Chapter 395 Grand Opening
At this moment, all trial participants except Jia Na had already arrived at the Glory Arena in advance and were waiting in the underground waiting room. Jia Na, who was already standing at the door, could hear the occasional conversations inside, but the voices were not loud.
“Creak—”
As Jia Na gently pushed open the door of the waiting room, the already not-so-noisy waiting room suddenly fell silent. The moment Jia Na stepped into the waiting room, she could clearly feel everyone's gaze, like searchlights, falling on her without reservation.
“It really is Jia Na-Luo Lan—”
Compared to the frenzy of reporters outside upon seeing Jia Na in person, the participants in the waiting room were clearly much more restrained.
However, low whispers constantly sounded the moment Jia Na entered the waiting room. Although the voices were not loud, they seemed a bit noisy compared to the previous quietness of the waiting room.
“Thump, thump, thump—” “Everyone, please remain quiet. The newly arrived participant, please come to me to sign in.”
Seeing the discussions tending to intensify, a thin, serious-looking middle-aged man sitting next to the waiting room knocked on the table to maintain order.
“Hello, sir, I need to sign in.”
“Alright.”
Compared to his previous sternness, the middle-aged man’s expression softened considerably when facing Jia Na.
“Above are the participation rules that all participants must abide by during this trial. If there are no issues, please sign your name in the lower right corner of this Contract Scroll.”
Upon hearing this, Jia Na quickly scanned the contents of the Contract Scroll. Seeing that the rules were consistent with what Jia Na had learned in advance from Lilith-Meg, she signed her name neatly.
“Alright, after signing in, please sit in the seat with your name tag.”
Name tag?
Hearing the other party's words, Jia Na had a momentary illusion that she was taking a final exam, but soon, Jia Na spotted her name tag in a relatively back position.
“Louis Tor-Turan?”
After Jia Na sat in her seat, her peripheral vision quickly noticed the name tag on the adjacent seat, which was Louis Tor-Turan, ranked second in popularity for winning the championship in the directory.
“Hello.”
Just as Jia Na turned her head, her gaze happened to meet Louis Tor-Turan's scrutinizing gaze. And at the moment their eyes met, Jia Na smiled calmly and was the first to greet him softly.
“You—hello.”
From scrutiny to astonishment, then to panic, Louis Tor-Turan, who had not expected Jia Na to greet him first, regained his composure after a series of subtle facial changes and responded to Jia Na with a smile.
“He’s younger than I imagined.”
After a polite greeting, Jia Na turned her head and began to observe the others with her peripheral vision.
When flipping through the directory, Jia Na thought Louis Tor-Turan should be older, because the introduction of Louis Tor-Turan in the directory specifically mentioned that besides having excellent Deformation Talent, he was also an experienced winemaker.
But, looking today, it doesn't seem to be the case—
Light golden hair, deep facial features, a pair of deep blue pupils that easily leave a deep impression, and baby fat that had not yet faded from his cheeks—from his appearance alone, Louis Tor-Turan seemed even younger than Jia Na.
“Besides him, the others are about the same age as me, or even older.”
As Jia Na, who had never been exposed to magic before the age of fourteen, she was able to successfully break through to Third-level Wizard Apprentice in just two short years. This speed of advancement is quite fast even in other large Wizard Gathering Places.
After all, Wizard Law clearly stipulates that ordinary people under the age of fourteen cannot meditate and practice in advance.
The reason for this regulation is also because the Wizard Talent of most people only officially awakens at the age of fourteen, and only after awakening, when meditating and learning magic, will their bodies not be harmed by magic particles.
Of course, people with Wizard Talent will show obvious differences in their spiritual power characteristics even before their talent awakens.
Therefore, many apprentices from Wizard families have already begun to learn some basic wizard common sense, and even some tricks that do not require much magic, before their Wizard Talent awakens. Time passed little by little, and soon, tens of thousands of audience seats in the Glory Arena were all filled.
“Bang bang bang—”
Fireworks were splendid, and salutes were deafening. As the audience finished entering, continuous opening salutes bloomed in the sky above the Glory Arena.
The sound was so loud that even Jia Na, sitting in the underground waiting room, could feel a slight vibration.
“Everyone, the opening ceremony of the Metamorphosis Trial is about to begin. I am Daniel Jones, the referee responsible for supervising everyone this time. Later, I will be responsible for leading everyone to the trial grounds.”
After speaking, the thin man who had been sitting by the door stood up and began to organize everyone to prepare for entry.
“Before entering, please come to me to collect a Magic-Banning Ring. Remember, no matter what happens during the trial, do not take off the ring, otherwise, I will directly rule your score invalid.”
Jia Na had no objection to Daniel Jones's words.
After all, that Magic-Banning Ring, besides prohibiting participants from using any wizardry other than Deformation Art, would also serve as an immediate protection.
Once a participant encounters a Life-threatening danger, the magic array on the Magic-Banning Ring will immediately trigger and form a protective barrier, pushing the participant out of the trial area.
“Alright, since everyone has no other objections, let’s officially begin our entry.”
Swish—As Daniel Jones's voice fell, a six-pointed star magic array quickly formed under everyone's feet, accompanied by a blinding white light that almost swallowed everyone.
“I didn’t expect that there would be a teleportation array set up in this room—”
“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Glory Arena. I am John Jones, the host of this Andrew-Gump Transformation Trial—”
As the sound of the salute gradually subsided, a middle-aged man with facial features somewhat similar to Daniel Jones, the referee, but much fatter and with a full beard, was holding a microphone and standing on a round platform-shaped flying wizard tool, giving the opening speech.
“Before the contestants officially take the stage, I would like to thank Tongling Group for their sponsorship and support—”
