Chapter 104: Preparing for the Girl Group Debut

Thunder Academy is located in the eastern region of the Heaven Dou Empire, in a place called the Leiting Grand Canyon.

This place is filled with thunder all year round, with constant rumbling, making it very suitable for the cultivation of lightning-attribute Spirit Masters.

It is rumored that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family is also in the vicinity, and this is the reason why.

The Ranking Tournament of the Five Elements Academies is generally held every few years; the timing is not fixed, but it is often chosen when there are many internal conflicts.

Although the second, third, fourth, and fifth rankings sound like there is a large gap, there is actually not much difference; what is worth mentioning is the academy that takes first place in the Ranking Tournament, as it will possess the power of adjudication and can arbitrate conflicts that occur between the Five Elements Academies.

And since the Shenfeng Academy was the first-place winner of the previous session, when they proposed restarting the Ranking Tournament, almost no academy opposed it, and it was passed unanimously.

Thunder Academy is not in a city, but in a canyon.

The canyon is vast and covers a huge area, so even if the Shenfeng Academy, Blazing Academy, and Elephant Armor Academy all arrived, they were easily accommodated.

And when the Tianshui Team arrived, the atmosphere inside the entire Thunder Academy became heated almost instantly.

After all, regardless of their strength, a team of beautiful girls is at least extremely pleasing to the eye.

Considering gender differences, the Tianshui Academy was assigned an entire section of the rest area.

"Children, the rules for this tournament have changed..."

At this moment, Yan Zhining walked into the Tianshui Team's special rest area.

"In the past, rankings were conducted in the form of team battles, with a round-robin scoring system, and the academy that won four matches automatically became the first..."

Her expression was slightly serious: "This time it is different. I heard that the Dean of Shenfeng and the Thunder Dean proposed together that the ranking will no longer be based on team battles, but rather a preliminary screening mechanism will be set up, and then the final winner will be decided."

"What does preliminary screening mean?" Qin Jian asked on behalf of everyone.

Yan Zhining said: "Thunder Academy has a natural mountain cave, and there are forty-five passages at the foot of the mountain to enter, but only five passages can reach the summit."

"After entering the passages, every certain distance you will encounter students from the other two passages; at this time, at least one side must be eliminated before the next level of passages will open."

Qin Jian calculated and said: "That means the second level has fifteen passages, the third level has five passages... which means at least 20 people must be eliminated to reach the top level..."

"Of course, this is the most peaceful state, which is likely impossible to achieve; in extreme cases, there might only be five people who reach the top level," he added.

"Instructor Zhineng, why are the rules this time so strange?"

Qin Jian frowned and said: "This type of competition format maximizes the effect of luck. What the situation will be when finally reaching the platform, anything is possible; it could even all come from one academy..."

Yan Zhining shook her head and said: "The Thunder Dean's meaning is that after Spirit Masters graduate and enter the Dalu to venture out, the most critical thing at that time is not who is strong or weak, but rather the luck that academies value the least; luck itself is also a part of a person's strength."

"There is logic in that..."

Qin Jian sneered directly: "But an academy should be a place that highlights fairness, so that those students with poor luck but extremely high talent will not be buried. If one still blindly emphasizes luck in the academy, that is not simulating a real environment for venturing out, but rather making a mess of the academy's cultivation mechanism."

"Qin Jian, you certainly have your own ideas..."

Yan Zhining smiled and said: "However, since this is the competition format for this tournament, we can only adapt to it; no matter how unreasonable it is, there is no other way."

The eight people could only nod.

"There are forty-five passages in total, and each academy can send nine people. You are currently eight people, so I will select one substitute to join later..."

Yan Zhining clapped her hands and said: "Children, get some good rest. Don't forget that our Captain is planning to take first place. Go for it!"

"Go for it!"

Several people raised their fists at the same time.

After Yan Zhining left, Qin Jian said to the seven girls: "Although this time it is not a team battle, I heard that every Ranking Tournament has an entrance ceremony, which counts as a warm-up."

"With our conditions being so good, it would be a waste not to go and blind their eyes..." He said with his arms crossed.

Shui Yue'er asked curiously: "Captain, how do you plan for us to make our entrance?"

A smile with a special meaning appeared on the corner of Qin Jian's mouth, and then he said slowly: "The team dance you have practiced for so long, now is the time to show it."

"Ah?!"

Several people first exclaimed, and then there was some trepidation mixed with joy.

"Captain, can we really enter in the form of a team dance? Won't it be too eye-catching?" Xue Wu worried.

Qin Jian smiled and said: "Don't you know how beautiful you are yourselves? Eye-catching? That doesn't exist; there is only being dazzling."

"That's good then!"

Qiu Ruoshui jumped up happily: "Haha, I never thought I could dance in front of so many people."

"Will people dislike us?" Yu Hairou asked.

Qin Jian said: "Rest assured, relying on your dance and my addictive accompaniment, what will be brought in the end will only be fanaticism."

Just kidding, with the quality of a girl group and the perfect choreography, is there any need to worry about being disliked?

They just don't realize what a concert is... that is a place where people can turn into fans in minutes!

Only those who have been to one know how strong the incitement can be when everyone is immersed in the carnival.

"Qin Jian..."

Shui Bing'er moved two steps closer to him, looked up and asked: "Then... are you willing to let me dance?"

After all, it was in front of so many people, and she was worried that Qin Jian would be unhappy.

"Of course not..."

Qin Jian gently embraced her, their foreheads touching, their eyes meeting, and said: "I love seeing my Bing'er looking so charming the most."

"Yuck... a scent of sour, stinky romance..."

Xue Wu turned around directly and dragged Qiu Ruoshui away: "Let's go, let's go, nothing to see here."

"Sigh, eating dog food every day, I don't know when it will end..." Yu Hairou shook her head and walked back.

Before long, the six of them left on their own accord.

"Bing'er, you go to the room first, I still need to go out for a trip..." Qin Jian let go of Shui Bing'er and said.

"Where are you going?" Shui Bing'er asked in confusion.

Qin Jian smiled and said: "Of course I have to go scout the location, see where the entrance prepared by Thunder Academy is, and how the sound equipment is. Since we are debuting as a girl group, we must make it perfect!"

Although she didn't quite understand what debuting as a girl group meant, Shui Bing'er still nodded and said: "Then I will wait for you in the room."

They automatically ignored the fact that there were actually five rooms in this small building arranged for the Tianshui Team...

Progress 13/57

(End of chapter)