Conditions permitting, making fair use of the loophole in the rules was also a shortcut in battle toward placing in the competition ranking this time. Headmaster Chen knew his old acquaintances all too well. His heart was as clear as a mirror; he knew that they would never let go of this opportunity.
It was very likely that Li Qingxi, headmaster of No. 1 Devil-Subduing High, and Zuo Qingxiu, headmaster of Balance Flame Middle School, were both making plans at the moment.
Of all the headmasters this time, Headmaster Chen felt that his biggest foes were these two guys.
He might have defeated the both of them before, and they might not seem fearsome, but if they werenât capable, they wouldnât be able to hold up these two key city high schools.
No. 1 Devil-Subduing High was good at control spells, and the students of Balance Flame Middle School were very good at learning through experience. If the two schools worked together, they might be a formidable combination.
Devil-Subduing High was good at control spells, and could control both people and objects. They could use control spells to confuse the instruments used during the entry inspections so that they produced errors â Headmaster Chen could imagine this happening.
Given Li Qingxiâs character, he would definitely get the students to do that. In this eight-day battle for survival, even bringing a single fasting pill inside would significantly improve their odds.
Compared with Li Qingxiâs side, the students of Balance Flame Middle School were more conservative; this was a group of bookworms who emphasized rules and stubbornly clung to their principles; it would be absolutely unthinkable to them to take advantage of the loophole.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Headmaster Zuo would want to persuade his students to bring some things in, but he would be faced with the problem of his studentsâ unwillingness to break the rules. As headmaster, he couldnât force them to do what he wanted.
Headmaster Chenâs guess was that this Headmaster Zuo would probably choose one or two of the students and use some of his tricks to deceive them into bringing things inâ¦
After these Balance Flame Middle School bookworms brought these things inside, they would have to use these extra aids once they encountered difficulties.
Mankind could never escape âscientific truth.â
Hence, Headmaster Chenâs plan for dealing with Balance Flame Middle School was very simple.
After hearing Headmaster Chenâs plan, Dopey Guoâs lips twitched. âTo report them⦠Is that really alright? Isnât it a little too shamelessâ¦â
âItâs nothing more than a fair method of competition,â Headmaster Chen said.
Balance Flame Middle School was a school that would become harder to deal with in the later stage. They absolutely couldnât be allowed to survive in this battle, so they had to be disposed of as soon as possible in the early stage. It would be good news for all schools if Balance Flame Middle School was down some members right from the start.
As for how No. 60 High would bring magic treasures in, Headmaster Chen had already thought up of a plan: They might be able to use Lotus Sunâs spirit sword Mysterious Sea to achieve this.
Everyone knew that Lotus Sunâs spirit sword already had a sword spirit. As long as she used this sword spirit attribute and placed the magic treasures inside a sword spirit space, no equipment would be able to detect them.
Spirit swords also werenât allowed in the national body technique competition this time, but when a sword spirit and its master shared a close enough rapport, a sword spirit space could be opened up remotely.
âMysterious Sea has been with Student Lotus Sun since she was born. There probably isnât anyone here who has as high a rapport as Student Lotus Sun does with her sword, so weâll have to trouble Student Lotus Sun this time.â
âOkay, headmaster!â Lotus Sun agreed readily.
The truth was that even if Headmaster Chen hadnât said anything, Lotus Sun had already figured out this method; as a refined young lady, not only did she have to bring magic treasures, she also had to bring many daily necessities.
Everyone would definitely become unkempt while participating in this eight-day battle for survival, but Lotus Sun didnât want that to happen to her. This was a national competition, and she would inevitably be photographed, so she would need to pay particular attention to her image, or it might tarnish the reputation of her familyâs Huaguo Water Curtain Group. Hence, she had to bring talismans for âcleaningâ as well as makeup for girls.
Conditions permitting, it would be best if she could wash her hair once a day.
After class, everyone started to discuss what they should bring in with them.
Li Youyue asked, âWill we really not be found out?â
Lotus Sun nodded and beamed. âWe wonât be discovered. Itâs very difficult to create a sword spirit space, and it was only by luck that I was able to refine one. Generally, very few Foundation Establishment students can open up a sword spirit space, so there wonât be checks carried out specially for a sword spirit space since the procedure involved is too complicated; if over a thousand students are checked for this space, who knows how long the inspections will take.â
Li Youyue sighed with relief. âThatâs great. I was still wondering what I should do if I got all dirty during the eight days⦠Can you help me bring in some makeup and toiletries?â
Lotus Sun: âIâll prepare a few more; you can just use mine.â
Liu Qingyi also echoed Li Youyue. âMe too!â
Lotus Sun nodded smoothly. âNo problem.â
Super Chen: âBut what ifâ¦â
âYou shut up!â The three girls shouted at the same time and stopped Super Chen from speaking.
The power of his blessed mouth really couldnât be underestimated.
Liu Qingyi actually had her own means of bringing things in, but the problem was that she didnât have any money right now! The money she earned from working at Wei Zhiâs place was only enough for her to buy some cheap cosmetics. Her life was too hard⦠It would be good if she could save money and freeload off someone else.
Wang Ling realized that when it came to a battle for survival, girls were unusually alike in their thinking: Their first concern wasnât whether they could survive, but for their appearance â this was just too real!
Seeing this, Hero Guo couldnât help but sigh. âThis is a battle for survival, can you be a little more serious?â
âIs there anything else more important to a girl than being beautiful and clean?â Li Youyue smiled. She looked at Lotus Sun and said, âOh, by the way, Rongrong, I also have a set of kitchenware here; take it in for me later. Nine Dragon Mountain has plenty of local specialties; if we can get good ingredients, I can prepare a picnic for everyone.â
âKitchenware? No problem. Thereâs plenty of room in my sword spirit space. Thereâs enough space for about two truckloads of stuff.â Lotus Sun nodded agreeably.
âThen, can you help me bring in a game console?â Hero Guo asked.
âYouâre the one acting as if youâre going on holidayâ¦â
âHey, I was planning to hole up at home next week and play Death Stranding â who the hell knew I would be sent out for a competition!â
ââ¦â
âDonât worry, Iâll only play when itâs perfectly safe. Iâll do anything as long as you let me bring it.â
Whereâs your integrityâ¦
Lotus Sun was speechless. She then turned to everyone else. âIs there anything else you want me to bring? I still have plenty of space.â
Saying this, she turned to look at Wang Ling.
Wang Ling: ââ¦â
Lotus Sun: âClassmate Wang Ling, do you want crispy noodle snacks?â
Wang Ling: ââ¦â