NABC Chapter 50 Winter Festival Party
Chapter 50 Winter Festival Party
The night of the Winter Festival gala competition was extraordinarily lively.
Floating vessels and drones flew across the sky, with numerous cameras focused on the bustling arena below, broadcasting tonight's grandeur live to the entire Star Domain.
The annual Winter Festival gala often ranks as the Star Domain's highest-rated program of the year. People gather in front of screens to watch the vibrant young men and women battle fervently on stage, exuding their proud flashes of brilliance. They are the hope of the Star Domain's future, the objects of countless admirations and worship.
The sweeping beams of light moved back and forth, and waves of excited noise rose and fell. The audience holding various signs cheered and screamed to such an extent that one might mistake this for a concert venue, though tonight that was pretty much the case.
Tilan sat amidst the clamor of the spectator stand, surrounded by students from Edith Academy. Edith Academy had its designated seating area at the venue, a privilege belonging to the top six academies of the Star Domain.
The predominantly black uniforms of Edith Academy were slightly complex in design, yet perfectly fitting, imparting a proper and fitting impression.
"Now, please welcome the students from Thunder Edge Academy to enter the stage!" the voice of the on-site host erupted like a volcanic explosion, igniting the cheers and emotions within the arena.
The girl felt the noise around her ears suddenly intensify, and then she saw rows of young knights riding warhorses enter the arena. Clad in silver-blue armor, with similarly styled trappings on their horses, these knights began a slow gallop upon entering the arena, accelerating until they formed a perfectly aligned triangular spearhead. Long lances pointed skywards, then were uniformly lowered. A total of 102 knights, ablaze with electric light, dashed swiftly through the arena, resplendent and dazzling.
Was it Edith Academy's turn? The girl felt a tinge of curiosity rise within her heart as she looked towards that corner of the venue. What she saw were students entering the arena, each wearing a hood and draped in a black robe, their faces obscured. They carried lanterns in one hand and blue roses in the other. Where they passed, thorns sprawled out, exuding mystery and enchantment.
Edith Academy, ranked fourth in the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain, majors in the Natural Sequence and Withering Sequence. The development directions of its students are not fixed, as they are not confined to any particular field. However, the academy's graduates are always known for their proper manners and elegant mystique.
"Countless streams of light information flicker, that is the wisdom and magnificence of the matrix, please welcome the students from Crystal Lattice Academy to enter the stage!"
After the host announced, blue points of flickering light appeared in the night sky of the open-air venue. As these flickering points drew closer, it became clear they were students walking in mid-air.
They wore transparent, glass-like coats with circular goggles over their eyes, displaying the flow of numerous information. The glass-like coats doubled as screens, showing various function data and glowing automatically, changing colors at will. They maintained transparency but could instantly turn into bright blocks of light.
With each step these students took, virtual data-like blue squares gathered at their feet, bearing their weight before the students continued downward until they entered the venue.
Crystal Lattice Academy, ranked third in the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain, specializes in the Spirit Particle Sequence. Almost all of its graduates are AI experts, adept in controlling machinery and specializing in data corrosion and manipulation. It is the smallest in terms of student enrollment among the top six academies, with fewer than a hundred new students each year, yet its strength remains formidable. It consistently holds its position in the top three of the Four-leaf Crystal, competing with Swarm's Reign Academy for second place.
"Graceful ladies, queens among ten thousand bees, please welcome the young ladies from Swarm's Reign Academy to enter the stage!"