The agreement's general principles did ensure fairness and voluntary participation.
It also laid down plenty of rules for specific situations. For example, once one side conceded, the other had to stop immediately and could not use any excuse to attack again. Otherwise, the side that attacked again would forfeit that round.
Although this was only a safeguard, in the heat of a real battle, it was hard to say whether anyone would have time to concede.
A single clash might decide the winner—or determine who lived and who died.
Of course, they couldn't leave out this rule. It was like a ceremonial arch: perhaps a little hollow, but still necessary.
Having it in place meant there was a bottom line. The two sides would prioritize winning or losing, not deciding who lived and who died.
Even if both teams hated each other enough to want to trample the other into the ground, this rule would still have some restraining effect.
If you couldn't win, you could concede, right?
There were five matches, after all. Conceding one to save your life wasn't entirely unacceptable.
As agreed, the side that lost three of the five matches would go investigate the enemy situation within thirty kilometers of the Bizarre Tree's core region.
It seemed that everyone welcomed and applauded this condition.
The Western Frontier Military Region was delighted, and the other teams in the Central South Military Region—even the arbitrators from the other regions—also voiced their approval.
With someone volunteering to investigate, the hardest job was being taken on willingly. Naturally, no one objected.
After signing the agreement, Yang Xiangchun felt as if a weight had lifted from his heart. He was indescribably satisfied.
Still, they had to keep up appearances.
He said generously, "Everyone should learn from the Star City and Heng