42: Chapter 42 Rules of the Freshman Competition
Modu Ability University is an institution where strength is paramount.
Inside the school, everything must be earned through strength; similarly, as long as one is strong enough, any resource can be obtained.
Modu Ability University has established a Treasury Pavilion, which contains countless rare treasures.
However, the qualification to enter must be earned through strength.
The first-place winner of the annual Freshman Competition gains the qualification to enter and select one treasure.
In addition, there is a Grade Competition every academic year, and the first-place winner can also enter the Treasury Pavilion to choose a treasure.
In other words, under normal circumstances, only five people enter the Treasury Pavilion each year.
All students whose families have information channels will do their best to have their children strive for the championship of the Freshman Competition.
Not only can they obtain a treasure through this, but they can also take a powerful teacher as their mentor.
The teacher mentored by the Freshman Competition champion will be a professor at the very least.
A snowball will roll larger and larger, but it must have an initial accumulation.
Everyone wants the capital to start snowballing, and since opportunities arise by chance, many freshmen are now eager to try their luck.
In front of Villa No. 001, three boys wearing combat suits walked out of the villa.
song own walked out with a look of arrogance; he was determined to take first place.
The Little Monk Luo Zhenyue excitedly smashed his fists together, his eyes looking as if flames were constantly burning within them.
Li Lan walked at the very back; after coming to the school, he had already sparred with song own. He was completely no match for him.
So for him, the Freshman Competition was just going through the motions; he would just do his best to perform well and find a good teacher.
At Villa No. 002, three girls also walked out.
Unlike the boys, two of the girls were flanking a girl in the lead who had a high ponytail and a somewhat arrogant expression.
That girl's eyes revealed a confidence born from countless victories; she was wearing a green and white combat suit.
It must be said, her appearance was quite outstanding.
However, what drew the most attention was her weapon: a Green Dragon Crescent Blade.
Su Mu, also fully dressed, walked out of his villa wearing a blue and black combat suit.
He walked with large strides toward the Modu Ability University sports field.
Though called a sports field, it actually looked more like a miniature arena.
Stepping onto the Modu Ability University sports field, the entire area was surrounded by three-meter-high walls.
The high walls were engraved with complex runes, looking as if they had a certain defensive capability.
It was likely intended to prevent the combat techniques released during student fights from leaking out and damaging the school's teaching buildings.
Fortunately, the sports field was square; if it were circular, it would truly be a miniature Ancient Roman Colosseum.
Finding a spot in a corner, Su Mu leaned directly against the wall, waiting for the Freshman Competition to begin.
Indeed, like the start of school at any university, there was a long and uninformative speech.
Currently, the principal was on stage delivering the opening speech.
However, the one speaking wasn't Yang Wendao, but a beautiful woman with a charming appearance wearing a cyan qipao.
This woman exuded an innate allure from her very bones, yet she made it impossible for anyone to harbor frivolous thoughts, giving off a feeling of someone who could only be admired from afar.
Hearing the students below talking, he understood that this person was the other Vice Principal—Principal Lin He.
Su Mu looked toward the leadership seats on both sides of the rostrum; the middle seat was occupied by Yang Wendao.
'It seems the Head Principal didn't come.'
Speaking of this Head Principal, he was also quite mysterious, truly a person of legendary status who was rarely seen.
Moreover, it was said that this principal's ability was Space-type, which made Su Mu very curious.
When he awakened the system, Su Mu had wondered why there was no Space-type.
It is said that when Time does not appear, Space is King.
There are no Time-type abilities in the entire world, but Space-type actually exists, though it is extremely rare.
To this day, the number of registered Space-type ability users doesn't even exceed ten.
'Right! It seems I've never heard that one can only awaken one type of ability!'
System! Can I only awaken one type of ability?
The system would sometimes answer simple questions, but it couldn't communicate as naturally as a human.
How to describe it?
It felt a bit like interacting with early-stage, clunky AI.
'Respected Host, the current system level is insufficient.'
Su Mu's eyes first froze, then he broke into a smile. That meant it was possible to obtain other abilities, just that the current system level wasn't high enough.
It seemed he needed to hunt ferocious beasts to gain conversion points as soon as possible.
Su Mu had already made up his mind; after the Freshman Competition ended, he would find time to go to Qingyuan Base to hunt ferocious beasts.
However, what Su Mu didn't know was that someone in Qingyuan Base had put out a bounty for him.
“Next, please welcome our outstanding student representative, Senior Duan Tao, to give a speech!”
Su Mu looked up.
But with this look, he actually encountered an acquaintance.
'Isn't this the senior from Modu Ability University I met at Qingyuan Base a few days ago?'
Su Mu had a pretty good impression of this senior.
“This must be Senior Duan! So handsome! I heard he was the champion of the Freshman Competition last year, and he has always maintained the first place in his grade at Modu Ability University. No one in his grade has ever beaten him.”
“Exactly, he was also the champion of the Freshman Group in the National University Martial Arts Competition last year.”
Su Mu raised an eyebrow as he listened; he didn't expect this senior to be so powerful.
After another twenty minutes, all the speeches finally ended.
“Next, our school's Vice Principal Yang Wendao will announce the start of the Freshman Competition!”
Then Su Mu watched as Yang Wendao picked up the microphone, slowly stood up, and said with a voice full of vigor:
“Next, I announce that the 1232nd Freshman Competition of Modu Ability University officially begins!!!”
There was a burst of applause from below, interspersed with voices saying things like 'Finally finished talking.'
Then the host began to announce the rules of the Freshman Competition.
In fact, most students already knew the rules; how could students who wanted to get good results not study the rules beforehand?
The rules were actually very simple, divided into three stages.
The first stage: Ten-Person Elimination Round.
The sports field would be divided into 24 large arenas, with 10 students entering each arena at a time.
Only one person out of the ten could advance. This year, Modu Ability University recruited 1,975 students.
In other words, nine-tenths would be filtered out in the first round.
However, the school would also comprehensively consider the strength of the freshmen, trying to separate the powerful students to avoid putting them in the same group.
Subsequently, the 197 students would enter the second round.
The second stage: Arena Gauntlet.
In the second round, there would be 16 arenas, and only one student could ultimately remain on each arena.
The student standing on the arena is the Arena Lord and must continuously accept challenges from students below, though the challenges are not infinite.
Each student can only challenge twice, and the two opportunities cannot be used on the same student.
This was also the stage where Su Mu and Luo Zhenyue had agreed to duel.
The 16 arenas correspond to 16 students.
These 16 students are the ones who advance to the third stage.
The third stage: Single-Elimination Tournament.
The 16 students will face off in pairs until the final champion is determined.