A little scoundrel

Chapter 249 Crisis Beneath Prosperity

This batch of magic swords truly made a name for themselves. Countless spectators, especially the young men, gazed with fervent desire, imagining if they had such a 'toy,' forget the ten miles of rapeseed flowers, they could make the entire large forest disappear from sight!!! kan shu wu. xà

In a garden villa somewhere in the United Republic of Tanzania, Africa. Duke Theophilus of the Centaur tribe watched the live broadcast, deep in thought.

Had I made a terrible choice? At this moment, he seemed to regret his transaction with Bai Ye.

Human research and development capabilities were too terrifying, far exceeding his expectations. It only took humans half a month from encountering magic artifact manufacturing technology to producing this batch of magic swords!

Moreover, the quality of these magic swords was already at the peak of D-class, approaching C-class. If it were their Half-Demon blacksmiths, one magic sword would require a blacksmith more than half a month.

"The industrial production capacity far exceeds our Half-Demon manufacturing capabilities!" Duke Theophilus increasingly felt that he had opened Pandora's Box!

The weapons of the Half-Demons were forged by finding materials and enlisting the help of master blacksmiths, a relatively lengthy process. However, on Blue Star, it was possible that in a short while, tens of thousands, or even millions, of troops could be armed. What a terrifying force this would be!

"Fortunately, their physique is far inferior to ours..." Duke Theophilus tried to comfort himself, but then something seemed to occur to him, and his expression darkened again.

According to the news from the beautiful Centaur leading the team to cooperate and learn in Great Xia, the progress of the Half-Demon race in learning Blue Star technology was very slow. Compared to humanity's astonishment at magic, they were equally awestruck by human civilization's electronics, CNC technology, and intelligent technology.

Born in the Tethys world, their lives were spent fighting for survival, so their focus was on weapon manufacturing. They were also very curious and eager about the dazzling array of human technologies.

"At this rate, they will have fully learned our techniques, and I haven't even learned the basics..." Duke Theophilus made a decision and decided to send more personnel to Great Xia to learn. Great Xia was now the center of Blue Star's politics, military, and technology!

In any case, regretting it now was useless. If they went back on their word, the entire Half-Demon race on Blue Star would likely face slaughter by that guy!

...

The plaza of Happiness Elementary School in Modu.

Principal Dong was extremely excited. These epoch-making, terrifying weapons were to be awarded as prizes to the students! This meant that their school's students were about to give birth to super soldiers.

This had not even appeared in universities since the nationwide super-soldier plan. They, a mere elementary school, were unexpectedly going to become the world's number one school?

Looking at the eager parents and children in the audience, Principal Dong picked up the microphone. "It's truly amazing. I never expected the teachers, students, and parents of our Happiness Elementary School to witness the birth of these super weapons firsthand."

"As Brother Ye just said, these weapons will be awarded to our outstanding children. Now, please invite our respected Brother Ye to select these lucky children!"

"Pah pah pah!!!"

Warm applause erupted from the entire venue, and all the parents and children's hearts raced. They had already realized that if they were chosen by Bai Ye, it would mean boundless prospects!

"Grade 6 Class 19, Li Xinghua, Zhao Xiaogao..." Bai Ye didn't play coy and directly announced the names.

Li Xinghua of Class 19 had a strength of 800 jin, while Zhao Xiaogao's speed reached 18 meters per second. With an increase of another 2 meters per second, he would reach the D-class super-soldier level, and their other qualities were also well-balanced and outstanding.

"Wow!"

"I knew they would be chosen."

"Class 19's outstanding achievements are largely due to them!" Enthusiastic applause echoed from the audience again.

"Grade 6 Class 7, Wen Siya."

"Grade 5 Class 3, Su Yidan."

"Grade 4 Class 2, Zheng Ning."

"Grade 3..."

Bai Ye's gaze swept towards Grade 3 Class 1. With the remaining two spots, seeing Bai Ye's gaze, the more than 30 children blushed and became very nervous.

"Big Brother Bai Ye, me, me, me!!" Si Jiujiu, who had extreme social confidence, jumped and waved. Lydia nervously clutched her clothes on the side.

"Grade 3 Class 1, Si Jiujiu."

Upon hearing Bai Ye's voice, Si Jiujiu immediately jumped two to three meters high.

"The last spot..."

Everyone looked at Lydia, expecting the last spot to be taken by this adorable little one. She had performed exceptionally well, being the best in the entire event. Although she was Bai Ye's sister, everyone admired her for her strength.

"Grade 2 Class 9, Gao Le."

However, the result was beyond everyone's expectations. Lydia, who was nervously anticipating, her big eyes instantly welled up with tears. Although she didn't care about these magic swords, she cared even more about Bai Ye's acknowledgment!

"Lydia, don't cry! Big Brother must have even better prizes for you!" Seeing Lydia sad, Si Jiujiu's smile disappeared immediately, and he rushed to comfort her.

