Stop pretending, I'm a security guard, a five-star general!

The organizing committee quickly made a decision regarding the outcome of the preliminary rounds.

Jiangnan No.1 Middle School directly advanced to the top 16. The remaining teams were ranked according to the number of cards they held before being robbed by Qin Yu, to determine whether they would advance from the preliminary rounds to the top 64.

This decision naturally sparked considerable controversy, but most teams chose to accept it.

After all, if the original rules were followed, all the other teams would have been eliminated in the preliminary rounds, and the championship could have been awarded directly to Jiangnan No. 1 Middle School.

"Damn it! They blatantly disqualified us from the championship! I'm going to report them!"

Upon seeing this outcome, Qin Yu was immediately filled with righteous indignation.

"Li Jun, call the Governor's Office of Southeast Province to report this despicable and shameless act!"

"..." Li Jun: "Do you think it's possible that the organizing committee for this event is actually the Governor's Office of the Southeast Province?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yu raised an eyebrow slightly:

"Oh, you're right, I almost forgot."

"Then call the central government of Great Xia directly to report them, even to the Emperor of Great Xia. I refuse to believe that no one can bring them to justice!"

Li Jun's lips twitched slightly: "Then why don't you fight it yourself?"

"That won't do. What if they track me down?" Qin Yu said, spreading his hands as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Li Jun's face suddenly darkened. Damn it, so you think I'm not afraid of being held accountable?

Lin Qingxue smiled and shook her head:

"Alright, this outcome is acceptable. Our team has directly advanced to the round of 16, which is unprecedented."

Qin Yu pursed his lips, barely accepting the situation.

"By the way, Xiaoxue, remember to tell your dad that we've made it to the top 16. Remember to prepare the 50 million cash reward we agreed on before."

Lin Qingxue: "..."

……

Gangnam City Hall.

When Lin Zhengtian, the city lord of Jiangnan City, heard the report from his subordinate, his eyes widened so much they almost bulged out.

"What?! It's only the second day of the competition, and Jiangnan No.1 Middle School has already advanced to the top 16? You must be kidding me!"

His subordinate nodded with a look of surprise and said:

"Lord Lin, it's absolutely true! The organizing committee has already issued a notice!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhengtian hurriedly opened the official website of the event organizing committee to check it out. He finally understood the ins and outs of the matter, which left him dumbfounded and shocked.

"This kid actually knows the four beast kings in the secret realm, he's truly an absolute genius!"

A wide smile involuntarily appeared on Lin Zhengtian's lips.

His expectation for Jiangnan No.1 Middle School was to reach the top 16, but he never expected that it would be achieved so quickly.

The surprise came too fast, like a tornado... Wait a minute!

Lin Zhengtian suddenly remembered the agreement he had made with this kid: the higher the kid's ranking, the more cash reward he would receive.

This kid has made it into the top 16, so I'm going to give him 5000 million.

Of course, he could barely accept this much, but if this kid really made it to the quarterfinals, semifinals, finals, or even actually won the championship, he would give this kid a full billion!

Thinking of this, Lin Zhengtian couldn't help but gasp.

He had never believed that Qin Yu could lead the team to victory in the provincial competition, where strong competitors abounded, so he made that boast without any regard for the consequences.

But now that I look at it, this kid actually has a real chance of winning the championship!

Thinking of this, Lin Zhengtian panicked and quickly called over Li Tianba, the Finance Director of Jiangnan City.

"Lord Lin, you wanted to see me?"

Li Tianba pushed open the door with a respectful expression and walked in.

Lin Zhengtian smiled warmly and said in a friendly manner:

"Tianba, sit down."

Li Tianba was somewhat flattered by Lin Zhengtian's kind and friendly attitude, and couldn't help but be taken aback.

The city lord is usually very serious and doesn't smile much, so why is he like this today...?