Chapter 327: Internal Trading Fair (Third update, bonus for 1500 average subscriptions)

The next morning, Yecheng National Arena!

Today is the day to decide the opponents for the Four Great Academies, which is of great significance to the other three academies besides the Royal Academy.

Naturally, they hope to draw weak opponents so they can have a better chance of achieving a higher ranking.

While waiting in line, Li Zhangsheng noticed that Vice Principal Xu's expression was very poor, so he couldn't help but ask Instructor Qian Yuanfei beside him in a low voice: "Instructor, what is wrong with the Principal?"

"The Principal went to the Liu Clan last night!" Instructor Qian Yuanfei said briefly; he did not dare to say too much.

"The Liu Clan!"

Li Zhangsheng felt a chill in his heart and vaguely sensed something was wrong. There is only one Liu Clan in Yecheng; this family once produced an Emperor Rank, and although it has declined significantly, its foundation remains, and it still belongs to the category of King Families.

According to rumors, the Liu Family possesses a Li Fire Parasol Tree. Vice Principal Xu had made many preparations for this, wanting to conduct a trade with the Liu Family, or at the very least, exchange for some Li Fire Essence.

Judging by Vice Principal Xu's expression, it was very likely that his negotiations with the Liu Family fell through last night.

In this case, it meant that the injuries of Instructor Ning and the Three-Legged Fire Crow would only continue to worsen, and they likely wouldn't last two months.

"I must gather the Three-Legged Golden Crow Spirit Essence as soon as possible!" Li Zhangsheng thought to himself, wondering if the Starry Sky Auction House had made any gains in this regard over the past few days.

Dong, dong, dong~

While Li Zhangsheng was lost in thought, the vigorous bell finally rang, and the previously noisy scene fell silent once again. After an interval of three days, the Emperor of the Langya Kingdom, Dou Zhangsheng, had arrived at the arena again.

Dou Zhangsheng spoke casually for a while, the topic never straying from this year's Exchange Tournament, and he specifically praised some of the academies and students who performed excellently, including Yuanling Academy and Miao Yinfeng.

Unfortunately, perhaps because Li Zhangsheng's performance was not too outstanding, Dou Zhangsheng did not call his name.

Once Dou Zhangsheng finished speaking, it was time for the Four Great Academies' draw, which was conducted by the captain of the Royal Academy, Dou Yuanhua.

Watching Dou Yuanhua arrive on stage, the team leaders, instructors, and students of the other three academies were all filled with solemnity.

"We must not be drawn by Dou Yuanhua!" At this moment, everyone from Yuanling Academy prayed in their hearts.

If they encountered the Royal Academy, they would surely lose, and at that point, they could only compete for third place.

If they drew Tiandu Academy or Huating Academy, they would at least have a hope of advancing to the finals, and although most people felt the hope was slim, having it was better than not having it at all.

Dou Yuanhua looked relaxed, giving the impression that he was on an outing; with the Royal Academy's luxurious lineup, they could easily defeat any opponent.

The most exaggerated part was that even if the other three academies formed a joint lineup, they likely wouldn't be the Royal Academy's match.

Dou Yuanhua thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention; he deliberately slowed down the drawing process, and when he drew the name, he didn't announce it immediately, instead teasing the crowd to build suspense.

"I don't know what I drew either; it could be Tiandu Academy, or it could be Huating Academy or Yuanling Academy. Which one does everyone hope I drew?"

"Tiandu Academy!"

"Huating Academy!"

"Yuanling Academy!"

The audience began to voice their opinions; most were neutral, and naturally, they hoped to see an intense duel.

Among them, the calls for Tiandu Academy were significantly louder, and such great momentum made the group from Tiandu Academy feel immense pressure, fearing they would truly be drawn by Dou Yuanhua.

Huating Academy and Yuanling Academy were not having an easy time either, and at the same time, they were complaining in their hearts about Dou Yuanhua's posturing, wishing they could go up and reveal the answer themselves.

"Alright, it is time to reveal the answer!" Seeing that he had built up enough suspense among the audience, Dou Yuanhua began to reveal the answer.

"The exciting moment has arrived; our Royal Academy's opponent in the finals is—Huating Academy!"

Once Dou Yuanhua revealed the answer, the group from Huating Academy suffered a critical hit and immediately became dejected. For Huating Academy, the best result for this Exchange Tournament was to retain third place!

Not far away, the group from Tiandu Academy all revealed expressions of wild joy. The Royal Academy had drawn Huating Academy, which meant their opponent in the finals would be Yuanling Academy; in their view, this was undoubtedly the best possible draw.

As for the group from Yuanling Academy, they also breathed a sigh of relief; as long as the opponent wasn't the Royal Academy, it was fine, though they weren't as excited as Tiandu Academy because they really didn't have much confidence.

Tiandu Academy possessed a full three Fourth Rank students, one of whom was Qin Xiaoxin, a third-year student who had just advanced the day before yesterday.

Additionally, Shen Haofei of Tiandu Academy was the fourth-ranked student on the Academy Top 100 Ranking; his strength might not be inferior to Senior Miao Yinfeng, and it was even possible he was stronger.

Looking at the lineups of both sides, it wasn't that Yuanling Academy had no hope of advancing, but wanting to defeat Tiandu Academy was difficult—very difficult.

After determining their respective opponents, the people from the Four Great Academies did not linger here and scattered like birds and beasts.

However, most of the audience did not disperse; although the finals were tomorrow, that didn't mean there were no matches in the arena today.

There were still 12 academy teams remaining here, and over these three days, they would determine the specific rankings for the Top 16 and Top 8; this was also their last chance.

In the afternoon, in the hall of the courtyard where Yuanling Academy was temporarily staying, this was also the location for the internal trading fair.

With ten minutes left until the start of the internal trading fair, the participating members of Yuanling Academy were all ready, waiting for the fair to begin.

The trading fair was organized by Senior Miao Yinfeng, for which he had specially built a one-meter-high platform in the hall.

"Instructors, please come this way!" At this moment, Senior Miao Yinfeng invited several instructors in, among whom were the instructors Li Zhangsheng was familiar with, Instructor Qian Yuanfei and Instructor He Yan.

The other few instructors were the team leaders for the senior years; Li Zhangsheng had only seen them a few times and was not very familiar with them.

Soon, Vice Principal Xu also gave face and arrived at the scene.

Ten minutes later, the trading fair officially began.

Vice Principal Xu spoke a few words of encouragement before handing it over to Senior Miao Yinfeng to organize.

"Who will go first?" Senior Miao Yinfeng said, looking with expectant eyes at his good buddy—Senior Ding Dangmao.

In this internal trading fair, interested students and instructors could take turns going on stage to display their goods and state their trading terms; if someone in the audience was willing to pay that price, the trade could be completed.

If it couldn't be completed, the seller could choose to change the terms or give up on the idea of trading.

"I'll go first!" Senior Ding Dangmao felt his scalp tingle from Senior Miao Yinfeng's stare and had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the platform, pulling a transparent Glazed Bottle from his Space Ring.

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