SFS Chapter 253 The Dark Side of the Lottery
Chapter 253 The Dark Side of the Lottery
Chapter 254 The Dark Side of the Lottery
"Ahem, I appreciate your kindness, masters, but I'm not thinking about finding a girlfriend right now. Your children are all exceptional individuals, but I want to focus on advancing my martial arts skills, so I have to decline your kind offer for the time being."
Lu Hao was getting a headache from all their noise, so he quickly shouted, otherwise this special "talent show" wouldn't be over.
"Did you hear that, Old Wang? She's focused on mastering martial arts. Your great-granddaughter has no chance. You old geezer, your great-granddaughter is still in elementary school—"
"Hey, that's great! In a few years, my great-granddaughter will be in college, and Lu will probably be at his peak. Wouldn't that be a match made in heaven?"
"Old Wang, you're truly shameless—"
Staring into the eyes of these grandmasters, Lu Hao finally found Huang Jing. Lu Hao strongly suspected that he had been called up just to watch the show. The old guy hadn't said a word, just stood there with his arms crossed, watching the spectacle without offering any help.
"Dean Huang, why did you call me up here?"
Lu Hao asked, "If Huang Jing can't give me a decent answer, I'll definitely give him a good beating when my cultivation level is higher."
"Ahem, you're already a Grandmaster. What's with all this people watching you down there? Grandmasters naturally come up here. Besides, you've just become a Grandmaster and no one knows you yet. We're letting you come up here so that people can get to know you and help each other out if we meet in the underground caves in the future."
Feeling a bit uneasy under Lu Hao's reproachful gaze, Huang Jing quickly said something.
"snort"
Lu Hao snorted and didn't say anything more.
Soon, Principal Jingwu, a peak eighth-rank martial artist, personally stepped down from the stage and delivered an opening speech. He didn't elaborate much, just said a few words. Principal Jingwu didn't leave, but turned around and went upstairs to the second floor, where he came to Huang Jing.
"This is Lu Hao. Your Magic Martial Arts Academy has really gotten lucky. Why didn't those students who went to recruit students make more demands back then?"
Otherwise, Lu Hao would be a student of our Jingwu School.
Principal Jingwu said to Huang Jing.
"Hehe, Old Zhao, this is fate. Your Jingwu team doesn't have this destiny, so this is the perfect opportunity for our Magic Martial Arts team to rise."
Huang Jing said with a smile.
"I envy your Magic Martial Arts University. You don't have too many internal troubles. Although our Beijing Martial Arts University is located in the capital, we have too many internal entanglements. Last time, your ten grandmasters went to Beijing to expand the pill production line. I also had the same plan when I got back. Our Beijing Martial Arts University has made almost all its efforts, but the internal entanglements with the pill companies in Beijing are also significant. We can't shake them off at all. I want to reform, but I can't start. Unlike your Magic Martial Arts University, you are now stirring up the entire martial arts world and are improving rapidly. The title of the number one school will be yours sooner or later."
Principal Jingwu remarked with a sigh.
"This is unavoidable. After all, your position determines a lot. And we at Magic Martial Arts University envy you. You've built a city in the Kyoto underground cave, which is much safer than Magic Martial Arts University. We at Magic Martial Arts University are not doing well right now either. The reforms were only implemented because we had no other choice but to merge the two cities. If we hadn't reformed, even Magic Martial Arts University would have been wiped out. The danger on our side is too great."
Huang Jing also pointed out his own problems.
"The offensive from the underground caves is becoming increasingly severe. You have two cities united on your side. Although we have built a city in Jingwu, things are not peaceful recently. The underground caves in Nanjiang are about to open, and after a while, the blockade in Tiannan will also be lifted. The whole situation is very turbulent."
Principal Jingwu continued,
"It's alright. We're getting stronger and stronger now, and geniuses are emerging one after another. Have we ever had a genius like Lu Hao in the past?"
No, and Lu Hao is currently 19 years old and has reached the seventh rank. He might reach the ninth rank in a few years.
"If another prodigy like Lu Hao emerges, what are we afraid of?" Huang Jing said with a sneer.
Lu Hao listened from the side, trying hard to suppress the upward curve of his lips. Huang Jing was really good at praising people. Since that was the case, he wouldn't hold it against Huang Jing for tricking him into getting on the job.
Principal Jingwu didn't want to talk to Huang Jing anymore. This guy kept mentioning that Lu Hao was a student at their school. Although Lu Hao was indeed very outstanding, he couldn't keep it on his face all the time. He was so happy that he couldn't help but smile. He wasn't envious at all. After all, the world was so big, and sooner or later there would be geniuses like Lu Hao, or even those who surpassed Lu Hao.
Lu Hao didn't know Principal Jingwu's opinion. If he did, he would definitely retort that there might be geniuses, but there are only two overpowered individuals, and they are both at Magic Martial Arts University. Therefore, Jingwu can only obediently be suppressed by Magic Martial Arts University.
Soon, as the two continued their conversation, the teams vying for the top ten universities took to the stage one by one, as introduced by the host.
The most sensational were Mo Wu and Nan Wu, after all, they both possessed sixth-rank combat power, and the entire audience was chanting Qin Fengqing and Wang Jinyang's names. The two instantly gained countless fans, plus they were indeed very handsome.
As a result, many viewers were shouting things like "Brother loves me" and "Brother will kill me."
Lu Hao was a little scared after hearing this; it just goes to show how terrifying fanatics can be.
Soon all the teams came up on stage. There were ten teams in total, including the main team and the reserve team, with more than 100 people in total.
One hundred people, including two sixth-rank martial artists and most of the seventh, eighth, and fourth-rank mid-level martial artists.
This is the strength of Wuda University. Mid-level martial artists are powerful figures in other places, but they are still students at Wuda University.
The audience was stunned. This was even more surprising than the two sixth-rank officials, since it was a whole group, not just one or two outstanding individuals.
The audience members all had a seed planted in their hearts: if they couldn't get into Wuhan University themselves, their children must get into Wuhan University too. The resources of Wuhan University are incomparable to those outside. Outside, being a mid-level student is already the limit, while at Wuhan University, a mid-level student is still a student. The gap is too big.
After the team introductions were completed, the commentator loudly called for the team leaders to come forward to prepare for the draw.
Fang Ping went to Magic Martial Arts Academy, Li Hansong to Beijing Martial Arts Academy, Yao Chengjun to the First Military Academy, and a fourth-rank official whom Lu Hao didn't recognize from Southern Martial Arts Academy.
Then, an eighth-rank master from the Ministry of Education and an eighth-rank master from the military descended from the second floor; they were in charge of drawing lots.
In the first round, five teams emerged victorious. The five eliminated teams will then compete to determine the winner and the next round's final four teams.
The results of the lottery came out quickly.
Nanwu 1 - Xishan Martial Arts University; Mowu 1 - Donglin Martial Arts University; Jingwu 1 - Zhongzhou Martial Arts University; First Military Academy - Tiannan Martial Arts University; Beijiang Martial Arts University - Shanghai Women's Martial Arts University. As expected, the draw results showed that Mowu and Nanwu, which had been decided in advance, were not paired together, and the strong Jingwu and First Military Academy were not matched together either. It seems that the battles to come will be quite interesting.
The only question now is the last group of matches; as for the others, they are unlikely to lose.
After the results came out, Donglin University and Xishan University, two unfortunate brothers, were almost in despair, having drawn the final seed right from the start.
They can only conserve their strength and wait for the elimination rounds to see if they can emerge victorious.