That's true, how can we rely on others for everything?
However, going to the third 96-meter cliff can indeed train your rock climbing skills. But the problem is that the texture of each cliff is different. Even rock climbing masters need to plan their climbing routes in advance. If they have never touched the second cliff and do not know where the optimal path is, how can they possibly succeed in the challenge?
Rock climbing is no simple sport. If Qingchen hadn't had magnesium powder to guide him, it would probably have taken him two days just to familiarize himself with the routes on the cliffs of Qingshan.
While they were thinking, another student said, "Why don't you just give up and try to earn points to exchange for Pantheon Thunder God?"
Hearing these words, the seven students who had failed the challenge suddenly felt indignant.
However, Hu Jingyi silently turned and walked towards the third cliff: "It's okay, I understand everyone, I'll go practice on the other side."
However, it was at this moment that...
Chen Zhuoqu suddenly asked, "Did you fail?"
This question stumped Hu Jingyi.
Chen Zhuoqu continued, "In this challenge, as long as you don't die from the fall, it's not considered a complete failure, so you are still challengers. Remember what Brother Qi said? If you're not dead, you have to keep going."
At this point, Chen Zhuoqu suddenly looked at everyone and pointed to the 48-meter cliff, saying, "According to the rules, this second cliff is not reserved for the winners, but for all those who haven't given up. So you have no right to ask them to leave. As long as they are still alive and willing to stand in front of this cliff, they haven't lost. Each of us suffered greatly in the first challenge, and now seeing these classmates covered in wounds who haven't given up, we should admire them."
The challengers fell silent. One of them retorted, "They can't even get past the first level. Isn't it a waste of time to try the second?"
This makes sense, and many people echoed, "Giving up sooner is better for them; there's really no need to waste time here."
Chen Zhuoqu got angry: "We're classmates! Even if we don't help, we can't kick you when you're down! What if we have to fight side by side on the battlefield in the future? How can we trust you with our backs?!"
One student chimed in, “I don’t think they are any different from us. We are all fellow travelers on this path, comrades-in-arms fighting side by side. I agree that they should stay.”
"I agree!"
A tall, burly young man laughed and said, "I agree. Brother Hu Jingyi, I've admired you before. My name is Zhang Hubao, let's get acquainted."
"My name is Liang Mengshun, let's get acquainted."
"My name is Ye Han, let's get acquainted."
"My name is Zhang Junli, let's get acquainted."
More and more people are voiced their support for Hu Jingyi, which has left Hu Jingyi somewhat at a loss.
He remained silent for a while, then smiled and said to everyone, "Thank you, everyone. But let's go train on the third cliff. It's alright, training there is good too. If necessary, we can just challenge the third level directly. That way, we'll actually train for 48 more hours than you. By then, our proficiency will be higher than yours."
These words stunned Chen Zhuoqu; she never expected that this guy would be so good at comforting her.
Chen Zhuoqu said, "He's a bit slow, but he's quite open-minded and optimistic."
Hu Jing was stunned for a long time, not knowing whether Juan Wang's words were a praise or an insult.
Before he could react, Xiao Qi walked over from a distance: "Wonderful."
Xiao Wu, expressionless, pointed at a few people: "You, you, you, you... come out."
He actually selected forty people in a row!
The students were a little flustered. They had only dared to ostracize their classmate because Xiaoqi and Xiaowu were not around.
Unexpectedly, it seemed that Xiaoqi and the others had been waiting for this situation all along.
Xiaoqi said seriously, "I acknowledge your abilities, but this path is no longer suitable for you. I'm sorry, but all forty of you just participated in ostracizing your classmate, so your challenge qualification has been revoked."
The forty students slunk away; they weren't stupid enough to challenge Xiao Qi.
As the forty students walked away, Xiao Qi turned back and said, "Don't just stand there, you don't have much time left."
The students were still a bit stunned. No one expected that Xiao Qi would eliminate forty people in one go!
That's an incredibly high elimination rate!
