Today is the day of the House Stars Tournament.

Colorful flags fluttered in the two courtyards, and banners fluttered in the wind, so lively.

In the elementary school, which has a curriculum concept, there is even a holiday for the whole school to make it easier for students to watch the games.

Hundreds of students gathered on the playground to watch the game unfold on a giant crystal screen – only before the tournament began, with only bright red countdowns and rolling team introductions.

Teams after teams of junior college students walked through the green playground, holding up colorful flags and banners to represent their support.

"Support the holiday, long live the holiday!"

"Come on, President Traveler! All things will be invincible! ”

"The arctic wolf roared, and the academy shook!"

"Sister Black Rose, I can!"

"Shine, shine, shine!"

"Miss Clara is a god, the loveliest in the universe!"

"It is recommended that the academy hold 365 similar events a year!"

Several men and women in suits and leather shoes also followed the example of the students, holding banners in support of the clowns and shaking glow sticks in their hands, but their expressions were quite embarrassed.

"Is this also our scope of work? Is this what we elite investigators are doing when we come to the Academy? One of the men couldn't help but complain.

"There's no way, that's what Captain Greenbeard asked, saying that it was a direct order from Lord 004, a member of the Supreme Council." The other lady shrugged her shoulders, helpless.

"I really don't understand what these big people in the Supreme Council are thinking, there must be a reason for them to do this." The male ombudsman sighed.

The corner of the playground.

A senior dressed in a delicate little dress with elegant and feminine facial features is introducing the College Star Competition to more than a dozen curious freshmen:

"According to the rules, the competition will be divided into three parts.

"The specific content of the competition is completely confidential before the official start of the competition. The only known information is that Game 1 will be played in a dream.

"If you can win the championship in the competition, you will not only get a generous 1,500 college gold bonus, but also have the right to serve as the vice principal for one year and entrust the principal to help do something!"

The senior is still young, and he is still a young man. But as a second-year student in the Department of Necromancy and Life, he is considered to be the best group of students in the entire primary college, and he is the goal that this group of freshmen envy and aspire to become!

In this group of freshmen, a girl's gaze has been fixed on the senior's elegant and exquisite face like a work of art, and only after the teenager has finished introducing him, he raised his hand shyly and asked:

"Does the senior have a support team?"

The young senior in black turned his head to look at the Clara team that had just appeared on the crystal screen, and his tone was suddenly full of soft feelings:

"I'm rooting for Clara, Russell, Subway.

"When these three geniuses were still in the primary school, they used to have a lot of crossroads with me. I also courted Miss Clara, though it didn't work out in the end.

"Unfortunately, I can't keep up with them now.

"But I also understand that there is no need to chase the geniuses who are at the forefront. I'm just a kid born into a family of ordinary people who don't have supernatural powers, and it was the Academy that gave me the opportunity to receive a supernatural education, and I will do my best within my ability. ”

As he spoke, many thoughts appeared in the young man's eyes, and scenes of the past came to his heart.

From the encounters in the grove when you were forced to join the White Wolf Club, to the three-person couple meal in the cafeteria, to that crazy night when countless demons ran wild and roared.

The slightly shy girl looked at the senior's focused expression when she looked at the crystal screen, and sighed silently in her heart:

"Senior Kuroba also has a lot of stories."

……

At this moment, Russell and Subway are in Clara's mansion, waiting for the game to begin.

After becoming a fourth-year student, Clara moved with her entourage from the Old Order to a larger, more ornate villa. The new quarters were spacious enough to accommodate even a dozen members of the Old Order.

"The first game of the House Stars Tournament will be played in a dream. We just slept in the villa and waited for the dream to begin.

"After clearing the first game, you will get different advantages in the second game according to the results of the game. If you fail to clear the customs, you will be eliminated directly.

"If you want to win the championship, it's better to build an absolute advantage in the first game!"

Russell explained the situation to his two companions.

Subway and Clara nodded and tentacled.

"By the way, Subway, you should have prepared those spectator summons for rhythmic ones." Russell confirmed to Subway.

"Of course, the audience has already blended into the large playground of the primary school, mingling with other students who are watching the game, and can always bring the rhythm to create dramatic tension or shout shock whenever needed!" Subway pats his chest.

As a person in the play, Russell knows the audience's influence on the outcome of a competition, and the more the audience is not optimistic, the more likely it is to reverse. And if you or your teammates have an amazing performance, you need the cooperation of the audience to express shock and strengthen the effect.

So before the tournament began, he asked Subway to learn the magical "Audience Summoning Technique" in advance.

Invented by the crappy bards of antiquity, this spell summons a group of human-like creatures with no combat power or other functions, but only applauds and talks, and is used to act as a façade for themselves in a show that no one is watching.

