At 8:10 in the morning, Bald Qiang parked the old shuttle bus of Su City University in front of the old gymnasium in the downtown area.
According to the organizers' arrangement, the preliminary competitions were not held at the main venue of the opening ceremony, which was reserved for the semi-finals and finals.
Having the entire competition at the main venue would not only be costly to maintain, but the damaged grounds couldn't possibly be repaired in time, which would cause significant trouble for the matches.
Therefore, all teams were allocated to different venues; some were older gymnasiums from years past, while others were rented private training grounds.
Upon opening the door, Shao Zifeng and the others stepped down, instinctively hunching their necks against the chill of the early morning breeze: "Looks like today's opponent isn't very strong."
"How do you know that?" asked Hu Shiwu, a croissant he had snagged from the hotel in his mouth, his words muffled.