Chapter 35: Promotion Ceremony: Dragon Gate
"No, thank you seniors for looking up to our sisters, but I don't think it's necessary, our sisters are used to taking care of each other and don't very well cooperate with the team."
Erin's proposal was unexpectedly vetoed by her sister Annie, and on this kind of issue, her sister Funia is also surprisingly obedient, and her sister is whatever she says, and she just does it.
"Hmm... Well, it seems that I took the liberty ......"
Erin wasn't disappointed either, because she hadn't expected much from it.
"Anyway, we're friends now, aren't we? Little Funia~"
"Hee-hee~~" Erin reached out and touched the little girl's head, and Funia giggled a little embarrassedly.
Anne shook her head helplessly, but had no intention of stopping it.
In the face of such an obvious release of kindness from others, it seems a little inappropriate to reject people thousands of miles away.
Anne knew what the other side wanted, and it was nothing more than not to treat her team as a hostile target for the next two challenges.
The purpose of the sisters is to pass the promotion ceremony smoothly, and then hurry to meet the lover who they have been thinking about day and night, and on this basis, as long as Erin does not take the initiative to get in their way, they will not make more trouble for themselves.
Erin's friendly conversation with the twin sisters was taken into the eyes of the three storm queens in the stands, and in the face of this scene, the queen of the String Song tribe showed a smile of relief on her face, and the queen of the Sea Spear tribe showed a look of appreciation in her eyes, only the queen of the chanting tribe did not move on her face, and did not reveal the slightest emotion.
The first trial of the promotion ceremony was soon over, and there were twenty-one people who qualified, including the twins and Erin's team, which was only a third of the total number of people who came to the promotion ceremony, and this was only the first challenge.
It can be seen how sad this "carp jumping dragon gate" level is, strength, talent, and luck are indispensable.
But it's also worth it, because once you skip it, you can really get the recognition of the professional covenant and become a glorious and powerful professional who can have a broad space for development.
Even among the Amazonian tribes, where almost all the people are soldiers, the number of female warriors at the level of real professionals is not very large, and most of the Amazons are only at the mercenary level, and even some are not talented enough to even have the title of mercenary.
Such a clan has a very low status in the clan, and is only a step higher than that of men who are not even qualified to participate in the inauguration ceremony.
They are generally only able to take on logistical tasks and are not even qualified to enter the training ground.
Even the Xian Song tribe has limited resources, and there is no way to train everyone like a tiger and a dragon.
Besides, there is no point in training these people who have lost their qualifications, the promotion ceremony is only held for mercenaries, and ordinary people cannot be promoted to mercenaries.
And slightly better than these clansmen who are almost at the bottom of the social status are the mercenary-level Amazonian female warriors.
They are eligible to join the second-line troops, and most of the coast guard ships of the Sea Spear tribe are equipped with squads that are mercenaries except for the captain who is a professional.
But the front-line troops of the three major clans, including the Chanting Clan's Punisher Regiment, will not open their doors to them.
These elite troops, especially the "Storm Valkyrie Guard" of the String Song Clan, who were responsible for the land defense of the entire Howorth Islands and the protection of the three queens, were recruited to be absolutely elite.
The first requirement is that you must be an Amazon professional.
As the saying goes, "people go high and water flows low", a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier, and all Amazon warriors dream of one day joining the elite army that is known as the "Storm Goddess", and making a name for themselves in it, and even going on to go up in the end.
Even those who are not ambitious in this area cannot ignore the tangible benefits that come with becoming a professional.
Lifespan, Strength, a full skill tree, neat equipment slots, and enhanced stat slots.
And the one that cannot be ignored - the possibility of getting in touch with the "original".
Therefore, any mercenary who participates in the promotion ceremony will do their best in the three challenges to try to make themselves go further.
It is precisely because of this that the annual promotion ceremony is extremely cruel.
Looking at the other passers-through who had almost burned out their energy, but could not hide the excitement on their faces, Anne and Funia glanced at each other, and both saw the unconcealable gratitude in each other's eyes.
They know very well that although they were originally talented, they are far from where they are now.
At most, it's on the same level as most of the people who are praying to the gods for protection.
It was Xue Hua, their master, who used an obviously very precious and rare potion to raise their talent to a higher level, which allowed the two girls to win the first game with an astonishing elimination rate in such an easy way.
And not only that, in the first challenge, in addition to the tip of the iceberg of Funia's strength, their real hole cards are still covered, and they believe that they will successfully pick the fruits of victory with these hole cards in the next two challenges.
This opportunity was brought to them by Xue Hua, and the only thing they could repay him was to work hard and never disappoint their master's expectations.
The two girls both saw the determination in each other's eyes, they suddenly turned around together, bowed lightly to the stands where Xue Hua was, and then turned around without any delay and quickly walked out of the sacrificial square.
"These two girls, what are they doing......" Xue Hua was stunned by the sudden bow of the two girls, he scratched his face inexplicably, if the emotion could be materialized, he must be full of question marks above his head now.
Kane, who was sitting next to him, glanced at him meaningfully, but didn't mean to say anything else.
Xue Hua's current identity is extraordinary, and there are some things that must not be forced on him, otherwise it is very likely to be counterproductive.
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Slowly, the mountain of fire wood in the center of the sacrificial square also burned out, and all the contestants in the trial venue had already left the arena by various means.
The masked priest in white announces the end of the first challenge, and the second challenge will take place tomorrow in the "Flying Serpent Swamp" outside of the city of Yuxon.
This was the end of the first challenge of the promotion ceremony, and Xue Hua and Kane on the viewing platform were also led back to the Waiguest Building by the Storm Valkyrie Guards who brought them over.
Tomorrow's challenges will be more competitive and will test participants' Amazon career skills even more.
So all participants who pass the first challenge need to rest well and refresh themselves to face the more difficult challenges of tomorrow.
Just as Xue Hua and the others returned to their residence, a fierce quarrel broke out between the three storm queens in the Council of Elders......