Chapter 069: Challenge 4
Yes, this is such a coincidence!
Everyone present's expressions changed, and they began to discuss, "Could Imperial Capital Academy have rigged the match? The player distribution looks like it's been manipulated."
"Yes, otherwise how could Yun Yi happen to meet the swordsman and magician from the Imperial Capital Academy?"
"According to the original route, after the two of them eliminated Yun Yi, they would be able to quickly reunite with the others. But unexpectedly, tsk, their cleverness backfired."
"Let's not talk about anything else. Isn't the teaching quality of Imperial Capital College just too poor? Their main competition ended up like this? I came here specifically for them, and this is what I get?!"
Listening to the whispers and pointing around him, Louis's face became more and more ugly, as if it were poisoned.
He secretly winked at the people from the Professors' Guild.
Fortunately, they still have a trump card.
The animal trainer from the Professor's Guild understood what he meant and made a secret move.
That's why they chose the forest...
As long as he secretly controls the wild beasts in the forest to riot and attack the professors of the Civilian Academy together, they may still have a chance!
Anyway, the live broadcast was done by their mages, so as long as they deliberately avoided the scenes of the beasts rioting, no one would guess that it was them who did it.
Everyone would definitely think that Yun Yifang was too presumptuous and disturbed the beasts in the forest, and that he and his group would be the first to be attacked by the ferocious beasts.
"roar!"
He used the sound transmission stone to detect the roars of many wild beasts throughout the forest, and felt relieved. Then he raised his lips to a deep smile and looked at Lin Muqiu provocatively.
Even if Lin Muqiu was smart, what good would that do? She wasn't a beast tamer, so she couldn't see through these tricks, right?!
As he was thinking this, he suddenly felt weightless and in a panic, he was swept into the air by a gust of wind magic.
"Help!" he couldn't help but scream.
Everyone was stunned by the sudden situation.
After being stunned for a long time, he subconsciously looked at Lin Muqiu.
Lin Muqiu was calm and composed, and quickly created a few ice screens, reflecting the scene in the forest.
In the forest, countless wild beasts had red eyes, and they were extremely ferocious and rushed towards Yun Yi and others.
Everyone was shocked, and even the scene on the screen made them step back in fear.
It was simply because the beasts were gathered so densely that their numbers were definitely not what they should be under normal circumstances.
Besides, it is the end of summer now, the beast tide has passed, how could the wild beasts go crazy again?
There is only one possibility...
They turned their attention to the Professor's Guild's beast trainer spinning in the air.
Only he has this ability.
Feeling the burning gazes of the crowd, the referees from the Professors' Guild were sweating on their foreheads and felt extremely embarrassed.
Lin Muqiu said quietly at the right moment, "I've been wanting to ask you for a while now. What's the meaning behind repeatedly targeting the Civilian Academy?"
The referee of the Professors' Guild was terrified and flatly denied it, "Absolutely not."
"Oh?" Lin Muqiu said calmly, "Then I want to ask, shouldn't the professors in Ankang Town be qualified to teach?"
"Yes, yes." The professors' guild nodded in agreement, looking embarrassed.
Their colleagues, swept up in the air by the tornado, had already vomited out of fear. If they said they shouldn't...
Thinking of Lin Muqiu's previous behavior, they shuddered at the same time.
The key is that Lin Muqiu was very patient. He could have stopped them, but he waited until they finished cheating and were exposed.
Could it be that Lin Muqiu had already guessed it and was just waiting for them to take the bait?
They stared at the screen with their red eyes.
I saw that the professors from the civilian colleges closest to the finish line were the first to capture the flag.
Next, Medea began to act. She took out a potion and poured it on her teammates around her, which actually blocked her own breath. As soon as she finished doing this, she turned around and made another bottle of potion and poured it on the group of violent beasts.
The beasts roared and turned to attack the people from the Imperial Capital Academy.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that they were high-level [Breath-Holding and Calming Potion] and [Replacement Potion].
Actually, Imperial Capital College can also do it, but...
Their animal trainers and pharmacists were eliminated early.
Louis and the members of the Professors' Guild closed their eyes, their faces turned pale, and their lips turned white.
In fact, they even sent their most senior magician to set up a barrier to prevent Lin Muqiu from casting spells, but they didn't expect...
Lin Muqiu is even more powerful than they imagined.
They lost, completely.
At this moment, they remain silent, but public opinion will not let them go:
"Oh my god, the Emperor is so cruel. This is cheating."
"What cheating? Which eye did you see?"
"Isn't this obvious? There's only one high-level beast tamer in this place! Did you take money from the Imperial Capital Academy? You're so shameless to ignore the facts!"
"Anyway, the beast riot is not right. The Civilian Academy can handle it without any problem. No matter what, the Imperial Capital Academy has gained the upper hand, so stop playing nice!"
“…”
One sound got louder than the other, and Louis had never expected this.
Everything is like a train that has gone off the track, going further and further in the wrong direction.
The Imperial Capital Academy has lost all its reputation.
*
"In the first match, the Civilian Academy scored 15 points, and the Imperial Capital Academy scored... 0 points." The man from the Professors' Guild swallowed and said this fact with difficulty.
This was the first time they came back empty-handed without getting a single point.
Lin Muqiu smiled and nodded, handing out professorial certificates to the professors who had returned to report. He nodded in praise, "You did a great job. I really want to thank the masters of the Professors' Guild for handling it so quickly this time."
These words were said in a sarcastic tone, yet the Medeas smiled and nodded in agreement. The audience, who knew what had happened before, were all indignant and criticized the Professors' Guild for all its actions:
"It's high time the Professors' Guild changed their ways! Their grading has always been unfair! If Ankang Town hadn't stood up for everyone this time, where would those who were tripped up have gone to seek justice?"
