Chapter 264 Opening, Off-Road Competition!
At 8:00 a.m. on January 15, 2516, the 51st Hundred Schools Tournament was grandly opened.
Over Zhaoyue City, hot air balloons slowly floated with banners, and countless colorful balloons rose into the sky, covering the sky. With the words "Opening" from Dongfang Xiong, the chairman of the Operation Committee, the Hundred Schools Tournament officially kicked off.
Elites from 100 magic academies across the country gathered together to show what they had learned.
"I am standing in the Yunshan Stadium. It can be seen that the popularity of this Hundred Schools Tournament is far higher than in the past. I think this is not only because the students' level is getting higher and higher, but also because of Chu Anlan, the [Princess of Song]!"
"Goddess Lan is going to sing for the opening ceremony. I'm going to watch it. The report will continue later."
"Ahem, sorry, that was an intern just now. Let me continue the report."
"There are three reasons for the popularity of this Hundred Schools Tournament. The first is whether Tianji Magic Academy can win the third consecutive championship and create history!"
"Second, can Cangkong Magic Academy succeed in revenge and beat Tianji Magic Academy to win the championship again?"
"Third, what kind of excellent results will Shuiyun Magic Academy, led by the goddess Chu Anlan, the goddess in the hearts of many fans, achieve?"
"Everything, let us wait and see. Now, please follow me to the Yunshan Stadium in front of the space window."
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The stadium was full of people, because at this time, Chu Anlan was singing on the stage in the center of the stadium.
In the audience, in addition to students from various colleges and universities, there were also magicians from the society. There were almost no ordinary people, because there were so many magicians in this venue, making the elements in the air rich, which was difficult for ordinary people to bear, so they watched the live broadcast in front of the space window.
The senior members of the Student Union of Shuiyun Magic Academy looked at Chu Anlan nervously, fearing that she would make a bold love confession. Fortunately, she did not do so this time, so they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"To be honest, you are worthy of being the princess of song. You sing beautifully, right, Shiran?" Situ Yue crossed her arms.
Zhao Shiran nodded gently without commenting too much. He was thinking about the elimination round of today's cross-country competition.
Cross-country competition, as the name suggests, is to run in a prepared environment. The first person to reach the finish line within the specified one hour is the first.
But in this process, students from different colleges can interfere with each other, and there are many obstacles along the way. If you are not careful, you may fall into a trap and waste a lot of time.
This morning, the elimination match for the second and third grade students will be held, and Zhao Shiran is still one of the contestants of Tianji Magic Academy. His speed left a deep impression on other academies in last year's rookie match.
"Shiran, you have to work hard later." Situ Yue cheered.
Zhao Shiran nodded and looked at the rest area of other magic academies. The students who were about to appear were already rubbing their hands, and from the outside, they were all full of confidence.
There are 100 participating schools. Except for ten national magic schools, the rest are private magic academies.
According to most people's thinking, students from private magic academies are not as good as students from national magic academies, because only students who cannot pass the entrance examination of national magic schools will choose private magic academies.
In fact, this view is wrong. Private magic academies also have talented students.
Some students are unwilling to leave their hometowns and go to national magic schools thousands of miles away to study, so they will choose to study at the magic academy closest to their homes. In addition to this reason, some students are unwilling to study at national magic schools because private magic academies offer good treatment.
Not only are there high scholarships every semester, but there will also be additional subsidies if you study well.
Those who can establish private magic schools are not ordinary people, and private magic schools are not worse than national magic schools except for hardware equipment and teaching staff.
Therefore, in the Hundred Schools War over the years, many students from private magic schools have become famous.
But this is a minority after all, and everyone's attention is still focused on the ten national magic schools-
Tianji Magic School, Cangkong Magic School, Chixia Magic School, Leiji Magic School, Qixing Magic School, Huanhai Magic School, Shuiyun Magic School, Tenglong Magic School, Gemini Magic School, Wuya Magic School.
These ten magic schools represent the level of the young generation of magicians in the Qin Empire.
The Hundred Schools War consists of two parts: the elimination round and the main round. The elimination round is to determine the top 16 magic schools, and the main round is the most interesting game, because in the main round, with many points, the major schools will not save their strength.
Although the elimination round is to determine the top 16, it is actually to determine the six outstanding private magic schools.
Because the national magic schools will definitely occupy ten places. If the ten national magic schools cannot even pass the elimination round, they will be despised by everyone. In serious cases, the cabinet will impose penalties and directly deprive them of the title of "national" and let other colleges replace them.
The schedule of the competition is to hold the elimination rounds of all competition items first, and then the main competition.
