Above the mage

Chapter 715 French Bulldog! French Bulldog! And more French Bulldog!

As soon as he finished speaking, the confusion on everyone's faces deepened.

Before anyone could ask a question, Fritz walked to the edge of the fighting arena, glanced at everyone, and took the initiative to explain: "That's right, this is what your training camp will consist of next."

He paused for a moment, seemingly giving everyone some time to process the information.

"The upcoming Unparalleled Magic Fighting Tournament is, to put it simply, a large-scale magic fighting arena competition."

"The core competition is the individual's fighting skills, on-the-spot adaptability, and the team's coordination."

"The core purpose of the previous beast-hunting mission on Vales Island was to break the ice, to allow you to become familiar with each other's spell systems and combat styles, and more importantly, to break down the barriers between you and initially form team synergy."

"But you must understand that there is a fundamental difference between beast-hunting missions and magic combat arenas." His expression grew increasingly serious.

"When you are hunting beasts, your opponents are leyline creatures that do not have their own tactics. Even if they are powerful, they lack flexibility and are very different from the combat system of mages."

"But in the magic competition, your opponents will be top young mages from various countries and factions."

"They have their own tactical style, their own trump cards, and even extraordinary equipment backed by powerful forces."

"The impact of the Beast Extermination Mission on your performance in the Magic Fighting Tournament is actually relatively limited."

"Therefore, in the next training camp, we will completely shift to specialized training, abandon irrelevant mission drills, and focus all our energy on French Bulldog training."

Fritz's voice was firm and resolute: "For the next thirty days, you will only be doing three things."

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He held up a finger and said, enunciating each word clearly, "French Bulldog, French Bulldog, and more French Bulldog!"

These words made everyone instantly understand Fritz's intention. The doubt on their faces gradually faded, replaced by solemnity and fighting spirit.

Gao De nodded inwardly.

Fritz's arrangement was extremely reasonable; the core of the French fighting tournament was competition.

Only in high-intensity real combat can one quickly identify one's own shortcomings, hone one's ability to adapt to changing situations, and refine one's team tactics.

This is more effective than any tedious spell practice.

Fritz continued, "Although we don't yet know the specific rules of the Unparalleled Magic Tournament, the fact that participating teams are required to consist of five official members and two substitute members must have a purpose; it can't just be a simple one-on-one battle."

"Therefore, the French fighting format I arrange is diverse and will not be limited to a single battle mode."

主要以常规的1打1、2打2、5打5为主，贴合法斗大会可能对战规则，让你们提前适应不同场景下的对战节奏。」

He paused, then looked specifically at Gao De, and added, "As for 5v5 team battles, under normal circumstances, it will definitely be dominated by the five official members."

"But as the captain, Princess Liuying is unable to participate in the pre-match training and cannot work with you to refine your tactics."

Therefore, Gao De, who is clearly the stronger of the two substitutes, will temporarily join the official team to participate in the 5v5 French match.

Fritz then turned to the five sparring partners behind him and introduced them: "These five sparring partners are all top-tier battle mages that I have carefully selected. Four are in the mid-fourth ring and one is in the late-third ring. They are all one small rank higher than your respective mage levels."

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"...Gold, both you and Arya are his opponents." Fritz pointed to the late-stage third-ring battle mage.

This arrangement is more reasonable.

After all, those selected for the mage team are all elites among elites, and they are basically invincible against mages of the same level.

Fritz chose opponents who were one level higher than their mage rank, so that they wouldn't be too strong to fight back and thus lose the purpose of training, nor too weak to serve as a training tool.

"For the next twenty days, put aside all distractions and devote yourself wholeheartedly to the French Fighting training matches. You must be absolutely dedicated to every French Fighting training match."

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"And I will stay with you the whole time, observe your French Bulldog performance, and then review the day with you at the end, pointing out your shortcomings and areas for improvement."

The 27th day of the winter solstice month, the last three days of the year 9659 in the Nolan calendar, is also the three days before the start of the Unparalleled Magic Fighting Tournament.

The entire city of Mithril was enveloped in a frenzied atmosphere.

