You said you would practice martial arts. Have you mastered the Tiangang Dharma?

Chapter 46: Winning is OK
"Director Zhao, you're back."

Jiang Qiu wiped the sweat off his face, stood up and walked away quickly. In his eyes, Zhao Gongzheng's face was as wrinkled as an old locust tree, and his eyes were as turbid as a black stone stuck in the mud.

"Well, Teacher Wu Shan has already told you about the Tianjiao Project, right?" Zhao Gongzheng's eyes were bloodshot, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be pressed down by a huge rock. He could only squeeze out a few breaths of life from his chest: "Originally, the military said that they might add a quota for the Tianjiao Project. You will compete with Liu Yong from No. 1 Middle School tomorrow morning. Whoever wins will go to the military to participate in the test.

I know you have great potential. After entering Northwestern University, you will have plenty of time to learn Kyudo, and you will be no worse than anyone else in both bow and spear training. But now, it is basically impossible for you to beat Liu Yong, who has only practiced archery for two days.

This is unfair. I also hope that the military will change the qualification standards and conditions. But in reality, the military has to allocate resources to help Tianshan City resist the Red Flame Spider Mother. Even students who have already participated in the Tianjiao plan cannot get the same resources as usual, and a large part of them cannot get Gong Suxiang at all.

This opportunity to participate in the Tianjiao Project is very difficult to obtain. Even if Liu Yong beats you, there is a 100% chance that he will not pass the subsequent military tests."

Jiang Qiu's pupils trembled, and he couldn't swallow a mouthful of saliva in his dry throat: "So in fact, the Tianjiao plan can't add extra quotas?"

"Do not."

Zhao Gongzheng looked at Jiang Qiu deeply and said, "General Mo may not believe what I said, but he will not break his promise once he has spoken. It's just that the military's test standards are very high, so high that you can get a Gong Suxiang as a reward and open the virtual training warehouse for you.

Rewards of this level often mean being trained to be among the top ten geniuses in the Tianjiao plan, and only a dozen of the more than a hundred top talents can get it.

And you can get it just by passing the test, without having to participate in any competition or other challenges.”

After a pause, Zhao Gongzheng shook his head solemnly: "If it weren't for the urgent situation in Tianshan City and the large amount of resources to be allocated, General Mo might have agreed to my test plan. He has always valued talented people.

But now, not only are the military's martial arts resources tight, but Liu Yong from No. 1 Middle School has just applied for the Tianjiao Program, so you are facing such a situation.

I was in a hurry.”

The moment the words fell, Jiang Qiu's chest shook, the corners of his mouth opened and closed slightly, Zhao Gongzheng's face in his eyes was as pale as grass in the wind, and he sighed softly: "It takes time to master the bow method, don't worry about hurting your body because of my fault, and treat the competition with Liu Yong tomorrow morning as a competition and exchange.

After a few days of rest and adjustment, I will ask Teacher Wu Shan to teach you to practice archery, and then ask friends in the Central Plains and Jiangnan provinces to help you find out if there are any remaining Suxiang or other martial arts resources.

There's only so much I can do. Get a good night's rest and don't force yourself to practice the bow."

Da da
His broad hand gently patted Jiang Qiu's right shoulder. He clenched his fist and looked into Zhao Gongzheng's deep gaze. He was silent for a moment, his bright eyes flashed and dimmed like a meteor: "Okay"

Military resources are tight, and the testing standards for the Tianjiao program are very high. It seems that no matter who wins tomorrow, they may not get a spot.

From dust to dust, from ashes to ashes, it’s time to return to the planned life path and prepare for the college entrance examination.

It seemed as if Director Zhao's efforts over the past two days were meaningless and there was no need to argue about tomorrow's win or loss.
Bang, bang, bang—

Jiang Qiu's heart was like a big drum beating against his chest, getting heavier and heavier. Hot blood flowed through his limbs and bones. The surging blood from just pulling the bow surged to his Tianling point, bringing back memories of the past.

My parents also hoped that I would be admitted to high school.

They thought I was very smart because I could speak at just one month after I was born, and that I was a gifted person. They privately sighed that my family was poor and my talent was wasted, but they were also very happy to have me and hoped that I would be admitted to high school. What if I could be admitted to Northwestern Wuhan University?
But they died without even seeing me put on my high school uniform.

