Chapter 109 (1/2)

Whenever a compet.i.tion is involved, it will lead to an organization that doesn't see the light but will always exist. If this organization doesn't conform to the rules and regulations, it will affect the … gambling house greatly.

Yan people rough, good wine gambling.

And gambling on this kind of thing, to the Yan people, was not just a small game like rolling dice and pus.h.i.+ng cards nine.

Some of the larger cities in the Yan Kingdom held horse races regularly every year. The stakes on the surface were already high, but the hidden stakes were so high that it was scary.

Thus, someone once said that if the Yan people suddenly seized all the money from their horses, they would be able to create a powerful army that could sweep away all of the other countries.

On the one hand, the military and the Ministry of Revenue were running out of funds to raise the military. On the other hand, there were thousands of gold and silver going in and out of the underground gambling house.

The Yan people's wager involved all sorts of things.

For example, the internal compet.i.tion of any school or sect could lead to a gamble involving many partic.i.p.ants.

For a major event like the Martial Arts Academy Entrance Examination, there was naturally no lack of people secretly opening the doors.

And this year's Martial Arts Academy Entrance Examination had a very big opening. It was so big that it exceeded one's imagination.

This was because this year's Martial Arts Academy had met with many major problems. Some even opened their own trap, betting that their lives would not be lost.

The gambling house of the Martial Arts Academy was still so big. After a period of the Ascension Ceremony, one could imagine how many people would put their lives on the line.

However, the dispute was always baffling. His way of doing things had caused the most experienced gamblers to fail again and again in their speculations.

While competing with Lang Jing in martial arts, someone had set up a gambling match and bet on who would win. In the end, they had collected quite a bit of money, but the result was contrary to everyone's expectations.

To everyone's surprise, An Zhe hired Lang Jing to become the first official instructor of the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect.

A new gamble was born when An Zhe entered through the gate of the Martial Arts Academy.

Will the strife be at the top of the list?

In just half a day's time, the gambling stake involved was already so large that it left people dumbfounded.

When betting, it's crazy enough to love and hate the fight.

How far did the Yan people gamble?

Even the military did not explicitly prohibit soldiers from gambling.

In other words, the Yankees are probably the best gamblers in the world today.

Soldiers bet too, but the loser will never deny his words, and the winner will not be arrogant.

In their view, gambling was a part of the life of the Yan and could never be eliminated.

After waiting for the people from the Martial Arts Academy to arrange their seats, An Zhan went into the Martial Arts Practice Hall to wait for the examination.

The Swallow were the only country in the sixteen kingdoms of the north that did not lack war horses. Even in the weakest and poorest times, the nomads of the north did not show any signs of strife with the Yan.

In order to maintain their relations.h.i.+p with the people of the prairie, the Yan people had to send large amounts of iron weapons to the prairie every year.

Exchanging iron weapons for iron cavalry, this was a strategy devised by the Wen King of Yan. Until now, no one dared to object or doubt.

Therefore, among the nearly six hundred thousand men of the Yan Clan, only around fifty thousand cavalrymen could remain.

The overwhelming majority of the cavalry was light cavalry, and the cavalry equipment was not very good. In the pursuit of speed, they almost gave up all of their defensive measures at the same time.

The cavalrymen were dressed in cotton armor and wielding sabers, and they came and went like the wind.

Amongst the cavalrymen, the most terrifying thing was of course the iron flowing fire of the Swallow Army.

This was also the only heavy armored cavalry within the sixteen kingdoms. It was like a war machine, and as long as it flowed with flames, it could form a steamroll on the battlefield.

Therefore, for the Martial Arts Academy exam, riding a rider was a must.

For each group, ten people and ten people would take the exam at the same time.

Riding is divided into two parts, part of which is fixed shooting.

Stand at a certain distance from the target, each of the five arrows, to see who scored the highest.

The second was movement archery, which involved riding a horse to shoot arrows at a target and five arrows each.

Every Swallow in An Zhe's group looked confident. Even those who came from poor backgrounds were confident in their archery skills.

An Zeng got a half stone longbow. After weighing it for a moment, he walked in front of the examiner and asked, ””Mister, can I change the longbow?””

The examiner in charge of the riding compet.i.tion was Chang Huan. He frowned slightly, ””This is the standard arrangement. Every candidate's bow is the same.””

An Zeng pulled the bowstring back, and with a kacha sound, he snapped the bowstring. ””It's a little too light.””

The one in charge of supervising the exam was the fourth grade General Ying Yang, w.a.n.g KaiTai. Seeing how An Zhe easily broke a stone and a half bow, he couldn't help but shout out, ””Good!””

As expected of a good man from my side army!

””You did a good job, An Zeng. Remember to hand over the money for the broken bow later.””

An Zhan: ””...””

The a.s.sistant examiner Xu Chao laughed, picking a three-stone iron bow and handing it to An Zhan. ””Use this.””

The longbows Yan Jun used were usually composite materials, not wooden bows.

With bamboo and net layer by layer of adhesion, flexibility is excellent.

There weren't many wood materials that were suitable for making longbows by nature. The boxwood trees on the gra.s.sland could be made, but there weren't many in the Yan Kingdom that could do such a thing.

Soldiers with astonis.h.i.+ng arm strength loved iron bows the most. They were heavy and powerful.

A three stone iron bow could easily send a heavy arrow over three hundred meters away.

An Xuan took the iron bow and weighed it with his hand. The weight was still a little light. With a casual pull … with a snap, the bowstring snapped. The iron bow was bent into a shocking arc.

An Zhan shook his head. ””Are there any heavier ones?””

All the examiners couldn't help but look over, thinking that this guy was just showing off intentionally. But since the military liked this kind of young man the most, most of them didn't have any reaction towards him.

w.a.n.g KaiTai waved his hand. ””Bring him my bow. Lend it to him for use. Also...””

An Xuan said, ””I've paid for the Iron Bow in a while …””

w.a.n.g Kaitai nodded his head in approval. ””Yes, I can give you a discount.””

Before long, two st.u.r.dy janissaries carried w.a.n.g KaiTai's longbow over.

The bow was more than a meter and a half long, and the bowstring was as thick as a finger.