Chapter 1 Internal Competition

Through an internal competition, the tutor group basically established the core of this semester's freshman competition.

In the following days, the Wangguan Department tutor group focused on tutoring Zhou Jing and others, and formulated several tactics for the arena competition.

The format of the freshman competition is that each department competes with two other departments.

Moreover, in order to give all contestants a chance to perform, the competition system is a round-by-round promotion model. For example, in a ring match with twenty places on each side, everyone has to go on stage to pick an opponent to fight. The winner advances and the loser is eliminated. The rounds are adjusted according to the number of advanced players on both sides.

Each time you advance a round, the points gained for each victory will also increase. In the end, the winner is determined by the total score. Even if one person can single-handedly fight to the last round, there is a limit to the number of points that can be obtained, to avoid the department winning the entire game by relying on one person, so it is necessary to arrange troops and formulate strategies.

Zhou Jing has always been interested in the freshman competition. Most of his spare time every day was spent cooperating with the department tutor group's special training.

The tutor group lived up to his expectations and formulated a special training plan for his discharge ability, trying to broaden the limit of his "electricity storage" through external force.

For example, letting mages draw magic arrays that attract electrical elements for Zhou Jing to use, allowing his body to naturally absorb more electricity, or inputting electricity for Zhou Jing through external charging methods.

It sounds a bit crude, but in fact, many abilities that control a certain energy have similar training projects. It is one of the methods that has been proven to effectively improve the strength of the ability.

Especially abilities that control electricity are quite suitable for this model... As long as it is done gradually and not too much energy is input at once, there is a high probability of subtly increasing the limit.

In addition, there were also teachers in the tutor group who were good at developing abilities, giving Zhou Jing extra lessons, teaching small skills to hone his energy abilities, and using his abilities for various trainings, such as controlling lightning to travel between his fingers, to enhance attributes such as duration, release interval, and detailed control.

Zhou Jing practiced for a while, and the effect was remarkable. His energy attribute actually increased by 1 point, which made him secretly happy.

The special abilities acquired through the new exotic blood potion should only be the foundation. As long as you persist in training, there is still potential to be squeezed out, so there is no need to worry about not being able to improve.

…

As the one-month period approached, the topic of the freshman competition rapidly increased, becoming the main topic of conversation among students.

The list of participants given by the three departments for this year has also been published, with a total of one hundred and fifty people.

In the academy forum, many students discussed the one hundred and fifty contestants, analyzing the combat strength of each department, and arguing about who was stronger and who was weaker.

Some people even opened a betting pool to guess the winner of this year.

The most eye-catching among them were the thirty specially selected people, all of whom participated in the arena competition.

The most discussed was Li Xiaoyin, who was undoubtedly the core of the Zhanqi Department. Many freshmen were either excited or curious about her.

After nearly a month of inquiries, her ability was no longer a secret. With her powerful destructive power, most people favored her as a hot favorite to win the championship.

Among the specially selected students, Zhou Jing was the only lonely B-grade, which was also very conspicuous. Many students were very curious about him, causing Zhou Jing to feel that someone was pointing and pointing behind his back wherever he went during this period.

Zhou Jing naturally didn't care, a handsome guy is never afraid of being watched.

He still went to class, exercised, and prepared for the battle every day as usual, living a fulfilling and peaceful life without any waves.

Soon, on the day of the freshman competition, one month after enrollment, the day arrived as scheduled.

…

Asuri Training Ground.

This is the largest open-air training ground inside the academy, laid out like a large stadium. The center is the competition venue, and the surroundings are layers of spectator seats. Various large-scale events are basically held here.

The central competition venue is not a simple flat arena. The environment can be switched to forests, lakes, stone formations, and other terrains to increase the complexity of the competition.

Early this morning, nearly ten thousand students rushed here early and divided into three areas according to the department to occupy their positions.

At this moment, the training ground was crowded with people, lively and noisy, and the sound waves echoed, buzzing endlessly.

Participating in the academy's grand event for the first time, the newcomers all felt fresh.

The three departments have to compete with the other two sides, so the freshman competition will be held for three consecutive days. The opponent for each day is determined by lottery, and one department will be empty each day.

