Chapter Nineteen Test

  According to the customs of the Bimon tribe, all Bimons who are about to come of age must undergo a "departure test" before leaving the Blood Refining Camp. After that, they will return to the Earthfire Fortress to hold an adult ceremony and after a short holiday, the newly grown-up Bimons will join the army and start their long military career.

  In the center of the venue, four stone pedestals were arranged from small to large. The smallest was about the size of a bucket, while the largest was approximately 1.5 meters high and wide enough that an adult had to use both arms to encircle it. Beside the largest pedestal stood Tollemi, Marlan, Galin, and several other Bhiman military officers from within the camp, all present in full attendance.

  This time's departure test does not test the strength of Dou Qi or the standard of magic, but tests their pure physical strength. Liu Yu was quite puzzled by this, after all, usually when looking at someone's strength and weakness, it is based on their Dou Qi and magic standards, and no one has ever paid attention to pure physical strength.

  As Ptolemy stepped forward a few paces surrounded by several officers at high noon, "Silence, now the camp test begins."

  In the mid-term of the Eight-Stage Dou Huang, Tolomei had a great reputation in the Blood Refining Camp. With one order from him, the originally noisy Bimon immediately quieted down. Then, from the north side participating in the test, a golden Bimon walked out and came to the stone pillar in the center of the arena, and with his entry, the surrounding Bimon became lively again.

  This blond young man was slightly younger than Meng Gang, but Liu Yu estimated that his height had already reached around 1.8 meters. His bare upper body, although covered with golden hair, could not hide the muscles that were basically formed.

  "This guy's physique will definitely make him a bodybuilding champion if he continues training on Earth for a few more years." Liu Yu thought to himself.

  "Are you excited, sister?" Fiete said with a smile as soon as the game started.

  "Are you looking for a fight?" Upon hearing Feite's words, Ailina's face suddenly turned bright red, and in a fit of anger, she grabbed Feite's ear.

  "Oh no, sister I was wrong, I was wrong, dear sister, it hurts, I was wrong sister, let go sister." Elena seemed to be using a lot of force, while Fete's side was constantly begging for mercy.

  "Hmph, you dare to." Elena loosened her grip and looked back at the center of the arena.

  On the other side, Liu Yu, who witnessed Fei Te's miserable state, was secretly laughing. This blond-haired man named Victor Simon came from a small family and had saved Irina once in the woods outside the camp a year ago, which was also an old-fashioned heroic rescue of a beauty.

  Irina soon fell in love with this "hero", but the Blood Camp was strictly forbidden from having too much contact between men and women, and Irina's family honor also made her dare not take the initiative. Victor, who also had a crush on Irina, couldn't make any moves due to the rules.

  So the two little lovers could only exchange glances and convey their feelings, Liu Yu, Bo Nan, Fei Te and others also understood that they had not been short of teasing Ailina before. Because of the closest reason, Ailina's anger was all vented on Fei Te, but this guy belonged to the type that couldn't be beaten, after being beaten, he still looked the same.

  Victor had just walked to the side of the stone pedestal, while Marlan, who was in charge of the test, said indifferently, "Starting with the smallest stone, if you can lift the third stone and walk twenty steps back and forth, it's considered qualified."

  He took a deep breath, Victor grasped the first boulder with both hands and lifted it over his head with ease, clearly having some strength to spare. The two boulders behind him didn't stop him either; he successfully lifted them up and walked back and forth for more than twenty steps.

  The fourth boulder was already at Victor's chest, and Liu Yu estimated that this thing should weigh two or three thousand catties. In a situation where he couldn't use his inner energy, Liu Yu really doubted whether he could lift it up.

  He glanced at Irina, who had her hands clasped tightly together and was staring intently at Victor.

  "Early love, early love." Liu Yu sighed to himself.

  Victor took a deep breath in front of the giant stone, firmly planted his feet and wrapped his arms around it. The next moment Victor exerted himself, his face turned completely red due to the full force he used, and his eyes were closed. However, this giant stone was obviously not something he could budge, as Victor could only lift it to knee height before being unable to raise it any higher.

  "Thud, thud, thud", Victor's unsteady footing caused him to quickly lose his balance and nearly fall over with the massive boulder. Just as all hope seemed lost, Marlan sprang into action, taking a large stride forward and wrapping her right arm around Victor's waist to hold him steady while her left arm grasped the boulder. Once she had stabilized the situation, Marlan exerted a slight amount of force with her left hand and pushed Victor away from the boulder with her right, effortlessly sending it tumbling back into the distance.

  "Victor Simone qualified, next." Marlan said without turning his head.

