Chapter 25: Intrigues
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As the middle-aged man said, it's easy to destroy things, but it's too difficult to restore them with magic, so this repair technique is a fifth-level magic. Even thunderclouds use their hands to cast this magic, and it takes a long time to use it.
The middle-aged man was surprised, "What's your name, and why haven't I seen you before?"
Lei Yun said: "I just came in this year, and my name is Xiao Lei. ”
The middle-aged man sat down slowly: "I'm Deng Zexi, you can call me Deng Bo in the future." ”
Lei Yun patted the dust on his hands and said, "In that case, am I hired?"
Deng Zexi said: "Of course!"
"A silver coin every day?"
"Yes!"
Quite unexpectedly, this negotiation was very successful, the remuneration for this job was originally very low, but I didn't expect that with Lei Yun's efforts, it was actually increased several times.
Thundercloud picked up the broom and finally began cleaning the arena.
The presence of this work is very low, and sometimes even if the thundercloud is standing in front of people, they will not notice him.
Several senior students passed by him with a big grin, and one of them even threw the banana peel in his hand directly into the trash can in Lei Yun's hand, only to hear the guy say excitedly: "It's really lively today!"
Another student continued: "Yes, I have a hunch that there will be several big battles in the arena today. ”
As if to confirm his suspicions, many people walked in from outside the arena one after another. There were even a dozen mentors among them, who sat on the edge of the arena, their magic badges shining in the sunlight on their chests.
It was the first time for Lei Yun to do cleaning work, so he behaved very hard, and when he saw someone throwing garbage, he took the initiative to go over and clean up.
It's a pity that no matter how hard he tries, people won't be impressed by him. In everyone's eyes, he seemed to be a cloud of air.
Lei Yun swept around hard, and he was finally tired, so he stood at the north gate and looked around. I saw a large group of people not far away, and there was a huge stone tablet with dense words written on it. If you look closely, it turns out to be a list!
No. 1: Bromwell Clark
2nd place: Shinkuchi Fukumoto
3rd place: Gresa Mannie
No. 4: Suya
No. 5: Nick Irving
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No. 100: Bill Luke
The text on it can be moved, as if it was projected onto it with "light magic". It happened that there was a student in the arena who successfully challenged, and immediately saw that the ranking on the stone tablet had changed, and a name was suddenly added to the 72nd position, and the ranking behind it automatically sank, and Bill, who was originally ranked 100th, disappeared.
It can be seen that the rules of this ranking are very complex, and it is not a simple replacement of rankings. Trainees after 95 are very dangerous, and even if they are not challenged by others, they may automatically drop outside the 100. As you can imagine, the arena should have a dedicated person to operate it.
Thundercloud looked up at the name on it, thinking to himself that Bromwell, who was in first place, could actually receive twenty gold coins a month, which was even higher than the income of the magicians outside, this kind of reward was too tempting.
It's normal to think about it back, if you can get the title of first place in the Grand Academy of Magic, you can definitely become a powerful figure after you go out, and twenty gold coins is really nothing.
Lei Yun immediately felt itchy in his heart, and couldn't help but squint his eyes, staring at the first person above. I thought to myself, if I made a move, I wonder if I could defeat him?
There is an income of twenty gold coins a month, and in four years there are nine hundred and sixty gold coins, which is simply an astronomical amount. In this life, you can eat and wear without worry!
But he forgot that the students who were generally qualified to come to the arena were all senior students. Winning the top spot in the first year is simply unlikely.
"What kind of person is Bromwell?"
Thundercloud silently read this man's name three times, thinking that in this magic academy, this guy might be his main competitor.
He remembered the Shrek he met on the bulletin board today, this guy is really obscene, but unfortunately his name doesn't appear on the leaderboard.
I don't know why, but today the arena is becoming more and more lively, and the audience is very large. The arena suddenly fell silent, and someone whispered, "It's coming!"
Thundercloud was startled, and found that everyone was looking at him, thinking to himself what was going on? Just as he was confused, someone behind him suddenly shouted, "Get out of the way, don't get in the way!"
With a pain in his back, a guy actually put a magic wand on his waist and drove him aside. Thundercloud was depressed for a while, but fortunately he had just come here to work, and he didn't want to cause trouble, otherwise he would really want to beat these guys down.
