One after another, people from all over the country are gradually heading to Venice. The number of tourists in the small Venice suddenly tripled in a few days. The boat channels, bridges, squares, buses and ships all seemed a bit crowded. .
Venice is not big, and the amount of people it can handle is not large. Gradually, Venice has begun to restrict the influx of people.
The main culprit that caused the quiet and peaceful town of Venice to suddenly become overcrowded was naturally the World Competition for Universities.
In fact, there are not many duels between mages in the world, and the major magic associations do not encourage old mages to compete in the arena and then show them in front of the TV. After all, magic is solemn and sacred. , and at the same time full of destruction and destruction...
The only ones who are most able to form this kind of competition atmosphere are magic students. Magic students are young and vigorous, and at the same time they can best show how successful a country is in magic education. This has also led to the World University Competition becoming The world's largest magic duel feast every four years, and the students' strength is neither too high nor too low, they are the most suitable group for magic competitions.
At the Doge's Palace in Venice, the flags of the countries selected to enter Venice have been hung high. There are a total of 32 teams from the countries that have entered the final duel in Venice. They are all teams that have performed extremely well in various national pavilion competitions and training tasks. , in fact, this ranking also indicates the overall magic level of each country to a certain extent, and the measurement deviation is not too much.
Anyone who can enter the decisive battle in the water city of Venice should be considered a magical power.
32 flags were hung over Venice. When the sun rose in the east, the magic salute resounded throughout this beautiful city in the bay. The gorgeous and sacred light fell on the young and energetic faces of the teams from various countries. Listening Italy's high-pitched magic war song enjoys the admiration, admiration and high hopes of people all over the world. I don't know how many student mages are dreaming about the arrival of this day. From this moment on, they are no longer unknown little mages. Instead, it is possible to enter the Parthenon, the Temple of Liberty, the Holy Inquisition, or the dazzling and famous mage in St. Peter's Basilica. He can go to any occasion and state his name. Causing a sigh of relief.
And the people who attended recently are all super-powerful mages who are famous in the world.
"Here I would like to express my gratitude to the Temple of Liberty in the Americas, the Master's Tower in Dubai in Asia, St. Paul's Cathedral in Europe, the Magic Castle of Good Hope in Africa, and the Altar of Saint Kay in Australia. I sincerely welcome you to Venice! Thank you again to the Hunter Alliance , International Clan Alliance, Coastline Alliance, Parthenon, Holy Inquisition, Forbidden City, Tokyo Master Shrine, Tehran Magic Ridge, St. Peter's Cathedral... We also sincerely thank you for coming from afar. Of course, there are us The protagonists of this grand magic competition are the best young mages from thirty-two countries, selected from the major magic universities..." Fabio, the Governor of Venice, spoke his opening words in a high-pitched voice.
The venue for this opening ceremony is not large, and probably all of the people sitting here are world-famous mages. The forces and obstacles they represent behind them are the holy land that all mages yearn for most.
The first representative from China to attend was the chief mage of the palace, Pang Lai, who was mentioned by the governor just now - the palace. The court mage in China represents the strongest group of mages in China. They are higher than the judges and have higher Yu Mingzhu Mage Group is higher than the Imperial Guard Mage Group...
Some other organizations named after famous places in the country also represent national magisters' associations in major countries that enjoy holy names in the world. Among them, the most prestigious ones in the world are the Parthenon and the Holy Inquisition.
Although the three giants, the Parthenon, the Holy Inquisition, and the Hunters' Alliance, originate from the country, their influence in the world is not inferior to that of the Five Continents Magic Association.
Therefore, in terms of the highest world magic organization, there should be eight.
So, in terms of social status, Mo Fan is actually very good as a hunter master. The position of mage from the eight major forces can basically become a measure of the strength of magicians in this world. A five-star hunter master can It is on par with the mayor of a certain city in a country and the generals of the city.
It's a pity that Mo Fan hasn't reached Five Star yet, he is still some distance away from Five Star.
When you reach the Seven-Star Hunter Master, you can obtain the title of Hunter King. The status of the Hunter King is quite high. Many times, magic associations, armies, municipalities, and countries need to seek the help of Hunter King-level figures.
Mo Fan is also motivated to be a Hunter King. Although Mo Fan jumped to become a four-star Hunter Master due to the curse incident, there is still a certain distance compared to the powerful Hunter King. That can easily cost hundreds of millions or billions. The bounty is so impressive that it makes people drool!
Zhao Manyan is quite familiar with the important figures of the major forces, but he has no choice but to live among such a so-called "celebrity" mage. He is familiar with the major forces and the major leaders. This is the basic common sense required by his family!
