After finishing the final matters at hand, Kurosawa informed his relatives, friends and company employees and left Haitang City.

This year’s Provincial Super League will not be held in Changchuan, but in Jinliang City.

Kurosawa had never been to this city before.

Among the one first-tier city, three second-tier cities and one quasi-second-tier city in Hanquan Province, he has only visited Changchuan, Furuchuan and Haitang.

And when I was in Furukawa, I just lived in a border town for a while and then changed my route.

However, although he has never been to Jinliang City, it does not mean that he knows nothing about this city.

Jinliang City is a famous medicinal material city in Hanquan Province. A large part of the supply of magical resources in Haitang City is transported from Jinliang City.

The reason behind this is that there are a large number of subspaces with favorable conditions and rich in magical plants near Jinliang City. Magical crops can easily grow in them. Moreover, according to incomplete statistics, the probability of random birth of magical resources in Jinliang is also 5% higher than that of other cities.

Times up.

It can be said that in Hanquan Province, Jinliang City is the city that best conforms to the image of the Dongtian Blessed Land in traditional culture.

The unique advantages also make the life and work of urban residents here closely related to medicinal materials. The per capita income ranks first in the province, even behind the provincial capital Changchuan.

However, when God opens a window for you, he may also secretly close a door for you.

Sitting in such a favorable location, Jinliang City rarely has talented geniuses at the Elf League level. It seems that it has been cursed by some kind. The number of geniuses in this city is obviously less than that of the other three cities. More often than not, there are

It still depends on the accumulation of resources.

However, the improvement method of resource stacking becomes less effective in the later stages.

Therefore, Jinliang City's high-end strength at the level of elf masters is the weakest among the major cities in Hanquan Province, but its grassroots strength is unique, and the overall elf culture range is strong.

The 2024 Provincial Super League will be held in such a city.

The rule of the Provincial Super League is that it is usually held alternately in the cities of Changchuan, Furukawa, Taisang, and Jinliang. The specific city it is placed in depends on the situation of the deep secret realm around the city.

It has been five years since Jinliang City last hosted the Provincial Super League, the highest-level event in the province.

Perhaps because he did not serve as the host in some years, Jin Liang paid special attention to the Provincial Super League this year.

As soon as Kurosawa stepped into Jinliang, he immediately felt a completely different atmosphere from last year's event in Nagakawa City.

Last year's 2023 Changchuan-Provincial Super League was generally very low-key, but the Jinliang League treated it with extra grandeur. This may be the difference between the provincial capital and other cities.

The provincial capital has held too many major events, so it doesn’t particularly cherish the opportunity to hold events.

In a small suburban town of Jinliang City.

Kurosawa walked along the street. The road was not very wide but was extremely smooth. The sidewalks and bicycle lanes on both sides had no potholes at all.

There are many flowers and plants planted in the yard of every household, and medicinal crops are scattered all over the fields in the fields further away. Although they are not precious magical plants, they are also common medicinal materials that can be used as auxiliary materials.

Next to the old farmer in the field were two dog elves, running in circles beside the man, roaring from time to time to drive away the crows circling in the sky.

Passers-by walking on the roadside are walking rock rabbits.

Doodle bird in the arms of a man sunbathing on a deck chair in his yard

All the scenes tell visitors that this is a prosperous, quiet, slow-paced town with a rich atmosphere of life.

In terms of elf atmosphere, Jinliang City is indeed the first-class existence among the cities Kurosawa has visited.

It is easy to understand. When people's living standards are higher and basic material conditions are met, they will have more spare money to invest in elves. Moreover, the key project of the city's own business is medicinal materials, and low-level elf masters will benefit the most.

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However, the atmosphere is a bit too comfortable and relaxing. Perhaps it is precisely because of the overall soothing tone of life that the elf masters in this city do not have much pressure in life, but instead lack the motivation to strive.

Kurosawa pondered silently in his mind.

Otherwise, it’s hard to explain why the number of elite players is not as high as Nagakawa, Taisang, and Furukawa despite such superior objective conditions.

As for the curse theories circulating on the Internet, Kurosawa has never believed in them.

