Upon arriving at the hotel, someone led them to their academy's rooms. After Teacher Wang made all the arrangements, he let them have free time.
"Rest well and don't mess around, understand?!"
Teacher Wang still felt uneasy and gave one last reminder before leaving.
The treatment here was quite good, with each person getting their own room. Zheng Yiran thought of something and said to Meng Huai, "By the way, Meng Huai, I'll send you the information of the contestants. Take a look and familiarize yourself."
"Okay."
"Isn't sending this information a bit late? The competition is tomorrow."
Jing Yuancheng, unconcerned about the commander's face, directly chimed in. Zheng Yiran, however, said indifferently, "Can your memory compare to Meng Huai's? Besides, her strength is evident from that group at the Second Military Academy. Just remember their faces is enough."
With strength, nothing is a problem.
Meng Huai was indeed capable. After receiving the document filled with contestant profiles, she just glanced at it and remembered them all.
After a night of rest, they arrived outside the competition venue.
At this moment, a crowd of people were standing on one side, while some people were seated on the stage.
Seeing this scene, Meng Huai said to the person beside her, "This situation is quite like the freshman assessment. Will there be speeches from leaders too?"
Zheng Yiran chuckled upon hearing this and told Meng Huai, "Such occasions are generally similar."
As they spoke, the seats on the stage were already filled. Many people in military uniforms were seated on the stage. This Military Academy League was a competition that many military regions paid great attention to.
Many promising talents stood out in this league and were pre-selected by various military regions even before graduation.
This year, the rules had been changed, and the number of participating military academies had increased from five in previous years to twelve. Meng Huai took a brief look and recognized some people from the information Zheng Yiran had given her. The remaining military academies were likely new additions, and she didn't recognize anyone. However, she identified them all, having a rough idea in her mind.
At this time, the students from the twelve military academies below the stage had already gathered and stood in formation according to the commander's instructions, with the mecha masters behind them, and three single soldiers behind the mecha masters. The twelve military academies stood in twelve teams. As for the teachers, they stood together in the distance.
The people on stage were fully seated, and soon someone came out to host. The leader's speech was the first item: "Welcome all students and teachers... Today, the Military Academy League has reached its third hundred and fifty-eighth session..."
After a lengthy preamble, the speaker sat down.
The host continued, "Now, Marshal Meng will introduce this year's competition rules."
Marshal Meng? Hearing this title, Meng Huai instinctively raised her head. Then, Meng Huai saw a man in military uniform, seated in the center, stand up.
This man had a straight posture and spoke with a firm, steady voice as he introduced the rules: "Hello everyone, I am Meng Ze Zheng. I will introduce the competition rules. This time, twelve military academies are participating in the Military Academy League, with a total of twelve matches. Based on the points obtained in each match, the military academy with the highest cumulative score from the twelve matches will be the champion."
Meng Huai was multitasking at this moment, listening to the competition rules while thinking about the man on stage who was speaking. Was this the person who could abandon his own daughter on a garbage planet without a care?
Was it because his daughter had a low sensory level, or because her daughter didn't have a mother?
Indeed, appearances could be deceiving.
Meng Huai felt a bit indignant for the original host.
"Points will still be obtained by defeating the star beasts in the arena. The higher the level of the star beast, the more points will be obtained. Similarly, each participating student, as well as their mecha, has a sensor. Pressing the opponent's sensor will award you all their points. If the commander's sensor is attacked, the entire team will be eliminated, and the attacker will receive all the points from the attacked commander's team."
At this point, Zheng Yiran turned back to the three single soldiers and said, "Protect me, okay!"
The people in the team next to them heard her voice, and some turned to look in their direction. They thought, which military academy's commander is so timid? Imperial Military Academy? They didn't think their academy's commander was like this before.
"Three flags are set up at the finish line. Teams that capture a flag will receive corresponding points. Of course, the team that arrives first will receive the most points, and so on."
"It is important to note that once a student is found to be bringing personal emotions into the competition and seriously injuring others, the entire team will be disqualified. Remember, your opponents here will become your teammates in the future. The competition should stop at a reasonable point!"
"The competition does not restrict any weapons or items you bring, but I believe everyone should know what to bring, right? Remember, if any weapon shows signs of malicious intent to harm, the referee has the right to disqualify you."
Hearing this, Meng Huai asked, "Can spatial distortions also store anything?"
"Yes, that's not an issue. As long as it's not poison or anything like that, no one will interfere."
Meng Huai understood and nodded.
"What about food?"
"We've brought nutrient solutions," Rong Feiwen said.
Meng Huai's question again drew the attention of those around them. Someone from the Second Military Academy team finally couldn't hold back and spoke out, "What kind of person have you Imperial Military Academy brought? Hey, new recruit, aren't you supposed to do your research before joining a competition? What kind of idiotic questions are you asking?"
Meng Huai looked at the single soldier from the Second Military Academy team. She had read about this person in the information yesterday: Fei Ta: uses a heavy mecha. A strength-type single soldier, but with strange footwork. Often "catches people off guard and attacks sneakily," especially beware of the tranquilizer darts in the pumpkin hammer weapon of his mecha's right arm.
Meng Huai glanced at him and ignored him.
Fei Ta, seeing that his mockery was met with no response, became even more enraged. This idiotic newcomer dared to pretend he hadn't heard! He would see how he dealt with her during the competition!
However, Fei Ta did not realize that at this moment, he looked like a mad dog barking. Someone didn't want to pay attention to him, but this mad dog insisted on going forward to provoke him.
At this moment, Meng Huai was unaware that the league's broadcast had already begun since the leader's speech.