After a day of rest, the Big Brother Cup is approaching.
This time only Director Xiu and Shi Li attended, and they agreed to meet at the entrance of the card hall.
What surprised Shi Li was that the three guys including Mosaicuo came along and said they wanted to be the spectators.
When we arrived at the card hall, Director Xiu had already arranged a hover van to be waiting for us.
The van was spacious enough for two people, Cao, Mushroom and Shi to get in without feeling crowded.
There is still no steering wheel, and it is still intelligent unmanned driving.
The distance of 300 kilometers is three times farther than the 200-mile journey that he had to drive a carriage to the farm in the dungeon before.
But in terms of time, it is more than ten times faster.
In just over an hour, they arrived at their destination.
“Is this the Holy Spirit Relic?”
When getting out of the car, Shi Li seemed a little surprised.
Originally, in his imagination, the relics of the Holy Spirit should be some dilapidated stone buildings with various plants growing on the stones.
As a result, now...
"Tang Haws~ Delicious Tang Haws~"
"Postcards, send a postcard to your friends and family!"
"Group photo, does anyone want to take one?"
The small vendors saw people coming and started shouting loudly.
Some people were selling all kinds of snacks that were not tasty but exquisite and expensive.
Some people are selling all kinds of souvenirs that look expensive and worthless at first glance.
Some people are walking around with rare and exotic animals, or wearing strange doll costumes, and selling photo-taking services.
Clean streets and modern hotels.
This place has apparently been transformed into a scenic spot base.
"These are all derived service industries. The real Holy Spirit relics are actually over there."
Director Xiu pointed high in the distance, and everyone saw a magnificent mountain.
They are now at the foot of the mountain, and the real relics of the Holy Spirit are on the snow-capped top of the mountain.
"Go check in first, then I'll take you up the mountain for a walk."
Under her guidance, they first checked in at a hotel.
After a short rest and tidying up, we took the cable car to the top of the mountain.
Because there is a big temperature difference between the top of the mountain and the bottom, they all wore thick clothes to keep warm.
As human beings, Director Xiu and Shi Li are naturally fully armed.
It is very convenient to wear mushrooms. Just put on an ordinary down jacket, no pants are needed.
Because it's short, one top can cover you from head to toe.
"But you two don't need to wear clothes?"
Shi Li looked at the straw man and the slime.
It was hard for him to understand why one had to wear a swimsuit when going to the beach but not when going up a snowy mountain.
"Slime's body is not afraid of cold. After all, we are jelly. Bobobobo~"
Slime is right, this group of people has a relatively low sensitivity and requirement for temperature.
Therefore, even in some native worlds with very harsh living environments, slimes often exist.
Compared with natural environments such as temperature and moisture, they are more afraid of predators.
"A real man is not afraid of the cold, damn."
The straw man patted his chest to show that he was fine.
"Perhaps there is no corresponding cold and heat sensing system in the grass brain."
It's unclear whether Mosaichou's words were a statement or an insult.
"But... you already have a runny nose."
Shi Li couldn't ignore the icicles hanging on the straw man's face.
"It's milk tea, damn!"
The straw man wiped it off with his hand and said stubbornly.
However, new icicles immediately solidified.
"Ha Qiu, grass!"
One sneeze and ice foam splashed everywhere.
Director Xiu avoided the crowd with disdain and started introducing them to everyone.
"The Holy Spirit Relics will be active for a period of time every year. Only at this time will there be a chance to gain the recognition of the Holy Spirit."
"But the pattern of the active period is a little difficult to figure out, and it requires specific instruments to detect it."
"Tomorrow night will be the active period of the Holy Spirit, so the competition will also start tomorrow night."
"The club will rent the ruins during this time, so there is no need to worry about anyone disturbing them."
As the cable car went higher and higher, Shi Li felt the temperature dropping faster and faster.
At this time, the straw man began to hug his arms and shiver.
"Can you do it?"
He couldn't help but feel a little worried when he saw it.
"Who can't, damn!"
The stubborn straw man opened his body and took out a bottle of milk tea to warm himself up.
When I opened the bottle cap, I found a thick layer of ice chips floating on it.
But it didn't want to lose face, so it tilted its head back and gulped down the drink.
"Oh my god, your face is covered with frost."
Mushroom found that its face was immediately covered with a light white layer.
After a while, when the cable car finally reached the top of the mountain, the straw man had frozen into a stick.
There was no other choice but for Mushroom and Slime to take the return cable car as soon as they reached the top of the mountain to send this guy back to thaw.
Shi Li followed Director Xiu's footsteps to visit this true relic of the Holy Spirit.
The top of the mountain is large and has a wide view.
The ground looked white, and the snow was about 5 cm thick, making it a little inconvenient to walk.
It can be seen that a group of robots are busy building simple temporary facilities.
A huge shed has begun to take shape.
"Director, what are those things?"
However, Shi Li's attention was attracted by other things.
They were stone statues of various shapes, scattered at various places on the top of the mountain, a total of eight.
Perhaps they were originally carefully carved, but due to the passage of time they have become blurred, leaving only rough outlines.
