Hearing this, Jianchen's heart skipped a beat. He asked, "Big brother, is a Class 3 Monster Core very precious?" Although Jianchen knew about Monster Cores, he was very confused about their price.
"Of course, a Class 3 Monster Core can be sold for a hundred Purple Crystal Coins. In the four years since I came to the academy, I have never used a Class 3 Monster Core. At most, I have used a Class 2 Monster Core. Moreover, it cost me fifty Purple Crystal Coins to buy it." Saying this, Changyang Hu's face revealed a trace of heartache.
Jianchen calculated in his heart. He quickly decided that in the Freshmen Competition tomorrow, he must do his best to obtain a Class 3 Monster Core. Although Jianchen had never used a Class 3 Monster Core, he knew that he could cultivate by absorbing the energy within the Monster Core. The speed was many times faster than absorbing the Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth. Once he obtained a Class 3 Monster Core, he believed that he could quickly reach the tenth stage of Saint Force.
When the sky gradually darkened, Jianchen was led by Changyang Hu to the school cafeteria. After eating dinner, the two separated and walked back to their own dormitories.
Returning to his dormitory, Jianchen closed the door and sat cross-legged on his bed. Just as he was about to start cultivating, a sudden knocking sound came from the door. Hearing the knocking sound, Jianchen suspiciously looked at the door. He then got off his bed and walked to the door to open it.
Outside the door was a woman around thirty years old. She wore a long green dress. Although her appearance could not be considered to be devastatingly beautiful, she was still quite beautiful. Her long dark green hair casually draped over her shoulders, giving people a feeling of floating in the air.
"Is something the matter?" Looking at the woman in confusion, Jianchen opened his mouth to ask.
"You must be a new student who has just entered Kargath Academy. Tomorrow, the academy will be holding a Freshmen Competition. All new students must participate. Remember not to be absent." The woman indifferently looked at Jianchen and said coldly.
"En, I know. Is there anything else?" Jianchen opened his mouth to ask.
"No!" After saying this, the woman turned around and left, heading to the next room. It seemed that she had to inform the other students one by one.
After closing the door, Jianchen returned to his bed and sat down cross-legged. He quickly entered a state of cultivation.
The next morning, Jianchen finished his cultivation for the night and left his room alone. He went to the cafeteria according to his memory. After getting his breakfast, he found an empty table and started eating. Since it was still early, there were not many people in the cafeteria. There were empty seats everywhere.
After eating breakfast, Jianchen walked directly to the sports field in the middle of the school. Today's freshmen tournament was being held there.
Along the way, Jianchen found that there were many students walking towards the sports field in the middle of the school like him. Because the older students were wearing the school uniform, Jianchen could tell that most of them were new students. There were not many older students. Perhaps some of the older students were not interested in the freshmen tournament.
When Jianchen approached the sports field, he saw from afar that there were five arenas with a diameter of thirty meters built on the sports field. There were already many people surrounding the arenas.
Jianchen arrived in front of a large tree that was a hundred meters away from the arena. When he was five meters away from the tree, he suddenly rushed forward. Then, he used the trunk of the tree as leverage and easily jumped onto a branch that was five meters high. He leisurely sat on the branch and enjoyed the shade. It was still early and not time for the tournament to begin. Therefore, Jianchen was not in a hurry to run over. That Wu Ning was just basking in the sun.
Time quickly passed and soon, it was time for the tournament to begin. At this time, there were already over a thousand students gathered around the arena. Among them, there were only a few older students who were wearing the school uniform. The rest were all new students.
However, Jianchen could tell from the clothes of the new students that more than ninety percent of them were commoners. They wore simple and crude clothes made of rough cloth. Some of them even had several patches on their clothes. This was not only because commoners in the Kingdom of Gesun were more common than nobles, but more importantly, the children who lived in poor areas were able to endure hardships. They were much more hardworking than those who lived in large families. Therefore, the majority of the students who were able to enter Kargath Academy were commoners.
In addition to this, Jianchen also noticed that among the new students, the youngest were sixteen or seventeen years old. There were even some who were in their teens. After all, it was rare to see someone like Jianchen who had reached eighty percent of Holy Force at the age of fifteen. Therefore, among the new students, Jianchen was probably the youngest. Even so, Jianchen's body was far more developed than the average person. Although he was only fifteen years old, he looked more like a sixteen or seventeen year old boy.
Jianchen jumped down from the five meter tall tree and landed lightly on the ground. He then walked towards the arena. When he arrived at the edge of the crowd, Jianchen did not continue to push his way in. Instead, he quietly stood outside. A tournament between a group of children could not pique Jianchen's interest. It did not matter if he watched or not. The only reason he participated in the tournament was for the Class 3 Monster Core.
