Tresen Red Line Domination

"Thank you for your hard work, little brother." The stall owner Fujita patted Zhong Ming on the shoulder and said with emotion: "There are not many young people like you who have the courage to jump into such a fast-flowing river to save people. You have the style of us Kyoto people. This is my treat to you, please accept it."

“I’m from China.”

"Oh, you really have the broad mind of a mainlander. I was right about you." The stall owner Fujita gave a thumbs up and praised.

Zhong Ming had no idea what he had seen right about himself, so he took the two boxes of hot takoyaki given by the store owner Fujita, and thought that eating them would probably warm his stomach a lot.

"Come to think of it, where did you jump into the water from? How come I didn't see it?" stall owner Fujita asked curiously.

"Nothing, I jumped down from the stairs at the foot of the mountain." Zhong Ming said casually. Otherwise, if he said he jumped down from the top of the mountain, they would probably think he was crazy and would call those medical students back to perform a skull surgery on him.

"I knew it was a good place to enter the water. My grandfather was an old fisherman, and I inherited a lot of his genes," said stall owner Fujita proudly.

Zhong Ming's mouth twitched and he said casually, how could he have so much experience as a fisherman...

Because the Emperor of the East China Sea fell into the water, too many people gathered here, and even the air was a little turbid. Zhong Ming called Huang Jinchuan and others to rest on the bench under Funaokayama Park. The air was finally a little fresher. You can see the mountain fire from here, but you can only see four fires. You can't see the torii-shaped mountain fire. I guess this is why there are so few people here.

The clothes of the Emperor of the East China Sea were all wet. If he didn't take care of it, he would have a headache and a cold tomorrow if the cold winter wind blew like this. However, the three people on the Golden Ship all had clothes on them. After each of them took off one piece and put it in the girl's four-dimensional backpack, the Emperor of the East China Sea was wrapped up clean and refreshed again.

"Trainer Zhong Ming, you also need to change your clothes." Mubai McQueen said as he looked at Zhong Ming's wet clothes.

"It's okay. I can stand the cold pretty well." Zhong Ming waved his hand while sitting on the bench.

"That won't do. You are the benefactor who saved the Emperor of the East China Sea. Although she is usually naughty, she is also my good friend. Thank you very much." Mubai McQueen took off his coat and put it on Zhong Ming, but the hem only covered below Zhong Ming's ribs.

"It's a bit small." Mejiro McQueen muttered.

The more sensible Huang Jinchuan had already run to the vending machine nearby and bought two bottles of drinks and handed them to Zhong Ming.

Is it a hot drink? How thoughtful... Zhong Ming thought, but when he looked up, he found that what the Golden Ship handed over was Pepsi, and it was cold.

Zhong Ming was silent.

"Golden Ship!" Mejiro McQueen scolded.

"Sorry, sorry, I was just kidding." Huang Jinchuan scratched his head and laughed, "It shouldn't be that kind of bath spray, it should be this."

With a burning gaze and a confident look on her face, she handed the iced cola in her other hand to Zhong Ming.

"Hey..." The chill in Mejiro McQueen's voice was colder than the snow-capped mountains of Hokkaido.

But when she turned around and saw Zhong Ming taking the Coke with a look of surprise, she quickly snatched the Coke from him and said to Zhong Ming angrily, "How can you drink something cold and without nutrition when you fall into the water in winter?"

It's not something without nutrition. As long as there is sugar, cells can absorb energy and vibrate muscles to generate heat to evaporate water droplets on clothes and skin to maintain body temperature.

Of course, Zhong Ming has not reached this level yet. That is already the level of a cartoon and is very unscientific. As for him jumping down from the mountain, he was sliding down the mountain with his feet on the ground. With a little practice... no, within a few years, you can also learn it like him.

Mejiro McQueen ran back and bought two bottles of hot cocoa, one for Zhong Ming and the other for the Emperor of the East China Sea who had just woken up from his trance.

