A little girl at a magic school, she's a goofy troublemaker who can do anything.
Chapter 21: Was the flag-raising ceremony unnecessary?
Before the first monthly exam was the first flag-raising ceremony of the new semester.
On the vast flag-raising field constructed of magic, students from the four academies gathered, standing in their respective areas, watching their academy flags rise high.
The six grades were divided into two groups. The older students were in another campus, while Li Wenyin's class was in the flag-raising campus, which was for grades one, two, and three. The chattering group consisted of teenagers of roughly the same age.
A third of the first-year students were excitedly discussing the flag-raising ceremony.
This will be the flag-raising ceremony that will get these first-year students most excited.
According to a long-standing tradition of the Magic Academy, the flag bearer selects the person to stand on the flag-raising platform for each flag-raising ceremony. The grade and students are not fixed, and everyone has a high chance of becoming the focus of attention.
During the flag-raising ceremony in the first month after the new students enroll, the college flag is always chosen for the first-year students.
This is an excellent opportunity to make a name for yourself and to meet students from other colleges of similar age.
Li Wenyin called it the defining moment for the F4 of the grade.
The students, eager to shine, discussed enthusiastically who would be chosen as the flag bearer to make a name for themselves.
The students here come from all over the country, most of them from wealthy and noble families, possibly second, third or even nth generation of magical families. And these students are all dressed neatly in school uniforms, excitedly discussing the opportunity to be a flag bearer.
It was vibrant and bustling with life.
In such a scene, Li Wenyin, who was yawning and looking listless, seemed somewhat out of place.
She yawned and found her seniors in the crowd, greeting them listlessly.
The other four had arrived long ago, but she was the last to arrive and was the most sleepy.
"Li Wenyin! Cheer up!" Mu Feng slapped her arm. "The college flag is about to be raised!"
"I know, I know," Li Wenyin yawned again, "It's about raising the college flag."
Being a flag bearer is a double-edged sword. It can certainly help you stand out, but it's also difficult to raise the college flag high, beautifully, and without losing out to other colleges.
Unlike the national flag in Li Wenyin's original world, which has ropes and slides, this college flag is just a pole, and the flag raiser has to use magic to figure out how to raise the college flag.
An ordinary flag-raising ceremony is also a kind of unspoken competition between the four colleges. The selected flag bearers serve as temporary student representatives to compete with representatives from other colleges.
If done well, it can bring honor to the college; if done poorly, it can bring shame upon the college.
The most common and safest method is to use a simple levitation spell to raise the flag properly, without causing any trouble.
If your opponents at the same level don't pull off anything too big, you can get through this peacefully. But if your opponents at the same level are using flying, manually raising flags, or rising into the air with surging winds, then using ordinary levitation magic will make you look inferior and lose face.
Having read the novel, Li Wenyin knew that the so-called selection of the college flag was not done by the college flag itself, but was manipulated by the professors of the four colleges who were secretly observing the flag-raising ceremony. The college flag selected students that the professors liked and were interested in to perform on stage.
Li Wenyin thought for a moment and realized that such a thing should not happen to her.
She looked around and asked, "Where's Youyou? Hasn't he gotten up yet?"
"Mu You?" Pei Yuan said, "He's not a real student in our college, so he can't get in. He's probably in the classroom."
Qin Guanyu asked with some anticipation, "Who do you think will be chosen for the college flag?"
The first day of school was the most memorable.
"I thought it was very possible for Senior Qin," Li Wenyin said. "In just one month, you've become a well-known enthusiastic and exemplary student throughout the school. Only you could do that."
Mu Feng leaned closer and said, "But if we're talking about things that everyone in the school knows... Li Wenyin, what you did is also infamous."
"Senior Mu Feng, you're being too polite," Li Wenyin said magnanimously, "You were involved in those things to some extent, so don't be modest!"
Mu Feng waved his hand: "Not at all, not at all."
As they politely declined each other's offer, Qin Guanyu asked Pei Yuan, "Senior Pei, have you ever been a flag bearer?"
Pei Yuan shook his head.
Li Wenyin also looked over: "Is there any flag-raising ceremony that left a deep impression on you?"
Pei Yuan began to think about this.
"there are many."
Tell me about it?
Pei Yuan thought for a moment: "Generally speaking, the student council's flag-raising ceremony is more outstanding and beautiful. I remember that the flag-raising ceremonies of the two vice presidents were very impressive, but the president was never chosen. There was also Senior Nangong."
