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Chapter 681: Time is Not Enough, No Victory or Defeat!
Sea Star Mainland, Red Line, RL0003 Area.
Because this area belongs to a winter zone, it is constantly battered by cold winds and heavy snow, with temperatures basically always below freezing.
Yet, such a difficult place to live was chosen as the campus for the Celestial Dragon Holy Palace Academy.
At the same time.
As an academy specifically responsible for the education of Celestial Dragons, the environment and facilities here are clearly not exquisite enough.
In fact, they could be said to be overly rough.
They are even inferior to many Noble Academies privately run by Kingdoms outside.
There are no fountains with exquisite sculptures, no luxurious and delicate Detached Villas, and no Gardens full of roses or lush green Lawns.
The entire campus is centered around a twenty-story Black Castle with its top covered in thick white snow.
Around it, Black Towers with different functions are scattered like stars, connected to each other by long Black Stone Paths.
Besides that.
There are only flat and wide Open Grounds and cold Stone Chairs for people to rest on in the cold wind.
The overall impression the campus gives is one filled with solemnity and weightiness.
Visually.
The black buildings, white snowflakes, coupled with the warm light shining through the doors and windows, present a simple Screen Feed to the eye.
It is in such a place.
One can see Young Men and Girls wearing thin White School Uniforms with the Hoof of the Golden Soaring Dragon printed on their right chests.
They are on the Open Ground, following a Black-clothed figure, enduring the constantly blowing biting Wind and Snow, completing sets of Fist and Foot Movements. It seems they are practicing some kind of Fist Technique?
Looking at another Open Ground, the slightly older Young Men and Girls are holding Wooden Swords, and under the constant patrol of several Black-clothed Instructors, they are conducting one-on-one Sparring Exchanges.
These Children's Cheeks are red, and they are gritting their teeth. It is easy to see that they are in great Suffering, yet none of them cry out in pain or give up.
Everyone's Gaze is firm, and the shouts they let out are also full of Courage, stubbornly swinging their Wooden Swords towards their Opponents despite the blowing Cold Wind and Snow.
The Commotion generated by the Wooden Sword Collision almost fills every corner of the Open Ground.
Because it is now four o'clock in the afternoon.
It is the time when Cadets have their Physical Education Course outdoors. They will practice Sword Technique, Martial Arts, Archery, and other Content according to their preferences and Talent until seven o'clock.
From seven to eight o'clock is leisure Time. They can go to the Library, the Cafeteria, or the Indoor Tennis Court.
From eight to nine o'clock is bedtime preparation Time, mainly used for washing up and changing clothes, and then lights out promptly at nine o'clock to sleep until seven o'clock the next morning.
Ten hours of Sleep can give these Children sufficient Body growth Time.
Because the Food they eat every day is all Vegetables and Fruits, Meat, Eggs, and Milk with high Nutrition Value, they need sufficient Training/Exercise and Sleep to digest them and turn them into the Body's Foundation.
At the same time.
Some Cadets, who look less like Young Men and Girls and more like Young Men and Women, are walking in twos and threes on the Stone Paths around the Open Ground.
And their clothing and attire are more complete.
A well-fitting White Tailcoat paired with White Striped Trousers, or if it's a girl, a white knee-length skirt.
Underneath, they wear a white sleeveless Alias, a light yellow Shirt, and a pair of shiny Beige Leather Boots or High Heels, plus a Platinum Shawl that only reaches their Waist Level.
This makes the men and women walking among the snowflakes look like sacred pure Spirits.
However, the Atmosphere on their side, compared to the lively scene on the other Open Ground, appears very suppressed, serious, and silent.
Everyone's Expression is either heavy or filled with Nervousness.
One must know that they usually chat and laugh while watching the Junior Students on the Open Ground, teasing them back and forth, making the latter's little faces turn even redder with annoyance.
Such an unusual phenomenon made the lower-grade Young Men and Girls feel quite surprised and curious.
But no one dared to relax the Movements in their hands.
Because those Black-clothed Instructors would punish them, and they would punish them very severely.
