Half a month is very slow if you say it’s slow, but it’s also very fast if you say it’s fast! In fact, whether you feel time is passing fast or slow, it’s not the most important thing! Because... Time is the most stingy asset, it won’t stop for anyone!
A lot of things happened in half a month. For example, although Liu Xun's reinforced regiment did not meet the required number of people, the increase in number was also objective!
The establishment scale of a regular battalion is 300 people, and the reinforced battalion is enough to reach 800 people! The establishment scale of a regular regiment is 1,000 people, but the reinforced regiment... is enough to have more people than a regular brigade!
So... this kind of thing can't be rushed, we can only recruit slowly, quality is more important than quantity, this is Liu Xun's first principle!
Due to the sudden change, only a few people followed Liu Xun to participate in the life and death competition this time! They were Di Yi, Situ Ying, Mu Feiyan, Chen Mengxi and Li Mengyao.
Originally, Li Mengyao didn't know about this, but Chen Mengxi accidentally let it slip. As a result, Li Mengyao made up an excuse to watch the fun and followed Chen Mengxi to Liu Xun.
Wang Yikai, Dapeng and others did not come because Liu Xun did not want the Military Commission to catch him, so he could only let them recruit personnel with peace of mind and strive to form a reinforced regiment as soon as possible!
Six people started their journey to the capital! At this time, there was still an hour before arriving in the capital, and the life and death competition would be held tomorrow morning, so that the European and African families could make up for the time difference.
Speaking of this, we have to say that after the nuclear war more than two thousand years ago, there are only three continents left on the earth, one is Asia, the second is Europe, and the third is Africa!
As for the other three states? Antarctica is uninhabitable, and North America and South America have been contaminated by nuclear weapons and have become completely desolate, and are also uninhabitable! The surviving countries have also moved to other continents.
"Liu Xun, there are a total of eighty-one countries participating in the life and death competition this time! Among them, there are nine big countries and seventy-two small countries! That is to say, there are eighty-one aristocratic families from big countries and two hundred and sixteen aristocratic families from small countries! Do you know how the first competition was held?" Suddenly, Di Yi asked Liu Xun.
After Di Yi finished speaking, there was a hint of shock in the eyes of Chen Mengxi and Li Mengyao. If they had not heard it with their own ears, they really could not imagine that this world is so mysterious and hides so many noble families!
"I don't know. I've never participated in it, but I think... it should be a big fight! Otherwise, with so many noble families, the fight will have to wait until next year!" Liu Xun said casually while driving.
There are 297 noble families in total, and each family sends three people, which means 891 people! Add in Liu Xun and Zhuge Mingyue, as well as people like Liu Xun from other noble families, and the number of participants is more than 1,000! If it is a one-on-one life-and-death battle, it will last too long.
"That's right, the first ring battle starts with a big melee! But don't underestimate this big melee. Every big melee will eliminate some masters. After all, a tiger is no match for a pack of wolves. No matter how powerful a person is, he will be frightened when facing such a large number! Remember, when the big melee begins, don't try to be the center of attention. The one who sticks out will be shot at first. Whoever shows off will die first!" Di Yi explained to Liu Xun.
"Oh my God, a massive fight involving more than a thousand people? I'm afraid we would never see this except during wartime, right?" Chen Mengxi asked in surprise, covering her mouth.
"This is not a simple melee of a thousand people. The number of people in each country is not large. Even a big country like China only has twenty-seven people. Together with Liu Xun and Zhuge Mingyue, there are only twenty-nine people! Twenty-nine people are really nothing in this crowd of thousands! And this is not the most important thing. The important thing is that once the war starts, we will be attacked from all sides, and the aristocratic families of each country may become enemies!" Situ Ying expressed his opinion.
"Sister Ying is right. This is the cruelty of the life and death arena. There are enemies on all sides. Only by fighting your way out of the pile of blood can you advance to the next round! Liu Xun, you must remember that there are no allies in the life and death arena. Even with the United Kingdom that has already formed an ally, you cannot trust it! In the great melees of the past dynasties, many big countries have been eliminated, and... as a big country, it is easy to be attacked by other small countries!" Di Yi agreed with Situ Ying's opinion and spoke.
"It seems... we have to adapt to the circumstances!" Liu Xun smiled and said softly.
Liu Xun knew that if they could think of these things, then other big countries would certainly think of them as well. He was afraid that by then, the nine big countries would first join forces, and those small countries would also unite, which would evolve into a confrontation between the two sides with evenly matched numbers.
The nine major countries are: China, the United States, Britain, Russia, India, Italy, Canada, Germany, and France! The small countries are: Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, North Korea, etc...
But Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Vietnam, and North Korea are expected to stand on the front line of the great powers! Of course, this is only the stage of the big melee, and it can be regarded as a temporary alliance between the two sides.
"By the way, what will be the outcome if we are eliminated in the melee?" Mu Feiyan asked curiously, making Liu Xun and others curious as well.
Di Yi was silent for a while, then said, "The ending is the same. The melee will last for two hours. If anyone falls off the stage within these two hours, there will be only one result, which is... death!"
"... " When Liu Xun and the others heard this, they were all stunned. What a joke? If you are eliminated in the melee, you will die! This life and death competition is really bloody to the extreme.
Emperor Yi glanced at the expressions of Liu Xun and the others, and naturally knew what they were thinking, so he continued, "Don't think I'm joking. When the melee begins, the ancient martial arts field of the Yang family will be isolated, forming a 20-meter-long and wide ditch. This ditch cannot be jumped over by ordinary people, no matter how strong they are, unless they are ancient martial artists or people with special abilities! Because the ditch is full of spikes, and the spikes are coated with a deadly poison, so... those who are beaten out of the ring will die of poison if they are not stabbed to death by the spikes!"
Liu Xun sneered when he heard this and said, "In that case... it seems that we have to go all out from the beginning! Otherwise, if we get beaten, it will really kill us!"
"So, I told you at the beginning, don't treat the life and death battle as a game! And don't think about saving your energy for the next round. If you don't give it your all, you won't be able to give it your all when you die!" Di Yi said casually.
Liu Xun smiled without saying anything. The vehicle had already entered the capital, and Liu Xun headed directly in the direction of the Yang family... (To be continued)