According to Pei Yuan, it was the flag-raising ceremony in the second month of his first year of school, and Nangong Zhi was the flag bearer selected for Canghai Academy.
After Nangong Zhi ascended the flag-raising platform, the entire audience below was silenced. He remained silent with a sour face, pointed his magic wand at the academy flag, and the Canghai Academy flag suddenly unfurled, becoming several times larger, pressing down on people's heads and casting a huge shadow that could block out the sun.
The shadow, following Nangong's command with the magic wand, converged and shrank, eventually becoming the normal-sized flag of the Canghai Academy, which flew high at the top of the flagpole.
During the flag-raising ceremony, the students were silenced, no one uttered a word of praise, and they silently enjoyed this magical feast.
After hearing this, Mu Feng's eyes lit up: "Wow! I really want to see it with my own eyes! It's such a pity, most people only have one chance to go up on stage to raise the flag!"
Li Wenyin pondered, "So, it's possible to change the college flag during the flag-raising ceremony..."
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The ceremony for selecting the college flag bearer begins.
The students waited quietly.
In the novel, the first flag-raising ceremony was attended by the male protagonist, Shi Yanche, a first-year student from Canghai Academy.
This is how it was described at the time:
Shi Yanche, a novice who had just stepped into the world of magic, was suddenly subjected to a high-level teleportation spell. After a moment of dizziness, he found himself standing on the flag-raising platform.
Below the stage, he saw his companions and the beautiful girl named Si Weilan looking at him expectantly.
At this moment, Shi Yanche secretly made up his mind that he would definitely give all the students present at the Magic Academy a flag-raising ceremony that was the most unique.
Li Wenyin thought about it for a moment, chuckled and thought it was pretty good. She decided to watch how others leveled up later and then quietly keep up, while also thinking about going back to catch up on some sleep.
As soon as her incredibly sleepy eyelids drooped...
A sudden dizziness.
I'm so dizzy, oh my god, the flagpole!
When I opened my eyes, I wondered where Li Wenyin had come from.
How did she end up standing on the flag-raising platform at Kokuyoin?!
Are they crazy?! Which professor chose her?!
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The students of the three academies other than Obsidian Academy were in an uproar.
This junior looks familiar. Isn't she the one who threw the biggest tantrum at the orientation ceremony? Why is she representing Kokuyo-san?
Kokuyoin is probably going to lose face big time this time.
Students who knew a little about the Warcraft Forest incident had a different perspective.
Li Wenyin? Is she the legendary heroine who led some first and second-year students to defeat the mutated monster? I'll take this opportunity to see if she's as amazing and special as the rumors suggest.
The lower-grade students at Kokuyo Academy had a different perspective.
Li Wenyin! Great! They believe she can definitely do it. Just look at how she dealt with those three from the Giants yesterday; she will definitely live up to their expectations!
Li Wenyin stood on the flag-raising platform, holding the college flag that had suddenly appeared in her hands, sweating profusely as she looked at her classmates below the platform.
Why were they looking at her with such expectation and trust? What had happened? Li Wenyin remembered that she was a notorious VIP in the solitary confinement cell.
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The order of the flag-raising ceremony follows the college's annual ranking from last year.
Last year's results were: Oak House first, Poppy House second, Ocean House third, and Obsidian House fourth.
Li Wenyin naturally became the last one, let's see how the others were promoted first.
They're all first-year students, so it shouldn't be too exaggerated.
......Bar?
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"Thank you for your kind invitation. I am Yu Lanxie, a first-year student at Oak Academy."
Under the influence of Oak College's academic atmosphere, most students are characterized by uprightness, integrity, and straightforwardness.
The selected first-year student, Yu Lanxie, wore the Oak Academy's emerald green school uniform with rolled-up sleeves and turned-down collar, giving it a hip-hop and trendy feel.
He sported a head of naturally curly hair, revealing a section of his lean, white forearm. With a playful and mischievous gait, his eyes would dart around, revealing a cunning idea.
Yu Lan raised his demon staff, and the college flag in his arms flew out. Amidst the students' exclamations, the college flag danced in the air, stretched and elongated, and swirled joyfully as it flew to the top of the flagpole.
But that wasn't all. After the school flag flew up, a huge oak tree rose from the ground, swallowing and replacing the flagpole, so that the Oak House flag would fly atop the real crown of oak trees.
"Holy crap, such a massive spell!" Mu Feng, watching from below the stage, felt a sense of foreboding. "He really pulled off a great show!"
