"Didn't Delaney say that the Guardian is currently asleep, so leave her alone. In short, the most important thing right now is to run the tournament and we didn't waste time on these weird legends. ”

"I see. ”

There was the sound of footsteps fading away from the boulder, and finally everything fell silent again.

Alicia was silent for a long time, leaned back forcefully, looked at Ilya, and said, "Did you hear that?"

Nod.

"Any thoughts?"

Without hesitation, the boy replied, "If there is a guardian in the World Tree, we must keep quiet at all times so as not to wake her up, or we will end up in the same fate as the orcs." ”

Little Lori jumped on the rock without hesitation, took out a paper fan, and slapped it on Ilya's head: "Give me exciting lines like the protagonist in a bloody scene, burning all over his body, shouting such as 'I didn't expect there to be such a hidden boss, I must go and knock down the other party's explosive equipment'!

Ilya touched her head: "I just think it's rude to disturb someone's sleep and wake them up." ”

“...... If Huayin was half as polite as you, I wouldn't have to ask Icarus to keep vigil every night while setting a lot of traps around the bed in my dorm. Alicia covered her face and sighed. "Well. Even if there were any guardians on the World Tree, that cute girl would definitely only attack the malicious intruders, and probably wouldn't do anything like tying us up with rattan and lifting our skirts to those of us who were considered guests by the Draenei. ”

Do you think of people as the giant octopus that will inevitably appear when the beautiful girls on the beach perform swimsuit shows in the summer!?

When the two returned to the camp, they could already smell the smell of food. A large bonfire was lit in the center of the venue, and many students were sitting around chatting excitedly.

"Ahh——!h

Alicia walked up to Chrissy in a cold sweat and sat down and said, "Yes, yes, you are a model for all the teachers in the whole continent, and it is really a blessing in my life to be able to study and cultivate under your disciple." ”

Chrissy smashed a knife on the head of little Lori: "Don't be thorny in your words." You're back with Ilya. Tell me honestly, did that kid steal from you when the two of them were alone just now?"

"Tutor, you deliberately pretended to be whispering and then spoke in such a loud voice that everyone could hear, right?" Little Lori retracted her head and looked at Chrissy with disdain, "And please imagine your student's behavior a little more reliable, okay!?"

"I'm sorry. Every time I see your pretty face that sells cuteness maliciously, I can't help but associate it with the bad side. ”

The boys decisively chose to avoid the war between Alicia, who was waving her little fists, and Chrissy, who was holding each other's heads with a smug face. While silently waiting for the organizer to prepare dinner, William, who had not spoken, finally couldn't help but ask Elijah, "Where did you find Alicia?"

"In the rubble outside the camp. ”

The answer was so unexpected that William almost thought that Elijah was fooling him. However, the sincerity in Singlecell's eyes quickly dispelled William's suspicions, and instead asked why he was looking for someone there. ...,

But the young emperor was destined to not be able to get Ilya's reply for the time being, so Ramion walked quickly to the bonfire in the center of the field, clapped his hands vigorously, and said loudly with the help of amplification magic: "It looks like everyone is here." Before I start the meal, I have a few things to explain to you, so please be careful to hear them. ”

The surroundings soon fell silent, except for the occasional crackling sound of burning firewood echoing in everyone's ears.

Ramian nodded slightly, took out a roll of parchment from his arms, glanced at it twice, and said, "First." Many of you are participating in the field for the first time, and you are full of questions and dissatisfaction about the way this year's competition will be conducted. I didn't want to explain this too much, because it should be the responsibility of the teachers of the colleges to which you belong, but after listening to the content of the conversation just now, I couldn't help it.

There is no formal competition at all? Sensational commercial showmanship? More suitable for selecting mercenaries and adventurers? Not to mention the students who have little life experience, I would like to ask the leading teachers here how many percent of the graduates with good prospects such as being able to become military officers, diners of one faction, or aristocratic bodyguards after graduation?"

Everyone was silent for a while, except for Kerri, who had obviously poured a few sips of spirits, sitting on the ground without any image and saying with a grin: "The Garden of Hope accounts for 30%. ”

"Okay, thank you for your answer. Ramian bowed and said, "Hear me, even the most famous Garden of Hope on the mainland is only thirty percent. The remaining graduates can only go to work as mercenaries and adventurers, or join the army. It is true that the various academies on the mainland have cultivated many outstanding talents, but the purpose of Master Reze to establish the academy back then was not to cultivate these elites and pillars, but to train a large number of people with ordinary qualifications to become mediocre professionals.

