[Comprehensive British and American] Welcome to Arkham's Infinite Journey

second night 10

Fu Jiang was dragged by a group of players to Sephiroth, bowing his head reluctantly, a little autistic.

The other players sincerely expressed their apologies.

Sephiroth didn't take this matter to heart, and the players haven't done anything yet, so he naturally doesn't care.

It's rare to see Fu Jiang deflated, which is quite interesting.

Sephiroth's "understanding" calmed down the atmosphere among the players and made it less sharp.

Everyone refocused their attention on this task.

Fu Jiang, who was supposed to be the protagonist of the stardom, inexplicably became one of the supporting roles in the room.

"Escape Room" is familiar to all players.

A long time ago, this was one of the popular stand-alone game themes all over the world.

Later it developed into reality.

Generally speaking, what players need to do is to look for clues in the current environment.

And deduce it according to the clues that can be found, and finally get the "key" to leave the current environment.

This is a "game" that tests the comprehensive quality of the secret room designers and participants in terms of imagination, knowledge reserves, observation skills, and physical strength.

In reality, there are many players who can "easily play" the escape room game, and they are called "escape room masters".

It's a pity that none of the [-] people present is a room escape master.

Having said that, the scene is a little awkward.

After listening for a long time, Fu Jiang, who only understood the last sentence, glanced at Sephiroth.

Moving the corners of his lips, Fu Jiang pressed the word "waste" into his mouth without saying it.

Although there is no escape room master, everyone's mood is very optimistic.

"There should be quite a few people who have played the stand-alone game of escape from the secret room."

"We all understand the corresponding rules."

"It is also a good thing that everyone comes from different jobs, which means that our overall knowledge coverage will be very wide. Even if we encounter some relatively uncommon knowledge, we will not completely understand it."

"the most important is!"

"The dean will definitely find a way."

Tomie: "..."

Fu Jiang glanced at Sephiroth secretly again, and pulled his whole face down.

But because her face is extremely beautiful, even if she pulls her face, she looks good.

Ever since these players dragged Fu Jiang to apologize, all the occurrences and developments have deviated from Fu Jiang's familiar appearance.

She is really a little confused now.

Coupled with the fact that Sephiroth is here, these players are all a bunch of "trash", and the current situation doesn't look right.

So Fu Jiang's performance is still "well-behaved".

Of course, this kind of "beautiful" is just Fu Jiang's own understanding of "beautiful".

Fu Jiang looked at these players with a very good attitude and an optimistic look, and had no idea where their confidence in Sephiroth came from.

Sephiroth listened very carefully when these players said something to you and me to analyze and summarize, and would nod from time to time, seeming to agree.

These players have also become more active and confident because of Sephiroth's "affirmation".

And this positivity and confidence did not abate in the slightest until the players spent more than a fixed amount of time looking for clues, causing the problems in the entire room to rise.

The temperature in the room was only warm at first.

But as time went by, the temperature gradually increased to the point where it was like an oven.

The players scattered around the room looking for clues were not only sweating profusely, but even had difficulty breathing.

Fu Jiang's tolerance for this environment is very low.

From the temperature to the height to making her uncomfortable, she couldn't maintain her "quiet and well-behaved" personality, and the whole person became irritable.

She followed a few of the smartest-looking players, urging them on.

"Can you hurry up! If this continues, all of us will be roasted!"

Not only scolding, Fu Jiang also kicked and beat the male players behind them.

If other women did this, as strangers who had never met before, these male players would have jumped up and responded with their petty temper.

But the current situation is a bit special.

Because of the existence of Sephiroth, even though the temperature in the secret room is getting hotter and hotter, there is obviously a tendency to roast all the players in the secret room to death, but because of the inexplicable confidence of the players, there is no sign of anxiety or despair. mood.

And because of Fu Jiang's own beauty and strong attraction to the opposite sex, it seems that she can be "forgivable" even if she is not so arrogant and unreasonable.

So none of these players were angry.

Not only was he not angry, but someone comforted Fu Jiang in turn.

"Don't be angry, you can definitely go out, after all, this is a secret room. When we go out, I will ask you to drink more water."

"water?"

When water was mentioned, Fu Jiang, who was already anxious, exploded immediately.

Originally in the corner of the room, a water dispenser was placed.

Since the indoor heat, there are many people who feel parched.

