SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 199

Chapter 199: Jiang Churan’s Sense of Crisis

TL: Rui88

Wu Mang admonished, “Today the individual competition had ended, and the second individual competition was scheduled for the day after tomorrow.”

“Although the individual competition was important, the team competition was equally important!”

“Moreover, unlike the exhibition match with Rongyang University during the opening ceremony, this time it was a real contest with win‐loss points. Tomorrow, the other two universities that were our opponents would also give their all, and I hoped you~all would not take it lightly.”

Although the team competition the next day only involved two ordinary universities, it could by no means be taken lightly.

Because the opponents might conceal some trump card!

Zhou Yi and the others all nodded, “Understood.”

They understood that even a lion used its full strength when catching a rabbit.

Wu Mang nodded slightly, “It’s good that you understood.”

Then he disbanded the team.

Zhou Yi and his companions all stood up.

In the stands, many spectators, while savoring the splendid battle just now, left one after another.

Jiang Churan walked with long strides and came to stand beside Zhou Yi, “Brother Zhou Yi, shall we go out for a stroll?”

Although the individual competition ended, the leather armor—unlike other equipment—could not be easily re-stowed into the backpack.

Therefore, at that moment, clad in tight leather armor, she appeared curvaceous.

Zhou Yi glanced at the time, “Hmm, let’s go.”

It was 4:30 in the afternoon, and since it was still early for dinner, it was a perfect opportunity to take a stroll on the mechanical floating island.

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The gymnasium at the National Universities Freshman Exchange Competition venue was enormous, capable of accommodating over a hundred thousand spectators.

If the holographic projection seats were counted, it could accommodate at least over two hundred thousand people!!

Since the most exciting champion-and-runner-up finals did not yet begin, the number of spectators in the gymnasium was not many—only seventy to eighty thousand.

After today’s competition ended, these seventy to eighty thousand people left the gymnasium.

In a typical gymnasium, if so many people surged out at once, it would certainly appear very crowded.

However, the gymnasium on this mechanical floating island had as many as 24 exits!

There was no need to worry about insufficient exits.

And Zhou Yi and Jiang Churan left from the nearest exit.

“It’s Zhou Yi and Jiang Churan from Suhang University!”

“It looked like they had been walking very closely; could it be that they were a couple?”

“Hehe, the competition had been going on for so many days, and they had always left together. You still hadn’t noticed?”

“Wuwu, Goddess Jiang had actually taken a liking to someone; I felt like my heart had been broken…”

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Before the final championship of the National Universities Freshman Exchange Competition began, every school had a promotional poster.

Many students also learned about the participating players of each school’s team through the promotional posters.

Of course, before the competition began, appearance was the focus of most people’s attention.

Among them, the tall Zhou Yi and the exquisitely beautiful Jiang Churan naturally were the center of attention.

As the final championship began, all the university players appeared.

The remarkably powerful Zhou Yi and Jiang Churan naturally also garnered a large number of fans.

At that moment, as soon as they stepped out of the gymnasium, intensely passionate gazes were cast upon them from all around.

Such gazes might feel overwhelmingly pressuring to ordinary people.

But for Zhou Yi—who spent a long time with Teacher Wang Hui, a level 64 third-transfer Professional—there was no pressure at all, and his expression remained calm.

Jiang Churan scanned the surroundings from beside him.

After she discovered that most of the gazes directed at Zhou Yi belonged to young girls, her elegant brows slightly furrowed.

Although she was very confident in her own appearance and figure, seeing so many girls of her age glaring fiercely at her brother Zhou Yi inevitably caused a surge of crisis in her heart.

Jiang Churan thought, ‘It seemed that that matter had to be done quickly…’

She secretly glanced at the upright Zhou Yi beside her, and lightly bit her red lips, as if an important decision was made in her heart…

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When one looked at the floating mechanical island from the ground, it appeared to be just a small area.

But only upon actually arriving on the mechanical island did one realize that the vastness of this mechanical floating island was almost comparable to that of a small prefecture-level city!

On the road, Zhou Yi scanned his surroundings, feeling deeply moved, “I had heard that only third-transfer Mechanics could build a mechanical floating island, and that at critical moments, this floating island could be used by the mechanic…”

Such a floating mechanical island, if truly utilized by a third-transfer Mechanic, might be able to construct a Gundam tens of meters tall in minutes!!

Zhou Yi continued thinking, “Moreover, not only that, but third-transfer Mechanics also carried a subspace armory with them. Once in battle, one person would be equivalent to a whole legion!”

Through this mechanical floating island, Zhou Yi was able to perceive the prowess of third-transfer Mechanics.

Of course, other third-transfer Professionals also were extremely terrifying.

