In the beginning, there might have been some who were unconvinced. After all, Ye Lang was just a student like them. However, after being confronted with facts time and time again, coupled with the negative effects of these events, people began to admire and respect Ye Lang's judgment without a doubt.
However, as a judge, Ye Lang was not like the others, who attended according to a timetable. He attended according to his preferences and did not have a fixed time.
If there was a fixed pattern, it would be that he would attend all of Zhen Xiaoyan's trials and protect her so that she could advance smoothly. Of course, some people said that Ye Lang was being biased. However, Zhen Xiaoyan was quite capable. So far, no one could use her against her.
Today was Zhen Xiaoyan's trial again. Now, it had changed from simple alchemy knowledge, alchemy operation, and other basics to a sparring session between the two of them.
This was the same as the MCMAU trials. At the beginning, they would use the basics to eliminate some people. Then, it would be a one-on-one elimination. Of course, under normal circumstances, the Academy would distribute the experts evenly. The academy would distribute the experts evenly, and there wouldn't be an expert who would be killed in one go.
Of course, those who thought that they were strong enough to challenge the final name list also had a chance. However, the prerequisite was that they could not challenge the person in front of the person they lost to.
After all, this was not a competition. It was to select the strongest among the students!
After many trials, today's trial was the key to whether Zhen Xiaoyan could enter the team for the competition. Naturally, her opponent today would not be weak.
However, relatively speaking, her opponent was the weakest among the remaining students. This was a sign of Ye Lang's bias. He had specially picked her, so he had the right to do so!
Many people expressed their opinions about this, but there was nothing they could do …
"Hmph, treat her like a treasure. You'll regret it sooner or later!" In the Alchemy School, someone gritted his teeth and said.
Perhaps, no one had thought about it. If the following events were to be compared to this, then the degree of favoritism would pale in comparison.
"Let the match begin!" Ye Lang shouted, signaling the start of the match.
The two of them picked up the things in front of them and began —
Ahem, it was not a battle. It was just assembling an alchemy tool!
The alchemy trial was not as intense as the MCMAU trials. It was a competition of skills, imagination, and creativity. There would be no life-or-death situations.
The two were now competing on how to turn some alchemy items in front of them into alchemy tools in the shortest time possible. These questions had been carefully designed and required a lot of knowledge, as well as imagination and creativity.
Because of this, if you created an interesting alchemy item with your imagination, you might get special treatment. You wouldn't be eliminated just because you lost, but the prerequisite was that you had to match the topic.
Ye Lang had entered the arena at the beginning of the match, seemingly to supervise the two in the match. This was a scene that often appeared in previous matches, but that was for others. Ye Lang had never entered the arena.
So he was a little unusual, but no one noticed.
"Fat woman … Hey, hey …" Ye Lang kicked Zhen Xiaoyan and smirked. He reminded Zhen Xiaoyan.
"…"
F * ck, this kid is helping too obviously. Is there a referee like you?
Although Ye Lang's movements seemed very small, as if no one could see it, in this venue, there were only three people, and with so many eyes watching, no matter how small his movements were, they would still be seen!
Moreover, Ye Lang's movements were not small, and he had no intention of hiding it. He was obviously helping Zhen Xiaoyan!
Thus, after Ye Lang's actions, practically everyone confirmed the rumors from before. This kid was indeed siding with Zhen Xiaoyan and had been protecting her all this time.
“？？” Zhen Xiaoyan was confused for a moment. She didn't understand what Ye Lang was talking about. She didn't expect Ye Lang to do this, and to be so direct.
"Stupid, hurry up and get that …" Ye Lang said.
"Oh …" Zhen Xiaoyan responded habitually, as if she hadn't reacted yet. She only listened to Ye Lang and did what Ye Lang wanted her to do.
"Ye Lang, he snatched it away. What should I do?" Zhen Xiaoyan asked blankly. Before she could get the things, her opponent had already taken them.
While she was in a daze, her opponent wasn't. Since Ye Lang was giving Zhen Xiaoyan pointers, he could also receive pointers. And he was smart enough to take it first and think later!
"Forget it, take these. It's the same anyway," Ye Lang said as he pointed.
"Oh … wait, that's not right. Ye Lang, you're the referee and I'm the contestant. You can't teach me these things! It's not like this is a normal day! "Zhen Xiaoyan finally reacted.
"Who said that referees can't teach? If I want to teach, I can teach. Who dares to control me!" Ye Lang said without a care in the world.
"…" Zhen Xiaoyan was silent for a moment. This situation had caused her progress to slow down. Ye Lang had slowed her down and even given her opponent a hint.
In the end, Ye Lang had only helped and made things worse!
