I don't know if it was a coincidence, but the first day of the competition happened to be the first day of June.
On this day, all eyes in the imperial capital were focused on the central square on the central axis of the imperial city.
The central square is designed like the ancient Roman Forum, the open space in the middle of the square is sunken, and there is a square high platform about 100 feet long in the open space in the middle. That's just for racing.
The surrounding circles are full of grandstands. There are sixteen passages in the entire square, in order to prevent stampede accidents when entering and exiting.
The square is all made of off-white marble, magnificent and majestic, but there are flashes of light from time to time.
When the audience came to the square, they saw seven people sitting cross-legged on the high platform in the middle. These seven people were male and female. They were dressed in black robes, and the emblem of the Imperial Academy embroidered with gold thread on their chests was very conspicuous.
"Could they be the few students who are posing?" Someone whispered.
"No way, there's not even a ceremony?" Even if it's a martial arts competition to recruit relatives, you have to say something before it starts.
"What kind of ceremony do you want? The news only shows that they want to put on a challenge to meet the challenge of the world's heroes. It didn't say that this was advocated by the Imperial College." The side said.
All kinds of remarks were floating around. No matter what others said, the seven people sitting cross-legged on the high platform were not affected at all. They still sat there with their backs straight, waiting for the time to come.
Lin Fan watched the sun rise little by little, and said: "The time is up soon. Before coming, the headmaster told me to try to show off as much as possible on the basis of winning. Otherwise..."
"Otherwise, if the tickets cannot be sold tomorrow, we will settle the score with us." If it were not for the current occasion, Dongfang Zhen would really like to give the dean and his father the middle finger.
Why didn't I realize that the two of them were so stingy before? It's all right now, I've got a piece of it, and I'm in a mess!
"They planned this, and the cost is not small. We can make up for a little bit."
"If all the tickets are sold, they will have a net income of 20 million taels a day. This does not include the operation of ticket prices on the black market and the operation of casinos. Thinking about such a big piece of meat, I can't even take a bite. It's really heartbreaking!" Dongfang Zhen said with a painful expression.
Several other people looked at him instantly, and the temperament of co-authoring money should be inherited from the family.
While a few people were chatting, the audience in the stands was already full. There are civilians, nobles, and practitioners. It is probably only on such occasions that people of different classes will sit together equally.
Then the bell in the square rang, and Lin Fan stood up first, "It's time."
There is no extra gorgeous rhetoric, and no grand opening ceremony. It was as if the few of them discussed casually, and then set up the ring here. It looked like a joke, making people think that the people in the middle of the field were liars, and deliberately shouted such a stunt, just to take out the money in their pockets. silver.
Everyone looked at their ages again, they all had young faces, and they didn't look like powerful practitioners no matter what. Suddenly there was commotion in the crowd.
"I regret buying this ticket a little bit." Someone already shouted, "I spent a hundred taels of silver. What are you looking for? Just to see these little brats? I might as well go to Yizhou for this money." The Red Pavilion is looking for a young and beautiful girl!"
Suddenly someone nearby became displeased, "What are you talking about, didn't you see that they were wearing Imperial College uniforms? They must be students of the college, so we thought it was worth paying a hundred taels of silver to watch their performance. "
"Maybe the clothes are fake? Besides, aren't those cultivators very noble? I've never seen anyone make money like this in person. They must be liars!"
"What's the use of yelling here now that you've already bought your ticket. If you want to see it, don't get lost!"
All kinds of comments were lumped together, but the vast majority of people felt that they had been deceived, thinking that what they saw after spending a hundred taels of silver should not be these young people playing house.
The turmoil in the arena spread little by little, and these were seen by the few people sitting in the VIP seats. There was a look of satisfaction in their eyes. If the Imperial Academy wanted to build momentum, it would depend on whether they agreed or not. His Majesty the Emperor wanted to take the opportunity to make money and train His Highness the Prince, but it didn't go so smoothly.
"If His Highness the Crown Prince dies in this arena, it will be a lot of fun." One person laughed.
"No, I can't wait to see that scene."
"Power is the most fascinating thing."
Just as they were talking, they suddenly saw a young man in the middle of the field looking towards them with sharp eyes, which made their hearts stop for a moment, but then they became a little annoyed.
How could they be so intimidated by a young boy because of their noble status.
"Who is that?"
"I heard that Lin Fan is the first genius of Imperial College."
"Then it will be abolished at that time."
In this world, there are always some people who feel that the world revolves around them. As soon as others disobeyed his will, it was taken for granted that they deserved to die.
The same is true for the green-robed women, and so is this group of so-called nobles.
Lin Fan withdrew his gaze, and he vaguely understood why the dean and the emperor were only operating this matter secretly this time.
It turns out that the Tobu Empire is not as monolithic as it appears on the surface. Especially the current royal family has only the crown prince and a single seedling, if Dongfang Zhen dies...
Thinking of this possibility, Lin Fan pursed his lips, and decided that he must tell everyone about this matter after returning today.
The turmoil in the stands was still going on, because they were provoked by some caring people, and the dissatisfaction of many people was gradually growing, and the noise around them was like a vegetable market.
The six of Xiao Qi and the others also came, and when they heard the ugly or contemptuous and vicious remarks around them, their faces flushed with anger.
"I like to watch but not to roll, where is there so much nonsense!" Ling Xiaoxiao clenched her fists and said.
Liu Shishi next to her was a little calmer, "But, why hasn't anyone come up to the stage to challenge now? Hasn't the order been drawn and arranged?"
The second child next to him suddenly remembered something, "Xiaoqi, didn't you tell Elder Liu yesterday that we want to be the first one?"
"That's right." Xiao Qi stuck out her tongue, she seemed to have forgotten about this problem.
"Then hurry up! After five minutes, it is equivalent to abstaining." Gan Ping, who had just broken through the alchemy realm, couldn't wait to get a seat under his feet and jumped up on the high platform.
"Wait for me!" Liu Shishi and Ling Xiaoxiao also went up quickly.
The remaining Xiao Qi and Xiao Shu looked at the second child together, "Second brother, can you climb up?"
The second child blushed immediately, "You underestimated me! You go first, and I'll be there later."
Xiao Qi and Xiao Shu looked at each other suspiciously, and then saw the second child stepping up the steps.
"..." (to be continued.)