Wu Jinghong, who was standing nearby, also turned her gaze over.
Xu Jintang smiled and said, " Teacher Zhuang, Teacher Wu, the competition organizers gave us a few tickets to the finals. I still have quite a few left. Do you need them?"
Zhuang Silin's expression froze for a moment. "You have a ticket?"
Wu Jinghong was also dumbfounded. "Why didn't you say so sooner? Teacher Zhuang just got two tickets through someone."
"I just got my tickets this morning too," Xu Jintang cleared his throat. "I have four tickets left."
Zhuang Silin's lips twitched twice. "Then you can save one more ticket for the principal."
Wu Jinghong's gaze turned to Zhuang Silin with surprise, "Can't even get tickets for our principal?"
"We can definitely get them, but if we ask the competition organizers for tickets, we'll owe them a favor."
Wu Jinghong nodded, "That's true."
At the principal's level, even owing someone a favor can be troublesome, because asking the competition organizers for tickets is simply not worthwhile.
Xu Jintang quickly smiled and agreed, "Okay."
After hanging up the call, Xu Jintang quickly put the tickets in his hand into the space of his bracelet.
She never expected that the final tickets would be so valuable, and that everyone would want them.
She currently has three tickets that are not in use.
Xu Jintang stroked his chin, a glint of shrewdness rising in his eyes.
She immediately messaged Yan Yuting and the other three. "[We have three tickets left. Do any of your friends need them?]"
Yan Yuting: [No.]
Song Tianqi: [No +1.]
Jiang Shiyi: [No.]
Xue Zhongqi: [How about we sell the remaining tickets? I see the final tickets are being resold for exorbitant prices.]
Xu Jintang smiled slightly, "[That's what I think too.]"
Meanwhile, leaders and teachers from other military academies were also scrambling to find connections and get votes.
Generally speaking, one's network of contacts is limited, and some overlap is inevitable.
So those who first tried to get tickets through their connections were able to get them by spending some money. But those who tried to get tickets through their connections later all came up empty-handed.
Because tickets for the final match will officially go on sale tomorrow.
The scalpers aren't taking orders anymore, and many people are worried that they won't be able to buy tickets when the rush starts tomorrow, so they're starting to get anxious.
A user named [Da Cihua] posted on the Star Network forum:
Three tickets to the finals of the Ability User Competition are available for sale through legitimate channels. Places are limited. Interested parties are welcome to inquire.
The post immediately attracted a lot of fans.
That afternoon, Xu Jintang's alternate account was flooded with friend requests, hundreds of which were dazzling to behold.
She selected the three friends who were at the very top of the list to apply for approval.
After receiving a notification, those who successfully applied immediately sent private messages wanting to book tickets.
Xu Jintang confirmed the ticket purchase intentions with each of them, and then collected half of the deposit from each person. The remaining amount would be paid after the tickets were mailed to them the next day.
The deposit of 40,000 five-star coins has been credited to your account.
The five of them are going to split the money equally.
Xu Jintang did the math and immediately transferred the remaining money to Yan Yuting and the other three.
The next day, at the crack of dawn, at nine o'clock in the morning, the official website of the Ability User Competition opened the ticket-grabbing link on time.
[This page is completely frozen! It's not moving at all.]
[I got it! I actually managed to get it!!]
[No, I just clicked on it and it said there were no tickets left. Is this for real?]
[As expected, it was impossible to snag one. Luckily, I booked a help-snatching service in advance yesterday.]
In just two seconds, all 100,000 tickets for the finals were snapped up, breaking the record for the fastest ticket sales in the history of the competition.
At the same time, Xu Jintang also packed up the remaining three tickets and had them mailed to him by " Have You Earned Money? " official staff.
"Squad leader, come practice team battles!" Yan Yuting's voice came from downstairs.
Xu Jintang stood up, stretched, and replied, "Coming."
In the afternoon, while the entire Star Network was frantically scrambling to buy tickets, Xu Jintang group of five secretly trained for three hours.
Because it's still uncertain what match mode they'll be drawn for the finals, Xu Jintang and his five teammates have been practicing individual battles in the mornings and mixed team battles in the afternoons for the past few days.
Considering that the Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower Team has a very strong overall combat capability.
This time, Zhuang Silin specially had Xu Jintang and Jiang Shiyi practice a 2v2 combat tactic.
The sounds of battle boomed continuously.
It continued until nightfall before finally stopping.
Xu Jintang slumped on the edge of the ring, his hands supporting him on the ground, his body leaning back slightly, fine beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.
"Squad leader, let's call it a day." Xue Zhongqi, standing beside him, was panting heavily.
"Okay." Xu Jintang nodded, supporting himself on the ground as he stood up. "We'll continue tomorrow."
Returning to his room alone, Xu Jintang locked the door, entered the cultivation room, sat cross-legged, and quickly entered a meditative state.
Each time she channeled her spiritual energy, the dragon shadow and the phallus phantom floating behind her became more solid.
Despite the darkness of night, the five dorm rooms in the villa remained brightly lit.