Zhou Yi mused, “Dean Wu Mang and the others were also third-transfer Professionals, but one had seldom seen them take action. However, once they seriously took action, even a somewhat small prefecture-level city might not have been enough for them to handle, right…”

Usually, at Suhang University, deans such as Wu Mang, Zhou Huayang, and Song Qi were there.

Although they gave an impression of overwhelming and formidable pressure, in reality, not many students actually witnessed them in action.

Of course, considering that Zhou Yi—who was only level 22 at that time—could condense a tens-of-meters-high hurricane through the Holy Storm skill, the scenes of combat involving third-transfer Professionals undoubtedly were terrifying.

While thinking this, Zhou Yi strolled around with Jiang Churan.

The mechanical floating island was very large; if one really toured it, it would be impossible to explore it all in a day.

Therefore, when it was around 5:30, the two found a restaurant to dine.

Upon entering the restaurant, Zhou Yi waved his hand grandly, “Boss, bring out a portion of all your signature dishes.”

The waiter promptly reminded them, “Sir, all our dishes had been made with magical beast meat, and had been prepared by specialized chefs, and contained enormous energy. For the two of you, ordering three dishes would have been sufficient.”

He was able to tell that both Zhou Yi and Jiang Churan were Professionals of not insignificant level, and that they needed to replenish a large amount of energy.

But if all the signature dishes were served, even second-transfer Professionals might not be able to finish them!

Jiang Churan also said with a beaming smile, “It’s fine, we could eat it all.”

That breathtaking and impressive figure caused the male waiter’s face to turn slightly red.

The waiter replied, “All right then, please wait a moment, both of you.”

Since the customer was king, after the persuasion proved ineffective,

this young male waiter, who was only in his twenties, picked up the menu and headed towards the kitchen.

He walked while shaking his head.

All the signature dishes were served, totaling over thirty dishes; how could the two possibly finish them?

He thought, “In the end, they would still be wasted, but it wasn’t my problem; I had already tried to persuade them…”

Muttering a remark, he handed the order slip to the kitchen.

As with combat professions, chefs from lifestyle professions were able to learn many culinary skills upon their first transfer.

Therefore, although the kitchen staff were only a few chefs of around level ten or so,

one dish after another of delicious cuisine was promptly delivered to the tables of Zhou Yi and Jiang Churan.

Jiang Churan’s eyes lit up, “It smelled so good!”

In these past few days, she also sampled a fair amount of Qingjing cuisine.

But this time, merely by smelling the fragrance, she felt that these dishes were extraordinary!

Zhou Yi smiled, “Let’s eat.”

He was the first to start eating.

The bloodline power of Frost Titan, while bestowing upon him formidable defense and a surging, enormous magical energy, also required him to consume a large amount of energy every day.

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By mealtime, Zhou Yi completely let himself go.

Opposite him, Jiang Churan, though a girl, ate without any inferiority, as she possessed a succubus bloodline.

Thus, under the stupefied gaze of the nearby male waiter,

in less than half an hour, the two cleared all the dishes from the table.

Zhou Yi called out, “Waiter, the bill, please.”

The waiter replied, “It came to a total of 33,000 Zhongxia Currency.”

It was the same waiter as before, and at that moment, he long shed his earlier suspicions, replaced only by admiration for the two.

After all, the energy contained in over thirty dishes was not something that ordinary Professionals could consume…

Zhou Yi remarked, “33,000 Zhongxia Currency? That was rather cheap.”

For ordinary people, a meal costing 33,000 Zhongxia Currency would undoubtedly be painfully expensive.

But for Zhou Yi, it was nothing special; he took out his phone and paid promptly.

Then he rose and left.

Jiang Churan looked at Zhou Yi and softly asked, “Brother Zhou Yi, will you still be in a support role tomorrow?”

Zhou Yi nodded and smiled, saying, “This was Teacher Wu Mang’s tactic; when they required me to serve as the damage dealer, it would probably not be until three days later, in the battle against Qingjing University.”

Not one of the three top universities was a pushover.

For instance, the captain Wei He of Modu University that they encountered today, according to Zhou Yi’s intuition, possessed strength even greater than everyone else on his team.

In the face of such a team, he naturally could not exist merely in a support role.

Jiang Churan felt somewhat disappointed, “Is that so…”

As a support, although Zhou Yi—who carried the Totem Stone Pillar—still was dazzling, she still longed to see the Zhou Yi who wielded a giant axe and exuded an incredibly fierce aura.

Jiang Churan thought, “But that’s alright, it would only be two more days…”

She quickly became at ease, and followed behind Zhou Yi, matching his pace step for step…
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