Chapter 399 New Opening Ceremony

The new semester has begun, and at another opening ceremony, Tilan took the stage to give a speech.

Tilan, a senior in high school, wore long black stockings with stars and moons dotted on them with golden silk threads. There was a fluffy white bustle under the black and blue overlapping skirt. The dress was slightly fitted, but the cuffs were deliberately made larger, revealing the white silk sleeve lining inside. Her long black hair was neatly combed, and the iris hairpin behind her head was like a single-winged blue morpho butterfly.

This dress was specially customized by a well-known designer invited by Edes Academy. After being carefully dressed, Tilan was like standing on a stage that attracted everyone's attention, and was admired by the freshmen below.

It must be said that clothing has a huge impact on a person's temperament. Today, Tilan is less gentle and quiet than usual, and more shining and confident, which makes people unconsciously convinced. If Tilan on the stage in the first grade was the kind of beautiful girl that people love, then today she is the convincing and powerful sun, attracting the attention of many people.

"…The world is not static. Anything that was taken for granted in the past will slowly become inappropriate with the passage of time and the evolution of the environment, and will need to be re-examined."

"There will be many people, whether on the Internet, in books, in life, etc., who will always be eager to tell you many 'truths', trying to make you believe in the 'truth' they tell. Some of these people will often say one or two sentences that seem profound and authoritative, making people feel great, but very few of them will talk about where this sentence originated from, why this view was formed, the historical background of the formation of this 'view', the environmental reasons, the situation at the time, etc."

"After accepting too many such thoughtless and unexamined views, it is easy to fall into confusion and chaos, because you don't know which 'truth' to follow."

"Self-independent thinking can never be given up, and there has never been a sacred and unbreakable halo." The dark blue eyes were like quiet sapphires, and her voice echoed in the hall, but it seemed to ring in everyone's ears, so clear, with the right volume. The ability of the singer was gradually revealed in this girl, and she became more and more proficient in controlling it.

"A hundred years have passed since Edes and Saint Ingo parted ways. Although we used to have the same origin, it does not mean we will always be the same. Things always move forward on the track of time without stopping. The changing times and the changes in the environment have made the past no longer exist. There is no such thing as fakes and authentic products. Blindly emphasizing one's own authenticity only means that he cannot provide more powerful evidence to prove his correctness and advancement."

"If it must conform to the appearance of the past to be called orthodox, then all human beings today should degenerate into ancient colonies. That is the original appearance of life." Tilan paused slightly. She rarely used such ironic words because they were very impolite, but she was not a rigid person. She knew that sometimes she had to express her aggressiveness.

"The Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region that I hope for is not the place full of desolation and gloom like it is today. I also know that many people are looking forward to change. They may be in that distant and cold area, or have to go to other

places because of the decline of their hometown, or are still displaced and helpless." "The story has not yet reached the end. The turning point and seeds that can change everything are still in our hands. Now we hope that it can be planted and take root in the future, and pry open this sky full of dark clouds and poisonous rain little by little."

"This year and even the next few years will be the years when the competition between Edes and Saint Ingo is the most intense. Everyone may have made a lot of determination and courage to enter school at this time. I know that some students are still uneasy. Although this statement is a bit hypocritical, I still want to encourage you. I hope that each of you can go on bravely and firmly."

"I am Heshia Tilan, the student council president of this year's Edes Academy. I will spend the next two years with you all." Finally, she took a step back, walked out of the podium sideways, bowed in front of everyone, and then raised her head. Her light blue eyes were so clear and peaceful, and behind her gentleness, there seemed to be infinite power.

After stepping down from the podium, the girl walked through the crowd. The freshmen couldn't help but turn their eyes to the side, watching the young singer slowly walk by her side. At that moment, her hair fluttered like a dream, making it difficult for people to recover for a long time.

After the opening ceremony, the freshmen quickly integrated into this new environment. Compared with when Tilan entered school two years ago, Edes Academy today can be said to be completely different. All the decadent and extravagant old habits have been cleared away. The atmosphere of the academy has been completely renewed. Good competition and cooperation have made the entire academy full of vitality.

However, although the campus is still calm, the situation outside is different.

After a brief truce in August, the fight between the two sides became more dangerous. Unlike the initial competition limited to business, some radical groups have begun to hire people in the gray area to interfere and block their opponents, making them exhausted and many businesses and projects collapsed.

