66: Jiang Hao: I am a barbarian!

July 8th, Monday.

Today was the opening day of Shenzhou Martial Arts School.

Jiang Hao had spent the past seven days in utter comfort.

His days were filled with chatting in groups and catching up on Student Xia Pengcheng's 'simp' stories.

Every afternoon, he would accompany Principal Xia fishing at the Artificial Lake.

Of course, all the fish went to the Principal.

Watching the Principal walk with a swagger,

Jiang Hao felt as if he saw 'Affection +1' prompts constantly appearing above his head.

"Will the Principal give out rewards at today's opening ceremony?"

Jiang Hao could no longer bear it!

It felt like dozens of Thunderstorm Bears were crawling on him.

He really wanted to become stronger!

These past few days,

he had begun to cultivate his mind and body.

He even reduced the number of times he went smurfing in the Combat Space.

He put on his clothes and casually placed the Crown into his Storage Pouch.

"Why did the Principal remind me to bring this? Isn't today the opening ceremony?"

"No way! There's no school that would hold a competition on the very first day of school, right?"

Shouldn't the Inter-Departmental Competition be on the second day after school starts?

First, he teleported near the Arena, then followed the Intelligent Guide to the school's Grand Auditorium.

Upon entering the auditorium, Jiang Hao looked up:

"This! Who designed this place? Why is it so luxurious?"

What greeted his eyes was a towering Dome and dazzling Crystal Chandeliers.

The entire space seemed to be plated with a layer of magnificent gold.

Rows of dark red seats were neatly arranged.

Ignoring the paintings and writings on the walls,

as well as various Medals and Trophies hanging on the walls.

Looking at the solemn, luxurious stage,

Jiang Hao, being uncultured, could only exclaim:

"Holy crap!"

The opening ceremony began.

Approximately twenty thousand students filled the Grand Auditorium.

There were no flashy performances or lengthy speeches.

The Principal simply said,

"School is open!"

The Senior Zhous below seemed accustomed to it and applauded.

"Next, we will begin this semester's resource allocation for the three major departments!"

He's here, he's here! He's bringing the resources!

Watching Vice Dean Zhou walk to the center of the stage, he announced loudly:

"Today's rules are the same as before! Each department can send a hundred outstanding students."

"Regardless of grade! Three hundred people in a free-for-all. Whichever department remains until the end will have priority in resource allocation for this semester!"

"Now."

"Please, outstanding freshman representatives from each department, come up and speak!"

Gu Siyuan from the Support Institute, dressed in a formal suit,

who had been waiting for a long time, went up from the edge of the stage.

His speech was very formal, mostly about hoping everyone would get along peacefully.

Friendship first, competition second, he said.

"Damn it! Is there really such a segment? Why did no one tell me?"

Jiang Hao immediately @Vice Dean Zhou.

[I Dont Eat Beef: Why didn't I receive a notification? Aren't we supposed to speak?]

Watching Vice Dean Zhou quickly type on the edge of the stage:

[Rich and Approachable: Uh, for such a small matter as speaking, does Student Jiang Hao really need to personally appear?]

[Rich and Approachable: Just leave it to the errand boys below. Anyway, everyone knows that Student Jiang Hao is the true Senior Brother of the Weapon Combat Department!]

[I Dont Eat Beef: No! If Feng Qiluo goes up later, wouldn't I, as the other of the Twin Kings, be suppressed?]

[Rich and Approachable: Alright then... But Student Jiang, you must read from the Speech Draft later! Absolutely no messing around!]

[I Dont Eat Beef: Don't worry! I'm the most humble person!]

After several minutes of Gu Siyuan's Rambling, it was Feng Qiluo's turn to take the stage.

She first looked in Jiang Hao's direction, her eyes filled with suspicion.

"I believe everyone has already guessed the final outcome of today's Inter-Departmental Competition, so I won't waste time."

"That's all!"

With that, she slightly raised her head and walked to Gu Siyuan's side to wait.

"Clang!"

Jiang Hao stood up and took a step.

He landed steadily on the stage.

He first flipped through the Speech Draft provided by Vice Dean Zhou, and seeing the uninspired ornate words, he shook his head.

Under the gaze of Vice Dean Zhou, who was not far away and had a look of "It's over!"