  "Liu Yu, standing in the front row, saw it clearly. Throughout the process, Malan didn't use any internal energy, relying solely on his physical strength. With this massive power, it's estimated that tearing tigers and leopards apart wouldn't be a problem. Although he had often read about beastmen's robust bodies in historical books, to Liu Yu, this was just a matter of being able to endure hardship and labor. He never thought that pure physical strength could possess such might."

  After Victor was pushed away, Bernard immediately rushed out of the crowd and supported the powerless Victor to one side to rest, because of Irina's relationship with them was quite good.

  "Sister, don't worry, with Marlan's help he'll definitely be fine. And look, big brother is still over there taking care of him, you don't have to worry." Liu Yu couldn't help but comfort her, seeing Ailina's tense expression, earlier when she saw that person in danger Ailina almost rushed up.

  "Hmm, I know." Irina also understood that it was impossible for these officers like Marlan to let something happen to these participating Bimon and calm down quickly.

  Next, the remaining few golden men from the north came on stage one after another. Although their physical strength was different, they all managed to lift the third giant stone with similar results. However, when it came to lifting the fourth giant stone, they were unable to do so. Liu Yu's older brother, Bo Nan, was slightly stronger and managed to lift the fourth giant stone to chest level before being unable to proceed further and had to give up.

  The gold panning after the ground, fire two systems than the beginning of the game, the ground system is clearly stronger than the fire system in terms of strength and performance. Marlan also lowered his requirements for the ground and fire systems, as long as they could lift the third boulder over their chest, it was considered qualified, and the female panning had even lower requirements, just lifting two stone pedestals would do. After a long test, all the panning successfully passed the test and obtained the qualification to return to the Earth Fire Fortress to participate in the adult ceremony.

  "Unexpectedly, it's a happy ending for everyone." Liu Yu muttered to himself in a low voice as he dispersed the crowd, and he had doubts in his heart. He decided to go ask clearly immediately.

  Tolomei's hut, the fat man had just returned from the training ground and was hiding in the house to enjoy the fruit wine. Liu Yu rushed over and happened to catch this scene.

  "Commander Duwei, you're so elegant and refined." Liu Yu couldn't help but mock him with a sentence upon seeing his appearance.

  "Haha, Your Highness, this fruit wine has been left for a few more days and the flavor is even better. The other day you didn't even take a sip before leaving because of that matter. Today you must have a cup. If we were on the front lines, we wouldn't be able to drink such good wine." Tolemey seemed not to catch Liu Yu's meaning, still smiling as he spoke.

  "Alright, you answer a few questions for me first before drinking." Liu Yu said with a frown.

  "Is that so, you want to ask me why I'm testing strength instead of magic and aura?" Tolomei replied with a hint of smugness.

  "Hmm, about right, you go ahead." Liu Yu didn't find it unexpected that this fatty was obviously the kind of cunning master.

  "It's very simple, this is the rule set by the Council of Elders and has been implemented for thousands of years. As for its effect, I don't quite understand it either, but I suppose it should be beneficial to cultivation." Tollemi replied with a serious expression, suppressing his smile.

  "What are the benefits of cultivation." Liu Yu didn't quite believe this answer, if it was said that the beast tribe revered power he would have believed it, but for this answer he couldn't find a believable reason.

  "This test today is not accidental, you will also have to take out special time next year to train the strength of your body. Every one who walks out of the training camp is like Bamun, and after you enter the military camp, the officers will also require you to continue training in strength. The elders are strong and numerous, they understand better than us how to cultivate."

  "No wonder, all Bimon passed the test today, it turns out they were specially trained."

  "Hmm, those who failed in training will have to train twice as hard, otherwise how could they all pass today?" Tolemey said with some satisfaction.

  "Haha, it seems I was thinking too much. I'll have to drink several times more." Having gotten a satisfactory answer, Liu Yu felt relieved and picked up his wine cup to take a swig, then poured himself another one from the wine jug.

  "Hey, don't drink it all up, I went to a lot of trouble to get this jar of wine." With that, Taolong hastily grabbed the clay pot, and Liu Yu's mid-term strength was immediately revealed. The pot was already in his hand before Liu Yu even had time to react.

  "Commander Duwei, no need to be so petty, you are the top official within a thousand miles, is it worth it over a little wine?"

  "You young fellow have been staying in the camp all day, you don't know the current situation of the kingdom, and even more don't know how hard it is for me to get this jar." Ptolemy said helplessly.

  "How can a kingdom be so poor? I don't believe it." Liu Yu said discontentedly.

  "Next month after the autumn harvest is over, you will know." Without further explanation, Ptolemy hugged the jar and took another small sip before sealing it up again.

  "Who would have thought that the great Generalissimo is actually a petty ghost." Liu Yu said with a big laugh, he didn't originally have a drinking problem, he just thought it tasted good and wanted to drink a few more cups, and when Tolomei took it away, he didn't mind.