The Rise of the Black Plain

After the Dread Barrens, which was the worst fate a survivor could face after failing this first challenge of the Armhands Selection, anyone who failed to climb the stairs between steps 1,001 and 2000 would be sent to the Blue Field.

Minos and his people didn't know the real difference between being sent to these two places, but the difference was brutal.

In the Dread Barrens, one would basically live as a slave, working most of the time and barely having time to rest. As for cultivation, even if one could find the time, it would be a luxury, as the area was particularly low in energy for a demigod or sovereign to make progress there.

The area's requirements weren't low either, and if you didn't put in a lot of effort or weren't very lucky, you might be forced to stay in such a place for the rest of your life!contemporary romance

One would live much better in the Blue Field than someone in the Dread Barrens. Such a place had cultivation conditions for people at the 10th stage, and the services in this glacial region were not as degrading and demanding.

Usually, after being sent there, one would have to work hard for a few decades and achieve what was necessary to retake the Armhands entrance test.

But these two places were somehow connected. If someone in the Dread Barrens didn't want to risk the selection test again, they could work to be sent to the Blue Field, where they could improve their options and then enter Armhands more easily.

But these two places were somehow connected. If someone in the Dread Barrens didn't want to risk the selection test again, they could work to be sent to the Blue Field, where they could improve their options and then enter Armhands more easily.

It was a longer road but less dangerous. If one had talent, luck, and perseverance, sooner or later, this path would lead them to become de facto members of one of Examire's greatest forces!

Minos and his people didn't know these details now, but they would find out in the future.

Of the few more than 20 remaining crew members, 3 would fail between steps 1,102 and 1,230.

"What are we going to do? Will we continue with our plans with only these remaining competitors?" Asked one of the people at level 104.

"If we do that, it's possible that less than 10 people will actually join our organization today... That's below acceptable". The leader of the observers commented. "Let's proceed with the second phase of the selection as planned. Depending on the results, we can change the third test."

They agreed, knowing that after this survival test, designed to eliminate the weakest and highlight the jewels to be polished, the second test would be less risky and have fewer eliminations.

Then, the leader of the observers looked at the beings from different species and worlds and explained what would happen next.

"Congratulations on your success in climbing the Motionless Tips. As a reward for your success, you will all receive a Tonic of Purification potion and have three hours to rest.

Once you've recovered, we'll move on to the next part of our selection. But don't worry, your chances of dying from now on are quite low, and even if you fail, you won't be sent to places as bad as the Dread Barrens or the Blue Field.

However, your performance will play an essential role in your possible positions in Armhands after the selection is over. Not all of you joining our organization will have the same rights and duties, so don't underestimate the next test, even if the risks are not great."

Another alien from the Sovereign Stage stepped forward and signaled for the Armhands Grandmasters to distribute the prize resources of the winners of the first part of the selection test.

In an instant, everyone had strange potions in their hands, which the competing aliens from Minos' group quickly consumed without hesitation.

Minos' people were hesitant to consume those potions. But in just three hours, they wouldn't be able to recover from their current condition without special resources.

With a strange force preventing them from accessing their spatial rings, the group had no choice but to take the risk and continue to consume the Tonic of Purification.

Whether it would do them any good or harm them, they would find out in the next few hours!

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