Chapter 44

Juan's smile froze on his face. But he quickly put on a look of disdain and sneered, "One hundred points? Are you dreaming? How many years has it been since someone scored one hundred points on the Azure Wind Academy entrance exam? You, a mere Level 2 swordsman, want to score one hundred points? Don't fool yourself!"

The others also looked disbelieving. One hundred points, this score, while not unheard of in the history of the Azure Wind Academy, had not appeared for many years. With the increasingly strict standards of the entrance exam, a perfect score was almost a mirage, just a standard that no one could reach.

This black-haired kid claims he scored one hundred points? Just a Level 2 swordsman and he got a perfect score on the entrance exam? Impossible!

Almost everyone thought the same thing.

But only Rais believed Ji Ran. He knew that this young man, who had made him feel inexplicably good from the first meeting and had surprised him several times since, would never let him down.

"This score wasn't given by me, but appeared on the admission ticket. I believe that with the fairness of the Azure Wind Academy, they wouldn't open such a backdoor for anyone... Besides, I'm just a Level 2 swordsman."

Ji Ran smiled slightly, calmly reaching into his pocket, pulling out the admission ticket, and showing it to everyone.

Silence. The admission ticket for the Azure Wind Academy entrance exam was a palm-sized plaque, imbued with mysterious magical power, which outsiders could not replicate. Now, the clear words "one hundred points" on the ticket left everyone speechless.

"One hundred points? Really one hundred points? How many years has it been since someone scored one hundred points at the Azure Wind Academy? Could this kid be a genius?"

"Impossible, I remember the strongest of the current generation, the Gold Rank swordsman Reinhardt, graduated from the Azure Wind Academy over ten years ago. He didn't score one hundred points on his entrance exam, only ninety-eight..."

The crowd buzzed with shock and disbelief.

"Fake! It must be fake! You forged the admission ticket... No, you forged the words on the ticket! Give it to me, let me see, it must be fake!" Juan, after a moment of shock, suddenly lunged at Ji Ran, trying to grab his admission ticket.

How could Ji Ran hand over the ticket to him? With a quick step, Ji Ran dodged and hid among the crowd, quickly escaping to the vicinity of the Azure Wind Academy student council members.

"Hand it over to you? What if you destroy my admission ticket? Fortunately, there are notaries here. I'm more at ease handing it over to them."

Saying this, Ji Ran handed the admission ticket to Rex, who was running the betting.

Rex took the admission ticket with a smile, and Juan, rushing to him, had to stop. To be honest, he had the idea of destroying the ticket, but Ji Ran was too alert, and he didn't get the chance!

This kid, all an act! Pretending to be clueless, just to humiliate me! Juan was so angry that he almost exploded, and his expression turned fierce.

"There's no mistake, it's indeed one hundred points. Congratulations, junior... Ji Ran, right? Welcome to the Azure Wind Academy."

After receiving the admission ticket, Rex's expression changed from calm to surprised, then to serious, and finally to a bright smile.

Ji Ran took back the admission ticket from Rex and smiled at him and the others, "Thank you, senior. I hope you will take good care of me in the future."

Although Ji Ran had not yet enrolled, a perfect score and not enrolling? Even if you can't afford the tuition, someone will be eager to pay it for you! As long as he doesn't have any accidents, entering the Azure Wind Academy is a sure thing.

On this side, the juniors and seniors were getting closer, but on the other side, Juan and Odi's faces were now pale.

One hundred points! It really is one hundred points! The Azure Wind Academy student council members have acknowledged it, so it's probably not wrong. In fact, no one with any sense would fake a score on the Azure Wind Academy entrance exam. The academy has records, and you think changing the score on your admission ticket will get you in?

Moreover, while the admission ticket is not a particularly powerful magical item, it's not easy to modify the information on it. The fact that the score appears automatically shows that it's linked to some system within the academy... If you damage it, they'll know immediately, and what will you do then?

So, out of shock and anger, Juan initially shouted that Ji Ran's admission ticket was fake, but he quickly realized it was impossible. However, he immediately tried to grab Ji Ran's admission ticket, with the intention of destroying it!

