"What?" everyone present was almost stunned when they heard the news, and then there was an uproar.

"What did this old man just say?" Ariel couldn't believe his ears, "Anyone between the ages of fourteen and sixteen has to participate?"

"Hmm......" Alan nodded, his face solemn.

"That's interesting...... Cynthia said, staring at Professor Stubourne tightly, "and the rest of the rules are pretty much the same, and it's okay to change the deficiencies a little...... But I've never heard of this so-called new rule. ”

Alan stared at Professor Stubone for a moment, feeling that his reaction was unnatural. The old man was now bowing his head and frowning, constantly looking left and right, and shaking his head from time to time, which was completely different from his usual appearance, and looked quite funny.

Looking at the professors on the stage, they were also looking at each other incredibly, not knowing what they were discussing.

After a long while, another voice finally came: "Quiet, quiet!"

Everyone looked over there and saw that it wasn't Professor Stubourne who was speaking, it was Professor Fran. She looked like she had been elected by the professors, and was standing in her seat staring at Professor Stubourne as if she had something to ask.

Sure enough, as soon as the audience was quiet, she spoke again: "Professor Stubourne, we have something to ask you. ”

"Uh...... Please, please. Although Professor Stubone tried to make himself look as natural as possible, he betrayed him by the lack of confidence in his speech.

"The first thing I want to ask is, who made the decision to hold such a dangerous event again?" said Professor Fran.

"Uh, this ...... That's what Mr. Winslow meant, and of course, you know, the headquarters of the Magical Management Society......" Professor Stubone explained, his eyes dodging.

"Then why didn't he discuss it with us before that?" Professor Fran looked rather dissatisfied, "Everyone knows how dangerous this competition is, and there is no notice in advance, and all the professors, including me, don't know about it!"

"Uh...... Yes, yes...... Actually, I also think this competition is a bit dangerous, and it's too early for them now......" Professor Stubone looked like he was scratching his ears and cheeks, scratching his mustache and wiping sweat on his robe, "Of course, I have communicated with him, but ...... Uh......"

It was only when Professor Fran heard this that he understood that this decision might have been made unilaterally by Mr. Winslow, and that it had nothing to do with Professor Stubourne, who was only responsible for informing those present, and then pouted and stopped embarrassing him.

"That'...... Did you ask him what the point of re-hosting the event?" asked Professor Fran again.

"Oh, oh, he told me!" Professor Stubourne looked a little lighter at the question, "as you can see, although all of these children are very talented, the learning atmosphere in this school is not very satisfactory, and Mr. Winslow feels that the current atmosphere is too loose to be what a prestigious school should be, so he wants to use this method to motivate and urge them to work hard!"

There was some truth in Professor Stubourne's words, because Alan could clearly feel that the learning atmosphere in this school was not very strong, and it was not even as good as the atmosphere when he was in the basic school when he was at Beya. However, this seemingly reasonable explanation still made Alan vaguely feel that something was wrong.

"That's true, right...... But isn't that a little too radical with this method?" Alan whispered, frowning slightly.

"Well, I don't think it's that simple...... Cynthia nodded as well, "It's a matter of life, and this method is completely undesirable." ”

"Of course, it's not just because of that!" Professor Staebone spoke again as they were talking, "you may have heard about some of the recent events in the North, and the increasing activity of werewolves does not bode well...... The last time the werewolves had such a large-scale operation, some of you were probably not born yet, so Mr. Winslow decided to restart this event in order to prevent the werewolves from causing any major problems and causing the guild to be short of manpower, and by the way, to give you a chance to fly directly!"

The discussion in the audience instantly became much quieter, and it seems that a considerable number of people agree with this explanation.

However, looking at Professor Stubourne's expression, which was no different from just now, this made Alan still have some doubts in his heart.

Professor Fran bowed his head and remained silent after hearing this explanation, nodded to Professor Stubourne, and sat down again.

"Whew......" Stubone said with a long sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from his forehead, "so is there anything else you have to ask about this event, especially the rules?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a child raised his hand.

"Excuse me, when will this contest take place?" asked the little boy.

