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"I have to say, she is indeed the daughter of Duke Rudeus!" Conan's face was full of amazement, and his eyes revealed undisguised admiration. "I have long heard that she is a rare magical prodigy in the world. After seeing her today, her talent is far beyond my imagination."

Riel nodded in agreement. "Ed's performance was already astonishing. He scored 137 points in his first appearance. But who would have thought that Angelica would be even more terrifying. She easily scored 153 points! Such a result is really astonishing."

Seeing this, the mermaid Jeliya hurriedly comforted Ed, "Ed, don't be discouraged. After all, she was born in the Duke of Rudeus's mansion and has enjoyed favorable resources and unique conditions since childhood. But I firmly believe that with your talent and hard work, you will be able to reach or even surpass her level in time... Eh? Ed, are you feeling unwell?"

Jeliya's originally gentle face was instantly filled with worry. She noticed that Ed suddenly lowered his head for some reason, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

Borg the orc walked forward carelessly, stretched out his big hand like a palm leaf fan, hugged Ed's shoulders, and said with a hearty smile: "Ed, are you hit hard? Don't be so useless! You are already a genius here, don't worry yourself to death."

It was the first time that Ke Nan saw Ed lose his composure like this, so he quickly stepped forward and asked with concern, "Ed, what's wrong with you? Are you worried about something? Why don't you tell me and we can work together to find a solution."

The corners of Ed's mouth slightly raised, forcing a forced smile, and said calmly, "No, it's nothing serious, I just suddenly felt a little unwell."

However, his heart was far from being as calm as it appeared. Just when his eyes met with Angelica's, he clearly caught a glimpse of familiarity in her eyes. Obviously, she also recognized him.

When he thought about being targeted by a talented girl from a noble family in this Arcane Academy full of talented people, Ed's heart was involuntarily shrouded in a layer of gloom.

After all, that experience was like a nightmare, deeply imprinted in his heart. Angelica wanted to capture him and make him a slave, which caused him to be frightened for a while, and he still has lingering fears.

"Well, you must take good care of yourself." Ke Nan frowned slightly, his eyes full of worry, and then changed the subject and asked, "But, Ed, do you still plan to continue to challenge the points competition next?"

Ed hesitated for a moment, then nodded firmly and said in a deep voice, "I think I will continue to challenge. After all, if I can win the first-year championship, I can get ten precious points. You know, even if you complete the study of a basic subject, the credits you get are only about two credits. Such a generous reward is really not to be missed."

At this time, a discordant voice suddenly sounded behind Ed: "Humph, you think you can win the first place in the Points Challenge? That's just wishful thinking!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a tall, arrogant first-year boy standing there. Leonard raised his lips slightly, his eyes full of mockery and disdain, and continued, "Don't you look at yourself? There are so many geniuses from all races. Don't think you can get first place just because you got 137 points. I suggest you give up as soon as possible and don't embarrass yourself here."

Ke Nan's face darkened instantly. He took a step forward, his eyes wide open, and shouted, "Ha! We all know Ed's strength. He was able to reach 137 points in his first attempt. He is qualified enough to win the championship. What qualifications do you have to point fingers here?"

Riel and others also clenched their fists, stood beside Conan, and glared at Leonard fiercely.

However, Leonard showed no sign of backing down, and instead intensified his ridicule. In fact, there was a reason why he was so persistent.

Just now, he clearly saw that his beloved goddess Angelica's eyes were always on Ed, which made him jealous.

Leonard is the eldest son of a duke of the Ice Empire. He is of noble status and thinks highly of himself. When he first saw Angelica at an exchange party between empires, he was deeply attracted by her beauty and talent and fell in love with her at first sight.

From then on, he launched a passionate pursuit, even going so far as to pursue her to the Arcane Academy, just to get one step closer to the beauty.

But Angelica remained indifferent to his kindness, which made him feel more frustrated.

Now that he saw that Ed was receiving Angelica's attention, the jealousy in his heart grew wildly like weeds. He wanted to take this opportunity to suppress Ed so that he could stand out in front of Angelica and win her favor again.

"You are just jealous of Ed!" Jie Liya couldn't help but accuse him, "If you have the time to slander others here, you might as well improve your own strength."

Leonard snorted coldly and replied with disdain: "I'm jealous of him? What a joke! I just can't stand his self-important attitude."

Ed remained silent, watching Leonard's unreasonable behavior. He didn't understand why Leonard was provoking him, but he didn't want to dwell on it at the moment.

His eyes gradually became firm, and he secretly made up his mind to achieve excellent results in the points challenge, not only to prove himself, but also to get rid of the unnecessary disputes before him.

"That's enough!" Ed finally spoke, his voice low but powerful, "I will speak with my strength instead of engaging in a meaningless verbal battle with you here."

After saying that, he turned around and prepared to leave, not wanting to pay any more attention to Leonard's nonsense.

Seeing this, Conan and others followed Ed's footsteps, leaving Leonard standing there, his face turning pale and red, and the resentment in his heart growing stronger.

"Ed, don't be angry. There are always some people who can't stand others being better than themselves." The elf Tanya comforted Ed.

Konan snorted, "That guy is just incomprehensible!"

"Ed, did you offend that guy? I remember his name seemed to be Leonard, and he was not someone you could easily mess with in the first grade." Borg asked.

Ed had no impression at all. He shook his head and said, "No, I don't know him."

"That's strange..." Ke Nan lowered his head in thought and accidentally bumped into someone.

"Sorry!" Ke Nan raised his head quickly, but his body stiffened slightly when he saw the person he bumped into.

"President Merlin?!"