Chapter 15: The Vessel of Barbarians
The giant snakes on the four pillars opened their mouths at the same time, spewing out clouds of fog that looked almost transparent and causing every candidate’s consciousness to blur for a moment. When they came to their senses again, they realized that they were standing in a lush green valley surrounded by rolling hills and dotted with patches of dense woodland.
Wei Yuan found himself standing near the base of the mountain. Ahead of him, there was a somewhat open terrain that showed distinct undulations. Behind him, there was a small, twenty zhang tall hill—which was considered tall in this tiny world—that he immediately identified as the closest vantage point he could find in his immediate vicinity.
As a book on the arts of war would say, it was exactly the kind of strategic location that was fiercely contested among warlords. Thus, Wei Yuan wasted no time in racing up the hill to get a clear view of his surroundings. As he ran, a flash of light enveloped his body, and his clothes transformed into a set of dark yellow-colored combat wear.
He looked around after he ran to the top of the hill. There were dozens of candidates around him, all of them tens of zhang away from each other. It would seem that they were randomly scattered across the illusory realm as soon as they entered it, and none of the candidates knew where they were going to end up.
Everyone’s clothes had changed into two colors: sky blue or dark yellow. That was how they knew which team they belonged to.
It was at this moment armor suddenly appeared around a couple candidates’ bodies. None of the styles were the same.
An illusory chest had appeared in front of Wei Yuan as well. One side of the chest held several different types of armor, whereas the other side was filled up with all sorts of weapons.
Both the armor and the weapons looked to be palm-sized at best, but they automatically transformed into real objects and equipped themselves to his body when he grabbed them.
There was a compartment on the chest lid containing a single pill as well. The pill could replenish one’s stamina and heal minor injuries. It was entirely up to the candidate when they wished to use it.