Pei Yuan murmured, "Yu Lanxie..."
Yu Zhiyuan gasped softly in surprise, "Who is he?"
"Yu Lanxie, a prodigy in the first year of Oak Academy," Qin Guanyu introduced. "He is unconventional, and his understanding of magic and his use of spells are different from traditional spells. He is very famous in Oak Academy."
"What?" Mu Feng asked in surprise.
Qin Guanyu nodded calmly and said, "He seems to have the ability to remember everything he sees. He can use spells as easily as breathing, but he refuses to accept the teacher's discipline. He is an extraordinary person who doesn't listen to lectures and is an extreme genius."
"They said he finished studying several spellbooks in just one month," Qin Guanyu said solemnly.
The other three people gasped.
"I never expected there would be people like this in Oakwood Academy," Mu Feng said, scratching his head. "I thought they could only produce wood; they're all so rigid."
"That's not right," Qin Guanyu explained. "A rigid and dull personality is a stereotype of Oak Academy students, just like a stereotype of eccentric and neurotic people is of Obsidian Academy. It's not good to think like that."
Pei Yuan and Mu Feng: "..."
Is this... really a stereotype about Kokuyoin?
They themselves were a little guilty.
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Li Wenyin on the stage was completely stunned.
Looking up at this towering tree with my head held high, my neck was starting to ache.
It's just a flag raising, why make such a fuss?
This is quite a big fuss, no less than when Shi Yanche in the novel made waves to raise the college flag. Do you guys make such a big fuss just to raise a flag?
Li Wenyin didn't understand.
Before she could even finish exclaiming in amazement, the second girl, who was the flag bearer for the Poppy House, spoke up.
"Good morning, everyone. I am Zi Sangtang, a first-year student at the Poppy Academy."
The senior student who transformed the poppy school uniform into a bright red, high-waisted Hanfu was holding an object that resembled a jade hairpin.
This object is not an ordinary jade hairpin, but a magical artifact created by Zi Sangtang.
Zi Sangtang shook her magic wand like she was twirling a fan handle, and a wisp of green smoke immediately emerged from the jade hairpin in her hand.
A gigantic, priest-like phantom emerged from the blue smoke, exuding an imposing aura and divine might. With a large hand, it lifted the Poppy House flag and personally hung it atop the flagpole.
Li Wenyin was stunned once again.
Oh my god, I am a Martial Soul True Body! Oh my god, I am the Jade Emperor!
Girl, you don't need to do that, do we really have to be freshmen in the same year?
Mentors should return to their seats and are prohibited from appearing on stage masked. Thank you.
The students in the audience were also filled with excitement.
Mu Feng was dumbfounded, and after a moment of hesitation, asked, "Who exactly is this Sang Tang, this extraordinary person?"
"One of the best among the new students of Poppy Academy," Qin Guanyu introduced. "Not long after enrolling, he developed his own magical weapon, which is rare in the entire history of Poppy Academy."
"Then, then, then this, this deity, this Jade Emperor..." Mu Feng pointed at the majestic deity in a panic, at a loss for words.
This is terrifying! What is this thing?
"It's illusion magic," Pei Yuan said, having roughly figured something out. "Zisangtang has combined illusion magic and levitation magic. The entire Great God is an illusion. In reality, only the part of the God's hand that is truly effective is the levitation magic that makes the academy flag rise into the air."
However, due to the extreme mastery of illusion magic, this magnificent, enormous, and majestic phantom of the deity is awe-inspiring, with a strong visual impact, making it seem incredible.
"A truly ingenious concept and application," Qin Guanyu exclaimed in admiration. "The level of magical research at the Poppy Institute is indeed astonishing. It is said that Zi Sangtang has already declared that he will definitely win first place in the 314th Magical Research Competition."
"They're only in their first year and they're already like this," Mu Feng nodded in agreement. "It's awe-inspiring. Who can compare to the Poppy Academy when it comes to magical research and artifacts?"
"To directly display one's magical research abilities during the flag-raising ceremony?" Pei Yuan pondered.
Yu Zhiyuan looked towards the flag-raising platform of Obsidian Academy.
"Is Li Wenyin alright...?"
Mu Feng considered it seriously for a moment, then looked at the towering oak tree and the phantom of the Divine Lord in front of him.
"What's wrong with our Li Wenyin? She's standing on the flag-raising platform and won't move at all."
Pei Yuan also glanced at it with a rather worried expression.
Qin Guanyu chose to believe: "We will win, Xiaoyin will win."
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