On the first day, the Wangguan Department and the Baoshi Department both drew lots to play, and the Zhanqi Department was empty.

"It's really lively..."

Zhou Jing muttered in a low voice.

At this time, he was following the Wangguan Department team and staying in the waiting area on one side of the venue. Wangguan Hui, who was acting as the coach, and the tutor group were discussing strategies.

The waiting area of the Baoshi Department was on the other side, separated by the entire competition venue, far away from each other, so that the two sides could not interfere with each other's decisions.

The order of appearance is a temporary decision mode. One person takes turns to send someone to the ring first, and then the other side decides who to fight, which requires a certain strategy.

Now that the competition has not started yet, no one knows the other party's tactics.

This was not the first time Zhou Jing had been the center of attention of thousands of people, so he was calm, but many of his classmates were quite nervous and trembling, which made him worry about whether they could perform stably on stage.

But there were also a few confident contestants, who seemed to have taken stimulants.

Even Wu Fan, who was usually aloof, had a glint in his eyes at this time, and muttered, "I hope to meet a worthy opponent."

Tang Liu was even more like he was on fire, full of pride: "The opportunity to make a name for myself has arrived. After today, my name will resound through the clouds!"

Young people are really energetic...

Zhou Jing smacked his lips and scanned the audience.

He soon saw Li Xiaoyin and others, who were waving at him vigorously from their seats, their faces full of excitement.

Because they were empty in the first game, Li Xiaoyin only needed to watch the game. It was not the Zhanqi Department's turn to play today.

Zhou Jing waved his hand from afar to say hello, then shifted his gaze and quickly found the VIP audience area.

In the VIP area, Dean Wu Zhongsu, Vice Dean Shen Xinqin, and other senior academy officials were sitting. In addition to these people, there seemed to be some people wearing different uniforms, and Zhou Jing didn't know where they came from.

At this time, Deng Yunjie walked over, followed Zhou Jing's gaze, and explained with a smile:

"Chidu currently only has our superpower academy on Planet Aquamarine, so every time there is a large-scale department event, the academy will invite personnel from various agencies to watch the event and screen for talents worthy of attention. If you perform well, you may even have the opportunity to be favored and pre-recruited by some official institutions, so don't waste the opportunity."

"So that's how it is."

Zhou Jing nodded, and had a further understanding of the academy competition.

Holding these department events is not only to stimulate students' desire to compete, but also to give them the opportunity to show their faces in front of important agencies, which affects their future prospects, which can be regarded as a benefit for top students.

Zhou Jing paused, changed the subject, and asked:

"Have you decided when I will play? Will I go first or last?"

Deng Yunjie's mouth curled up, quite rascally, and casually said:

"According to the expected situation, we hope you can face Lin Kun and eliminate him in the first or second round, so as not to let him eat more of our points later, but assumptions are assumptions, the most important thing is to adapt to the situation... By the way, you drew with Lin Kun once, so it shouldn't be a problem to deal with him again, right?"

Hearing this, Zhou Jing spread his hands: "If I don't say it's foolproof, at least it's foolproof."

If he faces an opponent with unknown abilities, the result is hard to say. But he is very confident in fighting Lin Kun, an opponent he has already competed with.

Especially compared with the last time they fought, his physical fitness has been greatly improved, and he is not what he used to be.

"Haha, I like your confidence."

Deng Yunjie grinned and patted Zhou Jing on the shoulder.

On the other side, in the waiting area of the Baoshi Department, the department tutor was also discussing with Lin Kun.

"Lin Kun, the file shows that Zhou Jing once drew with you. If we let you deal with him again, are you confident?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Kun suddenly showed a ferocious smile.

"After a month of hard training, I am no longer the naive me. Zhou Jing is not even a dish in my eyes now. I will not fall into the same pit twice. Today is the day to settle the score with him!"

"Okay, then I'm relieved."

The Baoshi Department tutor believed him, nodded heavily, and said in a deep voice:

"You are one of our cores. Whether we can win this competition depends on your performance!"

Lin Kun snorted coldly:

"Hmph, among so many freshmen, only Li Xiaoyin is a threat to me. As long as I don't meet her, no one can stop me!"

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