Chapter 34 - Chapter 34: Black Market Bets, Bai Ze's Plan

Chapter 34 Chapter 34: Black Market Bets, Bai Ze’s Plan

When he got home, Bai Ze took out his mobile phone and searched for the other schools that were jointly organizing the Nine Academies Joint Examination.

He realized that there were also many powerful candidates in the non-public schools.

Almost every school had one or two fourth ring mages, but the strength of the lesser students was somewhat bleak.

If it was a group battle, Maplewood Uno High would definitely have a huge advantage.

However, in this joint examination, it was one-on-one competition through drawing lots.

The one-on-one mode not only ensured fairness but also made it easier to customize the rules of the competition.

Bai Ze did some research on the experts from each school and the rules they had acquired.

After a comprehensive assessment, Bai Ze believed that the density of his magic power could be ranked in the top 20 in the upcoming competition.

As for the cultivation of rules, he was definitely in the top five, and this was a conservative estimate.

Even if those geniuses were nurtured by aristocratic families from a young age, it was impossible for them to cultivate so many rules to the Refinement level at the minimum.

On the other hand, Bai Ze had an automatic cultivation system, which could perfectly solve this problem.

This was the core advantage that allowed Bai Ze to cross realms and fight with others.

Moreover, Bai Ze had already made up his mind to use the Repelling Fire Ring that he had practiced yesterday as his killing move in the final push.

He didn’t plan on using it before the final match.

After all, information was equally important in a competition.

If someone else discovered his B-class rule in advance, they would likely prepare a response in advance. Furthermore, once the other party understood the rule, they would subconsciously take precautions.

Similarly, exposing one’s ability in advance would also affect the black market’s bets. Bai Ze had made up his mind to use the black market’s bets to earn a sum of money to buy tools and potions.

Naturally, he had to set out his plans early.

Seeing that it was still early, Bai Ze took out his mobile phone and quickly located a black market betting outlet that was also operating online concurrently.

Moreover, because of this special period, the black market website had even thoughtfully added four more servers.

Bai Ze found the betting interface for the Nine Academies Joint Examination from the menu. As soon as he opened it, he saw his name in the first row.

Bai Ze, student of Maplewood Uno High, strength at the second ring realm. Resume: Uno High mock exam champion, Preordained Training Camp student.

(Current odds: 1 to 11.5]

When he saw the information and odds related to himself, he was overjoyed.

If things continued to develop in this direction, he would have to pretend to be a little weaker before the start of the match, and the dynamic odds would definitely be able to remain above 1 to 15.

Before the competition, when his odds reached the highest, Bai Ze would use the 100,000 bucks check given by the butler to place his bet. At that time, he could earn at least 1.5 million if he won the championship.

This amount of money was enough for Bai Ze to buy many powerful tools or potions with permanent effects.

At 1 pm that day.

Maplewood City’s official reporters and cameramen had already been deployed to the venue where the Nine Academies Joint Examination was to be held.

The mages of intermediate-level and above from the government had also been dispatched to maintain order in the competition arena.

This Nine Academies Joint Examination was officially organized by the Maplewood City’s Magic Education Authority. The importance of this competition was basically equivalent to the college entrance examination.

If he could not make it into the high rankings in this competition, his future would definitely be affected.

If he could stand out, his future would be limitless.

All nine school campuses took the competition equally seriously. The management staff of the various schools had already entered the venue early, waiting for the start of the competition.

The competition was held in Maplewood City’s landmark building, the Blue Dream Magic Arena.

Not only did it occupy a huge area, but it could also accommodate thousands of students competing in the ring at the same time.

The spectator seating area was in the shape of a flight of stairs, and in an uninterrupted ring it could accommodate up to twelve thousand spectators.

Bai Ze and the other students of Maplewood Uno High gathered at the entrance.

Wu Feng, who was usually late or absent from classes, was here on time. He had a grave expression on his face, which was completely different from his usual cheerful appearance.

“What’s wrong? Did you play games again yesterday and didn’t sleep well?”

Bai Ze asked despite knowing the answer.

Wu Feng didn’t argue back like he usually did. Instead, he shook his head helplessly like a monk who had become disillusioned with the mortal world.

“I’m afraid I’m finished this time. If I can’t make it to the third round, I won’t be able to avoid the mixed doubles’ beating up when I get home.”

Wu Feng’s weak, feeble appearance eased the tense atmosphere around him.

The students in the same class teased him. “Wu Feng, just admit defeat. You don’t pay attention in class. Now, if you want to get good grades, praying is more useful than revising.”

They did not chat for long before the students from the other schools rapidly arrived at the students’ entrance of the Blue Dream Magic Arena.

Moreover, those students were looking at them with hostility.

“Hmph! Which school are those people from? How can they be so rude?”

Wu Feng’s feeble expression vanished, and he turned sullen.

At this moment, a bespectacled young man who was more well-informed than the rest immediately said, “Just look at the logo on their uniforms. Norton Elite High School for the nobles. The students there are all young masters from the upper class.”

“The entire school doesn’t even have 200 people. What’s the big deal!”

After hearing the young man’s introduction, Bai Ze immediately understood.

Maplewood City’s elite schools were almost ubiquitous everywhere. There was one in practically every district.

There were countless small and medium-scale ones and only seven or eight large ones.

There were probably more of such candidates coming soon.

“Just ignore them. Even if they can afford to attend an elite school, they’re useless.”

The candidates from the two schools were already full of animosity before the opening match. Bai Ze stood silently in the crowd with no intention of paying them any attention.

The crowd waited for a while longer, and soon it was two o’clock, the time for the competition to begin.

Then, under the watchful eyes of many high-ranking mages, they walked into the hall without hiccups.

The venue was very noisy. The arena had already been modified, and the large training field had been divided into many fighting arenas.

All the participating students would have to go through a series of matches. When they had survived three rounds, they could then be considered to have advanced.

Those that advanced to the next round would continue to compete until a champion was determined.

Everyone first sat in the student viewing area prepared earlier and waited for the joint competition to start before going on stage to draw lots for the competition.

Bai Ze and Wu Feng chose seats closer to the front and sat down.

At present, there were still more than ten minutes before the official start of the competition. According to the management procedures they were familiar with, there would definitely be a long speech before the start.

Therefore, at this moment, Bai Ze was not in a hurry. He set his eyes on the other spectator areas and leaned back leisurely in his seat.

On the right side of the spectator stand, Bai Ze could feel many strong fluctuations of magic forces.

Those people should be the organizers of this Nine Academies Joint Examination, the official mages of Maplewood City’s Magic Education Authority.

There were also some white-haired old men sitting nearby, but Bai Ze could not sense the magic fluctuations within their bodies.

However, from the looks of respect in the eyes of the people around them, he could tell that they were probably judges or important people in power.

“Ahem… Fellow mages, welcome to the Nine Academies Joint Examination. We pledge to uphold fairness…”