Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Chapter 274 St. Freya School Festival (Act 1)

St. Freya Academy.

“There are so many people…”

Jiang Ming looked down and could see countless spectators, or Valkyries swarming towards him. He had a smile on his face that was as warm as the warm breeze. This was how he appeared in front of the many Valkyries, but deep in his heart, he felt deeply helpless.

He looked at the blond man on his left, and then at the white-haired loli girl on his right.

One is the archbishop destined by heaven. In the eyes of the world, he is generous, kind, and selfless. In the eyes of Jiang Ming and others, he is insidious, cunning, and scheming.

One is the principal of St. Freya Academy. In the eyes of the students, she is lovely, kind and friendly. The same is true in the eyes of Jiang Ming and others.

"But......"

Jiang Ming looked at the Valkyries below, all of them looked expectant and eager to try, but he couldn't help

"Why would you two agree to something like a Valkyrie beauty pageant? Shouldn't it be a normal selection? What the hell is a beauty pageant?"

"What's wrong my friend?"

"Grandpa must have a reason for doing this."

Seeing how unnaturally calm the two were, Jiang Ming felt very nervous inside.

"But Bianca, the Queen, and Mei Kitano are all participating! And... and..."

The more Jiang Ming spoke, the more his brows furrowed and the more panicked he became.

"It's fine if it's just a beauty pageant, but why do we have to rate each Valkyrie?! If I give Bianca a 10, everyone will think it's natural, but if I give others a 10, will they think I'm biased? I don't like Bianca? Then what about Mei Beichen, the Queen, and the others?"

"I think you are just worrying too much. Isn't the current situation still that you say something and they believe it? Your image of fairness has long been engraved in everyone's heart. Besides, this is a fight of arms, not a fight of dance. This cannot be faked. And...she will be here too. Maybe she will surprise you."

Otto smiled and comforted her. He had thought a lot after returning. Now, in his opinion, the biggest possibility was that Kallen Kaslana might have been resurrected, but was just sleeping somewhere. In three years, as long as nothing unexpected happened within these three years, he would be able to see her again.

"Besides, isn't this the suggestion you discussed with us before? All the A-class Valkyries and the best B-class Valkyries from the Satori headquarters and the seven branches will participate in the school festival of Saint Freya Academy to select talents."

"I want to select talents... This is very necessary for the next plan, but the scoring mechanism was not proposed by me..."

Jiang Ming sighed softly and checked the score card at hand and the Valkyries below.

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The situation goes back some time ago.

"Okay...which stall do we want to visit next?"

"Meat patties!"

“Takoyaki!”

"Crêpes!"

“Ice cream!”

"I don't have any ideas, I'll just take it one step at a time."

"It's up to you. I'll listen to you."

After Jiang Ming finished speaking, the four girls raised their hands almost at the same time, and the other two looked at the surrounding stalls.

They are Kiana, a beautiful girl with long snow-white hair and blue crystal eyes, Yae Rin and Yuexia, who have thick cherry-pink twin ponytails and have tied their white hair into a single ponytail, and Sirin, whose purple hair is stubbornly curled up on both sides and refuses to be combed down no matter how hard she tries.

In the end, Mei Beichen and the Queen have exactly the same appearance and figure, but their personalities are slightly different.

The four of them all pointed out the food stalls in tacit understanding. Jiang Ming smiled and pointed to the inside of the venue.

"Well, let's start with the nearby stalls. Remember to start with Haili's fried meat patties..."

On the way, Beichen Mei suddenly looked at Jiang Ming and asked.

"Come to think of it, I haven't seen my juniors, Ms. Anna, and Ms. Yulandel since this morning. Where have they gone?"

"Oh, after the fireworks display, I discussed one thing with Bianca and Theresa - the future cannot rely on me alone. I plan to make sure that the Sky Mandate headquarters and its seven branches have corresponding trump cards to protect their lives, and to train Valkyries more actively for the future."

"So they all went to help the principal. I was going to go too, but Mei and Cecilia were worried that you would be bored, so they asked me to stay with you for now, and I will appear in the final speech and selection sessions."

Beichen Meiyi was sensitive and understood immediately: "Do you want to promote the rules of the universe and let everyone learn the rules of the universe?"

"Haha, you worry too much, that's not the case."

Jiang Ming explained to her with a helpless smile.

"It is impossible for everyone to learn the rules of the universe. Unfortunately, my talent is already determined. Even if I condense my true meaning, it will only be a waste of time. The gain will not outweigh the loss."

"It's mainly because after the school festival of Saint Freya Academy is over, the summer vacation will almost be over. I proposed to gather the elite Valkyries from the Destiny headquarters and the other seven branches here. The main reason is to explain my plans for the next year in a more comprehensive way."

Having said that, Jiang Ming put the index finger of his left hand against his lips, making a "hush" gesture, with a smile on his face.

"As for what it is... I can't tell you now, but I'm sure I'll need a lot of your help in the future."

"I see... But the elite Valkyrie you mentioned just now... Lord Yulandel seems to be a Valkyrie as well. Will there be many people of the same level as her in the future? A lot?"

"That's not the case. Bianca is the strongest Valkyrie. No one else is better than her. But we can't deny the persistence of the other Valkyries. Most of them are very hardworking. Later, they will show their strengths through their performances and conduct academic exchanges. Finally, I will make the selection."

"As for the number of people... both the headquarters and the branch seem to have selected 50 people. Of course, the number of A-class Valkyries is still less than expected, so there will be some excellent B-class Valkyries."

Jiang Ming finished his explanation and continued after thinking for a while.

"Of course, you are all elite Valkyries in my eyes. I can see your strengths."

Beichen Mei's eyes lit up, and she was a little excited: "Based on my performance... this should be a competition, right? Can I join them and test their level? A round-robin battle is fine, you know, I have always wanted to compete with the people of this era, but Lord Yulandel never gives his all. It happens that I have this opportunity, and I can help you find candidates. Moreover, during the training with Lord Yulandel, I can already use Honkai energy at will."

Seeing Beichen Meiyi say so much and looking expectant, Jiang Ming scratched his cheek in embarrassment.

"Ah... If you didn't understand the rules of the universe, you could go... But now that you understand it, it would be bullying if you went to participate."

"I don't need it, just -"

"Then I'll go too."

Just when Mei Beichen took the initiative to not use the sword-fighting cosmic rules, the Queen suddenly spoke up and said that she would also participate.

Jiang Ming became more nervous after hearing this.

"But...but Queen, you should know your own strength...so don't participate in this selection competition..."

Without waiting for Jiang Ming to persuade her, the Queen pulled Beichen Meiyi to the place with the most people, because in her opinion the place with the most people must be the preparation location for the selection, and that was indeed the case.

Jiang Ming knew that they would not change their decision on this matter, so he did not step forward to stop them. Seeing this, Yae Rin asked.

"Brother Jiang Ming, what should we do?"

Jiang Ming swallowed his saliva and remained calm: "It doesn't matter. The final right of interpretation is with us. As long as we operate in secret, it doesn't matter whether we don't choose an opponent or let the two of them meet together."

"Then if Sister Beichen and Sister Queen really meet, how will they... um... not have a temper?"

Jiang Ming smiled and looked at the two purple figures: "Don't worry about that. I will let Bianca participate in this selection as well. There will be no bullying."

"But..."

Yae Rin said helplessly in her heart: "Letting Sister Bianca play seems to be a different kind of bullying..."

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