It was the second semester of Freshman Year. Tuition was paid annually, and they did not need to register again. There was no opening ceremony.
After a brief class meeting, regular classes began the very next day.
This time, however, classes had only been in session for a little over a week before preparations for the National Freshman College League officially got underway.
Unlike the Nancheng League, though, this competition required entrants to register under their university's name, with ten regular competitors and ten substitutes.
So even Trainer Class One had to go through a round of selection first.
Besides, the other classes still had quite a few outstanding Pokémon Trainers.
Qiu Feibai and Yin Jiao, for instance... With Xiao Ran and his two companions sitting out this competition, they became the core of the team.
They would represent Nancheng Pokémon University in the National Freshman College League.
For them, this was an excellent opportunity to gain experience.
But not long after the roster was finalized, Xiao Ran and his two companions were also brought to the School Team's training room.
Both the College League School Team and the Freshman College League team had dedicated training rooms at Nancheng Pokémon University, and the rooms were not far apart.
Here, Xiao Ran met the upperclassmen who would be competing alongside them. Among them were Zhao Yue Ling and Qin Ming, who had hosted the Freshman Challenge's opening ceremony.
Qin Ming would be the team's mainstay for the first half of the year. Once he graduated in the second half, Zhao Yue Ling would take over that role.
Although Zhao Yue Ling was only in Sophomore Year, her strength as a Pokémon Trainer was already approaching that of the juniors in Junior Year. She was the university School Team's future mainstay for