After the opening ceremony, it went directly to the tense and exciting lottery session.
Thirty-two national government teams, which country will collide with which country, has formed a gambling pool full of money all over the world. Ordinary people like those who are not so concerned about national affairs and magic disputes, why are they so Are you keen on watching the competition among universities around the world?
On the one hand, this is already a hot topic every four years, related to the prosperity and glory of one's own country. On the other hand, the flow of gambling funds opened during this period can be compared with a country's import and export funds...
"Captain, let's go and draw lots." Mentor Feng Li said to Ai Jiangtu.
There are thirty-two teams, and the captains of each team have come out. Originally, the instructor is usually responsible for drawing lots. I don’t know when it will start. The captain of the team is responsible for this draw. This can be regarded as a It's an honor, after all, the lottery process is also broadcast live, and the faces of the captains will be exposed to the eyes of the world.
Ai Jiangtu is also a very courageous person. After drawing the lot, he didn't even look at which team it was. After showing it to the referee there, he walked back dragging the draw card.
Thirty-two teams, even those super powerful countries, are very nervous at the moment. Which country is drawn is very critical. Strong countries don’t want to encounter strong countries at the beginning, otherwise they will only expose their strength prematurely. In terms of overall strength, weak countries, let alone weak countries, will be eliminated early when they encounter strong ones. They will have to run back to their own country in despair before people can remember their names and faces. If they don't perform well. , he might even return to his country and be scolded. In today's society with free speech, ordinary people are the most scolding. Even though they know nothing about magic, they can still scold them with rigorous logic. People can't help but believe that this is a certain holy mage who is surfing the Internet. A trolling trumpet.
Therefore, now the Chinese national team players are excited and under great pressure. It is said that in the last World University Competition, the Chinese team was very unlucky. In the second round, they bumped into the American national team and were tortured to the point of being miserable. .
If they don't get good results this year, the country's leading mages will probably be embarrassed. This will make them unable to discuss things with other countries in the future. After guessing the psychology of other country leaders for a long time, others said: I heard that you This time the national team lost again. I just want to flip the table, okay?
Everyone's eyes were on Ai Jiangtu's face, trying to tell from his expression whether he was happy or sad about this draw. However, Ai Jiangtu had a serious black face. He always looked like this. Everyone It's just a waste of effort.
While still waiting for Ai Jiangtu to announce which country it was, the Japanese national team next to him suddenly shouted happily and kept saying Japanese-style international slang.
"luckly! so-luckly!!"
Simply put, what they are shouting is: "How lucky!!"
The Japanese national team, Mo Fan and others have already dealt with them. When they were dealing with the Caribbean Red Ornament Guild, the Japanese national team were showing off their power. Some of them, Mo Fan, were a little confused about their names and appearances. impression.
The guy shouting for luck should be Ming Bu Song, who also wants to get the Dark Lord's cloak. This guy is staring at them with malicious intent at the moment, with a somewhat proud smile on his face.
"Who are our opponents?" Mo Fan asked.
On the Japanese team, almost half of the people turned their heads to look here. Ming Bu Song, Shao Hegu, and Ruan Meizhi were all old acquaintances.
"It seems so." Nan Jue showed the lottery card with a wry smile on his face.
Among the thirty-two countries, there are also strong and weak ones. The Japanese national team must be considered an upper-middle-class country among the thirty-two teams. Meeting them as soon as you meet them is really a racial fate!
"I really don't know what they are so happy about. They look like they are beating us up." Jiang Shaoxu was very disdainful of their reaction.
"It's not because of our miserable ranking in the last session. They naturally put us in a weaker tier. In fact, we were not weak in the last session. The main reason was that we encountered bandits like the United States during the elimination stage." Jiang Yu said.
"Let them have fun first, and wait until the day of the official competition so that they can't even cry!" the proud Guan Yu said coldly.
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On the other side, the Japanese team had restrained their complacency and began to discuss how to deal with it in a professional manner.
Their instructor, Nobuko Fujikata, was not as optimistic as the students. She glanced at Mo Fan, who was wearing blue clothes in the Chinese team, and said, "It was this guy who faced Kasuo, the president of the Red Ornament Guild. of?"
"Oh, oh, I almost forgot about this guy!" Shao Hegu immediately woke up.
In the confrontation with the Red Ornament Guild, Mo Fan's combat prowess was quite astonishing. He had to guard against this guy!
"What are you afraid of? In my opinion, this is the only one who is more powerful in their team. The others are just like that. Is it possible that that guy can carry the banner of a team by himself?" Yosuke, who was newly transferred to the Japanese national team, said.