"Emperor, don't run around randomly next time. Fortunately, we have Zhong Ming as our trainer this time. If you had met other people, you might have been dragged into it. Everything is your responsibility!" Mubai McQueen, who had just thanked Zhong Ming, scolded the Emperor of the East China Sea in a bad tone with his chest crossed and a cold face.

"Emperor, you are indeed wrong this time." Golden Ship said seriously with a rare smile.

"You're right!" Zhou Jian couldn't find anything to say, so he could only nod quickly.

"I know, I'm sorry..." The Emperor of the East China Sea said awkwardly while rubbing the warm cocoa in his palms.

Zhong Ming looked at them and smiled, remembering that he also often spoke out for competitions in high school. After all, everyone was aiming to win, and they were essentially good friends. He was probably the same as the three people, Mebai and McQueen, who were worried about the Emperor of the East China Sea but still criticized her without any hesitation.

"Snapped."

He opened the hot cocoa in his hand and took a sip. His stomach was indeed much warmer. Zhong Ming placed the two boxes of takoyaki given by Fujita on the bench and said, "Let's eat first, or it will get cold. By the way, why didn't you come with Twin Turbine?"

"Uh..." The East China Sea Emperor and his companions looked at each other awkwardly, because at first they went to find Dai Jianfu to disrupt the divination, and later they wanted to catch up with Zhong Ming but found that they had lost him in the crowd, so they could only look for him in the festival. Unexpectedly, they not only failed to find him, but also the East China Sea Emperor almost died.

"We, we got lost along the way." The Emperor of the East China Sea said guiltily.

Zhong Ming did not ask further questions. They might feel that if they watched the Five Mountains Fire Show with a man like him, they would be mistaken for a couple. After all, at this time of year every year, a group of jealous couples would come out to watch the Five Mountains Fire Show on the river bank from the nearby Kyoto University. They were both idols and stars, so it was really not appropriate for them to be too intimate with him in such a dating place.

"Lord Ming Wang, thank you for saving me. I thought I was going to drown there." The Emperor of the East China Sea said to Zhong Ming sincerely, holding the hot cocoa in both hands.

Zhong Ming wanted to reach out and pat her on the head, but he felt that this action was too intimate and she might not be happy with it, so he nodded and said, "Be careful next time."

"Okay!" The Emperor of the East Sea said quickly, "There is one more thing. My debut match will be next month. If you have time, please pay attention to it!"

"Next month?" Zhong Ming was stunned for a moment, "That's pretty fast."

Next month, the Mingwang team will also start the third round of GIII. As long as they finish it, they can basically enter the GII level competition, and then they will compete with stronger opponents.

"I understand. I will pay attention to it." Zhong Ming nodded and smiled.

"Thank you!" The Emperor of the East China Sea was very happy.

She's just like a child, Zhong Ming thought as he looked at her expression.

At this time, a figure came over. She was wearing a dark green bathrobe. She looked at the Emperor of the East China Sea with unfriendly eyes and said, "Emperor, I heard that you fell into the water because you did something stupid?"

“President!?” The Emperor of the East China Sea was startled when he saw Rudolph’s symbol, and hid behind Zhong Ming with an awkward smile.

Why are you hiding behind me? I don't have much face in front of her. Zhong Ming cursed in his heart.

Chapter 157: Umamusume Shop 20% Discount Card

Although Zhong Ming chats with Rudolph Symbol every day and their relationship is pretty good, he doesn't think he can influence Rudolph Symbol's thoughts, especially since the more capable contestants are actually more stubborn. To put it in the worst case, they are stubborn, and to put it in the best case, they are unwavering. Now she is obviously very angry with the Emperor of the East China Sea. What can Zhong Ming do?

Zhong Ming was so spineless that he wanted to take two steps to the side to let the Emperor of the East China Sea pass behind him, but the Emperor of the East China Sea held on tightly to the hem of Zhong Ming's clothes.

Zhong Ming cursed in his heart, "You are so heartless. I just rescued you from the water, and now you make me face this Shura scene again, right?"

