Chapter 958 - 620: Qualifier Begins (Part 2)

Chapter 958: Chapter 620: Qualifier Begins (Part 2)

"Hey, I just don’t trust others very much."

The man with the small mustache waved his hand, but his words were full of contradictions.

Not trusting others, yet still wanting to form an adventure team.

Could it be that the members he’s looking for aren’t human?

"You don’t seem in a hurry at all; perhaps you haven’t heard the news yet."

The man with the small mustache leaned forward to look at the contestants sitting in the front, lowering his voice.

"Do you know what the qualification test will assess this time?"

"Oh?"

Li Pu raised his eyebrows; it seemed this person knew some inside information.

It’s said that the content of every qualification test differs, so Liu Jisheng hadn’t been able to provide him with any information on this.

"Let me quiz you: what do you think is the most important thing for an adventure team?"

Seeing the other’s expression, the small mustache man proudly kept them guessing.

"The spirit of never returning empty-handed."

"... While that’s important, it’s not the answer."

"Strength that can crush everything."

"... I also want that, but that’s not it either."

"I know, it must be a commanding team name."

"Collaboration, it’s collaboration! What’s up with you, huh!"

The small mustache man finally couldn’t help but reveal the answer himself.

As a team, the most important thing is, of course, working together.

Utilizing everyone’s strengths to achieve a state where 1 + 1 is greater than 2.

"Alright, what you said does make sense."

Li Pu shrugged.

His teamwork with Chang Wulong and others mainly stayed at clapping and cheering.

So, he didn’t really have any experience.

"So, this year’s qualification test theme primarily assesses the collaboration between summoners."

The small mustache man shared the information he’d obtained.

Yet, given his sources, he could only get the theme at most.

As for the specific assessment form from the organizers, he couldn’t know.

"Collaboration between summoners..."

The theme prompted Li Pu to ponder deeply.

Could it be that his luck was terrible this time?

Others were competing in pairs, so there was collaboration involved.

But he was alone, with whom would he collaborate?

Then, just at that moment, the announcement inside the bus answered his confusion.

[Dear contestants, the bus is now traveling at high speed.]

[In 10 minutes, we will arrive at the base destination.]

[After getting off, please discuss among yourselves to form alliances consisting of three teams and report to the organizers.]

[Failure to report within 30 minutes after arrival will be regarded as elimination.]

[Please choose your allies carefully.]

[In the upcoming rounds, the three teams within your alliance will be thoroughly bound together.]

The announcement immediately caused an uproar inside the bus.

"Failing to form a team means elimination?"

"So, the competition starts from now, doesn’t it?"

"With only 40 minutes, if you don’t hurry, you might end up eliminated upon arrival."

"And allies are crucial, affecting multiple future rounds of competition."

"This first round tests communication and negotiation skills."

Some people had already started harboring cunning thoughts.

A three-team alliance means that theoretically 1–2 teams could be eliminated if there aren’t enough teams.

If all the strongest teams are isolated and unable to form alliances, they will be eliminated.

Too bad the strongest teams are definitely on the seniors’ bus, or it would’ve been possible to incite others to conspire.

This was actually only a small group’s thought process; the majority still cared about their own situation.

"Our two teams have one team strong in offense and the other in defense, looking for a team capable of healing and support!"

A pretty woman stood up.

It seemed a few acquaintances were participating together and could take care of each other.

However, her words had little impact inside the bus.

Though there were teams capable of healing and support, such a simple statement hardly persuaded anyone.

"Our team has 12 summoned beasts with an average strength value of 3903, seeking a team with similar strength to ally with."

Another person raised their hand, clearly prepared.

This response was more standard.

Without disclosing the level of your summoned beasts, who would dare team up with you?

"Bro, our team has an average strength value of 3315. Interested in communicating?"

Sure enough, someone responded to them immediately.

"Sorry, dude, your strength is a bit low. We’ll have to observe for now."

But the team with 3903 didn’t fancy the team with 3315 too much.

"Our team has an average strength value of 4201. Any suitable teams?"

Another team of two, looking confident, revealed their number.

"Wow! 4201? So high!"

"Damn, bro, you’re a big shot!"

"We’re all on the same bus; later, you two should go easy on us."

"Feels like we shouldn’t have participated in this year’s qualification race..."

For a moment, everyone showered them with compliments.

This made the faces of the 4201 team look quite proud, but regrettably, their average number was slightly too high for those on this bus, with no one daring to respond.

After all, everyone had three-digit numbers; to volunteer would be asking to be humiliated.

"Our team isn’t strong; the average strength value is just above 3000."

A smiling big man stood up, his head almost touching the bus ceiling.

With a strength just above 3000, he was indeed the bottom-level existence on this bus, so no wonder he would take such a stance.

"Whichever team finds us worthy, we’re willing to ally."

When the big man’s gaze landed on Li Pu, he quickly added, "Oh, but it needs to be a two-person team."

Yet, Li Pu didn’t notice the man’s gaze; he was calculating his team’s average strength value upon hearing all the comments.

His six summoned beasts had an average strength value of...

"8875.166666... My god."

Reaching this number was definitely out of his expectations.

The strength value of Number 2 was inflated and needed to be excluded to be realistic.

After excluding Number 2’s strength value, the result was... 6224.6.

Evaluating purely based on average strength value meant that none of those present were worthy enough to polish his beasts’ shoes.

Even comparing himself one-on-two, divided by two, still made it 3112.3, not the lowest here.

Seeing Li Pu deep in thought, the small mustache man thought Li Pu was discouraged.

But he could offer no help, considering it was the competition.

"Brother, sorry but we’re going to have to leave you behind."

So he patted Li Pu’s shoulder and then stood up.

"Anyway, I’m a one-man team, but all six summoned beasts are max-leveled at sixth transformation."

He cleared his throat and dropped a bombshell.

As soon as he spoke, the entire bus fell silent.

No need for the small mustache man to report the average strength value; having all six max-leveled at sixth transformation was enough.

Knowing what reaching max level means—a standard that nearly meets the spiritual power requirement of 7 approximations with just 1 or 2 transformations.

Other teams probably don’t even have a single beast at sixth transformation max level, yet this guy has six.

"Impressive, Brother Mustache."

Even Li Pu now looked at the small mustache man with admiration.

"Big brother, do you have any intention towards us?"

The 4201 team found the right moment to stand up.

But the excessive confidence in their tone seemed gone, replaced by a more respectful one.

"That’s exactly my intention."

The man with the small mustache smiled faintly.

"Alright, we’re temporarily reaching a consensus."

"After getting off the bus, let’s go over to the seniors’ bus to find a team, then we’ll form an alliance."

The captain of the 4201 team shared his thoughts.

"Agreed."

The man with the small mustache nodded.

With their level, only the teams from the seniors’ bus qualified to ally with them.

But the seniors’ group consists of contestants who have won a qualification test before, and they may be conceited folks.

The seniors are likely to find allies within their own bus, making it possibly difficult to negotiate team-ups.

Soon, the bus arrived at the destination.

"Mustache Brother, let’s hurry."

As soon as they got off the bus, the two from the 4201 team couldn’t wait to pull the small mustache man to the seniors’ bus to recruit people.

At that moment, the seniors’ bus also stopped and opened its door.

"Here we come."

"Let’s hustle."

The few were invigorated, ready to go negotiate.

However, just before they took a step, two teams rushed down from the seniors’ bus, hurrying towards them.

"Huh?" xN

The entire bus was slightly taken aback.

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