Now, Director Zhao has helped me so much and hopes that I can enter the Tianjiao Program and have higher starting conditions.

But it seems that all the efforts have failed and compromised with fate.

Even I myself failed to seize the opportunity to join the Tianjiao Program, obtain more resources to practice archery and further break through in martial arts, make further progress in ancient martial arts spear, and even practice both bow and spear.

Was all that practice with high-strength bows in vain yesterday and today?

No. Not trying your best doesn't count as a loss!

Thinking of this, Jiang Qiu clenched his trembling fists, his eyes like pearls, "Director Zhao, I will win tomorrow, and then accept the test of the military!"

"."Zhao Gongzheng's eyes twitched as he met the young man's burning gaze. His dull eyes seemed to meet the tip of a gun, and his heart was shaken: "Okay, okay, okay, young man, you are strong-willed and unruly, you can fly in the daytime with wings on a tiger's ribs, I was not wrong about you.

Go back and have a good night's rest. Try your best tomorrow morning. Even if your archery is not as good as Liu Yong's for the time being, in my opinion, the one who draws the bow is the winner."

"it is good."

The [Black Dragon] bow was hung on the wooden rack. Jiang Qiu clenched his fists and walked out of the archery range. The gleam in his eyes was like the sun and the moon passing through the sky.

Without entry, he would not be able to achieve the state of arrow piercing armor, he would not be able to defeat Liu Yong, and it would be even more impossible for him to pass the high-standard military test mentioned by Director Zhao.

In order to achieve this, one must burst out a surge of energy and blood in a very short period of time and forcefully shoot the arrow 24 times!
Thinking of this, Jiang Qiu took a deep breath of cool air in his chest, which collided with his boiling hot lungs, and the shadow of a bottle of scarlet flashed through his mind.

boom!
A steel base for placing red shields fell to the floor of the archery range. Wu Shan clapped his hands and looked up at the ten one-meter-high red shields lined up together. The arrangement of the connected armor plates looked like the back of a red-armored lizard.

All of them are taken from red-armored lizards. After undergoing special processing, their defensive properties are greatly enhanced, and they are already very close to high-level defensive monsters.

Even a student who has mastered the three-point hidden power would find it difficult to penetrate it with a spear. A strong force might only leave a mark, and it cannot be broken without the spear shaft shattering the armor.

If you use a Qi and Blood Bow, you will consume a lot of Qi and Blood in exchange for high armor-piercing damage. The Iron Flesh Realm can indeed be shot through with one arrow, but if you want to shoot through ten at once, you must reach the point where the arrow can penetrate the armor.

After a moment of silence, Wu Shan glanced at the two quivers at his feet, then looked at Director Zhao who was sitting on a bench not far away, picked up the quivers and walked over: "Director Zhao, the venue for tomorrow's archery competition has been set up."

"Ah."

Zhao Gongzheng nodded, his eyes blurred as if covered with dust behind the thick lenses of his glasses, and his breathing was heavy.

"Jiang Qiu has only practiced archery for two days. He will lose."

Wu Shan stood in front of Zhao Gongzheng, his right eye shining like a night pearl: "You have sacrificed such an important favor to meet General Mo, are you willing to let a genius like Jiang Qiu lose the opportunity to enter the Tianjiao Program?

Jiang Qiu won't feel too much pressure on his marksmanship, as long as he can win in archery.

I can use one of the baskets of cone-headed arrows to disrupt the explosive effect of the Qi and Blood Bow. If it weren't for the warriors, they wouldn't be able to control the armor-piercing force of the arrows, and there are very few warriors in the military who can detect it."

"No."

Zhao Gongzheng raised his head solemnly, a sharp light flashed across his glasses, and his eyes were like a hunting eagle: "This is unfair to Liu Yong!"

"Is fairness important? I only know that Jiang Qiu is my student, and you also think he has extraordinary potential!" Wu Shan frowned and shouted like thunder: "Even if General Mo privately promised you that he would give you some help as compensation when Jiang Qiu goes to the military in the future, how many years will it take?
Besides, I can take the responsibility for the inadequate preparation of the arrows, it's not a big deal!"

"."

Zhao Gong's eyes were like a knife hidden in the fog, and his heavy breathing seemed like a thundercloud that had been brewing for a long time.

Wu Shan's right eye bulged like a bead, his left eye slit slightly open, and his chest held high.

The two looked at each other.

(End of this chapter)