Chapter 188

He returned to his room, closed the door, went to the meditation room, sat cross-legged, and quickly entered a meditative state.

"Once you reach the Fifth Tier, some of the dragon bone and dragon blood energy sealed within your body will be released. Hurry up and cultivate." The Ice Soul Dragon, which had not appeared for a long time, suddenly awoke and spoke.

Xu Jintang quickly replied, "Okay."

After returning to school, Xu Jintang and his four friends resumed their previous schedules.

In addition to daily self-study and practice, he also had to undergo intensive training from Zhuang Silin once a week.

Time flies, and Leikdasi Military Academy soon welcomed its new semester's freshman ceremony.

This freshman orientation ceremony is held every year, and its main purpose is to assess the overall strength of all freshmen.

Xu Jintang's class had a lot of time spent on challenges with the support class, so they didn't hold a separate freshman ceremony afterwards.

"You didn't attend the freshman ceremony last year, so I'll explain the process and arrangements to you separately." Zhuang Silin continued, standing at the front, "This freshman ceremony is actually a large-scale assessment, but there's a mentor-mentee rule, so you upperclassmen will also participate in a competition."

Xu Jintang became somewhat interested, "What are the rules for experienced mentors?"

The others also looked up curiously.

Zhuang Silin continued to explain, "Each senior student will be responsible for pairing up with a freshman, forming a duo, and then participating in various mini-games and competitions together. You'll find out how to play in a bit, let's go!"

"Let's go! Let's go have some fun with the younger students!" Yan Yuting rushed out of the courtyard and ran towards the military academy.

Xue Zhongqi was a step behind, taking out the fireworks inscriptions he had prepared a few days ago and distributing them to Xu Jintang and the others, "Here, one for each of you, as a gift for your students when we meet."

Zhuang Silin glanced over curiously, "What's this?"

"Fireworks inscription, the kind that lets you set off fireworks after using it, it's really beautiful," Xue Zhongqi proudly straightened his back and introduced.

As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of fireworks inscriptions and shoved them at Zhuang Silin, "Teacher, here you go, you can play with them."

Zhuang Silin examined the firework inscription in her hand, a slight smile playing on her lips. "Okay, thanks."

Xu Jintang didn't stand on ceremony and grabbed a handful, stuffing them into his storage space.

Fifteen minutes later, the group arrived at Leikedasi.

At this moment, the newly enrolled first-year students had already gathered at the training ground.

Their faces were youthful, their eyes clear, and they seemed very curious about everything in Leikedasi, whispering among themselves.

"I heard that upperclassmen will be coming to lead us in the freshman ceremony later. I can't wait!"

"Our seniors just came back from the challenge tournament and they're really popular online. I wish Senior Yu Wanyao could mentor me."

"Hehe, I like Senior Wei Zixuan. His ability to summon monsters is so interesting, hahaha, it's like buying a lottery ticket."

After a round of elimination matches, Yu Wanyao four friends have become the goddesses and gods in the hearts of these freshmen.

It wasn't until Zhuang Silin, Miao Mingzhi, and leaders at all levels walked in together.

The scene immediately fell silent.

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All the freshmen's eyes fell on Miao Mingzhi group, their faces full of anticipation and curiosity.

Following the leaders were Yu Wanyao and her four companions.

When they appeared, the entire audience erupted in gasps of surprise. "It really is Senior Yu Wanyao and her group!"

"Wow, we're so lucky!"

"Aaaaaah, let me be in a group with Yu Wanyao!"

Compared to the overwhelming attention Yu Wanyao and her group of five received, the cheers were much quieter when Xu Jintang and his group of five appeared.

Few of the freshmen knew Xu Jintang and his group, and they weren't particularly excited.

As Song Tianqi entered, he wondered, "Why isn't anyone welcoming us?"

"Because you're not as popular as Sister Wanyao." Yan Yuting glanced at him.

Song Tianqi snorted defiantly, "Tch."

Besides their two teams, other senior students from the second-year ranged attack class and close combat class also entered the arena one after another.

The training ground gradually became lively.

Senior students and junior students stood on the left and right sides of the training field, preparing together for the start of the freshman ceremony.

"First of all, welcome to our Leikedasi family..." Miao Mingzhi walked onto the stage with a smile, said a few polite words, and then quickly steered the conversation toward the freshman ceremony.

"This year's freshman ceremony is the same as before, with upperclassmen mentoring new students to participate in interactive games and activities. This serves as a test of the freshmen's overall abilities and also helps everyone get to know each other quickly. So, without further ado, let's get straight to the point where upperclassmen and freshmen can choose their own teams. You have ten minutes."

As soon as she finished speaking, the eager freshmen swarmed towards Yu Wanyao, surrounding the five of them.

"Senior! I want to be in your group."

