"Well, that sucks," Jet said. "I only realized it now, but they're ranking us from the very beginning, right?"
"Yup," Shang said. "It's obvious that they want the stronger, more popular teams to have the greatest advantage."
"Well, at the end of the day, they are the ones who bring in the most viewership," Jinping said. "Who would want to watch a game with a bunch of nobodies? That's why they designed the system so those teams could advance higher."
Lina took a deep breath. "There's something else that's been announced."
"I'm guessing you guys won't like it."
"The top two teams from last year—the Juren Champions and the Ying Eagles—will be part of the 13-team group. They'll automatically have one win under their name with a full 100 points as an advantage, carried over from last year's tournament."
