Tactical Simulations · Undercurrents Emerge

At dusk, the training in the courtyard came to a temporary end. The fifteen team members returned to the main hall, weary from head to toe, but every pair of eyes was sharper than it had been that morning.

Restorative medicinal meals and tea had already been prepared in the hall. After a quick meal, everyone immediately gathered around to begin the day's tactical simulations.

Li Xuansheng spread out a massive East District matchup chart, which listed all known information about the fifteen opponents in detail.

"First, the competition format." He pointed to the calculation formula at the side of the chart. "Each of the seven one-on-one matches is worth 1 point, each of the four two-on-two matches is worth 2 points, the two five-on-five matches are worth 5 points each, and the one ten-on-ten match is worth 15 points. That makes 40 points in total. 21 points is enough for victory."

Li Bing'er spoke coolly. "The key lies in the 15 points from the ten-on-ten match. That match can practically determine the direction of the entire battle."

"Exactly." Li Xuansheng nodded. "But the ten-on-ten is also the most draining in terms of Soul Power and stamina. If we can build up a sufficient advantage in the earlier smaller matches, we can abandon some later rounds in advance. We can conserve our strength in the ten-on-ten and even let some core members rest."

Li Longyue said in a deep voice, "The question is, which matches should we fight all out for, and which ones can we strategically concede?"

Li Xiaochen raised his hand. "I calculated it. If we can guarantee victory in both five-on-five matches for 10 points, plus the ten-on-ten for 15 points, that gives us 25 points. We would already have a guaranteed win. That means the earlier