My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

That's right, they have to use their own blood to exchange for food. Although a meal only requires one or two drops of blood, which is insignificant compared to the human body, this strange sense of ritual and the humiliation of selling one's body for food is like a thorn in the heart of every contestant and cannot be ignored.

Zhang Hao didn't care much about it. When catching ghosts before, he often used his own blood to draw talismans.

To him, blood is a weapon. There is nothing shameful in exchanging weapons for food. It is shameful not to be able to survive.

As for the snacks in Layton's hand, he didn't spend a single drop of his blood. He obtained them all by challenging others and exchanging their blood after winning.

In his words, this way he can exercise his body, practice weapons, and fill his stomach, which is really killing three birds with one stone.

He even made a wish on the dinner plate, hoping that there would be such a restaurant and opponent on every subsequent floor.

"Don't eat yet, get ready, it will be our turn soon."

Zhang Hao patted Layton on the shoulder and reminded him to pay attention to the situation ahead.

This level is actually not difficult. You just line up according to the qualifying team numbers, and each team of three people goes forward one by one to touch the crystal ball on the highest platform.

This crystal ball has a strange shape, not a perfect circle, but an oval shape, and is placed horizontally on a soft square pad. When everyone puts their hands on it, it will emit different colors of light, including red, blue, warm white, and sometimes even a ball of black mist appears inside.

Zhang Hao didn't know what color he would be, but judging by the expressions of others, red and blue seemed to be the most popular.

"Can I ask why red and blue are the most popular colors? I see they seem to like them very much." Zhang Hao really didn't understand.

Raymond understood. He had lived on the 100th floor for four years and was no longer surprised.

"It is actually the color of one's own power. Red and blue represent water and fire. Water and fire can contain everything and defeat everything. They are a panacea with few restrictions and can easily enhance strength, so they are popular. People with red and blue can be considered geniuses."

In other words, the red and blue colors of water and fire represent the talent to gain a foothold in this world.

Zhang Hao wanted to see what level he was at now, and he couldn't help but feel excited. He was even rubbing his hands, thinking about how he could show red and blue instead of other colors.

It was Zhang Hao's turn soon. He took a deep breath and walked forward.

When Layton put his hand on it, it was a warm earthy yellow, not red or blue. But he was not frustrated, but shouted with excitement.

“I knew I was this color!”

The khaki color corresponds to the earth element, and is a pragmatic faction. Although the initial strength may not be strong, it can complement the strength during cultivation. If used properly, it can also be a powerful faction.

After Raymond put his hand on it, a warm blue light appeared, mixed with white light. It was not a simple ball of light, but was beating, as if there was a colorful heart in the crystal ball.

Everyone looked at the color of his crystal ball and showed envy.

Raymond let go of his hand and looked at the examiner Owen.

"How about my color? Can I go to the front of the line?"

Everyone looked at him in surprise, because many people were curious about this question before, but no one dared to ask. After all, in this examination room, saying the wrong thing or doing the wrong thing could be fatal.

And Owen actually answered.

"You are quite capable and can advance. Layton can also advance, but I don't know about Zhang Hao."

These words were very targeted. Zhang Hao shook his head helplessly, not knowing what to say. He could only step forward and prepare to touch the crystal ball.

“I think I can advance, too.”

As soon as Zhang Hao's hand touched the crystal ball, it shattered!

It didn't just crack, but broke into pieces. One of the crystal balls fell to the ground and broke into many pieces. The crystal ball did not show any color from beginning to end.

Zhang Hao was completely stunned.

Is this crystal ball a scam? I didn't do anything, but it cracked. Is this a conspiracy by Irving, or did he really not know that the crystal ball would crack?
Owen's surprised expression didn't seem to be fake. Zhang Hao was sure that the crystal ball was really shattered accidentally and it was not something he deliberately arranged.

But he raised his hands to prove his innocence.

"I really didn't mean to do that. Who knew it was so fragile? I just touched it lightly..."

"But you just touched my precious crystal ball so lightly that it broke. Shouldn't you compensate me?"

Zhang Hao was silent. He couldn't afford to pay anything now.

