Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 406 - 401: Preliminary Round (Part 9)

The competition venue changed due to project changes.

No one knew where the organizers pressed, but the regular football field from the last match suddenly ascended into the air.

It revealed a giant enclosed rectangle below.

Calling it a rectangle isn’t quite accurate; it should be a giant square cabin, with each compartment partitioned into rooms of equal size.

Each room corresponds to different testing challenges.

The four competitors need to enter from the four entrance directions of the cabin to start the competition. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

The large screens on both sides of the stadium were split into two small screens, each corresponding to a contestant.

The left screen is for the physical competition, while the right is for the spiritual power competition.

Audiences can clearly see the situation of each contestant’s competition.

"Wow! The city stadium is amazing. First time discovering there are rooms under the football field? Awesome!"

"Is this some kind of obstacle course game? Break through one room to enter the next?"

"Looks so impressive! Wonder if the stadium is open to the public on regular days?"

"If it’s open, we should come and try it next time."

Students discussed enthusiastically.

The contestants quietly waited at the entrance.

Eyes fixed on the indicator lights above the door.

Beep——

Red lights turned green, the four simultaneously rushed forward, pushing open the first door with force.

"It started, it started..."

"What the heck is this?"

"A drum washing machine?"

The room mocked by the students was exactly the one You Le entered.

Despite entering two-by-two in different rooms, the challenge inside each room is different.

The room You Le entered featured a giant drum. She needed to get inside the drum, like a little hamster, to step on the drum, driving the water flow into the adjacent water tank until the tank is full before she could exit the room.

Not to mention how heavy this solid wooden drum is, the room also increased gravity, requiring three times more effort to step on the drum.

The audience in the stands didn’t know these real conditions; they only felt You Le was stepping lightly, the drum spinning fast enough to blur, while the level in the adjacent glass tank kept rising.

It seemed quite entertaining.

Wanting to ask the stadium staff if this area would open after the competition.

Huang Ying watched for a while, then turned to Ji Ning and said: "The education department seems to take this seriously, didn’t they invest heavily this time?"

Ji Ning sneered inwardly.

In order to stop Anhe Middle School from advancing, those people are shameless enough.

Despite both sides having the same basic conditions, the arrangement of challenges in each room had some tricks.

Some tasks are difficult but don’t consume much physical or spiritual power, while others are simple but consume a lot.

Although the focus of the assessment differs, by arranging tasks in unique orders, it can collapse a contestant, heavily testing their psychological resilience.

If You Le faced several physically exhausting tasks one after another, would she feel it would only get harder, causing her mindset to collapse prematurely?

Similarly, Lin Yuanyang faced a challenge of identifying matching water ripples from thousands of cups.

Though the order of challenges differed slightly, the challenges were identical; if a student couldn’t match the opponent, they had no one to blame.

Ji Ning firmly noted this against the education department in mind.

Thought those people implicitly accepted her proposal, but now waiting here.

Great!

Ji Ning, furious to the max, laughed coldly: "Hope they can still laugh..."

Huh?

Why did it suddenly feel cold?

Huang Ying turned her head towards Yao Meng, who was focused on watching the competition.

***

Beijing——

Fu Ninghao sat on a small stool, watching the icy water merge into the lake, cheerfully asking the old man beside him.

"Lao Meng, today is Hua Continent High School’s competition right?"

Meng Chang knew what the old leader wanted to ask, replied with a smile: "The preliminary selection starts today."

"Anhe must have started, too?"

"Right, by now they should be at the city-level advancement match."

Fu Ninghao nodded slightly, almost talking to himself: "Wonder what’s the situation?"

Meng Chang smiled and added: "We’ll know tonight, it’s a critical moment now."

Although the chief proposed a beautiful vision of harmonious coexistence between superpower users and regular students at the meeting, the reality isn’t optimistic; those who awaken superpowers are inherently gifted, enjoying numerous privileges, naturally having a proud personality, wanting them to easily blend in with regular folks?

Impossible.

This is a common issue in humanity since ancient times.

So, such unrealistic thoughts should be nipped in the bud.

Meng Chang’s eyes flashed darkly, "Regardless of the outcome, it’s an attempt."

Fu Ninghao laughed while pulling the fishing rod, a small palm-sized fish floated up.

"Impressive, chief..."

"Hahaha... Making fish soup tonight."

***

Three hours later.

Anhe Stadium echoed with cheers reaching the skies.

The competition was in its climax, both sides began their final sprint.

Though someone tried to trip Anhe Middle School up, Lin Yuanyang and You Le had undergone hundreds of extreme training rounds under Ji Ning and Huang Ying.

Particularly Ji Ning, the training projects were unimaginable, even able to turn all training modes in Anhe Middle School’s training room into a whirlwind of excitement.

These kids could persist in Ji Ning’s hands for this long, already showing strong intellect, achieving golden rank.

Moreover, Lin Yuanyang and You Le endured special training in Nanling half-pollution zone, with endurance and psychological resilience exceeding most adults.

Wanting to manipulate their mindset during this competition?

Hehe...

Ji Ning played the mindset game at a psychotic level!

Hence, Lin Yuanyang and You Le, in the competition, didn’t overthink, this intensity wasn’t even half of Ji Ning’s usual training.

They treated it like regular training, breaking through one small room after another.

Unbeknownst to them, how shocked their teachers and students continuously watching them were outside.

Had the opponents not undergone the same tests, they might suspect the organizers were intentionally making it easy for Anhe Middle School.

These two kids broke through the rooms way too fast!

Could it be they truly have exceptional talent?

Finally——

The competition ended.

Both large screens displayed the scores of four students.

Anhe Middle School’s total score exceeded Mingyu Middle School’s by 53 points.

This score gap was practically crushing for Mingyu Middle School.

Compared to Anhe Middle School’s cheer, other schools remained silent.

The crowd regarded Anhe Middle School’s teachers and students with some scrutiny.

"Ah——We won! We won!"

"Principal, does the hot pot dinner still count tonight?"

Principal Zhang suppressed his inner fury, smilingly replied: "Of course it counts. Director Wang, you take the kids to the hot pot first, I’ll send you the box number. I’ll go pick them up, Ji Ning, you come with me."

Ji Ning easily noticed the situation inside the arena, a hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes.

Tried tricks and failed again, yet returned to disgust people?

Such a lack of ambition!