Chapter 557: rule

Qiao Sang’s first thought was: The incident where Fixed Armor Yoduo forcibly terminated his contract didn’t happen that many years ago; the kid is only in high school. I thought it was ancient history.

His second thought was: It seems this person harbors some animosity towards the Little Steel Falcon species because of his father’s incident. He’s been staring for ages and isn’t tired yet.

Hugh Lewis continued:

“His name is Cirillo Thompson, a student at Sahe’er School. It’s said he believes anyone who contracts a Little Steel Falcon is brainless.”

Qiao Sang blurted out: “He thinks his father is brainless?”

Hugh Lewis chuckled: “That, I wouldn’t know.”

Qiao Sang looked at him, unable to resist teasing: “You seem quite familiar with this matter.”

Hugh Lewis laughed: “His father was once a very famous Professional Beast Tamer. When that incident happened, all the media reported it, and his family was tracked and interviewed for a long time. His son’s face appeared in the news so many times, it’s hard not to recognize him.”

So that’s how it is… Qiao Sang glanced at Steel Treasure, who was quietly beside her, as if he hadn’t heard anything, and had no intention of recalling him to the yu beast codex.

Others dislike the Little Steel Falcon species, what does that have to do with her?

Led by a volunteer, the six entered the main gate, bypassed the fountain, and walked into a white, typical Western-style building.

“This is where the exchange competition will take place.” The girl said as she led them to C Area, row 3, pointing to several seats marked “Sainan High School”: “Your seats are here.”

After the six were seated, the girl did not leave, but sat beside Mai Ji.

Looking around, almost every school had a student wearing a Sahe’er School uniform beside them.

During the exchange competition, student volunteers from Sahe’er School would serve as assistants for various prestigious school delegations, providing full escort services.

“When does the exchange competition start?” Qiao Sang turned and asked.

Alva, the volunteer, checked the time on her watch and replied: “There are still 32 minutes until the official start.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang immediately took out her textbook from her backpack and began flipping through it.

Half an hour, she could memorize a lot of knowledge points.

Alva was first stunned, then filled with admiration. To be able to read in this situation, what a talent!

While Qiao Sang was diligently reading, there was a continuous buzz of discussion in the audience.

“Are we going straight to the competition? I thought they’d give us a tour first.”

“This is a tradition at Sahe’er School. They always have a few matches first, then give us a tour.”

“Why?”

“Not sure, but the first ones to compete are students from their school, so they probably want us to see their school’s strength first.”

“Speaking of which, people from Mank Public School are here this time too.”

“It’s not strange for them to come, all the prestigious schools from the top three areas were invited this time.”

“No, it’s Levina from Mank Public School. I heard she’s also participating in the exchange competition this time.”

“Oh, my goodness! Levina, the one who just won second place in the global high school Pet Coordinator competition and was publicly praised by Mrs. Dinny?”

“That’s her.”

“But isn’t she a Pet Coordinator? Why is she participating in a team battle?”

“Yu Beast Masters who specialize in coordination aren’t necessarily bad at battling. They just focus more on flair. Besides, Pets cultivated by Pet Coordinators are actually easier to coordinate with each other; their self-control is very strong.”

“Makes sense!”

Amidst the discussions, a white-haired old man walked to the center of the arena.

This person was none other than the Principal of Saher School.

He looked around and began:

“Good morning, and welcome everyone for taking the time to attend this friendly match.”

At his words, everyone quieted down.

The old man smiled: “I believe everyone is quite unwilling to hear me talk nonsense.”

Everyone laughed at this remark.

There’s actually such a self-aware leader… Qiao Sang looked up in surprise.

The old man continued:

“Then I’ll get straight to the point. This friendly match adheres to the principle of ‘Friendship First, Exchange First’. There are no prizes, but every student who participates will receive a VIP ticket to this year’s Yu Beast Professional League International Team Tour.”

After speaking, he smiled: “I’m done.”

The entire venue erupted in cheers, not for the VIP tickets, but because the Principal truly didn’t speak any nonsense!

I really hope all future school leaders are like this… Qiao Sang put down her book, thinking to herself while applauding.

“Ya!”

Yabao, infected by the atmosphere, also started applauding.

Little Steel Falcon, completely unaffected, continued practicing internal breath suspension nearby.

At this moment, the lights on the stage dimmed.

When they brightened again, the old man was gone, replaced by a black-haired boy wearing a Sahe’er School uniform.

At the same time, a huge virtual screen appeared above.

On the virtual screen were the school emblems of various universities.

The next second, the school emblems of various universities began to scroll.

Soon, a red and white emblem with a book design was magnified and appeared in the center.

Immediately after, a female voice came through the broadcast, echoing throughout the venue:

“Jigao Public School, please send someone to compete.”

Not long after, a boy with brown curly hair stood up from the audience and walked onto the stage.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang suddenly thought of something and turned to ask:

“What are the rules for this competition? If our school emblem scrolls up, do we just pick someone to go on stage?”

“What did you say?” Alva had been focused on the stage and only heard that someone from Sainan High School, her assigned school, had asked a question, but she didn’t quite catch what was said, so she asked again.

Qiao Sang didn’t look at her, because Mai Ji, who was in charge of the team, had already begun to explain:

“That’s right, if our school emblem appears on the screen, we send someone up. The first participant is chosen by us, but the next two selections are randomly chosen by the system. Don’t worry, it will be our turn soon. There are only 24 schools participating in this friendly match.”

Wait! Why does something feel off? Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment and asked:

“Didn’t five of us come? Does ‘next two’ mean including the first participant, we only send three people?”

Mai Ji was also stunned for a moment: “Didn’t your homeroom teacher tell you?”

Did the homeroom teacher say? Qiao Sang looked at Hugh Lewis in confusion.

“She did.” Hugh Lewis saw Qiao Sang look at him and said: “She only said it after the second spot was selected. You weren’t present at the time, and it was also mentioned in the group chat. You probably didn’t check the group.”

Qiao Sang: “!!!”

Did they never consider that I’m someone who doesn’t check group chats?!

Hugh Lewis added: “You were even @-ed in the group.”

Qiao Sang: “…”

Mai Ji listened silently, realizing that this exchange student from Blue Star knew nothing yet, so he said:

“The rules are like this: each school brings five students, but only three will ultimately compete. One match decides the winner, and the winner can continue to participate the next day.”

Qiao Sang looked completely confused: “Then why bring five people?”

Mai Ji smiled:

“Isn’t this a friendly match? It’s meant to promote exchange between schools and between students from different schools, so of course, it’s better to have more people.”

Qiao Sang had a curse word stuck in her throat, almost saying a certain plant.

So, does this mean she might not be able to participate in the competition?!