The tournament is about to begin

Mia marched off through the sect grounds and towards the arena where the tournament would take place. 

There was still over an hour before the event proper would start. Yet, just in case some trouble would come her way as she approached the place, Mia decided to end her training sooner and move in ahead of time. 

Looking at her group, one could spot a massive difference between Mia herself and the rest of her group. 

'I don't think we can win, but we should be able to get our hands on some resources anyway,' Mia thought, barely able to hold her excitement down. 

Outside of all the real-life factors and motivators, the tournament presented a chance for her. 

A chance to prove that Arthur-sourced way of training was better than what they taught at the sect. 

On the other hand, Mia's team... 

Their faces were all sunk. Not a single one of them dared to return the stares that they received from the people all over the place.