Chapter 273: Is that a lie?
After Wen Yuanqian, Li Wenhao, Mai Wei, He Jingfeng, Yu Chonghua, and Fang Guide all had two small flags planted on their tables. They each only created three formations, one of which was relatively simple, just to earn more points. The two formations marked with small yellow flags were the best formations they could achieve within their capabilities. Because they had to set up formations on the spot and they couldn’t be the same, even if they held back, they didn’t set up three difficult formations.
At this moment, it was Zhang Ruohua’s turn, and her heart was in her throat.
Zhang Ruohua created four formations, so there should be at least two small yellow flags!
The final result was, none.
Zhang Ruohua’s face turned pale, how was that possible?
Because she was worried that Old Master Tang would give Xingnong and others a reference, Zhang Ruohua never showed her formation designs to Old Master Tang. She wanted to seek guidance from Chu Tiankuo, but Chu Tiankuo either accompanied Xingnong all the way or stayed behind closed doors, not letting her get close at all!
But she was confident that her formations were excellent!
How could there be no small yellow flags?
No matter what she thought, the judges had already left her table and went to see the entries of the young formation masters from the Zhao Kingdom.
Zhao Luran lived up to her reputation as a genius formation master of the Zhao Kingdom, and as the formation master who won first place in the previous competition. This time, all seven of her formations were planted with small yellow flags. Then most of the other formation masters also had two small yellow flags, with at least one.
Only the Chu Kingdom had two people without small yellow flags.
At this time, it was exactly the beginning of the Chou hour, Old Master Guo said: “The second round of the individual competition begins, everyone go find a suitable place to set up your formations!”
So all the formation masters participating in the competition stood up and ran out in an instant.
Because only by running fast could they choose a good venue suitable for themselves. Otherwise, if a water-attribute formation master chose a venue with many earth elements, the formation they set up would definitely be greatly reduced in effectiveness!
Xingnong also stood up.
Chu Tiankuo looked at her, his eyes questioning.
She didn’t need to hurry at all. No matter what the venue was, what materials were in her hands, she could set up formations, so she didn’t have to be like the others.
“I’m going to change my clothes.” Xingnong explained.
She had changed her clothes before dinner, but they got wet again after dinner. Of course, changing clothes was an excuse; she wanted to go to the toilet, she had drunk too much watermelon juice earlier.
By the time Xingnong changed her clothes and came back, all the formation masters had chosen their venues and received their materials.
The audience saw Xingnong come back, and everyone whispered:
“Princess Xingnong is back! I thought she had given up on the competition! It turns out she went to change her clothes.”
Xingnong was wearing a suit made of cotton cloth. Setting up formations was physical work, and it was inconvenient to wear a dress.
“Coming back now, the good materials and venues have been chosen by others!”
“At such a critical time, she went to change her clothes, is this giving up?”
“Didn’t they say that Princess Xingnong has a great talent for formations? How come she didn’t get a single small yellow flag just now?”
For the last set of materials, the personnel in charge even kindly helped to deliver it to the venue, so that Xingnong didn’t have to run again.
Xingnong went directly to the last venue. It was empty except for a stone, there was nothing else, she really could only rely on the materials she received to set up the formation.
Fortunately, the last set of materials was enough. Perhaps the judges all knew that no formation master wanted this venue, so the remaining materials were all combined into one set, and all given to the formation master at this venue.
The audience outside the venue looked at the empty venue and felt anxious for Xingnong.
“This is too difficult, the other venues have at least a few trees, or a few stones!”
“Princess Xingnong was too calm just now! She should have chosen a venue before going to change her clothes!”
“What can we do about this? Even a clever woman can’t cook without rice. Although those materials are given a lot, they may not all be useful!”
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Everyone thought, it is estimated that this time, this princess of the Jin Kingdom will not have a small yellow flag again!
Xingnong was not in a hurry. Standing on the open space, she felt that this open space was definitely not ordinary.
Looking at the huge stone in the middle, she saw that there were indeed some pebbles of different colors and shapes under the huge stone. They seemed to be placed randomly, but a formation eye had already been set up here. She had to set up a formation based on this formation eye.
The difficulty was even greater than setting up a new one herself!
After all, the formation eye set up by others may not be something you understand. This formation eye was more advantageous to formation masters who are good at the earth attribute, but if you don’t understand this formation eye, it would be more harmful than beneficial. She could only set up a new one herself! But the formation eye has things that are on the surface, and there are also things buried underground. If you don’t find them all and change them all, you won’t be able to set up your own.
No wonder no one chose this open space.
It was difficult for others, but Xingnong’s understanding of formations had already reached the point where she could use light energy to adjust the changes of the four seasons in the formation. Given a formation eye and asked to design a formation, it would definitely not be difficult for her.
Xingnong glanced at the pile of messy materials, her eyes fell on a chicken in the chicken coop, she already had an idea in mind, and she began to set up the formation.
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Here, the formation masters participating in the competition had already begun to work hard on setting up their formations. On the stage, the judges were busy scoring.
Princess Shengping’s score was already out, but in order not to affect the competition of the young formation masters, it was not announced.
The score was not given immediately after watching a formation master set up their formation, but after watching all the formation masters’ formations, and then the score was given. This was only fair.
The formations with small yellow flags were scored by four main judges and the average was taken, while the others were scored by six judges and the average was taken.
Old Master Guo had heard from the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom and the Third Prince that the Princess’s formations were very powerful. The formations she set up could allow a small vegetable garden to have four seasons.
He glanced at Xingnong’s position. There was not a single small yellow flag, so there were only two possibilities. One possibility was that the formations set up by Princess Xingnong were not understood by the six formation masters, who thought she was messing around.
The second possibility was that the formations she designed were very simple formations, with a score below five.
At this moment, Old Master Guo glanced in Xingnong’s direction and saw that she didn’t touch that formation eye and directly started setting up the formation. He raised his eyebrows, she was going to use that formation eye to set up the formation!
Using a formation eye designed by someone else to set up a formation was enough to show how strong her basic skills in formations were!
He couldn’t help but ask Old Master Tang beside him: “Old Master Tang, did Princess Xingnong really only learn formations from you for more than half a year?”
Several formation masters nearby heard this, and their ears perked up.
Old Master Tang shook his head: “Not half a year.”
Several formation masters: They knew that rumors could not be trusted! How could someone who had only learned formations for half a year be able to participate in the formation master competition?
Even if she could come, it must be that the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom knew that she was a princess and made special arrangements.
Old Master Tang: “About a month.”
After about a month, he had nothing to teach her. What he knew, she understood!
Xingnong spent most of her time exploring on her own, and what she discovered was even more powerful than what he taught her!
Several people: “. . .”
He’s exaggerating!
Old Master Guo looked in Xingnong’s direction, then at the table without a single small yellow flag, his curiosity was completely aroused!
How many difficult formations did the Princess design that those elder-level formation masters couldn’t understand?
