Chapter 555: Rules
Chapter 555: Rules
Qiao Sang's first thought was: The incident where Yuto Koyori forcibly dissolved his bond didn't happen that long ago. The kid is still in high school; I thought it was ancient history.
Her second thought was: It seems this person has some hostility towards the Steel Sparrow race because of his father's incident. He's been staring for so long without getting tired.
Hylis continued:
"His name is Cyril Thompson, a student at Sahel High School. It's said that he believes anyone who bonds with a Steel Sparrow is a brainless fool."
Qiao Sang blurted out, "Does he think his father was brainless?"
Hylis chuckled, "I'm not sure about that."
Qiao Sang looked at him and couldn't help but tease, "You seem to know a lot about this."
Hylis smiled, "His father used to be a well-known Professional Beastmaster. When the incident happened, all the media reported on it, and his family was followed and interviewed for a long time. His son's face appeared in the news so many times; it's hard not to recognize him."
Qiao Sang understood. She glanced at the quiet Steel Treasure beside her, who seemed to have heard nothing, and had no intention of returning it to the Beastmaster Codex.
If someone doesn't like the Steel Sparrow race, why should it concern her?
Led by the volunteer, the six of them entered the gate, walked around the fountain, and entered a white, typical Western-style building.
"This is where the exchange competition will take place", the girl said, leading them to Row 3, Zone C, and pointing to a few seats labeled "Sai Nan High School." "Your seats are here."
After the six took their seats, the girl didn't leave but sat down next to Maggie.
Looking around, they saw that almost every school had a student in Sahel High School's uniform nearby.
During the exchange competition, students from Sahel High School would serve as assistants to the delegations from various prestigious schools, providing full accompaniment.
"When does the exchange competition start?" Qiao Sang asked, turning to the volunteer.
The volunteer, Alva, checked her watch and replied, "It's 32 minutes until the official start."
Hearing this, Qiao Sang immediately took out her textbook and started reading.
Thirty minutes was enough time to memorize a lot of knowledge points.
Seeing this, Alva was initially surprised, then she felt admiration. To be able to focus on studying in such a situation—what a talent!
As Qiao Sang immersed herself in her studies, the audience stands buzzed with chatter.
"Are they going to start right away? I thought they would show us around first."
"This is a tradition at Sahel High School. They usually have a few matches before the tour."
"Why is that?"
"I'm not sure, but the first match features students from their school, so they probably want to show off their school's strength."
"Speaking of which, Manke Academy is here this time."
"That's not surprising; all the top schools from the three districts were invited."
"No, I mean Levina from Manke Academy. I heard she's also participating in the exchange competition."
"Oh, my God! The Levina who just won second place in the Global High School Coordination Competition and was publicly praised by Lady Dine?"
"That's the one."
"But isn't she focused on coordination? How can she participate in a team battle?"
"Just because a Beastmaster specializes in coordination doesn't mean they can't fight. They just prioritize elegance. Besides, familiars trained by Coordinators are better at working together and have strong control over themselves."
"Good point!"
Amidst the chatter, a gray-haired elderly man walked to the center of the venue.
This was the Principal of Sahel High School.
He looked around and said:
"Good morning, everyone. Thank you for taking the time to attend this Friendly Match."
At his words, the crowd fell silent.
The old man smiled and said, "I believe no one here wants to listen to me ramble on."
Everyone laughed at this.
It was surprising to see a leader with such self-awareness... Qiao Sang raised her head in surprise.
The old man continued, "So, I'll get straight to the point. This Friendly Match follows the principle of 'Friendship First, Exchange First.' There will be no prizes, but every student who participates will receive a Vip ticket to this year's Beastmaster Professional League International Team Tour."
He smiled and concluded, "That's all I have to say."
The audience erupted in applause, not for the Vip tickets, but because the Principal had indeed kept his speech brief and to the point!
Qiao Sang put down her book, thinking to herself, I hope all future school leaders are like this... She joined in the applause.
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy, influenced by the atmosphere, started clapping as well.
Steel Sparrow, on the other hand, remained unaffected and continued practicing his internal breath hold on the side.
At that moment, the lights on the stage dimmed.
When they came back on, the old man was gone, and in his place stood a black-haired boy in the Sahel School Uniform.
At the same time, a massive holographic screen appeared above the stage.
On the screen were the emblems of various universities.
A second later, the emblems began to scroll.
Soon, a red and white emblem with a book pattern appeared, magnified, and floated to the center.
A female voice then echoed through the arena, "Ji Gao Academy, please send a representative to compete."
Shortly after, a brown-haired boy stood up from the audience stands and walked onto the stage.
Seeing this, Qiao Sang suddenly remembered something and turned to ask, "What are the match rules? Do we just pick someone to go up when our school's emblem appears?"
"What did you say?" Alva, who had been focusing on the stage, only heard that someone from Sai Nan High School was asking a question but didn't catch the specifics, so she asked again.
Qiao Sang didn't look at her because Maggie, who was in charge of the team, had already started explaining, "That's right. If our school's emblem appears, we send someone up. The first participant is chosen by us, but the next two are selected randomly by the system. Don't worry, it will be our turn soon. Only 24 schools are participating in this Friendly Match."
Wait a minute! Something doesn't feel right... Qiao Sang was taken aback and asked, "We have five people here, right? Does 'the next two' mean we only send three people, including the first one?"
Maggie was also taken aback, "Didn't your class teacher tell you?"
Did the class teacher tell me? Qiao Sang looked at Hylis in confusion.
"She did", Hylis said, noticing Qiao Sang's gaze. "But she mentioned it after selecting the second participant, and you weren't there. Plus, it was also mentioned in the group chat, and you might not have seen it."
Qiao Sang: "!!!"
Did they not consider that I don't check the group chat?
Hylis added, "You were mentioned in the group chat."
Qiao Sang: "..."
Maggie listened silently, realizing that this exchange student from Blue Star was completely in the dark, so she explained, "The rules are as follows: each school brings five students, but only three will compete in the match. The winner of each match can continue to compete the next day."
Qiao Sang looked puzzled, "Then why bring five people?"
Maggie smiled, "This is a Friendly Match, after all. It's meant to promote interaction and exchange between students from different schools. Of course, it's better to have more people here."
Qiao Sang almost choked on her words, nearly saying a certain plant name.
So, does this mean she might not get to participate in the match at all?!
(End of Chapter)
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