Wang Yan said in a grave voice:
"Originally, I didn't think there was anything worth noting. But when I reviewed all of Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's previous matches, I suddenly realized something was off about them."
Xu Sanshi frowned. "Nothing seems off, does it? Their participation rate hasn't been that high either. The Main Team probably didn't want those two kids dragging them down."
Wang Yan explained seriously, "Sanshi's reasoning isn't without merit. If our Main Team had been intact, Wang Dong and Zhou Sichen wouldn't have had many chances to take the field either. But have you considered this? Meng Hongchen aside, Xiao Hongchen is not only a Reserve Team member but also its captain. Could his appearance rate really be so low?"
His words woke everyone up at once.
Indeed, put that way, it was far too abnormal.
Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had not performed as brilliantly as Shrek Academy in many of the tournament's earlier matches. The reason was that, during the early Round Robin stage, they had repeatedly sent Reserve Team members to replace Main Team members.
However, unlike Shrek Academy, who had done so out of necessity, they had mostly done it to prepare for later matches.
Having Reserve Team members replace Main Team members in battle allowed them to gain experience for the next tournament in advance while effectively concealing information about the Main Team. It was a tactic favored by most academies with even a little strength.
Thus, throughout the tournament, sending Reserve Team members against opponents far weaker than themselves to hide their strength had become a common tactic. There had even been cases where weaker teams used the arrogance of stronger teams to defeat them.
As a top-tier powerhouse, Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy gave its