It was still the same large table the four of them had just been sitting at together.
Unlike before, the red buzzer on the table had been removed and replaced with a microphone.
One person would speak at a time, with the microphone passed to whoever was speaking, to prevent everyone from talking over one another when the debate grew heated.
Under the rules, the first speakers on both sides would begin with their opening arguments. Chen Shi'an picked up the microphone and handed it to Lin Meng Qiu, who sat on his left.
Lin Meng Qiu was a little nervous. Usually a girl of few words, she was very unused to speaking in public like this.
Fortunately, she had her prepared script in hand, and Stinking Taoist was there with her. That little bit of nervousness did not affect her; instead, it helped her concentrate even more.
"Nervous, Class Monitor?"
"...No."
"Good. Pay attention to what they say," Chen Shi'an reminded them quietly, opening his notebook and picking up his pen, ready to record and add things at any moment.
"Okay." ×3
The first to speak was Han Xiaojing, the affirmative side's first speaker, a girl who held the top spot in Liberal Arts at Jianzhang No. 1 High School most of the time.
Han Xiaojing took a deep breath. The sea of people below the stage and the pressure of their loss in the Knowledge Competition just now made her palms sweat slightly. But having participated in plenty of activities, she quickly adjusted, picked up the microphone, and stood. Straightening her back, she looked firmly toward the judges and audience.
"Honorable judges, teachers, fellow students, and our opponents."
The microphone carried Han Xiaojing's clear, slightly tense voice throughout the Grand Auditorium.
"Our position is that the process matters