Jiang Hao gathered his Qi and spoke in a booming voice:

"I speak rather directly, please forgive me!"

"This semester's resources, I, Jiang Hao, on behalf of the Weapon Combat Department, claim them!"

"Finally, to give the other two departments some Face, please withdraw yourselves!"

As his voice fell,

the entire hall was silent, as if even the sound of a pin dropping could be clearly heard!

Then, all the students from the Weapon Combat Department, who were the most numerous, stood up and cheered loudly:

"God Jiang is number one in the world!!!"

"Brother Jiang, lead us to victory one more time!"

"He's back! The days of oppressing the entire school under Senior Zhou's leadership are back!"

However, the expressions of the students from the other two major departments were not so pleasant.

Those who had originally worn faint smiles instantly turned cold.

Over eight thousand people from the Sorcery Academy and Support Institute came today.

But the chill emanating from them instantly froze the enthusiasm of the more than ten thousand students from the Weapon Combat Department.

If they went to Grizzly Bear, perhaps a few Prodigies who awakened the Law of Freezing would appear among these people!

Seeing the expressions of thousands of people who wished they could rush over and bite him to death,

even the two who were 'standing in punishment' behind him covered their Faces and sighed.

Jiang Hao strangely addressed the entire hall, saying:

"Did I say something wrong? Anyway, when I appear later, I'll still slaughter you all, so isn't it better if we all save time?"

A freshman from the Sorcery Academy stood up and couldn't help but retort:

"Student Jiang Hao, I admit you're very strong, but are you so confident you can take on both our departments?"

"I didn't say I'd take you on, don't speak nonsense! Be careful, I'll sue you for defamation!"

"I just want to fight all of you present by myself!"

Jiang Hao looked up, disdainfully at the points of the two major departments in front.

Vice Dean Zhou on the side began to wipe sweat incessantly.

Even the air conditioning in the venue couldn't cool him down.

He looked at Principal Xia with an inquiring gaze:

'Is this alright? Should we stop him? The Infirmary really can't fit so many people!'

Principal Xia returned a look:

'No big deal, the school needs such talents to motivate everyone!'

A Senior Sister from the Support Institute angrily stood up to speak:

"Junior Brother Jiang Hao! Aren't you too arrogant?"

"We have nearly nine thousand people! Support Stream Martial Artists with assistance are not something you can imagine!"

The other students from the Support Institute also indignantly echoed her.

Jiang Hao's arrogant attitude completely ignited a strong resonance among the Support Institute students!

You, Jiang Hao, are very powerful, but you are only at the fourth-tier.

Can your Primal Energy support you to defeat so many of us?

After all, no matter how powerful a Martial Artist is, can they really not need teammates?

Don't they know that Support Stream Martial Artists are the most popular in various competitions?

Jiang Hao, however, nodded in front of the entire audience.

"You're right, last year when Senior Zhou Weifeng was slaughtering everyone alone, his teammates could only watch from the spawn point!"

The Senior Sister immediately became speechless.

Senior Zhou Weifeng was the pride of Shenzhou Martial Arts School; she dared not refute him.

Otherwise, she would be ambushed by brain-dead fans of the Weapon Combat Department on a night walk!

After experiencing being knocked out, kidnapped, and taken to a basement,

and a series of other events,

the Senior Sister sat down, blushing.

The Senior Brother, presumably her lover, took over the important task of counter-attacking the Devil King.

The bespectacled boy revealed a cunning smile.

He stood up and said:

"Since Student Jiang Hao is so formidable, why not skip the competition later?"

"After all, Student Jiang Hao is the number one Prodigy in Xia Country!"

"A great figure like you bullying us ordinary Martial Artists... if other national Prodigies found out, it would lower your Prestige!"

"After all, smurfing among schoolmates sounds really bad."

Just as the Senior Brother was secretly smug, believing he had successfully scored a point,

Jiang Hao looked at him strangely: "Don't you know I have a nickname?"

The Senior Brother hadn't reacted yet and was just about to speak when he saw:

Jiang Hao confidently pointed to himself and said:

"Those restraints are merely self-imposed by Ordinary People!"

"I, Jiang Hao, am a Barbarian!"