"I'm not talking to you anymore. I'm about to lose. Don't worry about me. I can do it!" Zhen Xiaoyan suddenly realized that she shouldn't be in a daze. She had already fallen behind the others, so she shouted at Ye Lang before burying herself in her search.
"What can you do? Do as I say now, or you'll lose!" Ye Lang squatted down to pick up the items and threw them to Zhen Xiaoyan.
"…. No, go away! "Zhen Xiaoyan said with a headache," I want to rely on myself! "
"Rely on yourself? I'm the one who helped you from head to toe. It's not embarrassing to rely on me. It's impossible for others to ask for my help!" Ye Lang directly pulled Zhen Xiaoyan's hair and said rudely.
"I know, but I still … It's all your fault. Look at her, she's almost done! It's all your fault … "Zhen Xiaoyan saw that her opponent was almost done. She began to panic with Ye Lang.
"…" At this time, her opponent was almost done. On Zhen Xiaoyan's side, there wasn't much progress. Even if Ye Lang did it himself, he wouldn't be able to catch up.
Moreover, if Ye Lang did it, it wouldn't be in accordance with the most basic rule of the competition — doing it himself. Ye Lang would still pay attention to this.
At this crucial moment, Ye Lang made a move that left everyone dumbstruck ….
They saw Ye Lang directly run in front of that person, then kick the item that person had made to pieces. Then, he stepped on it a few times and finally left …
"Done, fat woman. You can continue!" Ye Lang said as he clapped his hands.
"…"
Everyone was silent …
Although they knew that Ye Lang was already biased and that his bias was very obvious, no one could have imagined that Ye Lang would do this and directly destroy his opponent's results!
This had reached the point where he would stop at nothing. He completely ignored the rules of the competition, ignored his own identity, and used his position as a referee to protect Zhen Xiaoyan!
This would cause public outrage!!
Chapter 8- The Name of the Seventh Princess
"Ye Lang!! What do you mean by this? I've tolerated your bias towards Zhen Xiaoyan, but you've gone too far! "The contestant who saw victory in front of him was furious!
"Sorry, I accidentally kicked it." Ye Lang apologized politely.
"…"
You were careless? Is that possible? Do you think others are three years old or do you think they're as stupid as you?
"Who are you trying to fool!!" The contestant said angrily.
"Ah, you saw through me. Actually, I did it on purpose!" Ye Lang could only tell the truth that everyone knew.
"…"
"Since you've admitted it, then you should announce my victory!" The contestant said.
"No, I refuse!" Ye Lang said straightforwardly.
"Why?"
"I'm a very principled referee …" Ye Lang said solemnly. This sentence attracted a lot of disdain from the crowd, but he ignored it and continued, "No matter what the reason is, you haven't completed the trial yet. So, you can't be considered a victory! "
"Isn't the reason because of you?"
"I'll say it again, no matter what the reason is!" Ye Lang emphasized once again. Then, he used a very deep, yes, pretentious tone to continue speaking —
"Child, remember this lesson. No matter who it is, even if it's the person closest to you, even if they're a good person on the surface, there's a chance that they'll set you up and destroy your future. Don't trust anyone! "
"…"
Everyone was silent. They all thought that this sentence was correct, but they all had a strange feeling. Although Ye Lang's behavior was somewhat educational, they still felt that he was using this reason to cover up his evil deeds!
"Ye Lang, are you saying that you're a good person on the surface?" Zhen Xiaoyan's voice sounded.
"Yes!" Ye Lang nodded.
"In other words, you're only a good person on the surface!" Zhen Xiaoyan continued.
"No, I'm a good person on the surface. I'm saying that I'm honest on the surface, but I'm not. I'm not saying that I'm a good person on the surface, but I'm still a good person in reality!" Ye Lang defended himself. Although everyone was a little confused and couldn't understand what was going on.
What was going on?
However, regardless of whether they understood the details or not, everyone understood one sentence. Ye Lang said that he was a good person!
But, could he be considered a good person? How could he do such a shameless thing!
Who said that good people couldn't be shameless? This wasn't something that only bad people could do!
"You … you're not a good person, you broke the rules of the competition!" That person pointed at Ye Lang, a little speechless.
Ye Lang waved his hand and said, "When did I break the rules? Didn't the rules say that the referee can't be biased? Didn't it say that the referee can't interfere with the outcome of the competition? Not at all! "
"…"
This was indeed not at all because everyone felt that the referee was fair. Even if they were biased, they wouldn't go overboard like Ye Lang!
Therefore, there were no special rules against the referee. These were all unwritten rules!
To celebrate the Alchemy League having its first leader — Zhang Long. Thank you, today's two chapters have been published together. Thank you to all the readers for your support!
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