Chapter 5: Intramural Auditions
Han Feng didn't go around publicizing the news of his participation in the school tryouts, he didn't even tell his parents, he just silently prepared for the competition.
First of all, Han Feng quit his part-time job and devoted more time to cultivation. During this time, he could even be said to be cultivating frantically. Although Han Feng was full of confidence, in fact, he still had some emptiness in his heart. After all, he had only just broken through to the second-order high stage, and his actual combat power was not comparable to those students in the S class who had already reached the second-order high stage. In order to shorten the gap, the only way to do this is through crazy cultivation.
It's a stupid idea, but it works very well. First, the magic is released, the mana is depleted, and then the mana is restored through meditation. Repeating this process will increase your mastery of magic and slowly increase your mana over time. In addition to being very hard and tired every day, this method can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Time passed slowly in Han Feng's crazy cultivation, but the warm atmosphere in the academy became stronger and stronger. As the day of the on-campus audition is approaching, all the students in the college are looking forward to this rare event.
After much anticipation, it was finally the day of the school auditions. In line with the practice of previous years, the college had issued a notice a few days in advance requiring all students to be on time on the day of the competition.
The arena of Jianghai Elementary School of Magic is the venue where on-campus trials have been held over the years. Today, the arena is about to have another big competition. The arena looks like an enlarged Colosseum, with the stands in a circular pattern, spreading upwards layer by layer.
In the stands, the classes are distributed in different areas according to the position arranged by the college. Although the game has not yet started, the stands are already crowded with students. Under the leadership of the instructor, the students of each class have already done their job in the designated position and are waiting for the opening of the grand event.
In the center of the stands is the venue for this competition. At this time, on the open field, five huge rings have been built out of hard stone. The boundaries of these rings are all five zhang, and the height is more than one meter, which looks imposing. The five rings are arranged in a circle, like satellites around the rostrum. Below the rostrum, there are also several rows of tables and chairs, which are prepared for the leaders of the academy and VIPs.
The VIP seats were also full of people at this time, including magicians in magicians' robes, nobles in fine clothes, and soldiers in armor. These people are all upper-class people with great power in Jianghai City. It can be said that as long as the people here stomp their feet, the entire Jianghai City will be shaken. Even the dean of the Jianghai Primary Magic Academy is only qualified to be an accompaniment at the bottom seat.
Sitting at the head was an old man in military uniform, and although he was old, others could feel a great pressure on him. From the perspective of location, as a veteran, he is extremely strong, because most of the distinguished guests who can sit in the VIP seat are soldiers. Moreover, the positions of these servicemen are all in the forefront. In this regard, those aristocrats who are arrogant on weekdays do not dare to have the slightest opinion. Even those high-ranking magicians with eyes on their heads showed enough respect for these soldiers.
As the dean of the Jianghai Primary Magic Academy, Lu Tian saw that the time was about the same, confessed to everyone in the VIP seat, and then went straight to the rostrum. He cleared his throat, and then with the help of the Wind Magic Amplification Technique, his words reached everyone's ears: "Today is the day when our Jianghai Elementary School of Magic Academy holds an internal tryout. First of all, we would like to thank all of you for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend our opening ceremony. We are deeply honored by this! What is even more honored is that the general of the Angry Waves Legion and the generals of the Angry Waves Legion actually came to the scene to participate in our opening ceremony. This really flatters us! ”
Speaking of this, Dean Lu Tian bowed deeply to the VIP seat.
Angry waves?
Dean Lu Tian's words undoubtedly dropped a bomb in the stands, causing the crowd in the stands to boil in an instant. Speaking of this angry waves, we have to mention his angry wave legion. Legend has it that this Storm of Fury was born as a commoner, and in the war with the Red Sun Empire, without the slightest assistance, he single-handedly founded the world-famous Raging Waves Legion. The reason why the Raging Waves Legion is called the Furious Waves is not only because the general who founded the Legion is named the Windy Waves, but also because when they fight, they are like a monstrous wave, smashing all their opponents to pieces.
Since its establishment, the Angry Waves Legion has rarely been defeated, and it can be said that it is the pride of all the sailors of the Xianglong Empire. After the end of the war, in order to deter the Red Sun Empire, which was immortal. The Emperor personally ordered General Feng Futao to lead his Angry Waves Legion to defend Jianghai City and deter the Red Sun Empire. Even the Red Sun Emperor, who hated the general of the wind and waves, had to sigh: "If there is a wind and waves, the South China Sea region of Xianglong will be as stable as Mount Tai." ”
Emperor Red Sun had originally planned to send a master to assassinate General Feng Fury. However, after losing a lot of good hands and learning that General Feng had broken through to the ninth-order Grand Magus, it never happened again. You must know that the Holy Order does not come out, and the Great Magister of the Ninth Order is basically an invincible existence.
However, as everyone knows, the Holy Rank powerhouse can't just make a move. For the state, they are more just a deterrent. Once the Holy Rank powerhouse is used, it will be a disastrous end for both countries.
As a general on the edge of the town, the power of General Feng Fury Tao is obviously not comparable to that of the nobles such as the city lord. Coupled with the fact that he is a ninth-order archmage, he can naturally be respected by everyone.
