While the empire's top officials were talking about him, Lin Xi had already arrived in the small valley alone. There was no competition in the afternoon, so he had decided to stay here all day and continue to practice, focusing on the four epee moves.
It took no time to practice, let alone less than a day of practice. When Lin Xi returned to the dormitory as the sun set, he realized that the earth department where Kekan was located had lost to the thunder and lightning department in the afternoon, and had already lost the first game. In fact
Yesterday, the specific rankings of the third-year team competition have been released. Unless a miracle occurs, our side will defeat the Earth Department tomorrow and win first place with a record of three wins.
In fact, there were no accidents. With the tacit understanding of the overall cooperation, Lin Xiyang defeated the opponent neatly the next day and won the first place without any suspense!
Then the results of the other four levels of competition came out. As expected by Lin Xi, Bright's fourth grade fire department won the first place in the team competition, and the fifth grade champion was also recognized as the fire department.
The Lorne side won!
After all the team competitions were over, the host invited the winners of the five grades to the stage, and with the awards presented by Principal Chris and several other college seniors, this group competition officially ended.
Starting from tomorrow, the more exciting individual competition will start fierce competition!
After Lin Xi returned to the dormitory with the first prize, a small silver sword, she found Kokan sitting on the sofa glumly.
"Why, Kekan, are you still brooding over the loss this morning?" Linxi sat down next to Kekan.
Kokan shook his head, "No, it's not. Our strength is weaker than yours to begin with, but I'm very satisfied that we can persevere and show our own fighting spirit."
"Then why are you still so depressed? Is there anything else that makes you feel bad?" Lin Xi asked.
Kokan did not continue the topic, but after a moment of silence, he asked a question instead.
"Lin Xi, do you think I am stupid and not suitable for cultivating fighting spirit at all?" Kekan looked at Lin Xi seriously and said almost word by word.
Lin Xi touched the back of his head, looked at Kekan seriously for a few more times, and then said in confusion: "Kekan, I don't understand why you have such an idea? I watch every game of yours carefully.
I see, you are always full of fighting spirit on the field, and you are not in a hurry when competing, and you use your moves very skillfully! Isn't such a warrior suitable for practicing fighting spirit?"
After hearing this, Kokan's eyes flashed a few times, but then they were replaced by frustration.
"Linxi, please stop comforting me. I know very well what kind of abilities I have."
"Didn't I say that your performance has always been very good, why do you have to look down on yourself so much?" Lin Xi said in a firm tone.
Kokan still shook his head. "I used to think so too. After all, being able to enter this famous academy in the empire already shows that I am not a fool. But after this period of hard training, I found that in this academy, compared to
There are many people who are good to me, and many of them are younger than me."
Lin Xi didn't speak, just listened quietly to Kekan's words.
"I thought I had practiced very hard and diligently. I have also met many people who did not work as hard as me, but there were also people among them who were stronger than me. It was only then that I felt that I was not that good either. But
Even so, I did not waste that time in vain. After I figured it out, I continued my practice."
Kokan seemed ready to tell all his thoughts when facing Linxi.
"Because I have always believed that hard work can make up for weakness, and hard work will always bring me progress and achievements. So after successfully representing the class in the competition this time, I have a purpose. I hope that the hard training over the past few years has not been in vain.
I needed such a stage to prove myself. But the result made me very disappointed."
"But what does this mean? The players from the Thunder Department who are playing against you are about the same age as you. Besides, this is just a competition after all, why do you need to take it so seriously?" Lin Xi couldn't help but interjected.
"No, Lin Xi. The team competition is the only chance for me to express myself in front of everyone. You also know that even if I signed up for the individual competition, the result is already determined. I just hate myself for not living up to expectations and blame myself.
It’s useless. If I perform better and gain some fame in this team battle, it will be of much help to me in the future.”
"Kekan, are you talking about the development of yourself and your family?" Linxi finally understood Kekan's real worries.
"Well. If I want to get ahead, I have to prove myself. Coming to Chulin Academy is the first step for me to realize this dream, and I did it. Now I need to establish my reputation as soon as possible so that I can enter the empire faster.
It's a pity that I didn't seize this opportunity. To be honest, I don't know what I will do in the future. This dream becomes more and more unrealistic as I grow older."
Kokan stared at the ceiling and sighed.
Lin Xi understood and understood Kekan's thoughts and feelings very well at this time. Kekan put too much pressure on himself. It was precisely because of the accumulation of these pressures day after day, coupled with the unsatisfactory competition, that he felt something in his heart.
Feeling helpless.
"Kekan, will you listen to what I have to say?" Linxi said to Kekan.
Kokan looked away from the ceiling and nodded to Lin Xi.
"I only know that no matter what situation you face, never lose confidence in yourself. Also, once you have a goal and a desire, you must work hard to defend it and realize it, even if it takes a long time to realize it.
There is no need to doubt whether the long wait is worth it. Take your time, Kokan. Taking a step back, you already have the strength of a third-level warrior. How many teenagers in the empire are there in this age group?
Like you? You should be proud."
Lin Xi said it sincerely. These words were not only said to Kekan, but also to herself.
After listening to Lin Xi's words, Kekan looked at Lin Xi in disbelief, "Lin Xi, why do you know so much and think so easily?"
"It's nothing, it's just my experience." Lin Xi replied lightly. Indeed, although he is young, he has experienced a lot of things, and the blows he suffered have tempered his mind and made him
I understand things that many other teenagers at this age don’t understand.
"Although I agree with what you just said, I really feel that time is very tight. I urgently need a chance to prove myself so that I can have the strength to join the upper class of this society."
Lin Xi smiled and said: "Kekan, I believe you will do it soon. You also have to believe in yourself."
"Thank you, Linxi. Although I am older than you, I can't look at the problem like you do. In fact, I really envy you, Linxi. Your outstanding talent and firm mentality really make me
Envy." Kekan looked at Lin Xi and said.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside. The door was kicked open, and a loud voice came in, "I'm back!" Anthony's face was full of joy, and he rushed back to the dormitory, making the two of them excited.
The conversation ends here.
But judging from Kekan's expression, Lin Xi also knew that after a conversation with him, his mood should have improved a lot.