"Oh! I'd almost forget to say it if you didn't ask!" Professor Stubone waved his hand for him to sit down, "At present, the tentative plan is that this competition will be held in three months, that is, in December, and the exact time of the competition will be announced later. ”

"So, Professor!" another hand was raised, "you said just now that there are only eight places in the end, but what if there are fewer than eight people who can make it to the third round?"

Alan was also stunned when he heard this question: yes, what if someone arrives near the destination in advance, does not enter the third round of the arena, but ambushes them, stops everyone else outside, and solves them one by one...... In terms of the complexity of this terrain, it is easy to hide in the shadows and ambush people, and compared to the one-on-one in the third round, this kind of ambush has a higher success rate, which can undoubtedly greatly increase your chances of winning the championship in the end!

"You don't have to worry about that. "If there are less than eight people, then the third round will be played with the current number of people, and if there is only one, then this person will win the competition without a fight, and if no one can make it through the second round...... Well, I mean the worst-case scenario, and the least likely scenario, is that there will be no winner in this game. ”

Hearing this, the students began to whisper again.

"Just because there are no champions doesn't mean no one is recognized, though. "Although there is no invigilator in the second round of the competition, there will be a special person who will be responsible for monitoring your every move, if you are eye-catching enough, such as outstanding in a certain aspect, even if you are not able to make it to the third round of the competition venue, but as long as you survive after the stipulated competition time, even if you do not win the championship, there is still a good chance of qualifying directly to work in the association!"

"And how long is the game?" someone asked again.

"Hmm...... The second round is three days, and the third round will be played immediately after the second round is over, and there will only be a maximum of seven matches, and the maximum will not exceed two days, so it will only take five days at most!" Professor Stubone said.

This news has undoubtedly given a shot in the arm to many people, and has dispelled those who wanted to face the game negatively and leave the game early, at least they are now not as terrified of the game as they were at the beginning.

Allen is also one of them. Originally, he and Riel had the idea of deliberately releasing water in the first round, and as long as they messed up the grades, they would not have to enter the second round, but now that Professor Stubone said this, he also wanted to change his mind.

"In other words, as long as we find a relatively safe place to hide in the second round, build a camp and wait for the time to run out, we will have the same chance?" said Riel, his eyes lit up, looking ready to move.

"Hmm......" Alan nodded, "even if you can't get to the center of the arena, you just need to find a place near a water source, or a cave or something, hide and survive in it for five days...... If you're lucky, you might not be able to do that long. ”

"Hmm...... You'll have to bring enough dry food...... "I'll calculate how much ...... I'm going to bring."

"But I don't think we'd better think about it so much now......" Seeing that Riel was really seriously calculating how much dry food to bring, Alan suddenly laughed, "You can calculate how many people will participate first......

"Ah...... Oh yes...... "Ryel patted his head, "fourteen to sixteen years old...... Uh, so almost everyone except the fourth graders is going to participate, right?"

"That's right. Alan nodded, "There are about 500 people in our class, and 10% of them have been sent home, that is, there are about 450 people left, and the third year will be reduced by 10% on this basis, that is, there will be a little more than 400 people, and the number of freshmen who will arrive here tomorrow night will be almost 500......"

"Four hundred and five plus four hundred plus five hundred equals ...... Uh......" Ryll began to count with his fingers.

"One thousand three hundred and fifty people. Cynthia blurted out, "Excluding some under the age of fourteen and over the age of sixteen, there should be about a thousand to one thousand two hundred." ”

"Only twenty out of a thousand people will make it to the second round......" Hearing this number, Riel suddenly lost his confidence, "uh...... I think I'm still out there praying for you for good luck......"

"Don't say that, eh...... Actually, I don't have much confidence......" Alan smiled helplessly and said, "Although the written test is not very difficult for me, but the little magic I can use is not worth mentioning in front of others, and no matter who I meet, I will be eliminated in an instant......"

"I'm not going to allow anyone to hurt Allen!" said Alyssa as soon as Allen finished speaking.

Alan was stunned and looked at Alyssa blankly, realizing that she was looking at herself with a serious face.

"Hmm...... You just have to work hard to pass the written test......" Alyssa seemed to be a little uncomfortable with Allen's eyes, so she blinked, lowered her head and whispered, "As for the second round...... I'll do my best to help you. ”