Why? Because a small number of elite masters cannot support the entire human race against the demons, only those who have the largest number of intermediate strength are the real spine of our human race and even all the intelligent beings of Zollivan! It is they who have formed a powerful army to fight against the demons. It was they who protected the civilians from the threat of the monsters, not the elite who sat in the big barracks or luxury villas all day long! I don't know when the competition between the faculties began to evolve into a rivalry between the best students – I admit it. The Reze Cup tournament organized by the Mage Guild played a role in this—and finally ended up in a situation where the academy only cares about cultivating high-level students and abandons other education, which is obviously contrary to the original purpose of the master.

If Her Majesty Queen Alicia Harris hadn't been able to stop the demonic invasion a year and a half ago, and now the Western Continent is in the midst of a war, and you, as the top students of the various academies, were urgently conscripted into the army by the Continental Alliance, and asked to carry out a reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines—then may I ask all the warriors, thieves, archers, and other physics students, as scouts and team leaders in the team, do you know how to read maps?"

This time there was a longer silence.

Lamien sighed helplessly: "Here are the venerable mages. Ladies and gentlemen, if your team is attacked by a low-level monster during the mission, the opponent will move very quickly. The attacks are also extremely aggressive, and they tend to go berserk after being injured by their fellow defenders, so what should you do at this time to defeat them without causing damage to them?"

Even Chrissy, who has always regarded directly bombing the opponent to the scum, couldn't help but fall into deep thought when she heard this.

"This is the reason why in recent years, the graduates of each academy have enough strength but completely zero practical experience, which has led to the sudden awakening of many critics of the mage association and the decision to reform this competition. Ramion didn't continue to embarrass everyone, and concluded in time. "We hope that through this reform, we will remind all colleges that while cultivating high-end talents, they should not forget their duty to educate the public. Hawkers, but there are indeed a lot of commercial shows in the competition, after all, it's not easy to make money these days. ”...,

Amid a good-natured laugh, Lamien motioned for the staff waiting on the side to begin handing out dinner.

——————————————————————————————I'm the dividing line between eating and sleeping and not being allowed to attack at night——————————————————————————————

After Ramian's explanation, the contestants who were originally resistant to the way of the competition finally realized the intention of the organizers, and at the same time found their own shortcomings - but finding deficiencies and improving deficiencies are two different things, and most people can't help but feel bitter in the face of this kind of wilderness survival-like competition.

Especially before leaving the next morning, their sad faces made Alicia, who had just opened the curtain, immediately roll into the tent again, laughing and wiping her tears while covering her stomach and rolling back and forth.

"You don't gloat there. Chrissy also had a look on her face that was about to squirt. But he still tried his best to hold back and grab the little Lori's stupid hair and pull her up, "Don't think that you guys have been fooling around in the field before and have very rich field experience to sit back and relax, not all the contestants are the kind of people who will get lost immediately when they go out five hundred meters, and be careful of overturning in the gutter." ”

"It does sound like a very responsible tutor warning students not to be paralyzed, but is there something mixed in that that needs to be crabbed?" asked the little Lori as she straightened her clothes with a look of contempt on her face.

Chrissy kicked the little Lori's ass and kicked her out: "Don't chirp crookedly, hurry up and gather the old lady!"

Alicia screamed and staggered to the three boys who were waiting outside, put her hands together on her chin, raised her head and gave everyone a pair of big tearful eyes, and said with a face full of grievances: "I was kicked by Mentor Chrissy, it hurts." Who's going to help Ellie see if it's swollen?"

This malicious selling is too obvious, and even Ilya can easily see it. Therefore, the three boys looked at each other in a cold sweat for a long time, but none of them took the initiative to step forward, and Fabiano even simply put on an expression of "It's not my sister who has nothing to do with me anyway" and hid to the side.

"Whew. Don't you want Ellie?" The tears in the beautiful sapphire blue eyes came as soon as she said it, and in the blink of an eye, the little Lori was already whimpering and crying, and it looked very moving with pear blossoms and rain.

Just when Elijah and William looked at each other in a cold sweat, a roll of newspaper thrown by Chrissy and smashed on the head of Little Lori resolved the embarrassment of the two in time: "Have you made enough trouble!? Or do you want the old lady to come and beat the footprints on your ass for you?"

"Please don't do that!" said Alicia, who jumped up like a spring and scrambled to slap away the footprints. "Alright guys. Let's go and assemble!"

A rare benefit and a possible Shura field have been forcibly mixed up by you, Mentor Chrissy——! what a waste!]

