Chapter 563
In the Presidential Palace in Venice, the flags of the countries selected for the Venice World University Competition have been hung high. There are a total of 32 teams entering the finals this time.
The teams that can come here have all performed well in the competitions and training tasks in the National Pavilion. To some extent, it can also show the overall magic level of each country. It can be said that those who can enter the final battle are considered to be the top magic powers in the world!
But there are also gaps between powerful countries. There is comparison between people, and naturally there is comparison between countries, and the comparison is even more intense among human beings.
However, ever since the last magic war, when forbidden spell mages entered the field one after another and caused the deaths of countless mages, private fights between mages (illegal large-scale competitions) have been banned by international magic associations. This has also shifted the competition between countries to the quadrennial World University Competition.
32 flags were hung over Venice, fluttering in the sea breeze. As the sun rose, magic salutes resounded in this beautiful city in the bay.
The gorgeous and sacred light sprinkled down and fell on the energetic young faces of the national teams as they walked into the venue below. They listened to the high-pitched Italian magic war songs and enjoyed the admiring, worshipful and high-expectation gazes of people all over the world. I wonder how many student wizards were fantasizing about the arrival of this day.
When this group of young wizards walked into the venue, they were no longer unknown little wizards, but outstanding young wizards who had the potential to enter the Parthenon, the Temple of Liberty, the Holy Inquisition, and even St. Peter's Basilica. From then on, no matter where they went, as long as they reported their identities, they would arouse a wave of praise.
However, Jiang Han was not very interested in these things. He knew how arrogant those big forces were. Instead of joining these big forces, it would be better for Jiang Han to build a force of his own that could rival them or even be stronger than them.
Many of those attending this world-class competition today are renowned super powers.
Among them are not only representatives from various countries, but also strong men from top powers such as the Parthenon, the Holy Inquisition, and the Hunter Alliance.
After the President of Venice finished his speech at the competition, it was time for the tense and exciting competition draw. Teams from various countries began to arrange personnel to go on stage to draw lots, and the audience cheered continuously.
Cheers? They were not looking forward to the excitement of the game, but cheering for the upcoming feast, a feast for mages and common people to get rich overnight! !
There are 32 national teams, and the betting on which country will collide with which country is the first. This kind of betting is not only in the venue, but also in corresponding betting pools full of money all over the world. Later, there is a bet on the winning rate of each national team. This is why ordinary people who usually don’t pay much attention to national affairs and magic battles are so keen on the World Academy Competition.
Venice does not explicitly prohibit this kind of gambling. On the one hand, it is a hot topic every four years. It can attract a large number of tourists and is related to the prosperity and glory of the country.
On the other hand, and most importantly, the capital flow of the gambling games opened during this period was an appalling figure, even comparable to the import and export funds of some countries.
The person who drew the lots was still Ai Jiangtu. After drawing the lots, he didn't even look at which team his opponent was. After letting the referee check it, he took the draw card and returned to the Huaxia team.
"Which team is the opponent?" Nan Yu walked over and asked.
Before Ai Jiangtu could answer, the island nation team next door cheered and shouted how lucky they were. Mu Nujiao frowned slightly and said, "Could they be our opponents?"
"Yeah." Ai Jiangtu turned over the draw card, and the pattern on it was exactly the emblem of the island team.
“It’s this bunch of short guys again. Is it necessary to be so excited that we were chosen? Otherwise, let me go first and I will beat these short guys to pieces.” Mo Fan said unhappily.
"It's the opening game. This is a chance to show your face to the whole world. Why should it be you? Who wouldn't want to take this opportunity?" Zu Jiming said.
"Teacher, let me go. I am confident that I can beat those people from the island country." Li Kaifeng also stepped forward and said.
Then Jiang Yu and Guan Yu began to request to play. In fact, Mu Yingting and Nan Rongni also wanted to show up in the opening game, but they were rejected by Feng Li as soon as they opened their mouths. The reason given was that their injuries had not healed and playing would affect their results.
The opening game is the most important in the university competition, and it truly attracts worldwide attention. If you can perform well in the opening game, even if you perform poorly in subsequent competitions, you will not be criticized after returning home, and you may even become famous with the opening game.
The opening match was a 5-on-5 team match, and the chance of playing in the match was quite high, so Zu Jiming, Jiang Yu, Guan Yu and others volunteered.
"Eh? Don't you want to go on stage?" Jiang Shaoxu poked Jiang Han with his arm and asked.
"Do you need me to go? Although the island country's team has some strength, it is not yet to the point where we Chinese need to give our full strength," Jiang Han said with a smile.
"And even if I told them, Instructor Feng Li and Instructor Song He might not let me play."
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What Jiang Han said was indeed correct. Jiang Han was the most powerful member of the team. He was far stronger than his peers. Not to mention the undead that his summoned beasts could easily revive, his thunder and fire elements alone could rank at the top of the team.
The second tier of combat effectiveness in the team is Ai Jiangtu and Mo Fan, followed by Mu Ningxue, Jiang Yu, Guan Yu, Li Kaifeng and others in the third tier.
