Chapter 496 - 319: Gathering of the Five Major Federations; Provocation: Elias, the Candidate Saint Child of the Church of Light

Chapter 496: Chapter 319: Gathering of the Five Major Federations; Provocation: Elias, the Candidate Saint Child of the Church of Light

The students, who should have been eating their meals or chatting quietly, were now split into several groups. Two of these groups were arguing, on the verge of a confrontation. At the forefront of one group were Hong Tianyi and Gu Yun, both of whom Zhang Yi knew.

What’s going on?

Zhang Yi was momentarily confused. After a closer look, he noticed that those behind Hong Tianyi and Gu Yun were almost all students from the Yanhuang Federation. The group confronting them, however, were people he didn’t recognize. Their numbers were about the same as the students from the Yanhuang Federation, but their style of dress and appearance were different.

Zhang Yi figured out what was happening.

"They’re students from other regions of the Blue Star Federation," Lu Mei said softly, standing beside him. "They’ve boarded the ship as well."

Zhang Yi nodded.

Blue Star was vast. The Blue Star Federation was even vaster.

The basic structure of the Blue Star Federation had taken shape by the end of the First Epoch, following the great transformation Blue Star underwent after the rain of Divine Formats at the beginning of that epoch. By the Second Epoch, the five major regions of the Blue Star Federation were formally established, with no possibility of further changes.

These five major regions, aside from the Yanhuang Federation where Zhang Yi was, also included the White Eagle Federation to its west; the Giant Bear Federation to its north; the Holy Roman Federation, whose relationship with the White Eagle Federation was unstable; and the Third World Federation, formed by the nations of Blue Star’s southern hemisphere and various island countries.

These five major federations together formed the current Blue Star Federation.

Now, three epochs had passed, and the animosity between the five major federations had greatly diminished compared to the time before the First Epoch that ushered in the age of Divine Beings. However, although the major conflicts were gone, competition still remained.

But under the immense allure of jointly repelling external threats and developing other Crystal Wall Systems, internal squabbles were suppressed. Most of it had become open competition, such as the current University Alliance Training Camp.

The third round of the University Alliance Training Camp, the exchange tournament, was a platform for each region to prove that its ability to cultivate new Divine Beings was no weaker than the others. Therefore, the students who had entered the third round of the training camp all knew full well what they were here for. A confrontational situation like this was perfectly normal and not surprising at all.

However, as Zhang Yi continued to observe, he discovered that Gu Yun and Hong Tianyi, standing at the very front, looked absolutely furious. Meanwhile, the group opposite them, who he judged to be students from the White Eagle Federation based on their clothes, accessories, and faces, were being exceptionally arrogant. This was especially true for the blond, blue-eyed youth leading them, who had a rather androgynous appearance.

Beside that androgynous-looking youth was a young woman dressed in a similar style, but her temperament was much gentler. She was trying to dissuade him, but the blond youth completely ignored her. His behavior didn’t just continue; it became even more intense, and the arrogance on his face deepened.

He lifted his chin slightly and said to Gu Yun and Hong Tianyi with a scornful expression, speaking in fluent but accented Blue Star Federation Common Tongue, "What’s wrong? Did I hit a nerve? Why do you only dare to protest with your eyes and words? Where are your fists? You students from the Yanhuang Federation are all like this—humble on the surface, but always looking to take petty advantages."

The blond, blue-eyed, androgynous-looking student pointed to the dining area behind the Yanhuang Federation students—the section with the best lighting and the most open view in the entire cafeteria.

"Just like right now. I heard from your instructors that the student cafeteria had delicacies from the Gourmet World, so you all came running. You took the best seats and piled your plates high with food.

"I just wonder, when you get on the battlefield, will you be able to charge this quickly against the enemies of the Blue Star Federation?

"Don’t tell me you’ll be hiding behind our White Eagle Federation warships, watching the cruel enemy, too scared to take a single step forward!

"Hahaha!" ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The blond, androgynous-looking youth burst out laughing. As soon as he spoke, many of the other students from the White Eagle Federation beside him also burst into laughter. Their eyes, as they looked at the Yanhuang Federation students, were filled with undisguised superiority and provocation.

This was blatant stereotyping and an outright insult.

Hong Tianyi’s face turned red with anger, the veins on his neck bulging. He took a step forward, pointed a finger at the other’s face, and roared, "You’re full of fucking shit! Who says we like to take petty advantages? You say we came early and took the best spot in the cafeteria? Then why don’t you think about why you were so slow? Why don’t you look for the reason within yourselves? Are you too slow to even eat shit while it’s still hot? If this were the battlefield of the Blue Star Federation, our people from the Yanhuang Federation would be charging at the very front, while you lot from the White Eagle Federation would still be in the back cleaning up! And when the time comes, don’t you dare try to pass it off with some fancy name, like ’collecting the bodies of our comrades’!"

Hearing the taunts from the opposing side, Gu Yun’s expression had become so dark it looked like it could drip water. It only improved slightly after hearing the words of Hong Tianyi, who had stood up with him.

"Elias, don’t think I don’t know who you are."