If the media picked it up, that was free publicity.
Qiao Sang figured there was a 99.99% chance they would.
Whenever there was news, reporters swarmed like flies to fresh dog poop. Even when there wasn't, they reported trivial nonsense or published stories that looked made up at a glance.
Stories like "Power Outage at Source River School: Teachers Make Magnetic Fierce Rat Work Overtime to Supply Electricity," "Mother Enters Secret Realm to Earn Formula Money for Her Twenty-Day-Old Baby," and "One-Armed Gravity Monkey Delivers 3,000 Packages a Day, Buys House and Car to Support Family! What Excuse Do You Have for Looking Down on Disabled Pet Beasts?"
The media ran ridiculous stories like those every day, so of course they would cover a legitimate Campus Pet Taming League.
Sure enough, the Vice Principal said over the phone:
"Of course. There might not be much media coverage during the provincial preliminaries, but the official platform will livestream the entire tournament. Once we reach the provincial finals, it'll even be broadcast live on two of Zhehai Province's satellite channels."
"If you care about how you look on camera, get your hair done nicely. You can't change your outfit, though. We all wear the same uniform."
Qiao Sang ignored that last sentence.
Satellite channels were regional television channels viewable nationwide.
That meant people in the Guwu Region could watch the matches in the Yuhua Region.
Come to think of it, the Vice Principal had a point about her appearance...
The next day, Qiao Sang woke up and checked her phone.
October 11, 6:45 a.m.
Only sixteen days remained until the National Campus Beast Taming League.
"Ya Bao! Time to get up!"
"Ya..."
Qiao Sang badly wanted to ask for leave. Unfortunately, not one of her classmates had taken a day off