Unable to see the show, Alicia made her way to the meeting place in the middle of the camp. The remnants of last night's campfire had been swept away, replaced by a hastily erected desk table. Ramion was standing on it. Behind him were a number of staff members carrying large canvas packages in their hands, and those packages must have contained the legendary ten days' supplies.

"Precautions: You should have heard about it when you arrived yesterday, and I hope you will do what you can when you decide to go to the pumice rock to seek water. Also, don't enter the red area on the map, that's the territory of the Wyvern. Students from different houses are allowed to act together with each other in the competition, but it is strictly forbidden to steal other people's supplies, and once it is discovered and confirmed, they will be disqualified immediately!" Ramian said as he relaxed his serious expression and smiled, "Since there are many people who are new to survival in the wild, this competition has a compass for everyone. All you have to do is follow the north to find the World Tree. Don't tell me you don't even know how to use a compass?"...,

It seems that Mao'er won't......]

Amid everyone's laughter, Ramion waved his hand to the staff to distribute supplies, maps, and teleportation scrolls to each participating student, saying, "Please take good care of your teleportation scrolls, and give the warning scrolls to the selected team leader for safekeeping." These can only be used in the most desperate situations, with the former abstaining individually and the latter abstaining on behalf of the entire team. Think twice before using. However, your life should still be the first priority compared to victory or defeat, and when you encounter a danger that could be fatal, do not hesitate there. ”

When she took the package, Alicia's hand sank and she almost didn't hold it, but fortunately, William, who was quick to see her next to her, helped her in time.

Wow, I didn't expect the luggage to be so heavy...... No, it's not that the luggage is heavy, it's that I don't have much strength. Hell, isn't it possible that the snail girl carries such a big bag with fighting spirit every time she goes out!? 】

William just wanted to reach out to Alicia and say, "I'll carry your luggage for you." Out of the corner of his eye, he twitched and saw the little Lori cast a spell on the package, and then carried it firmly as if the weight of the other party did not exist, revealing a proud expression on her face.

Flotation is often used by boys to climb the treetops for long-distance peeping into the girls' dormitories......

"Now I ask all the students who have the space items to take them off and give them to their teachers, and then leave the camp one by one through the inspection door at the entrance. "If it chirps when you pass through the gate, we'll have a seating room in the audience to enjoy the game." ”

"It's creepy for this stereotypical guy to laugh all of a sudden. Fabiano couldn't help but swallow and whispered.

The people nearby immediately chimed in.

However, Alicia ignored Fabiano's comments about Ramion, and only took a few things from the bracelet filled with various river crab items when Chrissy walked up to her and handed them to her.

These are the few things that Alicia is going to use for the competition: a bow headband that is almost retired, a starry scepter, a wooden knife authentic, an arc of time, a metal block that can be transformed into any cold weapon, and the allure that she has worn before she sets off...... I mean, a protective pink suspender nightdress.

It is clear that he intends to deceive the other party with magic first, and then use his fighting spirit to bully people.

Lamien led everyone to the rift in the Grand Canyon, pointed to a temporary magic teleportation array, and said, "You will reach the bottom of the canyon through here, and when you go down, wait for me to signal from above, and the competition will officially begin." Of course, I'm not trying to make you chase me as soon as you come up like a race. You've been traveling for two weeks, and it's all about how you distribute your strength and supplies. My suggestion is to find a team that you can talk about and act together at the beginning of the game, or just form a big group, so that everyone can take care of each other. So. Representatives of the Garden of Hope, please be the first to enter!"

Looking at Alicia who stepped forward, she carried a huge package with a relaxed expression. Everyone was suddenly inexplicable, and only a few people showed expressions of admiration that suddenly dawned on them, and then they began to follow suit.

For Alicia's cleverness, Ramion decisively chose to ignore it, using magic to reduce the weight to save physical strength itself is also a small knowledge of survival in the wild, naturally it is not cheating, he just bowed to the four and said: "It seems that Her Majesty has learned a lot of experience from previous adventures, so I won't say anything more." I wish you all a smooth journey. ”

The eyes of the four of them lit up, and when they looked at it again, they were already at the very bottom of the Grand Canyon - the light of the magic array under their feet had not yet fully dissipated, and the nearby rocks were like opaque crystals. However, looking ahead, there is a large area of extremely desolate Gobi, with few green plants, and occasionally a scorpion crawls over with a hurried look, and does not dare to stay at all.

"Great, I wouldn't be surprised if there were a bunch of monsters popping up here right away. Alicia stroked her hair and smiled and took a step forward, "Grand Canyon Tantaroa, we're here!"