"Stop talking nonsense. Why do you blame others for your own poor abilities?"
"They just favor the aristocrats of the Imperial Capital Academy! I wanted to teach in another town before, but they just kept delaying my approval. It's disgusting!"
"I'm a student at Imperial Capital College, and I'm also ashamed of this kind of behavior!"
“…”
The sound got louder and louder, as if it was gouging Louis' ears fiercely. The cover of the professor's qualification certificate was as bright as fire, and it was like a needle piercing his eyes.
Yet, he still had to smile apologetically, "Everyone, calm down! As your Majesty's younger brother, I will definitely investigate this matter and give you an explanation!"
The discussions still did not stop. Everyone knew that the people from the Imperial Capital Academy and the Professors' Guild were in cahoots with each other!
"The second match begins." Louis, under pressure, drew everyone's attention. "As for the student competition, as compensation, please ask Master Lin Muqiu to choose three events for the competition."
The game continued and the discussions finally died down.
Lin Muqiu raised his eyebrows, thinking that the other party was quite cunning.
The pressure was directly put on her.
Lin Muqiu said to the many students selected from the Civilian Academy, "Then you can draw lots to decide. Everyone has practiced very hard, and it's so hard to finally show your face. It wouldn't be fair to choose anyone."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone gasped again.
My goodness, if we were to ask who has the most arrogant tone, it would definitely be Ankang Town!
From what they said, there is really no need to choose, because no matter which competition it is, the students from Ankang Town will definitely win, the only difference is who shows up!
To put it bluntly, this is also a deliberate slap in Louis's face: You can't win even if you cheat, but we can guarantee fairness and win even if we choose randomly!
There were also contestants from the Imperial Capital Academy who pretended to be reasonable:
"What are you pretending to be, Civilian Academy?! They said it was a random draw, but in the end, it wasn't them who made the final decision!"
"Exactly! They'll definitely pick projects where they have a high win rate, and they're so obsessed with earning a good reputation. How hypocritical..."
Before he finished speaking, Ankang Town had already drawn lots to select the competition events, which were:
【Forging】【Pharmaceutical】【Magic】
The contestants are Su Li, Vera and Russell.
The scene suddenly fell into silence, and everyone stared at the three people who appeared without blinking.
The person who spoke just now blushed with shame and wished he could bite off his tongue.
Wow! These three people are young, old, and disabled. It’s amazing!
What kind of town is Ankang Town? It really attracts talents from all walks of life!
Everyone was in a trance and couldn't believe it.
More importantly, they originally thought that these three items were just made up by Ankang Town to make up the numbers. After all, in their place, people with low qualifications and talents, elderly women, and disabled patients have already lost half of their lives.
However, Ankang Town did the opposite.
"The first competition, forging, begins." Louis clenched his teeth, his cheeks tense.
He no longer wanted to say anything.
But they still have a chance.
He just didn't believe that the students at the Imperial Capital College would be worse than those in the small town.
*
The first competition is forging.
The Imperial Capital students and Su Li stepped out separately.
The students from the Imperial Capital looked at Lily Su and couldn't help but sneer at her because she was thin and small, and young.
Do the Commoner Academy even know anything about forging?!
Forging requires a lot of strength. This child is not even as tall as the hammer, and she is a girl. She must not have the strength. What is she doing?
Both sides began to select ore.
Although he was somewhat surprised at Su Li's sharp and familiar eyes in selecting minerals, he thought, she was just a person with low qualifications!
Thinking of this, he picked up a piece of refined iron with 87.9% purity and started smelting it.
The iron content of these is not much different, it doesn’t matter!
He was impatient, so he took the lead in swinging the hammer and hitting the red-hot iron. The sound of clanging and smelting deepened the material bit by bit.
Su Li was not distracted by him. She carefully picked out the fine iron and finally chose a piece of 88.3% fine iron to smelt.
A small mistake can lead to a huge disaster. This is what Master Cesare taught her.
Even the slightest bit of impurity could make the result worse, and she could never do that.
The two men started beating at the same time.
The man had strong arms, and when he hit the corner with a hammer, the red-hot iron was instantly refined a lot, and its size visibly decreased with the naked eye. Su Li was weak, and when she hit the center with a hammer, there was no visible change with the naked eye.
The refined iron forged by the students of the Imperial Capital soon emitted a green light. Not long after, it soon emitted a blue light and a purple light. The man couldn't help but feel proud and glanced at Lidya Su.
The fine iron forged by Su Li still glowed white.
This glance was filled with amusement, curiosity, and contempt.
"Hold on!" Louis's forehead bulged with veins. "My stamina is 100!"
Royal Capital Academy can’t lose again!
The students of the Imperial Capital were startled by the sudden roar, and only then did they realize that it might be a plot of the Civilian Academy, so they quickly gathered their attention and continued to hit without stopping.
Bang, bang, bang, bang.
It was a hot summer day, and he soon began to sweat and his arms began to ache badly.
Fortunately, he had already smelted the material into red grade.
He wanted to let it go, after all, this was much better than his usual performance, but Louis looked at him with that venomous look again, so he didn't dare to stop.
Sweating profusely and with a confused heart, he finally turned the fine iron into gold grade with the last hammer.
He no longer hesitated and stopped. With shaking hands, he began to shape the weapon. He made a golden sword and did not even bother to polish it. He hurriedly said it was done.
But that's gold level.
Louis finally showed a satisfied look.
The students from the Imperial Capital wiped the sweat off their face and looked proudly at Su Li and the fine iron she was hammering.
That piece of fine iron barely passed the green level.
But Su Li remained calm and composed, using her skillful strength to strike with hammer after hammer, and each hammer hit the weak spot of the fine iron.
Her cheeks were not yet sweaty.
She didn't seem to feel tired.
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