Chapter 237

"Another piece of good news is that, apart from us, the other four military academies haven't yet assembled their teams. In terms of combat strength, we are definitely the best. We can relax a little in the early stages of the competition."

Yan Yuting, resting his chin on his hand, muttered, "Most of the other four military academy team members will need another two weeks to recover from their injuries, which means we can practically dominate the knockout stage."

"Not necessarily. Don't forget that during the preliminary rounds, there were quite a few dark horse military academies that emerged." Xue Zhongqi immediately poured cold water on the idea.

Song Tianqi's eyes blazed with fury; he was already rubbing his hands together, eager for a fight. "After holding back for so long, it's finally time to start!"

Chapter 237

"In addition, the official team member lists of other military academies have already been published on the forum. The military academies have collected all the information they could find. You can check this information sheet yourselves."

After speaking, Zhuang Silin's face became serious and solemn. "The league ranking is crucial to whether Leikedasi can continue to uphold its honor as the First Military Academy. I hope everyone will give it their all."

Song Tianqi was the first to stand up, and answered in a loud voice, "Give it our all!"

Xu Jintang and the others exchanged glances, then answered in unison, "Give it our all!"

Three days before the Military Academy League restarted, the Central Star Domain witnessed an unprecedentedly lively scene.

"No rooms available! If you still need accommodation, you can look for other places!" The hotel staff waved and shouted to the guests still crowding outside the hotel.

"Why are you out of rooms? Didn't you say your house had the most rooms in the entire Central Star Domain?"

"Make way! Let me in! I booked your hotel online in advance."

"Don't push. Those who haven't booked a room can check out the Hainan Airlines Hotel; they supposedly still have rooms available."

Upon hearing this, the crowd that had been jostling and pushing immediately dispersed, disappearing completely in just a few seconds as they all ran towards the Hainan Airlines Hotel.

One of the guests who was left behind breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from his brow. "Luckily, I booked a room in advance."

Since the announcement of the league's restart, many people from other star regions have flocked to the region. Some booked accommodations and tickets to watch the games overnight, while others, having received the news late and unable to book rooms and tickets online, came directly to the Central Star Domain to try and find secondhand channels.

In just two days, all hotels in the Central Star Domain were fully booked.

Tickets for the league matches sold out immediately, and the only remaining channel for purchasing them is through resellers.

Meanwhile, major Star Network outlets have also successively uncovered the information of the participating team members published by the five military academies.

Many privately operated small casinos have also set up betting games specifically for individual players' rankings. Among them, Yu Wanyao Leikedasi is the most popular and has become the most sought-after seed player in the casino.

[My God, there's nowhere to stay in the Central Star Domain anymore! It's packed with people everywhere. This league is incredibly popular!]

Don't even mention it, I stayed in a tiny single room, and it cost more than a five-star hotel.

[Yes, yes, prices in the Central Star Domain are skyrocketing, all driven by the Military Academy League.]

Inside the Cosmos Interstellar Hotel, which is responsible for investing in and sponsoring the Military Academy League.

All members of the participating military academy teams have arrived one after another.

Official reporters from the Star Network forum were waiting in the lobby, queuing up to conduct interviews.

"I heard that many of the participants from the five military academies are still recovering from their injuries, which is good news for us," a man in a blue hoodie said with great enthusiasm.

Song Duoduo on the other side shook her head helplessly, "Even if many of their players haven't recovered from their injuries, they still have a substitute team to fill in. Their strength is definitely far superior to ours, so let's not have too high hopes."

Wu Hanhai patted her on the shoulder, "Don't diminish your own prestige before you've even stepped onto the stage. Our Red Ridge Military Academy is no worse than anyone else's."

These words made Song Duoduo raise her head. "Yes, just do your best."

"Hey, the competition's tomorrow, and you two are still wasting your time playing around." A mocking voice came from behind.

Song Duoduo recognized the source of the sound and immediately frowned and turned her head.

The people coming from the opposite direction were students from the military academy that Red Ridge Military Academy had always been its arch-rival.

Red Ridge Military Academy once reached the top 20 in the league a century ago, but due to various reasons, a large number of outstanding talents were lost, the quality of new students declined with each batch, and the league ranking dropped from the top 20 to the top 50. Now it is difficult to even squeeze into the top 100.

"It's truly a tragedy that Giant Wave Military Academy has a student as ill-mannered as you," Song Duoduo retorted coldly.

The ranking of the Giant Wave Military Academy was always close to that of the Red Ridge Military Academy. Students from both academies had been arguing and clashing for many years due to various frictions, which led to a deep-seated grudge between them.

In any competition, the students from the two military academies would always be at odds and deliberately make things difficult for each other.

Su Pengtian's face darkened, and he sneered, "Stop talking nonsense. You'd better pray you don't run into me in tomorrow's preliminaries, or your Red Ridge Military Academy will be finished."

