In front of the Mage Tower, King Andre, the ministers, and the mages were sitting on a high platform.
Princess Vanessa was not present today, but the second prince, Joshua, who had not appeared in public for several days, was present today. He was sitting on Andre's left.
Today, Joshua was wearing a mage's robe and had a smile on his face. In the eyes of the people, he was still the gentle and kind second prince.
Moreover, Joshua was the disciple of the Mage Tower's President Richard. It was very appropriate for him to wear a mage's robe on such an occasion.
Crassus glanced at Joshua with a hint of surprise in his eyes. That day, Alex cut off one of his ears with a sword and even gave him a death notice. But now, other than being a little thinner, he seemed to be in a good state of mind. The young man's mentality was not bad.
Below the platform, 32 contestants from the mage group and 32 contestants from the junior group stood on both sides.
The tiny Amy in the front row of the mage group and the tall Westin in the front row of the junior group were very eye-catching.
If they were in a different position, they would look more harmonious.
Kassadin had already heard the discussions, and his face was red with embarrassment. If not for Elder Brent's repeated assurances that he would take him in as a disciple and give him more resources after entering the Mage Tower, he definitely would not have appeared here today.
He glanced at Amy and gritted his teeth. If not for her, he would not have appeared here. He should have been the one standing in that position, enjoying everyone's admiring gazes, and not the little kid who was being questioned and bullied.
He hated it so much!
Amy also happened to turn her head and look in the direction of the junior group. Her gaze landed on Kassadin, and she could not help but reveal a shocked expression. "This little kid looks a little immature?"
The broadcast happened to switch to the contestants below the platform. Amy looked up slightly and looked at Kassadin with a shocked expression. The image was projected onto the broadcast screen.
Amy, who was standing in the crowd, and Kassadin, who was standing in the group of children, coupled with Amy's shocked expression.
After a moment of silence, there was a burst of laughter.
The contestants heard Amy's words and tried hard to control their expressions, not allowing themselves to laugh too recklessly at such a serious and important occasion.
Kassadin's face darkened. He wished he could find a hole to hide in.
"Contestants, you have all stood out in yesterday's preliminaries. Today, we will be holding a ranking competition for the top 32 contestants of the Magic Tournament. The champion and the top 32 contestants of this year's tournament will be determined. Now, please get ready. The drawing of lots will begin immediately. The rules are the same as yesterday. The contestants with the last 16 numbers will draw lots!"
The host interrupted the laughter and announced the start of the draw for the first match of the day.
The number ball exploded, and the flying number plates were caught by the contestants. The list of matches quickly appeared on the screen.
Other than Amy, the disciple of the Magus Tower's chairman, Jasper, was also one of the hottest contenders for the championship of this year's Magus Tournament.
In addition, there was also the Son of Lightning, Jérôme, who had made it to the top 32 for three consecutive Magic Conferences. In the last Magic Conference, he had even made it to the top 8.
However, because he had not been hired by Magus Tate as a teacher, he had chosen to participate in this year's Magic Conference. With his abilities at the peak of level-7, his goal for this year's tournament was obviously to be the champion.
Jérôme was born as a commoner. He did not have the background of a Magus Tower or a magic family. He had relied on his own efforts and some opportunities to get to where he was today. He was extremely popular among the commoners.
There were also a few magi at the peak of level-7 who were also seen as the hottest contenders for the championship.
And people's expectations of the contestants' chances of winning were reflected in their odds for winning the championship.
Jasper's odds were 3.0, and Jérôme's odds were 3.5. Both of them were the hottest contenders for the championship, so the odds for the top 32 contestants were already so low.
But Amy's odds of 1.0 were even more shocking.
Although Amy's performance in yesterday's competition had been outstanding, showing the power of close-combat magic and her clever use of long-range and close-combat magic, she was still a child.
And according to the magi's analysis, she had not even broken through to level-7. Once she met a powerful magus like Jasper or Jérôme, she had no chance of winning.
As for why her odds were so low, it was said that before yesterday's round of 64 to advance to the top 32, someone had bet 20,000,000 copper coins that she would be the champion. So when the betting opened today, her odds had changed from 100 to 1.0.
Although Amy's chances of winning were very small, according to the casino's staff, if she really did win, not only would the Magus Tower not be able to make money from gambling, they would also lose all the money they had earned from the entrance tickets.
"Am I lucky, or am I unlucky?" McKinley looked at the number 0 in his hand, a little worried.
It was already good luck that he had not drawn Jasper or Jérôme. But drawing Amy, who had attracted a lot of attention, gave him a headache.
Although it was said that she had not broken through to level-7, but yesterday, even Albin of the Magus Tower had been defeated by her. It was clear that her abilities could not be judged purely by levels.
Born in the Mo family, McKinley was very clear about Albin's abilities.
But as a high-level magus, he also had his own pride and confidence. After the host announced that the contestants had gone to their respective arenas, he quickly began to think of a strategy.
The key to Amy's victory was to make the first move. As for her opponent, even if he was a high-level magus, if he could not use high-level magic in battle, it would be very difficult for him to defeat her.
How to defeat her before she got close was naturally the key to this battle.
"Headache." McKinley frowned.
Amy glanced at the number on her waist, then hopped to the arena according to the directions on the number.
For the top 32, the arena was twice as big, enough for both contestants to fully display their abilities.
Amy stood in the middle of the arena, curiously looking at McKinley, who was almost standing at the edge of the arena. Seeing his frown, she could not help but be a little puzzled. "This big brother doesn't seem very happy?"
Many of the screens in the arena were broadcasting the scene of Amy and the others.
"Isn't that McKinley from the Lange family? The genius magus of the Lange family, the fastest to become a high-level magus in their family in the past century. "
"I remember that he's a high-level fire magus. He's quite powerful."
"But … little Amy's master is the God of Fire, Crassus."
"A battle between flames. It's going to be an exciting battle."
The audience discussed heatedly, telling their own guesses about the outcome of this battle.
"The contestants are in position! The battle officially begins! "
The host's loud voice spread throughout the arena.
"Fire Elemental, heed my call. Chaos and disorder, explode!"
McKinley raised his wand and chanted an incantation. He pointed at Amy, and three explosive fireballs flew toward Amy with red tails behind them.
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