Chapter 107 - You can come to my house
Edith didn't need to look back to feel Joe's gaze that was too hot to ignore.
If she was right, the rapid breathing behind her that clearly revealed excitement was also his.
"No objection." As expected, Joe's voice came with a bit of unbearable excitement.
He is somewhat similar to Celeste in that both show a strong interest in fighting, except that the former is driven by anger while the latter is driven by interest.
In other words, the fighting power of both is directly linked to emotions. The more Celeste hates him, the stronger her attacks will be, so the more difficult it is to play with her. The more interested Joe is in a person, the more he will use his full strength to deal with him. However, this kind of response does not mean a fatal blow, but playing - playing with him is just as uncomfortable from beginning to end.
Not dead, but not very likely to survive either.
In simple terms, he treats every opponent as a wrapped gift. If the packaging is beautiful, he will enjoy the process of opening the gift and carefully tear open the packaging; if the packaging is rough and it is obvious that there is nothing good inside, he may not even bother to open it and directly use overwhelming spells to win.
The best way to deal with this type of attack is to arouse the other party's interest and then subdue them inadvertently.
Edith had a headache. It wasn't that they couldn't fight head-on, but she still remembered what Xia Zhi had told her during the promotion match: the Rodney family was full of lunatics. If the difference in strength was not that big, fighting with such people who didn't care about their lives, the only person who would lose would be her who didn't want to die!
Besides, she wanted to get some information out of the other party, and she couldn't be too harsh and kill him.
I can only say that after entering the top seven, the following games became increasingly difficult.
He sat down, and Rose beside him suddenly grabbed her hand.
Edith: “?”
Rose's eyes sparkled: "You must win!"
Edith felt a little puzzled, but still accepted the other party's kindness: "Thank you, I will."
She tried to pull her hand free: there were only seven people sitting on the contestant podium, and each of them received a large but even number of attention. But now Rose suddenly clenched her hand, and the attention that was on her was also shifted. She suddenly received twice as much attention - including the other top seven contestants - which was really creepy.
Before I knew it, the conversations around me quieted down.
"You must win, then compete with me again, and lose to me in the end." Rose finally finished the last two sentences.
Edith paused in agitation at the sudden turn.
She suddenly recalled the exchange after the match in the preliminary round. She held Rose's hand as she did now and pulled her up, while the young man's eyes flashed with an even more passionate enthusiasm during the match, and he stretched out his other hand to firmly grasp her arm, which was a little painful.
That pain seems to continue to this day.
"See you in the finals." She said that out of nowhere. "I hope you don't get eliminated before then."
When everyone thought she would lose in the preliminary round, Rose recognized her success at first sight.
Edith narrowed her eyes and grinned, "Yeah."
The surroundings were very quiet. Everyone must have heard Rose's provocative remarks. Edith could feel the gaze behind her suddenly become cold, and she couldn't help but smile.
Although both of them are interested in doing things, Joe's emotions are clearly revealed, which is different from Amy's pure fun, except that she doesn't care about winning or losing.
When she said she didn't know him in the promotion match, Joe's self-esteem was hit and he became extremely aggressive. But now Rose skipped him and challenged him directly - in front of so many people, the fire in his heart was ignited.
She feels comfortable when her opponent feels uncomfortable.
Edith was in a good mood and tolerated Rose's words "and then lose to me" very well. She simply said: "Then you need to win this game first."
"Don't lose before you draw me."
The top seven will exchange points. Although one game will not directly determine the outcome, if you want to compete for the top two final spots, it is best to win every game.
She has to win all her matches, including the final.
"Wow, that's a provocation!"
The college teachers used a loudspeaker array to broadcast the results of the draw. Although a few contestants only got to the edge, it was loud enough for people in nearby seats in the stands to hear what they were talking about.
Hedda held her breath and listened to Edith's voice. She screamed when she picked Joe, and her face turned blue with anger when she heard Rose's words "and then lose to me". Now she finally heard Edith's fightback, and she excitedly slapped the thigh of the person next to her.
Mu Lin was the unlucky guy who was photographed.
"What a provocation!" Hedda said excitedly, "That's the way it should be. Anyone who dares to look down on Edith will be beaten to death!"
Mu Lin: "That doesn't have to be the case..."
"You'd better keep your voices down. Each position in the top seven has different value. It's different from the previous large-scale screening." A voice suddenly came from the side. The noisy crowd looked back and saw Ivan again as expected.
"Why are you here again?" Tuttle couldn't help but complain.
After several contacts, he almost lost his awe of the other party's royal status.
