Chapter 181: The Academy Exchange Competition Gathered by Various Academies
After personally teaching that guy a lesson, I returned to my seat once again.
This can also be considered a lesson for myself; I must not casually sleep in public places in the future.
Moreover, I underestimated my popularity in the academy.
After calming down, especially after punching someone, I felt much better, and the side effects from the potion were mostly alleviated following that nap.
Now I was just waiting for the end of the afternoon competition to announce the rewards for the top ten tomorrow.
As the afternoon competition progressed, the new student rankings for the Witch Academy had already been refined, and with the final three contestants of the top ten emerging, the rankings for the challenges to secure a spot among the top ten would be decided tomorrow.
Today’s competition ended much earlier than yesterday; it was still a bright afternoon.
But it didn’t matter, the academy wouldn’t waste such time, after all, there were more significant announcements like the top ten rewards and the draw for the exhibition matches in the afternoon. The exhibition could also offer rewards.
As the top ten contestants were announced, competitors cheered for their entry into the top ten.
The most eye-catching among them was Shi Huiyu; indeed, if it weren’t for me, she would have the strength to be in the top ten.
But she was quickly politely escorted down by the referee because it was time for the final summary.
At this moment, Lina, as the new student grade director, stepped up to the podium. No microphone was needed; a simple spell allowed everyone present to hear her clearly.
At this point, it was necessary for such a teacher to make a statement regarding a phase conclusion for the new student competition, and she would also announce the next rewards.
“I’m glad that the new student competition of the Witch Academy has successfully reached this stage.”
“From today on, the academy will officially announce the top hundred new students to the entire school to recognize everyone’s efforts in the competition.”
“And next, we will determine the most important rankings for the top ten new students, which will be finalized tomorrow; to encourage all new students and to boost competition enthusiasm, I will announce the rewards for the top ten rankings tomorrow.”
“The first announced rewards are for the sixth to tenth places: a regular reward of one hundred Earth Vein Memories, a selection of several Earth Vein Materials, one hundred Magic Sources, and one Excessive Consumption Spellbook. The last five can choose in order, two Medium Consumption Spellbooks, and five Basic Consumption Spellbooks.”
Lina first revealed the rewards for the last five in the top ten; these rewards seemed quite good, and the differences were not substantial. The only distinction for the last five was perhaps the order of selecting the spellbooks, though choosing one that suited oneself or the most powerful spellbook was also an advantage. Naturally, the last contestant in the top ten would have no choice.
However, this was an Excessive Consumption Spellbook, which consumed a hundred points of magic power; even if Tan Han set aside her final trump card, a hundred-point-consumption spellbook would still be her strongest means.
They had seen the power of such spellbooks before when Tan Han personally demonstrated it for them; I had also showcased spellbooks of this level, but I had not used one in battle. Just the aura alone was imposing.
To ensure they could use such spellbooks, the academy even thoughtfully prepared a hundred Magic Sources for them.
As for whether they knew about the classification of spellbooks and what Earth Vein Memories were, Lina didn’t care; if they didn’t know, wouldn’t they ask someone after the competition ended today?
“Next are the rewards for the fourth and fifth places: three hundred Earth Vein Memories and two hundred, with a selection of Earth Vein Materials, two hundred Magic Sources, two High Consumption Spellbooks, five Medium Consumption Spellbooks, and ten Basic Consumption Spellbooks.”
Now, other than the top three rewards, this reward for the top ten was sufficient to make many people envious; the rankings after the top ten did not have such generous rewards. Even the spellbooks did not include those with high consumption, the highest rewards for spellbooks were only close to high consumption but did not reach it.
Such rewards only intensified the jealousy and resentment of those new students who could not participate in the competition. But there was nothing to be done; the academy would not consider their thoughts at this time.
The new student competition was the first means of resource acquisition after the new semester began; as the saying goes, a horse without night grass does not get fat. If you cannot even win a class leader title in your class, you naturally have no qualifications to showcase yourself in the new student competition. Let alone showcase yourself, you cannot even afford to be embarrassed on the field.
As for the class leader positions being selected in a frivolous manner, it was also a wake-up call for them. The Extraordinary Witch Academy was no longer the academy they previously attended. If they continued to joke around, they deserved to remain ordinary people.
Moreover, the announced information about the new student competition and the fact that people might d*e was something the instructors deliberately reminded them about. This was a further selection; they wouldn’t want someone from an ordinary background in the Extraordinary Academy.
Indeed, there were possibilities for fatalities in the new student competition; the academy was not lying, after all.
“Next is the third place reward: five hundred Earth Vein Memories, a selection of Earth Vein Materials, three hundred Magic Sources, one non-restricted spellbook, one high consumption spellbook, ten medium consumption spellbooks, twenty basic consumption spellbooks, and one customized alchemical item scroll, customized by the academy.”