"Everyone, quiet down!"
Suddenly, an abnormally loud voice rang out. The voice was very loud and spread throughout the entire field. Hearing this voice, the surrounding students who were discussing spiritedly immediately quieted down. In an instant, the entire field became silent.
Then, a middle-aged man dressed in white walked up to the center of the arena. The middle-aged man had an ordinary appearance and was not eye-catching. However, his eyes were bright and full of expression, as if they were divine weapons. No one dared to look directly at him.
The middle-aged man looked around and revealed a pleasant smile on his face. He used a kind tone and said, "Students, I am Kargath Academy's Vice Principal, Bai En. I will personally host today's Freshmen Tournament. As for the rules of the tournament, I believe everyone has seen it from the announcement board at the school gate. I will not say much. The prizes for this year's Freshmen Tournament are the same as usual. The first place of the Freshmen King will be rewarded with a Class 3 Monster Core, the second place will be rewarded with a Class 2 Monster Core, and the third place will be rewarded with a Class 1 Monster Core. In addition to these, any student who can enter the top fifty will be rewarded with a Purple Crystal Coin."
When they heard the last reward, all of the freshmen wearing commoner clothing cheered loudly. Commoner families like them didn't have a lot of daily expenses, and they ate simple and plain meals. One gold coin was enough to sustain their family of three for a month's living expenses, and one purple crystal coin was equivalent to one hundred gold coins, which was enough to sustain their family of three for nearly ten years' living expenses. Although the Monster Core was even more precious, they did not dare to have extravagant hopes. After all, there were only three spots for a Monster Core. However, the Purple Crystal Coin was worth a total of fifty spots.
At this moment, almost all the students who were relatively poor couldn't help but feel their blood boil. They secretly swore in their hearts that for the sake of this Purple Crystal Coin, they must strive to enter the top fifty.
Looking at the expressions on the faces of these commoner students, some of the aristocratic students showed disdain in their eyes. Although one Purple Crystal Coin was not a small amount in the eyes of commoners, but to these children who lived in aristocratic families, it was simply nothing. And Jianchen had about fifty Purple Crystal Coins on him.
The Freshmen Competition began very quickly. The students would draw their own lots. The lots were placed in a large tube and were covered by a piece of paper. It was impossible to see the numbers inside.
There were two large jars that contained the lots. One of the jars was for the students who had reached the eighth layer of Saint Force and the other was for the students who had reached the ninth layer of Saint Force. This way, they could avoid the possibility of a student at the eighth layer of Saint Force meeting a student at the ninth layer of Saint Force. If that was the case, then there would be no suspense about the outcome.
Although the minimum requirement to enter Kargath Academy was to reach the eighth layer of Saint Force, every year, among the freshmen who entered, there was no lack of freshmen who had some talent in cultivation. Or it could be said that there were some people who were nurtured by aristocratic families who had reached the ninth layer of Saint Force.
The lot drawing ceremony quickly proceeded. Very quickly, it was Jianchen's turn. Looking at the few lots in the large jar, Jianchen casually picked one and then took it to a distance and opened the seal. The words "Third Arena, Number 64" were written on it.
Looking at this number, Ling Tian already knew that his opponent would be the person who had picked up lot 136 for the third arena. This was because the opponents for this competition were calculated according to the numbers on the two lots, which added up to 200.
After receiving the lot, all of the students silently walked towards their respective arenas. Jianchen also walked towards the third arena.
The competition proceeded very quickly. The first round only took half a day to complete. Because his opponent was only a child who did not know any martial arts, Jianchen easily entered the second round.
After eating lunch, the freshmen competition continued. However, this time, the number of participants was reduced by half. In total, there were about 500 people.
The second round was exactly the same as the first round. It was decided by drawing lots. Because the number of participants was reduced by half, the second round only took 8 hours to complete. After the second round ended, there were only 256 participants left. According to this number, it was just enough to smoothly proceed to the next round of drawing lots. There would not be an awkward situation where there was an extra person.
Following that, the third round of drawing lots was immediately carried out. After the drawing of lots was completed, the martial arts competition began. Finally, it ended in the evening. At the same time, 128 people successfully advanced, including Jianchen.
After leaving the martial arts arena, the sky was almost dark. Jianchen rubbed his stomach that was already protesting and helplessly shook his head. In his previous life, even if he did not eat for several days and nights, he would not feel hungry. But now, as long as he did not eat three meals a day, he would feel hungry. This made Jianchen feel quite helpless.
Very quickly, Jianchen arrived at the academy's cafeteria. After receiving his things, he found an empty seat in the hall and began to eat. Although the food was simple and could not be compared to the food in Changyang Prefecture, Jianchen still ate with relish.
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