Chapter 96 Must be first
Xu Heng originally didn’t care much about the freshman competition.
At first, I just wanted to get first place, help Tianxiang University become famous, and slap Tiansi University in the face.
However, after reading the reward content, he became more and more certain that he must get first place.
Specific rewards for school team competitions.
First place: 10,000 bottles of solar terms liquid, 100 bottles of concentrated solar terms liquid, and ten solar terms enhancers.
Second place: 8,000 bottles of solar terms liquid, 80 bottles of concentrated version of solar terms liquid, and ten healing potions.
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Among these rewards, there is no need to mention the solar terms liquid. The concentrated version of the solar terms liquid is worth ten bottles of ordinary solar terms liquid.
But the highlight is the ten seasonal enhancers, a potion that can enhance seasonal abilities. It is extremely expensive. The average annual output of the entire Scorpio Continent is only a hundred.
And this can only be obtained by the first-place school.
As for the second place healing potion, although it is also expensive, one dose is equivalent to one treatment from a master-level Spring Festival Master, but it is still not as valuable as the seasonal enhancer.
For Xu Heng, this seasonal enhancer is even more rare and valuable.
He only needs to take one, and even if it only increases the basic maintenance time of [Without a Trace] by one second, it is equivalent to an increase of six seconds.
This is a direct effect on the solar terms ability and has nothing to do with the solar terms.
So taking one pill is equivalent to taking six pills for others.
The key is that this thing can only be taken once and is effective, any more will have no effect.
Then, the first place in this freshman competition must be won.
What’s more, there is also a prize for the strongest new student, and the rewards are also very attractive. You can actually customize a weapon and be personally refined by the master-level Mang Zhong Season Master.
The Grandmaster will make whatever weapon you want, and all the weapons will be made from the best materials. Not to mention how tempting it is.
“Tianxiang University? Who among you is Xu Heng?”
At this time, a group of students wearing pure white combat uniforms passed by the dining table of Xu Heng and others carrying dinner plates, suddenly stopped and asked.
They recognized the combat uniforms of Tianxiang University. The black and white colors were very conspicuous here.
But there was no need for everyone to answer. After scanning around, their eyes all fell on Xu Heng.
After all, he is the most handsome, and his photo has appeared in newspapers before, so it is not difficult to recognize him.
"Are you Xu Heng? I heard that you rejected our school's admissions and threatened to make us fail in the freshman competition this year?" A boy with the same outstanding appearance looked at Xu Heng and asked with a smile.
“Yes, I did say that.” Xu Heng nodded in response.
“How brave!”
The boy nodded and raised a thumb, then turned his thumb down: "But unfortunately, we are destined not to overturn this year. We will always be the first. This is a team competition, not an individual competition, do you understand?"
“This year’s college entrance examination results in Scorpio Continent rank among the top ten in the state. Only you went to Tianxiang University. The other nine people are all in our Tiansi University, and we also have a state champion from Lion Continent.
“So you are very unlucky, but this year is the strongest year for our Tiansi University. We will definitely guard the school’s honor.”
After the boy finished speaking, a confident smile appeared on his face.
“Zhou Chong, go back and eat.”
At this time, another boy came up behind him, with a more handsome appearance and an indifferent expression. He glanced at Xu Heng coldly, said something calmly, and then turned and left.
Hearing this, the boy named Zhou Chong nodded cooperatively and left, but before leaving, he grinned at Xu Heng again.
“It’s inexplicable.” Xu Heng shrugged his shoulders and continued to eat.
Director Zhang has already given them the list and information of students from all famous schools participating in the competition.
But Xu Heng didn't even look at it. A group of opponents in the Descaling Realm had nothing to study.
“You must pay attention to the boy at the end just now. His name is Lin Tianyi. He is the Beginning of Winter Season Master. He has the eighth level of descaling. I heard that he may break through the ninth level in the near future.” Teacher Chen couldn’t help but remind him.
“It doesn’t matter.”
Xu Heng didn't care. After taking a mouthful of expensive rice, he said: "By the way, Teacher Chen, there are a few bottles of drinks in my room. Can you drink it? I saw the price above, and it doesn't seem expensive..."
"Don't drink, don't drink. The price of drinks in the room is ten times the normal price. Whatever you want to drink, the teacher will buy it for you later." Teacher Chen's expression immediately became serious.
“Oh okay, the snacks in the room…”
“Don’t eat it, the teacher will buy it for you.”
“Ah, the full-body SPA service in the room…”
“Don’t scream, teacher, I’ll help you… eh? What did you say?”
…
After dinner, Xu Heng still couldn’t get what he wanted and couldn’t understand what full-body SPA meant.
Newspapers from all over the country sent reporters to conduct pre-match interviews.
Xu Heng and Cheng Shuyan were named by several school leaders and asked them to be interviewed as representatives.
Xu Heng refused on the spot and didn’t want to go at all.
But the school leaders personally said that Xu Heng was the best-looking and represented the face of Tianxiang University. If he didn't go, who else could take his place?
Xu Heng had no choice but to go reluctantly.
But when I went there, I discovered that the so-called pre-match interview seemed to be a trash-talking session.
As soon as he sat down, a reporter said: "Student Xu, a contestant from Tiansi University claimed that he would make some ignorant and arrogant people accept the cruelty of reality. We asked him who he was referring to, and he directly mentioned your Name, do you have any response to this?"
