Of course, they could also encounter a weak team in the quarterfinals. After all, four teams could advance through the preliminaries in this tournament. But the same point still stood: bullying the weak was meaningless. Facing a strong opponent, even if they lost in the end, would still be meaningful as long as they could demonstrate the Heaven Dou Empire's fighting spirit.
Qin Ming thought it over. He had to admit that, from the perspective of the people of Heaven Dou, this was indeed a good proposal that would help foster unity. From the imperial family's perspective, however, it did not seem quite so wonderful. After all, it also meant that the royal academy's own first team would give up all hope of recovery, which was hardly any different from surrendering.
Still, this was clearly not something Qin Ming could decide. All he could do was pass the message along.
"Speaking of which, Your Majesty, who makes up your royal academy's second team...?" Qin Ming glanced at the Little Monsters and asked in some confusion.
Barring any surprises, the Shrek Seven Monsters should be the Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's first team. So who made up the second team? Since they had not appeared, they should be somewhat weaker than the Shrek Seven Monsters. In that case, they would not even measure up to the Imperial Fighting Team itself.
"The second team? The Little Monsters, of course," Leng Xiyue said casually. "We have someone else in mind to win the championship. Of course, that isn't to say the Little Monsters aren't strong enough, but that they wouldn't create enough of a shock. This is our Jiuzhou Empire's first time participating in a world tournament like this, so we must display some power that can truly awe the world."
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