The following day.
The first round of the competition is down-sizing from 8 to 6. Among the head-to-head match-ups from yesterday, 4 slots have already been secured.
The remaining 2 slots will be contested among the 4 institutions that previously lost, in today's competition.
In other words, the first round of the competition is divided into two days.
However...
The teams that were defeated and needed to continue the competition today did not seem very proactive.
Compared to the victorious teams that had a day of rest, they seemed even more discouraged.
Except for the sleepless Chen Xuan, the Imperial Capital University Team was the first one to leave the reception hotel among the eight teams.
As a result, they were the first to see the internal notice posted on the bulletin board:
[Dear contestants: ]