“Teacher Hai, I think I know why you're leading us this time.” Jiang Xiao stretched out his hands, receiving a meticulous check from the staff, while speaking to Hai Tianqing, who was standing beside him.

Hai Tianqing asked, "Oh? Why?"

Jiang Xiao said with a smile, "I always thought you just wanted a publicly funded trip to Chang'an City. Now I know you're here to keep an eye on us. The competition rules clearly state that the supervising teacher has the right to withdraw the participating team from the competition."

Xia Yan, who was also having her belongings checked by a female staff member, heard Jiang Xiao's words and said, "If Teacher Hai is bribed, we'll be in big trouble."

Jiang Xiao weakly said, "You're overthinking it, right? Even if someone's buying someone off, they'd be buying off the teachers of the seed teams, wouldn't they? Who would have their eye on us?"

Xia Yan glared at Jiang Xiao and said, "My Xuexue is here. Our strength today is several times stronger than in previous years. Who says we aren't favorites for the rematch?"

Seeing that the two elementary school students were about to argue again, Hai Tianqing quickly stopped them, "You two save your energy. The competition is about to start. Remember the tactics we've developed over the past few days."

"Okay, okay."

"Okay, okay," Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan nodded repeatedly.

Hai Tianqing looked at his prized disciples and said again, "You just need to focus on the competition. You can put everything else out of your minds. There's no one in this world who can bribe me."

At this point, Hai Tianqing changed the subject, using all sorts of language to motivate everyone, "If there really is a team in this world that can create a miracle, I know it must be your team."

"The country has been holding high school leagues since 1977. Beijiang Province organized its first high school team in 1981 and participated in the national high school league for the first time. From '81 until now, we've always just been making a token appearance. Not counting this year, it's been a full 35 years. Beijiang Province's best result is 69th place."

Hai Tianqing sighed deeply and said, "Do you know how many people are watching you? The predecessors are hoping that you will fulfill their unfinished dreams, and the younger generations are looking up to you as seniors, watching your pioneering journey."

"For 35 years, this 'land' of the national competition has remained 'barren' for Beijiang Province. I hope you can carry these burdens and go further. From this perspective, you are the pioneers of Beijiang."

"48th place, 58th place, or even 68th place, even if you move up one spot, your names will be engraved in the history of Beijiang Province."

Hai Tianqing was truly awesome. This pre-battle mobilization made everyone's fighting spirit soar, and their hearts filled with lofty aspirations. Even Jiang Xiao couldn't help but feel excited.

Hai Tianqing smiled at everyone, pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, and the eyes hidden behind the lenses turned into crescent moons: "Creating records will not only leave your names behind, but also bring many substantial rewards."

"This is the national competition. As long as you enter the rematch, your rewards cannot be lower than Jin Pin (Gold Quality) Star Beads. Maybe there will even be rare space-type Star Techniques.

This is just what the competition should give you. The Beijiang Provincial Department of Education, the Provincial Star Warrior Association, and our school should all give you rewards, right?"

These words were much more practical than the previous ones!

"We will definitely do our best." Jiang Xiao immediately patted his chest and said loudly, "Don't worry, Teacher Hai! Rewards are nothing. We're mainly here for the honor!"

Hai Tianqing: "..."

The staff member checking seemed to be unable to listen anymore, and stuffed the military backpack into Jiang Xiao's arms, signaling him to go and line up on the side.

Xia Yan and Li Weiyi also had no problems and passed the inspection. They each carried their weapons and military backpacks and came to Jiang Xiao's side.

Han Jiangxue, on the other hand, took some time, not only because she had Sui Kong (Shattered Space), but also because she was carrying 50 Star Beads.

This time, the school was really giving them a lot of support.

According to the usual practice of previous years, the national league allows each team to carry 50 Star Beads as battlefield supplies during the preliminary round, so the school had prepared early, and this year it was indeed the case.

It should be noted that only the preliminary round allows you to carry Star Beads as supplies.

Because the Star Slots of several people were full, there was no problem of accidentally absorbing other Star Techniques. The school purchased 50 Silver-Quality Savage Male Swordsman Star Beads for everyone, which were considered very cost-effective Silver Quality Star Beads.

In terms of Star Power storage, of course, the Silver-ranked Ape Ghost Star Beads in the Armory had more Star Power, but they were too expensive.

According to Jiang Xiao's request, Han Jiangxue carried 44 Savage Male Swordsman Star Beads and 6 Fallen Shadow Witch's Gold Quality Star Beads.