The fight began to escalate. Many security companies received many commissions during this period, and even had insufficient manpower and teams. In view of this situation, many companies also began to establish their own security teams.

The purchase of armaments and protection systems has brought many orders and benefits to the previously neutral "Starship Faction" group, and they are also happy to see this situation.

Time flies. In the academy, Tilan not only has to spend time studying, but also spends a lot of time to guide other students. Although this takes some energy, in the process of guiding others, she also has a lot of ideas, and has a deeper understanding of the skills and abilities she has mastered before.

The Winter Festival Competition is about to begin again this year, but compared to the fierce competition last year, there seems to be less suspense this year. Sevilla and Levito have graduated, Seraphiel and Sweetway are in the fourth grade, Tilan is in the third grade this year, and none of the other freshmen in the first and second grades can challenge her position.

White stars fell, the black curtain was lifted, and the venue in the center of the venue appeared in everyone's eyes.

On the grass and hills shrouded in the night, white flowers bloomed one after another, revealing the slender blue stamens. Then, in the gentle and ethereal singing, a barefoot girl in a white dress slowly walked up the hill and sang softly. The soft hair seemed to have no weight, rising and falling in the night, outlining the trajectory of the wind.

"Heshia Tilan!"

"Heshia Tilan!"

"Heshia Tilan!"

The venue raised a lot of support signs and fluorescent sticks, and countless people shouted at this moment. Many of them came to the Winter Festival Competition just to see this young singer.

The light rotated, and then blue vines woven with magic gushed out from six directions of the venue. They stretched to the high sky in the middle, gradually covering the sky, leaving only a small piece.

In that small night sky, a bright moon shone, and the girl sat on the tree branch in the moonlight, holding the tree trunk with one hand, singing softly, and her slender feet under the skirt moved back and forth in the air.

The girl sang a lament, and the whole venue fell silent. The figure in the moonlight was hazy and clear. The hazy part was the gentle curve of the face, and the clear part was the pity and moving charm in the voice.

After the song ended, the bright moon in the night sky was temporarily covered, so that Cinderella in the dark could escape the stage. Then the blue vines woven in the air turned into fragments of light and fell. Birds of different colors flew slowly in a triangular formation, leaving long tracks of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.

The background music slowly ended, and the lights came on again. The girl in the central venue was gone, as if everything before was like a beautiful dream.

After that, there was a gorgeous and innovative entrance ceremony for each academy. When the last Edes Academy came on stage, the girl who made the audience dream again appeared. She wore a white gauze headdress, a long dress like a black swan, and gloves wrapped around her slender fingers, holding a small and exquisite star-moon scepter. She slowly appeared on the stage surrounded by a group of Edes students, and then sat on the exclusive purple velvet seat.

"The Winter Festival Competition is officially opened!"

As the host announced, countless fireworks bloomed. The viewing rate of this year's Winter Festival Competition in the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Domain also reached a new historical high, almost twice that of last year, which shows the level of attention it has received.

On the first night, as usual, there was a warm-up match for the Sequence 4 students. New faces appeared on the field, brandishing their own weapons, showing what they had learned, and bringing exciting and dazzling battles.

However, compared with the past, this year's competition also saw many new fighting methods that had never been seen before.

"Now on stage is Bessie Mo, a student jointly trained by Northern Iris Academy and Edes Academy."

Wearing the uniform of Edes Academy, this girl, who was slightly taller than Tilan, wore a short skirt and black tights. There were two school badges on one side of her chest, one was the blue rose badge of Edes Academy, and the other was the flying feather badge of Iris Academy.

"The one fighting against her is Lian Shan, a second-year student from the Swarm of Bees Academy."

On the other side of the platform, a girl in a white dress with brown edges also jumped into the field. She held a narrow triangular black sword in one hand, which reminded people of Xia Kui last year.

When Besmer entered the battlefield, a huge black lion also jumped into the venue, exuding a faint aura of deterrence. Even if this black lion walked on four legs, it was taller than Besmer. Its low roar was like an engine, making some timid people unstable.

The lion's mane spread out, and its heavy front paws were larger than Besmer's head. When it followed Besmer forward, it slowly crouched down and stood still, allowing Besmer to stroke its chin and cheek.

Original Sequence 5 Wild Black Lion (Rare Condensate Level): An extraordinary creature known for its majesty, it has a strong strength and bite force that matches its appearance. It can easily tear open steel plates and break open hovercrafts.

