Alex arrived at the Battle Hall half an hour before his match was to begin. He met with someone who had been waiting for him and went along with her to a place inside the Hall.
The girl took him through a hallway with no natural light, bringing him to a waiting room.
Only after he sat down to wait did the woman leave and Ren Jurong entered. "I am happy to see that you are here. Would you like to know who your opponent is?" he asked.
Alex shrugged. "Sure, who is it?" he asked.
"Gong Buxiao," the man said.
Alex showed absolutely no reaction to the name, and that surprised the man a little. "Are you not worried?" he asked.
"Why should I be? I don't even know what that is," Alex said.
"Huh, I would've thought you would have done more research on the possible opponents," the man said. "You must not be here to earn, but to just have fun."
