novelraw Chapter 66 : The Dormitory Battle!
Chapter 66 : The Dormitory Battle!
66: The Dormitory Battle!?
Those eight lakeside rooms, with their uniquely beautiful scenery and most abundant Primordial Energy, are not separated by gender?
Most of the new students were pleasantly surprised and found it refreshing. The Lingdu Source Martial Academy was truly different from other universities. However, a few introverted students felt uneasy.
For example, Hua Qianyuan, standing beside Yuyin, clutched her own arms, trembling slightly amidst the noisy crowd.
"I'm afraid, things aren't that simple, are they? With such superior conditions, who wouldn't want to live there? Are two hundred people going to draw lots?" a handsome boy with glasses said. Those who could get here were the top elites from all over the country. While they might not all be geniuses, there were plenty of smart people among them.
Chen Qian'ning turned to those below the stage and said, "Teacher Chen, let them begin."
A tall, brawny, short-haired teacher wearing black-rimmed glasses and a Zhongshan suit took out his phone. "Yuehu Lake group, commence the operation."
In the distance, the sound of motorboats could be heard from Yuehu Lake. Various boats, large and small, pulled a large number of floating rafts from a corner of the lake and began to arrange them on the water's surface.
"What are they doing?" Yuyin looked into the distance. It felt like they were setting up some kind of water sports venue.
"Please follow me. Leave your luggage here for now; our sophomore students will help watch over it."
With that, Chen Qian'ning and the other teachers led the way, bringing the numerous new students along the side of Yuehu Lake toward the other side of the villa dormitories.
After walking about half a circle around Yuehu Lake, they arrived at a large lawn at the foot of Yushan Mountain.
By this time, the facilities on the lakeshore had also been set up.
It was a large square area, about a hundred meters square on the lake's surface, constructed from a large number of floating rubber air cushions and spliced wooden planks, with three suspended paths connecting it.
Standing on the higher ground of the lawn, they could see the venue more clearly.
"Next, I will explain the rules for the dormitory battle. Listen carefully."
Chen Qian'ning pointed to the venue floating on the lake. "All of you will be divided into two groups based on whether your student ID number is odd or even. The odd-numbered group will all go up to the large blue floating island on this side, and the even-numbered group will go to the red floating island on the other side."
Yuyin noticed that on the large water venue, the blue and red floating islands each occupied a corner, connected by three paths made of floating objects arranged in an upper, middle, and lower pattern.
"Then, upon the command of the referee teachers on each side, when your name is called, you will choose any one of the paths to advance. If you encounter a student from the other group, you will use any means necessary to make them fall into the water," Chen Qian'ning announced loudly.
"Ehhh!?" The new students were astonished. What was this for?
Chen Qian'ning ignored them and continued, "Successfully causing one student from the other group to fall into the water will earn you one point."
She pointed to the giant outdoor cinema screen set up in front of the lawn, which now began to display a scoreboard.
"There are one hundred students each on the red and blue sides, divided according to your student ID numbers. Those with numbers over one hundred are not displayed for now, but their scores will also be recorded," another male Teacher Chen explained from the side of the scoreboard.
Chen Qian'ning continued, "You will be ranked on this large screen according to the points you earn. Once you fall into the water, you are considered defeated and will lose the qualification to continue. Students who have not fallen into the water can return to their own floating island to rest temporarily after persisting outside the island for more than two minutes. You can wait for the next round of attacks or choose to launch an attack at any time. Taking the initiative to attack can replace one mandatory attack."
"Defeating a student with 5 points or 10 points or more will grant you an immediate bonus of 5 or 10 points. Students who have earned more than 5 points are qualified to return to the floating island to request one wooden weapon from the teacher in charge of weapon custody for combat."
"If one group is completely wiped out, the other group will be divided into two groups to continue fighting, until... only one person remains on this floating arena. This last person will also receive an additional 20-point bonus."
Chen Qian'ning looked at the many new students who were listening carefully to the rules, took a deep breath, and said, "The top eight students on the leaderboard will have the right to live in the Lakeside Villas. At the same time, they will have the right to invite a roommate ranked lower than themselves to live with them. The gender of this roommate is not restricted, and the invitation cannot be refused."
"Ehhh!?"
After Chen Qian'ning finished speaking, the crowd erupted in an uproar.
Many of the female students started to worry. They had thought the top sixteen would get in and could pair up voluntarily, but who knew it would let the top eight enjoy a king-like treatment!