But there is not much water in the water dispenser, and it is impossible for twenty people to share it.

Originally, Fu Jiang thought that if she didn't need to speak, someone would definitely pass the water in front of her.

It has nothing to do with whether she is thirsty or not.

It's all about the "preciousness" of such a little water in this secret room.

Men are always willing to hold the best things in front of her.

result……

What happened in the end blew Fu Jiang into a rage.

The water in the water dispenser was touched one after another, and in the end there was only one cup left.

At that time, it was Luo Lifu who was the most gracious to Fu Jiang to fetch water.

Before leaving, Luo Lifu said to Fu Jiang: "The temperature in the room is getting higher and higher, and everyone seems to be very thirsty. Do you feel thirsty?"

Fu Jiang's answer is of course yes.

In the end, she watched as Luo Lifu picked up the last unused cup on the coffee table, ran to the water dispenser excitedly, and took out all the water in it.

Because there was not much water left in the water dispenser, everyone went to get it one after another, and they were very restrained.

Now that Luo Lifu suddenly took out all the remaining water, it would naturally attract the attention of others.

At that time, Fu Jiang was still thinking, what should she say when Luo Lifu brought this glass of water to him?

She doesn't care at all whether others will feel jealous, disgusted, envious, etc. of her because of this.

result……

As a result, after Luo Lifu got the water, he walked towards Fu Jiang, getting closer and closer...

Then he passed by Fu Jiang and handed the glass of water to Sephiroth.

"Dean, it's so hot here, would you like some water?"

When everyone was looking for clues, Sephiroth was not idle.

But he didn't move anything in the room, he just observed it, and he didn't say anything in between.

But no matter whether Sephiroth speaks or not, no matter where he goes, he seems to be the center of the players.

Everyone can't help but give Sephiroth their attention.

When the other players saw Luo Lifu handing the water to Sephiroth, the slightly stagnant atmosphere in the room was immediately relieved.

Many people even sighed: "Yes, it has been such a long time, it seems that only the dean has not drank a little water?"

"That's right... Dean, please drink some water."

In fact, Sephiroth, who didn't need to eat or drink at all, thought for a while facing the glass of water in front of him.

For this short moment, Luo Lifu was afraid that Sephiroth would refuse, so he put the glass full of water on the small table next to Sephiroth, and raised a "manly smile" face.

"The dean left this water for you, you should drink it earlier! The temperature is getting higher and higher now, if you don't drink it, it will probably be evaporated in a while."

After saying this, Luo Lifu left quickly, leaving no chance for Sephiroth to say what was in his mind.

Sephiroth: "..."

Facing the situation in front of him, Sephiroth didn't know what to say for a while.

He looked at the glass of water in front of him and smiled slightly.

In the "Escape Room" game.

Any item in the secret room may be a key prop.

If the water in the water dispenser is a key item to leave this room, the players not only drank a lot of it themselves, but even gave it to him.

In the end, I found out that I lost the key props and had no way to leave the room, what should I do if I could only wait to be roasted to death by the high temperature?

Sephiroth glanced around, these sweaty players, who were already so hot that it was difficult to breathe, shook their heads slightly.

Then he raised his hand to pick up the water glass and drank the pure water in it.

The players secretly paying attention to Sephiroth saw that Sephiroth drank the water, all of them had smiles on their faces.

That appearance seems to be happier than drinking water.

Only Fujie...

Only Fu Jiang was going to explode with anger.

But in such a strange secret room, with Sephiroth beside him, Fu Jiang didn't want to be left here, nor did he want anything too "unexpected" to happen.

So Fu Jiang was still angry with these male players, but he didn't mention the water.

Not mentioning it doesn't mean I'm not angry!

Fu Jiang finally endured it for so long, but these bastards with no winks said the word "water" to her.

Fu Jiang was so angry that he was dizzy and even wanted to cry.

Thinking about it, Fu Jiang really squatted on the ground and started crying.

When she cried, the male players next to her were stunned.

Everyone looked at Fu Jiang in a daze, feeling at a loss for a moment.

The other male players in the room quickly approached, looking like they wanted to question.

But it was really hot in the room.

The feeling of being surrounded by people is so bad that it seems that even the air is about to disappear.

So Fu Jiang screamed: "Don't come here!"