"It is said that it is the tombstone of the Holy Spirits, but it is just a legend, and its authenticity needs to be verified."
"No one knows where these statues came from or when they began to exist. We don't even know the names of these statues. They are only called Holy Spirit relics because of the miracles of the Holy Spirit that appeared there. There are actually many more relics like this."
"Anyway, someone once dug up one of the stone sculptures here, and there was really nothing buried underneath."
"But I heard that the man was eventually cursed by the Holy Spirit, but I don't know what the curse was."
"Overall, I personally think that the probability of a monument rather than a tombstone is higher."
Director Xiu said so.
"Is that so?"
Shi Li became curious upon hearing this and walked towards the nearest big rock.
The statue is shaped like a beast standing on two feet, with an open mouth and a tail.
There was snow falling all the time around, but there was no trace of snow on the statue.
Those snowflakes falling from the sky will automatically avoid you when they pass by.
From this point alone, it can be seen that these statues are indeed something special.
At this moment, he suddenly heard a man's voice beside him.
"I heard that if you play cards under the statue, there is a chance that the Holy Spirit will recognize you and grant you cards."
Following the sound, I saw a man standing there with his hands behind his back.
This person appears to be a pure human being, and judging from his appearance, he is probably in his early 40s.
He stood very straight and looked quite decent.
Both her temperament and facial features are very charming.
Although the temperature was very low on the top of the mountain, he was only wearing a thin autumn shirt.
Even though he was two or three meters away, Shi Li could still feel the warm heat from the other person's body.
This made him conclude that the other party was probably not a pure human.
Behind the man stood a girl with a vertical eye on her forehead.
She looked no more than 20 years old, and she was wearing quite thick clothes.
However, even though her clothes were thick, one could see obvious respect in her posture.
"This elder brother is right."
At this time, Director Xiu continued: "So the rules of this Big Brother Cup competition are to guard the statue."
She didn't know this person and thought he might be a big brother player from the neighboring city.
Generally speaking, such activities are jointly organized by clubs in several cities.
After all, it is very expensive to book the entire Holy Spirit Relics during its active period.
Most club owners would not agree to have a single club bear the expenses, so this kind of joint hosting method is often used to share the costs.
"Guarding the statue? What are the specific rules?"
At this time Shi Li asked.
"Little brother, is this your first time visiting the Snow Mountain Ruins?"
Hearing his question, the man smiled and said, "I heard that the Holy Spirit Relics favors the first-time visitors the most. If you perform well, your chances of receiving the blessing will be very high."
However, the man did not finish his sentence, so Director Xiu continued to add to it.
"Another point is that the more games you play under the same statue, the greater your chance of receiving a blessing."
"So this year's Big Brother Cup will have eight defenders based on the number of statues."
"The remaining contestants are challengers."
"Each challenger can only challenge a statue once."
"The winner of the game becomes the defender, and the loser becomes the challenger, and can only challenge other statues."
After listening to her introduction, Shi Li roughly understood.
He originally thought that the competition process of the Big Brother Cup was a PK between a bunch of big brothers, and finally selecting the final big brother.
The result was not like that at all, there was not even any elimination.
If we have to say that I was eliminated, it means that I have used up the 8 challenge quotas.
Theoretically, each big brother can play a card game under at least 8 different statues.
The defender will play consecutive games under the same statue based on his winning streak.
According to the rules introduced by Director Xiu, it is naturally the most advantageous to be the defender.
"The Holy Spirit of Snow Mountain is quite generous. Theoretically, if you can successfully defend the ring for ten times, you will basically receive a blessing."
"Even if your luck is bad, you will definitely be blessed if you guard it twenty times."
"But what kind of blessing card you will get depends on the mood of the Holy Spirit."
The man spoke again.
"Uncle, you know a lot, thank you."
After the other party told him so much information, Shi Li nodded and thanked him, then took Director Xiu to the next statue to continue the tour.
After watching the two people walk away, the man's gaze returned to the statue again.
Others may not know, but he knows exactly what kind of Holy Spirit resides in this statue.
Godzilla was once a being that could destroy the world in his native world.
"Is everything ready?"
Thinking of this, he asked the three-eyed girl behind him.
"The plan is going smoothly, please rest assured."
The girl bowed slightly as she answered and placed her fist on the right side of her chest.
…
After taking a walk around the top of the mountain, Shi Li followed Director Xiu and took the cable car down the mountain.
To be honest, even though there was no elimination system, he still felt unsure.
The Big Brother Cup uses a 9+1 competition system, and I am just a small level 6 poker player now.
I don’t know if there is any chance to win one or two games in the Big Brother Cup.
"Don't worry too much."
Director Xiu seemed to see his concerns.
"In fact, there are many big brothers who are not good at playing cards."
"You can tell from all the various matches in the club that this is not their goal."
"Many people just come to join in the fun."
"I think with the strength of your deck, if you find the right opportunity, you should be able to win three or four games. That's a good possibility."
She comforted him like this.
"What about you, Director?"
Shi Li was a little curious.
"Oh my god, I am the director of a card room after all."
"I've been caught playing cards since I was a kid, otherwise why do you think I call my grandpa grandpa?"