After destroying it, he could leave without a trace. Checking the score at the Azure Wind Academy isn't that simple. Dodge the bet first, and deal with the rest later! After all, Rais is already a Level 4 waste, and this kid is just a Level 2 genius. Finding a way to make them unable to speak in the future would be easy...

It must be said that Juan is quite cunning. He almost instantly thought of how to deal with this disaster. However, he didn't expect to be unable to catch up with that black-haired kid!

Now that the one hundred points have been confirmed by the Azure Wind Academy student council members, what to do?

Juan's mind was blank. How could he lose? How could that kid get one hundred points? He's just a Level 2 swordsman! How could a Level 2 swordsman get a perfect score on the Azure Wind Academy entrance exam? A sure bet, and he lost? And he acted like that... Clearly waiting to humiliate him now!

Juan looked at Ji Ran, his eyes filled with venom. But Ji Ran, looking back at him, showed no fear.

This is the Azure Wind Academy. You, a Level 6 swordsman, think you're strong? Sure, dealing with me might not be a problem, but dealing with the powerful beings in the academy? You're far from it! Want to act out here? Are you tired of living?

Juan knew this, so he held back. He glanced at the magical longsword in Rex's hand, a pained expression flashing across his face. A 2,000 gold coin magical weapon! For him now, it was a significant loss.

"Damn! Rais, you won't always win!" Juan turned and glared at Rais, then turned to leave with Odi.

"Hey, our bet wasn't just about the magical weapons, right? There was also a kneeling and an apology, wasn't there?"

Rais saw the look in his eyes as he left and suddenly sneered.

Juan's steps paused. Kneeling and apologizing, this was not just about money, it was about dignity! With so many people watching, even Azure Wind Academy students, if he knelt and apologized, what face would he have left?

"Don't push it too far, Rais!" Juan turned back, his teeth clenched, looking at Rais.

Rais sneered, "Now that you lost, you say this. If you had won, would you have let me off? Would you have been magnanimous and let me go? This bet wasn't forced on you!"

Hearing this, Juan and Odi were silent. They had proposed the bet, and if they had won, would they have let Rais off?

Impossible! Juan had come to provoke Rais, wanting to humiliate him. Who knew that instead of humiliating him, he would be humiliated himself!

The onlookers started cheering, "Kneel!" Seeing such a good show during the exam, this trip was worth it!

Ji Ran also smiled, watching Juan and Odi. He understood Rais's thoughts. From the looks of these two, even if they were let off, they wouldn't just be ashamed and leave. This time, humiliating them and making them lose face. Given their lack of grace, future retaliation was inevitable. Since that's the case, why let them off?

"Hmph, I did say the loser has to kneel and apologize, but I didn't say when. Rest assured, I will fulfill the bet, sooner or later!" Juan, after a long pause, came up with a weak excuse, then grabbed Odi and quickly pushed through the crowd to leave.

"Tsk!" The onlookers jeered, but didn't stop them. After all, the people accompanying the exam candidates weren't fools. That guy is at least a Level 6 swordsman, why get involved for others?

Rais watched them quickly leave, coldly snorted, but didn't chase after them. His injuries weren't fully healed, and he only had Level 4 strength, so he couldn't do much to them. But this debt would be settled eventually...

"Congratulations on winning the bet, here is your prize. As for the other part, we can't help you with that." Rex smiled and handed the two magical swords to Ji Ran.

Ji Ran smiled, "Thank you, senior. The other part, I think, we should handle ourselves."

Rex looked at him approvingly, "You're right! As a student of the Azure Wind Academy, you should have this kind of spirit. By the way, here is your bet money."

Rais stepped forward, took the principal and the 200 gold coins he won, and looked at Rex and the others, "Thanks for your help this time. When Ji Ran enrolls, I hope you will take care of him. I'll treat you to a meal when I have time!"

Rex smiled and shook his head, "We'll see. We have a long time to get along with Ji Ran. The work of maintaining order isn't over yet, we just took a break to run the bet... Thanks for letting us win some money, see you!"

Rex led the other Azure Wind Academy students in another direction. After a few steps, he turned back, "Be careful. I think those two won't let this go easily."

Rais smiled and nodded, and Rex and the others turned and quickly walked away.

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