Chapter 246: Unexplained Confidence

Time slipped away unnoticed like this. The whole imperial city, or rather the whole city where all the qualifying matches of the continent were held, gradually became lively as the Pharmaceutical Master Tournament grew closer.
因为报名的人太多，皇城的选拔赛地点除了皇家学院和魔武学院之外，而是陛下直接拍板增加了新建的皇家医学院作为赛场，并且还宣布25个名额的国内选拔赛放到医学院举行！这使得不少人为了能够有机会比其他人先一步看到医学院的内部而放弃了就近原则，不远千里地跑到了皇城来参加或是观看比赛。要知道医学院虽然还没有公布招生条件，但有不少人还是有自知之明，知道自己没有资格就读皇家医学院，这么一来，想要参观医学院内部就只有这次机会了，下次这样的机会还不知道要等到什么时候？一时间皇城住宿价格飞涨，甚至还出现了当场拍卖抢房情况。
Due to the overcrowding situation in the Royal City, the Apothecary Guild had to divide the competition into zones and issue emergency regulations, requiring registered apothecaries to compete within their designated zones. However, even so, it was unable to deter the surging crowds.
“来来来，小赌怡情。都来猜猜这次能够拿到25个名额的都有哪些？咱们学院的老师能够有多少人拿到名额？”
“可惜我们药师分院的几位老师都是六品药师，他们根本就不需要参加选拔就可以直接参加丹城的大赛，要不然这25个名额我们学院至少可以包揽三分之一。”一名学生可惜地说道。
In a hurry, Yunhao returned to the college from the frontline to cheer for his younger sister. As he entered the campus gate, he heard familiar shouts. In recent years, under the attack of magical props developed by Yuntai, Yunhao and his classmates fell into decline. He is not an ungrateful person. Without the magical props designed by Yuntai, he would have died countless times. Now he truly regards Yuntai as a member of his family.
“为什么没有云苔的名字？她不是也参加比赛的么？”看着魔法屏上的列表，云壕不满地问道。
热闹的摊位静了一下，大家伙纷纷回头看，是哪位居然问出了这个如此魔性的名字？顺带给这位勇士让出了一个位子。
The name Yun Tai is no longer just a famous figure at Lanyun Magical Martial Arts Academy. Not only did she cause a sensation when she first entered the school, but she rarely shows up and whenever she does, something major happens. After being rejected by the Pharmacy Division, she not only personally confronted them during the first monthly exam, but she also succeeded! But that's not all, she even created a new profession called "physician" and challenged the pharmacists and the Bright Light Sect using alchemy. Not only did she not lose as everyone imagined, but she also used her newly invented weapon to defeat the Bright Light Sect effortlessly. Now even the three guildmasters of the Pharmacy Guild can't sit still. This alone has forced these prodigies to admit their defeat. Many people even wonder if the Bright Light Sect hadn't occupied Sang Family's small pharmacy back then, would they be in such a sorry state now? If the Pharmacy Division had accepted Yun Tai as a student when she applied to the Magical Martial Arts Academy, would the continent still have given birth to the emerging profession of "physician"?
Seeing this person walking up from behind the crowd, Aragorn, who was collecting money happily, was the first to close his stall! The nemesis has arrived!
"Why are you closing the stall?" Yunhao asked in confusion. Translate the above Chinese into English and keep all @ matches. Only reply to the translated content.
“云学长，求放过！”阿拉贡同学脸苦得都快挤出墨汁来了。他这真的是小赌怡情，小本经营啊！他到底哪里得罪云壕学长了？至于盯上他，砸他的场子么？一次两次也罢了，这可是第三次了啊！
“云壕，干什么呢？一回来就看见你欺负学弟。”来接弟弟的云逸不满地说道。
这场面的确容易引起误会。
“我没有。”云壕抱屈地叫到，“我就是问问，为什么没有云苔的名字？她不是也参加比赛了嘛。”
云逸一把勾住弟弟的脖子，将他拉出了人群，他没有看到背后的阿巴贡一脸地感激。
“别说这里没有，其他地方我不清楚，至少整个皇城的赌局榜上没有云苔的名字。”云逸说道。
"Why?" Yun Hao was truly curious. He racked his brain trying to recall, and indeed, he hadn't heard anyone shouting Yun Tai's name along the way while discussing the Medicine Master Competition.
Yunyi looked at his brother strangely. Could he really have become stupid from practicing? He reached out and patted his brother's shoulder, noticing that he had become much stronger since the last time he saw him. But why did Yunhao seem even more dull than before? It shouldn't be like this. Grandfather had sent him to Uncle Er's legion to make Yunhao mature, and now his body had become stronger and his cultivation had improved, but it seemed like his intelligence had decreased! Should he mention it to Grandfather later?
Yunyi stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and replied to Yunhao's question, "Since the three presidents have challenged us, how could Yun Tai's name be missing from the list of these 25 people? Not to mention, Yun Tai is supported by our grandfather, the most honorable person in Yulan."
"Isn't this unfair to the other participants? Besides, would the members of the Medicine Master Guild agree to let Grandpa interfere in the competition?" In Yunhao's opinion, winning should be done in a fair and upright manner. If one doesn't have the ability, then they shouldn't occupy that position. Any kind of insider dealing would only lead to even greater embarrassment later on. Moreover, once the cheating is exposed, it would be a huge scandal. Yulan's Medicine Master Guild wouldn't joke around with their reputation."
"I can't guess how Grandfather will specifically arrange it. Perhaps Grandpa knows something. There will be professionals to follow up on this matter, so we don't need to worry about it here." Yunyi said.
“也是。”云壕点头，“云苔现在怎么样？”
“不知道。爷爷已经下了禁令，不准我们任何人去打扰云苔的特训。”同情归同情，云逸也不知道自己能帮上什么忙。
"Do you think Yun Tai is really capable?" Yun Hao walked through the streets of the imperial city, observing the livelier scene than before, and couldn't help but worry about Yun Tai. How come he hadn't noticed before that Yu Lan had so many pharmacists?
“说实话，云苔不过是一品药师，而且还是精神力被封印，不会再有升级机会的一品药师。如果是其他任何人，你问我是否有机会击败对手，拿下25个名额中的一个，我肯定会认为你吃错丹药了。可那个人是云苔……”云逸笑着摇了摇头，“我不知道。看似根本没有可能，可直觉却让我对此抱有期待。”
Brothers exchange a smile, everything is understood without words.