The crowd on the sports field was ready.
In front, thousands of students were arranged in neat rows. Behind them sat several rows of Haicheng residents who had come specially to watch the spectacle. Reporters were stationed along both sides and at the back, their cameras poised and ready to capture every dramatic moment. On the elevated platform, university administrators and official representatives sat stiffly, their expressions solemn and serious.
As Ling Chen slowly walked down the tree-lined path, every gaze was drawn to him like iron filings to a magnet.
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