Full-time Mage: Heavy Water Returns to the World

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"Rest assured, Lord Hashir."

"I will not let you down."

The handsome man smiled slightly. Although he verbally agreed to Hashir's advice, anyone could see the disdain in his eyes was almost overflowing.

careful?

What does he need to be careful about?

It's not like the UK or the US, which have been powerful nations in previous administrations. He knows what the Chinese government has accomplished. If he were in charge in China, at least the previous administration wouldn't have ended so dismally!
Of course, since Hashir had already spoken, he naturally had to put on a show of politeness. He looked at Nan Yi and the others from China and smiled as he spoke.

"Gentlemen, let me introduce myself. My name is Rice. I look forward to meeting you later."

"Nan Yi, please give me your guidance."

Although the other side didn't seem to think much of them, they still observed basic etiquette. Nan Yi didn't care, since the fight was about to start and their strength would soon be clear.

He understands very well that respect is earned, and in this world, strength is the only true measure of success.

Nan Yi then gave his name, and the other people from China followed suit.

Then, Hashir's voice rang out again.

"I will be in charge of this battle to defend the dome. Now, let me introduce the rules of our dome defense competition."

Hashir paused for a moment, waiting for everyone's attention to be focused before continuing.

"Since ancient times, Greece has always valued teamwork. Therefore, our stadium defense match is the simplest and most basic four-person team battle."

"A single match decides the winner, with no time limit. This training ground is the venue. Whoever stands until the end is the victor."

When Hashir said this, no one present, whether from the Greek side or the Chinese side, showed the slightest surprise.

Because everyone in the world knows what the format of the Greek team defense competition will be: a four-person team competition that has never changed.

A four-person team, consisting of a destruction mage, a defense mage, a crowd control mage, and a healing mage or another type of mage, is exactly the minimum size of a fully equipped squad.

As a sacred site of healing and blessing, the Parthenon naturally became a place where healing and blessing mages could exert their influence in multiplayer battles, thus team battles have always been a Greek tradition.

It's important to know that almost only Greece has two main magic users, one for blessing and one for healing, in every national government; other countries usually only have one.

It's not that other countries don't have healers and blessers, but rather that it's very difficult for a mage to possess both skills simultaneously, and even if they did, they might not have enough power.

Unlike Greece, they have a large pool of qualified mages from all over the world, many of whom are exceptionally talented!
Therefore, Greece is also one of the strong competitors for universities in previous years.

"Rice is one of the four members of our team, a destruction mage, and his strength is decent."

"The other four are..."

As he spoke, Hashir looked at the group of members guarding his own residence. Under the gaze of the Golden Knight Hashir, everyone tensed up, stood tall and proud, hoping that Lord Hashir would call their names.

Whether they can become official members depends not only on meeting the cultivation standards, but also on their combat record during their time guarding the temple.

"Descartes".

"To!"

A strong man stepped out from the crowd, his body muscular and seemingly fierce but actually weak, not someone to be trifled with.

"Descartes is an earth-based defensive mage."

After Hashir finished his introduction, he looked at Descartes.

"However, speed remains your biggest problem. In actual combat, once the battlefield expands and the rhythm becomes chaotic, if you cannot protect your teammates in time, then all your strength will be useless," Hashir said calmly.

“Yes.” Descartes nodded sullenly. “Andrew.”

"To!"

Another person stepped out from the crowd. He was a lean young man who looked serious, but he didn't seem cold at all.

“Andrew, a plant-based control mage.”

"Your control of the game still lacks attention to your teammates and is too rigid. If you can improve this, you might have a place in the starting team."

"Thank you for your advice, sir."

"Xiulu."

"arrive."

Immediately afterwards, a woman dressed as a trainee maid came out. The elegant and pure maid's uniform, paired with her aloof and unapproachable pretty face, made her stand out from the others.

Even when Hashir called out her name, the other guards spontaneously made way for the aloof waitress to pass.

This time, even after Xiu Lu walked to the other three, Hashir did not point out Xiu Lu's problem.

"This is a trainee lady-in-waiting at our Parthenon."

Xiu Luzhen nodded slightly and looked at Nan Yi and the others.

Meanwhile, the Chinese group was surprised, clearly noticing the difference in Hashir's treatment of Xiu Lu.

It's important to know that while female attendants hold a higher status than knights in the Parthenon, the order is completely reversed between apprentice female attendants and golden knights.

But the current situation is completely different.

It's certainly not that Hashir is incapable of instructing a mere apprentice maid. Hashir has fought alongside countless maids, so giving her some pointers is a piece of cake.

It could only be that Xiu Lu's origins were so extraordinary that Hashir was unwilling to offer any guidance.

Everyone was curious about Xiu Lu's background, but now was clearly not the time. Hashir looked at them.

"May I ask which officials your country intends to send?"

The group that came to Greece consisted of only five people: Nan Yi, Bai Mei, Qin Mo, Han Li, and Dongfang Linlin. This means that only one person did not need to participate in the battle.

The group looked at each other and quickly came to a conclusion: Dongfang Linlin would temporarily observe the battle.

On the Greek side, those who were not involved left the training field, while Rice, who had been unable to contain himself, was rubbing his hands together and looking eager.

As Nan Yi and the others took their positions, Rice smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone. When attacking the Parthenon, the last thing you need to worry about is getting injured. No matter what the outcome is, it won't delay your schedule."

Although Rice's words were meant to be caring, they sounded rather unpleasant, and Han Li rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.

He was just faking his death!
"Meimei, you absolutely mustn't hold back later, give that pretentious bastard a good beating!"

"I'll try my best," Bai Mei said earnestly, her eyes showing no sign of relaxation.

Because Nan Yi had said beforehand that he would try not to make any moves and would only play the role of a defensive and control mage.

Therefore, the burden of output almost entirely fell on Bai Mei, and the offensive rhythm determined the rhythm of the entire team, so Bai Mei was very serious at this moment.

Seeing the formation of the Chinese side, it was clear that Nan Yi, the leader of China, was not standing in the center, but rather in a position on the periphery.

Hashir was a little confused for a moment. Although he didn't know Nan Yi's specific background, he could clearly sense that Nan Yi's strength far surpassed that of the others, which was one of the reasons why he reminded Rice to be more cautious.

Is this his fighting style?
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(End of this chapter)