"The principal said we could join the school team," a Third Year student murmured.
"I heard that too..." The classmate beside him looked dazed.
A somewhat more clearheaded girl nearby added, "To be precise, the principal said we could join after beating Qiao Sang."
"How is that any different from handing us a spot?" The first student's face flushed with excitement.
They'd thought they were just here to watch the fun. Who would have expected the principal to drop a bombshell like that at this year's opening ceremony?
Third Year was the most miserable stage of a student's life!
They had to master every subject and even know things the textbooks never covered.
They had to know everything from the basics of beast taming to current affairs and the most trivial details of daily life. They went to bed later than dogs and got up earlier than chickens. That was life for Third Year students.
After two years of high school, everyone had a rough idea of what score they could get.
Surrounded by top students, they'd be lying if they said they felt no pressure. They'd planned to buckle down and make one last push in their final year, but now the heavens had placed another chance to join the school team right in front of them!
As long as they joined the team and placed in a competition, they might not make it into one of the Top Academies, but a place at a four-year university would be all but guaranteed.
High school was different from middle school. The difficulty of what they studied rose exponentially, and plenty of students who got into top high schools ended up at junior colleges.
The Second Year students were excited too, but the Third Years' reaction to this opportunity could only