Chapter 543 Opening Ceremony
"Ding ding..."
The sound of clinking glasses could be heard everywhere in the hotel's buffet restaurant, and Chen Xingmeng reached into her bag and took out something like a red envelope.
"In addition to what I just said, I have another matter to ask you. It's the invitation to my brother's wedding. Thank you for your patronage."
Lin Shi took the invitation. The bright red and gilded decorations made it look extremely festive. He slowly opened it and saw the eye-catching names of Chen Xinghe and Dong Yifei listed at both ends of the bride and groom respectively.
"July 6th..."
Lin Shi accepted the invitation and looked up at Chen Xingmeng.
"Congratulations in advance, Brother Chen. Don't worry, I will definitely go."
"Welcome. Another thing is that after my brother and sister Yifei's wedding, our Chen family will begin a new round of exploration of secret realms, including the island with red scales that you want."
"We will certainly not break our promise to you. If you want to go there, you can come with us then."
Chen Xingmeng continued to say that Lin Shi had proposed to enter the Haiya Secret Realm before, and Chen Xinghe agreed at that time. Now it seems that the Chen family really keeps their word.
"Thank you very much. I will give you a ride when the time comes."
Lin Shi thought about it and agreed without hesitation.
"You're welcome. After all, you're my savior, right? Also, I wish you good luck in the competition."
Chen Xingmeng raised the cup and shook it towards Lin Shi. Lin Shi also picked up the juice cup and clinked it against it, making a crisp sound.
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It is the second day, and today is the day of the opening ceremony of the competition. According to the time, the contestants have entered the venue one after another, and inside the venue, the reporters' cameras have been set up.
"Welcome all friends. It is my great honor to host the opening ceremony of the Shenzhou Youth Championship. Let us first welcome and congratulate the 64 players who have made it through with the warmest applause."
On the platform of the central venue, a host in a suit and tie was hosting the event. Lin Shi had an impression of this person. He was a professional host and a very famous battle commentator.
While the host was making his routine small talk, Lin Shiye observed the people around him. The contestants were divided according to regions, and he was with the other eight contestants from the Northeast region.
Noticing Lin Shi's gaze, Zhang Yaohan nodded at him with a smile. Lin Shi also responded with a slight smile, then looked towards other areas.
All the players from various regions were present, some of whom he had met in the past two days, and some of whom he had met for the first time.
"Now, please welcome the president of the Shenzhou Trainers Association, President Mo Chen, who is also one of the four kings of the North China region, to officially open the competition."
Following the host's announcement, an energetic old man walked onto the platform with great strides.
Lin Shi was no stranger to Mo Chen. He could often be seen on TV, and always on important occasions.
He is the president of the Shenzhou Trainers Association and holds a very high status. He is also an extremely powerful trainer, specializing in general-type Pokémons, and is at the forefront among all the top-level trainers in Shenzhou.
There are even rumors that Mo Chen already has an elf that is about to break through to the champion level, and by then, Shenzhou will welcome a new champion-level trainer!
“I am honored to be the guest of honor at this opening ceremony, and I am looking forward to the young players bringing us more exciting matches in this competition.”
"However, before the official competition begins, I would like to announce a piece of news to everyone, a piece of news that both the audience and the players are very concerned about."
Mo Chen's words instantly calmed the atmosphere at the scene. The reporters' cameras were all pointed at him. Lin Shi and other contestants also sat upright and looked towards the platform, waiting for President Mo Chen's announcement.
"I believe that everyone has heard the rumor that the alliance will select players from this youth tournament to participate in next year's World Youth Trainer Competition."
"Then I can tell you the truth now. This is not a rumor! As long as you achieve good enough results in this national competition, you will naturally get a place in next year's world championship."
"So, young people, show your passion and enthusiasm. Your stage is not just here, but should be the highest hall of the world's youth!"
Mo Chen's words instantly aroused applause from the players on the field and all those participating in the opening ceremony.
Matt, it's on fire!
Looking at the contestants' performance, President Mo Chen nodded with satisfaction, then he put his head close to the microphone again and said loudly:
"Well, I now declare that the National Youth Championship has officially begun!"
As Mo Chen's powerful voice fell, the national competition officially began. At the same time, the big screen behind him began to change wildly, and the names of the contestants appeared on it one by one.
President Mo Chen stepped back and displayed the whole picture on the big screen. All the contestants began to cheer.
What will be displayed on the big screen is the division and matchup details of the 64 players. Naturally, everyone hopes to be in the weaker half, and the opponents they meet will naturally be as weak as possible.
"Buzz!"
Finally, the battle tree diagram that had been rotating for a long time finally stopped, and the names of all the players were revealed on it. Almost everyone looked for their own name at the first moment.
"Found it, I'm in the upper half..."
Soon, Lin Shi saw his name, at the last position in the upper half, and he continued to look.
"The opponent is... Wei Wenxuan."
Lin Shi scratched his face. Wei Wenxuan was the idol-looking contestant he met when he came here yesterday.
Thinking of this, Lin Shi turned his head to look towards the Central China area. Coincidentally, Wei Wenxuan was also looking at him. When he saw Lin Shi looking at him, he put on his signature smile and nodded at Lin Shi.
This grouping is average. Wei Wenxuan's opponent is very strong, at least at the average level among all 64 players.
But... Lin Shi didn't really care.
Moreover, he discovered something even more interesting. After he won this game, his opponent in the top 32 would most likely be Zhang Yaohan!
The opponent is in the same half zone as him, and his strength in that hand can only be considered at the last rank, while Zhang Yaohan has the strength to reach the quarterfinals last year, so he has a high probability of winning.
"interesting."
Lin Shi touched his chin and looked at Li Taoyao and Qiu Ning. Li Taoyao was in the same half zone as him, while her opponent was Wan Qiansi. This was a regional civil war.
Qiu Ning was placed in the lower half of the group. She was lucky as her opponents were not very strong. Of course, even so, there were no real weaklings and it was still a tough battle.
After the battle list came out, some players were happy, and naturally some were disappointed, but no matter what, it had already happened.
The competition is about to begin!
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