Everyone went from being initially surprised and shocked to gloating.

They found that Zhang Hao seemed to have offended the examiner. From the beginning, Zhang Hao had bad luck. Now, after comprehensive analysis, it seems that the examiner deliberately targeted him.

"I can't afford to pay for this."

"But I can exchange it for something else."

Zhang Hao wanted to try to make some unique hot weapons in the world and give them to Owen as an apology to Crystal Ball. But the other party was not going to accept it.

"This crystal ball is my second-floor treasure. It is extremely rare and priceless. Without it, I won't be able to test the attributes of the next batch of candidates, which will delay a lot of things. How do you think you should compensate me?"

Zhang Hao was silent.

How would I know how to compensate?

"Is there no other solution?" Raymond walked forward and pulled Zhang Hao behind him, saying, "Let's have a good talk. You have been targeting us since the exam. I want to know why you are doing this. If he really did something wrong, we can have a good chat."

Zhang Hao sighed and pulled Raymond back.

In fact, he knew very well why Irving targeted him, because he might be the "variable".

He felt that the rules here could not be broken, but what he did broke the rules, which was very dangerous for them, so they felt a sense of crisis and subconsciously rejected him and wanted to drive him away.

But Raymond also came out of prison, so why didn’t the examiner make things difficult for him?

Is there any connection between Raymond's 100th floor and these two floors?
At this time, a man walked out from behind the crowd. He was about 1.6 meters tall, with a sturdy build, slightly dark skin, and a gentle smile on his face.

"Okay, since the last person can't be tested, let's try another method."

The man was Kevin.

Seeing Kevin coming, Owen frowned unhappily.

"What are you here for?"

In business, he never wanted to have anything to do with this person.

"Nothing, I just heard that a genius shattered the crystal ball, so I came to see what kind of genius it was."

The expressions of the people around me varied.

Raymond and Layton were surprised at first, then showed joy. They were happy that Zhang Hao was a hidden genius, and they were glad that they didn't miss it. But others looked at their expressions with envy and jealousy.

This genius who was unknown in his specific abilities but could create large-scale lethal weapons, a former lord of the 100th floor and now a genius water mage, and a simple-minded man with amazing physical fitness. Their combination simply gathered the three elements of a team - talent, brains and physical strength.

The three of them together make the most perfect team. Looking at other teams, they are basically missing one or two of these elements, and no team can gather all three.

From the beginning of the game, the three of them seemed to be at ease watching others fight to the death, and never willing to help.

Owen looked at the expressions of the other candidates and felt that he could not let them stay any longer, so he took them to his office.

After pushing open a door, Zhang Hao looked at the scene inside and stood at the door, not daring to go in.

It was pitch black here, with thick black fog covering the sky and the ground. I seemed to be standing in mid-air. There was a set of tables and chairs in the distance, and nothing else.

Is this an office? This is clearly a prison, right?

Kevin pushed Zhang Hao into the office and said, "This is my friend's bad taste. He usually likes to watch this kind of thing."

Then Kevin snapped his fingers, and with a "click", the lights in the room came on. It turned out that after the lights came on, this was just an ordinary office.

Only then did Zhang Hao dare to go in.

"Tell me, how do we solve this?" Owen sat in his office chair, raised his head, and sneered at Zhang Hao: "You have been a 'variable' from the beginning. I have checked why you appeared in the prison on the underground first floor, but found nothing. It seems that you were sent in by some mysterious force, and there is no evidence of your crime. Who are you?"

Hearing the examiner's questioning, Zhang Hao seemed to understand the source of his hostility.

Is it because I’m too mysterious, with too many mysteries, that people don’t want me to go on?

If this is really the reason, it would be too unfair.

"If I say I don't know why I'm here, would you believe me?"

Zhang Hao remembered the dream he had before entering the tower. He dreamed of a person wearing a long robe but his face could not be seen clearly.

The man's height was similar to Owen, but Zhang Hao felt that he was not Owen. If he was really him, he would not know anything about him and still be so hostile.

