Elite Mages' Academy

Yu Mei expressionlessly looked at everyone but did not say anything. After broadcasting all the memory crystals, Yu Mei turned around and left the room.

The monitors had still been able to converse with each other in low voices before, and could remark on or comment on certain skills, but after that, everyone started to quiet down.

It was already the recordings of quite a few tournaments, and each time the participants were different. Their skills were not the same either. There was even a tournament where Judge Academy had no talent holders on their team. That was their hardest fought victory, but they still won.

Because of that, the monitors finally understood Yu Mei’s other reason for making them look at those recordings. She hoped that they understood Judge Academy’s strength was not just individual. It came from the strength of the academy itself, and came from the will of every person in the Judge Academy. The environment shaped the people.

After all the recordings were done screening, it was already the evening. All of them stayed in the moderately sized room. They either stood or leaned against the sofa. Some of them were deep in thought, some of them were preparing some tea, and some of them were staring out a window, but no one spoke. They were recollecting each battle in the recordings, and asking themselves, were they really strong enough to go against Judge Academy?

Xiao Lin was the first to stand up, and Cheng Ming looked up and asked, “Xiao Lin, do you have any plans? Maybe we should discuss it. There are only a few days away from the tournament, and Judge Academy is our first opponent.”

Xiao Lin smiled, shaking his head. “Let’s forget it for today. If you’re already scared now, then we might as well give up on the first match. Then you won’t have to be so worried the whole day. After all, we can still advance if we beat Japan and Turkey.”

“Give up?”

“Scared?”

“Quit joking!”

“Xiao Lin, even though we’re friends, don’t think we won’t beat you up!”

“What’s there to be scared of? Dying just means a bottle of Lifewater. Who’s scared?!”

“That’s right! This concerns the academy’s pride.”

“I think you care more about the rewards from the academy.”

“It’s the same thing!”

…

The silent room suddenly erupted. Everyone unhappily refuted Xiao Lin’s earlier comment. The clamor went on for a few moments before they quieted down, but everyone was noticeably more relaxed.

“It seems like everyone has recovered quite a bit, alright. That’s good. Go get some early rest,” Xiao Lin said, ignoring the few insults he could hear thrown at him. He did not need to think to know who said it.

However, everyone still reacted after a brief pause, understanding that Xiao Lin had said those words on purpose to help them recover. Everyone understood that it was pointless to give up before the battle started. If they were afraid now, then they really might as well give up on Judge Academy.

Xiao Lin left the room and noticed Yu Mei leaning against the wall not far away, admiring the sunset. The space had been created based on the New World, and the sunset here was more beautiful. It gave anyone who saw it a sense of peace and tranquility.

After thinking for a moment, he walked over. He was quite familiar with Yu Mei. Compared to the respect the other monitors treated her with, Xiao Lin felt like she was more of a friend. Of course, that was also because Yu Mei never acted like a superior when she interacted with him.

“Why did you suddenly share the recordings with us? That was not needed,” Xiao Lin said.

“Are you afraid that you’ll lose confidence? No, it should be them!” Yu Mei raised her eyebrows, “Among all of you, you are the only one who will never lose his confidence.”

“Of course.” Xiao Lin would definitely not be afraid, even when he just had Myth and Ruin, and now he had mastered a whole new slew of skills, so he was naturally even more confident.

“It looks like you’ve recovered some of their confidence.” Yu Mei asked. She naturally knew nothing of what happened in the room.

“How could it be so simple?” Xiao Lin sighed with a wry smile. “They’re actually under a lot of pressure. I’m worried it will affect their performance.”

“There’s nothing that can be done about it. The difference in skill there, and the difference in education methods, is something accumulated over many years. Whatever, there is no reason to discuss our methods now. I made them see the discrepancy in skill in hopes that you will all mature faster.” Yu Mei had a look of concern on her face.

“How is Dawn City now? That old fart — ahem — I mean the new dean. Did he do anything?” Xiao Lin said.

Yu Mei rolled her eyes. “The new dean isn’t intentionally targeting you. Even though he had his differences in opinion with the old dean in terms of governance, he still has Dawn Academy in his heart in the end.”

Hesitating a bit, Yu Mei sighed, not being one to hide her feelings. “Some things can’t be known by those who haven’t graduated, but the situation in the New World isn’t good. There have already been many changes happening in recent years, but in the recent months, the situation is rapidly turning worse.”

Xiao Lin thought for a moment and said, “Has Asabanor done anything? Or are there any strange movements from our Orc neighbours? Or maybe the elves in the North have rejected the American treaty and are moving for war?”

Yu Mei paused for a moment before saying, “You really know a lot. All of those things are secrets. Just from this alone, I have reason to lock you up. No wonder you were so calm after those recordings. The dean had his reasons for trusting you.”

Xiao Lin did not care about the woman’s words that were meant to scare him, but he felt a bit helpless because Yu Mei was obviously avoiding the topic, obviously not wanting him to know too much. Even though Xiao Lin was still worried about all of them, he quickly shook his head, cursing himself for worrying too much.

No matter if it was Asabanor, the orcs, or the elves, they were all matters he could not approach, nor could he change. There was nothing he could do about the situation, no matter how worried he was. Xiao Lin also believed that the academies were not useless, and the power they had established in the New World was not just for show.