Chapter 146: It's Fate
The five military academies that made it to the quarterfinals arrived. Jin Fangtaibai sat in the VIP audience, rubbing his cheek against his chest as he complained, "Damn it! I really want the commentator to give us a review of Du'e."
"Don't you hate being judged the most?" Limuyi sat next to him.
"But what they said makes sense." Jin Fang Taibai looked at the five commanders who entered the competition cocoon cabin to draw lots. He was still unwilling to give up. It would be great if Limuyi could go too.
By the quarterfinals, Skynet's level of effort had clearly been taken to a higher level. The originally gray virtual draw venue was transformed into a white hall, and the decoration inside was obviously very thoughtful. Hundreds of delicious dishes were placed on the classical and elegant long table, and various flowers were planted around it. There was also a small fountain not far away, and the angel statue on it was spinning and playing the violin, and the soothing music floated in the hall.
This is too flashy. Several commanders are wearing combat uniforms. It's really strange to see them here.
The three commanders-in-chief of the Federation appeared. They were dressed appropriately, especially Jia Xianglan, who wore a tuxedo even more exaggerated than Shen Shouli during his probationary period. He glanced around at the commanders of the Empire and asked, "Don't you know that you can change clothes after entering the cocoon?"
"I don't know." Guan Chuanjun was most annoyed by him being like this.
"Idiot, you didn't even see such an obvious clue." Jia Xianglan grinned at Guan Chuanjun.
Actually, things like changing clothes aren't important at all. Who in the competition cares about that? It's a bit too formalistic. It's clear what should happen after the draw. But Jia Xianglan is the kind of person who would mock others for having the slightest advantage. Only people like him can always maintain their inexplicable sense of superiority.
Guan Chuanjun was about to rush up and beat him up when Xu Lingqu spoke.
"The clue is indeed obvious, but how did you make sure the draw scene was so formal? What if we were in a prison scene or a field scene?" Xu Lingqu glanced at Jia Xiangying, who was also confused beside him. "Even Miss Skynet couldn't predict it in advance during the competition. Young Master Skynet really understands all the mechanisms of his own team thoroughly."
Does this imply that he is pointing at Jia Xiang and scolding Blue Nose for cheating?
Jia Xianglan narrowed his eyes and looked at Xu Lingqu: "That's because my sister has been so stupid since she was a child. Father taught her a lot, but she just can't remember it."
Xu Lingqu spoke before Jia Xiangying, who was about to walk towards him: "Your sister is here to draw lots, not for you. If she doesn't mind, I can draw lots for her. The lot will be the same as yours."
It wasn't that she wanted to speak up for the eldest lady, but she was really annoyed with Jia Xianglan.
Jia Xiangying stopped, her pink eyes full of disbelief. This was the first time she had a conflict with Jia Xianglan and someone stood by her to help her fight back.
Such scenes have happened countless times before, and the result was always her father's cold eyes and teachings to her. However, Jia Xiangying was hurt again and again by Jia Xianglan's words, because it was clearly not her fault.
Father could clearly see through Jia Xianglan's little tricks, so why couldn't he just stand by her for once? She was clearly the innocent one, the one who was right.
A flock of white doves from a painting in the hall flew out, and the eight commanders on the scene randomly selected small envelopes tied to their legs.
Xu Lingqu didn't choose. A white dove landed directly in her hand, and she chose it directly.
After all eight players had made their selections, Skynet immediately released the semi-final results and the lottery results:
Upper half: Longyuan vs. Zhicheng, Seabuckthorn vs. Qingjun
Lower half: Lianda vs. Cimei, Moye vs. Doranston
[Fuck, what kind of death lottery did Mo Xie get? She's going to kill Dolanston first, then the United Nations, and then face Qingjun or Longyuan in the finals?]
[In fact, every school is in a very difficult situation. There is a bit of luck in the qualifying round, but every subsequent game is a tough battle.]
[Oh my! Commander Xu was just helping Jia Xiangying, and now they're about to come face to face.]
[Are there any old fans of the league still here? Dolanston and Moye are destined to face off. They're old rivals, but Moye isn't as good anymore. There was a time before that when Commander-in-Chief Moye and Commander-in-Chief Dolanston had a particularly good relationship. At that time, everyone was hoping that the two would run away together.]
[Hahaha, I remember that too. Moye and Dolanston have a long history, but it's faded over time. It's so exciting to suddenly draw them together today.]
[Seabuckthorn is going to suffer a severe blow this time, and Rosa rugosa is no less vulnerable.]
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While several commanders were still drawing lots, Jia Xiangying felt very complicated.
Xu Lingqu helped her fight back against Jia Xianglan, and the next round was when Moye and Dolanston were about to fight.
"Anyway...thank you for what happened just now. Let's have a wonderful and fair duel during the competition."
Xu Lingqu quickly made a gesture to her to keep quiet.
Jia Xiangying looked at him in bewilderment.
"If you speak louder, your brother will arrange the next game schedule so that we can't have a fair fight." Xu Lingqu did not lower her voice at all, making sure that Jia Xianglan could hear what she said.
Jia Xianglan was standing next to him, and for a moment a gloomier expression appeared on his face. Jia Xiangying looked at him and burst out laughing.
Xu Lingqu glanced back at her and said, "The more intense the reaction to someone's words, the more proud the person will feel. They will continue to have the habit of hurting the other person. Over time, the person who is being provoked will be in a state of stress over even the casual words they say."
Sometimes Jia Xiangying's stress towards Jia Xianglan is not caused by one or two words from Jia Xianglan, but by the long-term accumulation of unfairness, which makes it increasingly difficult for her to convince herself to be patient.
Jia Xiangying's smile faded: "Do you also want to blame me for being provoked by Jia Xianglan at that time?" She picked at the edge of her clothes. In fact, what she wanted to express was that what Xu Lingqu said was very accurate, but as soon as the words came out of her mouth, she subconsciously asked such an aggressive question, and her words were insincere.
Yunyao heard this from the side and raised her eyebrows slightly. How could this Miss Jia Xiangying be so ungrateful?
Gu Tingzhi smiled. After all, Xu Lingqu would never lose in a verbal battle, whether intentionally or not.
Jia Xiangying also realized her problem and was about to explain her original intention again, but Xu Lingqu in front of her smiled.
"Yes, and I hope to use this to help Moye win against Dolanston. I hope you can fall for my provocation."
Guan Chuanjun, who was listening in, twitched his mouth.
Xu Lingqu is still Xu Lingqu. He likes to attack others indiscriminately and can touch people's hearts with just one word.
This time, the way to choose the map for the quarterfinals is to select items on the long table.
It was Moye and Dolanston's turn, Xu Lingqu and Jia Xiangying to choose the candlesticks on the table.
A line of characters now appeared in front of everyone.
Moye vs. Dolanston: [City of Sin]
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