"Okay, can you talk about it now?" Catherine impatiently found a random seat to sit down.

"Well, I have two things to say. The first thing is to congratulate everyone, and I got the collective A-level credit for the first sortie mission, which is very good. Nagisa praised them from the bottom of his heart.

"The main thing is that Senior Nagisa is powerful, hehe." Shirley immediately complimented, and her eyes began to blur when she looked at Nagisa.

"Shut up, you little nymphomaniac! I'll clean you up when I get back to the dorm in the evening, huh. Tsubasa looked at Shirley with satisfaction, and turned to Nagisa and asked, "What about the second thing?" ”

"Ah, don't worry! The second thing is to remind everyone, don't be complacent, and a few of you have too little experience in fighting others, and you are still very immature in grasping the fighter plane and dealing with various situations - especially the stars. ”

Xingchen nodded in acknowledgement, "Hmm." It's true that I had little actual combat experience before I came to the academy. ”

"That's it. I hope that you will not waste the good time of the first year, because the first year is all freshmen, so in order to allow the new students to gradually integrate into the college, there are not many courses arranged in the first year. Based on this situation, I hope that our Abyss Knight team can use this academic year's free time to participate in the Academy's underground competitive competition, the Holy List Ranking Tournament. ”

"Holy Ranking Tournament? Is that the one-on-one one-man mech challenge that Shouzuru senior participated? Shirley tilted her head, her right index finger resting on her cheek, thoughtful.

"Not exactly. Anyway, let me first introduce you to the Holy List Arena. It is a half-light and half-dark arena, which is the default nature of the academy and is divided into solo and group competitions. The group competition must be made by members of the same squad, with the exception of the senior captain. The group stage is a round-robin league format, ranking by points, but it doesn't have much impact. Group matches cannot be challenged across grades, that is, you are playing against the same grade, and the opponents are assigned by the competition committee according to their strength. ”

"Got it, what about the singles?"

"It's different in the singles competition, it's more brutal than the group competition. The singles competition is a challenge elimination mode, the challenger directly designates the opponent to challenge, and the successful challenge can replace the challenged person's position, and the challenged person's ranking drops by one place, and the subsequent players also drop one place in turn. ”

"Fair enough."

"However, there are exceptions to the singles competition. The top 10 players in the single list are called the players on the Holy List, and if the players on the Holy List are challenged and defeated, they will be kicked directly from the Holy List and the ranking will be reset to zero. Of course, they can regain their rankings. Conversely, in the face of a challenge to a player on the Holy List, the winner will take his place. Got it? ”

"Not bad. Then I'll participate in the Holy List Race tomorrow, just in time to exercise my fighting ability. Xingchen said.

"No, I suggest you participate in the group stage first. Because the group competition can not only cultivate your team spirit, but also exercise your abilities in all aspects. ”

"Got it—that's right, Nagisa Senpai. Since Senior Shouhe is ranked first in the Holy List, Senior Nagisa must not be too low. ”

"I'm not like that battle maniac, he spends almost all of his free time on this, I'm two places below him on the Holy List, and I'm in third place, everyone is welcome to challenge." Nagisa said with a smile.

"Is Senior Nagisa only ranked third?" Shirley sighed faintly, as if she had a new understanding of the Holy List, "By the way, what was the ranking of the senior who had the first admission score in your class back then?" ”

"Hmm......" Nagisa was silent for a moment, then said, "You mean Wren?" Not much of a man paid attention to him. Well, let's put it this way, according to the strength we saw in the entrance test, if he comes to participate, it is estimated that there should be no suspense in the first place. ”

"Hiss......" everyone took a breath of cold air. People like Nagisa can only be ranked third, and although a battle maniac like Shoutsuru fights for the first place, he can still be beaten down by another person at any time...... How many powerful characters are hidden in this academy!

