Quadruple split

All in all, one of the most watched events in the Comprehensive Knight Fighting Competition, that is, the individual finals of the high-level division has officially come to an end.

As expected, Mu Xuejian, a second-year student from the Paladin Knight Academy, won the championship in one fell swoop. With his consistent crushing strength, he won the championship and became the darkest dark horse in this competition.

Of course, the so-called 'dark horse' is actually just because Mu Xuejian had zero popularity before the competition, and the Holy Lance Knight Academy has been far less competitive than the Diesel family, White Oath Knight Academy and even the Knights Guild delegation over the years. As for the surprise and excitement that the "dark horse" setting is supposed to bring to people, there is absolutely no way it can be applied to Mu Xuejian.

From the first day of the competition, whether it was the individual competition area or the team competition area, this girl with long snow-colored hair and a six-foot (modern length) green spear elegantly overcome all obstacles step by step with a royal posture. Ping, walked calmly.

Except for the 'thrilling' final match with Kevin just now, she had not even suffered any injuries in the competition before today. Whether she was fighting against one person in an individual competition or against fifty people in a team competition, she was always devastated. Knock the opponent to pieces without any hesitation.

Because of this, when the referee loudly announced that Mu Xuejian was the winner of the individual competition, the audience who had guessed the outcome early did not even burst into cheers and applause like in previous years. It was not until the atmosphere gradually became awkward that they recovered. Come and give warm blessings to the white-haired girl who has always been expressionless.

Mu Xuejian herself didn't feel too embarrassed. She just calmly accepted the bonus and other commemorative but useless things awarded to her by the president of the Academy City Branch of the Knights Guild, and then imitated the characters on TV. The champion bowed politely to the stands on all sides, then put on a business-like smile on his face and walked down the ring, returning to the Paladin Knight Academy delegation who had been guarding below a few minutes ago.

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiaomu."

Because he often feeds Mu Xuejian during this period, Dean Hopkins did not call Mu Xuejian the alienating 'Miss Mu', but changed his name to a more affectionate one. He patted the latter's thin shoulder and said with a smile: "Go back and have a good rest."

Mu Xuejian nodded slightly, put on a business-like smile again, expressed his gratitude to the surrounding 'students' who had gathered around to wish him well, and then walked straight to the rest area.

There are less than two hours left before the team competition. Even if you don’t do anything, the physical energy you consumed before can be easily restored to full naturally, but the problem is...

"Miss Mu."

Barty Arthur, who just briefly congratulated Mu Xuejian and then said nothing, was the half-orc knight of the Fox tribe who had just been deducted from this year's scholarship by Hopkins half an hour ago, suddenly stopped the former. , and after a brief hesitation, he asked softly to the curious white-haired girl: "Well... maybe I'm too worried, but in the game just now, you..."

"Well, I'm hurt."

Noticing the focus of Barty's gaze, Mu Xuejian nodded happily without waiting for the other party to finish speaking: "My left hand feels a little uncomfortable."

Suddenly, the pupils of Hopkins and Barty suddenly shrank, and the other students around them also showed solemn expressions, looking a little uneasy.

Of course they would be uneasy. After all, this girl has been the absolute ace of the Paladin Academy since the opening day of the fighting competition. But before the crucial team finals began, this ace turned out to be frank. He admitted that he was hurt.

However, the person involved, Mu Xuejian, looked indifferent. He tilted his head and asked the handsome fox man with smooth red hair in front of him, "So is there any problem?"

"this……"

Barty breathed a sigh of relief, narrowed his slender and bright eyes and said, "Then it depends on the extent of what you call 'slightly uncomfortable', Miss Mu."

"You told me before that in the team competition, I just need to obey your orders and perform as usual."

Mu Xuejian raised his right hand and gently wiped it from his left wrist, and said lightly: "If that's all, it doesn't matter."

Barty was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but ask again: "Isn't it a problem?"

"Well, it's okay."

The girl nodded and said seriously: "Even if my left hand feels uncomfortable, I will not become weaker than before, so it should not hinder your arrangement, Croton-san."

"B...Bado?"

