Chapter 70: Challenge 5
The whole audience watched Su Li beating with bated breath.
One hammer, two hammers, three hammers, steady and quick, like an archer hitting the bull's eye.
Cesare's eyes flashed with approval.
He would not instruct his students with words like Louis did. After all, this was her own competition.
But there is one thing that needs to be reminded.
He said to the people from Imperial Capital College, "I suggest that we hold the other two competitions first. What do you think?"
Louis rejected it outright, "No! That would be detrimental to the referee's decision. Besides, having two matches happening at the same time wouldn't be good for the spectators outside the stadium."
The words were cryptic, but Cesare understood.
The other party undoubtedly said that they were worried about cheating in the Civilian College.
Isn't this too much of judging others by one's own mean standards?
Cesare threw up his hands helplessly. "Alright."
He stretched, and together with Lin Muchu, Kedero and others, he set up a sunshade tent for Su Li, and then went to rest nearby.
Everyone:?
Louis was so angry that his teeth were about to break.
Damn, this is blatant contempt!
However, no matter how furious he was, he did not dare to let his guard down and continued to watch Su Li's forging process without relaxing.
An hour later, the iron tool finally moved faintly towards the blue light.
Two hours later, the iron tool barely reached the blue level.
Three hours passed, and the ironware barely moved forward towards the purple light.
Four hours later, Tieqi finally stepped into the purple light.
Five hours later, the ironmaking process came to a standstill, remaining stuck in the purple light.
The people in the imperial capital who had been waiting for the entire morning: "..."
They looked at Su Li, and saw that there was a little sweat on her temples, and her face turned red, but she still kept a steady posture and rhythm, as if she would never give up. Then they suddenly realized.
It turns out that Cesare really meant well by giving this reminder.
Everyone: “…”
Louis took a deep breath, walked over to Lin Muqiu, and forced a stiff smile. "Sir, I think we should continue the competition."
He even suspected that Lin Muqiu had intentionally stalled the process. In the past five hours, Imperial Capital Academy hadn't achieved any new victories to wash away the shame. It was probably ridiculed by everyone.
Lin Muqiu raised an eyebrow. "Okay, but our Cesare warned you long ago. Well, it's all our blacksmith's fault. He likes to take his time and produce a detailed work, unlike you who can finish it in a few seconds."
Although this was clearly a compliment, the tone was sarcastic, and Louis was so angry that his face turned red.
He was just busy finishing the forging quickly to slap Ankang Town in the face, but he forgot that in the eyes of ordinary people, the more finely polished the weapon, the better the quality.
He stammered, trembling with anger, but Lin Muqiu suddenly smiled, "Sir, aren't you going to start the game?"
"Compete! Why not?" His cheekbones throbbed with anger. "The second round is about pharmaceutical manufacturing!"
After saying that, his expression changed and he smiled creepily.
He just didn't believe that Lin Muqiu could still win.
*
The second round is pharmaceutical manufacturing.
The rules of this game are that each side prepares a potion for the other side to drink. If the other side dares not drink it, it is considered that the antidote preparation has failed and the party automatically admits defeat.
The first round officially begins.
"Here." The pharmacist from the Imperial Capital College handed the prepared potion to Vera.
The bottle of potion emitted a golden-black light and was obviously a highly poisonous potion.
Louis on the side showed a satisfied look, convinced that he would win.
He specifically asked both sides to bring their own materials, equipment, and herbs, so as to catch the Civilian Academy off guard! These country bumpkins probably hadn't even heard of the names of these gold-level herbs, let alone cracked them!
Besides, this is an extremely rare medicine, which he personally prepared after reading countless books.
The books were stored in the Imperial Library, nominally "public knowledge," but in reality, hidden away in corners, never opened to the public. But if Commoner College hadn't read them themselves, who could blame them?!
In this way, he regained his face and money.
Louis was very proud of himself. He couldn't help but chuckle when he saw Vera take the potion personally and start to prepare the antidote.
Just a dying struggle!
In a short while, Vera prepared the antidote, mixed it with the bottle of potion in her hand, and drank it in one gulp.
After drinking it, Vera looked as usual.
The Royal Capital Pharmacist and Louis could no longer sit still, their expressions filled with surprise.
It was actually cracked?!
It must be a coincidence!
