It was approximately five o 'clock in the afternoon. A huge red banner hung at the entrance of the academy with the words' Welcome to Adolf Academy Exchange Team 'written on it. Headmaster Greene, Vice-Headmaster Moore, Professor Saul, and other influential elders were gathered at the very front. A dozen professors stood behind them in groups of twos and threes as they conversed in low voices.
As the main characters of the exchange competition, Wang Zhong and the others naturally had to be present. They obediently lined up at the back.
It was a pity that the scene was extremely cold and cheerless. The main reason was that there were too few ordinary students present. Only the ordinary members of the Prodigy Society and Black Rose had come. They claimed that even if they lost, they wouldn't lose. If I don't come, who will? They were just short of shouting 'if I don't go to hell, who will?'. As for the other students who were willing to participate in the welcoming ceremony, they could be counted on one's fingers.
Being a famous school with over 20,000 students, the welcoming ceremony only had a mere hundred and eighty students. Coupled with the large welcome banner fluttering in the cold wind, it gave off an unbalanced feeling.
Headmaster Greene was also helpless. Although he had repeatedly announced the welcoming ceremony in the evening, there was nothing he could do if the students didn't come. He was well aware of the rumors and evaluations of the exchange competition within the academy. He also knew that he couldn't blame the students for not wanting to come. In truth, if he had the choice, he wouldn't have chosen an opponent like Adolf.
Truth be told, if he had the choice, he wouldn't have picked an opponent like Adolf. Although Grace's evaluation of Wang Zhong and Grai was very high, this squadron was simply too young. Out of the nine members, there were two second year students and three first year students. Not to mention their strength, whether it was in terms of tournament experience or qualifications, they gave off a very weak feeling. Furthermore, even the academy's trump card, Reeves, had left the squadron. Even if Headmaster Greene had confidence in Wang Zhong and Grai, he wasn't optimistic about the results of this year's tournament. He prayed for a good draw. If they were able to pass the first and second rounds of the preliminaries, then they would be thanking the heavens and earth. Compared to Adolf, who had the strength to enter the top 50, they were definitely not on the same level.
Originally, he had wanted to find an opponent on the same level as them so that they could familiarize themselves with the rhythm of the competition. However, everyone was either busy with special training or strong exchanges to improve themselves. They simply weren't willing to play mud with the last place. He had no other choice. It was only because Adolf Academy was the closest to Tianjing that it would only take them two to three days to get there. Coupled with his old face, as well as the fact that he had sufficient subsidies, they had reluctantly agreed to it.
Headmaster Greene didn't expect Wang Zhong and the others to win. As long as they could properly adapt to the rhythm of the competition and prepare for the official competition, as well as shut up the mouths of those who had nothing better to do, Headmaster Greene felt that it was all worth it. As for the fact that he had lost a bit of face in today's cold and cheerless atmosphere, he didn't care about it. Old Greene was still quite a carefree person at times.
He chatted with Deputy Dean Moore. After waiting for about ten minutes, a bus finally arrived.
Headmaster Greene's spirits rose slightly, and the people behind him also quietened down.
The first to alight was an old man who appeared to be in his fifties. He was Adolf Academy's Headmaster Bradley. Behind him, many students walked out in succession. There were ten males and two females, all of them wearing the uniform of Adolf Academy. They should be the main characters of this exchange.
The CHF didn't force the members of the various squadrons to be allocated. Other than the five main members and five substitutes, there could be a leader, but they couldn't participate in the competition. This included special ability healers. They were allowed to analyze tactics and gather intelligence, but by default, the total number of people in a squadron couldn't exceed twelve. In the end, Grace had only chosen nine people to form a squadron, which was within the rules. It wasn't that she didn't want to choose more, but that the other members weren't up to par. Soldiers valued quality over quantity.
As for the other academies, with the exception of a few exceptions, most of them would choose to have a full squad of ten people. As long as there were enough people, the depth of the benches not only represented an academy's foundation and reputation, but also allowed for tactical rotations to be carried out in order to preserve one's strength before the most difficult challenges arrived.
Wang Zhong carefully observed the group of students. The overall quality of this group of students was pretty good. One look at the self-confidence on their faces showed that they had accumulated through continuous victories, and they weren't blind. This was especially true for the male student walking at the front. His eyes shone with a reserved light, showing that his soul power control had reached a very high realm. At the very least, he was an expert in the elite division of the OP. It was no wonder that he was able to obtain third place in the division competition last year. Compared to the previous Tianjing Heroic Soul Academy, whether it was in terms of individual ability or overall strength, it was like the difference between cloud and mud.
At this moment, they were curiously sizing up the gorgeous gates of Tianjing Heroic Soul Academy. Even though it had declined, it was still the most famous school in the Eastern China region. The grandeur of Tianjing Academy's gates couldn't be compared to a second-tier academy like Adolf.
However, no matter how large the gates were, they had already declined. Looking at the sparse number of students around them, the students from the second-tier city of Adolf couldn't help but laugh.
"This is the famous school of our Eastern China region? I'm dying of laughter. Such a big gate, but there are only so few people. "
"What famous school? They've already declined. Last year, they only obtained tenth place. I bet they were scared silly when they heard that we were their opponents."
"Ah, with such good conditions, they only managed to obtain tenth place in the division. What a waste. If such resources were given to our Adolf Academy, I'm afraid that we would have long since become the division champions!"
"Alright, the host is over there. Pay attention to what you say." Cecil frowned as he spoke in an indifferent tone. His tone carried an unquestionable dignity.
Adolf Academy's squadron captain, Cecil, a third year all-rounded soldier, was the undisputed uncrowned king of Adolf Academy for three consecutive years. Ever since he was a freshman, he had amazed the world with a single brilliant feat. Due to his extremely strong individual dueling abilities and outstanding team battles, he was famous throughout the entire Eastern China region.
In the previous tournament, he had led Adolf Academy to meet the Mad Beast Squadron in the semifinals. Even then, they had only lost to Laura by a small margin. Although they had obtained third place in the Eastern China region, the majority of people felt that Adolf Academy had the strength to obtain second place. It was only their bad luck that they had encountered Laura first.
This CHF was his chance to turn things around. He had already prepared for it for an entire year. Beating a third-rate squadron like Tianjing Academy was a complete waste of time, but he had no other choice. He had to listen to Headmaster Bradley's arrangements. However, this didn't mean that he recognized the significance of this match.
Thus, regardless of whether it was on the way here or now, Cecil's thoughts weren't placed on Tianjing Academy. His mind was still filled with the memories of the fight between Laura and All Mouthy King in the OP. He had already pondered over it for many days. Every single action and detail of All Mouthy King had made in that fight.
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