All the male players who came around stopped in embarrassment, and Fu Jiang wailed directly, "My life is so miserable!" Pushing away the players in front of him, he ran directly to the corner of the room where there was no one, and at the same time shouted, " Don't come here, you trash! Hurry up and find a way out! I don't want to be burned to death!

"You trash! Trash! Trash!!!"

Embarrassed male players: "..."

The female players who hadn't spoken much looked at this scene and laughed one by one.

Everyone walked around the room while twisting their sweaty clothes.

The temperature in the room was indeed getting excessive.

Because it took too long, the roof flipped once, and four huge things that looked like an oven heating plate and an enlarged version of the "little sun" used in winter appeared, spewing heat crazily at everyone in the room.

Now even the walls on both sides are starting to turn red.

Everyone is really worried, the walls on both sides are also coming out of this kind of heating stuff like the roof.

And the concerns of the players came quickly.

Now the room is really like an oven.

Players are like food in an oven waiting to be cooked.

In fact, everyone feels that they are not far from being baked.

Sephiroth glanced at these sleepy players, and said softly: "Enough is enough..."

Nearly three hours had passed since they entered the room.

Even if there is no so-called "escape room master" among the players, after three hours of careful observation, searching and reasoning, someone has already discovered how to leave.

For example, Qiu Keli—among the players, the first tall lady who communicated with Sephiroth—and a few other players.

At first, these people were the most outstanding among all the players, and they were also the most active in finding answers.

But after they found out how to leave, they all fell silent and stopped their activities.

because……

The way to leave this secret room is really related to the water in the water dispenser in the room.

There is not much water in the water dispenser. It is not for the players to quench their thirst at all, but to fill a set of test tube decorations in the corner of the room.

When the test tube decoration is full, it will trigger the mechanism and open an exit channel.

But the water has been used up by everyone.

The last remaining cup went into Sephiroth's stomach.

There are many misleading factors in this whole room, but the answer is extremely simple and clear.

It may be because it seems too "straightforward" and the thinking pattern at the beginning, so no one discovered the mystery at the beginning.

And by the time someone finds out how to get out of here, it's already too late.

Instead of saying these things and causing conflicts, it is better to say nothing and pretend that there is no way to get out.

——This is the answer Sephiroth asked not long ago.

Sephiroth raised his hand and patted it, attracting the attention of all players.

"I already know how to leave."

It was just a sentence, and all the players who had been sleepy jumped up happily, and there was no such thing as the previous look that was about to be unable to support.

Only Qiu Keli and the others felt a little doubt in their hearts.

But none of them questioned Sephiroth.

because……

Believing in Sephiroth is such a natural thing.

Now that Sephiroth said he found a way to leave.

That must mean that there's more than one way to get out of this room.

Sephiroth gathered everyone together and stood in front of the wall with the door when they entered the room.

The whole room has four walls, plus the roof and floor.

Now only the wall with the door and the opposite wall left when the people came in, and the floor looks "normal", and there is no thing that bakes the people.

But now the temperature in the room is hot enough for the average person to drink a pot.

The existence of Sephiroth has played a big role in everyone being able to support until now.

Now Sephiroth was standing in front of the wall opposite the door.

Then he pulled out the authentic knife from his waist.

When the blade of the authentic knife was exposed to everyone's sight, everyone, including Fu Jiang, was a little surprised.

Obviously, the blade of the authentic sword is not small, and Sephiroth did not hide it on purpose, he just hung the sword on his waist.

But they stayed in the same room for so long, but no one discovered the existence of this knife.

Until Sephiroth pulled out the authentic knife from his waist...

Originally, Sephiroth had an air of detachment that was completely different from ordinary people, and when he held a knife in his hand, there was a hint of sharpness.

He raised the tip of the knife and volleyed on the snow-white wall, as if he was looking for something.

"It took me some time to find out..." Sephiroth said, "Since there is only one task requirement for everyone-reaching the final level is considered a pass-then maybe we don't have to follow the designer of the escape room game completely. , giving us the designed escape rule.

"Now, let's try it."

Anyway, if you stay in this room again, there is no other way to leave.

The players listened to Sephiroth's words, and no one had any objections.

Not only did he have no objection, but he was dragged into the middle of the crowd, and Fu Jiang, who was so crowded that his feet were a little off the ground, heard a male player who was obviously very excited and whispered words such as: "Cool!".

