The elder mouse of the gold-swallowing tribe tries to stop the two youngsters from capturing the blood pool. He tells them that if they fail the test, the ten spots in the pool will belong to their tribe. The younger mouse tries to cheer him up, but the elder refuses to listen to him. He says that they need to hurry up to the mountain because the younger generation has gathered there to compete for the spots. The elder says that the little girl from the yellow-spring pavilion also has a chance to win the spot, but he refuses to believe her. The older mouse says that he will introduce a checkpoint at the end of the test so that no one will be able to enter the mountain without passing the test.