A sudden roar of cheers boiled up from one corner. It was a name no one had heard before, most likely from a school few people knew either. Securing a place like this was naturally an achievement enough to send people wild with joy.
Watching that seething corner, Pei Ye found a smile creeping onto his face. Then he remembered his question and turned his head. "Miss Qu, did you understand what that last 'unanimous' meant?"
Qu Xin glanced at him. "It's a conventional expression councils and the like use to state their position. If there are twelve people, for instance, those words mean all twelve agree with the result."
"...Oh." Pei Ye nodded, having learned something new. Then he suddenly frowned as something occurred to him. "But hadn't the seventy-two people already been decided? They were only discussing the rankings, weren't they?"
"Yes. It means there's no doubt this person ranks dead last."
Chapter 416: Announcing the foremost names
"..." Pei Ye looked back at that jubilant corner and could not help falling a little silent.
Still, it was a good thing. Fighting one's way out among all Shaolong's sword talents, then having one's name displayed before a hundred thousand people and spread throughout Shaolong-the very thought set the heart surging.
Pei Ye withdrew his rather envious gaze, intending to see where the few names he knew would rank.
He deeply regretted not being eligible himself. Even setting aside the fame of being watched by countless eyes, measuring himself against so many excellent swordsmen would have been interesting enough.
Unfortunately, he had neither made it in time to fight in the arena nor obtained a Sword Case. Besides, having only just entered sixth growth and the spirit realm, he would have found any eighth-growth opponent far too difficult, let