Chapter 193: Stone Platform

"My lord Saint Selection!"

Number 7 walked to the stone platform and bowed to Jiang Jian.

The other villagers also walked forward and bowed respectfully.

Every time a battle was assigned, they had to drink three ladles of black well water!

Around their bodies, a thin layer of murderous black Qi circled.

Although the Long Que aura in the well water had been diluted and transformed, it was already very thin.

But drinking three ladles of black well water was enough for these villagers to slightly utilize the murderous black Qi, coordinating with Number 7 to form the Long Que Killing Array!

Number 7 had the best battle record; her resource bolstering, besides the Rainbow After Rain, also included the even more terrifying Long Que phantom form!

The tall and strong young man Number 1 had a battle record second only to Number 7 and was bolstered by the Hanging Xuan Shan Yin.

Number 4 was a man with a sinister expression, bolstered by the Calling Qingci.

The remaining villagers each received three ladles of well water, unwavering.

Having experienced two days of battles,

Jiang Jian had an accurate estimate of the well water consumption.

The current resource allocation

was just enough to consume a full well of water before each battle.

The cost was three Soul-Returning Pills.

In this way,

his battle record against the enemy was almost perfect.

In terms of the situation, he could form an absolute crushing advantage.

However, the Soul-Returning Pills stored earlier were being consumed rapidly.

The assigned battles lasted for seven days.

The first day, battle victory, rewarded one Soul-Returning Pill.

The second day, battle victory, rewarded two Soul-Returning Pills.

And so on.

By now, the reward for each battle victory was three Soul-Returning Pills!

"My lord Saint Selection!"

Number 4's gaze was gloomy as he glanced at Number 1 and said to Jiang Jian, "In the battle just now, Number 1 used the Hanging Xuan Shan Yin, attacking indiscriminately and almost killing a teammate!"

Hearing this,

Number 1's expression changed, and he hurriedly explained: "My lord Saint Selection, I had no other thoughts, I just wanted to end the battle quickly!"

Hearing this,

the others either revealed disdain or let out sneers.

Clearly,

after a dozen battles,

they already knew quite a bit about Number 1's style of conduct.

At this moment,

the young girl Number 7 held her shoulder and looked up.

On the stone platform,

the beautiful young man who was the "Saint Selection" wore gold and white robes and was high above.

Just like before,

for two days, he had not paid any attention to them.

Only when allocating resources would the Saint Selection open his eyes and say a few words.

Number 4 walked over and said in a deep voice, "Let's discuss something."

Number 7 remained silent.

Number 4 glanced at the Saint Selection, then withdrew his gaze and lowered his voice: "Number 1 acts viciously; yesterday he almost harmed you."

"I think he has bad intentions, wanting to monopolize resources to increase his own chances of survival."

"Why don't we just kill him in the next battle!"

Number 4's face was sinister, his words filled with resentment.

Behind him, several more villagers gathered around.

Clearly, these people had communicated in advance and were now just waiting for Number 7 to nod.

Number 7 wielded the Long Que phantom, and her combat power was terrifying.

If it weren't for Number 7, it would be impossible for them to succeed in getting rid of Number 1.

They did not avoid the Saint Selection when speaking.

After a dozen battles, they had discovered that besides resource allocation, the Saint Selection would occasionally speak.

At other times, he would not interfere with anything at all.

Even the battle tactics were explored by themselves, with Number 7 as the core and Number 4 as the auxiliary.

Number 1 stood more than ten meters away and heard everything clearly; his expression sank, and he also looked at Number 7.

For a time,

all the villagers' gazes were focused on Number 7.

Crack!

Number 7 rotated her shoulder with force, and amidst the spreading black Qi, a series of sounds rang out.

She looked at Number 4 and said softly, "Do you know why my lord Saint Selection hasn't dealt with Number 1?"

Number 4 replied, "Perhaps my lord Saint Selection doesn't want to deal with these trivial matters."