For example, making them run dozens of Laps around this vast Open Ground, or making them do Push-ups by themselves on the side until the end of this Course.
"Eh, looking at their innocent Expressions, I suddenly feel envious..."
A white-dressed Girl with an exquisite appearance, fair skin, beautiful looks, brown hair, and light yellow eyes, holding a thick Book in her arms, sighed as she walked and looked at the younger students not far away.
"Because they still have quite a bit of Time, right, Haimo."
Beside the Girl, a black-haired boy wearing Gold-rimmed Glasses on the bridge of his nose softly echoed, his calm Gaze also following the Girl's Gaze towards the Children working hard in the Wind and Snow.
Bu Ya Mu Qi Hai Mo nodded with a pensive Expression: "Yes, I wonder how many of us can successfully graduate and then venture out into that vast Heaven and Earth. Otherwise..."
They are already seventeen or eighteen years old, the highest grade Cadets in the Celestial Dragon Holy Palace. A few days ago, they just went through three days of intense Graduation Assessment.
And now they are on their way to their respective Classrooms to face their Assessment Results.
Which is that grand Black Castle.
"Otherwise, it's very likely we'll have to return to the 'Land of the Gods', and then eat, drink, and be merry there for a lifetime. Thinking about it that way, it's not such a bad thing, hehehehe..."
Tuo Pu Man Pa Er said with forced optimism, but it didn't elicit any response from the other Cadets around him.
They couldn't laugh right now.
Ten minutes later.
Tuo Pu Man Pa Er, Bu Ya Mu Qi Hai Mo, and others stepped into the Castle Main Gate.
Then they continuously walked up more than ten long flights of stairs, reaching the eighteenth floor of the Castle, where their grade's Classrooms are located, in one breath without getting red-faced or out of breath.
"Longinus?!"
But as soon as they walked into the Classroom, they saw a handsome and tall figure already sitting in a Position inside.
"Why did you come so early?"
"Just now I was wondering why I didn't see you in the Team."
Bu Ya Mu Qi Hai Mo walked to the other person's side with a slightly red face, her tone also appearing gentler than before, which made Tuo Pu Man Pa Er's Expression darken behind her.
"After lunch, while I still had a few days to stay in the Academy, I went to ask Instructor Castan for guidance on Martial Arts. After finishing, I came directly here, and also recalled the Sparring process."
The boy sitting on the Chair had a high nose bridge, and sword-like Eyebrows slanted into the few strands of black hair falling at his temples.
His Eyes were as bright as Starlight, and his features were so three-dimensional they were like a Statue carved by a Master.
His Gaze was very cold, seemingly having no slightest interest in the Spirit-like beautiful girl in front of him. Instead, when talking about recalling the Sparring process, his voice became slightly more emphasized.
"Ask for guidance..."
However, Longinus's words made the Expressions of Tuo Pu Man Pa Er and the dozen or so other classmates change.
Because they clearly remembered that a year ago, this guy said he had asked Instructor Bruce, who taught them Sword Technique, for guidance on Sword Technique.
Then, the next day, the rumor that Instructor Bruce was defeated by him appeared.
Although it was never confirmed by anyone in the end.
But since that day, Longinus no longer attended Sword Technique Class with them, but instead practiced Advanced Body Technique with the Cadets who majored in Martial Arts.
His Martial Arts Instructor was precisely Instructor Castan!
"Then the Result is..."
Tuo Pu Man Pa Er hesitated, looking at the other person and asking softly. The latter said calmly: "Instructor Castan is very formidable. Even if it was just a pure Martial Arts exchange, I didn't win."
"Phew————"
As soon as these words were spoken, it was as if everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
But Tuo Pu Man Pa Er felt that something was wrong, and asked another question that seemed like nonsense: "So you were defeated?"
"Time was not enough, no Victory or Defeat was determined."
As soon as Longinus finished speaking, Tuo Pu Man Pa Er and the others instantly became stunned.
After lunch ended, that was around 1 PM, and now it's past 4 PM, so they fought for nearly three hours...