Xiao Qi chuckled and said, "What? Do you think I'm too extreme in my approach?"
Chen Zhuoqu thought for a moment and said, "No, I just feel a little sorry for them."
"If this were just a game, we could ignore all this," Xiao Qi said after thinking for a moment. "But there are 201 of you here, and you'll all be fighting side by side in the future, do you understand what I mean? If I don't kick these people out now, they'll all get you killed in the future. If I were you, I'd be grateful, because you'd already distanced yourself from those who could kill you before even going to the battlefield. Remember, everyone who stays must be trustworthy. There can be smart people taking shortcuts on this path, and there can be less intelligent people making up for their shortcomings with hard work, but there can be no bad apples. Alright, get to training now."
"Everyone, hold on! We need to allocate the time for the challenge," Chen Zhuoqu suddenly said. "There are only 100 challenge positions on the 48-meter cliff. Although that's more than the first challenge, we still have to wait in line and take turns training. This will greatly reduce the efficiency of our time, and many people will get tired while waiting."
At the foot of the 48-meter cliff, the challengers listened silently.
They also noticed the problem, but unlike Chen Zhuoqu, they didn't bring it up or figure out what to do.
At this moment, Chen Zhuoqu said, "I plan to divide everyone into two groups, one during the day and one at night. This way, the training will be staggered, and everyone can take advantage of the time when they can't train to rest and recharge."
"How should we allocate the time?" one challenger asked curiously. "Who's at night and who's during the day? It seems like those at night are at a disadvantage."
“Drawing lots is the fairest way,” Chen Zhuoqu said. “Students who train at night are at a disadvantage. On the one hand, they need to adjust to the time difference, and on the other hand, the light is dim and the visibility is low at night. So, the night training time is 13 hours, and the day training time is 11 hours. It’s 8 o’clock now, and 11 hours later it will be 7 pm. The night training group will start from then.”
The group exchanged glances, seemingly unable to think of any other solutions for the time being.
Before they could say anything, Chen Zhuoqu suddenly looked at Hu Jingyi and said, "You should also participate in the lottery."
Hu Jingyi nodded silently.
At this moment, one of the challengers suddenly said, "But there are 201 of us, and only 100 challenge slots. There's one person left over, which is difficult to allocate."
Now, everyone was in a dilemma.
Chen Zhuoqu thought for a moment and said, "Please wait for me."
As she spoke, Chen Zhuoqu, right in front of everyone, went and fastened her safety rope.
“Holy crap…” one of the challengers exclaimed in surprise.
Just as they were pondering, they saw Chen Zhuoqu already climbing up the 48-meter cliff top using both hands and feet, her movements more skillful and steady than the others.
Chen Zhuoqu finished the challenge early and had the most rest time. While others were still observing, she had already started training for the second challenge.
Most importantly, Chen Zhuoqu had some advantages. As the first student to complete the challenge, she received double the reward, which meant that she had already eaten four Longevity Fruits.
Chen Zhuoqu weighed only 92 jin (46 catties), but the four Longevity Fruits added 120 jin (60 catties) of strength, which was decisive for her.
Now, all that can limit her are physical strength and endurance, as well as the process of getting familiar with the climbing route.
It's important to understand that a 600-meter-high cliff in Qingshan would exhaust even an F-level gene warrior without willpower; the two are completely different concepts.
At this moment, the challengers stood below the 48-meter cliff, looking up at the female champion.
More than ten minutes later, everyone watched as Chen Zhuoqu reached the last meter of the cliff top, then easily leaped and grabbed the edge of the cliff...
That's 48 meters! That's about the height of a ten-story building. Just looking at the top of the cliff makes it hard to keep your neck up.
This female paper-reading champion completed the challenge just like that.
Chen Zhuoqu said breathlessly, "You guys draw lots, I'll go challenge the third level. That... is enough points, right?"
On the precipice, this "Scroll King" uttered the most ruthless words of the entire event in his most disheveled state.
The challengers looked at Chen Zhuoqu as if she were a deity.