"You—" Song Duoduo was about to step forward to argue when she was suddenly stopped by Wu Hanhai beside her.

Wu Hanhai shook his head at her, "Forget it, we have things to do, let's not waste time with him."

Song Duoduo then remembered that she had made plans to have dinner with her class monitor and Song Tianqi.

She suppressed her anger, turned around, and walked out of the hotel.

Fifteen minutes later, Song Duoduo walked into the bustling Ten Thousand Treasures Restaurant.

The Central Star Domain is packed with people, which has boosted the popularity of almost all shops. Restaurants and hotels with any reputation are now basically fully booked every day.

The waiter led Song Duoduo to a private room on the top floor.

As I pushed open the door, a faint woody scent wafted out.

Xu Jintang and Song Tianqi were already seated at the table, with Xue Zhongqi, Jiang Shiyi, and Yan Yuting sitting next to them.

Song Duoduo waved to Wu Hanhai behind her, "Captain, this is my former class monitor from my academy."

Hearing the noise, Xu Jintang and the others immediately looked up.

All five people's eyes fell on Wu Hanhai.

Song Tianqi rubbed his hands together, stood up with a smile, and walked over to Wu Hanhai and Song Tianqi, shaking hands with them. "Hello, I'm Song Tianqi, just call me Tianqi."

Wu Hanhai's expression revealed a hint of surprise. "Hello, hello, I'm Wu Hanhai, the captain of the Red Ridge Military Academy team." He swallowed hard and continued cautiously, "I've heard you're all from Leikedasi, so your strength must be extraordinary. I still have a lot to learn from you."

The reputation of the Leikedasi First Military Academy is already well-known.

Students from other military academies more or less develop a strange sense of admiration for Leikedasi.

Song Tianqi patted Wu Hanhai on the shoulder readily, "Don't be so polite. Now that we know each other, we're all brothers." With that, he pulled Wu Hanhai to sit down at the table.

Song Duoduo was much more natural.

As soon as she entered the room, she rushed to Xu Jintang's side and gave him a firm hug.

"Squad leader, thank goodness you're all alright. The chase incident a while ago caused quite a stir; I almost thought you'd been caught in it too."

"It's nothing, there's no need to worry." Xu Jintang patted her back. "Sit down."

After everyone introduced themselves, they quickly took their seats at the table.

Wu Hanhai's emotions had shifted from tension to excitement. His eyes gleamed as he looked Xu Jintang and the other four around.

"To be able to become a substitute for Leikedasi, the five of you must be quite strong. Let's have a match sometime." Wu Hanhai's voice was filled with anticipation.

Xue Zhongqi chuckled softly, "No problem, but the league still needs to end first."

"Of course, of course, we absolutely cannot let it affect your league performance." Wu Hanhai stood up excitedly, picked up the wine glass in front of him, and said, "I, Wu Hanhai, would like to propose a toast to everyone."

Xu Jintang and the others were amused by his appearance and raised their glasses in response.

The group spent the time laughing and chatting.

They didn't part ways until evening, each going in a different direction.

Slightly tipsy, Song Duoduo watched Xu Jintang and his group of five walk away, murmuring softly, "I feel like I'm getting further and further away from them."

Wu Hanhai turned around, raised his hand and gently patted her shoulder, "They have their strengths, and we have our pride."

Song Duoduo nodded, opened her arms, and stretched her body. "Okay, let's go back."

The highly anticipated Military Academy League resumed early the next morning.

The stadium responsible for hosting the league is located directly above the central square. The stadium was built by two Eighth Tier ability users. One is a steel-manipulating ability user, and the other is an earth-attribute ability user. The stadium they built is a mixture of steel and earth. The overall shape is a rhombus-shaped iron ball. Under the light, each rhombus reflects a cold light, revealing a strict sense of order.

The interior of the rhomboid iron ball is very large. The central arena is circular, surrounded by tens of thousands of seats. Giant light screens broadcasting the live footage are installed in the four directions: east, west, south, and north.

At this moment, the competition staff were standing at the entrance, preparing to let the audience in.

"The venue is huge, three or four times bigger than last year."

"Luckily, I was smart enough to buy tickets in advance, otherwise I would have missed such a wonderful live match."

"Finally in! Today's the league opening ceremony; they said there would be some kind of performance."

When leagues officially sell tickets, they must consider the audience's enjoyment and viewing experience. Therefore, there is usually an opening performance scheduled for the first day of the league.

The opening ceremony of the previous league was an entertaining brawl performed by members of the five military academy's official teams, which was so fun and exciting that it ignited the atmosphere.

Team members' waiting area.

Apart from the team members whose injuries have not yet recovered, the other five military academy team members have all arrived.

Xu Jintang leaned back in his chair, his gaze sweeping across the room before finally settling on Chu Er in the Clifford Military Academy rest area across the way.

All five members of Chu Er's substitute team escaped the pursuit incident because they participated in the Tongbao Spirit Realm.