The end of the exhibition match also marked the end of the morning's opening ceremony. The host calmed the excited atmosphere a little, then began explaining what would happen next.
"Next, each school should send a representative to draw your first-round opponent. The first round of the Team Competition will begin this afternoon. For the rest of the morning, you may spar here. Starting tomorrow, mornings will be reserved for singles and Double Battles, while afternoons will be for the Team Competition. I wish you all a placing you're satisfied with."
"A-Tian, you go draw our opponent," Bai Yun said.
"Yeah, you're the Team Captain, after all," Su Han agreed.
Cheng Tian looked at Teacher Zhou, who nodded. Seeing that Teacher Zhou agreed too, Cheng Tian had nothing more to say. "Then I'll go draw our opponent first."
"Okay, we'd like to stay here for now and spar with the others, get a feel for what they can do," Bai Yun said.
The drawing took place in the rest area on the west side of the sports center. A steady stream of people came in, making it terribly crowded.
"There are this many people here?" Cheng Tian said in surprise.
"Hey, Cheng Tian!" Just then, a voice suddenly called Cheng Tian's name. He looked toward the voice and discovered it was Wen Zhe.
"It's so packed in here." Cheng Tian jostled his way over. "Yeah, 563 schools in Bingzhou are taking part in this Rookie Tournament. Even with each school only sending one person, that's still 563 people crammed in here," Wen Zhe said helplessly.
"That many high schools are competing?!" Cheng Tian was astonished. "Yeah, I worked it out. At least until the top sixty-four, one school will get a bye every round," Wen Zhe said.
While the