Some people finally managed to climb to the 9-meter mark, only to find that they couldn't find any footholds to grab onto as they climbed further.
The climber accidentally fell backward, breaking out in a cold sweat.
Qingchen also set a very strange safety distance for the safety rope machine; it only starts tightening the safety rope when the climbers fall three meters.
In other words, everyone who falls will be frightened.
If the challenger doesn't even climb three meters, they will fall to the ground.
Of course, don't panic if you get hurt. Xiaoqi and the others are waiting nearby with ten baskets of chicken blood sprouts they've collected over the past few days. They'll apply medicine for free if you get injured...
What Qingchen needs to do is first scare away those who are timid.
It was a bit of a loss, but it was extremely useful.
In front of the 10-meter cliff, groups of people took turns trying to climb it. Some failed, but they were still unwilling to give up and went to search for rock climbing tutorials.
Some people know they simply don't have the physical strength to do it, so they give up.
Those who give up after only a few attempts are not even in Qingchen's consideration. What he needs are the resilient, the brave, and the fearless!
At this moment, Chen Zhuoqu looked up at the cliff and suddenly remembered the last sentence in the academy's app announcement.
"Are you afraid? If you're afraid for a day, you'll be afraid for a lifetime."
When Chen Zhuoqu saw this sentence, she was still thinking that it was just a small hill of 10 meters, what was there to be afraid of?
But now she realizes that success is really hard to achieve.
The expert in setting scores stood by and watched. Her first task was to observe the climbing routes and determine which route was the easiest.
Then she chose position 31, which was the easiest and had the most leverage points.
This running expert then began to observe and compare his own strength and weight with those of others to see if he had the ability to sustain himself to the top.
The conclusion was no; she would probably be exhausted after climbing to four meters, which was not her forte.
Chen Zhuoqu hesitated. She touched the two Longevity Fruits in her pocket. If she ate these two fruits, would they give her enough power?
It seems possible.
But the donor who matched her sister's bone marrow... offered a very high private price; the other party was actually selling bone marrow.
She is still short 6 million.
These two fruits can now be sold for 600,000 yuan. Chen Zhuoqu needs this 600,000 yuan very much because her sister's surgery is next month.
She had two paths before her.
One option is to give up and continue saving money for her younger sister.
The other option is to eat the fruit, but even if she had the strength, she might not succeed, because rock climbing also requires skill.
Chen Zhuoqu thought for a moment, then turned and walked out of the crowd.
But after taking two steps, she stopped again. She didn't want to miss this opportunity.
Experienced gamers know one thing very well: when you're faced with a challenge path of hellish difficulty, the end of that path will surely hold the richest reward.
"At worst, I'll just work harder when I'm trying to earn points, or I'll just sleep at the entrance of the points redemption area every day," Chen Zhuoqu gritted her teeth and ate both Longevity Fruits in one bite.
The force of 60 pounds flowed into her limbs and bones like a warm current.
This was the first time she had ever eaten food that she had redeemed with her own points.
Chen Zhuoqu tied all her hair back with a hair tie and resolutely turned around to join the queue.
She carefully secured her safety rope and then began climbing up from climbing point 31.
However, this was more difficult than she had imagined. She was indeed much stronger, but when she reached the six-meter mark, facing a rock wall that was only slightly protruding, she could not stabilize her body no matter how hard she tried.
"Oh no!" Chen Zhuoqu lost her grip on a foothold and plummeted toward the ground.
Her rapidly falling body made her feel the danger of death. The next moment, the safety rope tightened, pulling her hard against the cliff.
With a thud, Chen Zhuoqu felt pain all over the right side of her body.
The pain was excruciating!
The machine gently placed her on the ground. Xiao Qi came over with a bamboo basket on her back and handed her some chicken blood sprouts: "Your right arm and right leg are cut. Chew them up and apply them yourself."
Chapter 658, An Era Belonging to Knights
Chen Zhuoqu stubbornly pursed her lips and stood up: "Can I try again?"
Xiaoqi glanced at her in surprise: "Sure, but you have to wait in line. There are a lot of people waiting behind you... Doesn't it hurt?"
Instead of answering the question about whether it hurt, Chen Zhuoqu suddenly asked, "Can we train here tonight?"
The first stage only lasts 48 hours, which means that she might not have enough time to earn points or buy the fruits of the Eternal Heaven.
Therefore, we must race against time.
She concluded that her strength was sufficient, and to train her skills repeatedly, she had to utilize the time when no one was around at night.
Xiaoqi laughed when she heard her question: "Of course you can, no one is stopping you. As long as you're not afraid of pain or fatigue, you can train however you want."
