…
The Hall Mother was overjoyed in the Central Hall. She was looking at Xinxia in a different light. "Very well, you've done a great job. The Croatian Magic Association and the government of Parthenon have expressed their gratitude to us. We won't be collecting any tax on the Black Rhododendron Flowers that we need!"
The Black Rhododendron Flowers had always been a rare ingredient in the Parthenon. Croatia would usually collect a lot of taxes on the flowers, but the Black Rhododendron Flowers had the best quality in Croatia. As the Black Rhododendron Flowers were used in huge quantities every year, the tax on the Black Rhododendron Flowers would be a shocking amount. To the Hall Mother's surprise, the government of Croatia had exempted the Black Rhododendron Flowers because of the plague. The Parthenon had saved a lot of money.
And all of this was because of the new candidate, Ye Xinxia. Not only did she solve the epidemic, but she also seemed to have raised a wave of voices in Croatia.
The Parthenon had eight Candidates in total. Xinxia was only the ninth among them. The rest of the Candidates had their own reputations in different places. Whether they could become the Goddess in the end would depend on the support of the people around the world. If a Candidate's name was supported by the people around the world, she would not be far away from becoming a Goddess. She would be respected, loved, and worshipped by the people around the world, like a religion!
That being said, the people were only supporting the Candidates when they were still Candidates. It was not that deep-rooted.
Xinxia did not have much of a reputation in the Hall of the Goddess, but for some reason, she had already received a lot of support from other places. On top of that, the Battle of the Pyramids in Egypt and the plague in Croatia …
Xinxia's name was on both occasions. She had also announced her identity as a Candidate. Both Egypt and Croatia immediately expressed their support for the ninth Candidate, Xinxia!
Even though the support was nowhere close to the influence of the other Candidates, Xinxia still had her own influence.
"I don't think anyone has any objections to her being a Candidate now, right?" the Hall Mother asked in return. She glanced at the members of the Hall Mother.
"There's still a long way to go for a candidate like this. The two countries are only following the trend." The Great Sage Méjorat expressed his dissatisfaction.
"As a servant who has just been promoted, it's very rare for people to remember your name and respect the Parthenon Temple even more …"
Xinxia looked at the Hall Mother. For some reason, Xinxia felt a little strange.
Logically speaking, even if he had performed outstandingly recently and accomplished many things that the Servants could not, wasn't the Hall Mother's favor a little too much? As the Hall Mother, shouldn't she be more concerned about the Candidates and the Muses? Compared to some of the bigger events, what he had done was only so-so …
Xinxia was not as passionate about the promotion of the Parthenon, unlike the other Servants, who were totally focused on the promotion. However, Xinxia was flattered by the Hall Mother's repeated attempts to promote her. She felt a little uneasy at the same time.
On the one hand, Xinxia was confused by the Hall Mother's kindness. On the other hand, she could feel the hostility from the other members of the Hall of the Goddess. Xinxia was a Psychic Mage. She could easily sense the hostility in their eyes!
…
…
The Water Capital of Venice
After returning to the Water Capital, Mofan discovered that the flow of people had increased again. Some of the narrow bridges and waterways were completely congested. He had a feeling that the traffic in Venice was going to come to a standstill if more people were to enter the city!
"Brother Fan, I didn't expect you to run around like that during the national tournament!" Zhang Xiaohou was utterly impressed by Mofan. The other representatives of the national team were waiting anxiously, worried that something might happen to them, preventing them from participating in the tournament. However, Mofan was crazy enough to run all the way to Croatia!
"I'll come back when the matches are more important," Mofan said.
"I think our country's match is in the afternoon. Let me check which country we're playing against …" Zhang Xiaohou took out his phone and checked the information.
Ling Ling answered without even looking at the screen, "It's Spain."
"Spain?" For some reason, Mofan had a bad feeling about it.
"Is there a problem? Is that guy strong? "Zhang Xiaohou asked.
"He's definitely strong. I remember they were ranked thirteenth in the last tournament," Ling Ling said.
Mofan turned to the side and glanced at Ling Ling, who was riding a ponytail. He mumbled, "How old were you last time? How did you even remember something like that?"
Lingling suddenly fell silent, as if she had thought of something that made her unhappy.
Mofan had no idea what he had said wrong, so he did not care too much about it. He told Ling Ling and Zhang Xiaohou, "I'll bring you to the resting area later. You can watch the match from there. You won't be able to get a good seat if you buy the tickets now!"