He turned around and looked at the three people from Huang Jincheng. He saw that they were standing in front of the vending machine, studying hard. It seemed that buying a drink was like using Olympiad mathematics knowledge to calculate.

These three people are useless...

"Trainer Zhong Ming, I heard from the stall owner at the festival, thank you for saving the Emperor of the East China Sea." Rudolph said as he moved his symbolic eyes to Zhong Ming's face.

"It's nothing, I just did what most people would do." Zhong Ming waved his hand quickly and grabbed the Emperor of the East China Sea behind him.

"You are too modest. In fact, you were the only one who jumped into the water, right?" Rudolf smiled symbolically at Zhong Ming, and then looked at the guilty East China Sea Emperor with a dangerous look.

"Write me a 20-page report when you return to Teresen. It must be handwritten." Rudolf said symbolically, "No room for bargaining."

"Yes..." said the Emperor of the East China Sea with his horse ears drooping.

Zhong Ming naturally would not get involved in such matters, and it would be better to let the Emperor of the East China Sea learn a lesson so that he would not fall into the water again next time.

Rudolf looked back at Zhong Ming symbolically, and recalled the divination by Dai Jianfulai. At that time, she looked at the crystal ball with a conflicted look on her face, and after a long time, she nervously uttered a sentence: The other person is strong and kind, but determined, and will move forward towards the goal until he succeeds. Before that, he may not care about love at all.

Isn't this nonsense? Almost all the male trainers in Central Tresen meet this condition. Those who can get in are all outstanding people, and if you don't have a bit of abnormal stubbornness, you probably can't get into Tresen.

The divination said the same thing as if nothing had been said. Rudolf also felt that there were many people in Tresen who met the requirements, but she inadvertently applied these conditions to Zhong Ming.

I heard that he jumped into the water without hesitation to save the King of the East China Sea, and he was able to hold on for a long time in such a turbulent river. This is what it means to be strong and kind...

Rudolph looked at Zhong Ming in silence, which made Zhong Ming's scalp tingle. He thought that he didn't do anything bad and was actually willing to help others.

Zhong Ming was about to speak when he suddenly heard several shouts from the side. He saw Xiaolimao and a few others waving and running towards him. Excellent Suzhi was carried on Xiaolimao's back because of a broken bone, and Xinxin Guanghui was holding a crutch beside him. It took them a long time to run down the mountain. There were many tourists on the mountain road, so they were almost squeezed back to the top of the mountain.

The speed was not as fast as Zhong Ming jumping down from the top of the mountain, but Xin Xin Guanghui definitely did not want to learn from Zhong Ming, because she would definitely break her bones and roll down the mountain on her first try.

They didn't ask if Zhong Ming was injured or not, because apart from being a little wet, there was nothing wrong with his body. He was much more energetic than the five of them who had just run down the mountain. They ran over panting, looking more like people who had gone into the water.

"President, you are here too!" Excellent Quality saw Rudolph and quickly greeted him.

"I watched the Nikkei New Year Cup. It was a thrilling match. If I were still active, I would definitely run a match with you." Rudolf smiled to show his excellent qualities, "Let's have the school doctor check the leg injury again when we get back to Tresen. Don't let it affect the next match."

Every year’s Uma Musume competition is very important. A delay of one month would be unworthy of being a human being, and three months would be condemned by both humans and gods. Such good time would be wasted on self-cultivation, so there cannot be any accidents with excellent qualities.

"No, no." Excellent Suzhi immediately waved his hand, flattered.

Fujimasa saw that Zhong Ming was soaked, so he took out a towel from his bag and handed it to him. Although Fujimasa had a cold expression, he was the most attentive person in Ming Wang's team. Oguruma was just an eating machine at home, and Shin Shinkuei was half a stay-at-home girl, and the other half was a crazy fan of Umamusume equipment.

Zhong Ming took it and wiped his hair. At this time, Rudolph suggested to Zhong Ming: "By the way, do you want to go to the Funaoka Matsuda Fire Throwing Ceremony together? You just went into the water and your body is soaked. Why don't you warm yourself up by the fire and do some exercise?"