"Thank you," Chen Zhuoqu turned around and walked to the side to watch the rock climbing instruction, without saying another word.
Xiaoqi scratched the back of his head. Most people would say something tough at this point, such as "I'm not afraid," "I can," or "I will never give up," as if they were afraid that others wouldn't believe them.
But this girl didn't.
To be honest, he had a bit of a crush on this girl; she was the kind of girl he couldn't find even if he drove his Porsche 911 outside of school.
At this very moment, Qingchen was watching from within the crowd.
Seeing many people giving up and leaving, Xiao Wu whispered, "Parents..."
Qingchen glanced at him but did not correct his form of address.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Wu immediately beamed with joy: "Parents, how about I pretend to be an ordinary person and climb it once, and then you can reward me in front of everyone to motivate them and let them know that the reward is real? That way, more people will stay."
But Qingchen shook his head: "No need."
What's needed on this journey are fellow travelers, and each of them must learn to endure loneliness on this solitary path.
Today he saw many cowards who retreated because of pain and difficulties.
But I also saw many lonely figures.
This is what he needs, and what the Knights organization needs.
Night falls.
Chen Zhuoqu kept watching rock climbing tutorials in front of the first cliff. Whenever she saw a detail, she would play it on a loop to deepen her impression.
She looked up at the cliff, where nearly a thousand people were still trying and queuing up, and Xiaoqi was also constantly sprouting chicken blood buds.
No one successfully reached the summit.
In this situation, even knowing that there were safety ropes to protect them from falling to their deaths, only a little over a thousand of the original ten thousand people survived.
Chen Zhuoqu didn't join the queue; instead, she continued watching videos. When she got tired, she would lie down on the lawn and take a nap to recharge.
For a skilled gamer like this, the greatest strength lies in resource allocation, and right now, time is her resource.
Instead of wasting time queuing like everyone else, it's better to conserve your energy and wait until nighttime when no one is around so you can practice a few more times without having to queue.
Midnight.
Chen Zhuoqu glanced around and saw that there were more than a hundred people making the same plans as her.
At this moment, the queue in front of the cliff finally stopped, and she got up and slowly walked over.
The girl rubbed her still-aching arm, her expression full of stubbornness.
...
...
Lu Yuan and Xiao Ying arrived at the cliff. Looking at the remaining hundred or so students, he was suddenly filled with emotion.
Of the 16,000 participants, only 138 remained after just 12 hours.
This attrition rate is terrifying.
Moreover, this is only the first hurdle.
Xiao Ying chimed in, "It's already quite good that more than a hundred people were able to stay. I used to think these students were like flowers in a greenhouse, but I never expected that some of them would be so hardworking. Look at their injuries, all bloody."
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Those who are still standing in front of the cliff are all promising talents. Have they all been registered?"
Xiao Ying said, "Yes, I've written them all down. There's a high overlap between these people and the group that runs morning exercises. I just checked the data and found that out of the 138 people who are still training, 91 of them run morning exercises every day."
Lu Yuan nodded: "That's the principle of the strong getting stronger. What makes them strong is not a wealthy family, nor being born at the starting line of the finish line, but the courage and determination to run to the finish line. Very good."
At this moment, Xiao Ying asked curiously, "But this cliff seems particularly difficult. No one has been able to get through it yet. I heard that two of the students who came to participate were good at rock climbing, but they still failed. Qing Chen spent a lot of money on this. I wonder what he's trying to do?"
Lu Yuan suddenly seemed to remember something and fell silent.
He quickly walked towards the highest cliff... After drinking Jingshan tea, he saw the inscription on the mountainside from a distance at the foot of the mountain.
129 meters, left by Zhang Wensheng.
At this moment, Lu Yuan knew what the cliff in front of him was: it was the sheer cliff of Qingshan!
Qing Chen actually rebuilt a towering cliff on Whale Island!
He suddenly looked at the students who were still training in rock climbing in the distance, and he finally knew what Qing Chen was going to do!
Holy crap!
Is this a selection process for knights?! And they're picking several, a dozen, or even dozens at a time!
etc!
Kunlun has taken a liking to so many promising talents, and so many of them have come to participate in this selection. If the rest hadn't already exchanged for the Pantheon Thunder Force, they might have come too!
"Damn it!" Lu Yuan exclaimed anxiously, "This is stealing talent from Kunlun! What do we do? We have to stop them! These are all the best prospects. Kunlun, a prestigious organization, can't just pick what others have left over!"
The little eagle asked quietly, "How can we stop it?"
Lu Yuan paused for a moment. Yes, how could he stop it...?