With the opening ceremony over, the official website also released the list of contestants confirmed to be participating.
Aside from streamers and video-site uploaders, few viewers wanted to look through the preliminary selection roster. There were simply too many names, and most belonged to unfamiliar cities and teams, so there was little reason to bother.
Unless their own city or a team they liked was involved, not many people paid much attention to the group-stage teams either. Everyone flocked instead to the five hundred seeded teams that had been directly advanced to the finals.
As the fifth-ranked city, Lotus City's participating teams naturally received tremendous attention.
Countless people went through the official rosters of both the Lotus City seeded team and the Lotus City Light Institute team, which had also been directly advanced. Naturally, the most eye-catching detail was the bright, conspicuous [First Year].
[What the hell is Lotus City doing this year?]
[The arrogance of a major city! Do they think they're guaranteed a top-ten finish, so they let a first-year come along for the ride?!]
[A first-year substitute and a fourth-year substitute. Arrogant, utterly arrogant! I hereby officially rename Lotus City the City of Pride!]
[Looking at this roster, this year is really going to be interesting. Of course, the most outstanding ones are still Lotus City, the first to commit the sin of Pride!]
[Does anyone know this first-year's background? How did she manage to get a substitute spot on a seeded team?]
[No idea. Doesn't seem like there are any major conglomerate leaders with the surname Xu?]
[Interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing how they perform. If their results are bad, they'll become a huge joke.]
[Jealousy. Is this the composure of a major city?]
Discussions about Xu Zhi and the lineup of the Lotus City