Fu Jiang twisted his body uncomfortably, but was soon squeezed tighter.

Sephiroth made everyone stand crowded, and the players really stood crowded.

Tomie: "..."

What can she say?

She is just a weak and helpless beautiful girl! ! !

The sword of Sephiroth who was holding the knife suddenly stopped in mid-air.

Everything happened extremely quickly, and the light in the room seemed to be concentrated on the authentic blade at that moment.

The players only saw two light blades flashing past, and the snow-white wall just fell down like this.

Then everyone saw how thick the wall was.

Fresh air poured into the room from the broken wall, and the terrifying temperature in the room seemed to soften a lot in an instant.

After Sephiroth raised his hand to signal, the players all rushed out impatiently.

During the period, Fu Jiang, who was always sulking because of being squeezed, was also dragged away by the male players.

There is a forest outside the room.

Players can smell the grass and hear the chirping of birds.

Not far from them, a small river can still be seen flowing.

The river water is extremely clear, and there are three or two beautiful small fish swimming in it.

All the players who ran out had their mouths widened and were breathing. They wished their lungs could get bigger and suck more air into their bodies.

Slowing down a bit, everyone turned around and looked back, and saw that the room they were in was not in any normal building at all, but in a hollowed out hill.

What Sephiroth said is very true.

Customs clearance requirements are not strict.

If you have the ability, you can choose to leave the room in other ways.

but……

Then you have to have that ability.

Such a thick "wall".

Unless these players have enough bombs in their hands, they can guarantee that the "wall" will be blown out.

But Sephiroth does it all with one knife.

This is completely beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"Even a veteran who has strengthened his own attributes in the infinite world, there is no way to do all this easily, right?"

Qiu Keli, who put her hands on her legs, bent over and breathed heavily, talked in a low voice with the six female players gathered around her.

Although they are female, players who can pass the novice trial level and survive well cannot simply look at it.

Everyone nodded.

There is no fear of Sephiroth in my heart, but a little more peace of mind.

Who doesn't want their teammate to be someone who is both strong and won't do things like backstabbing?

Anyway, everyone looked at Sephiroth's appearance, and no one believed that Sephiroth would do such a thing as "stabbing in the back".

There was a sudden sound of stone sliding on the broken wall.

A stone wall that came from nowhere blocked the broken wall.

When everyone was looking at the wall, Fu Jiang could no longer bear this "player team" centered entirely on Sephiroth.

Originally, Fu Jiang was not a good-tempered and patient person.

It is very rare for her to be able to endure until now.

Fu Jiang shook off the player holding his hand, and when Luo Lifu wanted to follow up, he cursed impatiently, "Get away."

Luo Lifu frowned severely, but quickly let go.

He actually stood still and did not continue to follow, but confessed: "It is very dangerous here, and no one knows what will happen. It is better not to run around until you are sure it is safe."

Fu Jiang didn't even give Luo Lifu a look, and walked towards Xiaohe without looking back.

In the process of walking, both feet stepped heavily on the ground.

It's just that the ground is full of grass and dirt, so no matter how hard you step, you can't make a loud sound.

Fu Jiang's back view almost engraved the word "angry" on it.

There were other male players who saw it, and after thinking about it, they followed behind.

However, the few male players who were mixed with Luo Lifu in the first secret room and were scolded and beaten by Fu Jiang did not follow.

They all came together, looking straight at Fu Jiang's back with a pair of eyes.

No matter how normal a person looks at it, it will feel a little scary to look at the weird look of not turning the two eyes.

Luo Lifu turned his head away as if he didn't notice at all.

"If you want to go, you can go too."

Several people turned their eyes back, and repeated what Luo Lifu said before one by one.

"It's very dangerous here."

"Nobody knows what's going to happen."

"Before it's safe."

"It's better not to run around."

After saying this, smiles gradually appeared on the faces of several people.

The youngest among them, looking at the tall boy who was only eighteen or nineteen years old, raised his hand and rubbed the top of his hair, and said with a smile, "It's so strange... I've never liked anyone before, But as long as you see Fu Jiang, you will feel that you love her very much.

"But when I turned my eyes away and saw the dean again... I felt that it was strange for me to have that kind of thought. Obviously we are just strangers, and I don't like her at all."