The torch-throwing fire ceremony is also one of the activities of sending fire to the Five Mountains, but it is relatively niche. Participants hold torches in their hands and throw fireballs onto a 20-meter-high pile of firewood. It is basically the same as throwing balls, but in winter it can warm the body and exercise the body, which is very suitable for Zhong Ming now, and he can't find any reason to refuse.

"Then follow me." Rudolph said with a symbolic smile, and called the three horse girls who were facing the wall at the vending machine and had not yet solved the difficult math problems, and walked to the back of Funaoka Mountain.

Zhong Ming followed him, and Xin Xin Guang Hui quickly followed and whispered to Zhong Ming: "Tuan Pei Na, you are so amazing. You actually jumped off the top of the mountain without any injury."

It would be hard to say that this was not the reincarnation of the Sixth Heaven Demon King.

"He didn't jump, he ran down with big strides. It was just too dark and you couldn't see clearly." Zhong Ming tried to explain it scientifically.

“Many tourists on the mountain trail took photos with their mobile phones and saw it. They all said they saw the mountain god running down like the wind.” Xin Xin Guang Hui prefers metaphysics to science, and said mysteriously.

She also took out her cell phone to show Zhong Ming a video accidentally recorded by tourists on Mount Chuangang. It was probably while adjusting the position of the camera to film the Five Mountains Sending Fire, and then turned to the dark mountain that was only slightly illuminated by the stone lamps on the steps. Suddenly, a figure jumped down quickly from the top of the mountain. Loud and heavy footsteps could be heard while recording the video, and the figure flashed across the mountain and was on the mountain below in the blink of an eye. The video also included the exclamations of tourists.

"It's just because it was too dark, and it was the Five Mountains Sending Fire Ceremony that made them think it was haunted." Zhong Ming was speechless. He didn't want to be famous as a mandrill.

"Don't worry, you are at least a mountain god." Xin Xin Guanghui gave a thumbs up.

I don't hear anything reassuring, Zhong Ming thought.

At this time, a sound suddenly came from the system, which surprised Zhong Ming. It turned out that this useless... No, this stupid bird system would actually make noises besides competing and asking him to pay money in the Uma Musume store.

[Hidden mission completed: rescue the drowning Uma Musume, reward: C-rank Uma Musume achievement x3, Uma Musume shop 2% off coupon x, yen]

Everything else is familiar, but what is this 'Umamusume Shop 20% Off Card'?

[Uma Musume Shop 20% Off Card: This card can be used to purchase any item in the Uma Musume Shop at a 20% discount, including 'S' and 'A' grade items. Items other than those in the shop are not included.]

It’s only 20% off, why don’t you give me a 10% discount?

Zhong Ming rolled his eyes and specifically marked it as being usable on 'S' and 'A' grade products. System, do you think you are very generous?

He needs to be a little particular with other people, but he doesn't need to bother himself with the Silly Bird System. Just squeeze it as hard as he can. After all, this thing has been quiet for three years, and now it comes out to drain his wallet.

system:"……"

But it's also nice to be able to buy things at a cheaper price. However, I can't use the things in Uma Musume's shop now. The shop changed its version when it moved from the local to the central. Will the store update some products after we start running GII? Judging from the nature of the system, it is very likely. I'll wait until then to use it.

Zhong Ming and others followed Rudolf's symbol to an open space behind Funaoka Mountain, where they could see the four fires in the distance. The place was open and quiet. Qi Cao was waiting there and didn't mind seeing so many people coming. He handed each person a torch and there was a rope next to it that could be used to throw the burning torch up.

Zhong Ming seldom participates in activities in Japan, so it is somewhat new to be with so many people.

"How about we have a competition to see who can land on the firewood pile first." Qicao said to Zhong Ming.

She had been suffering from sword fighting every night for the past seven days, and she would definitely have to fight again tonight, but now was a good opportunity to kill Zhong Mingrui.

"Sure." Zhong Ming took the torch and lit it with the help of the fire on the ground next to him.