With the announcement of the third place rewards, everyone was quite amazed because one of the rewards was a non-restricted spellbook, which was valued more than several high consumption spellbooks!
Even my gaze tightened. This non-restricted spellbook was of a type that had no fixed consumption; it was a spellbook without obvious entry barriers. Spellbooks unable to be categorized by consumption thresholds fall into this category, which is more flexible than other spellbooks, but there is a limit. Otherwise, if such spellbooks had no restrictions, wouldn’t that be like using a million divine spellbooks?
My attention towards them is due to the fact that spellbooks improving learning efficiency are often classified as non-restricted spellbooks.
“Next is the runner-up reward: eight hundred Earth Vein Memories, several Earth Vein Materials to choose from, five hundred Magic Sources, two non-restricted spellbooks, two high consumption spellbooks, ten medium consumption spellbooks, twenty basic consumption spellbooks, and three customized alchemical item scrolls.”
Before the contestants and the audience could recover from their astonishment, the champion’s rewards soon came.
“And for this new student competition champion reward: one thousand Earth Vein Memories, several Earth Vein Materials to select from, five hundred Magic Sources, one Excessive Consumption Spellbook, one high consumption spellbook, ten medium consumption spellbooks, twenty basic consumption spellbooks, and five customized alchemical item scrolls.”
Upon the announcement of such rewards, all contestants and spectators were simultaneously shocked, and then the audience fell into intense discussions, mixed with shouts of dissatisfaction.
This is a new student competition!
Previous new student competitions never had rewards of this level as an Excessive Consumption Spellbook!
Although everyone knew that Tan Han already possessed such a spellbook, the internal imbalance was undeniable, yet many thought they had come to terms with it.
Because this new student competition was different. Following the competition today, the subsequent exchange competition with other academies would take place!
This was for the glory of the school; the teachers at the Witch Academy might show a little favoritism towards certain contestants, but many understood this. However, it still left them feeling unbalanced, lamenting about being born in the wrong year.
An Excessive Consumption Spellbook! The power of such a spellbook… Even though Tan Han failed during her initial demonstration of its power, everyone vividly remembered that blizzard sweeping across the entire open arena!
Such a spellbook could invoke a regional phenomenon! In the grand scheme, having such a spellbook could turn someone into a strategic-level threat to the entire world, of course, considering other extraordinary powers as well.
The Extraordinary Academy possessed such terrifying power that ordinary people unfamiliar with the extraordinary could not fathom that such combat power could be wielded by a student!
Besides awe for extraordinary power, there was more longing and fervor towards it.
As these rewards were announced, the most restless were the other extraordinary academies present for the exchange.
They came with an attitude of “friendly exchange” for the new students; do you think I’m letting new students cheat in front of me?
Even though over these two days, they had collected intelligence that Tan Han already had an Excessive Consumption Spellbook, without sufficient Magic Sources to support it. Now that the Magic Sources had been accounted for and such a terrifying spellbook was provided, how could the other new students compete?
Yes, that’s right; Aphhemia Academy had indeed mocked the Witch Academy before for relying solely on their Magic Sources and spellbooks as combat means, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t afraid!
Even that elf led by Erica was envious of the existence of spellbooks, indicating that spellbooks were very precious.
Spellbooks do not necessarily consume magic power; they can be driven by magic because the spellbooks created by witches have the ability to transform magic.
These academies could not just sit idly by; they had to take action.
If they gave Tan Han more power, how could their own students compete?
Should they just hand her a free meal?
So they had to stop this, and if they could snatch such a spellbook for their students, it would be a favorable outcome as well.
Thus, after Lina announced these rewards, many extraordinary academies began connecting, especially the three top-tier academies.
Today marked the fourth day of the new student competition at the Witch Academy, and many academies had gradually arrived at the Witch Academy. Among them, there were those like Aphhemia Academy who entered with great fanfare, and others who came in quietly, like the Wizard Academy. However, it could not be denied that at this point in time, the numerous extraordinary academies that had reached the Witch Academy numbered at least a dozen.
Their communication was swift, and their goals aligned; soon, they had a rough plan.
“Please wait a moment!”
With a loud shout from the guest box in the arena, everyone’s gaze turned in that direction.
That spot was the first box to be utilized, belonging to Aphhemia Academy, and the one speaking was Erica, one of the team leaders this time.
“Oh? Does this teacher from Aphhemia Academy have any objections to our internal arrangements at the Witch Academy?” Turning to look in that direction, her sharp gaze seemed as if it could slice through the box.
She had anticipated that other academies might raise objections to their new student competition rewards since they were indeed excessively generous, and the first place was clearly prepared for Tan Han.
However, Lina didn’t expect someone to stick their neck out at this moment; Aphhemia Academy?