The name Wind Fury is familiar to the people of the entire Xianglong Empire. For such a legendary figure at the opening ceremony, it is understandable that the cadets in the stands would become so fanatical. This general Feng Futao, who was born in a civilian family, is probably an idol in the hearts of many people. Not to mention others, even the students of Class S, who are usually above the top, all looked at this legendary general with fiery eyes.
Han Feng, on the other hand, was equally excited, but he was not as out of shape as others. I don't know if it's because of his cultivation of ice magic, Han Feng doesn't worship the so-called idol at all.
"Is this the strong?" Han Feng's eyes were hotly staring at the high-profile figure in the VIP seat, his eyes were full of yearning: "One day, I will also become a strong man!"
After speaking, Han Feng retracted his mind and concentrated on adjusting his state. For now, the most important thing is to get a place in the 100 Schools League Competition in the school selection competition. Instead of focusing on an irrelevant person, it's better to spend this time adjusting to your own state. This will at least help the game for a while.
No one knew that Han Feng's heart had planted a seed because of the appearance of General Feng, a seed that longed for strength and longed for the strong. As long as this seed can get enough nutrients, it will one day grow into a towering tree.
Dean Lu Tian took a lot of effort to finally calm down the commotion in the stands. However, the frenzied atmosphere in the stands did not diminish in the slightest. Obviously, the atmosphere at the scene reached its peak directly because of the appearance of General Feng.
"Hehe, the general is still so popular! There is a general, but we don't have a chance to show off!" In the VIP seat, a young general in military uniform said to his colleagues with a smile.
"Haha, of course, the general is still a handsome old man!" said another general.
Suddenly, the generals in the VIP table burst into laughter.
"Ahem. General Feng glared at the two of them, and said viciously: "You two have itchy skin, right? ”
For General Feng's threat, the two were not afraid at all. The young general said with a hippie smile: "The general is shy. The laughter in the VIP table became more and more presumptuous.
"Hmph!" Seeing that the threat was useless, General Feng could only turn his head and pretend not to hear.
Seeing General Feng's childish actions, the laughter of the generals not only did not subside, but intensified.
Although the riot at the scene was stopped, the spectators in the stands did not have the heart to listen to Dean Lu Tian. Dean Lu could also understand their feelings, because when he knew that General Feng would be attending the opening ceremony, he himself was also excited for a long time before he calmed down.
This continued until Dean Lu Tian finished his long and dry speech.
Dean Lu announced the rules of the competition in an impassioned tone: "In this intramural selection competition, the college will divide the students participating in the competition into five groups, which belong to five rings, and the last champion of each ring will be qualified for the 100 Schools Alliance Competition. According to the crystal instructions given at the time of registration, the contestants will go to the designated ring to compete. The student who enters the ring first will be the champion by default and will be challenged by the other students. The challenger will fight the champion, and the winner will become the new champion. The new champion will be given a fifteen-minute break before taking on a new challenge until no one else is left to take on the challenge. If no one challenges the champion for more than five minutes, then the champion can designate a challenger. Selected challengers cannot refuse, otherwise, they will be considered to have abstained. In battle, surrender is defeat, fall to the ground for ten seconds is defeat, and fall out of the ring is defeat. At the same time, in order to avoid danger, once we believe that the victory or defeat of both sides is decided, we will intervene to stop the fighting. Keep in mind that all participants only have one chance to challenge. Once the challenge fails, it will be eliminated directly. So, choose your opponent carefully. Now, let's invite our contestants in!"
As soon as the words fell, the area where the seventh-year class 1, that is, the S-class class, was directly vacant. Because, all their students participated in the competition. At the same time, the area of the A-level class was also empty, and it was clear that there were also a lot of participants. As for the classes below the B level, there is basically no movement. The reason why basically no one moved, was because Han Feng stood up from his seat in Class 13 of the seventh year.
Regarding Han Feng's actions, Chen Yang, the instructor of Class 13 of the seventh year, first noticed that something was wrong: "Han Feng, the game is about to start, where are you going?" After a pause, he pointed at Han Feng in disbelief and asked, "Are you ······?" Because he was so surprised, Chen Yang couldn't even say a complete sentence.
"That's it. Han Feng smiled slyly, took out the crystal representing the contestant from his pocket, and shook it at Chen Yang: "Now, I'm leaving." Bless me!" Then he walked straight in the direction of the ring, never looking back.
Chen Yang was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses. He had been teaching Han Feng for seven years, but he had never seen him smile so brightly. He knew that Han Feng was very smart, and he would definitely not be an ordinary person in the future. However, the leisurely life made him forget: a tiger, even if he is with sheep all day long, no matter how much he looks like a sheep, is still a tiger after all, and will never become a sheep because of this.
Looking at Han Feng's figure walking farther and farther, Chen Yang silently blessed in his heart: Perhaps, this is your chance to soar into the sky. Although I was just an incompetent tutor, I was always my student. You may never see me as your mentor, but as your mentor, I also hope that you can take this opportunity to show your talents.