273: Chapter 273 A Little Interlude

Daylight brightened in the blink of an eye.

The preparations at the First Specialized Academy were nearing their end.

However, as more and more students got busy, they also became increasingly angry.

Because from a window in the activity building nearby, a head was constantly shouting at them.

"Hey! You Song City brats! There's no need to build the arena so high!"

"It's too high. When I knock your people under the stage, it'll be hard to carry them out!"

"I think flat ground would be just fine!"

"If they're killed on the spot, you can just dig a hole and bury them right there! Haha!"

The voice was very loud, and many students of the First Specialized Academy heard it clearly, looking up to glare at him.

"Damn it! This guy's mouth is too foul!"

"That bastard's mouth hasn't stopped for nearly an hour."

"We're here working ourselves to the bone while he's over there mocking us relentlessly. Is no one going to do anything?"

"How? Earlier, Vice Group Leader Wei from the first-year group sparred with their first-year representative and was seriously injured with a single punch."

"This is too frustrating!"

"I can't take it anymore! I'm going to kill him! Who's with me!"

"I'm with you!"

"Count me in too!"

"Everyone, calm down. They're just trying to provoke us! If something really happens, it'll be us who lack grace. We'll end up losing both face and the match!"

"To hell with your grace! Keep it for yourself! He provoked me, and I'm going to kill him!"

"Yeah! Kill him!"

"Kill him!"

Indignation boiled over among the crowd.

In an instant, a large group of students surged toward the activity building. A few members of the White Clothing Society couldn't control them at all and hurriedly called for help.

Jiang Yan and Nie Yu ran out of the building with over a dozen core members of the White Clothing Society, but they could only slow them down slightly. Principal Wang Dong and Jiang Xiaolan also rushed over, yet they still couldn't control the situation.

Just as they were at their wits' end, several cars suddenly drove up.

Seeing Tang Long and Miao Manman get out of the car, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Jiang Yan shouted, "President Tang is here! Let's let President Tang decide!"

Tang Long's prestige among the students was significant enough that they turned around and crowded toward him.

"President Tang, we want to take out that Sangyu scum. Do you support us?"

"President Tang, before, President Ye didn't dare to accept the challenge and you called him a coward. What do you have to say now!"

"President Tang, if you're a man, lead us to kill him!"

Tang Long hurriedly waved his hands. "Slow down! One at a time. What exactly is going on!"

"That Sangyu scum has been provoking us, swearing and shouting for nearly an hour this morning!"

"Is that so? What did he say?"

A student immediately repeated the gist of the person's words. After listening, Tang Long burst into laughter, leaving everyone baffled.

Tang Long said with a smile, "Fellow students, I actually think that kid is right. Why are you building such a tall arena? Whose idea was this?"

Principal Wang Dong hurriedly responded from the outer circle, "Sir Tang, it was my arrangement."

"Principal Wang was probably too busy and didn't consider everything thoroughly."

"Everyone would have to crane their necks to watch. How tiring is that?"

"Besides, His Majesty the Emperor and the Governor will be coming to observe the ceremony later. Is it appropriate to make them all look up?"

Wang Dong nodded repeatedly. "It was indeed an oversight on my part. Then, Sir Tang, what do you suggest?"

"Just mark out the field with white lines. Raise the surrounding stands and set up five tiers, each forty centimeters high."

"Set up a separate special zone for His Majesty and the Governor with nine tiers. His Majesty's seat should be on the ninth tier."

"Time is a bit tight. Qin Bing, Jiang Yan, Nie Yu, gather all the members. You guys handle this."

Qin Bing nodded and immediately called people to dismantle the arena.

But the students started clamoring again; after all, their grievance hadn't been addressed yet.

Tang Long waved to them again. "Students, as for the issue of the Sangyu people's provocation, I feel the same way you do."

"They came to Song City this time specifically to provoke us! So this isn't surprising at all."

"I've already looked into it. The bastard who was just provoking you is named Zhu Le, and he happens to be my opponent."

"If you kill him now, who am I going to fight later?"

His question immediately amused many people.

But someone still pressed, "President Tang, the Sangyu people are very powerful. That Zhu Le is at the fourth stage. Can you guarantee a win today?"

This was also what everyone was most concerned about.

Tang Long said with a smile, "So what if he's at the fourth stage? I'm not bragging, but the first opponent I defeated when I entered Song City was at the third stage. That guy was Qin Bing!"

The students burst into laughter again.

"Why do you think I was able to take the position of President of the White Clothes Society?"

"Vice President Miao is at the sixth stage, the former President Ye was at the fifth stage, and there are several others at the fourth stage in the society. If I were a useless nobody, do you think they would follow me?"

"I can tell you clearly, I hold this position based on strength!"

At this, many students couldn't help but nod, feeling that this made sense.

But someone still asked, "President Tang, I heard you were seriously injured just two days ago. Not only did you lose an arm, but something also happened to your eyes. Won't this affect your condition?"

Tang Long smiled and raised his metal arm. "Buddy, this is high-tech produced by the Ye Enterprise."

"To put it simply, it was built for combat at the Blood Refining Open Origin level. It's way more awesome than the one I grew myself!"

"As for my eyes, they were a bit uncomfortable before, but now I can see even the bit of vegetable stuck between your teeth. Do you think I'm blind?"

Everyone immediately burst into laughter again, leaving the student who asked the question extremely embarrassed.

Tang Long continued loudly, "Everyone, put your hearts at ease! I guarantee you, the White Clothing Society will definitely win!"

"As for that troublemaker Zhu Le, I'll slap him a hundred times later and make him call you all 'Grandpa' in public!"

"Also! If there are any side bets, bet on me to win! You'll definitely make a profit!"

Amidst the hustle and bustle, Zhu Le upstairs turned back and complained to Guan Guo, who was lying on the sofa.

"Brother Guan, they aren't falling for it."

"That Tang Long has some skill. As soon as he showed up, he suppressed the situation."

"Damn it, he even said he'd slap me a hundred times and make me call the Song City people 'Grandpa' in public."

"I'm definitely going to beat him to death in a bit!"

Guan Guo, resting on the sofa, slowly opened his eyes. "Don't underestimate your enemy. This man is no weakling."

"He can be stronger than me?"

"Hard to say. But his words aren't without merit; if he can be the President of the White Clothes Society, he can't be a useless waste. When the fight starts, watch out for that arm of his. Things made by the Jiang Family are indeed very powerful."

"News just came from above saying the Song City people have agreed to use some negotiation terms as match stakes."

"We must win; failure is not an option."

Guan Guo glanced again at Zhao Junji, who hadn't said a word the entire time but had the tallest and most robust build.

"Big Zhao, your opponent is also unusual. He's a Hetero-blood who can transform into a tiger form and possesses the Wuque Method. Be careful."

Zhao Junji gave him a simple, honest smile and nodded.

Then Guan Guo muttered to himself, "What I don't quite understand now is what that old geezer of an Emperor is rushing over here for. What's there to see in this boring spectacle?"

Zhu Le curled his lip. "What else? Just to annoy us, right?"

"We set off overnight and entered the city at dawn just to avoid running into him. The higher-ups don't want to kowtow to him."

"But he's actually coming here. We won't be able to avoid him then."

"Damn it!"

Guan Guo shook his head slightly. "I'm afraid it's not that simple. However, since he dares to come, I'm going to slap him in the face."

"Go negotiate with the Song City people now. Tell them we demand that the three sets of matches take place simultaneously."

"As a concession, as long as it's a fair one-on-one, they can do a Gauntlet battle. They can send as many people as they want."