252: The three-hospital competition begins

The next morning.

The Grand Stadium of Blazing Dragon University was bustling with people.

First-year to third-year students sat distinctly in their respective academy sections.

Today was the monthly Tri-Academy Grand Competition of Blazing Dragon University, and the results of the competition would affect the resource allocation each academy received for the next month.

According to the rules, the academy that achieved first place would have its basic resource allocation increased by twenty percent.

The academy that achieved second place would have its monthly resource allocation remain unchanged.

The academy that achieved third place would have its basic resource allocation decreased by twenty percent.

Therefore, the Magic Academy, Combat Academy, and Support Academy all aimed to secure first place and at least second.

However, in previous monthly Tri-Academy Grand Competitions, first place was almost always taken by either the Magic Academy or the Combat Academy.

As for the Support Academy, it had been at the bottom for a long time.

Sometimes, the Support Academy even gave up, not participating in the competition at all, and directly conceding third place.

The reason for this was that the Support Academy lagged behind the Magic Academy, which focused on magic, and the Combat Academy, which specialized in combat, in terms of combat power.

These two academies primarily admitted students with remote magic-based or combat-oriented professions.

In contrast, students of the Support Academy were mostly priests or specialized in various niche support professions.

While students from the Support Academy would undoubtedly be considered elites anywhere else, compared to their peers in the Magic Academy and Combat Academy, they were slightly inferior in combat.

Moreover, the Prodigies who ranked high among regular students almost always chose the Magic Academy or Combat Academy.

However...

Compared to previous times, the atmosphere among the Support Academy students in the Grand Stadium today was exceptionally high-spirited.

"Punch the Magic Academy, kick the Combat Academy! Today is the day for our Support Academy to rise!"

"Hahahaha, I've been waiting for this day for a long time! I've long been annoyed by those jerks from the Magic Academy and Combat Academy. Today, I finally get to see them look defeated!"

"It's time for someone else to sit in this perennial third-place spot. They deduct our resources every month and treat us like slaves. The Magic Academy and Combat Academy are simply inhumane!"

"Our time to shine is now, brothers! Let's show our spirit!"

"..."

In the seating area of the Support Academy, boisterous discussions constantly erupted, and many people were Excited and flushed.

And all of this was because of one person.

Wang Chen!

The Support Academy had suffered under the Magic Academy and Combat Academy for a long time, but now, with the appearance of Wang Chen, they were finally about to reverse their decline.

In contrast to the Support Academy's exuberance, the atmosphere in the Combat Academy and Magic Academy was relatively calm.

The first-year students of both academies were worried, but the older second-year and third-year students maintained calm expressions, not taking the Support Academy's clamor seriously at all.

"Did we hit them too hard normally? Did it make them lose their minds?"

"Do they really think that with the emergence of a Wang Chen, they can reverse the situation for their Support Academy? Haven't they forgotten the rules of the Tri-Academy Grand Competition?"

In the front row, a young man in a fitted magic robe had a disdainful look on his handsome face.

"Hahahaha!"

"That's normal. The Support Academy has been losing for how many years now? Now that someone who can change their perennial last-place situation has finally appeared, they're naturally going to be deliriously excited."

Next to the handsome young man, a burly man resembling a raging bear chuckled and said.

These two were Ye Xiuming, a third-year student from the Magic Academy, and Wang Daozhong, a third-year student from the Combat Academy.

Wang Daozhong ranked first on the Prodigy Ranking List, his profession was Warrior, and his Rank was Rank 4, Level 130.

Ye Xiuming ranked second on the Prodigy Ranking List, his profession was Dual-System Mage, and his Rank was also Rank 4, Level 130.

Their disdain for the Support Academy was partly due to their absolute confidence in their own strength, and partly due to the rules of the Tri-Academy Grand Competition.

According to the rules, the Tri-Academy Grand Competition would determine the final ranking through arena matches.

Each academy would select one student from their first-year, second-year, and third-year classes to participate in the arena matches, facing the opposing academy according to their respective grades, in a best of three system.

In Ye Xiuming and Wang Daozhong's view, even with Wang Chen this year, the Support Academy could only defeat the first-year students from their respective academies.

The remaining two matches, the Support Academy would undoubtedly lose.

After all, on Blazing Dragon University's Prodigy Ranking List, aside from Wang Chen, who was ranked twentieth, the other Support Academy students on the list were all in the latter half and could be counted on one's fingers.

"This semester's Tri-Academy Grand Competition, our two academies can still suppress the Support Academy."

"But once this semester ends and new students enroll, our two academies might have a harder time."

"Wang Chen is a benchmark in the Support Academy. By then, many talented new students will probably join the Support Academy because of him."

Wang Daozhong turned his head to look at the high-spirited Support Academy crowd, a hint of worry appearing on his face.

"Hey!"

Hearing his words, Ye Xiuming's mouth twitched, and he looked at Wang Daozhong with some helplessness.

"Why are you worrying about that?"

"When new students enroll next semester, we'll already be fourth-year students, training in the Myriad Heavens Battlefield. If the ranking can't be maintained then, it'll be because the later guys are useless."

Ye Xiuming's tone was relaxed.

"That's true!"

Wang Daozhong shook his head and smiled:

"Then let's stand our last watch. This semester, we'll firmly keep the Support Academy in the perennial third-place spot."

...

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Five minutes before the Tri-Academy Grand Competition officially began, Wang Chen arrived at the Grand Stadium in a hurry.

After entering, seeing the bustling crowd and no one noticing him, he quietly ran to the back row of the Support Academy's area and found a seat.

Yesterday, the Armor Piercing Longsword was so easy to use that he accidentally trained until late at night, almost missing the time in the morning.

"Phew!"

After sitting down, he quietly let out a breath, his expression relaxing slightly.

Two days ago, Teacher Mu Wanying specifically had Situ Yu inform him that if he was late today, he would probably be in big trouble.

"Junior Apprentice-Brother Wang Chen, why are you sitting here?"

Shortly after he sat down, a second-year senior disciple next to him suddenly noticed him, her beautiful eyes sparkling as she looked over.

"The back row has an open view, the best for watching the matches."

Hearing this, Wang Chen chuckled and was about to inquire about the specific arrangements for today's Tri-Academy Grand Competition.

However, just then, a chilling voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

"Is that so?"

"Why haven't I noticed such an advantage in the back row?"