An hour later, all members of the Dragon Country delegation, including Jiang Wuming, returned to the hotel and had lunch in the buffet restaurant.
After lunch, Qi Wufu personally summoned Jiang Wuming, Ye Feng, Ye Kunlun, Gu Tianlong, and Yuan He.
When the five of them arrived at Qi Wufu's room, they found that besides Qi Wufu, the Kunlun Sect Leader Yun Tianjian, the Dragon Gate Grand Elder Long Yongjie, the Buddhist Sect Grand Elder, the Military Department Chief Instructor, and Zhujian were all present.
Moreover, each of them had a teacup in front of them, and the tea in the cups was no longer steaming, indicating they had been chatting for a while.
"Marshal!"
Jiang Wuming and the other four greeted Qi Wufu and the others and stood in a line.
"Before coming to London, you must have all learned from your elders that this Global Martial Arts Conference is somewhat unusual.
And you have all attended the opening ceremony, and you should have heard the underlying meaning of the War God Hall Chairman's report."
Qi Wufu got straight to the point, saying, "The War God Hall, primarily based in Europe, wants to consolidate power and has gained the support of countries and regions such as the North American Alliance, the Land of Invaders, the African Union, the Bear Country, South Asia, and India.
The War God Hall aims to govern all global martial arts forces, including the City of Sin and the Underworld Hall. The first issue they need to address is obtaining the support of Dragon Country!
Due to historical reasons, the relationship between the Dragon Country martial arts community and the War God Hall is very poor, and there have even been confrontation incidents. The War God Hall, led by Saint Lun @ Roman, is well aware that they cannot obtain Dragon Country's support!
In this situation, they intend to use the martial arts practical combat competition of this Global Martial Arts Conference to target Dragon Country, using military force to suppress it and thus gain Dragon Country's support!"
"If you don't agree, fight!"
"Dragon Country is not a place they can suppress!"
Ye Kunlun and Ye Feng could not help but speak.
"That's right, Dragon Country will never be suppressed by them through force!"
Qi Wufu continued, following their words, "But to achieve this, we must demonstrate our strength in the martial arts practical combat competition and achieve victory! This is why I summoned you here!"
Having said that, Qi Wufu paused and looked at Zhujian, saying, "Zhujian, tell them about the practical combat competition for the Genius Group."
"Yes, Marshal!"
Zhujian took the order and then said, "The rules for the Genius Group's practical combat competition have been changed. Our Martial Department has carefully studied the rules and discovered loopholes.
First, the contestants gain points by killing the criminals on the island, but it is not specified if the killing must be solo. This means that contestants from various countries can team up to kill criminals together, and then have one person gain the points.
Second, the rules do not clarify whether contestants can attack each other, which means that contestants may fight to snatch criminals for points, or even kill each other!
Regarding these two issues, we raised objections to the organizing committee and the War God Hall, but the reply was that the competition rules had already been distributed and it was difficult to change them temporarily, so they would be executed according to the original rules."
Hmm?
Hearing Zhujian's words, Jiang Wuming's heart stirred.
When he first saw the rules for the Genius Group martial arts competition on the Divine Net forum, he felt there were problems with the rules, and he also realized the two points Zhujian had just mentioned.
Now, Dragon Country had raised objections, and the organizing committee and the War God Hall refused to change the rules, which inevitably led to speculation!
"To ensure the safety of the participating members and to achieve victory, I have discussed with your respective elders and made the following decisions."
Qi Wufu continued, "First, after you arrive at the island for the competition, do not rush to kill criminals. Try to gather and form teams first, and kill criminals together. This will maximize your safety.
Second, to ensure that Dragon Country can win the championship in the Genius Group martial arts competition, when you form teams to kill criminals, the final blow will be completed by Jiang Wuming!
This means that Jiang Wuming will obtain all the points and win the final championship!"
Swish, swish, swish!
Hearing this, the expressions of Ye Feng, Gu Tianlong, and Ye Kunlun changed simultaneously.
Even Jiang Wuming felt a touch of surprise.
Only Yuan He remained calm; he had no interest in points or championships at all!
"Jiang Wuming is the strongest among you, so it is relatively fair for him to be the final champion. Of course, Jiang Wuming will share the championship reward with you. After all, this is considered a team reward for all of you!"
Qi Wufu could sense the changes in the expressions of Ye Feng, Gu Tianlong, and Ye Kunlun, and knew that the three of them were not convinced. However, without giving them a chance to speak, he said in a commanding tone, "This is my request and command as the Marshal of the Dragon Country Martial Department and the head of the delegation. You must obey!"
"Yes!"
Upon hearing Qi Wufu's words again, whether it was Jiang Wuming and Yuan He, or Ye Feng, Gu Tianlong, and Ye Kunlun, they all immediately accepted the order.
"Finally, although your competition will be broadcast live, to ensure your safety, Zhujian will accompany you to the nearest coastal city to the island.
This city is very close to the island, and it only takes five minutes to get there by helicopter. If you encounter any problems during the competition, Zhujian will rush to the scene immediately!"
Qi Wufu added, and then asked, "Do you have any other questions?"
"Marshal, I have two questions," Jiang Wuming said first.
"Wuming, speak,"
Qi Wufu nodded, and the others also turned their attention to Jiang Wuming.
"First, I have carefully investigated and understood the information of all participating contestants.
I believe that our hostile forces are well aware that they can compete for the championship by forming teams with us. But trying to hunt us down as a team would be suicidal!
Even if they unite the City of Sin and the Underworld Hall, they cannot do it!
Moreover, I feel that the Underworld Hall and the City of Sin may not necessarily join forces with them!
However, from both a rational and emotional perspective, I do not believe they will miss this opportunity to kill me and target the martial arts geniuses of Dragon Country.
Therefore, I believe that if there are any issues with the Genius Group martial arts competition, the problems will definitely lie with those criminals.
I would like to know if we have verified the information of those criminals, and even tested their combat strength on the spot?"
Jiang Wuming raised his first question.
"Wuming, you can rest assured about this. Our people verified the information and strength of every criminal on the spot yesterday after arriving. There are no issues,"
Zhujian answered Jiang Wuming's question.
"Since there are no issues with this, I am relieved.
Second question, if contestants from other delegations attack us or try to kill us, can we retaliate without any scruples, or even wipe them out?"
Jiang Wuming asked again.
He knew that since Qi Wufu had asked him and the four of Ye Feng to form a team, it was an implicit reminder not to actively seek personal revenge during the competition and to attack the descendants of his father's enemies, otherwise it would affect Ye Feng and the other four.
"I do not offend others unless they offend me!"
This time, Qi Wufu responded to Jiang Wuming.
"If contestants from other delegations really do this, then feel free to act. No matter the consequences, the Dragon Country Martial Department will back you up!!"