"What a coincidence... I feel the same way."

"Really? But the others..."

Luo Lifu shrugged, "Love is the most wonderful thing, like the beautiful girl Fu Jiangzhao, everyone will love her."

"Actually, I still think I like her now, but..."

"When I first saw her, I felt that I liked her so much that I couldn't control myself. But now I can control my emotions through reason?"

A few people talked about the Fu Jiang matter together.

Attention soon turned to the question of what to do next.

But after a while, I suddenly heard several exclamations from the river, and someone shouted Fu Jiang's name.

All the players who controlled themselves and didn't approach the river to get water for the time being, just turned their heads in the direction of the sound, and saw a black shadow fall back into the water, accompanied by Fu Jiang's extremely short scream .

Fujiang...

Gone.

Some male players who followed Fu Jiang past jumped into the river uncontrollably, as if they wanted to bring Fu Jiang up.

But as soon as he jumped in, the whole river was dyed red.

This red color is mixed with the black soil rolled up from the bottom of the river, as well as Fu Jiang's blood.

The once clear river surface is now invisible.

The other male players who wanted to jump down were all horrified by what they saw before them, and kept backing away.

Sephiroth walked up and down, glanced across the river and said, "He's dead."

Not much time passed, after the most violent struggle, the turbulent mud, sand and blood in the flowing river were quickly diluted by the river water.

Everyone saw two skeletons falling into the river in extremely twisted postures.

Looking at the clothes on the skeleton and the strands of hair falling to the side, one can probably tell who it belongs to.

The development of the matter was slightly beyond Sephiroth's expectations.

In his prediction, Fu Jiang's death should not include this kind of "accident".

But thinking about the dungeon this time, it's not surprising that Fu Jiang died so suddenly.

After all, compared with other players, Fu Jiang is still very individual.

On the contrary, in the previous room, Fu Jiang was able to be "well-behaved" all the time, which surprised Sephiroth even more.

After all, it is very difficult for Fu Jiang to "control himself".

Fu Jiang and a male player were out in full view.

Everyone who was very hungry and thirsty now looked at the river water mixed with blood and gradually became able to see the bones in it, and felt that they didn't seem to be so thirsty anymore.

When Sephiroth turned around and was about to leave the river, he suddenly remembered something and reminded everyone: "The water of this river... it's better not to touch it for the time being."

After all, this is the river mixed with Fu Jiang's blood.

Fu Jiang seemed to be eaten by some kind of cannibal creature in the river in a very short time.

I don't know how much Fu Jiang's ability will affect the NPCs in the infinite world.

Just when Sephiroth left the river, the sweet voice that had disappeared for a long time sounded again.

"A special situation has been detected in the game. According to the request of the audience, this copy will enter the hunting mode. Please be prepared and enjoy the game."

The female voice appeared abruptly and disappeared suddenly.

As soon as the words fell, the players who were discussing to explore the forest suddenly heard the low roar of the beast.

Three gray wolves, whose mouths were stained with blood, appeared to have been hungry for a long time, and came out of the forest.

Some players pointed at them in astonishment.

"I just... I saw them in the forest just now, but they are just immobile specimens, why..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.

Luo Lifu pumped the muscles on his two arms and said, "Do you think this world is scientific?"

Just one question made all the startled players shut their mouths.

If you must explain everything that happened to you according to the science you know, then there is really no way to fully explain it.

Since the world is already so unscientific, it doesn't seem to be surprising to encounter other unscientific situations.

And this is just a copy of "Level [-] Difficulty".

Those unimaginable unscientific things rarely appear in first-level dungeons.

When everyone was surprised, Sephiroth was thinking.

In the words spoken by the female voice just now, there was a word that Sephiroth was more concerned about.

--audience.

According to the audience's request, the dungeon has changed from a normal room escape game...

In other words, the difficulty has increased, and creatures that actively hunt players have appeared.

It can be inferred from this.

Everything that happened in this game was seen by the "audience".

This is not a simple "level one difficulty" dungeon, it has more room for exploration.

Sephiroth thought of those Fu Jiangs who were automatically distributed to other corners by the copy after he brought it into the copy.

Although Fu Jiang who came in with him was only four people.

But he didn't know the exact number of Fu Jiang who was actually brought in by him.

There are thousands of designations.

