Chapter 102: Dormitory Competition

Zhou Chu was a bit dazed at first, not yet understanding the meaning behind Su Chang's words.

After he listened to this teacher's speech, he finally realized how cruel life in this university was.

It turned out that if one wanted to have good accommodation conditions, one also needed to compete for them through strength.

Moreover, this Dormitory Competition was held once every year.

Whether they were freshmen or seniors, all could participate in the contest.

It was evident that at Shenxia University, strength was the standard for measuring everything.

No wonder Su Chang had said earlier that to live well, one must have solid, real ability.

It was also the first time Zhou Chu had heard that to live in a dormitory with good conditions, one had to compete for it through strength.

It sounded quite absurd, yet it also seemed to make a lot of sense.

As a freshman, Zhou Chu first had to pass the hurdle of the Dormitory Competition.

However, it didn't matter if one didn't participate; at worst, one would be assigned to a group dormitory with a harsh environment and the poorest conditions.

It is reported that the group dormitories house eight people to a room, and the facilities inside are extremely simple, equipped only with the most basic beds, tables, chairs, and cabinets.

The space is narrow and cramped, so it surely wouldn't be very comfortable to live in.

Furthermore, the sanitary conditions are worrying, basically depending on the level of self-discipline of one's roommates.

And with many people, it is noisy, which is undoubtedly a great disturbance for students who seek quiet.

Zhou Chu frowned, secretly pondering in his heart.

Although he did not have particularly harsh requirements for accommodation conditions, if he could win a better dormitory, it would undoubtedly be more beneficial to his studies.

After all, a quiet, comfortable living environment equipped with complete facilities allows a person to devote themselves more wholeheartedly to the process of self-improvement.

Therefore, Zhou Chu's goal was to win an opportunity for a single-room dormitory for himself.

Thus, Zhou Chu dragged his suitcase directly to the registration desk beside the arena and signed up using his newly activated Student Card.

The three senior students from the Student Union Dormitory Management Department were responsible for the registration work for this Dormitory Competition.

Through Zhou Chu's Student Card, they learned that the freshman in front of them was actually the national College Entrance Exam Top Scholar.

These senior students couldn't help but glance at each other, a trace of anticipation flashing in their eyes.

Every year, the College Entrance Exam Top Scholar indeed has a certain advantage over freshmen of the same cohort, but today was a competition where both new and old students could participate.

It was just unclear how many moves this College Entrance Exam Top Scholar could last against those seniors.

One of the senior sisters with short hair, who looked quite capable, spoke first: "Hey, College Entrance Exam Top Scholar, since you've signed up, your previous status doesn't matter on the competition field; you have to speak with real ability."

Another senior brother, who wore glasses and looked refined, also smiled and echoed: "That's right, although you are the Top Scholar, those seniors are no pushovers either. They have been tempered in the university for so long, and their strength cannot be underestimated. You'd better be prepared to bring out your best skills later."

The third senior brother was a burly young man; he crossed his arms and looked at Zhou Chu with burning eyes, saying: "Today is a 1V1 arena duel, I'm quite looking forward to seeing how much talent you, the Top Scholar, really have?"

"But you don't need to feel too much pressure; just treat it as a freshman trial and perform well."

Zhou Chu nodded at the three senior brothers and sisters and walked into the line of contestants.

At this moment, the middle-aged teacher in the academy uniform from before spoke again: "I am the teacher from the Dormitory Management Department, Bai Ping, and I am also the referee for this competition."

"First, I will introduce the competition rules to the new students who have signed up for this competition."

"The competition adopts a 1V1 knockout format. Once you lose, you are directly eliminated. Because there is only one single-room dormitory, whoever stands until the end in the arena can obtain the qualification for this single-room dormitory."

"Besides this, in the arena, apart from using normal means such as your own Soul Profession skills, the use of any prohibited auxiliary props is forbidden; otherwise, it will be considered cheating."

"Once discovered, the competition qualification will be immediately cancelled, and you will not be able to participate in the dormitory competition qualification for one year."

