Chapter 147: Competition Process Arrangement
“Students, the meeting is about to start. Please enter the conference room in an orderly manner and take your seats according to your class number. Is that clear? Sit according to your class number!”
At this moment, a teacher arrived and announced loudly to us, leading us into the huge conference room. Rather than a conference room, it felt more like a large auditorium, with a number assigned to every few seats below, which was the class number the teacher mentioned.
“Well, see you later, let’s split up for now.” I said a brief goodbye to Annie and walked toward the inside.
Class 14 was still ranked quite high, and I quickly spotted our seats, which were in a very front row.
From a distance, I glanced at the numbers assigned to the seats and saw it had already reached 364. This meant that even if each class was only represented by the class leader, there would still be over three hundred people here, which was quite a large number.
However, as representatives of each class, they embodied the character of their classes, and nothing particularly outrageous occurred; even seating was accomplished very quickly.
I, too, felt a bit nervous sitting here, glancing left and right and smiling at those around me in a friendly manner, though not everyone responded in kind.
In the end, I could only play with the number plate in front of me out of boredom.
I also noticed quite a few people brought notebooks as if ready to take notes at any moment. It suddenly occurred to me that I also had several notebooks and pens; I should have them in my leg rings, right?
I remembered I had put quite a few in each of my leg rings. Even if just for appearance’s sake, it would be good to have them ready since the time hadn’t started yet, and some class leaders still hadn’t arrived.
As time slowly passed, whispers echoed throughout the conference room. Although most people didn’t know each other, this occasion was quite suitable for making friends, wasn’t it?
After all, we were all from neighboring classes, and it wouldn’t hurt to establish a friendship, even if we might encounter each other in the arena later.
For example, the class leader from Class 13 sitting to my left looked quite friendly. When she saw me take out my paper and pen, she leaned over, wanting to borrow some.
I naturally lent them to her, as I had more than one. In the process, I learned her name; she was named Erica Middleton, another one of those hard-to-pronounce names.
As the final moments arrived, all 364 classes had no one absent, which genuinely pleased the teacher on stage.
“Alright, the time has come. I’m glad no one is late. Let me introduce myself. I am Lina, the head of the new student grade and also a teacher. I will be hosting this new student competition, which is a tradition at the Witch Academy.”
“The reason I gathered you all here is to ensure the smooth execution of this competition. Before we start, we also need to organize various materials. Of course, we have already obtained your information through the academy’s system. This is just a formality for you to confirm that the information is correct.”
“This meeting will mainly explain the competition process and the tournament rules. After these two sections, there will be some issues we need to address, which may take some time. I hope everyone can understand that today will be quite busy.”
After Lina spoke, she opened the Earth Vein Operating System behind her, and a huge screen lit up, displaying various information.
“There are quite a few important points to note for this new student competition, so please read carefully and be careful not to overlook any rules. Otherwise, the most serious consequence could be disqualification and corresponding penalties.”
Lina’s expression was serious as she spoke loudly, her voice amplified unnaturally. From my position in front, it was evident that this was due to her using a spell, likely an amplification spell.
“This notice will be sent to everyone’s phones as a formal announcement, so pay attention to it. I’ll also explain some crucial points here.”
At this point, everyone present looked serious, as this was very critical information.
“This competition has very few restrictions on the fighting methods. This means you can use magic, alchemical items, potions, etc., but each has specific limits. The types of restrictions are clearly marked in the appendices to come, including but not limited to limitations on the strength of alchemical items, potion ratings, and spellbook strengths.”
“What I just mentioned is very important. During the competition, the judgment of victory or defeat will be announced by the referees of the corresponding arena. In special circumstances, such as forfeiture, voluntary surrender, or involuntary loss, this needs to be clearly indicated. If you cannot explain it, you will need to communicate through strong physical gestures and eye signals; otherwise, the referees will not take any corresponding measures.”
“Now, let’s talk about injuries, including light injuries, severe injuries, near-d*ath, and d*ath. We have corresponding regulations for these, but please rest assured; regarding the most concerning issue—d*ath—the academy has resurrection methods. However, maliciously causing the d*ath of an opponent is strictly prohibited; otherwise, you will face severe punishment from the academy.”
As Lina explained, most of the audience gasped!
