Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

From top to bottom, Yang Yu checked one by one the additional victory points required for each question.

Aside from some key questions, Yang Yu canceled all questions that required more than fifty points.

For some questions that could be broken down, Yang Yu did so as much as possible, turning them into several less valuable small questions.

Just as Yang Yu was painstakingly planning every victory point, someone had already made their choice.

Aslit confirmed the selection, having little choice as the bottom performer.

Looking at Aslit, the Dragon King asked, ”Have you made your decision? Do you need to review it once more?”

Aslit shook her head.

The Dragon King said, ”Then that’s settled. Hei Luo, you are in charge of guiding this young lady to receive her prize.”

A middle-aged man with black hair squeezed out from the dragon crowd, waving to Aslit.

Aslit followed Hei Luo and disappeared from the vast white square.

Shortly after, Lorand made his decision as well.

The Dragon King spoke, ”Marie, please take care of this young man.”

A simply dressed noblewoman walked through the dragon crowd, her gaze fixed not on Lorand, but upon Yang Yu.

She said nothing, expressionless.

Passing by Lorand, the noblewoman communicated simply via telepathy, and Lorand disappeared from the square along with her.

Yang Yu was the only one left on the scene.

Mulling over a few questions for quite some time, Yang Yu decided to start by inquiring about the test.

If he could pass the test, the victory points at hand could be more abundant.

”If I fail the test, will points be directly deducted on the panel, but not affect the questions already listed there?”

”It won’t affect the questions. Once the trial begins, victory points are immediately deducted. It seems you’re inclined to take the test.”

”After all, five hundred points is really quite a lot.”

Gazing into the distance, the Dragon King said solemnly, ”Understanding some knowledge will fundamentally change one’s worldview.

Five hundred points is already not much.

The willingness to spend five hundred points means you’re mentally prepared to be overturned.

Let me confirm once more, are you sure you really want to take the test?

Sometimes, even after three attempts, you might not gain access to the knowledge base and it might cost you a lot of time...

Our dragon’s test is not that simple.”

Yang Yu smiled and said, ”That might not be the case. Let me ask, if I challenge the test three times in a row, will all three tests be the same?”

”After failing the test, you can choose to continue with the same test or switch to a different one,” the Dragon King replied.

”That’s fine then. Passing the first time saves four hundred points, the second time saves three hundred, and the third time saves two hundred. I accept the test,” Yang Yu said without hesitation.

”Then you must be ready.”

As soon as the Dragon King finished speaking, a magic array appeared beneath Yang Yu’s feet, and a white beam of light enveloped him.

In the blink of an eye, Yang Yu found himself in a dense forest with a square stone block in front of him, each side measuring one meter.

Four smaller puzzle pieces, each with a side length of five centimeters, appeared out of thin air and landed at the four corners of the stone block.

The figure of the Dragon King disappeared, but his voice resounded by Yang Yu’s ear:

”Let me briefly explain the rules.

You can stay in this space for only an hour, and the condition for winning is to completely and correctly assemble the entire puzzle.

Each small puzzle piece is scattered throughout the forest, within a range of a 100-meter radius centered on you. Every piece can be seen from a certain angle, and there are no duplicate pieces.

Rules explanation complete.

Countdown five numbers, and the test officially begins.

Five..... four... three... two.... one, start!”

Without waiting for Yang Yu to ask questions, the dragon’s test began.

After glancing at the stone board and roughly estimating how many puzzle pieces were needed in total, Yang Yu stood still for a moment before immediately taking action.

The Dragon King watched Yang Yu’s every move with great interest.

It had been a long time since anyone dared to accept the dragon’s test, and he wanted to see if this man in front of him could notice the true key to passing the test.

An hour neither felt long nor short but quickly passed.

Unfortunately, Yang Yu did not pass the test the first time.

However, there was no sign of regret on Yang Yu’s face.

Back in front of the Dragon King, Yang Yu sat cross-legged and took out a bag, pouring out countless puzzle pieces.

Yang Yu had brought out all the puzzle fragments he found, even detaching the entire stone board from its stand and boldly placing it in front of the Dragon King, starting to assemble the pieces.

From the start, Yang Yu had estimated that it was impossible to find all the puzzle pieces and assemble them to their original state within an hour.

The Dragon God Conference’s test should be divided into two halves.

It would require spending two hundred points, taking two tests to complete it.

The first test was about wholeheartedly searching for puzzle pieces, while the second test was about assembling them for submission.

The dragon test didn’t specify an interval between tests, so Yang Yu leisurely assembled the puzzle outside, marking the back of each piece with a marker before pressing a glass pane onto the stone block to keep the assembled puzzle intact.

When everything was ready, Yang Yu applied to take the second, identical test.

Returning to the test space, after a thorough search for the remaining pieces, he placed them on the stone board, putting it back in its original position.

A magic flow passed over the puzzle, making the patterns on the puzzle seem to come alive, dancing on the stone board.

It took Yang Yu less than ten minutes to complete the second test.

As the sun set, back on the square, Yang Yu stretched and complained:

”Your dragon test is ridiculous; unless luck is unbelievably good and the pieces randomly fit their original spots, it’s absolutely impossible to complete the first test.”

The Dragon King chuckled, ”This is how it was designed.

Don’t be fooled by how easy you made it look; initially, not everyone notices this point.

Even if they do, very few are willing to do a two-round job to pass the test, choosing instead to selectively ignore it, believing that a single test is a test that must be completed within an hour...

Being able to take things out and complete it outside is a hurdle in itself...

It’s the first time I’ve seen someone pass the test so straightforwardly and even complain that our test is a scam.”

”That being said, spending a total of two hundred Victory Points is quite painful.”

Yang Yu glanced at his screen.

At first glance, Yang Yu noticed that his Victory Points had jumped from 1800 to 2500.

The Dragon King asked, ”Now, do you still feel it’s painful?”

Yang Yu’s attitude changed, grinning, ”Not painful, not painful. Bring on more of these tests!”

The Dragon King laughed, ”Wishful thinking, each person can only receive one reward.

Hurry up and submit your reward list.”