Chapter 455 - Round Three: Collect Medicinal Herbs in the Forest! (1/2)
Chapter 455 Round Three: Collect Medicinal Herbs in the Forest!In Linxia City, Ganzhou Province, Fang Qiu and Jiang Miaoyu rushed to the hotel booked in advance by the show’s crew after getting off the train.
This time, the crew didn’t book the entire place, for there were only fifty contestants left.
They only booked all the rooms on the first and second floors.
Fang Qiu and Jiang Miaoyu both lived on the second floor.
By the time they arrived, the keys to the other rooms had been taken away by others. All the contestants had arrived.
However, on the way to his room, Fang Qiu didn’t see the other contestants.
The two went into Fang Qiu’s room first. Jiang Miaoyu helped Fang Qiu unpack and put away his stuff, and then returned to her room. Fang Qiu also followed her in, mainly checking the safety of the room. After making sure everything was fine, they went out to have dinner together.
When they came back after dinner, it was already nine in the evening.
As Fang Qiu returned to his room and was about to take a shower, the SMS alert sounded suddenly, “Dee-dee-dee…”
Washing his face, Fang Qiu then took out his cell phone and saw that it was a text message from the show’s crew.
“All contestants, please note that we will hold a meeting tomorrow morning at 7:00 in the conference room on the third floor of the hotel. Every contestant, please arrive on time!”
After reading the text message, Fang Qiu went straight to bed and started practicing his mental power.
Fang Qiu no longer needed to hang things in front of him to help him practice. As long as there was something movable in the room, he would be able to train himself.
Sitting on the bed, Fang Qiu used his mental power.
The mineral water on the table was immediately lifted.
It was one bottle first, then two bottles. And then all the kettles, shoes, and cups were lifted.
The next morning, it was three o’clock in the morning. Fang Qiu got up and jumped out of the window. After running a few kilometers outside, he came to a park and began to practice with his eyes closed.
Until five o’clock in the morning, when the first person appeared in the park, Fang Qiu opened his eyes and trotted all the way back to the hotel.
On the way back, he also had his breakfast.
Fang Qiu returned to the hotel and went to take a shower. He then ran to buy hot soy milk and steamed buns and took them to Jiang Miaoyu’s room.
After Jiang Miaoyu finished her breakfast, the two went up to the third floor and came to the conference room.
It was 6:50 in the morning.
In the conference room, many people had already sat there. A few people were standing at the well-ventilated place outside the room, eating their breakfast.
Soon, it was seven o’clock.
The crew of the show headed by Director Li Huawen came to the conference room.
“Today, we will be recording the third episode of the show. The reason why I ask you to come here is to elaborate on the rules of this episode.”
Director Li Huawen then paused and glanced at all the contestants. “It’s an outdoor competition in the third round.”
“Fifteen kilometers away from Linxia, there is a forest. Many wild herbs are planted there.”
“We had asked someone to investigate before, and basically we can be sure that there are no beasts in the forest, so you don’t have to worry too much about your safety.”
“According to statistics, there are 18 kinds of herbs in this forest.”
“Your task is to find the 18 kinds of herbs and complete the collection. Whoever takes the shortest time will win.”
“This round is 30 out of 50, so only the top 30 people would be able to get into the next round. Are you clear?” the director asked.
“Yes,” Fifty contestants responded in unison.
As they replied, Fang Qiu and Jiang Miaoyu sitting next to each other exchanged glances, and both of them had a slight smile on their faces.
This task sounded difficult.
For most of the contestants, it was indeed tricky. But for Fang Qiu and Jiang Miaoyu, it wasn’t difficult because there was Yaowang Mountain in their school.
As students of the School of Chinese Medicine, everyone had been to Yaowang Mountain.
Every one of them had been there to learn about the Chinese herbs and collect some of them, not to mention that Fang Qiu also learned a lot from the keeper of Yaowang Mountain.
As for Fang Qiu and Jiang Miaoyu, this round would be to their advantage.
At this moment, there was the sound of footsteps. “Pitter-patter…”
Three judges headed by Li Zhengtang also came to the conference room.
Li Zhengtang was still in a wheelchair.
Coming to Director Li Huawen, Li Zhengtang opened his mouth. “I believe everyone has understood the rules of this round. It’s actually a test for you. Recognition and collection of medicines are essential skills for every Chinese Medicine practitioner. In addition to testing your skills, you should also experience the hardships that your forebears had gone through before.”
Yang Juanyong then opened his mouth and added, “If you want to be a Chinese Medicine doctor, you must know how to endure the hardship. This is not only a test, but it is also a training course. Although today’s technology is very advanced and there are endless means of cultivating medicinal herbs, the most effective medicines are still the wild herbs. Maybe one day you’ll go to a place where no one can be contacted. Maybe someone will be injured there, or you may be injured yourself. And our test of you today will probably save you or your friend’s life that day!”
Huang Zhengren then added, “Chinese Medicine doctors live by nature. Chinese herbal medicine is the best gift that nature gives to human beings. Only with Chinese herbal medicine, can Chinese Medicine truly exist. Therefore, as a medical practitioner, we must be in awe of nature and protect the herbs.”
After that, three judges stepped aside.