Even Song Tianqi, who used to love to slack off, has been working incredibly hard in his cultivation these past few days.
As the finals of the Ability User Competition approach, the atmosphere in shops across the Federation Star Region is becoming increasingly lively, with many stores launching co-branded cultural and creative products related to the Ability User Competition in an attempt to capitalize on the buzz.
Among them, the collaboration between the Mask Squad and other cultural and creative products sold the best.
It's the kind of product that sells out immediately upon release.
At the same time, the Military Academy League, jointly organized by the five major military academies, also began to be prepared.
A few days later, the highly anticipated finals of the Ability User Competition finally began.
Outside the competition venue, fans who managed to snag tickets had already formed a long, excited queue, ready to have their tickets checked and enter.
Fans who couldn't get tickets could only wait outside, lining the streets with support banners.
There are three hours left until the start of the final.
Xu Jintang and his four companions, dressed neatly, appeared outside the venue.
A unified cheer immediately erupted. " Mask Squad, charge forward! Mask Squad, never give up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the five members of the Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower Team walked over from the other side.
" The Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower, the champion is on their way! Purple Rosy Clouds Team will win!"
The fans of both teams screamed and shouted as if they were about to lose their voices.
Xu Jintang and his five teammates met the Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower Team at the entrance to the contestant passage.
Xu Jintang stopped and nodded to Mu Yongshou opposite him.
Mu Yongshou smiled slightly and returned the greeting.
After exchanging glances, both parties looked away and continued walking towards the players' passage.
Once inside the venue, the shouts of fans outside were instantly shut out.
At the same time, the competition staff began checking tickets.
Zhuang Silin and Wu Jinghong, each wearing a mask identical to those Mask Squad team, lined up to wait for their tickets to be checked.
Behind them stood Principal Miao Mingzhi.
Miao Mingzhi was also wearing the same ghost face mask.
Since many of the audience members were fans of the Mask Squad, and there were quite a few people dressed like them, the three of them didn't attract much attention.
"Principal, I heard that teachers from other military academies also came to watch the competition," Zhuang Silin whispered in Miao Mingzhi's ear.
"Yeah, I heard." Miao Mingzhi raised his hand to adjust his ghost mask. "Be discreet when you go in later."
The three of them dressed like this to avoid being recognized.
After all, the five military academies have frequent contact with each other.
On the other side, Yu Wanyao and the others also began preparing to enter.
"Do you know that guy?" Qin Shuxue asked in a gossipy voice, sizing up Yu Wanyao and Jing Yuanzheng.
Wei Zixuan immediately replied, "His name is Jing Yuanzheng. He participated in the All-Star-Region Joint Examination Competition with us before, and he's very strong."
Yan Zitao slapped his forehead. "I remember now. Yes, it's him. Wait, that's not right. His scores in the All-Star-Region Joint Examination were pretty good, so why didn't he get into our Leikedasi?"
Wei Zixuan added, "They said they chose to start their internship in the military early."
Mu Guang, at the back of the line, nodded in agreement. "Yes. He's Jing Family; going to military academy wouldn't be of much use to him."
This sentence made Qin Shuxue realize what was happening, and her eyes widened. " The Jing Family?"
Throughout the entire interstellar space, there are not many prominent families with the surname Jing. The only one is the Jing Family that produced a commander-in-chief of the Federation Command Center.
Mu Guang nodded. "Yes, it's the Jing Family you're thinking of."
"Wow!" Qin Shuxue's voice was full of surprise.
Her gaze towards Jing Yuanzheng shifted to one of awe. "It has to be our captain; he actually got to talk to the young master of the Jing Family directly."
"Keep your voice down," Wei Zixuan quickly pulled Qin Shuxue aside to remind her.
Qin Shuxue coughed lightly and immediately shut her mouth.
Hearing the commotion, Jing Yuanzheng turned around and saw Qin Shuxue and the others looking at him with smiles on their faces. He returned the smile gently.
"It's alright, don't worry about them," Yu Wanyao said calmly, glancing at Qin Shuxue and the others.
Jing Yuanzheng chuckled softly, " A-Yao, you seem to have changed a lot lately."
Yu Wanyao looked away. "What do you think has changed about me?"
"You've become more mature, and you have the demeanor of a captain now." Jing Yuanzheng looked at her with a smile in his eyes.
Yu Wanyao's face flushed slightly, she gave a soft hum, and said nothing more.
"By the way, how did you get these tickets? How much did they cost? I'll transfer the money to you." Jing Yuanzheng remembered his important matter.
Yu Wanyao immediately replied, "No need, the tickets were a gift from a friend, they didn't cost me anything."
The establishment of the experimental class and the Mask Squad by Xu Jintang and his four friends must be kept strictly confidential.
Therefore, she did not reveal any information to Jing Yuanzheng.
Jing Yuanzheng somewhat surprised, "That's so kind. Then please thank your friend for me."
"Hmm." Afraid he would press further, Yu Wanyao quickly changed the subject. "Do you support the Mask Squad or the Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower Team?"