Chapter 238

However, three of their official team members are seriously injured, and it is unclear how they will fill these three vacancies.

"Squad leader, were we not notified about preparing for an exhibition match in this league?" Yan Yuting asked curiously as he approached.

"No." Xu Jintang shook his head.

Yu Wanyao standing nearby, also spoke up at the same time, "We haven't received any notification about the exhibition match either."

"Hey, what kind of performance will be at the opening ceremony of this league?" Yan Yuting poked his chin, lost in thought.

"Won't they suddenly tell us to perform on stage?" Yan Zitao guessed.

Mu Guang nodded. "That's also possible."

As the group was speculating, a staff member from the competition walked in. "Now we need to register the official and reserve teams from each military academy. Come over here and let us enter your personal information."

Xu Jintang and the others stopped talking, stood up, and orderly came to the staff.

"Furthermore, the first rule of this league is that the supervising teachers are disqualified from providing guidance. All supervising military academy teachers in the waiting area are requested to leave immediately."

Chapter 238

The moment the staff member said that, the atmosphere at the scene immediately quieted down.

After a moment of silence, a large-scale discussion erupted.

"Revoke the supervising teacher's qualification? Are they really going that far?"

"Does that mean that all the teams in this year's league will have to be decided by the students themselves, including their own lineups and tactics?"

"I knew there was something wrong with not releasing the specific rules and procedures, but I didn't expect it to be such a huge bombshell."

Xu Jintang and the others quickly realized what was happening.

The five of them instinctively looked at Zhuang Silin was standing to the side.

Zhuang Silin frowned as she stood up, turning to the staff member, "Who was involved in adjusting this year's rules?"

The staff member smiled politely, "Sorry, this is confidential, I cannot disclose that information."

The instructors leading the various military academy teams in the other rest areas also got up one after another.

Everyone looked puzzled, but they could only suppress their doubts and leave the rest area.

Before leaving, Zhuang Silin patted Xu Jintang on the shoulder, looking relatively relaxed, and said, "It's all yours now."

Xu Jintang returned her a salute, "Mission accomplished."

After the teachers leading each team left, the rest area fell into an extremely oppressive atmosphere.

First, the team captains came to their senses, and their faces showed solemn expressions.

Then it was the other team members who panicked.

"What does this mean? How can they suddenly cancel the supervising teacher's qualification? That's ridiculous."

"This is outrageous! Without a teacher to lead the team, how are we going to compete later?"

"Are we just going to let the students make all the arrangements themselves? That would be a ridiculous joke for this league."

After all, they were still students, and had hardly left their teachers and military academy life. Suddenly putting them in the position of instructors left them all unsure of where to begin.

Comparatively speaking, the students from the five major military academies were somewhat more composed.

Xu Jintang five companions remained completely calm. After Zhuang Silin left, they exchanged glances and immediately understood each other. Without saying anything, they returned to their seats, closed their eyes to rest, and waited for the competition to begin.

The same was true for several people from the Clifford Military Academy.

Chu Er quickly became the core of the team; with just a glance, the panicked hearts of the other team members were calmed down.

The teams that calmed down next were the Imperial Military Academy, the Xihe Alliance Military Academy, and the Quiet Moon Military Academy.

At this time, the official live broadcast channel for the Military Academy League has also been launched on the forum.

Within just a few minutes, the live stream attracted millions of online viewers.

[Holy crap! This is huge news! This year's league has canceled the coaching qualifications for team leaders, leaving it entirely to the students to manage!]

[That's what makes it interesting. With instructors leading the teams, students have very little room to improvise, and tactics and lineups are always the same few variations. Now that that's been removed, we might see some more innovative and creative tactical strategies.]

[That's true, but can a group of students who haven't even graduated yet really come up with tactical formations more novel than those of military academy instructors? I have my doubts.]

Many viewers graduated from military academies many years ago. Some work in the Federation Bureau, some continue their spiritual practice to pursue higher goals, and others join the military to promote their ideals of protecting their country.

In general, their experience is far richer than that of these military academy students, not to mention how many tactical arrangements they have seen.

[Let's wait and see. Didn't that staff member just say this is only the first rule? There might be new rules later.]

[Hahaha, this is great! This year's league has finally become a bit more fun.]

The huge league venue is a circular field.

A semi-circular canopy covered the audience seating area, with colored spotlights installed in the center, projecting colorful lights from above and below, making the scene very dazzling.

There are also mini satellite cameras flying all over the air, some responsible for real-time monitoring of the competition, and others for live broadcasting, with a clear division of labor.