The air was thick with anticipation and excitement, and every corner seemed to be talking about this grand event in the mage realm.

As the first Unparalleled Magic Tournament, which has attracted much attention throughout the entire Mage Realm, its high standards and wide influence far exceeded everyone's expectations.

Since the beginning of the Frozen Moon, people from all over the world have been flocking to Mithril City.

There were delegations of mages from various countries, nobles with great power, mages seeking opportunities, and ordinary people who simply wanted to witness the grand event.

By now, Mithril City has reached its peak in terms of visitor traffic, with the number of tourists being at least ten times the usual amount, filling this second largest city of the Golden Flower Dynasty to capacity.

Driveways, squares, restaurants, hotels... everywhere became more crowded, even overcrowded.

Fortunately, Mithril City is the second largest city in the Plantagenet Dynasty.

Its massive size, well-developed facilities, ample reserves of supplies, and ancient heritage have enabled it to support the massive influx of outsiders without causing chaos.

This grand occasion was no accident.

Public magical duels between mages are already rare.

Battles between powerful high-level mages are extremely destructive, capable of destroying cities and annihilating lands at will, making them inherently unsuitable for this somewhat performative arena competition.

However, the duel between weak mages lacks sufficient entertainment value and convincing power, making it difficult to attract public attention.

Only this grand event, which brings together the most outstanding young mages from various countries, can perfectly balance entertainment value and skill level.

These young mages were of medium rank, mostly between the third and fourth rings.

It can showcase both spectacular magical duels and, to a certain extent, represent the potential of a nation's or power's mages.

After all, decades or centuries later, the young geniuses standing on the stage today will most likely become renowned grand mages, or even legendary mages, in their respective countries.

Gao De walked out of the small hotel that was originally quiet and peaceful, but has now become crowded and noisy due to the surge in traffic.

The street outside was bustling with people, the air filled with the aroma of food and snacks and conversations in various languages. From time to time, you could hear discussions about the Mage Tournament: "I heard that the Empire's mage team has a genius who is at the late fourth ring."

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"Will Princess Liuying from our dynasty also participate...?"

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"I wonder if any dark horses will emerge victorious. After all, it's the first conference, and no one can predict the outcome."

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Despite listening to these discussions, Gao De remained calm.

He waited by the roadside for about ten minutes before finally getting a free horse-drawn carriage, which made him a little annoyed.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the Ryukyu Art Museum, and Gao De walked into the museum with practiced ease.

After passing through the long corridor, we arrived at the familiar fighting arena, Silverwing Nest.

There were already quite a few people in the arena. Most of the team members and sparring mages had arrived and were chatting in small groups.

"Gaode".

"Gaode Maps is here."

"Gaode." *5

As soon as he entered the venue, several enthusiastic greetings rang out in succession.

Arya waved with a smile, her tone light and cheerful, while Gareth and Evan also smiled.

In addition, the sparring mages also showed great enthusiasm for Gaode.

Someone else volunteered, "Gao De, let's play again today. I thought about your spell combo from yesterday all night and figured it out. I have a way to counter it!"

Gaode responded with a smile.

A little while later, Cedric also entered the fighting arena.

The noble air between his brows remained, but some of his initial arrogance had faded.

His gaze swept across the room, and when it landed on Gao De, he nodded slightly as a greeting.

This simple action would have been almost impossible sixteen days ago.

All the players and sparring partners had arrived, and everyone's eyes were drawn to Fritz on the sidelines, waiting for him to announce today's training schedule.

However, to everyone's surprise, Fritz did not assign the day's French fighting schedule to everyone as usual. Instead, he clapped his hands with a smile, attracting everyone's attention: "The French fighting training has been going on for sixteen days. Everyone has worked hard these days, and the progress is very obvious. I think you can feel that yourselves."

Everyone nodded, their faces showing approval.

These sixteen days of intensive training included personal review and guidance from high-level mage Fritz.

Furthermore, given that everyone is an exceptionally talented elite battle mage, it would be strange if they didn't make significant progress.

"As for today, we won't have the French fighting match first." Fritz's words caused a slight commotion in the arena.

"Huh? What for?" Aria was the first to express her confusion.