"Don't be surprised or stressed, after all, you are all just new students who have just entered the academy and started their studies, so there is still a lot of room for improvement in many aspects. And by participating in the Holy List Arena, you can accumulate a lot of valuable experience in combat, and this experience may save your life on the battlefield that may appear in the future - that's it, today everyone have a good rest and adjustment, and from tomorrow onwards, you will team up to participate in the group competition in the name of the Abyss Knight Squad, and the captain will be determined by you. Well, disband. After saying this, Nagisa picked up the black flat hat that he had at hand and put it on his head, and walked out of the assembly room.

"Holy list, it seems really interesting, na, Sister Yi, let's team up to participate in the group competition tomorrow. You are the captain of the group competition, what is the opinion of the stars? ”

"What the captain just said makes a lot of sense, at least I have too little experience in actual combat, so I agree with the captain's opinion and go to the group stage first. As for the captain of the group competition, Tsubasa will be the one, and Shirley and I can give relevant suggestions from the side. ”

"Uh, okay, so be it. Rest today, and then start tomorrow to participate in the group matches in the Holy List Arena. Although he became the captain for some reason, Tsubasa still accepted it calmly, "Xingchen, let's go back to the dormitory first, see you tomorrow." ”

As soon as Shirley heard that she was going to "go back to the dormitory", her face immediately changed: "Ah yes, Sister Yi, I still have something to do with Senior Nagisa, so I'll leave first, ah...... Sister Yi, don't pull me, I really have something to do with my senior! I was wrong Sister Yi, don't you...... Stars, help me......"

"Amen." Xingchen stood still and made a prayer gesture, then reluctantly walked out of the classroom.

Middle Kingdom, Saber Office.

"Knock-"

A male voice rang out along with a knock on the door: "King Arthur, Gilfias, please enter." ”

"Nine Spirits? Come on in. Saber motioned for Gilfias to come into the house, "Come, sit." I came to you today because I had an important task entrusted to you. Recently, there has been a lot of instability on the side of the Desert Empire, and there is a possibility of conflict breaking out on the western border at any time. Although there are already two Star Cup Knights guarding the town, I have decided to send you over to lead reinforcements just to be on the safe side. ”

This man, Gilfias von Hildrich, and his family, the Hildrish clan, was also one of the great nobles of the kingdom. And he himself is considered to be the outstanding among his peers, he became a star cup knight at the age of seventeen, because of his love of cats, and his adherence to the creed of "cats have nine lives", so he gave himself the nickname of "the pupil of nine spirits". He is now the young patriarch of the Hildrish family, the heir to the patriarch designated by the current head of the family.

"Since there are two knights here, why are they ......" Jiu Ling was a little puzzled. After all, the combat effectiveness of those two Star Cup Knights is obvious to all, and before the war starts, it is more than enough for the western border to be guarded by them. What did KingArthur mean by sending him at such a time?

"Don't worry, listen to me." Saber made a reassuring gesture, "According to what I've heard, the Dark Golden Rose and the Desert Empire are in partnership for this operation. ”

"This ...... Is the message reliable? Jiu Ling was taken aback. He was well aware of what that meant if the intelligence was true.

If the Desert Empire is a sword hanging over the head of the Middle Kingdom that may fall at any time, then the Dark Golden Rose is an invisible hidden weapon that can hurt the kingdom's vital point at any time. Open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to defend. If they want to rely on the Desert Empire to do something about the kingdom, it can be said that they can't prevent it.

"Evans personally sent back the message, no problem." Saber's tone was soft, but the meaning of his words was heavy, "He's already encountered the people of the Dark Golden Rose himself. ”

"What? Understood, I am willing to bring reinforcements. ”

"Yes. Another thing, I asked you to go to the western border, but not to let you easily provoke a war. If you can procrastinate, you can procrastinate, preferably until Evans comes back from graduation. If you can't do it to this extent, try your best, this is Evans's exact words. He also asked me to bring you a message, which came first. Saber looked at Jiu Ling meaningfully, believing that he could understand.

"Last mover first comes...... Is it? I see what he means. Rest assured, KingArthur, I'll do my best to get the job done. ”

"Well, then please."