"I think..." Xu Heng pondered for a while and said, "He is right. In this freshman competition, I will let Tiansi University accept the cruelty of reality."
Many reporters were stunned when they heard this.
“No, classmate Xu, what I just meant was...” The reporter who asked the question reacted and was about to explain.
Xu Heng interrupted directly: "I didn't misunderstand what you meant. What you just said was my response."
Immediately, he stood up directly: "Your exclusive interview is just to create a topic. In fact, it doesn't have to be so troublesome. I can ask you to let it out now. Tiansi University is destined not to get the first place this year, and even the grandmaster can't save it. They, I said!”
After many reporters at the scene were stunned, uproar broke out, camera flashes flashed wildly, and shutter sounds continued one after another.
Cheng Shuyan, who was sitting aside with a stunned look on his face, was completely ignored.
“What am I doing here?” She wondered if she was living in a dream.…
The next day, as the newspaper was published, Xu Heng’s words instantly caused a stir.
There was a lot of discussion in the competition hall.
“Holy shit, it’s different to be the top scorer, you speak so domineeringly.”
"What's the use of being domineering? The harder you speak now, the harder you will be slapped in the face by Tiansi University later."
“Tiansi University has won the 100-year championship of the freshmen competition. This is their signature. How can it be overturned?”
“Countless geniuses have threatened to let go of harsh words over the years, but what’s the outcome? They’ve been laughed at for several years.”
"There is no way. The strongest group of people go to Tiansi University every year, and the final ranking is based on the number of wins in the school. How can we compete?"
“This year they also accepted the top pick from Lion Continent. This lineup is terrible.”
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Students in many schools are not optimistic about Xu Heng.
Xu Heng may be very strong personally, but one person is not enough to support the entire freshman competition record.
The final ranking is based on the total number of wins of the ten participating players.
No matter how strong you are on your own, it is possible that you can still be stronger than ten people. Even if you are really that strong, the amount of solar energy that can be replenished during the game is limited. Once the solar energy is exhausted, you will not be able to continue fighting no matter how strong you are.
So Xu Heng’s harsh words were not favored by anyone.
Including Director Zhang and other school leaders, they also gave Xu Heng some sincere persuasion to build his psychology in advance.
It's nothing more than saying that winning or losing doesn't matter, just being strong is enough.
This is because he is afraid that he will be slapped in the face in the end and his mentality will not be able to bear it.
Xu Heng was too lazy to respond. No matter how much he said, it would be better to respond with the final result.
Amid this discussion, the first round of the freshman competition also began.
Everyone entered the center of the competition hall one by one.
This is a platform similar to the college entrance examination simulation, except that it is larger and can accommodate thousands of students, but it is not crowded at all.
It is still surrounded by huge glass on all sides.
Their battle will take place in another space, and they will also carry protection cards with them. Once they die inside, they will be teleported directly out, and no casualties will be caused.
This is to allow students to completely let go of their hands and feet to compete.
Beyond the platform, there is a large auditorium.
˜People from various official departments, social and business circles and family forces, including the battlefield army, came to observe the event.
A huge 360-degree screen is specially installed above the clubhouse, which continuously projects images of competitions in various arenas.
At the same time, these images will also be technically processed and broadcast live to every university in Scorpio Continent.
This also means that more than 500,000 people will be paying attention to this freshman game.
“September 20, 273 N.C., this year’s Scorpio Continent University Freshman Competition begins now!” The host’s voice echoed through the loudspeaker.
The entire audience also burst into warm applause.
Xu Heng and more than a thousand other students stood on a huge glass platform, each wearing a protection tag with their own number on it.
According to the competition specifications, they will be teleported into the simulation space.
There are only various arenas in the space, and opponents are randomly matched.
However, students from the same school will not be matched together.
“Everyone, try your best to win this round.” Xu Heng looked at the other nine students around him and said encouragingly.
"Don't worry, we will do our best." Everyone agreed.
Whether Xu Heng wants to compete for first place or not, they also come to the competition to get a good ranking, win glory for the school, and fight for themselves.
“Xu Heng, do you really want Tianxiang University to take first place?” Cheng Shuyan asked in a low voice.
“Of course!” Xu Heng smiled slightly, smiling confidently.
“Then I’ll try my best to win as much as possible!” Cheng Shuyan nodded.
“Okay, come on!” Xu Heng also nodded.
Subsequently, as the glass on all sides shimmered, all the thousands of students on the platform disappeared.
The hall burst into roaring applause again.
At the same time, the huge display screen above the platform also began to show the environment in the simulated space.
Thousands of students, meeting in pairs, will have more than 600 competition stages.
No matter how big the screen is, it is impossible to accommodate so many people, so it basically only shows the arena where students from prestigious schools are.
Xu Heng is naturally among them.
At this time, he was already in a volcanic land, surrounded by mountain passes that were spewing fire. The ground under his feet was also cracked, and streams of hot magma flowed between the cracks.
The air he breathed into his nose seemed a little hot.
“The flame arena, this has no impact on the Xiaohan Festival.” In the audience, Director Zhang found the arena where Xu Heng was on the screen and said calmly.
“But if we encounter this kind of competition during Xiaoshu Festival, our seasonal ability will probably be strengthened.”
As soon as Teacher Chen finished speaking, another figure appeared across from Xu Heng, a student wearing a light blue combat uniform.
“This is…”
She hurriedly flipped through the list information in her hand, then raised her head with an embarrassed look on her face: "Well, it's really a summer holiday..."
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(End of this chapter)