Sea Star Mainland, Red Line, RL0003 Area.
Because this area belongs to a winter zone, it is constantly battered by cold winds and heavy snow, with temperatures basically always below freezing.
Yet, such a difficult place to live was chosen as the campus for the Celestial Dragon Holy Palace Academy.
At the same time.
As an academy specifically responsible for the education of Celestial Dragons, the environment and facilities here are clearly not exquisite enough.
In fact, they could be said to be overly rough.
They are even inferior to many Noble Academies privately run by Kingdoms outside.
There are no fountains with exquisite sculptures, no luxurious and delicate Detached Villas, and no Gardens full of roses or lush green Lawns.
The entire campus is centered around a twenty-story Black Castle with its top covered in thick white snow.
Around it, Black Towers with different functions are scattered like stars, connected to each other by long Black Stone Paths.
Besides that.
There are only flat and wide Open Grounds and cold Stone Chairs for people to rest on in the cold wind.
The overall impression the campus gives is one filled with solemnity and weightiness.
Visually.
The black buildings, white snowflakes, coupled with the warm light shining through the doors and windows, present a simple Screen Feed to the eye.
It is in such a place.
One can see Young Men and Girls wearing thin White School Uniforms with the Hoof of the Golden Soaring Dragon printed on their right chests.
They are on the Open Ground, following a Black-clothed figure, enduring the constantly blowing biting Wind and Snow, completing sets of Fist and Foot Movements. It seems they are practicing some kind of Fist Technique?
Looking at another Open Ground, the slightly older Young Men and Girls are holding Wooden Swords, and under the constant patrol of several Black-clothed Instructors, they are conducting one-on-one Sparring Exchanges.
These Children's Cheeks are red, and they are gritting their teeth. It is easy to see that they are in great Suffering, yet none of them cry out in pain or give up.
Everyone's Gaze is firm, and the shouts they let out are also full of Courage, stubbornly swinging their Wooden Swords towards their Opponents despite the blowing Cold Wind and Snow.
The Commotion generated by the Wooden Sword Collision almost fills every corner of the Open Ground.
Because it is now four o'clock in the afternoon.
It is the time when Cadets have their Physical Education Course outdoors. They will practice Sword Technique, Martial Arts, Archery, and other Content according to their preferences and Talent until seven o'clock.
From seven to eight o'clock is leisure Time. They can go to the Library, the Cafeteria, or the Indoor Tennis Court.
From eight to nine o'clock is bedtime preparation Time, mainly used for washing up and changing clothes, and then lights out promptly at nine o'clock to sleep until seven o'clock the next morning.
Ten hours of Sleep can give these Children sufficient Body growth Time.
Because the Food they eat every day is all Vegetables and Fruits, Meat, Eggs, and Milk with high Nutrition Value, they need sufficient Training/Exercise and Sleep to digest them and turn them into the Body's Foundation.
At the same time.
Some Cadets, who look less like Young Men and Girls and more like Young Men and Women, are walking in twos and threes on the Stone Paths around the Open Ground.
And their clothing and attire are more complete.
A well-fitting White Tailcoat paired with White Striped Trousers, or if it's a girl, a white knee-length skirt.
Underneath, they wear a white sleeveless Alias, a light yellow Shirt, and a pair of shiny Beige Leather Boots or High Heels, plus a Platinum Shawl that only reaches their Waist Level.
This makes the men and women walking among the snowflakes look like sacred pure Spirits.
However, the Atmosphere on their side, compared to the lively scene on the other Open Ground, appears very suppressed, serious, and silent.
Everyone's Expression is either heavy or filled with Nervousness.
One must know that they usually chat and laugh while watching the Junior Students on the Open Ground, teasing them back and forth, making the latter's little faces turn even redder with annoyance.
Such an unusual phenomenon made the lower-grade Young Men and Girls feel quite surprised and curious.
But no one dared to relax the Movements in their hands.
Because those Black-clothed Instructors would punish them, and they would punish them very severely.
