Astral Apostle

  Chapter 136 is here as scheduled

   Through an internal discussion, the tutor group basically established the core of the freshman competition this semester.

   For the next few days, the tutor group of the Wangguan Department has been focusing on tutoring Zhou Jing and others, and has formulated several sets of tactics for arranging troops in the arena.

The mode of the    freshman competition is that each department competes with the other two departments.

   And in order to give all contestants a chance to perform, the competition system is a round-up mode. For example, there are 20 places for each side in the arena, and everyone has to go on stage to pick an opponent to fight, the winner will advance to the loser and the loser will be eliminated, and the rounds will be adjusted according to the number of advanced players from both sides.

   And each time you advance to a round, the points you get for each win will also increase, and the total score will be used to determine the winner or loser. Even if a person can play the final round alone, there is a limit to the number of points that can be obtained. This prevents the department from winning the entire game by one person alone, so it is necessary to line up troops and formulate strategies.

   Zhou Jing has always been interested in freshman competitions, and most of his spare time every day is used to cooperate with the special training of the tutor group of the department.

The    mentor team also lived up to his expectations, and formulated a special training plan for his discharge ability, trying to expand the limit of his "electricity storage" through external force.

   For example, let the mage draw a magic circle that attracts electric elements for Zhou Jing to use, so that his body naturally absorbs more electricity, or through external charging and other methods to input electricity to Zhou Jing.

   Sounds a bit rude, but in fact, many abilities that control a certain energy have similar exercise items, which is one of the methods that has been proven to be effective in increasing the strength of the ability.

  Especially the ability to control electricity is quite suitable for this mode... As long as it is gradual, don't input too much energy all at once, there is a high chance of subtly increasing the limit.

In addition, there are also teachers in the mentor group who are good at ability development. They will open a small stove for Zhou Jing, teach small skills to hone energy abilities, and use their abilities to do various trainings, such as controlling thunder and lightning to detour between fingers. Enhanced properties such as duration, release interval, detail control, etc.

   Zhou Jing practiced for a while, but the effect was remarkable. The energy attribute increased by 1 point, which made him secretly happy.

  The special ability that the new type of alien blood medicine can give people should only be the basics. As long as you keep practicing, there is still potential that can be extracted, and you are not afraid that you will not be able to improve.

  …

  As the month is approaching, the topic of the freshman competition has risen rapidly, and it has become the main topic of chat among the students.

  The list of contestants for this year given by the three departments has also been announced, with a total of 150 people.

In the    college forum, many students discussed around the 150 contestants, analyzing the combat power of each department, and arguing about the strength and weakness.

   There are also people who have opened a quiz to guess the winner of this year.

   One of the most interesting is the specially selected thirty people, all of whom participated in the ring competition.

   The most discussed is Li Xiaoyin, who is undoubtedly the core of the Zhanqi Department. Many freshmen are excited or curious about her.

   After nearly a month of inquiries, her ability is no longer a secret, her destructive power is powerful, and most people are optimistic that she is the favorite to win the championship.

   Among the specially selected students, Zhou Jing was the only one with a B grade, and he was very conspicuous. Many students were very curious about him, which led Zhou Jing to feel that someone was pointing at him wherever he went during this time.

   Zhou Jing doesn't care, the handsome boy is never afraid of being watched.

   He still goes to class, exercises and prepares for battle step by step every day, living a full and peaceful life without any disturbances.

   Soon, the day of the freshman competition came as scheduled.

  …

   Rising Sun Exercise Field.

   This is the largest open-air drill field in the academy. The layout is like a large stadium. The center is the competition field, surrounded by layers of auditoriums. All kinds of large-scale events are basically held here.

  The central competition venue is not a simple arena on the ground. It can switch the environment and turn it into terrain such as forests, lakes, stone circles, etc., which increases the complexity of the competition.

   Early this morning, nearly 10,000 students arrived here early, divided into three areas according to the department, and took up their positions.

   At this moment, the exercise field is crowded with people, lively and noisy, the sound waves are reverberating, and the buzzing is endless.

   It was the first time to participate in the college event, and all the freshmen felt fresh.

  The three departments have to play against the other two, so the freshman competition will be held for three consecutive days. The daily opponent draws lots to decide, and one department will have a bye every day.

   On the first day, the Department of Crown Science and the Department of Gemology both drew the lottery, and the Department of War Flags was bye.

