I was terrified! Raising a colossal star beast in the Beast Taming World

Chapter 57 Drawing Lots

"Just as I expected, in the end it was just Team One and Team Two exchanging names."

"The dean is really biased, doting on our school beauty so much. I think he only puts emotion into saying her name."

"By the way, what does 'substitute pending' mean? Do we even have a chance?"

"..."

Compared to their surprise upon hearing the second team roster, the senior female students in the audience appeared quite calm at this moment.

From the moment Lu Yuan personally announced that she would demote Lin Yueyao, a meritorious member of Lanzhi Academy last year, to the second team, they had already anticipated that Lanzhi Academy was now a place where new people replaced old ones, and that there was no place for them, the old folks, on the new ship of Lanzhi Academy.

Unsurprisingly, the last performer was Xue Youyou, who had recently risen to fame in the academy.

Compared to this easily predictable result, what they really cared about was Lu Yuan's words, "substitute pending."

Literally, it means that one team still has one last spot undecided.

In other words, any one of them could become the last lucky one.

Thinking of this, especially the senior students sitting near the front, their eyes became eager.

Lu Yuan didn't keep everyone waiting for long. She looked at Xue Youyou and smiled slightly, saying, "Now, please welcome our new chief of Lanzhi Academy, Xue Youyou, to the stage to finalize the last substitute member for Team One."

Xue Youyou was completely bewildered when she was suddenly poked.

She only knows a few people, and those whose names she can recall are already in Team One and Team Two. How can she possibly make the final decision?

Under the watchful eyes of 1,200 people, Xue Youyou walked onto the stage, filled with resentment.

As Xue Youyou passed by Lu Yuan, she said in a voice barely audible, "Are you trying to ruin me by praising me so highly?"

Lu Yuan maintained her smile and replied quickly in a low voice, "How could that be? This is what everyone expects. If you really win the championship, I will even build a statue for you."

Xue Youyou's eyes twitched slightly upon hearing this.

This Dean of Lanzhi Academy was even more troublesome than she had imagined, going to great lengths to promote her.

If she could, she would actually prefer to complete the Black Eight miracle as an unknown passerby, feeling that she would enjoy it more.

However, things have come to this point, and Xue Youyou has already been dealt with by such an ambitious dean, so she can only give up her dream of pretending to be weak while actually being strong.

Her peaceful life is gone. From now on, she will embark on a path to becoming a king, where she either crushes others or gets crushed herself.

Thinking of this, Xue Youyou's eyes hardened, and she looked at the second row of seats in the auditorium, preparing to randomly select a lucky girl from among the senior students in the front row to serve as a substitute.

Just as everyone was holding their breath, waiting for Xue Youyou to make her choice, a sudden change occurred.

A small, thin figure sitting in the back row stood up. Although her voice trembled with nervousness, she mustered her courage and volunteered, "Can you choose me?"

"My main battle pet is a fully-level mechanical-type True Intelligence-type pet with the ability to analyze pet stats. I think even if I can't participate in the battle, I can still be of help."

Xue Youyou looked at the petite girl who had spoken, her face showing surprise. "Truth Machine? Is it the Truth Machine that evolved from a juvenile floating eye to a mature omniscient mirror, and then to its complete form?"

If she remembered correctly, this was a rather rare and uncommon pet.

The reason it's unpopular is naturally because this pet isn't very strong in combat.

Xue Youyou was impressed by it because the Truth Machine possessed a very valuable analytical talent, which allowed it to read the panels of other pets.

Not only basic information such as talent and level, but also skills and complex techniques, and even weaknesses, can be quickly analyzed from the opponent's battle.

It can be said to be a very excellent support-type pet.

There are even rumors that the ultimate evolutionary form of the True Machines—Zero Phases—is said to be able to analyze even the unknown evolutionary path given enough time.

Seeing that Xue Youyou's words were exactly correct, the petite girl exclaimed in surprise, "Completely...right! You are the first Beastmaster I've ever met who can tell the truth about the evolutionary path of intelligent machines just by hearing their name."

As the saying goes, "You can get away with anything, but sincere flattery will never fail you."

Being praised in front of six hundred people in the auditorium by a guy who looked like a complete stranger made Xue Youyou quite pleased. She couldn't help but feel a little smug and asked happily, "What's your name?"

The petite girl said timidly, "Luo Yan, a third-year student."

Xue Youyou smiled and said, "Alright, then it's your choice."