Jiang Xiao had already made up his mind to go for Platinum *Voice of Silence! But the total Star Power of the Gold Quality Star Beads was huge, and it would be a waste to absorb them directly.

Since the officials only allowed 50 supply Star Beads to be carried, it was best to use the Fallen Shadow Witch's Star Beads as supplies.

Of course, the creatures you hunted in this ancient imperial tomb of Chang'an can also be used as supplies to absorb, but you need these Star Beads to judge the final team score. Absorbing one means one less point, which is not a cost-effective deal.

Jiang Xiao was quite confident in his Star Techniques. He believed that with his reasonable operation, he could ensure the normal operation of the team's Star Power within 3 days.

The staff member sat quietly at the table. Even though he was in a noisy city, he was as steady as an old dog. He wore something similar to a helmet magnifier on his head. Under the light, he carefully identified the type and quality of the Star Beads.

These people deserved to have seen the world. Facing the Gold Quality Fallen Shadow Witch Star Bead, the appraiser's expression changed slightly, and he praised a few words, looking like he liked it very much, but he didn't say anything.

"From now until you enter the competition venue, you are not allowed to activate Shattered Space." A female staff member guided Han Jiangxue and her team, "After entering the ancient imperial tomb, there are no restrictions on your use of any Star Techniques."

"Okay." Han Jiangxue said "okay" faintly. The state of several people was rather comical. Carrying knives and hammers, and carrying large military backpacks, they had a feeling of rushing to the train to chop people.

This was the case in Beijiang Province, and the same was true for students in other provinces.

When the weapons were revealed, they were really diverse and varied, almost dazzling everyone's eyes.

No matter how good the weapons looked, they were only temporary. People's eyes would still focus on Han Jiangxue of Beijiang, Ying Xi of the Imperial Capital, and Wenren Mu of Hai Su.

Why?

Because the staff members who checked these three students were wearing 2 red vests, while all other ordinary staff members were wearing blue vests.

In a vast ocean, these few "suns" were too dazzling.

These three talented young people felt the full malice of the competition organizers!

This was undoubtedly a different kind of marking, marking 3 teams and 3 key people in front of nearly a thousand people!

Although he was the one being marked, Jiang Xiao certainly also observed the two teams who were in the same boat.

Just as Jiang Xiao was secretly observing the students, bursts of exclamations attracted his attention.

Jiang Xiao turned his head and saw a particularly beautiful girl standing on a slender finger... a parrot?

Jiang Xiao's eyes lit up, Star Pet!?

Star Pets are extremely rare among the Awakened in the Nebula stage!

Why didn't the contestant information show it? Did this girl get it recently?

"Be good, baby, follow my mouth shape, ah..." the girl said to the "parrot" in her hand.

People were surprised to find that they couldn't understand what the girl was saying at all!

Uh... they could only understand "ah."

Of course, those who can come here to participate in the competition cannot be foreigners. The country has a policy that contestants must be students of Chinese nationality.

The girl's appearance is very oriental. Could this girl be a minority? Is she speaking their ethnic language?

The small bird, similar to a parrot, was less than 10 centimeters long, petite and exquisite, with beautiful feathers, belonging to the kind of gradual color from yellow to green.

Yes, its tail was yellow, and the more it went to the head, the greener it became, until the tuft of "dangling hair" on the top of its head, which was a bright green.

"Ah..." the parrot opened its mouth and made a human voice.

The staff member hurriedly looked down, seemingly wanting to find the Star Bead hidden in the parrot's mouth.

"Okay? Can I take it back?" The girl turned her head to look at the staff member. Her Mandarin was not standard, but fortunately people could understand it.

"You can take it back." The staff member nodded.

The parrot suddenly flew up, circling over the huge military camp. The gradual feathers shone in the sunlight, extremely beautiful.

"Baby!" The girl waved her hand, her face full of anxiety, "Come back to mommy quickly."

The beautiful girl switched back to her ethnic language, and people were confused again.

The "little parrot" obviously heard its owner's call, but it seemed to be not only a rookie, but also a stupid bird.

I saw it flapping its wings, circling in the air. After hearing the sound, it plunged down and went straight to Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao subconsciously took a step back. The bright green dangling hair on its head made Jiang Xiao feel a little flustered...

What did your master say to you just now?

Also, why are you so green?

In a huge military camp with thousands of people and nearly a thousand contestants, why did you choose me in the vast sea of ​​people?

Is this... fate?