A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 403 Contestants

"Extraordinary!" The four women felt a surge of warmth in their hearts, overwhelmed with emotion. Such a good man was probably one of a kind in the world!

"Huh? What are you trying to do now? Please, please stop looking at me like that, okay? It's making me feel uneasy." Feeling the strange looks from his four wives, Chao Bufan felt a chill run down his spine. Every time he saw his four wives speak to him like that, something "bad" would always happen, and this time was no exception…

As soon as Chao Bufan finished speaking, He Yifei and the other three chuckled and rushed forward.

"Ah, no, no, no! I'm begging you, I can't take it, can't you do it one at a time?"

A truly extraordinary plea for mercy echoed through the dormitory. What happened next... well, let's just say it takes ten thousand words!

After their afternoon nap, Chao Bufan and his four wives went to the playground. At that moment, the playground was packed with people, a sea of ​​black, because all the students in the school had gathered there. He Yifei and the others quickly found their respective class/department areas and stood in their respective sections, while Chao Bufan, acting independently, chose to "isolate" himself.

A moment later, Principal Smith took the lead, followed by Professors Warlock, Alpha, Michael, and Grace. Behind the four professors, all the faculty members of the college appeared on the stage.

This is the source of the magic academy's greatest strength and its most powerful guarantee. Such a formidable force would inspire fear in anyone who beholds it.

As soon as these people appeared, the playground immediately fell silent, as if a dead silence had been heard.

Principal Smith's calm yet authoritative gaze swept over all the students on the playground before he said in a gentle and pleasant voice, "Everyone's here, right? Good, good!"

After speaking, he took a step back and glanced at Professor Warlock. Professor Warlock then stepped forward and said loudly, "Everyone, you are all outstanding members of the younger generation of the Magic Academy. The Magic Academy has a history of more than eight thousand years since its founding."

"Ah!" A gasp of surprise rang out across the playground. More than eight thousand years! That's so long! Chao Bufan was also quite astonished upon hearing this.

Professor Warlock looked at the crowd's reaction with satisfaction and continued, "As the old saying goes, 'Diligence leads to success, while idleness leads to ruin.' Another saying goes, 'Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you'll fall behind.' Therefore, our Magic Academy and the Dark Magic Academy jointly organized a friendly league between the two schools, with a limit of one hundred years. To this day, this friendly league has been held for a full fifty years."

"Huh?" Another exclamation rang out from the playground. The fiftieth session, that's a full five thousand years!

Professor Warlock's calm gaze swept over the crowd below, and he continued, "There are five students on the list of participants for this friendly league between the two schools. As in the past, they were selected by the class advisors of each department, and then decided by the principal and the four of us professors. The final selection will be based on the students' magical level and other qualities. Now I will announce the list of the five participating students."

The crowd immediately became excited, as everyone hoped their name would be among the five contestants.

"Ahem!" Professor Warlock coughed lightly, then continued, "Brido, a participant from the multidisciplinary class."

"Yay! Brilliant, well done!" A cheer erupted across the playground, clearly coming from the multi-department class.

"Ahem! Ahem!" Professor Warlock coughed twice, immediately silencing the commotion from the multi-faculty class, and then said, "Dosru is the participant from the fire class."

"Good, good, well done, Dosru." Another cheer rang out on the playground, and this time, the cheers came from the fire-type class.

"Please be quiet, everyone!" Professor Warlock raised his hand and pressed down, and the audience returned to silence. Then, Professor Warlock continued, "The students participating in the Ice-type class and the Thunder-type class are Fenrit and Curry, respectively. As for the fifth participant, after discussion among all the instructors, professors, and the principal, it has been decided that Chao Bufan will participate."

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience fell silent for some reason. It was expected that Fenrir and Curry would participate, but it was unexpected that Chao Bufan would participate. However, after all, the discussion among the mentors, professors, and principals was ultimately decided by the principal alone.

After a moment of silence, someone suddenly spoke up: "Professor Warlock, doesn't our academy have a rule that participating students must have at least ten years of experience? This Chao Bufan has only been with our academy for a month, how is he qualified to participate?"

The speaker was a student from the Earth-element class, and their words immediately caused a stir.

Someone else mustered up their courage and said, "Yes, Professor, he probably isn't qualified to participate, is he?"

Professor Warlock seemed to have been prepared for this question. He cleared his throat and said, "This competition is a little different from the past. The school has considered that there are countless outstanding young people, and in order to give these young people a chance to perform, we have added one more young person to avoid any regrets of overlooking a gem."

“But there are quite a few younger people who are more qualified than Chao Bufan, so why is he the only one to participate instead of others?” another student, dissatisfied, said loudly.

Hearing that everyone had opinions about him, Chao Bufan remained extremely calm, smiling with his arms crossed, as if it were none of his business.

"Ahem!" Warlock coughed twice, then smiled and said, "This is a decision made by the school after careful consideration. If any of you cannot accept it, you can go and talk to the principal in person."

It was clear that Warlock had deliberately thrown this "headache" problem to Principal Smith, who wisely coughed and swept his fiery gaze across the audience, immediately silencing them and preventing them from daring to raise any further questions.

Professor Warlock nodded in satisfaction and continued, "These five students will represent our magic academy in this competition. Come to the registrar's office shortly; the principal has some matters to discuss with you. Now, everyone, return to your classrooms and continue your lessons!"

Fortunately, the five contestants were not far apart in age, which eliminated the so-called generation gap problem. As for language, that was not a problem at all.

Curry and his three companions seemed to know each other well, greeting each other warmly upon meeting and even exchanging enthusiastic hugs.

When the extraordinary Curry appeared before them, Curry was the first to extend his hand in a friendly manner and say with a smile, "Hello, my name is Curry, nice to meet you."