The first morning is the elimination round of the cross-country competition for the second and third graders, and the afternoon is the elimination round of the cross-country competition for the first grade rookies.
In the rest area for the participating students of Tianji Magic Academy, Su Yian sat on a chair, came to the space window, and looked through the competition schedule of the Hundred Schools Competition.
"The rapid shooting, frisbee shooting, school flag simulation battle, and deserted island battle that the president participated in are all must-see events." Su Yige said as he sat aside: "It is basically impossible to lose in the events that she participated in."
Su Yian nodded. He also knew that Bei Ming Zhiyao had the nickname of [Witch Sniper].
Su Yige pointed again and said: "And the magic dismantling that the vice president participated in is also a big attraction."
"As for the three-person competition, Ming Yu, Liu Ziran, and Liu Zimu were responsible in previous years. They are familiar with each other and their strength is indeed not weak."
"Liu Zimu?" Su Yian looked at Su Yige: "I heard that this guy likes you, and it was him who instigated Cao Yunjian and others to cause trouble for me, right?"
"It was him." Su Yige nodded. She didn't have a good impression of Liu Zimu, especially when she asked others to cause trouble for her brother, which made her feel very bad about Liu Zimu. Even if Liu Zimu greeted him at school, she never said anything.
Her brother's enemy is her enemy!
"I'm actually looking forward to the project you're participating in." Su Yian said with a smile: "Although I know you can definitely win the championship."
Su Yige laughed happily: "I won't lose."
"If you win the championship, what reward does Yige want?" Su Yian asked.
Su Yige's eyes lit up, and he answered subconsciously: "Go to Bin City in the northeast to see ice sculptures and ski..."
"No problem." Su Yian immediately agreed: "We will set off as soon as the Hundred Schools Tournament is over."
"Okay." Su Yige smiled: "For this reward, I will work harder."
"Have you two started discussing the celebration party?" Bei Ming Zhiyao walked in, looked at the brother and sister and said: "It's good to have confidence."
Su Yian smiled: "The project that Yige participated in has no conflict with Ouyang Yuanqing, and even if there is a conflict, he will not necessarily lose. As for other people, the only one who needs to pay attention is Chu Anlan."
"That seems to make sense." Bei Ming Zhiyao sat on the other side of Su Yian without hesitation: "But the level of this class of students is quite high, maybe some dark horses will emerge."
"It won't affect Yige." Su Yian said calmly.
"Well, even if it affects, there is a way to solve it, right, Yige?" Bei Ming Zhiyao blinked at Su Yige.
Su Yige also winked playfully, as if she had reached some kind of consensus with Beiming Zhiyao.
"Did you two do something without telling me?" Su Yian asked curiously.
"Guess." Beiming Zhiyao and Su Yige said almost in unison.
Su Yian smiled helplessly. These two guys definitely had no good intentions!
"The elimination round of the cross-country competition is about to begin. Please go to the starting point and get ready."
The sweet female voice spread throughout the Yunshan Stadium, and suddenly a wave of cheers rose, and the spectators cheered for the participating students of their school.
The five students representing Tianji Magic Academy were Zhao Shiran, Liu Zimu, Wang Yun, Dong Wu, and Xu Haosong.
Except for Wang Yun, the rest were sophomores.
And there were few third-year students participating in the Hundred Schools Tournament, because they had to start planning for their future, whether to enter the Magic University for further study or join the army to improve their strength, or join a family and rely on the family to improve themselves.
They don't want to waste time on the Hundred Schools Tournament. Although the Hundred Schools Tournament is a stage for students to show themselves, the third-year students are self-aware.
The talents and strengths of the students are stronger than the previous one, and it is even more embarrassing to compete with them.
Why can Bei Ming Zhiyao become the student union president in the first year? In addition to her determination to reform being supported, the more important reason is her strong strength.
In Tianji Magic Academy, Bei Ming Zhiyao is the strongest, which is a recognized fact!
"I won't lose to you this year." Liu Zimu looked at Zhao Shiran: "I will surprise you."
Zhao Shiran smiled slightly: "The truth will be revealed on the field."
Liu Zimu sneered and said nothing, but Zhao Shiran found a topic: "Haven't you given up pursuing Su Yige yet?"
Liu Zimu's expression froze: "What do you want to say?"
"I heard that you wanted to compete with Su Yian at the beginning, why didn't you do it? When will you change your stubborn personality of wanting to save face and suffering?"
"Don't worry about it!" Liu Zimu said expressionlessly.
Zhao Shiran shrugged his shoulders and prepared to sprint, because the countdown had begun.
“3!”
“2!”
“1!”
“Let’s go!”
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(To be continued)