"Senior Wei Zixuan! Me! Me! Look here! I want to be in your group!"

"Senior Brother Mu Guang!"

"Shuxue, I like you so much, waaaaah!"

The training ground instantly turned into a scene of fan frenzy.

Xu Jintang and his companions were squeezed into a corner by the crowd, looking quite dejected.

Xu Jintang: "..."

Yan Yuting couldn't take it anymore either, "No, is it really that serious?"

Xue Zhongqi patted his collar and snorted, "These junior students don't know what's good for them. It's a waste of my time and effort to prepare such a gift for them."

A few minutes later, Yu Wanyao four friends formed their own teams, and the other freshmen calmed down and began looking for other senior students to team up with.

"Hello, senior, I'm a first-year student in the ranged attack class. I wanted to ask if you have a team yet?" A girl with short black hair walked up to Xu Jintang cleverly, blinking her eyes and showing an expectant expression.

Xu Jintang looked up and sized up the girl. "Not yet. Do you want to team up with me?"

"Okay!" Jiang Yingxue nodded.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Jintang took out a firework-themed charm from his storage space and handed it over, "Alright, you're the one. This is a small gift."

Jiang Yingxue looked down at the Inscription Talisman in her hand, hesitating for a long time, "Fireworks Inscription? There are such inscriptions?"

It's no wonder she was shocked, because before Xue Zhongqi developed this inscription, there was no such thing on the market.

Xu Jintang crushed the remaining firework inscription in his hand.

The next second, the energy stored in the Inscription Talisman exploded and soared into the air, blooming into a blue firework in mid-air before slowly falling downwards like a shooting star.

The commotion immediately attracted the attention of those around.

All sorts of eyes turned to them, followed by gasps of surprise:

"Oh my god, there are fireworks! They're so beautiful!"

"Fireworks! Where did they come from? Did the military academy give them to us?"

"It doesn't seem so. It was released from over there."

Jiang Yingxue looked at the fireworks still blooming in the sky with a look of surprise and joy, and quickly crushed the second firework inscription.

Another dazzling meteor-like firework soared into the sky, blooming together with the previous one.

The spectacular sight of two fireworks exploding simultaneously drew the attention of those around them.

"They put it there." Finally, someone noticed Xu Jintang and his companion.

The freshmen nearby gathered around curiously, asking, "What's that? Are the fireworks coming out of here?"

Jiang Yingxue proudly puffed out her chest, "It's called Fireworks Inscription, a gift from my senior when we first met."

Xu Jintang, who was standing to the side, finally caught the attention of the younger students.

Within seconds, dozens of people swarmed around her, chattering, "Senior! Where can we buy these firework inscriptions?"

"How amazing! This is the first time I've ever heard of this kind of fireworks inscription."

"Senior, are you still hiring? Can you take me with you?"

Seeing Xu Jintang attracting attention because of the fireworks inscription, Song Tianqi couldn't stand it any longer. He quickly grabbed a handful of fireworks inscriptions and held them up, saying, "I have fireworks inscriptions here too. Team up with me and I'll give them to you."

A large group of female and male students immediately turned around and rushed over.

Immediately afterwards, Xue Zhongqi and Yan Yuting also presented each other with a gift inscribed with fireworks.

"Senior, I also have a gift for you!"

"Senior, you have some here too."

With the groundwork laid by the previous four people, when it came to Jiang Shiyi, she didn't say anything, but a junior student approached her and asked, "Senior, do you have a gift for us too?"

Jiang Shiyi calmly took out the fireworks inscription. "Hmm, I have it."

The junior student who had taken the initiative to ask immediately rushed over excitedly, "Senior, let's be in the same group!"

"Okay." After saying that, Jiang Shiyi gave away all the fireworks inscriptions in her hand.

Before long, Xu Jintang and his five friends also completed their team formation.

The freshmen who failed to get the fireworks inscription were a little disappointed, so they dispersed and went to find other upperclassmen to team up with.

Ten minutes later, most of the freshmen had already formed teams, with only a few remaining single individuals who would automatically be grouped together.

Meanwhile, dozens of fireworks continued to bloom in the sky, creating a magnificent spectacle.

Zhuang Silin walked onto the stage and continued the program, "Next, let's start with a warm-up game. It's very simple, called 'Picking Flower Balls'."

Just as he finished speaking, a flower ball woven from various colorful flowers slowly descended onto the training field.

The flower ball hung high in the air, about ten meters above the ground.

Zhuang Silin continued explaining the game rules, "As the name suggests, the goal of this warm-up game is to pick the flower ball above the training field. We will score each group based on the time it takes to pick the flower ball and their overall performance. The points earned by each group will be automatically added to that team's total score. After all the games are over, the total score will be calculated, and the top 50, top 20, and top 10 teams will receive different rewards."