Chapter 168: What a bad luck, I got a blank ticket
After some polite remarks, Dean Tao Shengming officially announced:
"I declare that the international exchange competition hosted by Dragon Country has officially begun."

"This is a competition, and friendship comes first. During the competition, you may not intentionally harm fellow countrymen, nor may you intentionally kill the other party's contracted beast."

"Second, if a summoned beast is knocked off the stage, it will be eliminated and will not be allowed to play again. If a contestant is knocked off the stage, he will also be eliminated and will not be allowed to play again."

"If there is any violation of the rules, the lighter one will be disqualified from the competition, and the more serious one will be handed over to the Holy City Court of Arbitration for trial."

"It's an exchange competition, and the main purpose is to exchange ideas and learn from each other."

"Next, we would like to invite the representatives of the second teams of each country to come on stage to draw lots for the PK."

In the first few rounds of the exchange competition, the main players of each country's first team do not need to compete, because the competition system in the first few rounds is very cruel, and it is necessary to avoid situations such as strong countries meeting strong countries and first team meeting second team.

Therefore, the first few rounds of competition are selection and ranking matches between the second teams of each country.

Nine countries and nine second teams will draw lots to select the top three to enter the next round, while the second team players from the remaining six countries will be eliminated.

Afterwards, the second teams of players from the nine countries each sent representatives to draw lots.

Here, the captain of Dragon Country Team 2 is Xu Shisan, so Gu Yun said to Xu Shisan: "Go and draw lots."

"Okay, Captain Gu."

After Xu Shisan responded, he went to the referee's seat to draw lots.

Soon, Xu Shisan came back.

Before Xu Shisan came closer, Hu Kai couldn't help but ask, "Shisan, what lot did our team draw? Which national team did we draw?"

There are five types of draws in the first round, namely red No. 1, yellow No. 2, green No. 3, blue No. 4, and colorless blank.

There are two colored numbered tickets, and the teams that draw the same colored numbered tickets will compete.

As for the colorless empty sign, it is a bye sign.

Of course, a bye does not mean direct advancement to the next round.

"I had bad luck and drew a blank ticket." Xu Shisan replied helplessly.

When they heard that Xu Shisan had drawn an empty lot, Hu Kai and the others immediately cried out in bad luck:

"Damn, it's an empty signature. This is too unlucky."

"We have a one in nine chance of getting this wrong. We are so unlucky."

"It's okay. Thirteen is here anyway, so let's just leave it blank."

As for why everyone was calling it bad luck, it was because, in the first PK match, drawing a blank sign meant that they had to fight one against four.

You will have to accept challenges from four teams in turn.

The rules of the first round of competition are as follows: the nine second teams from each country will form a team PK and be divided into four groups, and one team with a bye.

The four teams competing in PK will produce four winning teams and four losing teams.

The failure of these four teams does not mean they are completely eliminated, they can still participate in a challenge match.

As for the object of the challenge, it is the team that draws an empty lottery ticket.

As long as they defeat the team that has been drawn and has a bye, they will have a chance of advancing.

Moreover, these four losing teams can challenge the team that has a bye.

The bye team that draws an empty lottery ticket will most likely have to accept challenges from four teams in turn. If it loses one game, it will be completely eliminated.

For example, in the first round, the second teams of Japan, Siam, South Korea and Vietnam were eliminated, and they could challenge the second team of Long Country where Xu Shisan was located one by one.

Assuming that the Japanese team is the first to challenge and defeats the Dragon team, then the Dragon team will be completely eliminated, and the Japanese team will continue to replace the Dragon team and accept challenges from the Siam, South Korea, and Vietnam teams until the only winning team is selected.

This competition mechanism is extremely cruel, and the team that draws a bye in the first round is even more unlucky. It needs to defeat four teams in a row to advance.

The Dragon Country Team 1, which consisted of He Qingshan, Duan Gongwen and the other five people, saw that Xu Shisan and his team had drawn an empty lot. Lu Lihua couldn't help but said to He Qingshan, "Captain, it seems that Team 2 has drawn an empty lot."

"Yeah, I saw it." He Qingshan nodded.

At this time, Duan Gongwen on the side could not help but sneer: "I guess he was eliminated in the first round."

