Arena 202! Lü Jiayi and Lin Youqi!

Outside the Evergreen Battle Stadium.

Quite a few people stood in orderly lines outside the stadium, waiting to have their tickets checked.

Today was the opening day of the Provincial Tournament, and most of them were spectators who had come to watch.

Unlike the closed-door battles of the City Selection Competition, the Provincial Tournament was fully open to the public. Residents of the Yanhuang League could buy a spectator ticket for just 70 League Coins.

It would let them enter any of the smaller battle arenas in the Evergreen Battle Stadium to watch matches over the next seven days.

"There are so many people!"

Liu Jianhao looked at the long line waiting for ticket checks and exclaimed.

"Yeah. Who knew even a high school tournament would draw so many spectators?" For once, Zhao Hailong didn't argue with Liu Jianhao.

"This is to help you get used to the atmosphere of a major competition in advance," Wang He said from beside them.

Pokémon battles were the most popular sporting events in the world, so naturally, countless spectators watched them.

The bigger the competition, the more viewers it attracted. Many people would even travel thousands of miles to watch in person.

Facing a roaring sea of spectators required competitors to have strong nerves.

Otherwise, their minds might go completely blank as soon as they stepped onto the field.

After all, plenty of people got so nervous their legs shook just standing at the front of their classroom. Without getting used to it beforehand, they might not even manage to perform at half their ability.

"Brother Yun, I'm a little nervous."

Standing beside Mu Yun, Chi Duoduo gripped his hand tightly, her little face slightly pale.

He could tell she really was nervous.

"Don't be scared. Just imagine they're all big radishes, cabbages,