Chapter 303: 384 beast-controlling high schools in the province (supplementary)

The next day.

Saint Water Middle School.

When Qiao Sang arrived at Training Ground No. 1, she found that all School Team members from the battle group and team battle group of Grades 1 to 3 had already arrived, and the coaches of the School Team from each grade were also present.

The people from each grade stood in three separate teams, like three different camps.

“I thought it was just us; I didn’t expect the second and third years to be here too.”

“Isn’t the competition starting tomorrow? What’s with this big gathering today?”

Those asking questions were all first-year students.

The second and third-year students, however, were discussing the condition of their respective Pets.

“I’m not bragging, but my Prickly Berry’s physical condition is top-notch among all high schools in Hanggang City.”

“Are you on drugs?”

“How could that be!”

As a group of people chatted idly, someone suddenly caught sight of Qiao Sang walking in from outside the door and immediately waved enthusiastically to greet her:

“Qiao Sang! Over here!”

The rest of the people instantly looked over.

“Qiao Sang!”

“Here, here!”

“Qiao Sang! Come quickly! We’re just waiting for you!”

People from all three grades, in three different groups, waved and called for Qiao Sang to come over.

As someone without decision paralysis, Qiao Sang didn’t hesitate at all and immediately walked towards the third-year School Team’s direction.

Although she was a first-year.

She had once been in the second-year School Team.

But now she was part of the third-year School Team!

“Everyone is here. I will now explain the preparations and important points for today and tomorrow,” Sun Boyi said.

As soon as the coach spoke, the training ground quickly quieted down.

“Tomorrow is the preliminary round of the National Campus Pet Beast League. All 384 Yu Beast High Schools in the province will participate, and the opponent list for the first round has already been decided by lot by the principals of each school,” Sun Boyi swept his gaze across the students in front of him and said:

“Our principal drew Fuqi Beast Taming High School as our opponent.”

Fuqi Beast Taming High School… Qiao Sang pondered for a moment but found she had no impression of it.

“Fuqi Beast Taming High School competed against our school once in the previous National Campus Pet Beast League. Those of you in the first year might not be very familiar with it. This is a Yu Beast High School from the neighboring Hanwen City, and it’s only considered a mid-to-lower-tier school locally,” Sun Boyi explained.

“Oh, so it’s Fuqi Beast Taming High School.”

“The principal has good luck!”

“I remember that school; it’s terribly weak, practically a free win.”

For a moment, everyone whispered among themselves.

The atmosphere in the training ground relaxed considerably.

“Quiet!” Sun Boyi said sternly, “This is only the first round of the competition! We have seven consecutive rounds to compete in one week! What you need to do is treat every match seriously! Not be arrogant here! Thinking you’ve already won just by hearing the opponent!”

At these words, everyone immediately fell silent.

Sun Boyi continued, “First-year students are not yet clear about the competition format, so I will explain it here. For the preliminary round, all 384 Yu Beast High Schools in the province will be divided into 48 groups, with 8 schools per group.”

“Whichever group you are assigned to, you will have to compete against all 7 other schools in that group one by one. The competition will adopt a point system: the winner gets 3 points, the loser gets 0 points, and a draw gets 1 point.”

“After the preliminary round, rankings will be determined based on the total points.”

“Only students ranked in the top 48 will have a chance to advance to the next stage.”

“The top 48 is just the beginning! And our ultimate goal is to be in the top three! Because only the top three contestants will have the opportunity to qualify for the divisional competition.” After saying this, Sun Boyi raised his voice and said:

“Do you all understand!”

“Yes, we understand!” Everyone responded in unison.

Sun Boyi nodded with satisfaction.

Qin Wen, seeing this, took over and said, “Before the competition, there’s one more urgent thing we need to do, and that’s to get our Pets medically examined. We’re heading to the Yu Beast Center now!”

Pet medical examinations are required in advance for every large-scale, legitimate competition.

Only when a medical report is issued by the specified date will the organizers officially register the participants’ names in the backend.

The purpose of Pet medical examinations isn’t to check if the Pet is sick, but to prevent some people from resorting to unscrupulous means to win, such as administering mental stimulants that accelerate or enhance central nervous system activity, putting the Pet in a state of intense excitement, or other agents that can temporarily boost the Pet’s strength.

These agents usually have side effects, not only harming the body but also causing dependence in the Pet, and are prohibited in all major official competitions.

…

On the School Team’s special bus heading to the Yu Beast Center.

Xu Yixuan scrolled through her phone for a long time, opened a document in her memo, and asked Qiao Sang, “The detailed information on the third-year School Team members of Fuqi Beast Taming High School is all here. Do you want me to send it to you?”

Before Qiao Sang could answer, Xu Yixuan continued to speak to herself, “Never mind, this information I have is from last year; this year’s hasn’t been updated yet.”

“Actually, whether you look at their school or not, it probably doesn’t make much difference to you. Some of them probably still have one of their two Pets that hasn’t reached the Intermediate level.”

They’re in their third year, and some of their Pets haven’t even reached the Intermediate level yet? That’s pretty weak… Qiao Sang couldn’t help but complain internally.

In fact, most third-year students only have one Pet.

And having two Pets, one Beginner and one Intermediate, is already considered ahead of their peers.

However, Qiao Sang was in Saint Water Middle School, and also on the School Team. When she was out, she was basically at Pet clubs, interacting with people who were different from ordinary students, so her perception was a bit different.

It’s like a top student always staying with other top students. When they occasionally encounter someone with average grades, they’ll exclaim, “Ah, so there are such stupid people in the world!”

An old man who once seemed quite amiable said something like this:

“There’s a big secret I have to tell you: a high school student with normal intelligence should and can get 120 points in math. The college entrance exam has a strict rule: 30% basic questions, 50% medium-difficulty questions, and 20% difficult questions. So, 30% plus 50% is 80%, and 80% multiplied by 150 points is 120 points.”

He concluded, “These 120 points are intentionally given away.”

As soon as he said this, netizens criticized him for not speaking like a human.

Qiao Sang’s current inner thoughts are the same as the feeling that old man’s words gave people: if she said it, she’d be flamed.

“Oh, right, haven’t people been selling your information on the forum recently? I spent 1000 alliance coins to buy a copy too. Don’t worry, this person isn’t aware of the Ice Dew Qiya matter,” Xu Yixuan said in a low voice, “I guess this person is from our school, but definitely not in our School Team.”

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xu Yixuan sincerely and said, “Thank you!”

“Thank me for what?” Xu Yixuan scratched her head, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Of course, thank you for your 1000 alliance coins… Qiao Sang’s eyes softened considerably as she looked at Xu Yixuan.

The people who usually privately messaged her to buy her information were all incredibly stingy. It was rare to encounter a buyer who paid a four-digit sum, so she naturally remembered it very clearly.

So it was you…

As they chatted, they arrived at the Yu Beast Center.

PS: Last night, I originally said I’d just nap a bit and write, but I ended up sleeping until morning.