28: Yanyu Sword Technique

After meeting the principal at noon, it was soon time for school to end.

Lin Shu returned home directly.

Messages in the Grade One, Class 5 class group on his phone were constant.

Hearing the continuous "drip, drip, drip" sounds, Lin Shu checked them to see what was being discussed.

"Registration for the Fengdu City New Bird Cup has closed, and the preliminary round dates have been set."

"It's this weekend, with battles arranged by drawing lots."

"Yeah, I saw that too."

"I didn't expect there to be 1300 participants just from our Shinan District; is everyone that strong?"

"These are just those who met the standard; there are many more who didn't. It's a good thing there's a threshold, otherwise, four or five thousand people wouldn't be impossible!"

"Who's to say it isn't? And only the top 80 from each district can advance to the main competition."

"They need to eliminate nearly 95% of the people; it's too exaggerated."

"What's so exaggerated about it? It's like this every year. You should think about whether you've worked hard enough."

"Hehe, I signed up. I wonder how many rounds I'll get through."

"You? Winning one match would be a success!"

"How can you say that..."

Watching the class discuss the matter, Lin Shu then found the official website for the Fengdu City New Bird Cup on his phone.

He found the webpage to be very slow, seemingly due to too many people browsing it at the moment.

After waiting for a while, it got a bit better.

Indeed, the official website showed that registration had ended.

The preliminary rounds were officially beginning.

Each district would first have internal battles, and 80 winners would emerge from all participants.

Fengdu City has six districts, and each district's process is exactly the same.

Calculated this way, there would be 480 participants in the main competition.

This number is by no means small, and it's the result after extensive screening.

If it were to go directly to the main competition, there might be a scene of thousands of people present at the same time.

The location for the Shinan District preliminaries has also been confirmed.

The location is inside the Shinan Stadium, in the northern part of Shinan District.

This is the largest Beastmaster stadium in Shinan District, built by the Shinan District itself.

The place is not far from Lin Shu's home, which is quite convenient.

The preliminary rounds are divided into two days: Saturday and Sunday.

Within these two days, the 80 qualifiers from Shinan District for the main competition will be decided.

This means that within two days, a Beastmaster will have to participate in at least four battles.

The schedule is a bit tight, but it's actually still manageable.

Since the schedule has been announced, the competition rewards have also been released.

Although it is only a competition among rookie Beastmasters, the rewards are still quite generous.

Clicking on the competition rewards section, all the rewards for the Fengdu City New Bird Cup appeared before his eyes.

Only the top 30 places are eligible for rewards.

It can be said that the threshold is relatively high.

However, this is a city-level competition after all, so some difficulty is normal.

All rewards are divided into four tiers.

First are the rewards for 16th to 30th place.

It's a direct reward of 50,000 daxia currency, which can be said to be simple and direct.

Next are the rewards for 9th to 15th place.

It's still a cash reward, but it has directly increased to 100,000, which is still pretty good.

The third tier is for 5th to 8th place.

A cash reward of 100,000, plus ten bottles of advanced nutritional potions.

If the value of the potions is added, the total value comes to around 300,000.

Finally, there are the 1st to 4th places.

The rewards for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place are basically similar.

They all include 200,000 daxia currency, plus advanced nutritional potions that increase in quantity with higher ranking.

From lowest to highest, they are fifteen, twenty, and twenty-five bottles respectively.

Overall, the rewards are not too different.

They are all a combination of cash and advanced nutritional potions.

Next up is the grand first place.

The rewards are also vastly different.

First is a perfect quality Beast.

There is also a high-level skill orb that can be paired with it.

These two items combined are definitely worth over a million.

Although the Fengdu City New Bird Cup is just a city-level rookie competition, these rewards are undeniably generous.

Lin Shu carefully reviewed the reward list and had a clear idea in his mind.

This time, the rewards were not much different from previous years.

Only the cash rewards had increased slightly.

After understanding the necessary information, Lin Shu closed the webpage.

Then he started watching the saber technique video that Wu Song had sent him.

He didn't know what happened these past two days, but he suddenly forgot about this matter.

Opening the video, there was Wu Song's tall and burly figure.

He was dressed in a pure black training uniform.

He didn't rush to start learning, but waited for a moment on the side.

He had just bought two sabers online, and they hadn't been delivered yet.

After waiting for a few minutes, the express delivery arrived.

Lin Shu successfully received a real saber and a wooden saber.

The wooden saber was naturally for the clone.

He then went to the center of the living room, ready to begin learning the saber technique.

The originally spacious living room now seemed a bit crowded.

Three clones, plus Hei Ye and Tu Yao.

Fortunately, their figures weren't too large, and for now, it was barely enough.

Later, it would be time to consider buying a larger house again.

Lin Shu thought this.

He clicked play, and the video began.

Wu Song stood tall, his eyes sharp, holding a sharp saber, exuding a steady and confident aura.

As soft and soothing background music began, the explanation of the saber technique officially started.

It began with the grip of the saber, then the rotation of the wrist, and then the movement of the feet.

Each movement was very slow, and accompanied by Wu Song's verbal explanations.

In the living room, Lin Shu followed the steps and movements, finding it not difficult at all.

Wu Song's demonstration movements flowed like water, with saber gleams flashing; with one strike, he directly cut a nearby wooden stake in half.

This was enough to show the power of this saber technique.

After performing a complete set of movements, Lin Shu also felt quite good.

He seemed to have a good Talent in saber techniques.

After only two or three practices, he had already mastered this set of saber techniques.

At the end of the video, there was a message from Wu Song.

"This Wild Goose Feather Saber can not only strengthen the body but also be used to kill enemies on the battlefield."

The video then ended.

Lin Shu continued to play it.

After practicing a few times, this saber technique was not difficult; as long as one studied it carefully, it was relatively easy to get started.

Soon, this saber technique appeared on his panel.

【Techniques】: Basic Spirit Refining Art — — Subtle - (121/480), Wild Goose Feather Saber Technique — — Beginner - (1/30)

Just in this past month, the Basic Spirit Refining Art was almost at max level.

Lin Shu was still worried about wasting some proficiency, but fortunately, the Wild Goose Feather Saber Technique came in time.

He then handed the purchased wooden saber to the clone.

Next, Lin Shu planned to have the clone practice saber techniques for half the time and the Basic Spirit Refining Art for the other half.

As for Lin Shu himself, he also planned to set aside one or two hours each day to practice.

After finishing his studies, he also sent a message to Wu Song.

He informed him that he had learned the saber technique.

Wu Song replied very quickly, telling Lin Shu to practice diligently, conveying the meaning that one can never have too many skills.

Lin Shu also felt that the subsequent saber techniques might be of considerable help to him.

Naturally, he would not neglect it...