Although Besmer is only Sequence 4, the lion she cultivated is not limited to Sequence 4. When it entered the battlefield, it attracted a burst of surprised shouts.

Perhaps it was because the academies in the north had been silent for too long, and their exposure was far less than that of the top six academies. When the students of Iridium Academy who specialized in training extraordinary creatures appeared, many people knew for the first time that trainers could be so powerful.

"It's a bit scary." Lian Shan swung the black triangular sword in her hand, and her eyes revealed a hint of excitement.

Although she was only Sequence 4, she did not show any fear or terror in front of this Sequence 5 Black Lion. After countless masters' improvements, super AI modeling optimization, and the practice methods of gifted students, it was not something that could be simply measured by sequence level.

Even if the outstanding students in the six academies were Sequence 4, they would not be much weaker than the elite Sequence 5 operators in those high-level firms in the outside world, and they could even challenge them at a higher level. The reason why it was not visible in the winter competition was only because their opponents were also students who were trained by the same top academies with resources.

After both sides were ready, the host officially announced, "The game begins!"

"Roar--" The black lion roared violently, and the overflowing sound waves were almost visible to the naked eye, like a strong wind washing the ground in front.

Under the impact of the sound waves and air waves, Lian Shan, who was charging forward, turned her footsteps to remove the oncoming air waves, and then continued to approach the huge black lion that was roaring with its head raised at a very fast speed.

"Synchronize!" Bessieme's eyes were solemn at this moment, and she clenched her fist and pressed it on her chest. Then her extraordinary core began to operate, and the magic power in her body flowed, emitting a faint light. The same was true for the huge black lion next to her. The frequencies of the extraordinary cores of the two began to approach each other, and then the aura emitted became stronger and stronger.

"Majestic Lion Claw." Taking a step back, Bessieme commanded the black lion beside her to move. The black lion also began to rush forward, and then raised one claw and swept it fiercely in the air. The strong airflow turned into three sharp colorless thin blades under the effect of magic power, tearing the air.

"Leading Bee Secret Art: Wasp Dance!" Lian Shan turned her body, and while flipping in the air, she avoided the claw attack that passed by her shoulder, and then held the triangular black sword in her hand by her side, aimed at the heart of the black lion in front of her, and stabbed it fiercely.

The triangular sword penetrated the thick lion mane and pierced the skin inside, like sinking into tough and tight rubber. The blade needed a lot of strength to cut, and the black lion opened its mouth wide after missing the attack, and its sharp saber teeth pressed towards Lian Shan fiercely.

Although there was still some room for maneuver, looking at the bloody mouth and the saw-toothed saber teeth so close, Lian Shan almost subconsciously dodged, not caring about expanding the wound, and turned to avoid it.

In the first round, Lian Shan had a slight advantage and the black lion was slightly injured.

However, Bessieme was already accustomed to this situation. Under her treatment, the wounds on the black lion healed quickly, and it kept rushing towards Lian Shan, suppressing the top student of the leader of the swarm of bees, leaving it no time to stop.

After fighting like this for several minutes, Lian Shan felt that it was difficult to defeat the huge black lion in front of her with ordinary moves, so she jumped back a step to temporarily avoid the attack range of the black lion. Her steps were light, like a flying bee.

Lian Shan, who had given up her attack, tried her best to avoid the fight, and then kept analyzing the weaknesses of her opponent, until she turned around and disappeared again, out of the sight of the black lion. In the blind spot where the black lion was confused and Besimer could not see, the girl from the Swarm of Bees Academy suddenly appeared like an assassin.

"Leader Bee Secret Technique: Buzzing Flash!"

A long sword thrust forward and inserted into the lion's mane, and then several figures flashed and emerged in an instant, attacking the black lion and Besimer from different angles.

After a minute, Besimer finally couldn't hold on, and was pierced through the body by the unstoppable triangular sword, and fainted on the ground. Beside her, the previously majestic black lion was also scarred, which made people worry.

Another sword light swept across, the lion's mane flew up, and the sword blade pierced through the black lion's front paw. In pain, the black lion finally fell to the ground and could no longer move.

At this point, Besimer had to admit defeat, and Lian Shan of the Swarm of Bees, covered in wounds and blood, slowly walked out of the shadow under the lion's mane and stood under the lights of the venue.

"The Peaks Academy wins!"

the host announced, and the first battle of this winter festival competition came to an end.

(End of this chapter)