The cafeteria.
Zhong Yufei shoveled rice into his mouth with a troubled expression, feeling somewhat irritable.
He had just made a bold declaration that he would definitely win the next game, only to face Huanan Third High School in the following round. It would have been fine if they had been matched against the weakest player.
But if he encountered either of the two former Professional Go Players, he feared that losing would be his only possible outcome.
"It's fine, brother. The key to deciding the match isn't you, but you're still important."
Zhou De comforted him from the side. "After all, without you, the match can't even start."
Zhong Yufei had wanted to get angry, but what Zhou De had said seemed to be true. He could only turn his grief and anger into an appetite, frantically shoveling rice into his mouth.
Zhou De found it hard to understand and asked, "No, Old Zhong, you get to lie down and win, so why are you still unhappy? If someone else carried me in a game, I'd be clinging to their leg and refusing to let go!"
Hearing this, Zhong Yufei didn't know what to say for a moment.
Indeed, even though two of Huanan Third High School's contestants were former Professional Go Players, he did not think those two would be a match for Yu Shao and Xu Ziqin.
As long as Yu Shao and Xu Ziqin kept winning, then even if he kept losing, Jiangling First High School could still ultimately win the championship.
But when he imagined that scene, Zhong Yufei didn't think he would be very happy even if they really won the championship in the end.
"I think Huanan Third High School probably won't change their lineup. As long as we don't change ours either,