"Are they just them?" A tall man with a crew cut shaved as short as possible said pouting.

"Yes, the rookie who participated in the national competition for the first time was drawn by us. It seems that we will enter the top sixteen again this time!"

"What are you talking about? Did we rely on luck to reach the top 16? How many times have I said it, it's strength! Strength!" the leader said dissatisfied.

"Yes, yes, the captain is right, it depends on strength!" Everyone agreed.

"Captain, you are right. But it is also a good thing for us to meet such a rookie team in the first round. At least we don't have to focus too much on the first round. I think we can win this time."

Not only are we in the top 16, we might even advance to the top eight!"

Hearing his teammates say this, the captain rolled his eyes.

Then he stood up and said: "Come here a few people, let's go and say hello to our opponents in the first round."

He also prolonged the pronunciation of the word "good".

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The players from Dongchuan Middle School were sitting around several tables and were about to have a meal, when suddenly several people walked over from the side.

They were wearing uniform white sports uniforms. The man walking at the front looked tall and had a bit of a ruffian look on his face. He had a very short crew cut and his scalp was glowing with blue light.

After walking straight to the tables where Dongchuan Middle School players gathered for dinner, the leader slowly looked around and then said: "Dongchuan Middle School, right? We are your opponents, Anqiu Xizi Middle School

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Chu Yifan and Yan Yan stood up one after another and greeted them. Chu Yifan even extended his hand: "Hello, I am Chu, the captain of Dongchuan Middle School..."

"It's not important." The leader glanced at Chu Yifan's outstretched hand and had no intention of shaking hands with him. He still had his hands in his trouser pockets. "You don't need to introduce yourself. I'm not interested in your name.

I'm just here to comfort you. It must be difficult to reach the national competition for the first time, right? But I'm sorry, your first national competition ends here."

As soon as he said these words, the expressions of the players from Dongchuan Middle School across the street changed.

He took the initiative to reach out his hand but was ignored. No matter how good-tempered Chu Yifan was, his face was not very good-looking now. Yan Yan even took a step forward: "What did you say?!"

"Why do you want to fight?" The other party smiled contemptuously, "I remind you, if you fight during the national competition, your team will be disqualified."

Then he ignored Yan Yan, but looked at the aggrieved Dongchuan Middle School players in front of him and said: "Don't get me wrong, I'm really just here to comfort you. As someone who has been there, I kindly remind you that the game will be played the day after tomorrow.

You can pack your luggage in advance and take it to the bus so that you can go directly to the airport or high-speed rail station after the game."

After he said this, several people who came with him behind him burst into laughter.

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"Mission: Counter the opponent's provocation and boost the morale of your own team. Reward: Points x3000, [Experience Potion] x1."

Such a voice suddenly sounded in Hu Lai's mind, making him dazed for a moment.

After the Anton Cup finals, the system seemed to have entered hibernation, and there was no movement for almost three months. If he hadn't entered the system space and bought two training scrolls during the team training, he might have thought that the system

It has already left me...

He had also imagined that after entering the national competition, whether the system would issue tasks and what it would be related to.

As a result, he never expected that the system would have such a naughty operation...

The first task of the national competition turned out to be a verbal spat off the field! System, how nosy you are!

He set his sights on the [Experience Potion] that appeared in the reward for the first time, and immediately knew what this thing was used for:

After taking it, it will deepen the user's understanding of the game and improve the effect of gaining game experience during the game.

To put it simply, every time a player plays a game, as long as his brain is not broken, he can gain something from the game.

For example, how should he move during the game; when he has the ball and is pressed by the opponent, should he shoot directly or pass the ball; when should he sprint as hard as possible during the game, and when should he slow down to recover his energy...

These things are collectively called "match experience".

Experience is something that sounds mysterious and seems impossible to quantify, but it actually affects a player's performance. Experienced players simply perform better than inexperienced rookies.

For example, in this national competition, when the experienced Xizi Middle School faced Dongchuan Middle School, which had never competed in a national competition, they seemed domineering and full of superiority. It was because they were more experienced than Dongchuan Middle School.

As for Hu Lai, as a rookie who has never been exposed to football systematically in the past sixteen years and has never played in a game, his lack of game experience is his inherent disadvantage.

If you want to catch up with others quickly, hard training is of course important, but the accumulation of competition experience is also indispensable.

So at this moment, the system presented to him something that could help him progress.

And all he needs to do is... talk.

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Amidst the laughter, people from Xizi Middle School waved their hands: "Let's go, goodbye. I sincerely hope to see you again next year, haha!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked back with his teammates.

Behind him, the players from Dongchuan Middle School clenched their fists and their faces turned red.

But no one dared to catch up, because as that person said, if a player participates in a fight, the entire team will be disqualified.

No one wants the team's hard-fought trip to the national competition to end hastily for such a reason...

So even though they were very unhappy and felt about to explode, they could only endure it.

Even Luo Kai just stared at the backs of Xizi Middle School players with gloomy eyes.

Mao Xiao pursed her lips and frowned. At the same time, she held her friend Meng Xi's arm to prevent him from being impulsive...

At this moment, whether it was an illusion or not, he suddenly heard Hu Lai next to him sigh.

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Since the people from Xizi Middle School went to Dongchuan Middle School, everyone else in the cafeteria was attracted by this movement.

After seeing the situation clearly, discussions broke out at the tables of the respective teams.

"Oh, isn't that Dongchuan Middle School that eliminated Jiaxiang High School?"

"By the way, their opponent in the first round is Xizi Middle School..."

"Xizi Middle School is really lucky. It was drawn by Dongchuan Middle School, which participated in the national competition for the first time. Maybe they will reach the top 16 this time..."

"Damn, he has been in the top 16 for two consecutive years. With Wang Le's virtue, he can't look at others with his nostrils? No, the game hasn't even started yet, and he brought people here to make fun of him. It would be too complacent!"

"I think Wang Le is not necessarily getting carried away. He is here to play psychological warfare with the novices. He deliberately provokes the opponent and makes the opponent unable to do anything about him. When the time comes, he will be so angry that he will lose his mind in the competition field...

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"Damn, my heart is so dirty!"

At Shuguang High School, someone touched Chen Xingyi: "Hey, Chen Xingyi, Dongchuan Middle School is not really going to be eliminated in the first round, right?"

"If you are eliminated, you will be eliminated." Chen Xingyi replied lazily.

"No, didn't you say you wanted to avenge Wang Guangwei?"

"What's wrong? Do you think they can reach the finals?" Chen Xingyi sighed. "They are not in the same half zone, what can we do?"

"Uh... that's right..."

Everyone really wants to vent their anger on Dongchuan Middle School, but the premise is that they can meet, and with the current draw results, it is obvious that it is impossible for the two teams to meet - no one with a clear mind will think that Dongchuan

The middle school can reach the finals.

Chen Xingyi returned to eating and seemed not to care about the disturbances from the outside world. As soon as the lottery results came out, he seemed to become a Buddhist.

But at this moment, he first heard the noise of a chair being dragged on the ground, then heard two muffled noises, and finally he heard a voice: "Hey, who is that, big man, wait a minute."

He looked up and saw a young man standing on the dining table, pointing at the players from Xizi Middle School.
Chapter completed!