"Holy crap," Hu Jingyi exclaimed in astonishment.
They felt suddenly lacking in vocabulary, unsure how to describe their admiration.
Hu Jingyi and Chen Zhuoqu are like two extremes in life; the former has never won, while the latter has never lost...
Chen Zhuoqu, secured by a safety rope, descended from the cliff and immediately reached out to Xiao Qi.
"What?" Xiao Qi didn't even react.
Chen Zhuoqu said, "I was the first to receive the reward for the second round, so I get double."
This female money-grubber suddenly turned into a money-obsessed person again. Xiao Qi sized her up and even felt that she was already planning in her mind what kind of villa to buy for her family after selling the new Purple Orchid Star...
Xiao Qi handed over the reward with mixed feelings, and Chen Zhuoqu ate the two Longevity Fruits without hesitation, then turned and walked towards the third cliff.
"Chen Zhuoqu!"
In the distance, someone called out the name of the King of Scrolls.
Everyone turned around and saw that it was none other than Hisan, the most famous leader of the Red Leaf Organization on campus.
The girl, who was 1.8 meters tall and had a very well-proportioned figure, walked slowly over. Her hair had just reached her chin, and she looked very capable.
There was a strange man with her.
"Chen Zhuoqu, can we talk for a bit?" Jiu Ran said calmly, "The man next to me is Yu Cheng, one of the directors of Kyushu. He wants to talk to you."
Actually, Kyushu's plan was to wait for Chen Zhuoqu to return to her dormitory and then talk to her privately, away from the daytime.
As a result, Chen Zhuoqu was too stubborn and didn't go back to the dormitory for a whole day and night. When she got tired, she lay down on the grass below the cliff to sleep.
There was no other way; if we couldn't wait, we had to come here.
Chen Zhuoqu glanced at Yu Cheng: "What do you want to talk about?"
Yu Cheng glanced at Xiao Qi and said bluntly, "We would like to invite you to join Kyushu."
"What are the benefits?" Chen Zhuoqu asked.
Yu Cheng replied, "The orthodox cultivation method of the Hu Clan's intelligence agency leads directly to the demigod realm, enabling one to wield a sword and slay gods."
Xiao Qi chuckled beside her. "How long has it been since the Hu family's intelligence agency produced a demigod? Over a hundred years, right? What nonsense are you spouting..."
However, he didn't say much. Bai Zhou, Jiu Zhou, and Kun Lun are now in a cooperative relationship, and it's important to maintain face between brother units.
But... isn't it a bit inappropriate for you Kyushu to poach people in broad daylight?
Just then, Jiu Ran suddenly said, "Hello everyone, I am Jiu Ran from Hongye. I am here to tell you that it is up to you to decide where the successful person of this challenge can join... If the unsuccessful person has nowhere to go, they can come to Kyushu at any time. The gates of Kyushu are always open to you."
Xiao Qi understood that Kyushu's real target wasn't outstanding students like Chen Zhuoqu. They knew they couldn't beat Bai Zhou, so they wanted to take over all the challengers before Kunlun made a move.
After all, everyone has seen the challenger's mentality; even if he fails, he is still a talented person.
But what Kyushu didn't know was that while they thought Bai Zhou only wanted the successful ones, Qing Chen actually wanted everything...
As they were talking, Nangong Yuanyu ran over with a stack of documents: "Come on, all challengers, fill out this form."
Yu Cheng and Jiu Ran exchanged a glance.
Chen Zhuoqu returned and asked curiously, "What is this?"
"Oh, this is the transfer application form," Xiao Qi said cheerfully. "No matter which college you were in before, you now have the opportunity to join the College of Agriculture. You may not know this, but the College of Agriculture is very selective in its admissions. Most people can't get in. But now, the dean will give every student here a chance. As long as you apply, you will definitely be approved! Then, you will all be members of our College of Agriculture!"
Qing Chen made his move.
Among these challengers, apart from a few outstanding individuals like Chen Zhuoqu, most are actually quite similar to Hu Jingyi.
They were never valued.