Number 7 was expressionless as she said, "Wrong."

She looked at the remaining villagers, "Because this person Number 1, although vicious-minded, can actually play a role in battle."

"My lord Saint Selection wants victory."

"We want to survive."

Number 7's voice was solemn, "I can help you get rid of Number 1, of course I can."

"But you must guarantee that in every future battle, you will work together, trust your teammates, and exert your full strength!"

"As long as we can do that, after getting rid of Number 1, we will win faster and more cleanly."

"I am certain that my lord Saint Selection will definitely not blame us!"

Number 7's tone was extremely certain.

Number 1's expression changed drastically!

Number 4 and the other villagers looked at each other, all clenching their fists, their eyes shining!

After a dozen battles,

the combat coordination of these villagers was already extremely tacit.

And this person Number 1, although holding quite a few resources, was drifting outside the formation.

If he were removed and the resources distributed to other villagers,

enabling them to fully trust their teammates and move forward without hesitation,

the village's overall strength would very likely increase instead of decrease!

In just a few words,

these villagers had already sentenced Number 1 to death in their hearts!

"My lord Saint Selection!"

Number 1's face was pale; he knelt under the stone platform, looking up at the Saint Selection above, "My lord Saint Selection, save me!"

He thought he had figured out the Saint Selection's rules and could receive resources every time, so he had long since relaxed his vigilance.

But he never expected that the other 9 villagers would collude at this time to deal with him together!

Seeing Number 1 in this state,

the other villagers sneered repeatedly.

Number 10, who had almost been harmed by him in the previous battle, looked extremely satisfied and mocked: "With your petty character, you actually want to pass the Saint Selection ceremony; it's truly wishful thinking!"

On the high stone platform,

Jiang Jian ignored the noise below and frowned slightly, swiping through the array screen that only he could see.

On the screen, the footage of recent battles was replaying.

In the last dozen or so battles, the difficulty had skyrocketed!

Although he had finally achieved victory, every time, it was incredibly close!

This was also the reason why Jiang Jian had spared no spiritual energy a few hours ago to condense the Long Que spiritual essence.

Relying on the almost perverted Long Que phantom, Number 7's combat power surged, and she had broken through several villages in succession, which had temporarily lowered the battle difficulty.

But other geniuses also had their own means of coping!

Because at this very moment,

the villages Jiang Jian matched with were all high-win-rate geniuses!

The winners could obtain a steady stream of Soul-Returning Pills.

The losers not only received no rewards but also lost half of their well water, gradually falling into a state of spiritual energy deficiency.

At the beginning, it wasn't obvious.

But by now,

the villages that failed frequently had already lost the qualification to compete for rankings!

Below the stone platform,

seeing that Jiang Jian had no reaction, Number 1 stopped speaking.

Instead, he composed his expression, stood up, retreated to the side, and stared coldly at Number 7 and the others.

Another hour passed.

Jiang Jian began to divide resources.

Same as before.

Number 7, Rainbow After Rain, Long Que phantom.

Number 1, Hanging Xuan Shan Yin.

Number 4, Calling Qingci.

All villagers, three ladles of well water each.

"Assignment starting!"

"Assignment successful!"

The notification sound rang out.

This time, Jiang Jian was on the defending side.

The Ladder Array descended.

A portal appeared on the village road.

Three people walked out of the door first, their momentum incredibly fierce.

Each of them was bolstered by at least two phantom forms!

The seven villagers behind walked out of the door slowly, their faces filled with despair!

These seven people hadn't even drunk a ladle of well water; they were powerless, ordinary people from head to toe!

Looking at this scene,

Jiang Jian's expression tightened slightly.

Because the three villagers in front were extremely powerful!

Each of them had drunk at least five ladles of well water!

Concentrating existing resources on a few people was not a bad strategy.

But Jiang Jian's black well water was of extremely high quality!

Every one of Jiang Jian's villagers was no worse than these three.

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