   "It's really lively..."

   Zhou Jing whispered.

   At this time, he was staying in the waiting area on the side of the field with the team of the Wang Guan Department. Wang Guan, who acted as a coach, and the mentor team were discussing strategies.

The waiting area of ​​the    Department of Gemmology is on the other side, separated by the entire playing field, far away, so that the two sides cannot interfere with their own decision-making.

  The order of appearance is a mode that is temporarily determined. One person will take turns to fight first, and then the other side will decide the candidate to fight. It pays attention to certain strategy.

   The game has not yet started, and no one knows the opponent's tactics.

   It is not the first time that Zhou Jing has attracted the attention of thousands of people, and his mood is calm, but many of the classmates around him are quite nervous and their bodies are trembling, which makes him worry about whether he will be able to perform stably when he takes the stage.

   But there are also a few confident students who seem to have taken stimulants.

   Even Wu Fan, who was usually aloof and cold, had a glint in his eyes at this time, and muttered: "I hope to meet a valuable opponent."

  Tang Liu's whole person seemed to be on fire, full of pride: "The opportunity to make a name for yourself has come, after today, my name will be resounding in the sky!"

  Young people are really energetic…

   Zhou Jing smacked his lips and glanced across the audience.

   After a while, he saw Li Xiaoyin and the others, who were waving at him vigorously from the seat, his face full of excitement.

  Because the first game was bye, Li Xiaoyin only needed to watch the game, and it was not the turn of the Zhanqi Department to play today.

   Zhou Jing waved his hand in greeting from afar, then looked away, and soon found the VIP auditorium area.

   In the VIP seating area, there are senior leaders of the college such as Dean Wu Zhongsu, Vice Dean Shen Xinqin and so on. In addition to these people, there seemed to be some people in different uniforms, and Zhou Jing didn't know what they were from.

   At this moment, Deng Yunjie came over, followed Zhou Jing's gaze, and explained with a smile:

"Chidu is currently only one of our super-energy academies in Shui Lanxing, so every time a large-scale competition of the department, the academy will invite personnel from various institutions to watch the game and select the talents worthy of attention. If the performance is good, there is even a chance to be selected by some officials. Institutions are interested in pre-recruitment, so don’t waste the opportunity.”

   "So it is."

   Zhou Jing nodded, knowing more about the academy competition in his heart.

   Holding these departmental competitions is not only to stimulate students' desire to compete, but also to give them the opportunity to show their faces in front of important institutions and affect their future prospects. It can be regarded as the welfare of top students.

   Zhou Jing paused, then changed the subject and asked:

   "Have you decided when I will play? First or last?"

  Deng Yunjie twitched the corner of his mouth, quite arrogant, and said casually:

"According to the expected situation, we hope that you can face Lin Kun, and it is best to eliminate him in the first or second round, so that he will not take more points from us, but the assumption is that the most important thing is to adapt to the situation... In other words, you fight After defeating Lin Kun once, it will be no problem to deal with him again, right?"

   Hearing the words, Zhou Jing spread his hands: "Not to mention that it is guaranteed, at least it is foolproof."

   If you face an opponent whose ability is unknown, the result is hard to say. But against Lin Kun, an opponent he had already learned from, he was still quite sure.

   Especially compared to the last fight, my physical fitness has improved a lot, and it is not what it used to be.

   "Haha, have confidence, I like it."

  Deng Yunjie grinned and patted Zhou Jing on the shoulder.

   On the other side, in the waiting area of ​​the Department of Gemology, the tutor of the department is also discussing with Lin Kun.

   "Lin Kun, according to the file, that Zhou Jing once drew with you. If you let you deal with him again, are you sure?"

   As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Kun suddenly grinned.

"After a month of assiduous practice, I'm no longer the young me I used to be. Zhou Jing doesn't even count as a dish in my eyes. I won't fall in the same pit twice. Today is the day to settle accounts with him. !"

   "Okay, then I'm relieved."

  The instructor of the Department of Gemology believed, nodded heavily, and said solemnly:

   "You are one of our cores. Whether you can win the game this time depends on your performance!"

  Lin Kun snorted coldly:

   "Hmph, among so many new students, Li Xiaoyin is the only one who threatens me. As long as I don't meet her, no one can stop me!"

   (end of this chapter)