Chapter 446: Chapter 445: The Bustling Arena

Just like another dimension, Daxia also faced regional discrimination.

Moreover, due to the wilderness environment limiting interactions between regions, the regional discrimination here was even more severe.

For them, from the Liaodong Region, the Yundu Region was but an obscure inland area, and Su City was even more marginal within the Yundu Region, truly at the bottom of the contempt hierarchy.

Add to that the fact that they were in their rash and brash early twenties, they naturally looked down on the “school team captain” from some backwater area with even more disdain.

“Right, that guy is still a school team captain who qualified; shouldn’t we ride his popularity wave?”

The guy with glasses pushed up his frames, “Old Zhong, are you suggesting we spread the news of the match?”

The other three exchanged uneasy glances, “But… wasn’t Teacher Sun saying this match is private?”

“How is it not private?”

The one who first suggested the idea glared back, “Aren’t we students of Bin City University outsiders?”

“This is a rare chance for our second team to shine. Are you content with always being in the background?”

The three were somewhat tempted, “But winning against a country bumpkin won’t make much of a splash, will it?”

“Leave that to me.” The guy with glasses pushed them up again and a confident smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, “Isn’t he a ‘Dragon System Combat Trainer’?”

The others immediately understood his meaning.

“You’re so naughty~ I like it so much.”

“Ew! Get lost!”

“Hehe, let’s discuss this a bit more.”

Soon after, a post quietly appeared on Bin City University’s forum.

The content instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the students.

“Hello, Shao student.”

The moment the car from Bin City University opened its door, Tong Lili appeared in front of it.

She looked up at Shao Zifeng, her expression becoming somewhat unnatural.

Compared to yesterday’s visual kei style, Zifeng had changed outfits and seemed like a completely different person.

Zifeng himself was quite handsome, and now that his features were fully exposed, Lili felt her heart miss a beat.

With a light gray coat matching his outfit, his figure appeared even more slender and upright.

“Tong… student, hello.”

Zifeng hesitated before greeting her.

It wasn’t that he had any thoughts about the girl, rather her surname followed by ‘student’ was simply a tongue twister.

“Ah, hello, Shao student.” Only after Lili spoke did she remember she had already greeted him and couldn’t help but blush, “That, I’ll take you to the competition venue now.”

“Thank you.”

“It’s the least I can do.”

Walking behind Lili, Zifeng curiously surveyed Bin City University.

It had been nearly a year since his last class, and now returning to the campus felt very comfortable.

“Meow~”

A few bulges appeared under the coat, and two small eyes peeked out from the collar, looking around curiously.

“Come on out.”

“Ah? Shao student has…?”

Lili had been feeling restless the whole way, and when she suddenly heard Zifeng speak, she thought he was addressing her, turned her head, and saw Zifeng playing with his pet beast.

“Is something the matter?”

Feeling watched, Zifeng looked up at her.

“No, nothing.” Lili muttered softly and continued walking with her head down.

Looking at the graceful figure ahead of him, Qiuqiu’s mouth corners revealed a hint of disdain.

Qiuqiu had long seen through everything.

Then it rolled over and stretched out its little paws, lying down in Zifeng’s arms, rubbing its face back and forth.

Zifeng gently scratched its little head with his finger and asked softly, “Are you hungry?”

“Meow~”

It has to be said, Bin City University really was wealthy; the campus covered an area several times larger than Su City University, and after walking for more than ten minutes, they still hadn’t reached the competition venue.

The campus was green and lush with a variety of trees, and the academic buildings peeked out from the shade of the trees, which made the campus feel less monotonous.

“Shao student, this is our Bin City University’s competition ground.”

As they rounded a grove of trees, there was a sense of sudden openness.

Tong Lili pointed to a structure resembling a stadium and looked down at her watch.

“The second team should have all arrived by now. You just need to enter through the main entrance and head straight to the competition area,” she told Shao Zifeng.

“Okay,” Shao Zifeng replied with a slight smile, “Thanks for your trouble.”

“No trouble at all,” Tong Lili hesitated and said softly, “I’ll be cheering for you down there.”

Whoosh!

Qiuqiu’s sharp gaze instantly shifted in her direction.

Unfortunately, Tong Lili had already turned and run off.

“Let’s go in too,” said Qiuqiu.

“Ying~”

“The person just now? Not familiar.”

…

“Bin City University is awesome!”

“The second team is awesome!!”

The circular competition area was filled with students, and waves of noise swept through the entire ground.

Before a major competition, to prevent their school’s athletes from being targeted, schools generally halted any combat-related interactions with each other, but for college students in the throes of youth, this period was also the most boring.

So, when they heard that some “Dragon Series Combat Training Master” from another school was coming to challenge their school, Bin City University students plunged into madness.

At that moment, the competition ground was almost completely filled with thousands of spectators.

People were blowing whistles and shouting loudly, releasing their restless energy.

The bustling atmosphere was comparable to a formal competition.

“Babies, for those of you who couldn’t make it here, give your host a little follow, join the fan club, and I will bring you the atmosphere of the scene live,” said a fashionably dressed girl, holding her phone and talking to herself.

They could only get a taste of the atmosphere through the live broadcast.

In the warm-up area, several members of the second team were arguing with flushed faces.

The bespectacled man pushed his glasses up and said, “I should go first, my pet is relatively weak.”

“Get lost,” the robust Old Zhong pushed him aside, “You are the sneakiest kid of all. If by some trickery you take that guy out, what fun is left for the rest of us brothers? If anyone’s going first, it’s me.”

“Both of you, stop arguing and listen to me,” the second team’s captain shouted with a serious face, “In terms of strength, both of you are my dads. I should go first.”

“You ungrateful son, you should be respectful, so let me go first.”

“What’s there to argue about, I’ll cover all the food and drinks this month! If that’s okay, then forget what I said.”

“Pssh~”

As the argument among them went on, the bespectacled man noticed that the noisy competition ground had suddenly fallen silent.

Looking up in confusion, through his thick glasses, he saw a tall and straight figure appear on the field.

“I’ll go fir…”

“Screw going first!” the bespectacled man yelled, “Stop fighting, he’s already here.”

The others then noticed something was off and looked in the direction indicated by the bespectacled man.

“Dammit, is it this kid?”

“Must be him, if he were from our school, I would definitely know someone with that kind of appearance.”

“Look at those girls… makes me want to hit him even more now.”

“Same here.”

At that moment, Shao Zifeng had a troubled look on his face.

It was supposed to be a private match, yet so many people had come.

If he cried after being beaten in front of all these classmates, wouldn’t that be too cruel?