On the viewing platform.
Xu Jintang leaned back leisurely in his chair, glancing at Chu Er across from him out of the corner of his eye. "Nervous?"
Chu Er shrugged and smiled, "Why would I be nervous? It's not like it's an official competition."
Although that's what he said on the surface, Chu Er was still somewhat worried inside.
Clifford Military Academy has been unable to shake off its reputation as a perennial runner-up for many years, which naturally fuels resentment among its faculty and students.
Being a perennial runner-up isn't a good reputation to begin with, but losing in an exhibition match only makes it worse.
Chu Er wasn't the only one who thought this way; the other participants in the exhibition match naturally shared the same idea.
During the duel, the Clifford Military Academy team went all out from the start, showing no mercy.
In less than five minutes, the members of the Quiet Moon Military Academy were knocked off the stage one after another.
Zhuang Silin raised her hand to stop the match. " Clifford Military Academy wins this round."
[Sigh, this result is really not surprising at all.]
[Although he's always called the runner-up, Clifford still has real skill.]
[To put it bluntly, the most awkward position is Quiet Moon Military Academy. Its ranking is neither high nor low, always stuck in the middle, which is quite difficult.]
So Leikedasi is still the best.
Upon seeing the results, Chu Er's tense body relaxed slightly.
He leaned back in his chair and glanced at Xu Jintang.
"Guess which military academy will get a bye in this lottery?"
Xu Jintang didn't hesitate at all, pointing to himself, "Our military academy."
Chu Er chuckled lightly, then suddenly crossed his legs. "Not necessarily, maybe it's just a day off for our military academy."
The two had barely finished speaking.
The match results on the arena were then announced.
The team that received a bye was: Leikdasi Military Academy.
Xu Jintang glanced across the room and shrugged. "What did I tell you?"
Chu Er complained, "Your military academy is consistently ranked first, and you're also incredibly lucky."
Upon seeing the draw results, the expressions of the Xihe Alliance Military Academy members waiting in the waiting area all turned serious.
If Leikedasi gets a bye, they'll have no choice but to fight Clifford.
But Clifford's players are clearly stronger than them.
This means they might face elimination as soon as they step onto the field.
"Captain, what's wrong with us..." The members of the Xihe Alliance Military Academy looked troubled, unsure how to handle the situation.
In the first round, Xihe Alliance Military Academy was lucky and advanced directly with a bye.
But this isn't a good thing either.
The main purpose of the exhibition match is to showcase the strength of the various military academy teams to the general public.
Xihe Alliance Military Academy was given a bye, thus losing an opportunity to showcase their abilities.
In this second round, they faced Clifford directly, and their chances of winning were almost zero.
In other words, their very first appearance was destined to end in defeat.
This is indeed not good for the reputation of military academies.
"Never mind, just do your best." The captain shook his head helplessly.
He certainly wants to win, but that's not something you can achieve just by talking.
The showdown between the Xihe Alliance Military Academy and Clifford Military Academy soon began.
After the battle began, both teams quickly activated their special abilities and rushed towards the other side.
The sounds of collisions, "bang bang--", rang out continuously.
The two sides quickly entered a heated phase.
Compared to the previous two matches, the two military academies fought much more fiercely, and the battle scenes were much more exciting.
[Wow, Xihe Alliance Military Academy is really tough this year? They're actually going to have a back-and-forth fight with Clifford.]
[After all, we've been at the bottom of the class every year; we need to work harder to improve, right?]
[Hahaha, that's funny. Do you guys think Xihe Alliance Military Academy won't win in a bit?]
The Xihe Alliance Military Academy team had been conserving their energy for the first two matches, and they immediately established an absolute advantage in this match.
Clifford's players seemed to be losing their form somewhat.
Around the fifth minute of the battle, Clifford's players, who had been on the back foot, suddenly launched a fierce attack.
The situation changed in an instant.
The Xihe Alliance Military Academy players, who had dominated the first half, began to falter.
Before long, Xihe Alliance Military Academy members were gradually knocked off the stage, until only the captain remained. He helplessly raised his hand, "We surrender."
Zhuang Silin stepped forward and gestured. " Clifford Military Academy wins this round. The final exhibition match will begin after a 15-minute intermission."
Wow, just as I thought, it really is the first and second place teams playing in the final.
I'm a little curious, if Leikedasi and Clifford were to fight in the first round, who would be the last one standing?
[Definitely Leikedasi.]
[Without a doubt, it's definitely Leikedasi.]
Xu Jintang, who was sitting in the audience area, crossed his arms and stretched.
"It's another showdown between our two military academies, sigh, how boring." Chu Er suddenly stood up, waved to Xu Jintang, and said, "We'll head out now. See you next time."
