I Have A Martial Dao World-Chapter 832 - 831. Test begins

As the first humans to embark on the Infinite Journey, The Chosen captured the attention of the whole world, receiving treatment akin to "super-celebrity pop stars."

The media from various countries scrambled to report on the event, even broadcasting live on-site, comprehensively documenting this significant occasion for the future of humanity.

One after another, The Chosen appeared on screens, delivering speeches that were heartfelt and impassioned, expressing their dedication to striving for humanity and Blue Star.

Yet, of the 100 "Space-Time Tokens" Lu Yao issued, only 50 recipients had been revealed to the public.

The other 50 were either deliberately concealed by governments or had chosen to secretly hide themselves.

Many didn’t trust governments and the elites, adhering to a "lone wolf" principle that trusted only themselves.

Especially the foreign Chosen, who were invariably top-tier elites; the less powerful and fortunate were even more reluctant to come forward.

But what is gained is often at a loss; relying solely on oneself would clearly be at a disadvantage in terms of equipment.

Venturing into the unknown Otherworld was indeed an endeavor filled with dangers.

Thus, Lu Yao stipulated that these "one-star" Chosen could carry no more than 100 kilograms of supplies.

As one’s star level increased, this restriction would be gradually relaxed.

Xia Country prepared the most advanced exoskeletons which allowed women to lift cannonballs weighing up to 150 kilograms.

Besides that, there were, of course, weapons, precious metals, food, etc.

Wang Guowei’s equipment was particularly striking—a "Battle Armor" set.

The design was similar to what Lu Yao had used in the past, but the materials were both sturdier and lighter.

Other countries’ contestants also showed off their respective advanced national equipment, with Mark even bringing the current top-of-the-line "remote-controlled tank"!

Despite looking like a toy, it was actually an intelligent weapon capable of autonomously detecting enemies, having thrashed oil-nation armed forces in security wars.

However, the most eye-catching was a Chosen from Tianzhu, whose prepared supplies... included a living person weighing over 50 kilograms!

His country lacked impressive high-tech gear, so they resorted to this idea.

An extra companion might indeed be more useful than equipment in certain situations, though it remained to be seen if it would work out.

Time ticked away by the minute, and soon it was time to depart.

Under the gaze of thousands, before the eyes of The Chosen, a slowly rotating Yin-Yang Fish pattern suddenly appeared, opening a golden portal.

This was a visual effect added by Lu Yao at the last minute, simply for the sake of aesthetics~

Amidst gasps of awe, The Chosen entered the portal one after another and vanished from sight.

As expected, the attention-grabbing Tianzhu contestant failed.

His attendant approached the portal and nothing happened, as if passing through an illusion.

Without authorization from Lu Yao, the "Pathways to All Realms" denied him entry.

The Tianzhu contestant muttered a curse under his breath and could only start his journey with ordinary equipment as his backup plan.

Just when everyone thought this was the last twist, unexpected big news struck!

The former Prime Minister of the Oya Federation—Morris, suddenly claimed at this moment—that he too was one of The Chosen!

He opened his own live broadcast, showing the miraculous golden portal to the world, and bellowed:

"I will personally reclaim what’s mine!"

With that, he entered the portal and disappeared.

The world was in an uproar!

Nobody expected this unlucky fellow, known for livestreaming his dance with pigs, to be the fortunate recipient of divine favor!

At that moment, Lu Yao nodded and smiled, "Very spirited indeed, then best of luck to you~"

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To allow mortals to journey across realms, Lu Yao slowed down the Pathway’s speed.

About a minute later, a hundred Chosen arrived in the target world one after another.

Shaking off a slight sense of weightlessness, they stared at the Otherworld before them, utterly astounded and shocked!

Immediately following, the "Space-Time Token" gave a prompt: [Task One: Survive 48 hours in the current world.]

At this moment, the "Space-Time Token" was slowly extracting spiritual essence from the world where the Chosen were, in minute quantities hardly noticeable.

But staying for 48 hours would be enough to offset the energy consumed to open the "Pathways to All Realms," and every additional day would be pure profit for Lu Yao.

Although the amount is indeed small, if gathered by hundreds of millions of units, it would be a substantial harvest!

All Lu Yao had to do was build the early-stage infrastructure, and then he could lie back and "get paid"; indeed, a joyful affair.

And this was just the spiritual essence, not to mention the heaven-and-earth treasures harnessed by the users.

Lu Yao had already begun to strategize: How to make those working under him willingly offer up their benefits.

"It seems I need to create a ’game mall’-like recycling system..."

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At the same time, the gathering of Chosen quickly snapped out of their initial shock and began to get on the right track.

Lu Yao’s main concerns were three teams of people.

First was Wang Guowei leading a team of military elite.

They had arrived in the world where Liao Mochou was, quickly determined their latitude based on the climate, geology, and vegetation, and confirmed their direction with the stars and sextant before heading towards the nearest large city.

This bunch were too professional, solving all problems with ease.

After a quick glance, Lu Yao lost interest and turned to focus on the old lovers Li Lei and Sanna.

Together with many people from Xia Country, they had all arrived in the realm of the Qin Sisters in the Yan Huang Realm.

This was a new world, with emerging market towns which were greatly in need of construction, and thus desperately short of labor.

So as long as one didn’t make trouble, there was definitely no threat to one’s life.

Moreover, with the same origin and species, identical appearance and language, the group from Xia Country easily integrated into the market towns.

Under Lu Yao’s care, this was a total PvE mode.

But another group wasn’t so lucky.

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When Elon Musk came to his senses, he found himself in an expansive savannah dotted with sparse trees.

And to his surprise, he even had a "teammate" beside him, none other than Morris!

This man’s deeds were forever etched in history; Musk recognized him at a glance, and of course, Morris also recognized the world’s richest man.

Both had some idea of each other’s backgrounds, so they naturally agreed to travel together.

As the CEO of a high-tech company, Musk’s equipment was especially lavish.

He raised his hand and released a silenced drone, quickly acquiring intel:

"The temperature is notably higher to the south, and the concentration of carbon dioxide is also abnormally high, suggesting the presence of a city. We should explore that way first."

Morris had no objections, and they set off to the south together to see what they would find.

During the journey, Morris looked on with envy at Musk’s high-tech gear.

After a disgraceful fall, he no longer had access to sophisticated equipment, but he took solace in his reliable military weaponry.

Brimming with confidence, Morris was increasingly hopeful for the arrival of transcendental powers.

And soon enough, his wishes came true.

The two walked across the savannah for half a day, and the drone did not detect any sign of advanced technology; they started to think this was a primitive and backward world.

Yet unexpectedly, a Hovering Car with ill intent suddenly swooped down from the sky!