Full-Time Magister: I Had No Intention of Reaching the Dimensional Throne

Chapter 39 The Magic Meeting Begins

The days seem to be exceptionally long in July and August.

After parting ways with Ding Yumin, it was already seven o'clock in the evening, but the dusky yellow light hanging in the sky had only just begun to deepen.

There seem to be more surprises than usual today. From the Zhilan Squad group chat, Bai Mo learned that Mei Qian had actually broken through to the intermediate level.

It seems she made good use of the 40 million bounty.

But if that's the case, will Mobi be going to fry fish next semester?

When Bai Mo was sitting in the school classroom in September, while the other students had already gone home in the evening.

Together with Zhou Tianyuan, Zhao Qingying, and Mei Qian, they listened to their homeroom teacher, Su Ning, analyze the teams from other schools and explain the competition format.

He then stopped thinking they were there to fry fish.

"...The rest are not a concern. You only need to pay attention to Mingzhu Affiliated High School and Songjiang Experimental School. According to our inquiries, both schools have mages capable of casting mid-level spells, and Mingzhu Affiliated High School has three participants who are all at the mid-level!"

After Su Ning finished speaking, his gaze swept over Zhou Tianyuan. Very good. His expression was solemn and his expression was tense.

Nodding in satisfaction, she turned her gaze to the next student, Zhao Qingying.

Indeed, with his eyes filled with deep emotion and his face clouded with worry, he had clearly taken her words to heart, listened attentively, and valued what she said.

Continuing on, this is Mei Qian, the school's top student this year. As for Bai Mo, he skipped too many classes and was reported.

But after seeing her expression, Su Ning frowned slightly.

Mei Qian's gentle face remained calm as usual, but a hint of worry could be seen between her brows.

Suning nodded in satisfaction. That's more like it. A moderate level of tension is beneficial for entering a better fighting state.

Her gaze continued downwards, landing on the team's main force, Bai Mo.

Instantly, the smile on Su Ning's face vanished. The student was also looking at her, his face showing a mixture of inquiry, curiosity, and amusement.

I was just observing her and I found her behavior quite interesting and amusing!

Su Ning looked a little embarrassed, coughed twice, and then continued:

"Now I will explain the competition rules to you. There are 136 magic high schools in Shanghai participating. The competition consists of only three rounds."

After a pause, seeing that the students were all looking at her and listening attentively, Su Ning continued:

"In the first round of qualifying, the tournament organizers will organize student teams from each school to fight against a slave-level monster. Only those who win will be eligible to advance to the next round."

"The second round is a regional elimination tournament. Only the school that wins first place in its region can advance to the next round. If only one school from a region advances to the second round, it will automatically advance to the next round."

"Of course, if no schools in the region advance, all schools are eliminated. This is extremely rare."

After saying that, Suning added, "We don't have any noteworthy competitors in Qingyuan District."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo and the other three remained calm. This was a matter of course, and there was nothing to be happy about.

Suning continued speaking.

"The qualifying rounds begin tomorrow at the nearby Plum Blossom Demon Fighting Hall. The regional elimination rounds will begin three days after the qualifying rounds end, with two matches per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Opponents will be determined by drawing lots, and the winners will advance to the next round."

"After the winners of each region are determined, the third round of competition will be held on the 15th of this month."

When it came to the important point, Su Ning's expression became serious. This competition was related to the school's future funding, so he had to be more serious.

"The competition uses a random draw format, just like the regional elimination rounds, where the winners advance and the losers are eliminated."

After Su Ning finished speaking, he noticed the strange expressions on the faces of the four people sitting below the stage and said, "Do you think the competition format is too simple?"

"Yes," Zhao Qingying nodded.

"A competition among a group of students who have just entered the intermediate level is not very popular. The main purpose of this competition is to cultivate talent, so don't think that you will become famous in Shanghai by winning first place."

Suning smiled and said, "Besides the referees, teachers, and competitors, there will be no other spectators at the competition venue. Do you have any other questions?"

"Ms. Su, we don't need to attend classes at school during the competition, right?"

Upon hearing Bai Mo's question, Su Ning retorted irritably, "Is that all you care about?"

"I only wanted to participate in this competition because I heard that senior year review is boring and tedious. Ms. Su, you don't really think I'm doing this for the prizes, do you?"