After making sure that there were no other details and preparations, Russell, Subway, and Clara, under the guidance of the old disciples, entered the large room prepared in advance, and lay down on three soft large beds.

Dozens of eyes of the three closed at the same time.

The white circle arranged in the room by the teacher in advance for the needs of the event was activated, and the indifferent mist spread in the room, bringing the breath of deep sleep and sleep. Russell and the other three did not deliberately resist with mental resistance, relaxed themselves, and fell into a deep sleep.

Other Old Day Christians waited inside and outside the room.

……

In the mansion of the Arctic wolf.

Under White's confused and hostile gaze, Duncan pulled the Arctic wolf into a small room, isolating the internal and external sounds, and calming the trembling Arctic wolf:

"Arctic wolf, listen to me, don't worry about showing your stuff in front of your younger brother, the first game is just a dream assessment, in this dream realm, there is no difference between your ability and the real fourth-grade power!"

The Arctic wolf will be skeptical: "Are you sure? ”

"Sure and sure, trust me!" Duncan swore by it.

After pushing the pacified Arctic wolf away, Duncan turned his head and whispered in a tone that stated the objective facts that were not suitable for eternity:

"Professor Opal, who is responsible for designing and weaving dreams, because he is lazy, directly calls the subconscious ocean data of some students in the academy as a component of dreams, which makes the operation of the dream program buggy

"As a result of this bug, the Arctic Wolf, which was believed to be a fourth-year powerhouse by the vast majority of students in the whole college, was really judged by the dream world to be a fourth-year power, and had the strength and ability of a true mid-fourth year transcendent."

Say what you say!

……

Near the lodging quarters of the Higher Education Institute, two investigators in disguise, a man and a woman, walked on a quiet street.

"It's so quiet on the road, I can't see other students and entourage, I just watched the live broadcast of the competition in my villa." The male investigator sighed.

"This is just the right time for us to move, don't forget the task assigned by the captain." Another female investigator reminded.

The task given to them by Greenbeard was-

Run near the homes of the other fourth-graders and make noise.

These noises can interfere with the sleep quality of the dreamers and indirectly affect the performance of the participants!

After much selection, the two investigators chose the villas of Arctic Wolf and Radiance as their targets, as there were no entourages such as servants or relatives in these two villas, and the noise was the least likely to be detected and driven away.

"I always think this task is weird." The male investigator walked as he spoke.

Turning a corner, the two came to the back of the Arctic Wolf Villa.

The two investigators pulled out the noise-making radio from their fanny packs, walked to the back wall of the Arctic Wolf Villa, sat down against the window, turned the radio on, and slowly turned it up.

Such a covert way of cheating is difficult to detect, and even if they are caught, the two can justify that they are listening to the radio!

"If you wake up the fourth grade Da Neng, it's going to be a problem. We just need to turn it up to the right volume to interfere with the quality of sleep. The female investigator in disguise carefully adjusted the sound button of the announcement, and commanded:

"After making sure that there is no problem on the Arctic Wolf's side, the two of us will separate and go to the villa of Radiance."

Inside through a wall and window, Arctic Wolf, Duncan, and White were all lying on Simmonshi's bed, their eyes closed, as if they had fallen asleep.

Duncan wasn't worried about the consequences of sleeping like this at all, anyway, he changed into the "Lucky Star Gaozhao" life in advance.

……

[The dream scene is being generated.] 】

[Extracting familiar scenes from the contestants' subconscious to construct dreams.] 】

In the crisp announcer-like voice, the Arctic Wolf opened his eyes and found himself still in the villa room, sitting up from the snow-white Simmonsz bed.

And the same is true of Duncan and White beside him.

"Brother, why are we still here? Shouldn't you go into a dream? Bai asked his brother blankly.

You ask me, who do I ask? Arctic Wolf, wearing sunglasses, a white suit, white hair, and a grim face, struggled to keep his facial expression unchanged, and quickly thought about how to answer.

Duncan explains:

"We're in a dream now. There is no doubt that the High Court itself is a scene that is familiar to our subconscious. ”

The corners of the Arctic wolf's mouth hooked, and he nodded in affirmation:

"Duncan is smart, exactly."

By the way, since this is already a dream, do I really have the strength of the fourth grade?

The arctic wolf's heart pounded and he tried to get out of bed.

At this time, he only felt that his body was much lighter than before, and the coordination of his limbs had reached an incomparably astonishing level, and it seemed that every cell obeyed its exchange. The whole world was a thousand times clearer than before, and it was as if he could see things that were invisible to the naked eye, and feel the faint flow of magic.