"Because I'm free." Ivan confidently chose a seat next to Lin Qi and sat down, spreading his hands: "My sister is busy contacting political nobles, and my brother is racking his brains for the college league. Only I don't have the worries of inheriting the country, nor the pressure of having to take first place."
"You don't have to inherit the country, you have other things to do, you are a prince." Heda frowned. Although she was not trained according to the standards of an heir at the beginning, she still had to learn everything. Ivan was a child of the royal family, and it was reasonable that he should learn etiquette for a few more years than her.
Bell narrowed his eyes and looked the other person up and down.
For some reason, Ivan looked different today.
Compared to his previous deliberate approach, he was more natural today, with no embellishment in his words and actions, and if you want to be more precise, there was even a hint of self-abandonment.
"What are you doing here?" Knowing that he didn't care about this, Bell no longer maintained a superficial attitude and asked directly.
Comfortable.
It turned out that the only place he could avoid being flattered was in Edith's team.
Ivan tilted his head and suddenly began to talk about the past of the league: "The top seven places are of high value, and they were usually taken away by the heirs of big families in the past. It's not that the league is unfair, but a child of ordinary background like you can't compare to the heirs of big families who have been trained since childhood and hold ancient spells."
"If one or two people occasionally go up and finish fifth or sixth, no one will care. But if you want to climb all the way to first place, that would be a slap in the face, not to mention that Edith is a civilian."
The significance behind Edith's first place win is more than just an award.
With the example of a commoner being the first, will commoner students who want to enroll in the future be admitted or not? How will this result be publicized? Will it weaken the people's awe of the nobles and mages? What if Edith really uses public channels to enter the court or the association in the future and takes the initiative to propose policies that weaken the nobles and benefit the common people?
These questions were not made up by him, but were all real letters on his mother's desk - it must be said that being ignored has its advantages. His mother was on guard against the two heirs in critical matters, but when he curiously flipped through the papers on the desk, she just smiled helplessly.
Of course, those people did not bother to point out Edith's name directly, but hinted in various ways: whether they needed to take action and eliminate the mismatched guy from the game.
The mother's response was to reconsider.
Besides, I don’t know whether my mother was really thinking about it when she typed these words, or whether she was simply trying to appease the other person.
But he didn't want Edith to miss the chance to play because of her mother.
"Edith can be high-profile, but you better keep a low profile." He looked at Hedda who had been shouting just now, "Especially you. I know you represent yourself, but in the eyes of outsiders, your cheering for Edith means that the Turner family is cheering for Edith. This has a special meaning."
"At this stage, Edith had better reduce her attention in front of the public."
Heda's face changed: "Someone wants to fuck her?"
Ivan: “…”
How can someone be so straight-talking!
He immediately moved two seats away, turned his head away, and pretended that he had said nothing. But he quietly made a gesture of affirmation with his hands as he approached the others.
Bell suddenly covered Hedda's mouth.
"Be quiet, young lady." She glanced at Ivan beside her calmly and said in a low voice, "I already know everything. There's no need to say it out loud."
She still believed in what Ivan proposed.
"Woo woo." Heda tried to convey with his eyes that he had understood the message, and broke free and whispered, "Then what should we do?"
"Wait a minute." Tuttle's face was not very good. He pondered for a moment, looked up and said, "This game is the last one of this semester. The remaining points games and the finals will be in the next semester."
"I guess those who want to do something will first see the result of Edith's game. It would be best if she loses, but if she wins, they can make other plans."
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Edith breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the end of the list.
She is not the unlucky one who has to play two games this semester, so she can focus all her attention on the game against Joe.
But before that, she needed to go to Shelly to check the condition of her original body.
"I see." She learned about Ivan's reminder from a few friends and nodded, not feeling too surprised. "I will be more careful."
"It's mainly the Fire Christmas." Tuttle emphasized, "If you win, those people will definitely choose the Fire Christmas when people have plenty of time and can relax. Are you planning to celebrate the Fire Christmas at the Turner family? The Turner family dinner will definitely not allow you to attend, as it will easily leave loopholes for others. It's better to find another place."
Heda's eyes widened instantly: "Hey, how can you stir up trouble--"
"——You can come to my house. My parents are pure researchers. They look down on nobles who only care about status and are not easily bribed." Tuttle added the second half of the sentence smoothly.
Lin Qi, who was absent-minded, suddenly caught the key words, his expression changed, and he also interrupted: "Why not go back to Oliver City, which is completely controlled by my father and far away from the capital, so it is not easy for those with ulterior motives to invade--"
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