Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 603: Preparing for Battle

After participating in a competition, Ma Lu hardly rested before he had to attend another one.

He returned to Hou De and, following routine, made a trip to the scientific research lab to check on the progress of research.

A week had passed, and two more technologies had been added to his hand, "Business Plan" and "Peeping."

As for "Wind and Clouds Change," it was still under research.

But no big deal, the most important "Peeping" was already in hand for the upcoming ranked battle against Lingnan.

Then, Ma Lu sought out Cao Youyi to understand the past week's situation at the school.

Hou De had undergone significant changes, bringing in six new instructors at once and purchasing a large batch of new teaching supplies.

This was quite a novelty for those familiar with Hou De.

In recent years, Hou De had been in a bad situation, with continuous loss of personnel, and school equipment and facilities aging. Fresh blood had not joined for a long time, nor had anything new been purchased.

However, with the addition of people like Li Zhengwei, the school was much livelier than before.

But this was not good news for the students of Hou De since they were quickly trained to the point of exhaustion.

Cao Youyi had already initiated a formal challenge to Church Lingnan Education College on behalf of Hou De, and Lingnan had accepted the challenge, with both parties filing with the Ministry of Education.

The date was set for a week later, leaving them extremely tight on preparation time.

With the addition of new instructors, and at least during the trial period, everyone wanted to make a good impression, so the schedule was basically crammed full.

Various trainings and courses were scheduled from dawn to dusk, and this was only because Cao Youyi couldn't bear it any longer and halted some of it in time.

Otherwise, by the time Ma Lu got back, there probably wouldn't be any students still alive at the school.

Even with her intervention, the students were still trained exhaustively.

Like now, the sun had already set, and Li Zhengwei had divided the students into groups of five, forming eight groups, for team battle training on the sports field.

As soon as Ma Lu and Cao Youyi approached, they heard Li Zhengwei's shouting.

"What are you rushing ahead for all by yourself? You're out of sync with your teammates. Do you think you're Principal Ma, planning to take on 5 at once?"

"How many times have I said, maintain formation and cover for each other."

"Especially when you're at a disadvantage, you need to learn to use the power of the group to create a local majority against a smaller number!"

"And the girl on the red team, were you about to use Lion Seal?

"Don't you know Lion Seal can repel the enemy? He foolishly rushes at you, and instead of trying to finish him off, you knock him back into his team. What are you, a living Bodhisattva?"

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After scolding, Li Zhengwei blew the whistle around his neck, "Again!"

The corner of his eye had already noticed Ma Lu and Cao Youyi standing to the side, but he continued to instruct the two groups of students in front of him until he walked over.

"Principal Ma, Teacher Cao."

"How are things going?" Ma Lu asked.

"A complete mess," Li Zhengwei shook his head, "Time is too short, it's hard to establish the correct combat mindset, and their understanding of the battle situation and timing. But..."

Li Zhengwei's tone changed, "Cleaning up those tender seedlings from Lingnan shouldn't be a problem."

He deliberately spoke loudly to ensure the students on the field could hear.

Hou De had been at the bottom for too long. As the "poor students" of a garbage school, they felt inferior when facing students from other schools and were easily timid.

Li Zhengwei was also encouraging the students in this way, boosting their confidence.

He paused then said to Ma Lu, "Can I go to the scene for the battle with Lingnan?

"Although I've fought with some Talisman Masters in the army before, this is the first time I've been involved in a competition between schools. I want to see if there's anything else that can be improved."

"No problem," Ma Lu said. "We're chartering a plane anyway, one more person won't matter."

He then turned to Yang Yikong who was on the other side with a bamboo pole, correcting the students' steps and actions.

"Instructor Yang, please come too."

Yang Yikong nodded, and Ma Lu then told Li Zhengwei, "It's about time to wrap it up, let the students rest a bit. We start tomorrow, they also need to conserve their energy."

"Understood."

With just Li Zhengwei's assurance, Ma Lu was still not at ease, not until Zhou Zuolin, Chen Junwang, and Dai Lianliang reported their teaching achievements from the past week, a satisfied smile finally appeared on his face.

Before leaving last week, Ma Lu had spent 1450 education points at once, exchanging them for 145 bottles of "Enlightenment Cola," tasking Cao Youyi with their distribution.

Following Ma Lu's instructions, all 41 students, regardless of their aptitude, would receive two bottles each. If the effect was triggered, they would receive another three, until all the cola was distributed.

This meant in the first round of the luck contest, each student had a 19% chance of achieving sudden enlightenment.

And the results were even better than the mathematical expectation, with a total of 13 students mastering the new talismanic technique taught by their teachers on the first day.

In the second round, another three mastered a second talismanic technique, astonishing all the instructors.

But even more incredible was what came next: within the trio, one person mastered a third talismanic technique on the third day.

If Cao Youyi hadn't immediately controlled and sealed the news, it surely would have caused a sensation among the students and even attracted interviews from the press.

This was not a good thing for Hou De, which was still in a period of turmoil but was starting to recover.

Cao Youyi also realized the truly precious value of the black cola handed to her by Ma Lu.

After some hesitation, she gave the remaining 10 bottles of cola to the student who had mastered three talismanic techniques, and that student proved themselves by mastering two more.

"You're a Luck King!" Ma Lu remarked looking at Qiutong in front of him.

With her Grade D aptitude, she would have needed at least two and a half years to learn five talismanic techniques, but now she had managed it all in one week.

Qiutong clenched her fists, "I now also feel terrifically strong."

Ma Lu said, "This is just the beginning. You're only relatively strong among the first-year students, but indeed you now qualify as a secret weapon. Do you dare to join the sparring with Lingnan?"

"What's there to be afraid of!" Qiutong exclaimed excitedly. "Principal Ma, have you forgotten? The two of us together cleared a Second-level Disaster Belt. I'm even less afraid to fight people."

Ma Lu raised an eyebrow, thinking of that 'I helped Kobe score 83 points' kind of boast, but still it was something worth mentioning.

Seeing Qiutong's fighting spirit so high and not afraid of the challenge, that was arguably a good thing.

"Alright, then count yourself in, we'll go together."

Besides talismanic magic, Qiutong also had good athletic ability, which should be useful in battle. Apart from Qiutong, Cao Youyi also provided a list of 10 other names.