Director Xiu even has a plan to make all the defenders of the eight statues.
Back down the mountain, on the way back to the hotel, they encountered Mushroom and Slime.
These two guys were taking photos with an attraction staff member who was wearing a frog doll costume.
Yigu and Yishi were very excited and had a lot of fun taking photos, but the staff seemed a little reserved.
The key point is that after taking the photo, they gave money to each other but the other party refused to accept it.
"Are you really just here for tourism? And what's the point of taking a photo like this?"
When he approached them, Shi Li felt helpless.
"This is called clocking in. You know nothing about it, you idiot."
"That's right, Master doesn't understand."
While they were talking, the frog doll ran away in a hurry.
"You guys are out playing, where's the straw man?"
Director Xiu discovered that there was no straw man.
"That guy went down the mountain and took a hot bath and revived. I don't know where he is now. I guess he's trying to pick up females again."
Mosaichu spread his hands.
This seemed to hit the nail on the head, because until everyone returned to the hotel and rested for a whole day and set out to climb the mountain the next night, this guy still hadn't come back.
When he reached the top of the mountain by cable car, Shi Li saw a scene that was different from yesterday.
The shed has been built and contains eight large screens.
Everyone can go to watch the game in person, or watch the live broadcast in the warm and comfortable greenhouse.
Small sheds were also built next to the eight statues to keep out the snow.
Under the shed, there is a regular-sized card table with blue lights.
Director Xiu said that those were the card tables that were automatically generated by the Holy Spirit Relics during its active period. Only when playing cards on these eight tables could the Holy Spirit sense them.
Next, the staff began to organize the lottery.
There are more than a hundred contestants in this year's Big Brother Cup, and eight of them will now be picked to serve as the initial defenders.
After the draw results came out, the eight of them went to the statues they needed to defend.
They are:
1. The robot is painted red, and the statue guarding the ring is a statue that looks like it is dancing with a sword.
2. The hippopotamus has a human body and a hippopotamus head. The statue guarding the ring is a statue in the shape of a wild boar.
3. The statue guarding the arena is a yak covered with long hair and a statue of a flower.
4. The girl in white is guarding the ring, and the statue is a statue of a pearl oyster.
5. It looks like an alien Zerg, and the statue guarding the ring is a statue of a roaring beast.
6. A water elemental life form. The statue guarding the ring is a flame-shaped statue.
7. The Centaur man is guarding the ring with a statue that looks like a hammer.
8. Director Xiu, the statue guarding the ring is a statue of a reply.
It can be seen that Director Xiu is quite lucky.
At this time, Shi Li looked at the crowd in the greenhouse and found that the three-eyed girl from yesterday was also among them.
Then what was more surprising was that the frog doll costume from yesterday was also there.
"Have you come this far in your business... huh?"
But soon, he discovered an even more unexpectedly familiar figure.
That’s the vegetable shop owner – Gong Ping.
"Huh? Why are you here too?"
Their eyes met, and Gong Ping also noticed him.
"This is not the place for you."
Shi Li's words were half joking and half serious.
"How can you talk like that? You shouldn't have come! I'm tonight's contestant!"
Unexpectedly, Gong Ping straightened his chest.
"?"
In an instant, Shi Li began to doubt the value of this Big Brother Cup.
"Hehe, you didn't expect that!"
Seeing that the other party was silent, Gong Ping thought he was frightened.
To be honest, he himself was also quite surprised.
You have to know that I have always been a younger brother or grandson in the club.
But a few nights ago at the club, he met a young man.
I lost three games in a row to him at a certain table, which pushed him to the big brother level.
Then I saw everyone around me signing up for the Big Brother Cup, so I followed suit and signed up as well.
"Anyway, you're on your own."
Shi Li didn't care or why the other party came to participate in the competition. He waved his hand and left.
"Hey! No! Wait!"
Unexpectedly, Gong Ping grabbed him at this time.
"What do you want?"
"Well, I was wondering if you want to cooperate."
"cooperate?"
Next, Gong Ping expressed his thoughts.
The biggest disadvantage of being the defender is that you will receive special attention from other players.
For example, card playing habits, deck composition and other factors.
If you study it thoroughly, you may be able to discover some personal flaws.
He knew that Shi Li was the champion of the Rising Star Comprehensive Tournament, so he must have some card skills.
So I would like to ask Shi Li to work with me to analyze those defenders.
"I'll help you analyze it, what good will that do?"
Shi Li looked at him.
"I can help you explore the way."
"After I have studied the defender, I will go up and take care of him first."
"If you lose, it will be considered as helping you further explore the other party's information."
"If you win, then it will be easy for you to beat me."
“Isn’t this fair?”
Gong Ping was self-aware and had already thought about how to answer.
"You're not stupid, so why are you so bad at playing cards?"
Shi Li looked the other person up and down a few times, and he had to admit that his opinion had changed.
This guy's deck is definitely richer than mine, so this plan is actually somewhat feasible.
Straw Man and Mushroom did not participate, as he really lacked tools.
It doesn't hurt to have one more guy to help you explore the way.