"Teacher, this... what if a boy chooses a girl? Wouldn't that be awkward?" a female student asked worriedly.
"This academy's rules are strict. Even with co-ed living, any acts against either party's will are not allowed. You needn't worry about that," Chen Qian'ning said with a straight face.
But that was easy to say. A lone man and woman, both young and full of life, living in the same room. How could that be explained clearly?
"Tsk... As a female cultivator, isn't it a good thing to be with a true expert?" On one side of the lawn, a tall girl with purplish-red long hair said dismissively.
Her comment earned eye-rolls from many of the traditional female students from prominent families. As for the boys, most of them had their fighting spirits ignited. The boys who could get here were all victors who had defeated countless competitors. Who among them wasn't confident? In the face of this sudden competition, who was afraid of whom?
"Alright, the rules have been explained. You are not ordinary people; I don't need to explain it to you as if you were fools, do I? Don't view yourselves with the mindset of an ordinary university. You may have thought you were children of heaven for getting into this academy, or that you could reach the heavens in a single step. But I'm telling you, the cultivation at the Lingdu Source Martial Academy is not that easy to get through!" With that, Chen Qian'ning turned around, swinging her full hips as she walked up to the main referee platform by the lake and said, "Red and Blue team teachers, lead your people onto the field."
Everyone had a basic understanding of the rules. Even if there were more questions, there was no chance to ask them. Basically, when it was time to charge, you charge. Just get the students from the other side into the water and make sure you don't fall in yourself. That was all.
"Xia Yuyin... classmate... you... you're number one." Hua Qianyuan pointed at the scoreboard. Right now, everyone had zero points, sorted by student ID number. Yuyin was on the Blue Team, with student ID number 001.
This student ID number immediately drew the attention of the many gifted new students. Everyone was a genius, an elite. No one was willing to yield to another.
"Number one? So what?" a teenage boy of medium height with neat, blue short hair and clear, yet eagle-like sharp eyes, looked at Yuyin. He was number two, Qin Feizhen.
And more boys than just him were looking at Yuyin, and not just because of her student ID number. As their understanding of this competition's rules grew, the atmosphere between them gradually became subtle.
Originally, they were all new students who had just arrived. Even if Yuyin was beautiful and charming, no one would dare to be reckless. After all, these people were not street punks; every single one of them was smart. At the Lingdu Source Martial Academy, no matter how much power or influence you had before, you had to learn to be low-key and well-behaved here.
But now, things were different.
The "flight attendant director" had announced the official competition rules of the academy. When using the rules, there was no need to be polite. If you succeeded, you would gain both fame and fortune!
"Hmph... As long as I can get into the top eight, I'll definitely choose her!" a tall, fat, and sturdy buzz-cut boy, wearing a loose tracksuit and hundred-thousand-yuan sneakers, stared at Yuyin. "Wait, I can't guarantee someone else won't choose her. It seems I'll have to take first place to be secure. Damn it!"
"That number one, Xia Yuyin, isn't she the top female scorer of the college entrance exam?" a male student with long hair in an ancient style asked, looking at Yuyin with a somewhat chivalrous air. "What are a few villas? I'm afraid she might not realize that she is the focus of many people's attention in this competition. If she encounters danger, I should step in and help, although... that might reveal my true strength."
"So... she's Xia Yuyin? Talented and beautiful, a peerless beauty... I, Ximen Liang, may not lack women, but I've never met such a perfect girl... hehe... hehehe..."
Of course, not all the boys were secretly paying attention to Yuyin. Some only wanted to compete for the villas and the glory, some had their eyes on Hua Qianyuan and other girls. However, Yuyin had attracted the attention of the majority of people here!
Yuyin was exceptionally perceptive. As she walked toward the blue floating island, she had already noticed the shift in the atmosphere around her.
Originally, she hadn't decided whether to go all out. After all, she wasn't too concerned about something like a dormitory. Maybe she could get a mid-range ranking without showing off too much and live in a four-person dormitory. That would be fine, right? Besides, they would all be girls.
But the gazes of these geniuses and elites from all over the country made her realize the complexity of the situation.
"Seeing how things are, even if I get second place, I might not be able to guarantee the right of first choice..." Yuyin's chest rose and fell deeply. Her gaze was deep and sharp. With her long legs, she stepped onto the blue floating island in one stride.