"The French Fighting Tournament is about to begin, we can't let you guys not even have met your captain..."

Fritz looked at everyone's expressions and smiled, "Well, although you should have all met Princess Liuying before, it's still a little different to meet her as captain and team member."

The words couldn't be more straightforward, and everyone present was no fool; they naturally understood what it meant.

Arya's face immediately lit up with excitement, her eyes sparkling, and she couldn't help but let out a soft cheer.

While others may restrain themselves considerably, one can still discern the heightened emotions they harbor.

Even the composed Gareth had a glint of light in his eyes.

The five battle mages who were serving as sparring partners also became slightly excited.

This girl is really popular... Gao De looked at the subtle expressions on everyone's faces, a faint smile flashing in his eyes, and pondered to himself.

At this moment, the surrounding sounds suddenly became much quieter.

All eyes turned to the entrance to the passageway on the side of the fighting arena.

Gao De looked in the direction everyone was looking, as if he had just realized something.

A slender and tall figure slowly emerged from the side passage.

The first thing that catches the eye is a head of long, golden hair that is even purer and more dazzling than the sunlight.

Through her long hair, a fair, almost translucent face slowly emerged, exquisitely crafted like a work of art, with radiant skin and a faint porcelain glow.

Deep within his clear, icy blue eyes, there were glittering fragments of gold light, with a faint halo swirling around the edges.

Looking up, one can see both the liveliness and purity of a young girl, and an innate nobility.

The Silverwing Nest was originally somewhat dim.

Everything suddenly became brighter because of her appearance.

It's not a rhetorical device; it's realism.

Tiny elements of light swirled around her, bringing a glow.

Liu Ying, the captain of their mage team, is the eldest daughter of the Wang Mian family.

Liu Ying slowly walked to the front of the crowd.

When facing Liu Ying, even the usually serious Fritz softened his tone and became unusually amiable.

He stepped forward and, smiling, introduced each member of the team to Liu Ying.

"Liu Ying, this is Cedric Morgen, an early fourth-ring cultivator, specializing in multi-elemental magic, and skilled in summoning and damage output."

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Liu Ying remained silent throughout, her expression calm and unwavering.

But when Fritz introduces someone, her gaze will fall precisely on that person, and she will nod slightly in acknowledgment, yet she will not appear aloof or unapproachable.

Whether introducing Cedric or later Gareth, Feng Lin, and others, she remained unchanged in expression and tone.

Fritz's gaze quickly fell on Gao De: "This is Gao De, mid-stage third ring, specializing in..."

"Well, I'm not sure what he's good at. According to him, he can do a little bit of everything, and that's true."

If I had to pick, I'd say his most outstanding skill is ice elemental magic. Don't let his low mage level fool you; his performance in the recent magic combat training has been exceptionally impressive...

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After introducing Gao De, Fritz paused subconsciously, just about to turn around and introduce Aria who was standing next to him, when a clear and melodious voice suddenly rang out in the quiet room: "Not bad."

It's a meteorite.

Her voice is very pleasant and melodious.

But it surprised everyone, including Fritz.

Before this, no matter who was introduced, Liu Ying would only nod silently and never say a word.

Why did this comment suddenly appear only when we got to Gaode Maps?

"What a coincidence..." Fritz thought to himself.

It must be a coincidence; it can't be that Liu Ying is giving Gaode special treatment...

Fritz quickly confirmed his thoughts in his mind and nodded firmly.

"He was really good. His performance surprised me and far exceeded my initial expectations."

Fritz added a sentence, and then continued the process, introducing Aria to Liuying as well.

After everyone had finished introducing themselves, Liu Ying slowly raised her eyes and spoke softly, giving a brief self-introduction: "Liu Ying Wang Mian, late stage of the fourth ring, specializing in light elemental magic, and proficient in light elemental magic."

Her self-introduction was very simple.

But it is also quite complex.

Each of the four sentences is complex.

Liu Ying Wang Mian, this name and this surname are not simple.

This mage's level is not simple, especially considering he's in the late fourth ring.

He specializes in light elemental magic and is highly skilled in it, making him no ordinary person.

Because she's really good at it!