Xu Jintang paused for a moment. "Aren't you going to watch the rest of the match?"
Chu Er spread his hands, "Isn't the result obvious? What's there to look at?"
After saying that, he turned around and waved to the crowd with his back to them.
His teammates also politely said goodbye to Xu Jintang and the others.
Song Tianqi, who was standing next to him, leaned over and asked, "Squad leader, when he said the result is obvious, does he mean who will win?"
"Us, I guess." Xu Jintang turned to look over.
After saying that, Xu Jintang clapped his hands, stood up, and snapped his fingers at the others, "Let's go, we don't need to watch anymore."
Yan Yuting and the others exchanged glances, then got up one after another and followed Xu Jintang.
The departure of both teams did not attract much attention.
Because they were all reserve teams, very little information about them was publicly available, and no one knew which military academy the other team belonged to.
Many people didn't even associate Xu Jintang and Chu Er's teams with the five major military academies.
The final match ended without any surprise; Leikedasi emerged victorious.
The subsequent title defense battle was also fought by the Leikedasi team, and many military academy teams that had newly registered for the competition launched challenges to the ring.
Everyone came eagerly, but left disappointed.
Yu Wanyao and her four companions fought fiercely, giving them no chance to retaliate.
Under such overwhelming dominance, the battle to defend the title slowly came to an end.
As everyone expected, Leikedasi maintained its reputation as the First Military Academy.
This battle effectively spread the pre-match activities for the Military Academy League.
The league's promotional videos also began to be broadcast everywhere across various star systems.
Chapter 200
It's the end of the second-grade semester.
The atmosphere inside the Leikdasi Military Academy gradually became tense.
Students in all grades have begun preparing for their final exams.
"Senior, I'm so nervous. Do you think I'll fail my final exams and get expelled?" Junior Jiang Yingxue asked, shaking Xu Jintang's arm with a worried expression.
Xu Jintang's arm started to go numb from being gripped so tightly.
Taking advantage of Jiang Yingxue's momentary lapse in attention, Xu Jintang quietly withdrew his hand, shook it off, and then patted her shoulder reassuringly, "Don't overthink things. You're quite capable; how could you possibly end up being asked to leave?"
Leikedasi does have cases of students being expelled, but only if the student is...
Years older
He was asked to leave because his skills hadn't improved at all, he was disobedient, and his attitude was arrogant and rude.
Jiang Yingxue lowered her head and sighed, "Actually, I'm just under a lot of pressure. I got first place at the freshman orientation ceremony, and a lot of people paid special attention to me because of that. I'm afraid that I won't get a good ranking in the final exams and will be laughed at by others."
When Jiang Yingxue entered the university, her grades and ranking were not particularly outstanding, only above average.
But at the freshman ceremony, she won first place in front of the entire school, completely overshadowing the top students who ranked high in the joint entrance exam, and naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Xu Jintang stood up and came up behind her, putting his hand on her shoulder and giving it a squeeze. "Don't worry, I'll be there to watch you take your final exams. You'll definitely pass."
Jiang Yingxue slowly exhaled, nodded slightly in relief, and said, "Okay."
Because the experimental class is separate from the regular classes, Xu Jintang and the other four students do not need to participate in the military academy's annual final exams.
Therefore, in comparison, Xu Jintang and his group of five have been quite free lately.
Soon, the first-year students will be taking their final exams.
The sky was just beginning to brighten.
Xu Jintang got up very early to come to the site of the first-grade final exam.
A large crowd had already gathered around the training ground's arena; they were all first-year students who had just enrolled this year, waiting for their final exams to begin.
Xu Jintang quietly stepped onto the stands.
As they sat down, Jiang Yingxue below happened to look up in their direction.
Xu Jintang sat down and waved to her.
Jiang Yingxue, who had been a little nervous, immediately breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to Xu Jintang.
I waited a while longer.
A familiar, carefree voice came from the side, "Hey, my junior has his final exam today, so as his senior, I had to come and check on him."
Xu Jintang looked up and saw Song Tianqi walking towards them with his hands on his hips, swaggering over.
Xue Zhongqi walked over beside him.
"Hey, isn't this the class monitor?" Song Tianqi noticed Xu Jintang first and stopped in his tracks. "You're here to watch the first-year students' final exams too?"
Xu Jintang patted the seat next to him, "Okay, let's sit together."
Xue Zhongqi also came to watch the younger students take their exams.
The three sat side by side, their eyes all fixed on the arena.
At this moment, the head of the first-grade class had already stepped onto the stage and begun explaining the rules for this year's final exam.
The experimental class was completely hands-off in its teaching. Except when they needed money, which the military academy would actively provide, Xu Jintang and the other four were self-taught.