The corner of Barty Arthur's mouth twitched, and then he showed a relieved smile, and smiled: "It would be great if this is the case, but I don't want to put too much pressure on you, Miss Mu. So please don’t worry, even if there is any problem, as long as you tell me in advance.”

Mu Xuejian shook his head very calmly: "The question has been discussed just now. Although it is indeed uncomfortable, it can meet your requirements, and I am not under pressure. Hopkins told me from the beginning, Even if I lose the game, as long as I don’t let it go on purpose, I still get money.”

Batty: "..."

All students: "..."

"cough!"

Feeling the eyes focused on him, Hopkins snorted with some embarrassment and said angrily: "What are you looking at! If you all have Xiao Mu's strength, you also have money to take it! If not, just Don't look at me here, it's useless, just hold it in if you don't accept it!"

"Teacher, tell the truth."

Batty, who was thoughtful, suddenly turned to look at Hopkins and asked sternly: "Did you have a plan to deduct my scholarship? Otherwise, based on the budget you could control at the time, it would have been..."

"If you dare to talk nonsense again, next year's scholarship will be gone."

"I will graduate next year, mentor."

"Do you think I can let you repeat the grade?"

"He is such a mentor. In fact, my family has two chambers of commerce in Anka, so I don't value scholarships that much."

"You have two chambers of commerce?!"

"Yeah, two."

"Then why did you apply for the subsidy for poor students starting in the first grade?!"

"He is such a tutor. My tutor is very strict, so I have very little pocket money and am very poor."

"You have two chambers of commerce!"

"But I am personally needy, mentor."

"You just said you don't value scholarships very much!"

"Because I don't want to repeat a grade, tutor."

"..."

Hopkins took a deep breath, calmed down his blood pressure, then turned his head away from looking at his innocent apprentice, and said to Mu Xuejian: "I won't tell you whether it will affect your performance. , I have some leftover Caselonan white medicine that I used when I was young, can I apply some to you?"

"No, this injury is a bit strange. Even if you apply gold paste, it won't have any effect. I'm going to eat first."

Mu Xuejian shook his head, then turned around and continued walking to the rest area.

…

Wait until the girl leaves

"Then, let's put aside the matter of Miss Mu and the scholarship first, and talk about the game in the afternoon."

Barty Arthur, who has always been quite popular and prestigious in the academy because of his smart mind, excellent grades, and kindness to others, coughed lightly, shook the fluffy fox tail behind him, turned around, and looked around at the students around him. The younger brothers and sisters said softly: "First of all, I must explain that although Barty Arthur may have a good character in everyone's eyes, in my personal opinion, I am actually a very selfish person. "

“For example, subsidies for poor students?”

In the crowd, a blond orc girl with pointed rabbit ears smiled and made a wisecrack.

"Yes, for example, subsidies for poor students...well, didn't we agree not to talk about this now?"

Barty scratched the tip of his nose, then spread his hands and said: "Let's put it this way, even though the instructor gave me the most important team competition, I am a guy who is better than the old and has a much higher tactical level than our dean. I let it go, but I still betrayed this trust and did not choose the best solution among all possibilities."

Everyone's eyes widened in surprise, but Dean Hopkins himself, who had been betrayed his trust, remained calm throughout the whole process except for glaring at Barty when he said the phrase "better than master". Yun Dan smile.

"Let's put it this way, dear classmates."

Barty shrugged and spread his hands and said: "In my opinion, it is best to let Miss Mu serve as the center while we rely on several defensive battle formations to fight steadily and play a war of attrition as much as possible. Although the scene will be ugly, but If we do that, even if the friends of the Diesel family are on the level of Ms. Liadrin, we will have at least a 90% chance of winning."

Not long ago, the tall orc knight who was instantly knocked out by Mu Xuejian plucked out a nose hair, twirled his fingers angrily and asked, "Senior Barty, this is different from the plan you told us before."

"If you listened carefully just now, you will find that I have said that I 'did not choose the best solution among all possibilities.'"

Barty looked helplessly at his third-year student, who was good at everything but not very smart, and continued: "I have also mentioned the reason. It is because of my own selfishness. To be more specific... "

"What exactly?"

The half-orc female knight of the rabbit tribe who had always had a crush on this senior urged curiously.

