As one of Shanghai's iconic buildings, the Shanghai Stadium covers an area of nearly 300,000 square meters and can accommodate up to 400,000 people.
Meanwhile, outside the Shanghai Stadium, the noise was deafening. As far as the eye could see, the vast, dark crowd numbered well over 400,000, perhaps even 4 million.
Although access to the stadium's inner field is limited, it's clear that even watching the big screen from outside the stadium creates a more exciting atmosphere than elsewhere.
A bus bearing the words "Jiangzhong Military" slowly drove into the stadium's inner field along the road maintained by the police and armed personnel.
“In previous years, the College Cup also had hundreds of millions of netizens watching online, and in terms of scale, it was no less than this year. However, the momentum of the live event is something that the internet simply cannot match.”
Looking out the window at the bustling crowd and the support boards printed with names and photos, Ouyang Fei couldn't help but sigh.
There were twelve people on the race bus besides the driver.
Cheng Qingqing and Ning Zhiyuan are the team leaders and professors, while the remaining ten are the ten freshmen from Jiangzhong Military Academy who participated in this "Nine Heavens Cup".
The five official team members are Zhao Keyi, Xiao Ye, Geng Qianqiu, Ye Shicong, and Yue Dakan.
There are also five substitute players: Shen Qian, Ouyang Fei, Li Jiaqi, Shangguan Ting, and a boy named Wei Huai.
Wei Huai was also one of the top scholars in the nine provinces. He usually had less interaction with Shen Qian, but he was never absent when he was being tortured.
What truly surprised Shen Qian was that Li Jiaqi and Ouyang Fei were also included in the list of substitute players.
It's worth noting that there was originally another champion in this year's competition, but he was surpassed by Ouyang Fei and Li Jiaqi.
The ten of them were participants, so they could take a bus directly to the venue. Other students, even those who were qualified to watch the game, could only queue up at the ticket check area to enter the venue slowly.
“That’s true.” Shen Qian glanced at the sea of people outside the window and nodded. “Martial arts are the true passion of today’s youth!”
E-sports, bars, massage, karaoke... for teenagers, nothing can replace the status of martial arts in this era.
Even those who later become destitute will still dream of becoming martial artists in their youth.
This era has its stars and its internet celebrities, but the most celebrated are always those unparalleled geniuses who dominate their generation.
Shen Qian clearly saw people from other universities, but they were holding up plaques for the top four universities' geniuses.
"You didn't see your own name much, did you?"
Sitting next to Shen Qian, Li Jiaqi joked, "Who told you to be so low-key all day? You should go get your feet massaged more often!"
The people in the car chuckled softly.
Shen Qian shook his head helplessly.
The so-called "foot massage" is actually a popular internet meme. It means that Sima Xing, the top student of Huawu, was ripped off when he went to a hot spring massage parlor. After failing to communicate with the shop owner, he simply tore down the shop.
Who knew that there were three shareholders of Shan Hai behind that store?
As a result, rumors about Sima Xing's great battle against the Three Mountains and Seas, which forced the other side to admit their mistake, spread all over the internet.
Regardless of the truth of the matter, Sima Xing certainly made a name for himself, and "foot massage" became a trend for a time.
This is just one small example among countless controversies over the past few months, such as Wang Shuo of Beiwu University, Cao Qian of Shenwu University, and Luo Xueyun of Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Wuhan University...
Don't be fooled by the fact that Shen Qian seems to make headlines from time to time with things like "the fall of a genius" or "a master alchemist." In terms of generating buzz, Shen Qian is far less impressive than these people.
Moreover, most of the rumors about the sinking were negative, but these people all presented themselves in a positive light with a shocking image, so their reputations were naturally completely different.
"They are condensing their Qi, just like you are gathering cause and effect through alchemy. This is also a method."
This is what Shi Dingyan told Shen Qian in person the night before last.
It was only after that that Shen Qian paid special attention, and he discovered that, as expected, most of the geniuses of his generation were high-profile.
Luck is mysterious and profound, and it can play a miraculous role in many situations. It is not only needed for those who cultivate themselves.
Shen Qian could understand their "antics," but he didn't care much about them.
As Shi Dingyan also said, relying on rumors to influence people's hearts is only the lowest level of the way to condense one's fortune; the gathering and dispersal can happen in an instant.
But the most solid path is to directly address cause and effect, just like Chen Qian did.
"It's hard to say whether they're going for a foot massage or a hair wash."
Ye Shicong said meaningfully.
Everyone burst into laughter, and Shen Qian also chuckled a few times.
Back when he enrolled, he had some grudges against Yip Sai-chung, but those rifts have long since disappeared. In fact, in a sense, Shen Qian can be considered a friend to everyone present.
This friendship was entirely forged through fighting, proving the saying that goes, "No fight, no friendship."
From this perspective, Shen Qian was very satisfied with his initial choice of Jiangzhong Military.
There was no intrigue or scheming here, nor any mortal enemies as he had imagined.
Classmates are friendly, and teachers are kind.
Even if not everyone likes him, he has lived a leisurely life.
Although everyone was mocking Shen Qian by taking advantage of the commotion outside the window, none of them really thought that Shen Qian was inferior to those people.
Only they know how terrifying it was before the sinking.
“The outside world has long been unaware of Chen Qianqian.”
"But this time, we still don't need to make him take action."
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