Naturally, their biggest concern was about the resurrection methods!
You can come back to life?
The issue of life and d*ath is something no one can escape, and it is one of the sources of fear about the extraordinary for all new students.
Many teachers from different classes had said before that there would be deaths in the competition, but not many had mentioned that there would be resurrection spells!
With this layer of protection, could they perform more powerful abilities without worry?
After all, if you’re not afraid of d*ath, your mindset would be different.
Lina seemed to tolerate the audience’s astonishment about the resurrection issue and didn’t overly suppress the noisy voices. After the students expressed their amazement, she continued to explain some important points.
Once she finished detailing the process, that topic finally concluded.
“Next, let’s explain the format of the competition, which is the student confrontation schedule.”
“This competition will have a total of 364 participants, meaning the first round will have pairs competing with no one getting a bye. The first round is an elimination round, with 182 winners advancing.”
Upon hearing this arrangement, many people began to feel nervous; half would be eliminated in the first round. If you ran into a fierce competitor from the anticipated ranking, wouldn’t that mean immediate elimination?
At this time, many people’s gaze locked onto those previously listed in the rankings, with Tan Han being the most watched. I was also aware of many eyes on me, especially after what had happened just yesterday.
“Hey, Xiao Han, you’re the one from the academy’s website who crushed fireballs with bare hands, right?”
The class leader Erica turned towards me and whispered.
“Kind of,” I nodded in acknowledgment, surprised that it was common knowledge.
It felt a bit troublesome.
Just as Erica was excitedly eager to ask more, she was interrupted by Teacher Lina on the stage.
“Of course, the 182 who fail will participate in a Grand Brawl Resurrection Match, which will decide a total of 12 resurrection spots, joining the 182 successful participants to make a total of 200 for the next round of confrontation.”
This meant that those beyond the two hundred would be eliminated entirely.
The pressure of the resurrection match was immense, with nearly two hundred people competing for just 12 spots.
Those beyond two hundred wouldn’t receive any rewards, or actually, as Teacher Lina put it, there was a consolation prize, but it was just a participation award, proving you competed.
The remaining two hundred would not have specific rankings, only specific ranges, so there was no need for detailed rankings.
The next two confrontation matches would be divided into four ranges, each with 50 people.
Only the top hundred from the two ranges would qualify for further detailed confrontation matches.
That’s the fresh student top hundred list.
Each range would have corresponding ranks up for competition.
And this ranking would be filtered through multiple matches.
For example, in the first range, there would be a total of fifty people.
50 into 25, 25 into 13, and 13 into 7.
After the contest with 13 to 7, there would be the winning seven and losing six. The six losers would compete against each other to determine 3 people to obtain the top ten qualification.
Ultimately, the top ten candidates would be chosen.
Finally, the academy would announce the rewards for the top ten rankings and have the referees conduct the initial rankings for those ten.
After the initial rankings, there would be a challenge match among the top ten, where each person has the right to challenge twice and a right to refuse once, along with an upper limit on how many times they can be challenged.
Those who win challenges can replace the ranking of the winner, while the loser moves down a rank. Those who do not challenge can choose to forfeit. When everyone has used up their challenge opportunities, it will result in the final top ten rankings.
This is the complete arrangement process of this competition.
Based on the clear graphic and text explanations from behind Lina, we had thoroughly understood the nearly five-day competition process.
No one raised any objections to this arrangement, quietly accepting it, and I did the same, merely taking a picture to record it.
I wonder where I will return to at what stage?
Once all of this was explained, Lina also helped us verify our personal information.
In the end, we still had to do some things, such as taking photos of the competition participants. According to Teacher Lina, the light screen in the arena would showcase the participants when the competition starts.
So everyone can pose in a way they think is cool or impressive for the photo, and once finalized, that’s how it will be displayed on the big screen.
If someone isn’t shy and wants to do something distinctive, the academy won’t intervene, but of course, anything too extreme isn’t allowed; after all, even if you have no shame, the academy does.
Lastly, Teacher Lina would also take us to the open-air arena for a rehearsal, walking through the process of where the contestants should be during the start of the competition, etc.
Naturally, I wouldn’t refuse this, even though Sister Bai had already taken me to see it once.