I saw three teenagers walking past me, and the magic wands in their hands were all silver handles, and there was a ruby embedded in the top of the magic wand, which looked very exquisite.
I don't know when it started, but Thunderclouds can already roughly distinguish their strength based on the magic wand in their hands.
The magic wands of these people are all worth about 50 gold coins, and ordinary people have to work all their lives to save this money.
Even for the nobility, this equipment was quite a luxury. In the entire arena, there are less than ten people who can have this kind of magic wand. It can be seen that these guys must be within the top 20 of the rankings.
His guess was correct, and he saw one of the guys walk directly into the arena and proudly said, "Who is going to challenge me?
The surroundings became quiet, and someone shouted: "It's Xiao Gang who wants to challenge you, you wait, he will come soon." ”
Another said, "Eddie, we're all optimistic about you." You can get nine out of ten gold coins. ”
Thundercloud took the broom, leaned diagonally on the arena, squinted at the guy, and thought to himself, your name is Eddie?
Looking back at the leaderboard in the distance, I saw that his name was actually tenth, this ranking is very high, no wonder it attracted so many people to watch the battle.
Thundercloud was also excited, and he suddenly felt that there was hope for this day. When I have saved up a gold coin, I can buy the equipment I want.
He suddenly felt that he had done the right thing to do to join the Grand House.
After waiting for a long time, a person finally came down from the stands and said from afar: "I'm sorry, I'm late." ”
There was immediate thunderous applause. Lei Yun was stunned, isn't this guy the arrogant young man from yesterday? I remember that Colin once said that his name is Xiao Gang, and it seems that he is still the eighteenth person.
Thundercloud turned his head to look at the leaderboard in the distance, and sure enough, it was him.
Eddie in the field said contemptuously: "Xiao Gang, you are quite bold, you dare to directly skip seven people to challenge me, today I want to see what you are capable of?"
Xiao Gang said freely: "You also know that skipping the challenge can be more trouble-free, I hope you understand." ”
This guy is right, the rankings on the leaderboard change every day, especially for characters under fifty, who are often challenged by strangers. Maybe when you look at your ranking every few days, you will inexplicably drop more than a dozen places, so you will try to squeeze your ranking up to save yourself from accidentally falling out of the top 100 at the end of the month.
However, this rule does not apply to the top 20 people on the leaderboard, because their status is difficult to shake. Because of this, it attracts countless people to watch today.
The two sides stared at each other from a distance of ten zhang. Xiao Gang took out a gold coin from his bosom and placed it on the altar on the north side in a very chic way as a bet to challenge Eddie.
He has spent all his savings for today's challenge. Yesterday I bought a magic wand, which cost up seventeen gold coins.
But when Thundercloud saw his magic wand, he shook his head secretly. Although Xiao Gang's equipment is also valuable, there is still a big gap compared to Eddie.
Add is the tenth ranked figure, and he earns ten gold coins every month. On the contrary, Xiao Gang only had an income of three gold coins. So it can also be seen from here that challenging someone who is higher than oneself is definitely an irrational act.
When two people have similar magic skills, their victory or defeat often depends on who has the better weapon.
Thundercloud suddenly thought of a terrible thing, assuming that he would challenge Bromwell, who was ranked first, right now, and didn't know what the outcome would be. That guy's magic wand must be very powerful. Fighting him empty-handed, it's hard to say whether this will be the outcome or defeat......
Because of this, many people are not optimistic about Xiao Gang, including some mentors!
In fact, there are many people in this arena who are serving them, there are special notaries, as well as professional medical staff and support staff, and every ranking battle affects everyone's nerves. The current thunderclouds actually belong to one of them.
Xiao Gang finally got into action with Eddie, both of whom were leaders in the academy, and they collided with fierce sparks as soon as they made a move.
As soon as Xiao Gang raised his hand, a magic array immediately appeared on the top of the magic wand, and three sharp ice spires shot towards Eddie at the same time. He summoned the ice spikes so fast that he didn't seem to have to recite any mantras at all.
Thundercloud frowned, although he cast magic faster than him, it was not much faster. It can also be seen from here that the role of a magic wand can almost fill the gap in terms of talent.
This ranking competition can be described as highly anticipated, and the strength of both sides is beyond the imagination of ordinary students. When they cast Level 3 magic, they did so almost immediately.
