67: Chapter 67 Departure, [Tianxiang Secret Realm]!

Time flew to the afternoon of the next day.

On the giant sports field of North Emperor University.

Over a thousand New Students were gathered there.

On the periphery of the field, Senior Students from the various clubs cheered them on.

Under such an atmosphere,

the group of New Students was undoubtedly incredibly excited, wishing they could rush onto the Freshman Cup stage immediately to display their talents.

Among the crowd,

Li Fan, Lin Youwei, Di Yun, He Wenguang, and other outstanding New Student representatives were all standing in the front row.

He Wenguang glanced sideways at Li Fan not far away, a hidden chill rising in his eyes.

However, apart from that, he made no other verbal or physical moves.

Because he knew that everything would have to be settled during the Freshman Cup.

And the one also looking at Li Fan

was Lin Youwei.

But Lin Youwei's eyes held no chill, only anticipation.

She looked forward to defeating Li Fan in this Freshman Cup!

"Everyone has arrived."

"In a moment, you will be heading to the Freshman Cup. Before that, I will say a few words."

"..."

The one responsible for organizing the Freshman Cup for Beidi was the familiar Yun Xiong.

Before departing,

Yun Xiong spoke briefly.

After his speech,

the already excited New Students became even more thrilled.

Thinking of the North Emperor University they represented, and all the past honors of North Emperor University, they couldn't help but boil with excitement.

And mirroring this scene, naturally, were the other nine top prestigious universities.

Not long after.

With the arrival of the aircraft,

the group set off mightily towards the direction of the Freshman Cup.

At the same time,

sports stadiums across the country were busily setting up the venues.

Because the Freshman Cup also had many offline viewing events.

Based on previous years' situations, almost every session was fully packed.

...

On the aircraft,

many New Students were calling their parents and family, sharing their excitement and joy at that moment.

Li Fan hadn't originally planned to call, but since everyone else was in the mood, he decided to call too.

"Hello, Mom and Dad, I'm about to go to the Freshman Cup."

"The Freshman Cup? That looks quite dangerous, son. Why don't we withdraw? Don't participate in this kind of activity."

"Exactly, exactly! What you should be doing now is quickly cultivating your relationship with Lingling, then propose early so your Dad and I can have two chubby grandsons."

"Huh?"

"..."

As expected.

His parents' style was completely different from other parents.

Other parents were cheering him on, but his parents were urging him to withdraw.

But it was normal; his parents probably still didn't know his current strength, likely assuming he was just some insignificant figure at the university.

But it wasn't a big issue.

After the Freshman Cup ended,

parents would know.

After hanging up the call,

Li Fan returned to his separate private compartment and slowly began reading about the details of this Freshman Cup.

This Freshman Cup would be held in a sea Secret Realm in Qingxing City, the [Tianxiang Secret Realm].

This Secret Realm, much like the previous Taia Secret Realm, had also been modified and had no level restrictions.

However, since it was a newly developed Secret Realm, the terrain inside and the levels of the ferocious beasts were temporarily unknown.

This was a major point of interest for many spectators.

As for the league rules, they had also been announced.

Just like in previous years,

it was divided into Team Ranking and Individual Ranking, both determined by points.

Team Ranking depended on the total points of all students from that school.

Individual Ranking depended on individual points.

And there were only two ways to obtain points.

One was killing ferocious beasts.

The other was robbing.

This time, it didn't feature the rule from Li Fan's entrance examination where kills doubled points, so the final ranking situation would be fiercely competitive, and it was highly unlikely that the gap between first and second place would be very large.

...

The outside world was bustling with activity.

But in an extremely hidden conference room, the silence was terrifying.

At this moment, a voice broke the silence.

"Who has been monitoring Zhu Tianzheng's research lately?"

A few breaths later,

various voices began to sound.

"I saw it. The starting point is good, but it's unrealistic."

"Mhm, Old Zhu is too idealistic, and he only knows the surface of many matters. Let him mess around with it for now."

"Nonsense! Old Zhu just thinks we can't beat those monsters in the sea! He's an absolute pessimist! In my opinion, we should make him stop and do some proper work for us sooner rather than later!"

"I agree! But Old Zhu is very stubborn, we..."

"Let's stop talking about Old Zhu. I think we should discuss other things. What did the higher-ups from other countries say? Any news?"

"It's the same as always: arrogant and conceited. We kindly tried to reveal some information, but they took it as us deliberately spreading misinformation. Let them fend for themselves. We won't be the saints, although it's a pity for some good seedlings."

"Mhm, in that case, let's focus on our own seed program. Other matters should be handled by the leadership level for overall coordination."

"That's all we can do."

"Alright, let's not talk about such distant matters. Let's discuss the Freshman Cup and see if there are any good seedlings. As far as I know, there are several S-ranks participating."

"Mhm, but even among S-ranks, there are differences in quality. Let's just observe first."

"I heard that the sons of those two are also participating. Their strength isn't weak, and Old Zhu is currently mentoring them; they are good seedlings."

"Indeed, but it's a pity it's just a physical amplification type of talent. It’s too early to say how far he can go or if he’s truly a good seedling."

"Compared to good seedlings, I'm more worried about this Secret Realm. Is Old Yang sure the modification process had no issues? This is over the sea. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be huge."

"It should be fine. Although Old Yang is occasionally unreliable, he takes official matters like this seriously."

"This..."

Everyone who mentioned Old Yang couldn't help but frown.

But in the end, they chose to trust him.

However, they didn't know that Old Yang, whom they were discussing, was currently embracing fine wine and sleeping soundly.

...

Time came to evening.

The New Students from the major universities had successfully arrived in Qingxing City.

Since the official competition was tomorrow, all the students from the major universities were staying in hotels arranged by the school authorities tonight.

That night,

the students, thinking about tomorrow's Freshman Cup, could hardly sleep.

Even top contenders like Lin Youwei, Di Yun, and He Wenguang were the same.

Of course.

Li Fan was the exception.

Li Fan was currently sleeping soundly.

It was just a mere Freshman Cup.

It wasn't enough to keep him awake.