With the mindset of giving the jujube tree a couple of whacks whether it bore fruit or not, Ye Qing used Shrek Academy's connections to get several invitations to the following evening's Purple-Level Auction.
When the Starlight Auction House's staff delivered the invitations to Ye Qing, they happened to be holding their routine meeting in the conference room.
They called it a meeting, but in reality, it was just their group gathering to drink tea, eat pastries, and shoot the breeze.
There was no chance of them facing another top academy in the round-robin stage. Beating those small fry was something anyone with hands could manage, so there was nothing much to discuss at their routine meetings. They casually arranged the lineup for the next match, then started drinking tea and chatting.
"According to the tournament format, our opponent in the next match is from the Dou Ling Empire..." Zhang Lexuan had only just begun speaking as she looked at the match schedule in her hands when Ye Qing heard the words "Dou Ling Empire" and waved a hand, cutting her off.
"Same as always. Dai Yueheng, you're up. If it's one-on-one, you go first. If it's a team battle, Ling Luochеn can join you. For two-two-three, you two will also be the main force. Any problems?"
"No problems."
"No problems."
Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochеn both nodded.
"I haven't even said which academy it is yet." Zhang Lexuan pursed her lips, looking at Ye Qing, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
"That doesn't matter. We can't run into Dou Ling Royal Academy at this stage, and the other soul master academies in the Dou Ling Empire are nothing special." Ye Qing popped a piece of chocolate into his mouth, turned to glance at Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochеn, and