Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 422 - 417: Central Region Tournament (Part 10)

Chapter 422: Chapter 417: Central Region Tournament (Part 10)

This is the heartfelt voice of all teachers and students from the three schools on site.

Huang Ying had to hurry and teach competition techniques to two groups of students.

Ji Ning sneered inwardly; it seems her last admonition really hit some people’s nerves.

Trying to disgust her here?

Though the rule for this points competition puts all three schools at a disadvantage, those familiar with the Anhe Middle School competitors can discern.

This rule is very unfavorable for Anhe Middle School.

When Ji Ning initially selected these ordinary class students, she too chose based on the fields they excel in.

Aside from the Elite Class’s Wu Muzhe, whose spiritual power also reached A-level and has the strongest comprehensive qualities, other students are generally strong in one area and weak in another, some with skewed abilities.

Compared to the other schools that are all sending elite students to compete, Anhe Middle School’s students have much lower average comprehensive qualities.

The data analyzed by Lin Yuanyang is still there; among the three schools, the other two have a difference of about 0.5, while Anhe Middle School lags by 2.5.

This is a huge gap in strength in any competitive match.

But still, the saying goes, data can only serve as a reference; the real competition is about people themselves.

Lin Yuanyang isn’t worried his team will lose, but can’t withstand the organizers’ unreasonable actions, too many tricks.

Isn’t this blatantly targeting them?

Lin Yuanyang glanced at the emotionless Ji Ning, tempted to ask if anyone is singling out Anhe Middle School behind this.

But Ji Ning suddenly displayed a faint smile, eyes cold, "You all compete well; we’ve already advanced to the finals, initial points don’t matter. We’ll see in the finals!"

Lin Yuanyang shivered inexplicably.

...

The outcome of these three matches was unsurprising.

Anhe Middle School’s performance was poor.

Except during the superpower competition, where Yao Meng and Wang Hao achieved first place with a slight score difference, Anhe Middle School ranked last in the second and third matches.

Total points were the lowest among the three schools.

This also put the minds of the other two schools’ teachers and students at ease.

Anhe Middle School is still the same old Anhe Middle School; even if they luckily made it to the finals, their overall strength still vastly differs from theirs.

No need to fear!

Until— 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

The organizers announced the finals rules.

"What? Superpower students and ordinary students competing together?"

"What a joke on an international level?"

"How can you ensure ordinary students won’t get hurt by superpowers on the field?"

"Who set these competition rules? We disagree!"

"This is simply playing with ordinary students’ lives!"

...

Schools from various regions collectively protested.

Almost blew up the organizers’ phones.

Compared to the wrathful teachers and students from other schools, teachers and students from Anhe Middle School were rather calm.

Under the rigorous training of Ji Ning and Huang Ying, those two devil instructors, they had long been mixing together in training, competing together.

They even somewhat suspected the finals rules were set by the duo.

When Ji Ning once again sensed Principal Zhang’s doubtful gaze, she displayed a shallow smile, speaking in a moderate tone audibly to all the teachers and students present.

"A group of ordinary people striving to awaken superpowers, now fear superpower users?"

"Lacking even the courage to train and compete with superpower users, yet want to awaken superpowers?"

"Stop dreaming such unrealistic dreams in the future."

"Ha, how ridiculous!"

The sound of disputes instantly quieted, countless eyes fixed on the direction of Anhe Middle School.

Even Principal Zhang, thick-skinned as he was, found it hard to bear, internally calling Ji Ning a forebear.

Ancestor, please keep some mouth morality!

A teacher from Anshui First Middle School, highest in points this time, spoke first in mockery: "Little girl, improve your own scores first before commenting on these matters?"

Her colleague chimed in too: "I see you’re a guidance teacher at Anhe Middle School? Youngsters are just so one-sided, think it over before speaking."

These words immediately angered Anhe Middle School’s teachers and students, Principal Zhang maintained a solemn expression, glaring at her, "Teacher, I am Principal Zhang Zhihe of Anhe Middle School. May I ask your name? You asked our students to think before speaking, did you think before speaking? Regardless of whether it’s appropriate for a teacher to speak like this, let’s discuss the finals rules; I find them fine, every school needs an important reform opportunity."

"Our Anhe Middle School always treats students the same way. Whether they are superpower users or ordinary students, we train and compete together; have you seen any danger among our students?

On the contrary, our students are very united, bearing adversity together, resolving problems collectively. This is also the reason we made it into the top sixteen this year."

Principal Zhang smugly expressed, forgetting the previous anxiety when watching Ji Ning’s training, as well as the frustration from having numerous protests dismissed.

"Of course, I know what you want to say, you simply want to say, even if we luckily make it to the finals, we’re still bottom-dwellers. But you’re unaware our students’ average physique and spiritual power are over two points lower than yours, which doesn’t matter because I believe they’ll close this gap in the finals."

When Principal Zhang got excited, he raised his hand to smooth a lock of hair hanging over his forehead, "Don’t think I’m boasting, I have all the videos of these children before and after training. In just over half a month, they increased their physique and spiritual power levels by 2-3 grades. If you don’t believe it, you’re welcome to check...my phone is right here; feel free to look."

"Also, I’ll say one last thing, most of our children are from the ordinary class, I’m sure some of you know the gap between Anhe Middle School’s ordinary and elite class students.

Above content, I, Zhang Zhihe, declare here that there’s no falsehood, forgery, or exaggeration involved. If there is, I’ll immediately resign. Exit the education field as proven by video!"

As Zhang Zhihe recorded himself with his phone.

After finishing, he showed it directly to all the teachers and students present.

Then he addressed the students and teachers of Anhe Middle School: "I apologize, I lost composure earlier and used foul language. I apologize to you. But I must emphasize, these children, be they superpower users or ordinary people, they are Hua Continent’s hope, they are the indispensable backbone of this world. They are without class distinctions; they are blank canvases—we adults have instilled privileges, inequality, and uniqueness onto them."

His tone gradually eased, casting a sincere gaze across the teachers and students present.

"I acknowledge children with superpowers have high potential, great abilities, learn quickly, and run fast; they excel at everything. However, you must realize the heavens did not bestow these abilities for you to belittle ordinary people but to shoulder more special responsibilities in society, hence the privileges. Compared to ordinary people, your impact and influence on society are equal, even less than some anonymous scientists. There’s no nobility or inferiority in this world, nor is anyone’s identity more important. Regardless of who is absent, this world will still develop as intended, and humanity will continue the fight for survival."

Breaths were briefly held, many superpower students showed flashes of contemplation in their eyes.

After addressing superpower students, Principal Zhang turned to ordinary students with some disappointment.

"And you all, each aspiring to awaken superpowers, but clueless about them, how to awaken? Are these superpower students frightening? Besides controlling basic superpowers, what else? I’m not afraid to tell you, even our school’s superpower students often lose in training to ordinary students. Yao Meng, tell them, how many times did you lose to You Le in training?"

Yao Meng didn’t want to answer this question but couldn’t let Principal Zhang lose face in front of so many people, she replied coldly: "Three times."

"See, even superpower students aren’t unbeatable." Principal Zhang earnestly conveyed, then pointed at Ji Ning.

He looked at the first teacher who criticized Ji Ning and said: "Do you know who she is?"