Chapter 53
Beast Fighting Tournament
September 7th, the day of welcoming the new students, has finally arrived, and the Beast Fighting Tournament is about to begin.
To avoid missing the Beast Fighting Tournament again, Lin Chen took Lingling with him to the Qing Campus of Mingzhu Academy early in the morning.
Upon entering the Qing Campus, Lin Chen noticed that colorful ribbons printed with summoned beasts were hanging everywhere on campus, creating a very lively atmosphere throughout the campus.
Following the map, Lin Chen and Lingling arrived at Mo Fan's dormitory building, made a phone call to him, and then waited downstairs for Mo Fan to take them to the backstage of Qingdou Hall.
Seeing Mo Fan preparing to leave, Mo Fan's roommate Zhang Pinggu immediately came over: "Mo Fan, for the sake of us being in the same dorm, give us a spoiler about your summoned beast so we'll have some idea."
"A ghost wolf beast," Mo Fan said bluntly.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Manyan, who was tidying up his clothes nearby, showed a hint of surprise on his face: "The Ghost Wolf Beast, that's a favorite of low-level summoned beasts. Its strength is much greater than that of an ordinary adult demon."
"I probably won't be playing this time," Mo Fan said, shrugging.
"Why aren't you playing?" Zhang Pinggu asked, somewhat shocked. "If you don't play, can the remaining six people in your summoning department hold onto your department's resources?"
"You'll find out soon enough." Mo Fan smiled mysteriously, then left the dormitory first.
As Mo Fan emerged from the dormitory building, he immediately spotted Lin Chen and Lingling standing under a large tree. He walked over and teased, "Lin Chen, why are you out with a little loli as a follower?"
"Follower? You're the follower!" Lingling glared at Mo Fan. "Lin Chen is my follower."
Upon hearing this, Mo Fan looked at Lin Chen with curiosity.
Lin Chen wasn't embarrassed and nodded: "I am indeed Lingling's follower. Lingling is a master hunter, so don't underestimate her."
"Hunter... Hunter Master!" Mo Fan was completely dumbfounded. He was only a mid-level hunter, and this little girl was actually a Hunter Master. Was there no justice in this world?
Seeing Mo Fan's dazed expression, Lingling gave him a look of disdain: "How can your friend be so stupid? Hurry up and have him take us to the backstage of Qingdou Hall. Grandpa said you should be the first to perform, so don't be late again."
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Backstage at the Qingdou Pavilion.
When Mo Fan arrived with Lin Chen and Lingling, the other students from the Summoning Department had already arrived.
Upon seeing Lin Chen and Lingling, Wang Liting frowned slightly and stepped forward, asking, "Mo Fan, why did you bring other people here? This is our summoning department's rest area right now. What do you mean by bringing them here?"
"The dean sent me," Lin Chen explained, not wanting to cause trouble.
Just as Wang Liting was about to say something more, the department head, Jiang Yunming, walked over, glanced at Lin Chen, and said, "You're the person Dean Xiao was talking about, right? You actually missed the entrance exam. I hope you can pass the test later, otherwise you really won't be able to get into our school."
Lin Chen smiled awkwardly: "I will definitely pass the test."
"Good luck!" Jiang Yunming said before walking off in another direction to prepare for the upcoming beast-fighting.
"Heh, I thought he had some connections, turns out he can't even get into school." Wang Liting glanced at Lin Chen, revealing a disdainful smile: "Sure enough, a loser's friend is a loser too."
Lin Chen wasn't angry; he would let the facts prove who the real trash was later.
……
As the ceremony began, Dean Xiao was the first to speak on stage.
After Dean Xiao's impassioned speech, all the students present were excited, their blood boiling and their eyes shining.
Perhaps at first, some freshmen might not want to make a big splash and choose not to participate in the competition because they are new to the university. But after listening to Dean Xiao's speech, many people realized that if you want resources in a university, you have to compete for them. What you grab is what you have.
After all the students present had calmed down, Dean Xiao began his speech.
"Today's Beast Fighting Tournament is a little different from previous years. The first to appear is a summoning mage who is not yet a student of our school."
"This summoning mage missed our Pearl Academy's entrance exam for some reason, and in principle, he shouldn't be able to enter our school. However, considering the scarcity of summoning students in our school and the mage's unwavering determination to learn, I've decided to give him a chance. If he can defeat thirty of our school's freshmen in a row in the Beast Fighting Tournament, I will agree to admit him exceptionally!"
"At the same time, I want to emphasize that if this summoning mage passes the assessment, then he will be a student of our school, and his score will be counted among the number of students admitted through the summoning department!"
As soon as Dean Xiao finished speaking, the venue, which had been quiet, erupted in noise again, with everyone wondering what kind of person would miss such an important event as college admissions.
"So it was him!" Zhang Pinggu, sitting in the crowd, suddenly blurted out.
"You know Zhang Pinggu, how strong is he?" As soon as Zhang Pinggu finished speaking, a large group of people looked at him from all around, and some even asked him directly.
"I don't know him. It's just that my roommate is a summoner. When I asked him about the strength of summoners, he acted all mysterious, like there was a master among them," Zhang Pinggu explained.
"I thought you knew him, but I didn't realize it was like this."
"No need to say more, he's definitely not that good. If he were, he would have already been specially recruited by the school, why would he need to come for this assessment? This assessment is probably just for his backers to see, to tell them, 'I gave you an opportunity, but you couldn't seize it!'"
A burst of laughter erupted from the crowd, and everyone believed that this was the truth of the matter.
"Lin Chen, those people in the stands seem to look down on you," Mo Fan said, approaching Lin Chen.
"You know my strength," Lin Chen replied.
"What a pity, my little wolf is injured. Such a great opportunity to shine in front of the whole school has slipped away." Mo Fan was a little frustrated, then patted Lin Chen's shoulder heavily: "My chance is in your hands now. Show off your talent and good looks, and attract the attention of as many pretty female classmates as possible!"
Lin Chen felt ashamed; Mo Fan's ideas were still so simple and unpretentious, but I liked them.
"Now, let's welcome this summoning mage. Whether he can become your classmate depends on everyone here!"
Dean Xiao did not allow the other school leaders to continue speaking, and went straight to today's topic.
Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, Lin Chen walked out from backstage and stepped into front of the large platform.
"It's him! This is going to be fun." Sitting in the earth-element seat, a boy with a puffy figure had a faint smile on his face.
This person was none other than Luo Song.