The Divine Music divisionâs first-year students were all inside the cla.s.sroom. This included Hai Yang. Hai Yang currently sat in the corner, tuning her guzheng.
Xue Ling faced Ye Yin Zhu and said, âEveryone is discussing the afternoon match.â
Ye Yin Zhu puzzledly asked, âDiscussing? Didnât Grandmother Nina already explain the plan this morning?â
Xue Ling happily smiled and said, âWeâre talking about having a cheering squad. The seniors said that if we can win this match, for tomorrowâs match theyâll collectively go out and cheer us on. When that moment comes, it will absolutely shock the entire inst.i.tution. Yin Zhu, how could you call Dean Nina grandmother; youâre not afraid of death, but we are afraid of being hurt.â
Yin Zhu humbly smiled but didnât reply. Just at this moment, the cla.s.sroom door opened and Nina came in from the outside. Although her complexion still appeared as arrogant and icy as before, everyone could feel that today, Ninaâs mood wasnât bad from her smiling eyes.
Clapping her hands, Nina became the center of everyoneâs attention. âAlright. Everyone, listen to what I have to say. Iâve just returned from the lottery. Our afternoon opponent is the Dark Magic division. Same tactics as this morning, only you must be more careful. Once you can no longer continuously defend against the other sideâs attacks, immediately concede. Ye Yin Zhu, this is for you to decide.â
To be fair, the Freshman Compet.i.tion had round-robin tournament where each stage was redetermined as lots were drawn with the exception of previous opponents.
Hearing that their next opponent was the Dark Magic division, Xue Ling and Lan Xi cried out in alarm simultaneously. Kong Queâs complexion changed despite not saying a word. Her haughty face, however, was somewhat gloomy. Seated in the corner, only Hai Yang had no reaction, still appearing ice-cold and tranquil.
The Magic Departmentâs nine great division specializations were the Water division, Firedivision, Wind division, Earth division, Light division, Dark Magic division, Summon division, Spirit division, and the Spatial Domain division. Among these, six of the before-mentioned were cla.s.sified as elemental magic while the other three were cla.s.sified as special magic. The most mysterious of them was naturally the Spatial Domain division while the strongest were the Spirit division and the Summon division. The one division people didnât wish to confront the most, however, was actually the Dark Magic division.
Qin Shang once explained in detail to Yin Zhu the marvels of each type of magic. Water magic was relatively weak in the beginning. Dark Magic in simple terms was the exact opposite; it had the most powerful magic in the beginning. These were Green Rank and below Dark Magic. Dark Magic for the most part used sacrificial offerings to summon the darkness element for oneâs own use. This power was extremely strong. Included among those wascorrosion magic, which easily makes anyone unwilling to face them. When corrosion magic struck a target, the injury couldnât be healed. This was also the reason why the beautiful ladies of the Divine Music division were frightened.
âGrandmother Nina, am I allowed to arrange the tactics for the afternoon match?â This was not the first time he called Nina grandmother in front of everybody, but this was absolutely the calmest Ye Yin Zhu had called her.
