When system cheat becomes rampant!-Chapter 511 - 386: One Sentence! (4000 words)_2

Chapter 511: Chapter 386: One Sentence! (4000 words)_2

The rules are clear to everyone already: the new student competition consists of individual challenges and group pioneering.

In individual challenges, the nine schools compete in a round-robin tournament, facing each other only once—meaning each school will fight eight matches, for a total of thirty-six matches over two days.

Whether the competitors are in the Meridian Opening stage or the Qi-Controlling stage will be determined by a roll of dice.

“Tomorrow’s schedule, the first match, is Jizhou University against Yanzhou University. Our match is not the first one up, which is good. Everyone can observe the strength of the other schools first. However, in the second match, it will be Qingzhou University against Liangzhou University,”

Ye Changfeng distributed a flyer to everyone, and they all looked at the schedule with solemn expressions.

“Yuchi Shen, explain to them the current strength of each school this year,” Elder Luo said.

Yuchi Shen glanced at Xiang Beifei expressionlessly before beginning his introduction.

“But, it’s stipulated that one person can only participate in up to two matches, so when the time comes, I’ll need to analyze the situation with the other teachers before deciding how to allocate the order of appearance and opponents among you five,” he said.

It’s like Tian Ji’s horse racing, but not quite the same. During Tian Ji’s horse racing, there are three rounds where there’s room to maneuver, but here, schools only face each other in one match—it’s basically random. Normally, you’d hope that other schools would take on the strong students from different schools, using up their two chances, and by the time they face us, they can only field their weaker students.

This is like with Qingzhou University and Liangzhou University—this year, Qingzhou University has two SSRs; each has to fight in two matches, so the two SSRs can fight in, at most, four matches.

Thus, Ye Changfeng hopes that Qingzhou University will use those four opportunities against the other seven schools so that by the time they face us, the quota is used up, and only SRs can be sent into battle, increasing our chances of winning.

However, all the schools are elite and the teachers in charge of the teams certainly understand this principle. So the allocation of fighters will be a psychological gambit. Before taking the stage, nobody can know whether the opponent will field a strong or weak player.

“You should understand by now, our school doesn’t have an SSR this year, which means our strength is weaker than other schools. In the individual challenges, it will be difficult for you to gain an advantage,” Yuchi Shen said, his gaze fixed on Xiang Beifei.

“Apart from Qingzhou University, Yanzhou University, and Jizhou University, the other schools only have one SSR as well—only one Meridian Opening stage student. We don’t need to worry too much, especially since we have student Xiang Beifei,” Xi Keyao said timidly from the side.

“The situation isn’t that simple,” Elder Luo said. “In the individual challenges, there are only eight matches, one point per match, so the total score is very important. But have you considered, to secure a higher total score, the other schools will certainly find a way to secure their points. So, who are they nearly certain to get a point from?”

Long Guocheng and the others caught on, “From us at Liangzhou University?”

Now, the other eight schools have a common understanding: Liangzhou University doesn’t have an SSR this year, which means no Meridian Opening stage students.

So, in order to secure an assured point, they will most certainly send their Meridian Opening SSRs against us!

Because if SSRs face other schools, sometimes they’ll meet opponents who are also SSRs, all of whom are in the Meridian Opening stage, and inevitably someone will lose.

If you end up losing, it’s not worth it.

But now, all the schools think that all Liangzhou University’s students are only in the late Qi-Controlling stage. Therefore, sending a Meridian Opening SSR to face a school with only Qi-Controlling stage students is almost a guaranteed win.

Everyone wants to pick the soft persimmons first and secure a point.

“Yes, which means in every match we face, the opponents may all be Meridian Opening SSRs!” Elder Luo said, his tone laden with meaning.

“This…”

Everyone’s expressions grew more solemn.

Elder Luo said, “Alright, next you’ll need to discuss among yourselves how to allocate those who take the field and how to break through this situation.”

“Really, why must they make this simple new student competition so complicated?” Ma Ziqian muttered on the side.

For them, martial artists, the simplest approach would be to rush up and have a straightforward fight, the most hassle-free way.

“Because this is also a form of tactic,”

Elder Luo said, “When facing opponents with uneven strengths, how to arrange your players to break the deadlock and achieve more victories is a form of command strategy. The competitions at elite universities test not only martial power but also various abilities to adapt on the fly, such as how to make the most effective use of limited personnel. It’s a test for the team leader and the freshmen alike. Cultivating this kind of thinking will also be applicable when facing a desolate beast tide in the future.”

The Martial Arts Colleges at elite universities are all about training pioneers and guardians, which means the basic mindset is combat-oriented.

When facing a desolate beast tide, the beasts’ strengths are uneven, so each school must train students on how to maximize combat effectiveness with efficient use of personnel.

The rules of this freshman competition seem very unfair at first glance; there will be Meridian Opening phase facing Qi-Controlling phase, and the fights are almost one-sided, failing to truly reflect the freshers’ genuine strength.

However, the truth is, when facing desolate beasts, there has never been any fairness!

In battles with desolate beasts, most of the time the desolate beasts are a bit stronger.

So how to achieve victory and earn the most points is actually a test of each university’s tactical coordination abilities.

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Which battle to give up on, which one to go all out, who to send against different opponents, learning to make trade-offs, and playing psychological games with each other, it’s a struggle not just of courage but also of wits.

Although Elder Luo seems idle and often not very serious, he once served as the commander-in-chief of the Jiuzhou Alliance in resisting the desolate beast tide, and his strategic vision in command of battle is incredibly formidable.

He knows all too well the original intention behind these kinds of competitions among the nine elite schools.

That is to say, Elder Luo has an idea of how to break this situation, but instead of making it explicit, he wants Xiang Beifei’s team to think it over for themselves first, as part of their training.

If their ideas don’t work, Elder Luo will then provide guidance.

——

Hearing Elder Luo say this, nobody could continue to complain.

Ye Changfeng and Yuchi Shen were also sitting to one side, neither saying anything, but instead, they were looking at the five members of Xiang Beifei’s team.

Xiang Beifei and his team were silent.

After a long while, Long Guocheng was the first to speak, “In tomorrow’s competition, our first match is in the second round against Qingzhou University. Facing Qingzhou University, we don’t know who they will send to face us.”

Xiang Beifei said, “The person that Qingzhou University sends out tomorrow will definitely be Hou Chengwu, without any surprises.”

Long Guocheng asked, “Are you so sure? Qingzhou University has two SSRs, one UR, plus two SRs, and they haven’t decided on the participants yet.”

Xiang Beifei said, “It will definitely be Hou Chengwu! He originally rejected our offer from Liangzhou University and chose Qingzhou University instead. He must prove to others that his choice of not choosing Liangzhou University was correct, and the way to prove it is to come and defeat us personally.”

“That’s also true,” Li Zimu nodded thoughtfully, “Considering you snubbed him today, he would surely want to seek revenge.”

“Xiang Beifei, do you have the ability to defeat Hou Chengwu?” Xi Keyao asked.

Xiang Beifei was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

The expressions of Long Guocheng and the others improved slightly; they now all acknowledged Xiang Beifei, and were aware of his prowess.

Although this guy isn’t an SSR, his strength is outrageously strong.

With him around, even if Liangzhou University isn’t as overtly powerful as those other three universities, it is still enough to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the other schools.

“But if the other schools all send their SSRs against us, we are almost certainly defeated; Xiang Beifei can only compete twice, which means at most he can earn two points”