Principal Yue gave a strategic cough and continued, "Don't worry. Although you can't enter the World Tournament directly anymore..."
"The top finishers in the National Campus Tournament still get plenty of advantages."
Su Lan, standing nearby, grew anxious. "Principal, what's going on, exactly?"
The others might be fine with it, but he was a strong contender for the championship.
If they couldn't enter the World Tournament, he would likely be the one losing out.
Principal Yue explained slowly, "Because the Campus World Tournament champions aren't on the same level as the World Tournament contestants."
"They finish near the bottom every time, so the Association discussed it with the various countries."
"The national campus champion's World Tournament berth will now be replaced with a seeded spot in the national Individual Tournament."
"They can skip the Preliminary Selection and go straight into the later rounds of the Individual Tournament, competing with the other contestants for a World Tournament berth."
"The runner-up, semifinalists, and quarterfinalists will receive lower-tier seeded spots in the Individual Tournament, just as before."
As soon as he finished, everyone started talking.
"Great. The champion used to get straight into the World Tournament. Now it's not even guaranteed."
"A campus champion would be doing well just to beat an Individual Tournament quarterfinalist."
"The Individual Tournament contestants are seasoned veterans who've been in the Shinobi World for years. Even if our strength is equal on paper, students like us would have a hard time winning."
"Shit! There goes the only thing the champion could brag about. What a massive loss."
"What loss? You'd struggle to even make the School Team. What's this got to do with you?"
Luo Yu didn't react much at the dinner table. Ye Qin had already told him about this.
Some details differed, but it probably hadn't