on the dome changed slightly, projecting light from one hundred and eight angles, magnifying the finger-sized stone multiplied, presenting it to everyone.
The sharp-eyed man immediately recognized this thing.
Forbidden Magic Stone.
Anyone who has seen the mid-year test of Hongshan Academy will not be unfamiliar with this thing. The Lu boy tried his best to win Bai Xiao once or even one point during the test. As a result, he had already established an advantage incredibly in the first half, but in the middle, he took a sharp turn and was beaten by the serious Bai Xiao, and finally he was pierced by a small stone and fainted on the ground on the spot.
A person with knowledge realized on the spot that the stone had similar characteristics to the people of the Snow Mountain: it was highly insulated from magic energy, and even reached the point of repulsion and dispersion. Its nature is an unreliable world-class object. As long as you develop a little association, it is not difficult to think that this object has infinite magical uses, and it is often enough to influence the world's general trend with this. As long as you put the stone into a powerful launching device and aim it at a magic giant and pull the trigger... the historical process of human beings may be rewritten on the spot.
Before this, similar assassinations have been keenly studied, but at the same time, the level of anti-assassination demon tools has also increased, and there is no distinction between spears and shields... until the emergence of the Forbidden Demon Stone.
Now that I think about it, many people in Hongshan think that Bai Xiao’s last step in the mid-year test was a bit unnecessary. At that time, Lu Xun had clearly confirmed that he lost, so why should he use this killer weapon? But on the other hand, after Bai Xiao sacrificed the Forbidden Demon Stone, the industry’s evaluation of him and Hongshan Academy was also quietly changing.
This is really a great killing weapon that destroys balance, forbids all magical powers of the demon. So how should people resist the forbidden magic stones flying over?
There is never an answer to this question.
Because Bai Xiao has never used the Forbidden Magic Stone since then, even if he fought with the preceptors and the immortal tree in the border counties, he did not take out the Forbidden Magic Stone.
People don’t know the specific reason, but most of them guessed that Hongshan Academy issued a ban on him and wanted to save the ban on magic stones for strategic use.
But it is obviously not the case.
Now the great master takes the initiative to display the various forbidden magic stones at the banquet. Where is there any hidden meaning of strategy? It is a completely unblocked conference for people to watch.
The guests would not be polite. Even the Shengyuan people put aside their complex thoughts for a moment, activated their magic consciousness to observe this object from a deep perspective.
Then, people found that the inconspicuous pebble seemed like a small white hole, spewing invisible things all the time, dispersing the omnipresent free magic energy.
The free magic energy of Hongshan Academy has been highly woven and is like a formed magical power. When you are in it, you are enjoying the magic energy bath at the same time. How can it be so easy to dispel?
As soon as these strange phenomena appeared, there was a lot of discussion in the banquet hall. People didn't care about the presence of the princess, and they showed their magical powers and rushed to the front. Some tried their best to remember the various characteristics of this stone, trying to reappear after returning; some quoted scriptures on the spot, trying to find corresponding records from ancient history. Of course, more people focused their attention on Bai Xiao, who was also sitting at the main table.
After all, that was also the most conspicuous person in the entire dinner hall.
As the chief representative of hundreds of students at Hongshan College, Bai Xiao was able to be with all the masters of magic and even masters as a student. Such honors are not common in Hongshan College, which advocates teaching and non-existence. Moreover, generally speaking, "student representatives" are selected from graduates, so how can one choose first-year students to represent the entire college?
However, Bai Xiao really deserves this honor. Whether it is his current hard indicators or the brilliant achievements he has made in the past year, they are enough to stand out among hundreds of students and take the lead. Of course, the most important thing at this time is that from a deep perspective, the Forbidden Magic Stone has so many similarities with Bai Xiao.
However, compared with the simple expulsion effect of the Forbidden Magic Stone, Bai Xiao's characteristics seem much more complicated. He has two magic species in his body. One of them has grown into a mature magic weapon, and the other has been transformed into a very stable magic energy cycle.