The pharmacist of the Imperial Capital College nervously took the potion prepared by Vera, made an antidote, mixed it, and drank it in one gulp.
In the first round, both sides cracked the game.
In the second round, both sides succeeded in breaking the deadlock.
In the third round, Vera still cracked the antidote without any harm. The pharmacist of the Imperial Capital College gritted his teeth and drank it, but found that the opponent's formula was also biased, so his antidote configuration was abnormal, and he suffered some backlash and his magic power was damaged.
In the fourth round, Vera still cracked it successfully, but the pharmacist from the Imperial Capital College took it with stiff fingers, his hands trembling, and he no longer dared to drink it.
He looked at the bubbles coming out of the cup of potion in his hand, his face pale.
He thought he was well-read, but he had never seen this recipe, or rather... this recipe must have no solution.
Because the herbs used by the other party were not products of this world, or at least he had never seen them before.
Would you like to drink?
He turned to look at Louis, but saw a cold light in Louis' eyes, and his heart suddenly turned cold.
With just that one glance, he could understand that Louis wanted him to drink it, and even if it cost him his life, he would drag Ankang Town into the water.
Unfortunately, his weak spot is in Louis's hands, so how dare he not obey it?
He trembled his arms and drank it in one gulp.
At this moment, he felt as if his internal organs were being roasted on a rack, and the pain kept coming back. His face turned paler and he had no choice but to squat down, gasping for breath.
Still, he refused to admit that he had lost.
According to the rules of the game, as long as you drink the opponent's potion, you cannot be considered a loser.
This was a deliberate word game played by the Emperor, just to prevent him from being defeated so as to maintain the reputation of a draw.
If he drinks, it's a draw.
Vera sighed and said, "Why are you doing this? Is it worth it just for a game?"
The Royal Capital Pharmacist smiled bitterly.
Not every lord is so enlightened.
I had heard earlier that the Commoner College cared about the interests of students, but it was a pity that he had never seen it. What a pity... After he died, the Imperial Capital College would definitely publicize it widely, saying that the Commoner College was vicious and disregarded the feelings of their colleagues and was determined to kill people.
So cunning.
If there is an afterlife...
His thoughts were in a mess when he felt a flash of cold light and the scene before his eyes suddenly changed to a magnificent Baroque building. Just as he was surprised, the cold light flashed again and he was back to the competition venue.
The cramps in his abdomen had stopped, and he stood up suddenly with a look of astonishment on his face, "Is my soul wandering?"
Vera wanted to comfort him, but ultimately stopped. "You're fine. Our Lord Lin Muqiu just sent you to the Civilian Academy and used the healing effect of the Holy Light building to heal you. So do you still want to continue the competition?"
The Imperial Capital Pharmacist was stunned.
After a moment's silence, he turned his head to look at Lin Muqiu who had pulled him out of the brink of death, and then looked at his Lord Louis, whose face was ashen, and remained silent for a long time.
Seeing the glare of summer, Louis' eyes once again squeezed out a cold and harsh light, which made him feel like he was falling into an icy cave even though it was summer.
Louis meant to let him continue competing.
Even so, he might suffer from abdominal cramps again and be in excruciating pain.
Even so, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Imperial Capital Academy had already lost.
"No more competition, I admit defeat." He suddenly said, bowing to Vera: "Madam, you win. How did you manage to read so much?"
Vera was stunned. "It's not that complicated. I just learned the terms one by one."
*
So far, everything has driven Louis crazy.
He couldn't understand how the Imperial City could lose, how could it possibly lose? Even the usually obedient pharmacist suddenly turned against him!
Imperial Capital Academy clearly possesses countless natural advantages, so shouldn't they win every match?!
At this moment, his face was as stinky as a rotten egg, because many people around him had changed from whispering to discussing openly:
"Oh my god, we lost in the fourth round! This is incredible!"
"I don't think it's the Imperial Capital's fault. It's Ankang Town that's too strong."
"Am I the only one who cares about one thing? I'm going to buy things from the Commoner Academy from now on! The teaching quality in the Imperial Capital is so bad, who would dare to buy it?"
"Me too! Before the show started, Louis was hinting at the lack of good weapon shops in Ankang Town. I think they've just been honing their skills for ten years. It's better than being in the Imperial Capital, where the bottle is half full and the atmosphere is half empty."
