68: This is my man.

"Oh, I'm even more envious, tsk tsk tsk."

Zuo Dao shook his head lightly, sighing intentionally, but he was also sensible and didn't get any closer to the Consultant, instead standing a short distance behind.

The Consultant watched Zuo Dao back away, his mouth twitched, and he sighed helplessly.

He knew Sun Wen had a good impression of him, but Jiang Banxia... the Consultant always felt that Dean Jiang's granddaughter had ulterior motives for him. Every time he spoke with her, his heart would involuntarily fill with vigilance, fearing that he would be tricked by her one day.

But now that Zuo Dao had unloyally slipped away, he had nowhere to run even if he wanted to, so he could only brace himself and stay here.

After waiting another ten minutes or so, most of the people had arrived.

The hall doors were closed by a burst of magic, and the noisy venue immediately quieted down!

Jiang Cen, standing at the front, cleared his throat, and immediately, everyone's eyes focused on him.

"Students!"

Jiang Cen infused magic into his voice, and every word easily reached everyone's ears.

"I believe everyone has already seen the content on the academy's notice board!"

Notice board?

The Consultant was slightly stunned upon hearing this, and it took him a few seconds to remember what Jiang Cen was talking about.

Last week, when he returned to the academy after completing his mission, he saw the content on the notice board.

He still remembered what was written on it... a competition?

While the Consultant was recalling, Jiang Cen also waved his staff.

A flash of magical light, and the announcement from the notice board at that time appeared behind him.

"Starting next Monday, an academy confrontation competition will be held."

"This time, the opponent is from Hancheng... Shuoshu Awakening Academy?"

"Wasn't that academy the champion last year?"

"I remember someone from that academy performed exceptionally well last time!"

"That person should still be participating this time, right?"

Many senior students whispered among themselves as they looked at the content on the notice board.

The Consultant listened to their conversation, his heart unmoved.

For him now, the most important thing was to quickly avoid the two women beside him... but Jiang Cen on the stage couldn't possibly end it like this.

He waited a few minutes, waiting for the students below to finish their chatter, before speaking again:

"For this competition, I have already selected the participants."

"Next, those whose names I call, please raise your hands to indicate!"

Jiang Cen said, waving his staff and opening a roster that floated in mid-air before him.

The students whose names were called were mostly from the senior years.

These individuals would represent Longjun Awakening Academy in this competition, naturally attracting the attention of the surrounding students.

However, to everyone's surprise, in addition to senior students, there was also... "First-year class zero — Zhu Ming!"

This was the first time that newly enrolled students had participated in an academy competition.

Many people cast surprised glances towards the Consultant and his group, discussing animatedly:

"class zero? Does our school even have such a class?"

"It seems to be some special class, but who is this Zhu Ming?"

"I remember this person, he seems to be the son of the Zhu family from Dragon County, he must be a promising talent!"

"Not just a promising talent, he's a Magic Swordsman! This Awakened profession is among the elite of the elite!"

The discussions of others did not cause any ripple in Zhu Ming.

He ignored those around him, raised his hand to indicate, then gently lowered it, standing silently to the side.

And this action caused many senior female students to feel a flutter in their hearts.

This commotion lasted for several minutes before subsiding.

Just as everyone thought Zhu Ming was the last person on the list, Jiang Cen spoke again, calling out another unexpected name:

"First-year class zero's — Consultant!"

Me?

The Consultant looked up in surprise.

The hall, which had just quieted down, immediately erupted into an even greater commotion!

Compared to Zhu Ming, the name 'Consultant' was even more unfamiliar to the senior students.

"Who is Consultant? Is he also from a special class?"

"Never heard of him, is he also some special profession?"

"He doesn't look very strong, but... why are two beauties so close to him? I'm so envious!"

"Shh, don't talk nonsense, the girl on the right is Dean Jiang's granddaughter!"

"What?! A nepotism baby? Well, that explains it!"

The murmurs from the side grew louder. The Consultant looked at Jiang Cen in confusion, only to find the old man looking back at him, which startled him.

He suddenly remembered that when he received his reward earlier, old man Jiang Cen had looked at him thoughtfully.

So, this old guy had already planned it out back then!

The Consultant finally figured it out and looked around.

Most of those who had just spoken were senior students,

They were casting jealous glances at the Consultant, with even some disdain in their eyes.

But the freshmen who had witnessed the Consultant complete the competition were quite displeased. They indignantly retaliated with words:

"What nepotism? The Consultant is the pride of our generation!"

"That's right, he was first in this branch academy exam!"

"You might not believe it, but the Consultant's Awakened profession is far rarer than Zhu Ming's!"

"The Consultant is a Dual Profession Awakened One!"

"It's called a Dual Rare Profession Awakened One, Beast Tamer plus Magic Swordsman!"

The Consultant was not one to become complacent after a few words of praise. He only found the people noisy and cast a displeased look at Jiang Cen.

One must know, his Slime had not yet fully digested the magical beast crystal core, which meant his strength was not complete.

Even if he participated, his results probably wouldn't be very good.

But before he could speak, Sun Wen, who was beside him, excitedly hugged his arm.

"Consultant, you're amazing! To be chosen to fight for our academy!"

As Sun Wen spoke, she couldn't help but stand on her tiptoes and kiss the Consultant's cheek.

The Consultant was startled. Turning his head, he saw Sun Wen looking at him with sparkling eyes, filled with pride.

"Oh, is this a scene I can watch for free?"

Zuo Dao couldn't help but cheer from behind upon seeing this scene.

And Sun Wen's action immediately made the gazes focused on the Consultant even more intense.

Sun Wen was known as the campus belle, and naturally, many boys secretly admired her. For a moment, these boys all cast gazes full of resentment at the Consultant.

Bathed in gazes like daggers, the Consultant's mouth twitched.

But before he could react, Jiang Banxia on the other side made her move.

In front of everyone, she quickly grabbed the Consultant's other arm, pulling him into a stumble, and then shouted loudly:

"The Consultant is my man, can some people please pay attention!"