The audience outside the stadium erupted in screams, and only those in their circle understood the importance of speed.
Xiao Gang and Eddie's magic intertwined in the air, and the speed and tacit understanding were as if the two of them had been rehearsing for a long time.
They ran around the arena, and if they paused, they would be hit by each other's magic, and then they would only be beaten.
To everyone's surprise, Xiao Gang and Eddie are both good at using ice magic, the only difference is that Xiao Gang likes to use ice spikes the most, while Add's specialty is blizzards.
The two of them perform magic while dodging each other's attacks. In the blink of an eye, the arena turned into a forest of ice, and the crystal clear icicles were densely inserted into the square, which was beautiful to look at. There is also a thick layer of snow and ice on the ground, which is almost like being in the extreme cold of the north.
The people in the stands erupted in applause, and no one expected that their battle would be so fierce.
Thunderclouds were depressed for a while, and under the ravages of these two guys, the arena had long been unrecognizable, full of potholes. No wonder Deng Zexi once said that his job would be very hard.
Xiao Gang and Eddie in the arena fought to the death, both sides were too familiar with each other's magic, and it was impossible to end the battle in a short time.
Seeing them running fast in the arena, Thundercloud suddenly noticed a problem, his physical fitness was obviously much worse than theirs. They usually summon magic on the spot, and if they run like them, they will get tired and lie down in half an hour.
I really don't understand why these people are so physically strong, and so fast, this magic contest has turned into a contest of endurance.
The surrounding audience was captivated by their fierce battle, and no one spoke for a long time.
In the stands on the left, there was a girl Gege who said with a smile: "Today is really not in vain, not only can you watch the excitement, but you can also avoid the department, if there is this kind of good show every day, this summer will be easy." ”
Now the arena is covered in snow and ice, and everyone around them feels a chill.
Someone next to him immediately flattered: "Grisa, I also know ice magic, and I will serve you in the future, right?"
Grisa gave him a blank look: "If you want to be beautiful, you can defeat both of them with ice magic first." ”
The guy said flatly, "Okay, for you, I'm willing to start specializing in ice magic today, you must wait for me!"
"Go away, who wants you to serve?"
This girl named Grisa is the number three person. Her dress was very revealing, and although she was also wearing the uniform of the Grand School of Magic, she always felt that her clothes were too short. The length just covered the navel, and the front buttons were actually broken off by two, revealing snow-white skin.
In the academy, she has a title called the Flame Empress, and I don't know where this title came from?
Another student on the left said in an ambiguous tone: "Grissa, who do you guess will win this time?"
Grissa played with the hair in her ear with her fingers and said, "Of course it is Eddie of our Noble Alliance, he has the Frost Magic Staff in his hand, and the magic he releases is not only more powerful, but also more labor-saving, and the longer it passes, the better it will be for him." ”
"That's right, after they finish fighting, Xiao Gang must be tired enough, should we take this opportunity to let Cui Yuan and Gao De go up to challenge him? ”
Grissa was stunned for a moment: "Anthony, your idea is good, but now there are ten days before the end of the month, even if Xiao Gang is defeated, he can snatch the ranking back at any time." With the strength of Cui Yuan and Gao De alone, I am afraid that I will not be able to keep this ranking. ”
Anthony smiled mysteriously, "Dear Grisa, you probably don't know, Xiao Gang made a great mistake. ”
Grisa turned her delicate body sideways: "Could it be that Xiao Gang really made that mistake?"
"Yes!" Anthony leaned over to her side, sniffing the scent on her body, "Yesterday Xiao Gang spent all the only 17 gold coins on buying magic wands, and he should be penniless now." In order to challenge Add, he also sold his old magic wand, dear Grissa, don't you think this is an opportunity?"
Gre Shagege laughed: "You are so good, you actually know Xiao Gang's situation so clearly." ”
"Lord Grisa has won the award, I'm just a person who is dedicated to doing things for you, now should we inform Cui Yuan and Gao De and let them come over immediately?"
Grissa smiled and said, "Okay, tell them to go up and try it." ”
Anthony turned to a student behind him and said, "You go and call Cui Yuan and Gao De." ”
When the students in the back heard this, they turned around and left......
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