"You're just being unreasonable! The weapons imported into Ankang Town are actually from the Imperial Capital, and you actually think the Imperial Capital's stuff is inferior? Are you crazy?"
"That's a rental store. Do you know anything about leasing?"
“…”
The voices of the crowd were like thunder and drums, constantly hitting Louis' ears, making his face twitch with anger, and he could even pinch a fly to death.
Lin Muqiu couldn't help but laugh when he saw his expression.
Ever since the Royal Capital had been constantly following the rules before the opening, she had realized that the Royal Capital loved to use clever tricks to gain an advantage.
This is called giving someone a taste of their own medicine!
If the Imperial City had allowed the professors from each department to compete with each other, or provided both sides with the same herbal equipment, the Imperial City might not have lost.
But unfortunately, what the other party thought was their "advantage" was actually full of disadvantages in the eyes of Ankang Town.
"Are you still competing?" Lin Muqiu walked leisurely to his side and asked him.
"Compete! Why not?" Louis felt a pain in his chest whenever he saw Lin Muqiu. "You've only won one match so far, and the outcome is still uncertain!"
Kedero interrupted, "Just a reminder, there are two sessions. One for teachers and one for students."
Louis: "..."
Lin Muqiu also smiled, "Lord Louis, you are really persistent. You can clearly see that Su Li will definitely win, it's just a matter of time."
Louis frowned for the second time.
No matter what, the last game must be played!
Because that was his son's performance!
His son Louis Fa is the youngest triple-element mage, proficient in wind, fire, and lightning. He has done nothing else in his life but devoted himself to magic, and has always been his pride.
Besides... he also gave his son a magical weapon.
He won't lose.
*
The third game is a magic game.
The rule is that within the designated area, you can win by any means necessary.
"Heh." Louisfa sneered at Russell with an unfriendly look, and his gaze wandered over his sick leg that had just healed.
Russell glared back.
His leg had only just healed, and his posture was still a little unstable, but he was imposing.
It was because the other person's eyes were as if he was looking at a useless person, like a bunch of scarred and rusty nails, trying to nail him into the book of shame.
In the past, if he had seen this kind of look, he would have felt a pang of guilt, and felt quite inferior, ashamed, and angry, but now...
He doesn't care anymore.
"Come on Russell!"
“You’re the best!”
"Hold on, we can win!"
Countless people outside the stadium, whether Sofia or the townspeople, were cheering for him sincerely.
In the past, he faced Bob's humiliation alone, with no one dared to help him, and even lost everything. But now, there are many people behind him, and they, like him, have become upright and brave, and are not afraid of power.
"You're just an ant," Louisa interrupted his thoughts, emphasizing each word, "I'm a three-element mage. You're doomed to fail."
Russell shrugged, "What a coincidence, I'm also a three-element mage."
Louisfa was stunned, thinking he was just farting.
He had secretly found out long ago that Russell was only a dual-element mage, and Ankang Town had not yet produced its own gold-level equipment. There happened to be no gold-level staffs on the day of the auction, so Russell was still using purple equipment.
It's really useless.
"Stop talking nonsense and let's get started." Louisfa said coldly.
"good."
Russell had just responded when he was hit by a sharp and fierce whip. The bone whip scratched his knees, leaving blood marks and causing his bones to ache.
Damn it, the other party must have done it on purpose!
Wait... no, isn't this a mage competition?
Russell was stunned. He was defenseless just now because he had cast a protective shield spell on himself before the match began...but how could the opponent's weapon also have the ability to ignore magic?
Before he could think clearly, another whip came towards him and Russell dodged it by turning sideways.
Only then did he see clearly that the opponent's staff was hollow inside. With a fierce swing, the bone and iron whip hidden in the staff swung out one by one, like an animal's barbed tail, which could be used for long-range attacks.
One weapon, two uses.
Really, it’s amazing!
Russell dodged and cursed inwardly.
Why does the Imperial Capital always like to do things against the rules?!
To say that the other party's weapons violated the rules was not the case.
After all, this whip is currently part of the main staff, although it was reprocessed by the forger.
If you say so, that's fine.
Russell took a deep breath and silently took out his staff.
The next second, he swung out a folding machete from the hollow part of the staff.
Louis Fa, who was feeling proud:?
:) No, who taught you to design it like this?
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