Although the dream realm did not perfectly simulate the sensory experience of the fourth grade, the changes alone surprised the Arctic wolf.

The arctic wolf shook his left hand at the table in the corner of the room, his wrist turned slightly, and with a thought, the wooden table turned into a stone table with a thud.

Transfiguration!

Oh my God, I'm really a 4th grader!

The Arctic wolf forcibly suppressed its joy and did not show it.

At this time, the voice similar to that of a female announcer sounded in my ears again.

[The powerful Duke of the Blood Clan is chasing you with his Blood Clan powerhouses! Watch out for these vampires! 】

[Any contestant who is killed, or fails to clear the level within the time limit, will be counted as a failure to the challenge and will be eliminated directly.] 】

[Kill the Duke of the Blood Clan, you can open the door of space, lead to the challenge room, and carry out the final intellectual challenge.] 】

[Complete the final intellectual challenge, solve the puzzle, and you can clear the level!] 】

[The night is on, and a large wave of vampires is approaching! 】

Before the arctic wolf could comprehend this information, the light outside the window suddenly faded, and the entire room went dark, as if it was early night.

Outside the house, there was already the sound of vampires grinding their teeth and trampling footsteps, and it seemed that the entire villa and garden were surrounded by vampires in an instant.

And here it is?

The Arctic Wolf was shocked, but repeatedly comforted himself that now he was a fourth-year powerhouse, the strongest in the team, and there was no need to be afraid at all!

"Let me see these disgusting vampires." The Arctic Wolf put his hands in his pockets, walked to the window, opened the window, and snorted coldly at the vampires who surrounded the villa:

"You're a little noisy."

……

Elementary school, large playground.

Hundreds of teachers and students formed a small circle of small teams, sitting on the greenery, watching the scene in the huge crystal screen.

The crystal screen has been divided into 5 large areas, each showing a team's dreams.

A boy nibbling on French fries pushed the girl in front of him who was drinking a human blood drink:

"Miss Earl, do you vampires or blood clans really have such a title system as a duke and a princess? I thought it was the invention of the board game Dark World. ”

The girl in front wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, turned her head and said:

"Seagull-san, why are you asking this? I'm a mosquito sperm, how can I know about vampires? ”

In the center of the playground, the giant bear is sitting with a group of students from the White Wolf Club.

"Support the boss, the boss will definitely win the championship!"

The girl osprey held aloft a banner in support of the Arctic wolf, "Arctic wolf roars, the academy shakes", and shouted loudly.

This girl from the astrology and numerology department who once participated in bullying Black Feather and was later saved by Russell in the gymnasium equipment room is still in the first grade, and it seems that there is no hope of advancing to the second grade in this life, but she doesn't care much about it.

The muscular, graceful and handsome bear crossed his legs and stared at the dream of the arctic wolf, shrouded in darkness and surrounded by vampires, and his heart was uneasy.

The first game is different from reality in the dream world, will it be more suitable for the Arctic wolf, so that he will not be so easy to expose?

The body of the giant bear, whose thoughts were fluctuating, trembled suddenly, and suddenly remembered something.

Dreams, dream assessments?

In a conversation with Miss Thornbird, Thornbird, the legendary witch who is best at mind magic, once casually mentioned -

Arctic wolves have a habit of sleepwalking!

Sleepwalking?

Sleepwalking!

It doesn't have any effect on the Dream Race, does it?

……

The real world.

The back of the Arctic Wolf villa.

Bang dang.

The two investigators, who were adjusting the volume of the announcement, almost jumped in fear when they saw the window being pulled open.

I saw a man in a white shirt and sunglasses, evil and cold, standing by the window, looking at the two investigators who were broadcasting outside, and let out a disdainful snort in his nose:

"You're a little noisy."

It's the Arctic wolf!

The two investigators' faces turned pale with a brush, and they looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

How will it be? Shouldn't the Arctic wolf be asleep now, participating in the dream assessment?

He's not going to wake up and teach himself a lesson, is he?

What the two investigators didn't see was that under the Arctic wolf's sunglasses, his eyes were slightly closed, his eyes were hazy, and he seemed to be still in a dream.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Arctic Wolf. We just happened to be in ...... Belch...... Listen to the radio. ”

The male investigator explained tremblingly.

The Arctic Wolf didn't seem to accept the explanation of the two people at all, and the corners of his mouth hooked slightly:

"It's disgusting, it looks like I'm going to have to give you some color......"

When I was writing this chapter, I saw that the freshman Black Feather, who had been bullied by the White Wolf Club, had become an enviable senior, and I suddenly felt a little emotional, and I felt that the years had passed and time had flown by.

(End of chapter)