Time was tight on their way back to Venice, and the traffic was extremely inconvenient. Zhang Xiaohou was worried that Mofan would miss the match.
Besides, Feng Li had called him not long ago to ask what the asshole Mofan was doing, and why he was not there yet.
Mofan would never tell him that he had been in Croatia for a few days. He only told him that he was cultivating in seclusion, and that he should not be bothered if there was nothing important …
…
"Brother Fan, why do I feel like there aren't a lot of people here? Are China and Spain going to be the dark horse?" Zhang Xiaohou asked when they arrived at the venue.
Ling Ling also raised her head and looked at the empty arena. She didn't say a word.
Mofan was confused, too. Did everyone enter the venue? Even if everyone had entered the venue, there should still be a lot of people outside the venue. The World College Tournament was one of the few magic duels in the world. Most people only wanted to see a real magic duel in the World College Tournament …
"Mofan, why aren't you here yet? It's about to start!" Zhao Manyan called in a hurry.
"I'm already at the entrance of the Toronto Dueling Ground. Why does it feel so strange? I can't hear anything from inside," Mofan said.
Zhao Manyan fell silent for a few seconds.
"Is your f * * king brain filled with the water of Venice? We're at the Dragon Fangs Dueling Ground today!" Zhao Manyan's roaring voice came from the phone. Mofan felt like the guy was about to spit out his saliva.
"Damn it, why didn't anyone tell me!?" Mofan was astounded, too!
"Feng Li is most likely going to expel you from the national team. Send me your location, I'll fly over and pick you up!" Zhao Manyan said.
"Oh, oh, I'm heading in your direction. We'll meet on the way," Mofan said.
Mofan gave some instructions to Ling Ling and Zhang Xiaohou. He ignored the rules of Venice and sprinted along the waterway with the Dark Noble Mantle …
Ling Ling and Zhang Xiaohou watched Mofan leaving in a hurry. They looked at Mofan as if they were looking at an idiot.
"Our national team must be worried sick to have a student like Brother Fan."
"We still have to buy the tickets," Ling Ling grumbled.
…
…
The Dragon Fangs Dueling Ground was one of the oldest dueling grounds in Venice. The dueling ground was not set up on the spot. It had always been set up like a forest of rocks, with rocks that looked like the fangs of a dragon.
The stone peaks were of different heights. Some of them were only a few meters above the ground. They looked like artificial mountains that were placed messily, forming a maze of stalagmites. Some of the stone peaks were quite tall, reaching thirty to forty meters in length. They were comparable to many skyscrapers in Venice, standing slightly above the street!
The dueling ground was here, with rows of Dragon Fangs.
"It seems like Earth Mages are going to have a great advantage this time," Jiang Yu exclaimed as he lifted his head and looked at the uneven rocks in the resting area.
"That's not necessarily the case. Didn't you notice that the ground is sinking?" said Instructor Bai Dongwei.
The instructors of the National Training Hall had arrived, together with a few representatives. The substitutes were seated at the back. Mofan was familiar with a few of the representatives, including Mui Nujiao. Apart from her, Dongfang Lie and Yue Tang were also here …
Even though they were substitutes, they had no chance of participating in the dueling ground. There were around ten official representatives of the national team. They were only here to observe and learn from the dueling ground, unless something happened to them.
"If he's not here, let me do it. I'm an Earth Mage, after all. The dueling ground is complicated, with lots of rocks. I'll be able to make a difference!" said Guan Yu, who was trying to show off his talent.
"What's the rush? The dueling ground hasn't started yet!" Feng Li glared at him.
"But if the dueling ground has started and he's not here, we won't allow anyone to substitute for him!" said Mu Tingying.
The national team had the right to choose their representatives before the dueling ground started, but once the dueling ground started, they would hand in the name list. They would not be allowed to change it. Those who did not participate in the dueling ground would be disqualified.
"The guy you're talking about, don't tell me he's already gone into hiding? He's as timid as a mouse. There's no such coward among the Spanish Mages who would run away from the dueling ground!" Prince Beny's voice appeared. He did not hide his mocking tone toward Mofan. However, when he realized that Mu Ningxue was standing beside him, Prince Beny immediately explained politely, "Miss Mu Ningxue, I'm not picking on you or your team. I'm only picking on the guy who ran away after being disrespectful to me. I was hoping to settle the score with him today, but to my surprise, he disregarded the honor of his team and ran away in disappointment."
Prince Beny continued to grumble, but Mu Ningxue simply ignored him.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