Although Duan Gongwen's words were a bit harsh, Lu Lihua, Yan Peilong, Shao Yuntian and others agreed with them very much.

They also didn't think that Xu Shisan and his five companions could defeat four teams in a row. "Now, we invite the team that drew the red number one to play."

At this time, the voice of Dean Tao Shengming was heard again on the stage, and the two teams that drew number one came on stage one after another.

The two teams that drew the red number one lottery ticket were Team 2 from Eagle Country and Team 2 from Siam Country.

As for the result of the game, there was no suspense.

Although the Siamese team two is composed entirely of B-level summoners, they are very strong and have good coordination, but the Eagle team two has an A-level summoner and their strength is simply not on the same level.

The A-level summoner of Eagle Country's Team 2 didn't even make a move, and Siam Country's Team 2 was defeated.

Because in addition to the A-level summoner, the Eagle Country's second team also has Annelia in charge. As soon as her Fenglinshen appears, she directly controls the overall situation.

Moreover, Annelia still retained some of her strength, fearing that others would see that she had advanced to Class B, so she only showed the strength of the peak of Class C.

"In the first PK match, Eagle Country Team 2 won and advanced directly to the next round. Siam Country Team 2 lost and will enter the challenge match tentatively."

"In the next game, we invite the two teams with yellow No. 2 picks to play."

As Dean Tao's voice fell and the two teams stepped down, the two teams that drew No. 2 quickly came on stage.

The two teams that drew the yellow number 2 lottery were Saint-Ludo Team and Japan Team .

The two teams are almost equally strong. All members of both teams are B-level summoners and they cooperate well with each other, so the outcome is very suspenseful.

But in the end, it was the Saint Luo National Team 2 that won the game after a fierce duel.

"In the second PK match, the second team of Saint Luo won and advanced directly to the next round. The second team of Japan lost and entered the challenge match tentatively."

"In the next round, we invite the two teams that drew the green number 3 to come on stage."

As Dean Tao's voice fell again, the third team came on stage again.

The third group of teams is the India team against the Vietnam team.

Although the overall strength of the Yue team is very weak among the nine countries, the strength of their second team in the exchange competition is also very good. When facing the second team of India, they were not vulnerable and did not perform very ordinary. Instead, they cooperated very well and were on par with the Indian team.

But in the end, the Indian team's second team was better, won the game and successfully advanced.

The fourth two teams to play were the second team from the Korean country and the second team from the Bear country.

There is no doubt about the strength of the Bear Country Team. Although the second team does not have an A-level summoner, each of their B-level summoners is more powerful than the other. The second team of the South Korean Country is no match for them.

Actually, the gap between the second team players of various countries, except for the second team of Eagle Country, is not that big. After all, they are all B-level summoners. What matters is cooperation, tactics, and the restraint between summoned beasts.

Where there is a real gap is in the main teams of each country.

After all, the second team is just a foil for each exchange competition, or an appetizer or dessert before a meal.

In the stands, what the audience really cares about is the exciting game between the teams from different countries.

The first round of the game lasted for nearly an hour and ended successfully.

"I declare that the first round of the PK competition is officially over. The four teams that have successfully advanced are Eagle Country Team 2, Saint Luo Country Team 2, Tianzhu Country Team 2, and Bear Country Team 2."

"Siam Team 2, Japan Team 2, Vietnam Team 2, and South Korea Team 2, the challenge match is tentatively scheduled. Now, we invite these four teams to come to the referee's booth to draw lots and determine the order of the challenge."

Soon, the four losing teams went to the referee's stand to draw lots.

The draw order was announced, and Team Yue 2 drew number 1, which means that next, Team Yue 2 will be the first to challenge Team Long 2.

The Korean team drew number two and will challenge the Dragon team next.

No. 3 of Siam’s second team, No. 4 of Japan’s second team.

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ps: I wanted to update more chapters, but I suddenly felt unwell, so I could not update more chapters but reduced them. I am really sorry.

I’ll try to make up for it tomorrow.

Today I would like to ask for leave from you all. This is also the first leave I have asked for in these three months. I think you will approve it.

Also, the book club has been disbanded. I will create another one after a while.

(End of this chapter)