bioinnovel Chapter 58 The feeling of relaxation, you understand?
Chapter 58 The feeling of relaxation, you understand?
The opening ceremony has ended.
Lin Yueyao had much better luck than Xue Youyou, only drawing two teams from third-rate academies. Of course, the two matches were scheduled for 2 PM and 6 PM respectively.
With the schedule confirmed, the four matches scheduled for today have attracted a large number of students from the Blue Willow Academy, as well as citizens of Blue Willow City.
In this era of advanced electronic devices and ubiquitous beast taming, the greatest pleasure for a true citizen of Lanzhi City is watching pet battles of all sizes every day.
Moreover, the Lanzhou Academy League is an annual top-level competition that symbolizes the highest level of young beast tamers in Lanzhou. It also includes local teams from Lanzhi City. No one from Lanzhi City would allow themselves to miss such a grand event.
Of the four matches featuring local teams scheduled for today, the one everyone is most interested in is the one at 6 PM, a clash between Lanzhiyuan Team 1 and Leimingyuan Team 2.
The forums in Lanzhi City are now flooded with discussions about the competition.
Have you heard? The Lanzhi Academy team has changed its roster this year.
[I saw it. Several people from last year's first team have been demoted to the second team. I don't know why, even though their performance last year was the best ever. I quite liked them.]
This suggests that the newcomers on the first team are stronger.
[Maybe so, but they're unlucky; they ran into the Thunder Academy's second team in the second round, so they're probably in for a tough time.]
[It's hard to say. That captain named Xue Youyou defeated Lin Feiyan, one of the Ten Heavenly Kings. She's incredibly strong and has even been in the newspapers.]
[Don't spread rumors, upstairs. That was just him using the rules of the match to trick Lin Feiyan.]
[Who's spreading rumors? My daughter is at Lanzhiyuan. This is the latest inside information from the training match. We defeated her fair and square, understand?]
[This rumor is getting out of hand. Did you or your daughter see it with your own eyes?]
[Alright, stop arguing. They're playing Aonoin in the first round, so let's see how strong they are first.]
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Lanzhiyuan Team 1 vs. Qingyeyuan Team 1.
This seemingly insignificant match was being watched by countless eyes, all eager to see just how strong this brand-new Blue Garden team truly was.
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Training room of Lanzhiyuan Second Team.
There are six people in the room: Xue Youyou, Meng Yanqing, Su Wanrou, Cui Yelan, Lu Yutang, and the newly joined substitute Luo Yan.
Although the team name has been changed, the training room provider decided to leave it unchanged after a brief discussion between the two parties, as familiar equipment is easier to use.
Given the tight schedule, Xue Youyou and her group rushed back here immediately after the opening ceremony to adjust their state and await the upcoming first battle.
At this moment, it was exactly 1:30 PM, and only half an hour remained before the first round match against Aonoin.
However, with the battle imminent, the atmosphere in the training room was a little strange; everyone was silent, and no one spoke for a moment.
Su Wanrou sat cautiously on the sofa, glancing left at Xue Youyou and right at Meng Yanqing, hesitant to speak, unsure of who to call "captain".
After all, Xue Youyou's appointment as captain was quite sudden, and no one was mentally prepared.
Although Xue Youyou is indeed very capable in combat, in addition to strength, seniority is also very important for the position of captain, requiring someone to be highly respected and virtuous.
Judging from age alone, Xue Youyou is the youngest among them and hasn't spent that much time with everyone.
Aside from that, Su Wanrou was still a little confused about the relationship between Xue Youyou and Meng Yanqing. She only knew that the two of them had taken seven days off together, disappeared for a week, and then appeared together at the opening ceremony today.
As the saying goes, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want.
The current situation is fraught with danger, and she dares not speak recklessly or take sides blindly, lest she end up as cannon fodder when there is nothing between the two of them.
For similar reasons, Cui Yelan and Lu Yutang wisely remained silent.
Luo Yan had just arrived and was a substitute. Seeing that no one was speaking, she didn't dare to be the first to speak.
As for Xue Youyou, she still only saw herself as a mercenary and had no awareness of being a captain. She was still eating the snacks on the table by herself.
It wasn't until Meng Yanqing poked Xue Youyou's white hair and reminded her, "Youyou, you're the captain now, say something," that things came to a head.
"Huh?" Xue Youyou blinked, somewhat confused.
Xue Youyou's idea was simple: Meng Yanqing and the other teammates would be responsible for discussing tactics, and she would be responsible for beating people up—wasn't that how it was last time?
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, Xue Youyou put down her snacks for the time being, thought for a moment, and then said, "Everyone, just enjoy the fun of pet battles. I'll take care of everything."
After saying that, Xue Youyou continued to show off her snacks.
That's it? So casually?
What about tactical arrangements? What about opponent data analysis?
Luo Yan, who was new to the place, stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
What she found most incomprehensible was that the others, apart from her, all looked relieved after hearing Xue Youyou's "terrifying" remarks.
What's going on here?!
As a third-year student, Luo Yan felt a strong sense of responsibility and volunteered, "Captain, we should be able to find some information about the Aonoin team online. I can help analyze the enemy's pet data."
However, Xue Youyou simply waved her hand dismissively and said, "There's no need for that. I'll keep your pig brain for another purpose."
Luo Yan: "..."
She thought she had finally met someone who understood her, but it turned out to be an arrogant person.
Now that things have come to this, Luo Yan can only pray that Xue Youyou doesn't fail in the first round.
Half an hour passed quickly.
After exchanging a simple cheer, Xue Youyou lay down in the virtual battle pod and logged into her battle account.
This time, after her consciousness entered the virtual battle interface, Xue Youyou noticed a small red dot on her mailbox icon and clicked on it.
There are two new emails inside.
[Congratulations to World Snowflake for obtaining the verified ID: Chief of Blue Garden]
[Congratulations to World Snowflake for obtaining the verified ID: Blue Garden I, Snowy Serenity]
The first is the official verified ID of the college's chief.
The second one is the anti-counterfeiting ID used in the Moon Orchid League, proving that Xue Youyou is a member of the Blue Orchid Academy's first team.
Unlike regular ranked matches, you must use a special match ID during the competition.
This is done for two reasons: first, to make it easier for viewers to identify the players and to prevent people who look alike from impersonating them; and second, because many players' IDs are really unbearable to look at, and loosening the restrictions would be tantamount to encouraging bad practices and tarnishing the league's reputation.
For example, Lin Jinlan's "Extremely Beautiful Girl from the Burning Heaven Academy" (please DM for details), is an ID that is subject to strict crackdown.
Imagine if such IDs filled the entire league; someone unfamiliar with the situation might think it was a beauty pageant jointly organized by brothels from various regions.