"You'd better be!"

Su Ning rolled her eyes but still answered the question: "During the competition, you will still need to attend classes in the classroom during your free time. However, if you get first place, it means that Mingzhu Academy has admitted you, and you don't have to come to class or not."

After speaking, she glanced expectantly at the other three people. "Any more questions?"

"No, Ms. Su, we've discussed the competition before," Mei Qian said. "I think Bai Mo is right, we just need to keep winning."

Suning:

She felt somewhat helpless; her students were too outstanding, and she, as their teacher, didn't feel much sense of accomplishment.

The following day, at the Plum Blossom Demon Fighting Hall in Qingyuan District.

Led by Su Ning, Bai Mo and the other three had already arrived at the waiting hall early.

Teams from the other eight high schools in Qingyuan District are also here.

Bai Mo and Zhou Tianyuan were both very familiar with the Demon Fighting Hall, and both looked relaxed.

Mei Qian and Zhao Qingying, however, had never been here before, and their expressions became slightly tense due to the atmosphere in the waiting room.

Soon, the Fangcao High School team that had gone in to fight the demon came out. Their team consisted of five people, and although they were all a little pale, they all had smiles on their faces.

Clearly, they had successfully defeated the demons.

The monsters are randomly selected from those in the arena, so there's no specific way to deal with them.

The Fangcao team didn't stay long; they said goodbye and left.

However, they did set a good example for the other teams, easing the tense atmosphere in the room considerably.

Bai Mo and the others were number two. He felt that once they came out, the already relaxed atmosphere would become even more relaxed.

Although Bai Mo strategically looked down on all his opponents in the competition, tactically he still took them very seriously.

So, facing a mere giant-eyed rat, all four students from Lanzhi High School went out to fight.

"You guys handle it," Bai Mo said to the three people beside him.

"Okay!" Zhao Qingying nodded, her figure transforming into a gust of wind as she stood at the very front.

Bait

Zhou Tianyuan's water amulet was already attached to her body, and next to him, purple lightning was crackling on Mei Qian's hand.

Within these streaks of lightning, there were also wisps of blue.

This thunder is no ordinary thunder!

It has to be said, Mei Qian is willing to spend money.

Bai Mo heard that as soon as she broke through, she sought out Zhao Qingying and obtained a Thunder Spirit Seed through the Zhao family's auction.

It's called Azure Thunder, and it can enhance the sustainability of some lightning-based magic.

Zhao Qingying had already attracted the hatred of the giant-eyed rat, and with a turn, she exposed the demon behind her to Mei Qian's attack range.

"Raging Strike!" Electric arcs crackled around Mei Qian's body, and purple light shone brightly from her hands as she unleashed a series of lightning whips at the giant-eyed blood rat.

With just a few flicks of the fingers, a frenzied thunderbolt covered the entire body of the giant-eyed rat.

The battle ended, and the four walked out of the arena.

Congratulations came from all around, but the atmosphere did not become more relaxed.

After listening for a bit, I realized that these people all knew about the strength of their school.

In short, having made a misjudgment and not seeing what he wanted, Bai Mo shook his head regretfully.

They went back to school together with Suning, and by then it was already past noon.

Su Ning left as soon as she returned to school, and Bai Mo, Zhou Tianyuan, and the others exchanged glances.

"This afternoon is the practical training class. I'm going out for a walk. Tianyuan, tell Lao Xu." After saying that, Bai Mo turned around and headed out of the school.

"Okay." Zhou Tianyuan nodded.

The Magic College Entrance Exam combines theory and practice, so in their senior year, students typically review the theoretical knowledge they learned in the previous two years in the morning and practice real-world scenarios in the afternoon.

Are they real-world targets?

Most of the time, the teacher is a wooden figure, or a wooden disc instructor that can fly and move.

On rare occasions, Xu Qi, the teacher of the practical class, would come in person.

So this is a good opportunity for Bai Mo to go out and train his mental strength, not to try some newly opened snack shop outside the school.

After Bai Mo left, Zhou Tianyuan also left. The three of them would have training in the afternoon; they had already made an appointment with their teacher.

As for the notification?

Teacher Xu's eyesight isn't very good either (crossed out), but Teacher Xu is very understanding and knows what they are doing.

(End of this chapter)