However, if Bai Xiao had not intentionally done this cycle, it would be difficult to see from the outside world. Therefore, in the eyes of those with a slightly less eye, Bai Xiao seemed to be a living forbidden magic stone. However, compared with the integrated virtual world strange objects, Bai Xiao had more or less flaws on him. Those may be flaws that he must exist as a living creature, or the price he paid for practicing the demonic path.
However, if you have deeper eyes, you can see a wonderful cycle of integration inside from the flaws. However, this cycle is not Bai Xiao's magic energy cycle, but a wonderful world formed by the self-contained system of the magic tool library of Hongye Xiaozhu. This cycle forms a strong and powerful barrier, enough to isolate the peeping eyes of most people in the world. There is also a crystal-flowing but dazzling red leaf emblem on the barrier, as if it was a demonstration or an advertisement.
Only with the deepest eyesight can we bypass the shielding net built by the Red Leaf Small Building and see Bai Xiao’s magic energy cycle.
It is rough and unrestrained, like the steep cliffs of the snow-capped mountains in the north, and is completely opposite to the exquisite and round circulation system in textbooks, but... it is undoubtedly powerful.
Even the discrete magic energy that flows out of the cycle exquisitely shows Bai Xiao’s characteristics at this time, both as fierce as fire and as sharp as a knife. If it weren’t for the Red Leaf Small Magic Tool Library that formed a protective wall, people would see a snow mountain hunter who was so sharp that it was hard to see directly.
Of course, Bai Xiao had made full preparations for this dinner. Whether it was Xu Bolian or Ying Ruoying, even though they were already powerful creatures standing in human civilization, Bai Xiao was not afraid at all, and even felt a little eager to try.
Unfortunately, the fierce battle in anticipation was completely lost. Now he could only sit on the main table for hundreds of people to compare and watch. The sharp eyes shot from him were very similar to the brothel excerpts in the story... This huge gap can only be made up with delicious food. Therefore, when others focused on comparing and analyzing the forbidden magic stones and the forbidden magic physiques of the snow-mounted people, Bai Xiao had eaten all the appetizers in front of him ten times. The food at the dinner table was inexhaustible, and a new plate would be served immediately after one plate.
After a moment, someone took the lead in making their own point of view.
"This thing seems to have a bit of a 'foreign object'."
The person who spoke was Liu Shan, a young demon from a border county. He got a gold ear at the age of 30. He was an unquestionable elite talent, and he was not from the Glorious Valley. He could almost be considered half a wild path, which made his achievements even more valuable. And this young talent from the wild path was also ambitious. When he was in the border county, he heard that the Shengyuan people were almost rampant all the way, and he had long had the intention of avenging the empire for his revenge. At this time, through careful observation, he immediately expressed his thoughts.
Objectively speaking, at the age of 30, he could see the "foreign object" from the Forbidden Magic Stone in just a few minutes. Liu Shan's vision and insight are worthy of the invitation sent by Hongshan Academy. Unfortunately, it is not so easy to be a bird that stands out on this occasion.
The next moment someone sneered: "This is nonsense, the news is a little more informative, and everyone knows that this is the result of the exploration of the virtual world of Master Duanshu. Of course, it will smell like a 'foreign object'."
Liu Shan immediately glared along the laughter. Unexpectedly, the person who sneered was a Shengyuan man. He looked about fifty or sixty years old, with sparse hair, big belly, and fat on his cheeks on both sides clearly wrote the word greasy. The faint magical fluctuations he emitted clearly showed that he was already old and was the middle-aged and elderly person who was despised by Liu Shan the most.
So he immediately retorted: "The exploration of the virtual world must have the smell of foreign objects? This is the first time I have heard of this kind of high theory. I don't know which one of the relics of the Crescent Moon or the tomb of the Three Heroes belongs to foreign objects?"
The crescent moon ruins and the tombs of the Three Heroes mentioned by Liu Shan are all famous tragedies in the history of the Demonic Taoism. When radical researchers at that time were stimulating the magical powers of time and space, they accidentally distorted the boundary, causing the entire research institution to collapse into the virtual world. All creatures instantly became virtual and evaporated. It was not until explorers hundreds of years later that they found their remains and found many important samples of the immersion of creatures... But in any case, they had nothing to do with the so-called "foreign objects".
The inferences of the Shengyuan people are obviously untenable!
To be continued...