"Let's talk about how to solve this problem, shall we? There are some things I can't explain clearly. I haven't figured them out myself."

"Okay, then you compensate me with a crystal ball."

Zhang Hao fell silent again.

How can I compensate him with a crystal ball? If this crystal ball is really that precious, I definitely can't afford it with my current ability.

At this moment, Kevin, who had been watching from the side, suddenly clapped his hands.

"Okay, you want to compensate for the crystal ball? I'll pay for it."

For a moment, Owen looked at Kevin with an unreadable look.

That look seemed to be saying, why are you joining in the fun?

But Kevin ignored the look and kept his eyes on Zhang Hao.

"I can help you get a crystal ball as compensation, and I can also help you advance, but you have to agree to one condition."

Sure enough, there is no free lunch in this world, Zhang Hao had expected this.

"Tell me, what conditions do you want me to agree to?"

"I want you to promise me that if I'm in trouble in the future, you have to help me. You have to help me unconditionally. Even if I do something terrible and become an enemy of the whole world, you still have to help me."

Zhang Hao thought, if this examiner, whom he didn't know at all, suddenly jumped out to help him, if he really wanted to make the whole world his enemy, he probably wouldn't say it so bluntly, but he brought it up anyway. Why?
Seeing that Zhang Hao was at a loss for a moment, Kevin smiled and shook his head.

"I don't think you should react like this. I just want you to help me a little when the time comes."

"If I were alone, I might have agreed to you without hesitation, but I have teammates now, and I can't put their fate on my shoulders. I'm sorry, I can't help you."

Although it is a pity to miss this opportunity, not treating teammates as stakes is Zhang Hao's bottom line.

Hearing this, Kevin smiled and clapped his hands.

"Honestly, you are the most principled person I have ever met. Most people who come to this world have no principles, only rules. They use the rules of this world, but desperately try to become the new rules of this world. This contradiction is doomed to a dead end. I think you may be able to break it. I can promise you that when I need your help in the future, I will not implicate your teammates, or I will not let others know that you helped me. How about it?"

Zhang Hao nodded without hesitation.

"Okay, I promise you."

It's totally fine if I have to bear the consequences alone in the end.

Raymond stared at Zhang Hao and frowned.

He didn't like the way Zhang Hao excluded them so easily, but under the current circumstances, there was no way to argue about it, so he could only agree for the time being.

Owen sat in his office with a sneer, and finally directed his criticism at Kevin, the man who had fought with him many years ago but finally betrayed him.

"Could you please stop interfering with me?"

"Owen, how do you think your garden is doing now?"

Kevin's question made Owen stunned.

Kevin continued, "I have something to tell you. Let them go first. It's time for these kids to go to the next floor."

Whether this matter can be resolved satisfactorily depends on whether Owen agrees.

Owen looked at Zhang Hao for a while and finally nodded.

"Let them go. I'll announce the rankings later."

Zhang Hao and the other two breathed a sigh of relief and left the office. Before leaving, Raymond looked back with some confusion.

Zhang Hao took a few steps and saw that he was still standing there.

"what happened?"

"It's okay. I'm just a little curious... It seems like there was a deep bond between the two of them, but they ended up going their separate ways. Although they can still sit together and talk now, they can definitely never go back to the way they were before."

This feeling of powerlessness is vividly reflected in Kevin.

But now, no matter what, at least he succeeded in advancing. Zhang Hao had a hunch that he might be targeted next.

But it doesn’t matter. If I can solve it this time, it means there is still hope next time. As long as my partners are still around, it’s fine.

Thinking of this, Zhang Hao looked back at his two companions. One of them was walking coldly with his hands in his pockets, his long hair tied into a high ponytail that swung back and forth as he walked; the other burly minotaur was still eating, as if he had been eating from beginning to end, his body being his capital for fighting.

As for me, I am just an ordinary person who has many secrets. The three of them don't seem to be from the same world, but now they have formed a team in this absurd world and will continue to move forward side by side in the future. This is really a wonderful experience...

I don't know how the others are doing now. If they have found partners to walk with, then the day of reunion should not be far away. (End of this chapter)