Outside Jia Nan Academy, there is a city and a town built right next to the academy.
They are Canaan City and Peace Town, respectively.
The place where the recruitment team landed was Canaan City, which is closer to the academy.
After seeing off the group of Gryphons as they soared into the sky, Instructor Xi Wen distributed contribution points to the senior students who had assisted with the recruitment and sent them away. Only then did she walk over to the forty-nine new students who were chattering and discussing excitedly.
She clapped her hands softly, attracting the attention of all the new students.
"New students, as you can see, behind us is Jia Nan Academy. However, before entering the academy, there is one small matter, and that is assigning you to classes."
"Normally, the new students recruited by each instructor will be under the responsibility of that instructor. You are lucky, and I am also lucky. Last year, I was just promoted to Profound Rank Instructor. So, congratulations, from now on you will be students of my Profound Rank Class Nine. I don't think anyone would give up a spot in a Profound Rank class to choose to be reassigned to a Yellow Rank class, right?"
The new students burst into laughter and shook their heads.
Although they didn't quite understand the difference between Profound Rank classes and Yellow Rank classes yet, just by hearing it, they could feel that Profound Rank classes were definitely better.
Instructor Xi Wen nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Chen Xiao.
"Special students receive special treatment. Students with A-grade potential or higher have the right to choose their class freely. However, in the outer courtyard, Profound Rank classes are already the best. There is almost no difference between Class One and Class Nine. There is still about a month until this year's Inner Courtyard Selection Tournament. Before that, I will assign you to Class Nine. What do you think?"
"Okay." Chen Xiao readily agreed.
For him, the outer courtyard was just a transition. All the instructors were only Da Dou Shi level, so it was the same no matter which class he went to.
"That's good. Don't worry, after I send you in, I will go see the Vice Principal. I'm sure the result will not disappoint you. This year, thanks to you, I will receive a large reward. You can come to me anytime if you need anything in the future. I will do my best, both for public and private matters."
Instructor Xi Wen promised with a serious expression.
Although her strength and status might not be able to help much, the important thing was the attitude. She couldn't take advantage and then act innocent.
After saying a few simple words, Instructor Xi Wen led the forty-nine people into the academy.
Immediately, she personally led everyone to see the assigned dormitories and the location of Profound Rank Class Nine.
Along the way, she constantly explained the things that the new students needed to pay attention to in the outer courtyard.
She was a very responsible instructor.
It wasn't until night fell that Instructor Xi Wen informed them of the time to gather in the class the next morning and announced the dismissal. The group of young men and women then headed towards the dormitories in groups of three or five.
...
The first night in Canaan was uneventful.
The next day, with the end of the boring entrance ceremony, the new students officially began their cultivation in the outer courtyard.
At the same time, Instructor Xi Wen also brought Chen Xiao good news.
Chen Xiao's request to participate in the Inner Courtyard Selection Tournament was approved by Vice Principal Hu Qian.
"After the Vice Principal learned about your matter, he smiled very cunningly... like a thief, saying that he wanted to give the Inner Courtyard Grand Elder a surprise. From now on, you can cultivate with peace of mind. The outer courtyard may not be of much help to your strength improvement, but accumulating more knowledge is beneficial and harmless."
"I understand. Thank you, Instructor."
Chen Xiao nodded in thanks.
In the following month, Chen Xiao was like an ordinary new student.
Cultivating, attending classes, and adapting to academy life.
Because he didn't have much time left in the outer courtyard, Chen Xiao had no intention of joining the Enforcement Team.
As for the Alchemy Department, there was no need to even look at it.
Just like that, a month passed quickly.
It is worth mentioning that during this period, after Chen Xiao's continuous medicinal baths, the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk he had previously received was completely used up.
And Chen Xiao's strength had also reached the peak of Four Star Dou Ling, only one step away from Five Star.
...
A new day.
The Inner Courtyard Selection Tournament, which all outer courtyard students had been looking forward to, finally kicked off.
In the center of the wide square, a huge arena, one meter high, was set up.
This way, even if the surroundings were packed, students could still see the full view of the arena from the outside.
At noon, Vice Principal Hu Qian, wearing a flashy red robe, ascended the arena. After briefly mentioning the restrictions such as not being allowed to kill opponents during battles and not being allowed to take pills that temporarily increase strength, he announced loudly.
"This year's Inner Courtyard Selection Tournament, now, begins!"
"Roar!"
The students cheered, their voices soaring into the sky.
Amidst the noise, Hu Qian flew off the arena and went to a higher place to watch. A serious-looking middle-aged referee took his place.
"The rules of the Inner Courtyard Selection Tournament are optimized and improved every year in the outer courtyard to ensure greater fairness and impartiality, while also being efficient. This year's selection tournament, after discussion by the Vice Principal and other adults, will adopt a knockout system."
"After preliminary screening, a total of four hundred and one students will participate in the competition for the fifty-one spots to enter the inner courtyard. You will go through three rounds of knockout matches to determine the final fifty-one. In each round, one person will have a bye."
Hearing this rule, murmurs of doubt arose from the audience.
Didn't this mean that if one was lucky enough, it was even possible to qualify for the inner courtyard without even fighting a single match?
Although this probability is extremely small, it theoretically still exists.
"Don't worry, as I said just now, in this Inner Courtyard Selection Tournament, we will only adhere to three things: fairness! Fairness! And fairness!"
"After the final fifty-one people are decided, if any participant has objections to the result, they can challenge. As long as you can defeat the opponent, you can take their spot."
Hearing this, many people nodded silently.
There are no absolutely perfect rules. The fact that this selection tournament can include a challenge round is enough to make them satisfied.
If they still can't get a spot after this, no one can say anything.
"In this wooden box are the names of all participants. Now, I will determine your opponents for the first round of the elimination tournament through drawing lots."
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the middle-aged referee took out a wooden box with only a circular hole at the top.
Reaching his hand into it, he quickly randomly drew out two slips of paper.
"First match, Yellow Rank Class Five's Tian Zhipeng, against Yellow Rank Class Nine's Qiu Tianyou, please come to the stage."
After the announcement, he reached into the box again and took out two slips of paper.
"Second match, Profound Rank Class Three's Bai Bin, against Yellow Rank Class Four's Hou Nianzhen, please get ready."
"..."
The first round of the elimination tournament could only be described as a mixed bag.
There were a total of two hundred matches, most of which were one-sided crushing victories, and there were quite a few unlucky people who were instantly defeated by a single move.
Only about a dozen matches were evenly matched, with both sides able to fight for several minutes without a clear winner.
But even with such a fast pace, by the time the two hundred matches were finished, it was already evening.
And the last lucky person to get a bye was also revealed at this moment.
"The last one..."
"Profound Rank Class Nine, Chen Xiao, gets a bye!"
Hearing this name, those who didn't know the situation were envious. Although subsequent rounds still depended on hard strength, it was very comfortable to enter the second round so easily.
As for the people from Profound Rank Class Nine, and those who had heard some rumors during this time, they had no thoughts about this result and felt that it was only right!
The Outer Courtyard isn't very interesting, let's finish quickly and enter the Inner Courtyard~
Also, I saw many friends discussing the female lead candidates in the background. Actually, I have already explained it in a pinned comment in the comment section, but you probably rarely pay attention to this, and readers on Q Yue can't see it either, so I will explain it here.
This book has five female leads: Little Fairy Doctor, Xun Er, Cai Lin, Zi Yan, and Cao Ying.
Unless there are unexpected circumstances, it should not change~
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