Nothing was said that night.
The next morning at seven o'clock, Bai Yu and his three companions left the hotel and drove towards the competition venue.
The reason they had to go so early was that, starting today, the fishing association organizers would be providing them with two days of accommodation.
Since they arrived so early, they naturally needed to find a room, preferably one with consecutive numbers, so that it would be convenient for them to chat and have a meal together.
When the four of them arrived at the competition venue, it was not yet eight o'clock. They found a staff member of the fishing association and obtained a list of accommodations available for the event.
After seeing that there were six vacant rooms at a guesthouse, they immediately chose it and put their luggage into the guesthouse with their bags and belongings.
Actually, they didn't have much luggage. Besides their fishing gear bag, they only had one backpack containing two changes of clothes.
By the time they finished packing up and came out, it was still before eight o'clock. For Bai Yu and the other three, who were already prepared, there was actually nothing to do.
"Brother Yu, what should we do now? It's not even eight o'clock yet, and the competition doesn't officially start until nine. We still have more than an hour left. What should we do?"
As they left the guesthouse, Li Shuang looked at the sparsely populated stage and spoke to Bai Yu beside him.
"No rush. While there aren't many people out yet, let's find a place to grab breakfast. Let's ask one of the staff where they eat breakfast; these kinds of competitions usually provide breakfast."
"A free meal? I like that. Let's go, let's find a staff member to ask."
Bai Yu and his three companions then walked towards the stage and casually pulled over a staff member to ask questions.
As expected, just as Bai Yu had thought, breakfast had to be provided for this kind of competition, but it wasn't for the competitors, but for the staff of the fishing association.
After all, with people's current lifestyle, very few people still have the habit of eating breakfast. Only those who work from nine to five have to eat breakfast because of their jobs; otherwise, they will really get hungry.
For example, the event organizers' staff still have a morning of work to do, and they really can't handle not eating breakfast.
Of course, the organizers did make some preparations for the athletes; they did provide food and drinks, but it wasn't a proper breakfast—just bread and water.
They were genuinely worried that some contestants might get sick from eating their food, and if that affected their performance, they would inevitably be targeted by others.
Instead of doing that, they might as well provide all the contestants with the same food and drinks, and let the contestants decide whether or not to eat or drink.
However, no matter how much the organizers thought about it, they overlooked the presence of several foodies in the competition who had absolutely no interest in the bread provided by the organizers.
After asking around, they arrived at the staff dining area, which was a large tent set up next to the competition venue where the staff ate.
When Bai Yu and his group of four arrived, there were quite a few staff members having lunch. They didn't seem to care much when they saw them.
Because Bai Yu and his group of four also wore name tags, but they were player tags, and without close inspection, the difference between them and the staff tags wasn't significant.
Then no one paid any attention to the four of them. They didn't stand on ceremony at all, and came over with a tray to get their food.
To be fair, the breakfast provided by the organizers for the staff was quite good, basically including both northern and southern breakfast options.
For example, in the tofu pudding section, there are various seasonings available, such as salt, sugar, and vinegar, which are all standard practice. There are also chili oil, chopped chili peppers, crushed peanuts, and other condiments.
Isn't that enough to show that breakfast from both the north and south is prepared?
This allows staff members eating tofu pudding to freely choose whether they want it sweet, savory, or spicy, satisfying their individual tastes.
Faced with so many condiments, Bai Yu and the other three unanimously chose sweet tofu pudding. Li Shuang is from Guangdong, where the food is generally light, so eating sweet things is normal.
Lu Sheng is from Inner Mongolia and grew up drinking milk tea, so it's normal for him to eat sweet tofu pudding.
As for Bai Yu and Wang Hai, it was because they didn't like any of the other flavors, and only the sweet one was acceptable, so they added some sugar to their tofu pudding.
Besides that, the breakfast they took was very plentiful, including steamed buns, flower rolls, spring rolls, fried dough sticks, and flatbread. They basically took whatever was available, with the main idea being to share everything equally.
It was because of Bai Yu and his three companions' actions that the staff eating breakfast in the greenhouse noticed something unusual. In their memory, none of their staff members could eat so much.
Or rather, there weren't many people in this competition who could eat like this. The only ones who could eat as much as these four people were also four people. Then they discovered that some contestants had sneaked into their staff's canteen.
However, they didn't say much about this situation, because the information they received did not say that the players were not allowed to eat in the cafeteria.
Since Bai Yu and the others have found this place, let them eat as much as they want. Anyway, they always have extra breakfast every day, so they're not afraid of these four big eaters.
After finishing breakfast in twenty minutes, Bai Yu and his three companions patted their bellies, satisfied, and left the greenhouse. They then went to the podium to prepare for the pre-match draw.
At 8:50, the drawing of lots was completed. Bai Yu drew number 36, and Lu Sheng drew number 37.
However, the two seemingly adjacent positions were actually more than ten meters apart, making it impossible for them to even exchange a few words during the match.
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