Swallowed Star: The Original Secret Realm

Chapter 36 Rhino Emperor Bureau
After Duanmu Hong left.

"Young Masters, my name is Duanmu Hongtao. Trusted by the City Lord, I'm in charge of some of Qiu City's affairs in the capital." The black-haired, thin-faced man sitting on the right stood up and walked over to Zhang Yi and Duanmu Lei, introducing them. "I'm from the same generation as your fathers, so feel free to come to me if you need anything."

Duanmu Hongtao, as a non-direct descendant of the clan, is trusted by the city lord Duanmu Hong and can sit firmly in this position. He is also relatively knowledgeable about the ways of the world.

Although these two young masters are still young and underage, the fact that the city lord brought them to the capital this time is enough to show how much he values ​​them.

Duanmu Hongtao cannot treat these two people lightly.

"Okay, Uncle Hong Tao." Zhang Yi and Duanmu Lei responded in unison.

After saying goodbye to Duanmu Hongtao.

Zhang Yi walked out of the hall and looked at the surrounding buildings.

"Third brother, I choose this one."

Zhang Yi randomly chose an uninhabited building not far from the main hall and spoke to Duanmu Lei beside him.

Duanmu Lei is the third oldest in their generation, so Zhang Yi usually calls him "Third Brother".

Without waiting for Duanmu Lei to reply, Zhang Yi walked directly into the building that looked like a building. After entering the building, he found that the space inside was very large, but it was empty and seemed a little desolate.

"Brother Yi, why are you in such a hurry?" Duanmu Lei's voice came from behind. He walked to Zhang Yi's side familiarly and said, "I think this place is quite big. Why don't I stay here too?"

"Okay, whatever you want." Zhang Yi felt helpless when he saw that Duanmu Lei didn't choose one of the many buildings and insisted on living in the same one with him, but he couldn't just kick him out.

After saying this, Zhang Yi walked to the center of the hall without caring about Duanmu Lei, sat down cross-legged, and prepared to continue comprehending the laws.

"Brother Yi, there's no rush to cultivate. Let's have a good chat." Seeing Zhang Yi eagerly begin to comprehend the principles, Duanmu Lei quickly ran over to him and sat cross-legged opposite him. "You've been in seclusion in the City Lord's Mansion all day, and we haven't exchanged many words."

Since he was born, Zhang Yi has been practicing in seclusion in his room and rarely comes out. The few times he comes out are to go to the library in the mansion. Duanmu Lei has always been curious about this cousin.

Moreover, he had also heard that Zhang Yi was very talented. It was said that in a short period of time, his level of comprehension of the most difficult and obscure laws of time and space was comparable to that of a high-level immortal (immortal king).

"Do you know why grandpa brought us to the capital?" Duanmu Lei whispered when he saw Zhang Yi ignored him.

"Aren't you taking us to broaden our horizons? And to see if there are any good opportunities." Zhang Yi opened his eyes and looked at him, puzzled.

"That's the reason, but there's another reason as well."

"What's the reason?" Zhang Yi asked. He was also a little curious why Duanmu Hong suddenly wanted to bring him to the capital.

"It's about the 'Source Crystal' mine. Let me explain it to you in detail."

After a moment, Duanmu Lei repeated the whole story to Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi gradually understood. It turned out there were two ways to fight for ownership of the Source Crystal Mine.

The first is to arrange for the most outstanding children in the city to join the Law Hall of Beishan Divine Kingdom. Any children who can pass the assessment and join will directly obtain ownership of the city's "Source Crystal" mine.

However, it is very difficult to pass the assessment of the Temple of Laws of the Kingdom of God. The assessment requires that the strength be limited to that of a true god. The stronger the strength, the higher the requirement.

Another method is to defend the ring. As the city that previously owned the "Source Crystal" mine, you can arrange for a True God to defend the ring in the battle arena, waiting for challengers to seize ownership of the "Source Crystal" mine. As long as you can defend the ring three times, you will obtain ownership of the "Source Crystal" mine in the next cycle.

It sounds easy, but in reality it's extremely difficult. Anyone who dares to challenge it is extremely confident and possesses strength at least at the peak of the True God level. Furthermore, battles between True God-level powerhouses are extremely dangerous; the slightest misstep will result in their demise.

"Grandpa is the strongest man in Qiu City. He has mastered the ten fundamental principles and is extremely powerful. If Grandpa defends the ring, he has a good chance of winning. However, as the city lord, Grandpa is not allowed to defend the ring." Duanmu Lei glanced at Zhang Yi and continued, "Second Uncle is the second most powerful man in Qiu City. His strength is comparable to that of a peak True God. He has offered to defend the ring many times, but Grandpa has rejected him every time."

"According to Grandpa, we can't send Second Uncle to the ring unless it's absolutely necessary. The mortality rate is too high."

"Grandpa brought us to the capital this time just to try our luck and see if we can pass the assessment of the Hall of Laws. He has also already contacted some old connections to ask if the requirements for the assessment can be relaxed." Duanmu Lei finished speaking in one breath.

Zhang Yi understood completely.

Neither his father nor his mother told him that his father Duanmu Qiming was going to the ring. Maybe they were afraid that he would worry and didn't want to put any pressure on him.

"Now that this clone has become your son, I will do my best to test how difficult this so-called assessment is."

Zhang Yi secretly made up his mind.

"Third brother, do you know what the assessment is specifically about? What requirements must be met to enter the Hall of Laws?" Zhang Yi asked.

"The assessment method is very simple. It's the 'Rhino Emperor's Game.' 'Rhino Emperor's Game' was created by a great being and is a very popular form of entertainment in our world. Although it's just a form of entertainment, it requires a high level of comprehension, and frequent study of the 'Rhino Emperor's Game' can actually improve one's comprehension," Duanmu Lei explained. "Therefore, the Hall of Law uses the number of 'Rhino Emperor's Game's' solved as a means of judging a person's potential for comprehension."

"'Rhino Emperor's Game'?" When he heard Duanmu Lei say 'Rhino Emperor's Game', he suddenly realized that he had actually forgotten about it. The original book mentioned that the strong people in the ancient civilization (Origin Continent) liked to use the number of 'Rhino Emperor's Games' that a person could solve as a way to judge his understanding.

It was on the Tomb Boat that Luo Feng solved nearly 3 "Rhino Emperor Games" within three epochs, gaining recognition from the previous Duan Donghe. He eventually created the most powerful secret method, obtained Duan Donghe's inheritance, and laid the foundation for the human race to dominate the primitive universe.

"How many solutions do I need to solve to pass the test?" Zhang Yi asked again.

"I don't know about that." Duanmu Lei shook his head, "Grandpa should know."

After understanding the whole story, Zhang Yi closed his eyes again, thinking back to how Luo Feng had quickly resolved the situation.

Zhang Yi remembered that Luo Feng was able to solve the game as quickly as possible to meet Duan Donghe's requirements, mainly because he had a very high level of comprehension and was proficient in the secret pattern diagram school. In addition, he had a strong will. With these factors combined, Luo Feng successfully completed nearly 4000 games at the fastest speed.

It is difficult to make significant improvements in comprehension and secret pattern school in a short period of time, but willpower is not far from a breakthrough.

I hope my willpower can break through before the test!
(End of this chapter)