"First of all, everyone knows that I like to study tactics. My specialty is studying tactics. If we really talk about personal strength, I am afraid that any one of you can defeat me in two minutes."

Barty smiled self-deprecatingly, wagging his finger and said softly: "And the method I just mentioned, although the chance of winning is very high, it doesn't allow me to use my strengths at all. In other words, it's just a little limelight. If you have to leave an impression on others, I'm afraid it can only be the evaluation of 'who is the weakest in the Holy Lance Knight Academy', and I am not willing to accept it."

Everyone laughed in unison, not taking it particularly seriously, because these people all knew one of Barty's little problems, that is, when talking about things, he always starts from the least important point.

In other words, the proportion of his so-called unwillingness, if not none, is definitely not that big.

"And then there's the second point."

Barty didn't realize that everyone didn't take what he just said seriously. He just showed an embarrassed smile and whispered: "That means that I personally actually like... um, or admire Mu." It belongs to Miss Xuejian, so I don’t want to make her work too hard. What’s more, she was injured again just now, so I don’t want her to bear too much responsibility. You must know that in the play style with the highest winning rate, she almost always has to deal with it. Even if you can withstand those Diesel Knight's strongest attack points, it will definitely not be easy."

"ah!!!!!"

The rabbit female knight suddenly burst out with a piercing scream, then squatted on the ground and pretended to wipe away her tears, and said in a crying voice: "I'm heartbroken, woo woo woo."

Batty: "..."

Everyone: "..."

half a minute later

"Ahem, and then the last bit."

Barty looked away awkwardly, and after being silent for a while, he whispered: "You all know the atmosphere of our college. It can even be said that they are the most vocal group of people who can grit their teeth and persist all the way. It is really not easy to get to this point, very, very not easy. You have put in more efforts than anyone else, and the haze in your heart is heavier than anyone else. No one has seen this, and everyone will only criticize it habitually. Take a look at our college and say, 'The students there are really miserable and have a hard time'."

Everyone was silent.

"And I, as someone who has come all the way like you, don't want to be a foil on this stage, and I don't want you to be a foil too. I admit that Miss Mu and us are completely different worlds. If we can do this There are countless things we can’t do and deserve more cheers and applause than we do.”

Barty turned his head and glanced in the direction of the rest area, then put on a smile and said seriously: "But, despite this, even though this is not wise, I still choose to let her set off us in the next finals, and I still choose to be with you. Stand in the center of this stage, give everything you can, and get some applause for everything we have endured over the years."

“That’s not what we deserve, it should belong to Miss Mu.

But I can't control that much now. "

I gave up the simplest and most direct victory and snatched the stage into my own hands and into your hands.

I want everyone to see my good side, and I want everyone to see your good side.

so--

The original 90% chance of winning has become less.

I'm not a god, let alone a famous general, so I don't know exactly how much less it is.

But it doesn't matter.

The responsibility lies with my mentor, Dean Hopkins.

Glory is up to us to strive for.

I don't want to make any declaration of victory, as it would be too embarrassing if I lose.

so……

classmates.

Promise me not to leave any regrets to myself! "

At the end of the sentence, Barty Arthur, whose eyes were red, finally couldn't help roaring.

What responded to him were forty-eight pairs of eyes that were as red as his own, and a roar that was neither neat nor loud, and even the content could not be heard clearly, but it contained endless fighting intent.

…

[Holy Calendar Year 9571, Scarlet Moon, Prayer Day 2, 15:20.

The high-level division of the Comprehensive Knight Fighting Competition and the team finals have officially begun.

The Paladin Knights Academy went on an expedition, with a total of forty-nine current students.

Supreme Commander: Supreme Commander of the 7th, 8th, and 16th Mixed Legions of the Grand Alliance Army and Deputy Chief of Staff—[Sly Fox] Barty Arthur.

Highest Combat Power: One of the four deputy commanders of the Anbu of the Grand Alliance Army, leader of the First Guerrilla Regiment, sweet tooth reaper, and former Ace of Spades - [Unparalleled] Mu Xuejian.

Excerpted from "Violet Empire Compulsory Education Curriculum Standard Experimental Textbook·History IV·Lesson 3\