The date for the Shrek Academy Exchange Tournament was set for the beginning of next month. As a participating team, Eastsea Academy's Class Zero would travel to Shrek City under the leadership of Wu Changkong and Lu Menge. When the news came down, Xie Xie was gnawing on a chicken wing and nearly swallowed the bone.
"Shrek City! That Shrek? We're really going?" He sprang up from the bench, chicken wing raised in midair. Zhang Yangzi flipped his tactical handbook to the title page, where a line he had copied countless times was written—"Shrek Academy, the continent's number one academy." He stared at it for a long while, then closed the book and smiled, a rare sight. Wang Jinxi polished his Bone Dragon Shield Armor until it shone brighter than usual. For once, Wei Xiaofeng was not slumped over his desk; he sat perfectly straight, his fingers unconsciously tapping out a rhythm on the tabletop.
Wu Changkong stood at the podium and projected the tournament regulations onto the screen. The seven-person team competition would consist of a group round and an elimination round. Participating teams came from partner academies across the continent, dozens in total, and Eastsea Academy had been placed in the third group. The top two teams from each group would advance to the elimination round, which followed a single-elimination format until a champion was decided. As the host, Shrek Academy would not take part in the official rankings, but during the elimination stage, it would arrange exhibition matches between Shrek Outer Court students and the strongest participating teams.
Holding his enamel tea mug, Long Hengxu emphasized the rules once again—Eastsea Academy's reputation was at stake; competition came before friendship, safety came before competition, and in any case, everything had to be first or second. After finishing, he