Chapter 79 Another Foodie
The opening ceremony of the Tianhai League competition was held at Tianhai Stadium. This is a huge stadium that can accommodate 80,000 people at the same time. It is also the largest among all cities in the Tianhai League.
The Tianhai Alliance Competition is the biggest event for the East China Sea Economic Circle and will also attract the attention of the entire federation. Every year, a number of outstanding talents will emerge in the competition.
In fact, the original intention of the Tianhai Alliance Competition was to select outstanding talents for the Tianhai Alliance and train them to become the pillars of the alliance.
There are many parties in the federation, and the Tianhai Alliance itself is a powerful force, especially in terms of economy, and can be regarded as one of the alliance's giants.
However, the Tianhai Alliance is very depressed because the entire East China Sea started to develop relatively late. It is easy to grow the economy, but it will take time to improve the foundation.
Many large inland cities have large families that have been passed down for thousands or even tens of thousands of years. The talents in these families have been cultivated through many years of experience and have strong cultural heritage and deep roots.
Therefore, in terms of talents, Tianhai Alliance has always been the most deficient, so that it has always lagged behind in some key talents.
In the eyes of inland areas and even some senior officials in the Federation, the Tianhai Alliance is nothing more than an economic input. As for the others, it is not outstanding and its status has always hovered in the middle of the Federation.
How could the rulers of the Tianhai Alliance accept this? About two hundred years ago, the Tianhai Alliance Competition was established to select and encourage talents.
Not only are the bonuses generous, but some special prizes will also be provided to help these talents improve and further their studies, thereby better enhancing the foundation of the Tianhai Alliance.
Early in the morning, teams representing various cities had already entered the stadium and were waiting.
At a glance, the stadium at Nuo University was crowded with people, and the stands were already filled with people.
Mu Xi joined the small group of five people in Class Zero and became their substitute in the five-person team competition, so she followed the people in Class Zero.
After the opening ceremony, the next step will be to draw lots according to different participation methods.
All of these were done by the teachers, so the students in Class Zero had nothing to do. The stadium had turned into a sea of joy, and a high platform was being quickly built in the center.
"What are they doing?" Tang Wulin asked Xie Xie beside him.
Xie Xie said: "You don't know this, right? There will be an exhibition match later. I heard that this time they specially invited strong people from Shrek Academy, and they spent a lot of money."
"Their opponent is the champion of the previous generation of the Tianhai Alliance's seven-player tournament. The alliance did this mainly to let us see the gap between us and the top players. However, I don't think this is the right choice."
Gu Yue beside Xie Xie asked in confusion: "Why?"
Xie Xie shrugged his shoulders and said, "Isn't this simple? The gap within a certain range can be called a gap, which will have a motivating effect, but when the gap exceeds a certain level, it is no longer a gap, it is called a chasm. An insurmountable chasm will only make people feel frustrated."
"Hehe, you are quite good at describing things." Xu Xiaoyan said, "If a child like you can think of it, how can the top leaders of the alliance not think of it? I think! The alliance will definitely have its own way to deal with it."
"I know this." Mu Xi smiled and said, "It's a match between the Shrek Academy's junior team and the previous Tianhai League's youth champion. But if they both lose, it will be interesting."
"Losing is considered good. I guess they will be killed instantly today." Huan Ling put his hands in his pockets, knowing the outcome of this exhibition match.
No wonder Shrek Academy is so annoying. They paid a lot of money to invite you here, but you are not willing to play a fake game? "I'm so hungry, who has food?" While they were talking, a voice suddenly came from the side.
Huanling turned his head and saw a little fat boy running around in the crowd, asking people passing by with an eager look on his face.
"Hey, here comes another foodie." Xu Xiaoyan said subconsciously.
Xie Xie coughed, "Xiao Yan! You used the word 'again' really well."
Xu Xiaoyan also realized that she had said something wrong, so she quickly covered her lips and quietly stuck out her tongue.
Tang Wulin didn't care. He was a foodie and that was well deserved. Huan Ling usually called him a glutton.
"Here's a piece of dried fish for you to eat." Tang Wulin took out a piece of dried fish and handed it over.
"Thank you, thank you." When the little fat boy saw the dried fish, his eyes suddenly lit up. He took it and started eating it in big mouthfuls. He nodded repeatedly while eating, looking so satisfied.
Looking at his expression, even Tang Wulin felt a little hungry, so he took out a piece and started to chew on it.
"It's delicious! We don't even have such delicious dried fish where we are. Thank you, brother." The little fat boy looked young, at most about the same age as Tang Wulin, but his mouth was very sweet.
"Don't call me Big Brother, my name is Tang Wulin. Maybe you are older than me. How old are you?" Tang Wulin asked curiously.
The little fat boy said, "I just turned ten. You are so much taller than me, you are not younger than me, right?" He was half a head shorter than Tang Wulin.
Tang Wulin smiled and said, "Then I should be about half a year older than you. What's your name?"
The little fat man said: "My name is Xu Lizhi, everyone calls me Little Foodie, you can call me that too."
Tang Wulin smiled bitterly and said, "It's hard to say who is the bigger eater between us, so I'd better call you by your name. Are you here to participate in the competition as well?"
After hearing what Tang Wulin said, the others couldn't help laughing. Huan Ling also said helplessly: "It's a pity that my little foodie has gone home, otherwise I would treat you to a meal and hold a God of Cookery competition."
Xu Lizhi nodded, "Yes, yes! It's quite fun here. This is my first time seeing the sea. I want to go swimming in the sea later. Can you introduce me to some delicious food in the sea?"
This guy ignored Huanling and focused on talking to Tang Wulin. Others heard Huanling mention "his little foodie" and looked at him in surprise. Does Huanling have any family?
Tang Wulin was also chatting enthusiastically with Xu Lizhi, talking about the various seafood on the East Coast. The two quickly picked up their communication soul guides and added contact information.
The two were exchanging contact numbers when suddenly, a pleasant but somewhat cold voice sounded, "Little Foodie, why are you here? All you know is eating. It's our turn soon."
The seven people present looked up at the same time. They were the five people from Class Zero plus Mu Xi and Xu Lizhi. They saw a young girl walking towards them.
(End of this chapter)