For example, making them run dozens of Laps around this vast Open Ground, or making them do Push-ups by themselves on the side until the end of this Course.
"Eh, looking at their innocent Expressions, I suddenly feel envious..."
A white-dressed Girl with an exquisite appearance, fair skin, beautiful looks, brown hair, and light yellow eyes, holding a thick Book in her arms, sighed as she walked and looked at the younger students not far away.
"Because they still have quite a bit of Time, right, Haimo."
Beside the Girl, a black-haired boy wearing Gold-rimmed Glasses on the bridge of his nose softly echoed, his calm Gaze also following the Girl's Gaze towards the Children working hard in the Wind and Snow.
Bu Ya Mu Qi Hai Mo nodded with a pensive Expression: "Yes, I wonder how many of us can successfully graduate and then venture out into that vast Heaven and Earth. Otherwise..."
They are already seventeen or eighteen years old, the highest grade Cadets in the Celestial Dragon Holy Palace. A few days ago, they just went through three days of intense Graduation Assessment.
And now they are on their way to their respective Classrooms to face their Assessment Results.
Which is that grand Black Castle.
"Otherwise, it's very likely we'll have to return to the 'Land of the Gods', and then eat, drink, and be merry there for a lifetime. Thinking about it that way, it's not such a bad thing, hehehehe..."
Tuo Pu Man Pa Er said with forced optimism, but it didn't elicit any response from the other Cadets around him.
They couldn't laugh right now.
Ten minutes later.
Tuo Pu Man Pa Er, Bu Ya Mu Qi Hai Mo, and others stepped into the Castle Main Gate.
Then they continuously walked up more than ten long flights of stairs, reaching the eighteenth floor of the Castle, where their grade's Classrooms are located, in one breath without getting red-faced or out of breath.
"Longinus?!"
But as soon as they walked into the Classroom, they saw a handsome and tall figure already sitting in a Position inside.
"Why did you come so early?"
"Just now I was wondering why I didn't see you in the Team."
Bu Ya Mu Qi Hai Mo walked to the other person's side with a slightly red face, her tone also appearing gentler than before, which made Tuo Pu Man Pa Er's Expression darken behind her.
"After lunch, while I still had a few days to stay in the Academy, I went to ask Instructor Castan for guidance on Martial Arts. After finishing, I came directly here, and also recalled the Sparring process."
The boy sitting on the Chair had a high nose bridge, and sword-like Eyebrows slanted into the few strands of black hair falling at his temples.
His Eyes were as bright as Starlight, and his features were so three-dimensional they were like a Statue carved by a Master.
His Gaze was very cold, seemingly having no slightest interest in the Spirit-like beautiful girl in front of him. Instead, when talking about recalling the Sparring process, his voice became slightly more emphasized.
"Ask for guidance..."
However, Longinus's words made the Expressions of Tuo Pu Man Pa Er and the dozen or so other classmates change.
Because they clearly remembered that a year ago, this guy said he had asked Instructor Bruce, who taught them Sword Technique, for guidance on Sword Technique.
Then, the next day, the rumor that Instructor Bruce was defeated by him appeared.
Although it was never confirmed by anyone in the end.
But since that day, Longinus no longer attended Sword Technique Class with them, but instead practiced Advanced Body Technique with the Cadets who majored in Martial Arts.
His Martial Arts Instructor was precisely Instructor Castan!
"Then the Result is..."
Tuo Pu Man Pa Er hesitated, looking at the other person and asking softly. The latter said calmly: "Instructor Castan is very formidable. Even if it was just a pure Martial Arts exchange, I didn't win."
"Phew————"
As soon as these words were spoken, it was as if everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
But Tuo Pu Man Pa Er felt that something was wrong, and asked another question that seemed like nonsense: "So you were defeated?"
"Time was not enough, no Victory or Defeat was determined."
As soon as Longinus finished speaking, Tuo Pu Man Pa Er and the others instantly became stunned.
After lunch ended, that was around 1 PM, and now it's past 4 PM, so they fought for nearly three hours...
