After a few days of busy arrangements by Wei Chiting, and the close calculations of Zheng Xiaoxiao and Tong Ruo, the Six Spirits Grand Campus Team Selection Tournament began.
Only when Xia Hunao saw the widespread publicity all over the Six Spirits Grand Campus did he realize how ridiculous this matter was.
The Six Spirits Grand Campus Team Selection Minor Tournament started in July, open to all students from freshman to junior year, with the final selection of team members based on in-game performance.
The wording of this flyer was very much in Xia Hunao's style. It only mentioned performance in the game but didn't state that the first place would definitely enter the school team. More importantly, the last line stated that all final interpretations of this minor tournament belonged to the Organizing Committee. And the first name on the list of the Organizing Committee was none other than Xia Hunao himself.
Xia Hunao looked at the flyer with an indescribable feeling, nodding his head: "Alright, Wei Chiting, Wei Chiting, you little brat, you've started scheming against me too, haven't you?"
The next morning...
Xia Hunao arrived at the team training room with an imposing aura. He pushed open the door and saw Wei Chiting busy at the computer.
Xia Hunao pushed the corners of his mouth upwards with both hands, forcing a smile: "Old Wei, good morning."
Wei Chiting looked up and saw Xia Hunao's exaggerated smile, quickly retreating a few steps with his chair: "Coach Xia, good morning."
Xia Hunao approached Wei Chiting step by step, and Wei Chiting felt as if the murderous aura surrounding Xia Hunao was almost solidifying and about to strangle him: "Coach Xia, you said I am fully in charge of this selection tournament..."
Although this was power granted by Xia Hunao, Wei Chiting spoke with no confidence at all. Xia Hunao went behind the computer desk without paying attention to Wei Chiting, just moved the mouse and keyboard, then shut down the computer and came over to put an arm around Wei Chiting's shoulders: "Come on, let's go train."
The more Xia Hunao acted this way, the more scared Wei Chiting became. However, Xia Hunao did not retaliate during training, which made Wei Chiting's suspicions grow. It wasn't until lunchtime, when Wei Chiting noticed everyone in the cafeteria staring at him like he was a piece of cured meat, that he realized how bad things were.
Lu Bingming approached his roommate and asked: "Hey, what's going on? Why are you all staring at Captain Wei like that?"
His roommate pulled out his phone: "Take a look for yourself."
This was a post by Xia Hunao:
To rouse the preparation enthusiasm of all students, the first stage of the minor tournament's schedule is now announced in advance.
This minor tournament will take place from July 1st until the end of this semester. The method of competition is casual duels. As long as two people make eye contact within the campus, a battle can commence. Furthermore, to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm, all members of the Organizing Committee are considered challengeable opponents. Based on the ranking of all committee members, the number of daily challenges increases from one.
The rules reveal: Xia Hunao ranks first on the committee and can be challenged once. Zheng Xiaoxiao and Tong Ruo are second and third respectively and can be challenged three times daily. Wei Chiting and others are not ranked, and can be challenged five times daily.
Fighting against school team members is a rare opportunity for the students of Six Spirits Grand. After all, outside of classes, students of the same year might have a chance to spar with school team members under the teacher's arrangement. At other times, school team members are basically in training, making it very difficult to spar with them. Now, with Xia Hunao's announcement, dreams are no longer just dreams.
After Lu Bingming thoroughly studied the post, he turned to tell Wei Chiting, but before he could take a step, he heard his roommate say: "Old Lu, Teacher Xia's post has been updated again."
Lu Bingming nodded: "Thanks. If you want to challenge me, I promise not to hold back, but I won't kill you. Also, I'll treat you to dinner tonight."
Returning to the school team's table, after various people had spoken, everyone took out their phones to look at the first post, then opened the second one.
Xia Hunao's second stage of the schedule supplement: Each member of the Organizing Committee will carry a certain number of points. Students who earn points can exchange them with Wei Chiting for exquisite gifts. (Note: These gifts are all purchased out of our Captain Wei's own pocket.)
By the way, Xia Hunao also published the points list of the committee members. Xia Hunao had ten points, the two older sisters had eight points, Captain Wei Chiting had five points, Vice-Captain Lu Bingming had four points, and the other members had two points each.
After reading this post, Wei Chiting was completely devastated: "Coach Xia, you've killed me..."
It wasn't that he cared about the money. The Organizing Committee would surely receive funding from the school, and buying gifts wouldn't break the bank. However, calculating everyone's points revealed that if a student was particularly skilled, and the members of the Organizing Committee were very cooperative, then one person could gain ten points from Xia Hunao, sixteen points from the principal and Teacher Tong, twenty points from Lu Bingming, and ten points from other team members. Only he, Wei Chiting, could gain twenty-five points alone, making him seem like a big experience buff.