"In addition, during the competition, although there will be no situation of injury, I still hope everyone will stop when the point is made. After all, this is just to compete for a dormitory, not a life-or-death struggle!"

Bai Ping's gaze swept over the crowd of contestants, and his loud voice resounded throughout the entire East Plaza.

As Bai Ping announced the start of the competition, two students were the first to volunteer to stand out, and then they ascended to the arena through the teleportation platforms on both sides of the arena.

These two students were both seniors from last year who had been studying for a year before coming to participate in the Dormitory Competition.

Because it was his first time coming to Shenxia to see such a martial arts arena, Zhou Chu still watched the first duel in its entirety.

In the end, the student who had bound the Mage Soul Profession defeated the student with the Warrior-type Soul Profession through agile positioning and powerful spell suppression.

Through the competition between these two seniors, Zhou Chu roughly understood the level of the students at Shenxia University.

It had to be said that they were very proficient in combat techniques, and they even added some close-quarters combat skills into their skill usage.

By comparison, this was indeed something freshmen did not possess.

Although a Mage is at a disadvantage in strength, if their close-quarters combat foundation is solid, they can also defeat a Warrior clad in heavy armor.

Zhou Chu pondered that although he hadn't learned those close-quarters combat skills yet, relying on his two great divine skills, Soul Shield and Soul Entanglement, he could definitely obtain victory in a simple and brutal way.

Just rushing in is the right way!

Thus, Zhou Chu began to continuously stack Soul Shield on himself, making pre-battle preparations!

And just at this time, new contestants joined the line.

They were all fellow examinees from this College Entrance Exam.

He Muxue from Tianhua No. 3 Middle School and her three other teammates, as well as the Daxia City 5S Genius Squad.

Besides this, there was also the Natural Warlock Liu Yu from Tianlan City.

It seemed that this 5S Genius Squad and Liu Yu had passed the supplementary recruitment exam and finally obtained their admission spots to Shenxia University.

Among the four from Tianhua No. 3 Middle School, apart from He Muxue, the other three all nodded and smiled at Zhou Chu when they saw him.

Conversely, the 5 S-Grade geniuses from Daxia City and Liu Yu couldn't help but frown when they saw Zhou Chu, and their faces all revealed a solemn expression.

It had to be said that these 5 S-Grade geniuses from Daxia City also had relatively high popularity at Shenxia University.

As soon as the five of them appeared, they immediately attracted many surrounding students to cast eager and expectant gazes, accompanied by bursts of low discussion.

"It's those 5 S-Grade geniuses from Daxia City. I heard their performance during the supplementary recruitment exam was particularly stunning. We're in for a good show this time!"

"What? The five of them actually participated in the supplementary recruitment exam? I thought one of them must have been this year's College Entrance Exam Top Scholar."

"How could that be? I heard the College Entrance Exam Top Scholar was taken by a student from Tianhua City No. 1 High School. Look, that's the one wearing the Magic Robe and pulling the suitcase."

"Is this person the College Entrance Exam Top Scholar of this year? He doesn't look like anything special, and the equipment on him is also plain and unremarkable. How could five S-Grade geniuses actually lose to him?"

"Who knows what happened? Perhaps the five geniuses didn't perform well, and this kid just happened to pick up a lucky win."

The sound of discussion rose and fell all around, but Zhou Chu heard it all and merely smiled faintly, not paying it much mind.

As the competition progressed, round after round of contestants took the stage to compete, and the number of participating teams grew fewer and fewer.

However, Zhou Chu had not moved at all, still watching the battle on the stage with extreme indifference.

Meanwhile, one contestant on the arena stage had already won five consecutive matches undefeated.

That was a burly man wearing jagged red armor all over his body, holding a dark cyan Mountain Splitting Giant Axe in his hand.

As he chopped down his last opponent with one axe strike, he couldn't help but laugh maniacally: "Come, come, come! Is there anyone else down there who dares to come up and trade blows with this Mountain Splitting Giant Axe of mine!"

"I'd like to see who can manage to get me off this arena stage, hahahaha!"