Perhaps it wasn’t entirely unexpected.
After all, the little maneuvers of Aphhemia Academy were already clear to the Witch Academy; they were certainly the academy with the most Fortune Seeds.
Naturally, they were the most anxious.
“Honorable Ms. Lina, on behalf of Aphhemia Academy, I would like to clarify that I have no objections to the arrangements of the Witch Academy; I am simply proposing a small suggestion.”
“This time, as our various extraordinary academies gather at the Witch Academy, it is inherently a significant event. Our purpose here is to facilitate exchanges between new students, enhance relationships between extraordinary academies, share experiences, and complement each other’s strengths while compensating for weaknesses.”
“I believe that the new student competition of the Witch Academy has reached its conclusion, with the final top ten already selected. If we merely accept the rewards unilaterally from the Witch Academy, it may be too one-sided. How about I, representing Aphhemia Academy, present corresponding rewards and merge the final top ten ranking challenge into our exchange competition among the academies?”
Erica’s voice was loud, carrying a hint of persuasion.
“But you only represent Aphhemia Academy, and we also need such a challenge to determine the final ranking of the top ten,” Lina said with a somewhat displeased expression, but she did not argue excessively because she knew that once this viewpoint was raised, many academies would follow suit, and she couldn’t resist it.
Moreover, the academy head had also anticipated such matters; if there were troubles to be dealt with, it should be the academy head who worries about it.
Besides, she didn’t intend to outright reject this proposal; did the other academies not have their plans? The Witch Academy had given out those rewards for the most direct benefits; it was uncertain who would win or lose.
“I am Andrew Jennie, representing the Wizard Academy, and I agree with this proposal; it is indeed beneficial for the younger generation to communicate more, as it promotes their growth. The Wizard Academy will also provide equivalent resources as final rewards for the academy exchange.”
At this moment, another elderly yet robust voice sounded from another box, indicating their allegiance to the Wizard Academy.
“Allow me to introduce myself; I am Gena McIntosh from Holy Angel Academy, also one of the leading mentors of this trip. We at Holy Angel Academy also agree with the proposal made by the lovely elf lady just now; we will present more precious resources for this academy exchange.”
“Of course, this is just a small token of our academy; it must be mentioned that your school’s Tan Han originally applied to enroll in our Holy Angel Academy. Even though she has already become a candidate witch now, out of consideration for talents, we are willing to offer higher specifications. May the light always shine equally on every gifted student.”
With the representatives from the three top academies speaking up, many representatives from other academies expressed their agreement as well. In short, everyone agreed with this proposal.
After all, the academy exchange had been established, and it was better to bring the Witch Academy into the fray sooner rather than later.
Moreover, the rewards offered by the Witch Academy this time were utterly unconscionable; they certainly could not let those be given out now, otherwise, would they let the new students of the Witch Academy slaughter the competition during their exchanges?
Though they were confident that their students would not be beaten to that extent, the Witch Academy had Tan Han!
This was one of the main reasons they made such a fuss to come to the Witch Academy for exchanges!
“Ms. Lina, since the opinions of all the academies are quite unanimous, would your school not make a decision that disappoints everyone?”
Erica smiled as she looked at Lina; the current scene was now under the control of the Witch Academy, and she was pleased with the atmosphere. If the Witch Academy followed its own way on this proposal, she had plenty of means to paint them as timidly retreating, spreading the rumor across all extraordinary academies, and even the external society would hear about it. Although, in the outside world, the reputation of the Witch Academy was already not that great.
“All of you are visiting our Witch Academy as guests and are the main participants in the upcoming new student exchanges. We will certainly consider your proposal accordingly. I will discuss this matter with the academy head and others, and I believe we will provide you with a satisfactory response by tomorrow.”
“Of course, since all academies have expressed their attitudes clearly, for the remainder of today, please let us move forward and discuss various matters regarding the upcoming academy exchange.”
“At the same time, I officially announce that today’s new student competition is hereby concluded. Due to unforeseen circumstances and other uncontrollable factors, the next new student competition will be postponed, with specific details in accordance with the official notice from the academy. Thank you all for your attendance and observation.”
With Lina’s words, this farcical new student competition officially concluded, and the subsequent rankings for the top ten were also postponed, but everyone understood there would be nothing left.
However, no one felt regretful about this because what awaited everyone next would be a much more intense and thrilling new student exchange competition involving dozens of extraordinary academies working together!
The clashes between different academies, races, and powers!
This was far more interesting than new students pecking at each other!
Moreover, the various academies brought nothing but elites; who wouldn’t look forward to such a competition?
Of course, there were also many lovely ladies, beast-eared girls, and handsome young men adding a touch of joy to the Witch Academy, which was heavily female-oriented!