He had already thought of the worst-case scenario. As he was walking, five people jumped out and directly engaged in a five-person point-grinding battle. He wasn't worried about losing, but it was exhausting. Another reason was that although the three teachers on the Organizing Committee were all very easygoing, they were all powerful figures. Who would dare to provoke them casually? Thus, the pressure of challenges would fall entirely on them, the school team members...
After Wei Chiting figured all this out, looking at this post, the words clearly spelled out two big characters: Revenge!
Looking at his teammates, their smiles also made Wei Chiting feel a sense of long-lost malice. Finally, after spending a considerable amount on a meal, Wei Chiting avoided the tragic situation of being consecutively challenged.
Meanwhile, Xia Hunao was being interrogated in Zheng Xiaoxiao's office.
"Sister Xiaoxiao, don't worry. Who would be so blind in this school to dare challenge the two teachers? The teachers' ace Pokémon should be on the level of Dragonite, right? I haven't restricted the teachers from using their aces. So the two teachers won't be disturbed."
Tong Ruo snorted: "That's more like it. If I catch that blind fool, you'll see how I deal with you... Ah, Xiaoxiao, I was wrong, okay..."
Watching Tong Ruo, who was unsure whether to laugh or cry after being retaliated against by Zheng Xiaoxiao, Xia Hunao sighed. From the moment Xia Hunao posted his first message, Zheng Xiaoxiao knew that this was definitely Tong Ruo dragging her into it, so she openly found an opportunity to get back at Tong Ruo.
Xia Hunao smiled: "Then I'll take my leave. Sister Xiaoxiao, you two have fun..."
Xia Hunao left the principal's office and walked to the door of the student council office.
"Please come in."
Xia Hunao pushed the door open: "Chairman Ouyang, good afternoon."
Ouyang Yunshu, the student council president, was a third-year student in the combat department. She was beautiful and friendly, a highly ranked goddess in the school. The reason she wasn't selected for the school team was reportedly because Zheng Xiaoxiao had taken a liking to her organizational and management skills at the time.
Ouyang Yunshu stood up when she saw Xia Hunao enter: "Teacher Xia, is there something you need?"
Xia Hunao was a little embarrassed: "Um, the student council members, they shouldn't be too busy in July, right?"
Hearing Xia Hunao's words, Ouyang Yunshu replied: "Yes, our student council has no scheduled activities in July. The handover will only happen next semester after the freshmen join the student council. Is there something you need, Teacher Xia?"
"Yes, I plan to have the student council responsible for the campus security, or rather, behavior monitoring during the selection tournament."
Ouyang Yunshu reacted quickly: "Okay, Teacher Xia, I will arrange it."
Hearing Ouyang Yunshu's words, Xia Hunao felt instantly relieved. Although his move to get back at Wei Chiting was satisfying, rules that allowed spontaneous challenges would still put some pressure on the order of Six Spirits Grand Campus. Now that the student council members were responsible, it would alleviate some of the negative impacts.
Xia Hunao sat on the student council sofa: "Thank you, Sister Yunshu."
Xia Hunao's use of "Sister Yunshu" was so sweet that Ouyang Yunshu was momentarily stunned, completely disarmed by Xia Hunao's charm...
After a long moment, she finally came to her senses: "Teacher Xia, this is..."
Xia Hunao smiled: "Didn't I put you under considerable pressure, so I'm expressing my sincere thanks?"
Ouyang Yunshu drank two cups of water to calm herself: "You don't need to thank me. If Teacher Xia comes to me, how could I possibly refuse?"
The system watched the harmonious scene between the sister and brother and sighed: "Ah, this, it proves that whether it's a big loli or a handsome guy, they indeed have extraordinary charm for girls. If it were someone else, they might have been beaten to death right here..."
Having resolved the security issue, the only problem Xia Hunao needed to face was the performance record. This was now the time for Zhang Hong to shine.
After briefly assigning the task to Zhang Hong, Xia Hunao once again lay on his bed to slack off. However, this time he wasn't holding the Magikarp, mainly because that Magikarp, after hitting Xia Hunao with a series of tail whips, was sent back and evolved... Yes, it evolved into a Gyarados with a pink bow.
But the absence of Magikarp couldn't stop Xia Hunao from slacking off. He extended his sinful hand towards Diancie, and at this moment, he was sitting on the bed with Diancie, holding her hands, playing cat's cradle together.
Of course, although Xia Hunao had learned many things, for a skill like cat's cradle, he still needed the system to give him an advantage.
As the person and the Pokémon were happily playing cat's cradle, they suddenly heard knocking from the adjacent wall. Although Diancie had experienced this before, it was different from the sounds she usually heard, so she was a little confused. But Xia Hunao was no ordinary person; he immediately recognized that the workers breaking the wall had changed, from Zheng Xiaoxiao to Tong Ruo.
Xia Hunao sighed: "This revenge is really long-lasting..."