“No need to beat around the bush,” Qi Xia said. “Express your thoughts directly.”

“Haha…” Qinglong laughed after hearing this and said, “What a straightforward person. When the sun rose today, I suddenly had a new thought—that ‘humans’ and ‘pigs’ are fundamentally no different.”

After hearing this, Qi Xia let out a cold laugh, as if he already knew what Qinglong wanted to express.

Chen Junnan also quickly shook his head and said, “That’s not right, is it? None of us think that way. Only you think like that, which means you’re no different from a pig. We still have some differences.”

“…?”

Almost everyone standing in the venue opened their mouths wide. They never imagined someone could actually talk back to Qinglong with words.

Qinglong had never expected someone to approach from this angle either, and was momentarily at a loss for words.

“Then…” Qinglong paused before continuing, “Do you all know how to write the character for ‘home’ (家)?”

“I know!” Qiao Jiajin suddenly interjected. “My name has the character ‘home’ in it! Even though I didn’t study much, I can still write my own name.”

After saying this, he enthusiastically walked forward and patted Qinglong’s shoulder without any hesitation.

“Green-haired boy, if you need help with writing characters, just say so directly,” Qiao Jiajin said with a smile. “You built up so much beforehand, I thought you were here to cause trouble. Come, come, come, hold out your hand and I’ll write it for you.”

Everyone in the venue once again opened their mouths wide. Only Qi Xia helplessly shook his head, completely unable to deal with these two people.

After hearing this, Qinglong slowly frowned. Although he had always looked down on “Participants,” these two people had undoubtedly left a deep impression on him. If they weren’t currently in “Cangjie Chess,” he would definitely pound them into meat patties.

Seeing that Qinglong had no reaction, Qiao Jiajin decisively reached out and grabbed his arm, then turned Qinglong’s palm upward and was about to write.

But after a few seconds, he paused, looking uncertain as he turned back to ask, “Liar boy… does the character ‘home’ have a simplified form? I can only write traditional characters.”

“Qinglong… with the three of us here, no one can be swayed by your theories,” Qi Xia said coldly. “Not a single person who can stand here will be influenced by you. We know what ‘home’ is, and we know who we are. Rather than wasting words trying to shake our beliefs, you’d better be careful of us.”

“Be careful…?”

“Don’t you need to be careful yet, Qinglong…?” Qi Xia said. “You actually used ‘doors’ to create a game… Should I say you’re too arrogant, or too careless with your opponent?”

After hearing this, Qinglong felt somewhat incredulous. “When did you find out…?”

“Earlier than you imagined,” Qi Xia said. “Qinglong, I’ll give you one chance. Kill me right now, or find a way to kill Tianlong. Otherwise, you’ll be the first to fail in this game.”

Qinglong clearly fell silent. He felt that today seemed rather unusual.

Whether it was those “Heavenly Level” beings or the “Participants,” they all made it impossible for him to laugh.

What was this strange sense of dissonance?

Seeing Qinglong speechless, Qi Xia turned to look at Dilong. “Now that the observers are here too, can we start?”

After hearing this, Dilong looked at Qinglong, seemingly asking for his opinion. Qinglong only pondered for a moment before finally nodding.

At this point, he had no mind to consider “Cangjie Chess” and was only thinking about what Qi Xia had said.

“Alright… the ‘Game Stage’ officially begins now,” Dilong said. “Please follow me, both teams.”

Everyone divided into two columns and followed Dilong to the base of the high wall in the distance.

On the high wall were several doors painted black, one every three meters from left to right, seven doors in total.

“Both sides, please remember the black doors well,” Dilong said. “When the game starts, you can only enter the red doors, because these black doors before you all lead outside the venue. Entering one means ‘leaving the game area’ and is equivalent to withdrawing from this game.”

After hearing this, Qi Xia and Chu Tianqiu nodded, feeling that this rule should be a trap.

Thinking about it this way, the game venue should have many rooms and many doors.

Although under normal circumstances no one would choose to flee, if it came to a life-threatening moment, a black door that could leave the venue would cause the last glimmer of hope to surface in people’s hearts. At that time, “escape” would be the only choice in their minds.

However, refusing during the “selection” would result in punishment, so how could fleeing during battle possibly be forgiven?

Although both of them thought of this simultaneously, there were still some timid people in the team who began to have ideas.

“Next, please both sides choose the first ‘door’ to enter,” Dilong said again. “The leftmost and rightmost doors are your two teams’ ‘starting points.'”

After hearing this, Qi Xia nodded and said to Chu Tianqiu, “You choose first.”

“Me again…?” Chu Tianqiu smiled lightly. “I chose first during ‘selection,’ and I choose left or right first too?”

“I don’t want to take any advantage,” Qi Xia said.

“Fine…” After hearing this, Chu Tianqiu turned back to look at Dilong. “Is there any difference between left and right?”

“Yes, and it’s not small,” she said with a serious expression. “Although there’s no way to determine which side is easier to win, the winning tactics for left and right will be slightly different.”

“In that case…” Chu Tianqiu looked at the left side. “In normal people’s subconscious, they think the left side is safer, so you might have tampered with the left side. I choose the rightmost door.”

“Alright,” Dilong said. “Main General Chu Tianqiu, please lead your team to the rightmost door. Main General Qi Xia, please lead your team to the leftmost door. The following rules will be transmitted to you through broadcasts in the rooms.”

“Broadcasts…?” Chu Tianqiu frowned at this point, feeling that something was wrong with a certain step. “Wait…”

“What?” Dilong asked.

“For the rest of the time… we can only hear your voice through broadcasts?”

“Yes.”

“And we have no way to talk to you?” Chu Tianqiu asked again.

At this point, Wen Qiaoyun also thought of something and quickly turned to look at Dilong.

This question was very critical. If Dilong couldn’t hear her voice next, how could she “bet her life” with the other party?

Just as Dilong was about to answer “no,” Qinglong at the back of the team suddenly spoke up: “Communication is possible.”

“What…” Dilong paused and looked back at him.

“I will construct an ‘observation platform’ high above,” Qinglong said. “At that time, Dilong and I will watch over everyone from the platform. If you have any questions, you can communicate with us in time.”

Dilong frowned tightly, completely unaware of Qinglong’s intentions.

After all, before taking over this game, Qinglong had never mentioned any “observation platform.”

But Qinglong was Qinglong after all. At this point, Dilong had no way to resist and could only nod hesitantly.

“If you two understand, please take your respective teams to your areas.”

After saying this, she pulled out a walkie-talkie from her waist and said, “I will announce the following precautions to both of you simultaneously.”