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Chapter 158: A good sleep without dreams?

A pine torch is a lighting tool made of pine wood that contains a lot of oil. After Zhong Ming lit it, it emitted a bright flame. He used a half-meter-long rope to wrap it around and hung it in front of his eyes by grabbing the two ends with his hands. It was much brighter than small fireworks such as fairy wands. Xiao Limao and Xin Xin Guanghui next to him were having a lot of fun playing with it.

Zhong Ming reminded them to be careful. Looking at the burning torches, he thought that in three months it would be summer, and he would be able to watch a proper fireworks display in summer. He probably wouldn't run into any competitions then...

"Are you ready?"

Zhong Ming was just thinking about it when the girl next to him started to ask. Her face was full of impatience. She had been abused by Zhong Ming for so long every night, and she had to get back at him.

"Okay." Zhong Ming said hurriedly, looking up at the firewood pile in front of him, which was supported by three long bamboos and was twenty meters high. Not to mention ordinary people, even those who have been trained could not say how many throws they could get in. He saw a dozen similar firewood piles on the open space next to them, with a group of people standing below and throwing torch fireballs up. If they missed, they would pick them up and try again.

Presumably, this was intended from the beginning to get people to try the ritual dozens or hundreds of times. It is very similar to some traditional Chinese rituals. In fact, the ritual itself is not difficult, but it is deliberately made complicated so that the adults can enjoy the moment of reunion with their loved ones a little longer.

Then I should also respect the etiquette and throw it slower, Zhong Ming thought.

Zhong Ming silently looked at the pile of firewood high up, estimated it in his mind, and weighed the weight of the torch fireball in his hand.

The person standing next to him was getting impatient and was tapping his toes, crossing his arms and looking at Zhong Ming dissatisfiedly... What is this guy doing? Is he pretending to be an expert by not saying anything?

Qicao was 70% unhappy with Zhong Ming, 20% admiring him and a little curious about him. Although she had no grudge against Zhong Ming, it was this guy who broke into her dream and killed everyone. Although Zhong Ming knew nothing, Qicao considered herself to be narrow-minded and would definitely not let go of this great humiliation.

Just when she was about to urge him, she saw Zhong Ming throw the burning torch fireball upwards with a swing of his arm. Seeing the parabola was going straight to the firewood pile above, her heart skipped a beat. She didn't relax until she saw the torch fireball brush past the firewood pile and fall to the ground. She tried not to show a smug smile and consoled Zhong Ming with a stern face:

"It's pretty good to be able to throw it like this for the first time. Keep it up."

Zhong Ming smiled and nodded at her, and Qi Cao also threw the torch fireball upwards. When it was two meters away from the firewood pile, it fell down with all its strength. Qi Cao thought it was a pity, as it almost hit the target.

"It's your turn." Qicao coughed lightly and said to Zhong Ming.

Zhong Ming did not hesitate to throw it upwards, but this time it was two meters short. Seeing this, Qi Cao's face was filled with a happy smile, but he was afraid that Zhong Ming would think he was too mean, so he quickly lowered his head to cover it up, and turned to show Zhong Ming a regretful expression.

Zhong Ming, I'm not targeting you. After I defeat you, I will speak well of you in front of the Rudolf symbol and ask your Mingwang team to get more funding. But before that, I must win it back... Qi Cao thought to himself, and threw the torch fireball upwards again. This time it flew over the pile of firewood without touching it.

"What a shame!" Qicao waved his hands vigorously in regret.

"It's indeed a pity." Zhong Ming also said.

The new light that was also throwing torches and fireballs at the side saw the excellent quality and looked at Zhong Ming and Qi Cao without moving, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong, Nei Qia?"

Excellent Quality supported himself with a cane and did not throw the torch fireball with them. When he heard the new brilliance's question, he smiled and said to her, "The teacher could have thrown it in, but he didn't throw it in so that Vice President Qi Cao could play for a little longer. If Vice President Qi Cao knew about this, he would definitely be very touched, right?"