Nina glanced at him, but everyone was startled when she didnât flare up and instead nodded, saying, âGood. Since you are the general, youâll make the decisions. I only require you to explain important matters to me in advance, all under heavy security. I do not want any accidents to happen to you all. Donât leave any magical openings; the Dark Magic divisionâs magical damage is very strong.â
Ye Yin Zhu nodded and replied, âI understand. Senior Hai Yang, this afternoon I am requesting you to play the < a="" chinese="" ghost="" story="">> song once again.â
Hai Yang stared blankly, her pale charming face displaying astonishment. âWhy? < a="" chinese="" ghost="" story="">> song only expresses sorrow. The Dark Magic divisionâs students are not as easy to handle as the Water division. If < a="" chinese="" ghost="" story="">> is successfully completed, it might not make them lose their combat ability.â
Ye Yin Zhu confidently said, âI ask Senior Hai Yang to obey to my plan. Furthermore, Xue Ling, Lan Xi, Kong Que. You three ought to also be able to play this musical composition. Iâm asking you to perform with the musical instruments you are experts with. Lan Xi, at that time you will be playing with me as the zither is the most difficult to make compatible with other instruments. Pay attention to my technique when the moment comes.â
Lan Xi somewhat excitedly nodded and agreed. After she had witnessed Yin Zhuâs zither art, she had already asked him to instruct her. To the side Kong Que was ignored and unhappily said, âYe Yin Zhu, what is this idea of yours? If everyone plays < a="" chinese="" ghost="" story="">>, who would defend against the Dark Magic divisionâs magical attacks?â
âMe.â Ye Yin Zhuâs reply was only one word, but it was spoken with exceptional resolution.â
Kong Que somewhat disdainfully questioned, âYou?â
Ye Yin Zhu had the least favorable impression of the conceited Kong Que out of the four female compet.i.tors. He indifferently said, âI canât tell you what to do? If you think you can resist the opponentâs magical attacks, I as general will allow you to do so.â
âYouâŠâ Kong Que was indignant. âWho are you to have the impertinence to talk to me like this. Believe it or not, IâŠâ
âEnough. The match still hasnât begun, yet you want to fight among ourselves? Kong Que, you need to remember, this is not the Palermo Kingdom. Since I said that Ye Yin Zhu is the general, starting from today, everything concerning the compet.i.tion will follow his plans.â Ninaâs serene voice made Kong Que choke back her words.
That afternoon the Divine Music divisionâs playing field was the Dark Magic divisionâs training field four. This training field was different from the Water divisionâs standard. Although the size was more or less the same, the unexpectedly black training field was constructed with all kinds of materials. When they first arrived here, everyone clearly felt that it was somewhat sinister.
Since the creation of Training field four, it rarely bustled with noise and excitement. The number of people coming to watch the Divine Music division and Dark Magic divisionâs match was greater by two tenths than the number of the people who went to watch the morning Divine Music division and Water division match. Even if the Divine Music division already won one match, up until now, people still didnât think highly of them. The majority of the students all believed the reason why the Water division lost the match this morning was because the Water division freshman had been too careless, causing their attack speed to be slowed. They were correct to notice that the magic casting rate was slow, but it was not because the Water division was careless. It was instead caused by the musical compositionâs influence.
âYin Zhu, you must put in the extra effort! I bet a gold coin on your Divine Music division,â Sura whispered to Ye Yin Zhu as he prepared to go onto the field.
Ye Yin Zhu wrinkled his brow and said, âMy grandfather told me itâs not good to gamble.â
Sura mischievously laughed and said, âItâs a small bet to support you. It doesnât matter. Okay, you need to enter the field immediately. Iâll cheer you on.â
Unlike the first match, this time the Divine Music division didnât move one set of table and chair, but rather three sets. Apart from Ye Yin Zhu who carried a table and chair to the training field for himself, the other two sets for Hai Yang and Lan Xiâs use were prematurely placed by the students of the other divisions.
âDivine Music division, letâs go, Divine Music division, win.â Sharp and clear voices shouted and attracted the attention of everyone present to a lovely sight. The Divine Music divisionâs first-year students, excluding the four competing, had eight other girls. Now dressed in their school uniform at the training field, they cheered on the side Ye Yin Zhu was on. At this moment, the majority of the girlsâ gazes fell on Ye Yin Zhuâs body. Although Ye Yin Zhuâs temperament gave people the feeling that he was from a poor background, his appearance was extremely outstanding. If his vocation wasnât a measly Divine Music mage, the female students would have already started chasing after him. Unfortunately, this world put strength first.
The number of Dark Magic divisionâs new students were the lowest among the Magic Departmentâs nine great divisions and not much more than the Spirit divisionâs branch Divine Music division. Each year they had only 20-30 students. Now that they were gathered together, they appeared incompatible with the other divisions and their students.
Ye Yin Zhuâs table and chair were placed at the very front. Behind him stood Lan Xi and Hai Yang, and standing behind them were Xue Ling and Kong Que in the very back. This was the first time Ye Yin Zhu saw their musical instruments. Xue Lingâs musical instrument was a blue jade xiao while Kong Queâs pipa was a cream-colored pipa which resembled sculpted ivory with its sparkling exterior. The occasionally touched strings released notes full of a metallic tone.