She didn't care who her teammates were and was just about to pick one randomly, but unexpectedly, a useful one came to her, which was a small surprise.

As Xue Youyou confirmed the final choice, a chorus of disappointment, frustration, jealousy, and envy rose from the audience.

"Little Luo Yan is too cunning; she actually ran away."

"Are you kidding me? So even the 579th seat can make it into the first team? I should have volunteered too."

"None of my family members understand this. I'm completely speechless."

"..."

In fact, Lu Yuan was also speechless, not expecting Xue Youyou to choose seat number 579 in the end.

If she had known this would happen, she might as well have just written her own name on it.

Now that the die is cast, Lu Yuan could only grit her teeth and accept it, reluctantly announcing, "First team substitute, Luo Yan."

Anyone could see the dissatisfaction on Lu Yuan's face.

However, Lu Yuan quickly put on a cheerful expression and excitedly said, "Now that the personnel of the two teams have been confirmed, let's immediately begin the next step: the draw for the Lanzhou preliminary round."

"The preliminary rounds consist of four rounds, one round per day, with two matches per round, lasting a total of four days. You can advance to the next round if you win both matches on the same day, and you can advance to the offline main competition if you win eight matches."

"Now, the captains of both teams will draw their opponents for today's preliminary rounds. Captain Xue Youyou, you go first!"

After speaking, Lu Yuan pointed to the lottery machine that had been prepared.

This lottery machine is directly connected to the league's official network, so the results are drawn instantly and there's no going back.

Without wasting any words, Xue Youyou walked straight to the lottery machine and pressed the lottery button.

At the same time, the names of the opponents displayed on the holographic screen in the auditorium began to flash continuously.

The people in the audience had different thoughts.

There were fans who supported their team and hoped that Xue Youyou could draw a weak opponent for an easy opening victory, while there were also busybodies who wanted to see a strong opponent directly to test her strength.

"Please, you absolutely have to get two really bad ones!"

Although she knew Xue Youyou was very strong, Lu Yuan still prayed that she would draw a weaker opponent.

Su Wanrou, Cui Yelan, and Lu Yutang shared the same hope, all praying from below the stage using their unique Gu techniques.

Soon, the flickering stopped, and the result appeared.

[First Match]

[Lanzhiyuan Team 1 vs. Qingyeyuan Team 1]

[Match Time: 2 PM today]

Qingye City is a small, outlying city about the same size as Lanzhi City.

Similarly, Aonoin is also an obscure second-rate academy, making it a formidable opponent.

The results of the first draw brought Lu Yuan a sigh of relief.

But the breath had barely filled her lungs when, in the next second, Lu Yuan, seeing her second opponent, suddenly inhaled a sharp, cold breath.

[Second Match]

[Blue Orchid Academy Team 1 vs. Thunderclap Academy Team 2, 6 PM]

[Match Time: 6 PM tonight]

Thunderclap Academy!!

Everyone in the auditorium stared wide-eyed.

This is a super-powerful school that makes it into the top ten almost every year.

Besides enjoying the privilege of being directly admitted to the first team led by the Ten Heavenly Kings, the strength of the second team should not be underestimated. In fact, it can be said that they are even stronger than the first teams of many top-tier academies.

Their Lanzhi Academy was only at a mid-to-high level.

It's worth noting that Lanzhi Academy had held preliminary rounds for several years, and in the end, they were all crushed and eliminated by Leiming Academy's second team.

To win on the very first day, that's incredibly bad luck.

Everyone silently thought to themselves, "She's so fair-skinned, yet her luck is so bad."

At this moment, Xue Youyou, standing on the platform, was somewhat lost in thought when she saw the name Leiming Academy.

Although it was a long time ago, she still remembered that when Snowflake had just evolved, she had encountered a Beastmaster with the ID "Thunder Academy Fifth Seat" in ranked matches.

"What bad luck."

Hearing Xue Youyou's disheartening words of surrendering before even fighting, everyone who was already feeling uneasy because of the suppression of the Leiming Academy's bloodline over the years was completely taken aback.

Is this the legendary beast tamer who defeated Lin Feiyan, one of the Ten Heavenly Kings, in a training match?

He knelt down before even fighting?

Just as everyone was secretly complaining, even Lu Yuan looked at Xue Youyou with suspicion.

Xue Youyou smiled and said, "This Thunder Academy's second team has really bad luck~"