After Simon left, Rob stood by the lakeside for a while, then continued walking along the lakeside path. It was already past midnight, and there was no one else beside the lakeside except for him. Those who couldn't sleep had basically returned to their rooms. Even if they couldn't sleep, it was still good to conserve their energy in bed. After all, there was still a big battle waiting for them tomorrow.
The future Supreme Magister walked for about three hundred meters before stopping again. This place was very close to the hall where the Student Union had hosted the freshmen welcoming ball. Luo Bu did not continue forward. Instead, he found a small tree and sat down. He opened a bag of soft candies that he carried with him and admired the moonlight on the lake.
After about 20 minutes, Your Honor heard footsteps coming from not far away. It was mixed with the sound of a man and a woman taking off their clothes. Rob's expression didn't change. He picked a small bear-shaped soft candy and put it in his mouth.
After that, he saw a man and a woman rolling towards him.
When they were halfway there, the girl pushed the boy to the ground. Then, she laughed coquettishly and pounced on him. The two of them were so close that they were almost entwined together. The boy's jacket was already gone, and the girl couldn't wait to take it off. In the next moment, she let out a scream and jumped up like a startled rabbit, hugging her chest.
The future Supreme Magister blinked his eyes innocently. He was the one who arrived first, but judging from the girl's reaction, he would have thought that he was here to peep at them.
The man quickly got up from the ground. Rob had a little impression of him. His name was Bowers, and his performance in the magic preliminaries was very eye-catching. Although Your Honor hadn't seen him fight before, he had heard of his name. Bowers' expression changed when he saw someone under the tree, but he quickly regained his composure. He stood in front of the woman so that she could tidy up her clothes.
Hmm, that's a very gentlemanly move.
Rob didn't say anything. After the woman put on her clothes, Bowers walked two steps back and picked up his clothes. He then nodded at someone and quickly left with the woman.
Not long after the two left, Your Honor finished the soft candy in his hand. He stood up and patted his butt, then walked back to his dorm without a change in expression.
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The night passed uneventfully. The next morning, the highly anticipated Combat Assessment officially kicked off. Nothing too unexpected happened on the first day, and the results of the battles were in line with most people's expectations. Because the candidates of the same element wouldn't fight each other on the first day of the assessment, the performance of the magicians was as strong as ever. All ten candidates won their first battle without exception. Simon even set the fastest finishing record in the school's history, KO-ing his opponent in less than two seconds. He then rested for an hour and a half, then threw himself into the second battle.
In fact, many people had complained about the schedule of the practical assessment. On the first day, every candidate actually had to fight three battles in the morning and four in the afternoon, a total of seven battles. Moreover, there was only an hour and a half between the two battles. This was a very severe test for anyone.
Note that the one and a half hours here included the time of the previous battle. In other words, the earlier one finished the battle, the more rest they could get.
However, it didn't mean that the person who finished the battle first would definitely have an advantage. This was because the consumption of energy during the battle had to be taken into account. The most ideal situation was of course to end the battle with the least consumption and the shortest time. But in reality, the situation was often very complicated. Sometimes, the earlier one finished the battle, the more consumption one had to pay. Therefore, during the battle, one had to weigh whether the time won could make up for the extra consumption.
In addition, to fight seven battles in the same day, most people wouldn't be able to withstand such a high frequency of battles. In the process of the battle, one had to face a choice. Sometimes, even if one could win a battle, if the opponent was too difficult to deal with and consumed too much energy, it would mean that the next few battles would become more difficult. In that case, it was better to admit defeat early and preserve strength.
So sometimes, strategic abandonment could be regarded as a wise choice. The reason why the magic department could easily win the first battle was not because of the cooperation of the other departments. Because very few people would choose to face the magician head-on in the first battle. Everyone's strategy was very clear, which was to save their own strength and consume as much mana as possible. Of course, in this way, they would lose the first battle. If possible, no one wanted to meet the magician candidates so early.
However, there were also exceptions. For example, Rob, the future Supreme Magister Your Honor was very experienced in fighting magicians. Not to mention, he was wearing the mithril glove that Lolo gave him.
But unfortunately, he didn't meet the magician students in the first battle. His opponent was a brother from the archer department.
In order to ensure fairness, before the battle, the committee first checked the weapons and personal items of both sides before the battle began. After confirming that there were no contraband items, everyone else withdrew from the battlefield, leaving only the two protagonists of this battle and a referee.
In Siamos, the archer department was not as highly regarded as the swordsman department. Their strength level was also relatively average. For example, the brother in front of Rob was only a grade 1 professional. So even if he faced someone who wasn't even a professional, he didn't dare to let his guard down. As soon as the referee announced the start of the battle, he immediately jumped back to put some distance between them. In the process of jumping back, he pulled the bowstring closer and shot three arrows.
Rob's reaction was also very nimble. He immediately flipped to the right and avoided two of the arrows, while the third was blocked by his glove.
It could be seen that the opponent's attack just now was mainly to probe him and didn't use his full strength. The speed of the arrows wasn't too fast. The archer didn't expect this level of attack to be able to take down Rob. It was more to probe his movement and reaction speed.
In fact, this kind of open battlefield without many buildings was quite disadvantageous for the archer candidates. Because their fighting style was the same as the magician's, they mainly focused on long-range attacks. However, they lacked the endless control methods of the magician, so they were more dependent on the terrain.
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