142: Chapter 142 Account Reconciliation
Several hours passed as the academies took turns on the field, deciding victories and defeats one by one.
By evening, all the day's matches had concluded.
Since there was an odd number of academies, one academy needed to fight two matches in a row.
And so.
The names of all the academies that lost today were placed in a ball and shaken well.
The academy that had not yet finished its second match would draw a lot; whoever they drew would be their opponent.
This was also considered a chance for the losing academies to save face.
Throughout the day, all the spectators were deeply shocked by the strength of the top academies from the previous year.
To be precise, it was the top four academies:
Holy City Magic Academy, Golden Magic Academy, Void Magic Academy, and Qingyun Magic Academy.
The students from these four academies who took the field.
They were all Tier 2 Mages, and they completely crushed their opponents.
The academies they faced couldn't see even a glimmer of hope for victory, getting pummeled from start to finish.
In the Holy City Magic Academy team, someone had even mastered the Space Element.
One must know how terrifying the Space Element is.
And this person was already at Tier 2, meaning they could cast Space Walls and Space Bullets!
Their opponents simply had no way to deal with it.
What was even more shocking was.
Two students from Void Magic Academy were Summoners!
The opponent had to face four Tier 2 Mages plus four Demonic Beasts... two Summoned Beasts and two Contracted Beasts. It was practically nightmare difficulty.
Even Lin Fan was stunned as he watched.
Is this really just the level of academy students?
The gap between them and the other academies is just too huge!
Lin Fan also finally confirmed that the academy Su Linlin belonged to was indeed the third-ranked Void Magic Academy.
However, she didn't enter the four-person team match lineup for today.
Perhaps she would compete in the individual matches.
Lin Fan still couldn't understand why Su Linlin wanted to transfer schools.
But to him, it didn't matter.
When the final match of the day ended, it was already evening.
Branch Head Jiang Tianhai stepped onto the field again to give a speech.
He congratulated the winning academies and encouraged the losers to give their all in the upcoming schedule.
After the speech, a new leaderboard was projected in the air... the point rankings after today's matches.
Thirteen academies had ten points, while the rest had zero.
Longwei Magic Academy was temporarily ranked eighth.
Of course, this ranking didn't represent true strength; it was just the order of victories and could change at any time.
The leaderboard stayed in the air for a moment before disappearing.
Jiang Tianhai announced that today's schedule had officially ended and that the team matches would continue tomorrow.
Thunderous applause rang out through the venue as Jiang Tianhai left the field.
The spectators stood up one after another and began to disperse.
Lin Fan didn't leave with the rest of the academy; he left the arena alone.
The shuttle bus would only take people back to the academy, not home, so there was no need for him to follow.
Besides, his Family had come to watch the match, so he could just go home with them.
It didn't take long for Lin Fan to find his parents and younger sister in the sea of people outside the arena.
At this moment, the traffic on the road was dense, and pedestrians were jostling shoulder to shoulder; it was crowded outside.
"Brother!"
The moment Lin Duo saw Lin Fan walking over, she immediately shouted out excitedly.
She recognized him at a glance.
His parents also looked over, following the sound of her voice.
Lin Fan gave his sister a gentle smile, walked up to greet his parents, and ruffled Lin Duo's hair.
His parents were also very happy to see him, their spirits as high as Lin Duo's...
Longwei Academy had won the match.
They thought Lin Fan would be happy about it too.
After all, the academy had hope of advancing to the next round and achieving a better result.
Lin Fan only smiled faintly.
Happy for the academy?
He didn't care at all.
But he didn't want them to lose either.
After all, he still had to complete the System's mission, even if the reward wasn't that great.
"Brother, your classmates are so amazing!"
"That big sister's long vines were swinging all over the place, it was so cool! I want to be a mage just like her in the future!"
Lin Duo said, her eyes sparkling.
She had clearly become a little fan of Qiao Liya.
"Hmm? Didn't you say after your Awakening that you wanted to be a mage like me? Why the sudden change?"
Lin Fan feigned being hurt, making Lin Duo's little face turn red.
"N-no! That's not what I meant!"
"Of course I want to be like you, Brother, but your element is too rare. I'm afraid I won't be able to awaken it."
"That sister's element is easier. I'll pray hard to awaken at least one of your elements!"
Lin Duo explained hurriedly.
"That sister? How come I didn't know you had an extra sister?"
Lin Fan continued to tease her.
"No... I mean... Mom, Mommy!"
The more anxious Lin Duo got, the less she could explain clearly. Like someone caught red-handed, she could only call for her mother's help in her desperation.
The parents watched the siblings bickering, tender smiles appearing on their faces.
Seeing that Lin Duo was about to lose her ground, the mother stepped in to resolve the situation.
"Alright, stop teasing your sister. She just calls her that because that senior is older than her."
The mother said, holding Lin Duo.
"Hehe, I know. Who told her to always play tricks on me before?"
Lin Fan stuck out his tongue and laughed.
Lin Duo huffed; so her brother was getting back at her.
So petty!
If a certain Fifth-Order Mage were present, he would probably nod his head frantically in agreement.
"If you really want to awaken the same element as your brother, we can prepare an Elemental Concentrated Awakening Stone for you. It can significantly increase the probability of Awakening the corresponding element."
The father spoke up.
Lin Duo and Lin Fan looked at him at the same time.
Elemental Concentrated Awakening Stone!
"Really?"
Lin Duo was full of excitement, looking incredibly cute.
The father nodded and said he would keep saving money.
When the year of her Awakening came, he would hold a private Awakening ceremony for her.
In the corner, Lin Fan's gaze shifted slightly as he recalled information about Concentrated Awakening Stones.
This type of Awakening stone contained a dense amount of a single elemental energy.
They were naturally formed and could not be artificially manufactured.
Just as his father said, using this kind of Awakening stone could greatly increase the chance of Awakening the corresponding element.
Many wealthy people and large families would do this for their children, and the cost of a private Awakening ceremony was even more staggering.
Back then, Lin Fan had participated in the public Awakening ceremony held annually by the academy.
To be able to awaken the rare Space Element was already considered extremely lucky.
He had only used a common Awakening stone at the time, which had already cost his parents over two hundred thousand yuan.
If a Concentrated Awakening Stone were used for a private Awakening.
The price would be at least ten or even a hundred times higher.
Lin Fan secretly decided.
When Lin Duo reached the age for Awakening, he would definitely buy her a Contract Awakening Stone.
It was just that for now, money was still an issue for him as an older brother.
"By the way, why didn't you go out to compete? Were you not selected?"
The mother turned to Lin Fan and asked.
Lin Fan calmly explained that he was only participating in the individual matches and not the team matches.
"So that's how it is."
The mother suddenly understood.
Just as the four were preparing to go home, a figure walked toward them.
It was Aunt Mi Xue.
She was wearing a long trench coat, black pants, and high boots.
She still wore her signature decorative eyepatch on her face.
"Hello there, I hope I'm not disturbing you..."