Dapeng looked at Bai Ye awkwardly a few times, then at Lydia, and then quietly walked towards Lydia.

"Seven students, please come to the stage."

Hearing Bai Ye's call, the seven elementary school students, nervous, excited, and a little scared, walked up to Bai Ye.

Four boys and three girls, they secretly looked at Bai Ye and cautiously sized up the seven magic swords suspended in the air beside him.

"The power of the magic swords is immense, but they also have drawbacks. They can also harm the user." As he spoke, Bai Ye asked Lan Yuying and Meng Guochang to raise their hands for everyone to see.

Indeed, one of them had slightly scorched cracks on their hand, oozing red blood. The other had pale hands, clearly frostbitten.

The audience was shocked and admired the two warriors, Lan Yuying and Meng Guochang, even more. From beginning to end, their faces had been filled with excitement and joy, completely disregarding the injuries on their hands!

"Only the strong are worthy of the magic swords. Do you have the confidence to become strong?"

Facing Bai Ye's questioning, the three students from Grade 6 were the first to respond. They replied with absolute certainty, "Yes!"

"Yes!" Si Jiujiu also nodded vigorously, and the other children responded one after another.

"These seven swords have attributes of lightning, ice, fire, wind, poison, earth, and water. You can choose yourselves."

Bai Ye handed the magic swords to them and added, "You have ten days to adapt to them. During these ten days, I will conduct strict training for you. Finally, you will be sent to my ranch to engage in practical combat with the small animals."

"Only those who survive will truly pass the test."

The seven children who had just received the magic swords heard Bai Ye's somewhat serious words, and their little faces froze.

The audience and netizens were also startled. Small animals in the ranch? Were those small animals? Did you see those two large wild boars just now? Any one of them could instantly kill a crowd, let alone the entire herd in the ranch!

It would be difficult for a few elementary school students to survive even with magic swords.

Fortunately, our children were chosen... Parents who had envied the seven students just now and regretted their sons' lack of effort were secretly relieved at this moment!

"If you are scared, then put down the magic sword in your hand."

Hearing Bai Ye's words, the children exchanged glances.

Li Xinghua was the first to step forward and replied firmly, "Reporting! Big Brother Bai Ye, I will definitely pass the test." His words and actions showed the demeanor of a soldier.

"I'm not afraid either!" Si Jiujiu declared second. As the two of them spoke, the other classmates also expressed their resolve, and not a single one backed down.

Bai Ye nodded with satisfaction. "Lydia."

Bai Ye's sudden call made Lydia, who felt wronged, suddenly freeze. Seeing Bai Ye looking at her, she quickly wiped the tears from her face.

"Brother Ye is waiting for you, young lady. Hurry up and go over." Dapeng urged, and Lydia then quickly ran over.

"During the training period, they will need a sparring partner. If you can complete this task well, I will make you the captain of this team!"

Captain? Isn't that much better than them? Lydia's eyes immediately sparkled.

"Okay! Brother, don't worry, Lydia will definitely complete this task!"

??? Lydia as a sparring partner? Although she was very strong, these seven children had magic swords. What if Lydia was injured?

Netizens expressed their concern, urging Bai Ye to reconsider. If you seven brats hurt Lydia, we'll go beat up your dads!!!

While the netizens were still excited, the live broadcast suddenly went black.

Countless netizens: ???

"The rest is up to you, Principal Dong." With that, Bai Ye disappeared from everyone's sight with Lydia, and Dapeng also charged into the sky, transforming into his true form and flying towards the horizon.

The sports meeting thus concluded, but the related public opinion continued to ferment, especially regarding the magic swords.

"Are those seven magic swords really given to those children? I feel it's a bit unsafe!"

"Ahhh! What bad intentions do you have? I advise you to abandon such thoughts early. From the moment they were chosen by Brother Ye, they are also considered geniuses by Great Xia, and even the entire World Alliance. Wouldn't such talents have warriors protecting them?"

"Actually, whether they are protected or not isn't that important! What's truly daunting is that these children's magic swords were personally given to them by Brother Ye. They are also considered half-disciples of Brother Ye. Forget about certain individuals or organizations, even the World Alliance wouldn't dare to lay their hands on them!"

"Exactly!"

...

In the following days, Bai Ye's figure frequently appeared at Happiness Elementary School. With his divine skill of 'flashy moves,' teaching the seven children to fight was not a problem, and with Lydia as a sparring partner, their combat strength soared rapidly.

Meanwhile, the outside world was influenced, and countries around the world also held campus sports events, selecting and cultivating young geniuses! kan shu la.

Just as everything was developing peacefully and vigorously, anomalies occurred at Mount Fuji in Japan. The long-dormant volcano was spewing thick smoke, and even from a distance, a huge roar and tremor could be heard.

"Requesting Mr. Bai to come to Country R. Suspicious new channel suspected at Mount Fuji." Princess Qinghe, the de facto ruler of Country R, personally sent a secret letter to Bai Ye.