Under the light of the morning sun, Fengchao, one of the top ten contemporary buildings in China, is particularly beautiful.
In the auditorium, the audience who came early in the morning sat down and waited for the upcoming opening ceremony.
Today, Fengchao is open to the public free of charge, and anyone can enter after a simple security check, so there are not many spectators coming to the scene.
After a while, the voice from the host station rang.
"Gentlemen and ladies, please keep quiet! From now on, I hope everyone will consciously abide by the discipline on the court. The opening ceremony is about to begin.
I am Wang Lang, the host of this opening ceremony, and I will host it for everyone..."
Wang Lang's voice was gentle but powerful, clear and resonant. He quickly grasped the rhythm of the audience, quickly introduced the guests and leaders attending the opening ceremony, and then slowly announced the names of the sixty-four participating schools.
“The High School Affiliated to Kyoto University, the High School Affiliated to Shanghai Modu University, Zhenhai Middle School, the High School Affiliated to South China Normal University…Shudu No. 7 Middle School, Qinghe No. 1 Middle School…Hengshui Middle School…
In this competition, there are a total of 64 participating high schools and a total of 640 contestants. They are all the best new generation beast masters in the country. Some of them will surely dominate the world in the future and become the pillars of the motherland.
Now, let the applause go to these future pillars of our motherland."
As soon as the host finished speaking, the audience burst into warm applause, and then Gao Dewei from Kyoto University walked into the venue holding the school's flag.
The student teams from other schools immediately tensed up and stood in line.
In front of the team of Qinghe No. 1 Middle School, Yang Wenhan stood straight and held the flagpole embroidered with the school emblem and flag of Qinghe No. 1 Middle School tightly with both hands.
Yang Wenhan once asked Chen Wen if he wanted to be the captain, and he was willing to give up the captain's position.
Chen Wen refused.
Although his strength has surpassed Yang Wenhan, Chen Wen felt that Yang Wenhan was a competent captain who helped everyone a lot in daily training and life.
Besides, he doesn't lack the attention brought by the captaincy, and he doesn't need to use the captaincy of the school team to increase his leverage in getting admitted to college.
After a while, the team from Qinghe No. 1 Middle School also walked out of the passage.
When the team walked past the rostrum, Yang Wenhan vigorously waved the flagpole forward.
Suddenly, the flag drew an arc in the air and flew away. The four characters "Qinghe No. 1 Middle School" on the blue flag suddenly appeared in front of all the leaders and were also captured in the camera lens.
"The team currently represented by Qinghe No. 1 Middle School is from Xichuan Province, the Land of Abundance. They qualified for the national competition with second place in last year's qualifiers..."
Listening to the host's introduction, the audience gave Chen Wen and others warm applause and cheers. At the same time, people from Xichuan who watched the online live broadcast also sent them blessings.
Listening to the endless applause and facing the flashing cameras, Chen Wen and others followed Yang Wenhan and finally arrived at the place where they should stand.
After that, the leader gave a speech, another leader continued to speak, and finally the big leader gave a speech...
When the senior leader said, "I wish this competition a complete success," the students in the field and the audience applauded desperately, fearing that the senior leader would make two more points.
Because, if I talk about two more points, we will really reach two points...
Wang Lang also spoke at the right time: "Thank you for the leader's speech. Now I would like to ask Vice Minister of Education Gao Song and Vice President of the Beast Masters Association Xu Shou to continue to preside over the lottery for everyone!"
The opening ceremony has two important tasks, one is the entrance and introduction of the participating teams, and the other is the draw of all participating teams.
The operation of drawing lots is very simple. Guests only need to shout "start" and "stop", and the voice-controlled device will automatically start and stop the drawing, and then quickly get a result.
Soon, the first selected school team was born.
"Team No. 1, Hengshui Middle School!"
"Hengshui Middle School is from Hebei. They are regular participants in national competitions. They have never missed three national competitions and achieved good results in the top eight last time..."
Then the second team came out.
"Team No. 2, Guangsha Middle School!"
"Guangsha Middle School is from Fuzhou. They entered the national competition twice, but they stopped in the top 16 last time. It seems that the first game will be very fierce..."
Listening to the host's introduction, the faces of teachers and students from Hengshui Middle School and Guangsha Middle School were not very good. The faces of teachers and students from other schools that had not yet been drawn also still looked solemn.
There is no so-called seeded team in the national competition. The drawing of lots has a great impact on the team's performance. Unless the strength is the best among all participating teams, otherwise you may be out of the first round if you are unlucky.
Some people have criticized this rule, thinking that it will make the game lose its excitement, but the rules of the game have never been changed.
Some people have speculated that the reason for this setting is mainly to let the new generation of beast masters know that life is an encounter, and you never know who the opponent you are about to face.
If you don't have enough strength, you may face failure at any time.
In order to ensure the fairness of the competition, the lucky draw guests each time are senior officials from the Ministry of Education and the Beast Masters Association.
While ensuring that the lottery is fair and just, it also expresses its emphasis on the training of high school beastmasters, killing two birds with one stone.
In the worried and expectant eyes of everyone, the names of schools were pulled out one by one.
"No. 7, Kyoto University High School!"
The High School Affiliated to Beijing University, as last year's runner-up, aroused everyone's prayers as soon as it was drawn out. Even a few people from the High School Affiliated to the Magic University did not want to meet them in the first round.
Chen Wen also prayed secretly that under the standard battle rules for high school students, if Qinghe No. 1 Middle School meets the High School Affiliated to Beijing University, it will be a first round draw.
Under the spotlight, a student from Wuli No. 1 Middle School in JX Province sacrificed himself to benefit everyone.
"..."
"No. 14, High School Affiliated to Shanghai University of Finance and Economics!"
Not long after everyone was relieved, the previous champion, Demonic Master, was also drawn out.
"..."
Seeing the rising lottery results, even the host was silent for a moment.
Only fourteen teams have been drawn now, and the last half has already included the champion, runner-up, and two top eight teams, almost wiping out all the strong teams.
Audiences who watched the opening ceremony through the online platform and Kyoto Satellite TV were also stunned.
"The draw for the national competition is exciting. The champion and runner-up are both in the top half. Now it's great. You can watch the finals in advance!"
"The upper half of the district is going crazy right now. I accidentally went home."
"It's too tragic. There are only eighteen spots left in the top half of the division. I wonder if those unlucky ones will be drawn."
"..."
At this moment, all the remaining teams hope not to be drawn into the top half, and they are thinking together in their hearts.
"Don't be in the upper half!"
"Don't be in the upper half!"
"..."
However, it is impossible to leave 18 empty spots in the top half.
After a while, with the "start" and "stop" of Gao Song, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Education, and Xu Shou, the vice president of the Beast Masters Association, the unlucky teams were drawn out one by one.
"No. 32, Donglin No. 1 Middle School!"
As the name of the last school team in the top half was read out, all the remaining teams breathed a sigh of relief.
The top half took away most of the strong teams, and the bottom half was much easier.
Soon, all the draws were completed, and the opponents of Qinghe No. 1 Middle School were also drawn.
Qianyang No. 1 Middle School from Qian Province was ranked among the top 32 in the last session.
Everyone in Qinghe No. 1 Middle School was very happy.
Everyone in Qianyang No. 1 Middle School is in a good mood.
Although Qinghe No. 1 Middle School was among the top 16 in the last session, its better luck was largely due to its good fortune.
And they stopped at the top 32 because they were unlucky enough to meet the High School Affiliated to Beijing University.