As the audience entered the venue, the discussions inside grew increasingly lively.

As soon as they sat down, some people raised up light sticks supporting the various teams, waving glow sticks and shouting out loud cheers.

"Leikedasi, invincible!"

"Clifford, we're going for first place!"

The fan base supporting the five major military academies is the largest, and they all appear to be very organized and well-documented.

Upon hearing the cheers, Xu Jintang subconsciously looked up and glanced at the audience.

Their team's rest area is separated from the audience seating area by a semi-transparent partition wall. The match has not officially started yet, so the soundproofing effect of the partition wall has not been triggered, and the shouts from the audience can be heard clearly.

"Our military academy has so many fans? Could they be actors hired by the academy to shout slogans?" Song Tianqi blurted out in shock.

Yu Wanyao next door immediately gave him a cold look, "What actor? These fans were all attracted by our exhibition match."

"Oh, I see. We've never even been on stage, so where did all these fans come from? They're all supporting you guys." Song Tianqi suddenly realized.

Xu Jintang withdrew his gaze and was about to close his eyes to rest when a staff member from the competition walked in.

He was expressionless, exuding an aura of fairness and seriousness that kept strangers at bay.

"The opening ceremony performance of the Military Academy League will begin in half an hour. All unrelated personnel still lingering in the rest area are requested to leave the site as soon as possible. Anyone found to be deliberately concealing their presence will be immediately disqualified from the competition. Please monitor this situation yourselves."

Upon hearing this, the military academy instructors who were still in the rest area explaining tactics lost face and hurriedly got up, looking embarrassed.

The staff member glanced around the room before speaking again, "I am Qin Tiangang, the person in charge of this league. During the league, any violations of the rules, cheating, or other misconduct can be reported to me. On behalf of the league's official working group, I wish everyone the best of luck in achieving outstanding results."

As soon as he finished speaking, the staff member turned and left, leaving only his back view.

"Holy crap, it's Qin Tiangang!" Song Tianqi exclaimed in surprise.

Yan Yuting looked up in shock, "Is that the legendary Qin Tiangang, who has never lost a battle since he started leading an army?"

"Tsk." Xue Zhongqi shook his head with a sigh, "Even Qin Tiangang, that killing machine, has become the league's head."

The satellite camera responsible for the live broadcast happened to capture Qin Tiangang.

His cold, aloof demeanor immediately caused quite a stir when it appeared on the live stream.

[The league's head is Qin Tiangang? That's Ninth Tier powerhouse, one of the strongest people in the entire Federation.]

Qin Tiangang is best known for his title of "God of Slaughter," as he seems to have never suffered a defeat since joining the army.

[Even someone as powerful as Qin Tiangang has been brought in as the person in charge; this league is something else.]

As the opening ceremony of the league approaches, the number of online viewers flooding into the live stream continues to increase.

The audience seats were already full, with fans from the five military academies each occupying a section, and their support banners were the most eye-catching.

"Smack--"

The lights inside the venue went out instantly, plunging the place into complete darkness.

"What happened? Why are the lights off?"

Is the opening ceremony about to begin?

A cacophony of discussion immediately erupted from the audience.

In just two seconds, a bright beam of light shone down from the ceiling, illuminating the central circular arena.

Standing in the beam of light, Qin Tiangang, with a cool and serious expression, stood with his hands behind his back and his feet apart, displaying a very formal military posture. "Hello everyone, I am Qin Tiangang. I will be personally in charge of hosting the Military Academy League activities for the next two months. The opening ceremony performance will officially begin in fifteen minutes. Before that, I will announce all the details of the revised rules for this league."

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding audience seats immediately fell silent.

All eyes in the room turned to Qin Tiangang.

Qin Tiangang continued, "The first rule change has already been announced. Now, I'm announcing the second rule: in all matches of this year's Military Academy League, only members of the official team can play, unless an official team member is unexpectedly rendered unable to fight, in which case the substitute team can be activated to take over."

The announcement of this rule caused an uproar throughout the room.

"Only official team members can participate?"

"What's the point of changing this rule? Isn't it always the regular team players first, then the substitutes?"

"Are you stupid? Other smaller military academies will definitely put their strongest students in the main teams to advance in the first few rounds of the competition, but the competition among the top five military academies is much fiercer, and they don't have to worry about advancing, so they will definitely hold back at the beginning."

"Does that mean the regular members of the five major military academies might not even be the strongest students in their respective academies?"