Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 607 Challenge
In order to ensure the fairness of the challenge, the officials from the Ministry of Education who were responsible for hosting the competition were neither from Lingnan City nor Pingcheng City, but were transferred from other places.

But they were not too far away and arrived by train early in the morning.

Tang Dewang arranged for them to have a meal in the school cafeteria, during which they talked about the upcoming challenge.

"Nonsense! I think the new principal of Houde, whose surname is Ma, is just making trouble!"

Tang Dewang blew his beard and glared, "Everyone knows how virtuous he is over the years, and how can he be resurrected overnight just because a new principal was appointed?!
"It's not that I look down on them. We are all in the education business. We educate people. Whether it's teaching or educating people, we can't be impatient. Without a few years or even more than ten years, what results can we achieve?"

The older officials from the Ministry of Education did not respond, but just lowered their heads and ate the tofu pudding in their bowls.

The younger one immediately agreed, "Yes, yes, yes. Minister Gong always says that education is beneficial to the present and future generations. It turns out that great minds think alike."

"Oh, no, no, how can I be compared with Minister Gong." Tang Dewang waved his hands quickly, but there was a hint of smugness on his face.

Afterwards, Principal Tang complained for a while about Principal Ma looking for trouble, making things difficult for everyone and increasing the workload for the Ministry of Education.

The older official from the Ministry of Education remained calm, leaving only the young official to chat with Tang Dewang.

After the two finished their meal, the teachers and students of Houde finally arrived.

They dispatched a total of 16 people this time, including 11 students, 3 faculty members, and 2... reporters.

The fact that he brought reporters with him to challenge made Tang Dewang's impression of Malu even worse.

I had originally planned to treat them to breakfast, but now I only served them a few cups of cold tea.

Then, a young teacher with almond-shaped eyes and wearing military boots opened his mouth and shouted at the students who were about to receive the tea.

"You are not allowed to drink anything. Have you forgotten what I told you before? Once you leave school, you can only eat the food you bring with you and drink the water in your water bottle."

"Humph, using the villain's belly to seize the gentleman's heart!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Dewang was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "Is it necessary to use such despicable means to deal with a mere old man like Houde?"

The young official from the Ministry of Education was also a little indignant after hearing this. "With us watching over the scene, how could anyone tamper with the food?"

"Old Li, this is where you're wrong." Ma Lu also turned around and said, "Our Principal Tang is a respectable man. Even if he loses, he will lose standing up. He will definitely not do such an immoral thing. Let's just eat and drink."

After hearing Malu's words, Tang Dewang's face turned even darker. He was too lazy to be polite with the other party and spoke directly.

"Since you are here, just compete quickly, and then go back to where you came from."

The elderly official from the Ministry of Education looked at Malu upon hearing this, and Malu said, "I have no objection."

"Okay," I am Jiang Guangtian from the Yangcheng Education Bureau, and this is my colleague Chang Qing," the older official from the Ministry of Education said, pointing to the younger official from the Ministry of Education.

"According to the arrangement of our superiors, the two of us are here to be fair in this challenge. The challenger is Houde Fushi School, ranked 167th among colleges and universities, and the challenged is the Lingnan Education College of the Church, ranked 157th among colleges and universities.

“The challenge application was delivered to the challenged party a week ago and was submitted to the local education bureau for approval, and the challenge conditions were confirmed upon verification.

"If the challenge is successful, the rankings of the two sides will be exchanged. If it fails, the rankings will remain unchanged. Do the two principals have any objections?"

"No." Malu said immediately. "Me neither." Tang Dewang also said, but then he muttered, "This is too unfair. There is no benefit if you win, and you will lose your ranking if you lose."

Jiang Guangtian heard his words and patiently explained, "The Ministry of Education has actually noticed the problem you raised, Principal Tang, and will issue additional clauses in the near future. However, there is indeed no punishment for failed challenges at this stage."

Tang Dewang's mind moved, and he thought that if he wanted to improve his ranking, he had to act faster, and he should act quickly before the supplementary terms came out.

His mind had already flown to the next game, and as for Houde, he didn't take him to heart at all.

Jiang Guangtian continued, "According to the rules, the first thing to go is the individual battle. There are five rounds in total. The winner of each round can get a point. Each student can only participate in one individual battle.

"After the individual battle, there is the team battle. The team battle requires five people to appear at the same time. Students who participate in the individual battle can also participate in the team battle. The winner of the team battle will get three points.

“You two need to draft the list of participants and the order of appearance before the competition begins and give it to me.

"The side with more points after the game wins. If the points are the same, it will be considered a failure for the challenging side, and the school rankings will remain unchanged."

Jiang Guangtian looked at the two principals and said, "I emphasize again that only students from each school can participate in the challenge, regardless of grade. I will also record and keep the names and signatures of the participants, and also keep photos as evidence.

"Once cheating is discovered, not only will the challenger be immediately declared the loser, but they will also be prohibited from applying to challenge other schools for the next three years. Do you remember this?"

Tang Dewang looked up at the sky, a hint of impatience flashed across his face, but he still said patiently, "I know, let's get started."

Ma Lu also said righteously, "I, Ma, have always acted uprightly throughout my life. I not only want to win, but I also want to win honorably!"

Hearing this, Lu Yingying's eyes became starry again. She quickly took out her notebook and wrote down these words, intending to use them as the title of the interview.

After that, both sides began to select participants.

Tang Dewang had asked his secretary to prepare a list of players in advance. He investigated Houde and was completely relieved when he found that there were no talents worth paying attention to there.

For the individual battle, several top students with outstanding fighting capabilities were selected and randomly arranged in order. For the team battle, Tang Dewang replaced three of them and added three more to match with Luo Hengyi.

Anyway, in Principal Tang's opinion, as long as he takes out the invincible Luo Hengyi and puts him here, Houde will be helpless.

Because no conspiracy or trickery can make up for the gap in strength.

Malu was not in a hurry to choose anyone. After Lingnan's list came out, he activated the [Sneak Peek] skill and chose Luo Hengyi as the target.

After finding out that Luo Hengyi was the last to appear in the individual battle, Malu and Li Zhengwei calmly determined Houde's playing roster.

After both sides submitted their lists and Jiang Guangtian verified them to be correct, he immediately announced the candidates for the first round of competition.

"The first match is from Lingnan, third-year student Gao Zhiqiang versus Houde, second-year student Yu Zimei."

A tall and mighty boy walked out of the crowd from Lingnan, while a short girl with glasses walked out from Houde.

She looked a little nervous. When she stepped forward to sign, she tripped over her left foot and almost fell. It was Gao Zhiqiang who caught her in time.

Tang Dewang felt that this was a sure thing as soon as he saw it.

(End of this chapter)