So many rich rivers, if only in this escape room copy.

I'm afraid it's not necessary to break the entire dungeon, there is no need to play the so-called game at all, just use the amount of Fu Jiang to break the dungeon.

And Fu Jiang himself is not afraid of ordinary death.

Where are so many Fu Jiangs assigned to? It seems to have a lot to do with the "audience" behind this dungeon?

Thinking of this, Sephiroth immediately lost great interest in "playing" the room escape game with the players in An Anfen.

He put his hand on the authentic hilt again.

But before Sephiroth was about to push Zhengzong out of the scabbard, Qiu Keli stepped forward and called out: "Dean!"

Sephiroth lowered his eyes and set his gaze on Qiu Keli.

Qiu Keli trembled slightly under Sephiroth's gaze.

Unlike when she first saw Sephiroth, her trembling at this time was due to excitement, and she was trying to suppress this excitement.

Sephiroth's eyes were different from those of everyone she had ever met and seen.

She could clearly feel many different things from Sephiroth's gaze.

In Sephiroth's eyes, it seems that it doesn't matter who is standing in front of him, no matter what kind of clothes this person is wearing, what kind of jewelry he is wearing, or what kind of words he is speaking.

To Sephiroth, these people represent only himself.

There will be no additional tags on him.

It was a strange sense of "equity."

The existence of Sephiroth itself is so dazzling, so dazzling that people have a sense of distance that can never be reached.

But he is so special, so special that they won't feel any difference between himself and others in front of Sephiroth.

Such a discovery made Qiu Keli extremely excited, so excited that she wanted to cry.

But no matter what kind of story she has, she has restrained these flooding emotions very well.

She looked at Sephiroth with extremely sincere eyes, and begged, "Please let us do it ourselves."

The other five female players followed behind and said in unison: "Please let us do it ourselves."

Qiu Keli lowered her head slightly, as if confiding, she wanted to speak her words as sincerely and clearly as possible, "You have done enough for us, the difficulties we are facing now belong to all of us and should not Only your hands are left to do it.

"Although we may not be able to do well, but ... we also want to do something ...

"Take what we can.

"At the same time, I implore you to take action when we can't deal with it..."

When she said the last sentence, Qiu Keli lowered her head, feeling a little "despicable" in her heart.

But just when she was about to change her words, she heard Sephiroth's laughter.

"I'm very glad that you can have such awareness."

Sephiroth looked squarely at the six female players in front of him.

He raised his hand and lightly touched Qiu Keli's hair, like a blessing.

The brilliance of the sky is also scattered on the top of his hair at this moment, making him look like a god riding the brilliance.

He said: "I promise you, I will shoot when you can't deal with it."

Originally, Sephiroth had lost interest in continuing to play this room escape game with the players, but at this time he felt...

Maybe there's no need to rush out of here.

The six female players were extremely moved.

No matter whether you have ever believed in the existence of gods or not, you always feel that...

From the moment they met Sephiroth, they met a miracle.

The six female players, whose sense of presence has never been very strong, were somewhat uneasy at first, but after Sephiroth's "blessing", the insecurity in their hearts subsided and they were full of courage.

Originally, I thought it would be possible to kill the three gray wolves with everyone's cooperation.

Now I feel that they are just three gray wolves, and they are so hungry that they are skin and bones.As long as you pay attention, it will definitely not be difficult to kill!

Sephiroth, who clearly sensed the change in the momentum of the few people, felt a little troubled in his heart.

I always feel that the BUFF of these people seems to have been added too much, and their confidence suddenly swelled greatly.

The six female players were already gearing up and walked towards the three gray wolves.

Other male players look at me and I look at you.

I found that the eyes of the six female players even seemed to dislike me for getting in the way.

Someone tried to talk to Sephiroth: "That dean...can you also give me a blessing? As long as I have your blessing, I will definitely be able to defeat these three wolves! I can do it alone!"

Other male players responded quickly.

This one said: "...kids stand back and don't talk nonsense."

"I don't know the sky is high and the earth is thick, boy!"

That one said: "Dean, please bless me too! It's just three wolves!"

Sephiroth: "...???"

For a moment, Sephiroth had an illusion.

It seems that I am not in the infinite world "full of danger", but returned to the Arkham Asylum.

His patients sometimes have this kind of "competition".