Kurosawa took the train and passed through several small towns.

Almost every town has a large number of elves in the street office, without exception.

Of course, the elves kept in many residents' homes do not have contract circuits in their bodies, and are artificially specially bred elves that lack growth potential and aggressiveness, and are only suitable for keeping as pets.

The tram traveled for several stops, and finally Kurosawa arrived at the destination of the trip, Shanmu Town.

The moment the tram entered the town, Kurosawa saw the promotion page of the Provincial Super League on the billboard flashing outside the track.

He even saw his final makeup photo in it, which should have been taken in last year's Provincial A finals.

At the same time, there are photos and information about other players, all very detailed.

Although the Provincial League One held in Jinliang City cannot be completely open to the audience due to objective conditions, there are corresponding offline activities.

Kurosawa left the tram station, and others turned a blind eye to his presence.

He used his stealth skills to walk among the crowd.

Although the Jinliang City League has specially contracted a hotel to receive players participating in the Provincial Super League, Kurosawa does not plan to stay in it.

He came here in a low-key manner, certainly to avoid being disturbed before the game started, so how could he check into the players' hotel with such fanfare.

Kurosawa then spent two days touring around Shanmu Town.

In a blink of an eye, the day of the competition came.

Shanmu Town has transformed into a hot home venue for competitions.

In the bar and restaurant, a large number of tourists, citizens and even new elf masters gathered together to wait for the game to start.

Large glasses of fizzy beer were delivered to various seats by the waiters.

Several young men and women with cameras were walking around, catching people and interviewing them, especially those who clearly looked like elf masters holding elves in their arms.

Either they are live broadcasting or they are internet celebrities filming videos.

"Whose fan are you?"

"Are there any players you support?"

"Sister Fen!"

"Snow King!"

The home field advantage is clearly demonstrated.

In many interviews, the players in Jinliang City have the highest support rate.

However, well-known players from various cities also appeared frequently in the interviewees' mouths.

Especially among young viewers, Kurosawa appears more frequently in their responses than among middle-aged viewers.

Although Kurosawa's ranking in the last provincial league was not ideal, he is still very popular among young people.

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Early in the morning, Kurosawa and Ning Yexing, whom he met in the last provincial championship, met.

The trio still chose to compete this year.

Ning Yexing is a bit dissatisfied with his integrity. Although he says he doesn't like the trouble of the game, he still won't miss it when facing the highest level league in Hanquan Province.

The number of contestants this year is a few more than last year, up to 58.

"I haven't had time to look for you several times. If I meet you in this year's competition, I won't hold back." Ning Yexing hit Kurosawa on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"It's better that you don't meet me. I'd be embarrassed to send you away with my own hands."

Kurosawa spoke sincerely, but Ning Yexing didn't take it to heart.

Seeing that he didn't take it seriously, Kurosawa felt helpless.

However, this year he is aiming for the top few.

But looking at the energy value of the core elf, he does not have much advantage over the old top masters, but he also has more diverse trump cards and bonuses. Kurosawa thinks that he is still very competitive.

Although his record last year was mediocre, no one would put him among the contenders for the championship.

"Welcome contestants to Shanmu Town, I am the host Lou Ting."

In the venue, fifty-eight Provincial Super League players gathered together.

Everyone is observing each other.

Especially some relatively young players. The old players are stronger, but their room for improvement is relatively small. One year can't bring about much change. At most, they can slightly adjust the lineup and change the battle strategy, while the new players will

Testing each other.

In fact, privately, they may have learned about the strength of other players through their own channels, last year's league videos, videos of battles they played in the past year, etc.

Kurosawa sat in his seat, staring intently at the host on the stage as he explained the rules of the Provincial Super League.

He did not deliberately collect information about his opponents. Of course, due to the nature of his work, other people's understanding of him must be very limited. Most likely, they can only judge his strength by watching the videos of last year's Provincial League One and Provincial Super League games.

But if that is the case, the result of the judgment will only be completely different.

His current strength is several times what he was last year.

Half an hour later, the introduction on stage was completed.
To be continued...