"Professor? Did I hear that right? Are you sure you don't mean the Freshman College League? You mean the College League?"
Disbelief was written all over Xiao Ran's face when he heard Qiu Yuxuan's words.
As its name suggested, the College League was an annual competition between colleges across the country, but most of its participants were seniors.
They used their formidable strength to fight for their schools' national rankings.
Results in the National College League affected a school's national ranking, and that ranking determined how much government funding and resources it received.
Even Nancheng Pokémon University could afford to disregard resources from Nancheng, but it could not ignore national rewards. Those could affect the university's very foundations.
That was why every institution took the annual National College League extremely seriously and sent its strongest students.
But no matter how he looked at it, he had never heard of a freshman competing before.
"You heard me correctly. It's the National College League, not the National Freshman College League!"
"Would the Freshman College League even be a challenge for you two?"
Qiu Yuxuan spoke irritably as she watched Xiao Ran's reaction.
Naturally, alongside the College League, there was also a Freshman College League. However, the latter was aimed at freshmen and received far less attention. It was nowhere near as popular as the College League.
"But Professor, we're only Entry Class. How are we supposed to fight juniors and seniors? Wouldn't we just be walking into a slaughter?"
Xiao Ran certainly sought greater strength, but that did not mean he wanted to get thrashed.
Just how strong were juniors and seniors? At Nancheng Pokémon University, students had to be at least at the peak of Elite Class to join the School Team. Many even reached Gym Leader Class upon graduation, just