Beast Taming: the More the Better-Chapter 831 - 358: The Mysterious Backdoor Contestant! (Part 2)
His sharp gaze swept down and quickly locked onto the large group of people below:
"Silence! You all have been called here today, and I believe you can all guess why. That’s right, the rules of the provincial exam’s battle royale mode. I don’t need to elaborate too much, as the specific rules and final victory conditions are all available on the official website of the Jianghai Beast Master Association!
So, having you come here today is to distribute your personal wristwatches to pre-register information and specifics. Due to the need for registration and the large number of participants, we are conducting this two days in advance. I hope you all understand!
At the same time, I sincerely wish that you all achieve excellent results in the test the day after tomorrow, to make Jianghai proud, to make me, Qin Erlong, proud of you! And by then, let Jianghai show off in front of the entire Dragon Nation!"
Qin Erlong’s tone was extremely calm, yet it made many people clench their fists.
In such times, being famous means being noticed for potential, famous means wealth, famous means accessing resources beyond one’s own social class.
This is an opportunity for everyone.
Not to mention entering the top ten, which is said to be as difficult as crossing a single log bridge, even under such harsh preliminary conditions, there are still thousands of entrants.
How difficult is it to emerge among the top ten?
However, just entering the top hundred would be a splendid highlight in one’s life resume.
Whether entering major companies or exploring other paths, it would be an honorary mention!
Moreover, facing this truly Emperor-level Beastmaster, indeed, no one dared to misbehave, even the most unruly young Breeders had to obediently line up.
The first in line was a young Beastmaster who appeared to be around twenty-four years old, he was very excited.
Because the one distributing the number and equipment first was none other than President Qin Erlong, descending slowly from the sky, instead of the staff behind him.
In the quickly arranged queues, this figure’s face flushed as he looked at Old Qin before him.
Qin Erlong didn’t say much but smiled slightly and took out a wristwatch:
"Wear this, 0002, this is your number! In a moment, you’ll need to enter your already registered name and student number. This number is according to your registration number.
In the wristwatch, you can see your ranking and real-time standings. At the same time, there is a safety button, as long as you press it, an energy shield will immediately activate, ensuring your life safety and allowing you to exit the trial Secret Realm.
Of course, once you choose to press this button, it means your trial is over, and your score at that time will be your final score, understand?"
"Yes, I understand!"
The young man quickly took and put it on his hand, but soon he was slightly puzzled: 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
"President Qin, is this number assigned by registration order? But isn’t there no one before me? Shouldn’t it be 0001, or 0000?"
Qin Erlong wasn’t surprised at the question, and he smiled slightly:
"0001 has already been assigned to someone who had some matters and wasn’t able to come these days. They had someone to pick it up instead. You can check this from the wristwatch later. By the end of the day after tomorrow, all participants need to have entered their names and student numbers."
The young man blinked and frowned slightly, this seemed a bit against regulations, right?
They weren’t uninformed of how difficult the preliminary test was, and now, President Qin was even allowing someone to pull strings publicly?
However, in front of President Qin, no one dared to say anything, but the young man in front and others lining up behind him clearly frowned.
They also made up their minds to see who was this person that could have President Qin open back doors for them!
Indeed, as this spread, it attracted more and more attention.
Especially within the circle of participants.
After all, under the battle royale mode, many young Beastmasters who had ideas had already found well-known friends to form small teams.
Although there were many people gathered in Linzhou, the circle was really not large, even those who were further back in line were informed through diligent communication!
Someone dared to exploit connections at such a time!
This was something that the entire province, even the whole nation was watching!
Apparently, this unknown person, whose background was conceivably shockingly special, undeniably attracted countless targeting eyes at this moment.
Even within the group of over a thousand participants in the provincial exam, people were openly gossiping about this incident.
"Who exactly is this young master? Could he be President Qin’s descendant?"
"Impossible! Don’t talk nonsense! Old Qin only has one granddaughter, who is now at Magic Capital Academy and has long been a sure candidate for the final test in Magic Capital! Old Qin would never do such a thing for his family!"
"Then who can it be? Hasn’t this person entered their name and graduation year yet? Could they have returned to Linhai from some Advanced College?"
"How is that possible! Though not unprecedented, Linzhou, Shuhua, Shuiyuan, there are a few who returned early, but who among them has the privilege to have Old Qin help with connections?"
As the discussion reached this point, someone’s mind worked quickly.
Instantly, someone tagged certain people directly in the massive group of over a thousand.
"@Yan Fan, Brother Yan, is anyone seeking to form a team with you, the kind that needs your support?"
"Right, if someone is trying to use connections, they might struggle in the initial test, so if they want to build credentials and polish their resume, they would definitely look for capable ones, isn’t it likely they’d approach you, Brother Yan, one of the few experts at the Commander tenth tier among us?"
Someone thought of the intention behind the earlier inquiry.
Among many inquiries, those being asked were all young Beastmasters with chances of winning or entering the top ten in the Jianghai circle during these days.
However, those questioned all returned with the same answer, they’ve never heard of it!
After all, if Old Qin was aiding in this backdoor arrangement, even if they were unwilling, considering his influence and connections, as long as they wanted to continue in Jianghai, they wouldn’t refuse.
But the problem was, nothing of the sort existed.
However, clearly, even if these people spoke truthfully, on a public platform such as a large group, no one admitted to anything.
Naturally, their statements weren’t believed by many, even those familiar in private chats found no information.
Nevertheless, the topic shifted slightly, from identifying the individual granted passage by President Qin, to discussing the feasibility of forming teams and finding support in the current circumstances.
Yet, everyone knew the provincial test followed this format due to the sheer number of participants and its relatively swift conclusion approach.
But once they reached the Imperial Capital and the national television broadcast, there would be no one to carry them, and surely no one would entertain the absurd notion of being carried into the top ten.
However, as this newly formed temporary group was fervently discussing, suddenly, a message appeared, breaking the originally fast-scrolling chat feed.
"!!! That guy with number 0001 finally entered their student number and name, oh my, now I understand why President Qin would help with connections."
The abrupt statement made the entire chat group feel like it momentarily froze, evidently, everyone rushed to check who exactly this person was.
Unsurprisingly, during this brief search, the enigmatic contestant holding number 0001 finally came into everyone’s view.
[Number: 0001]
[Name: Su Ping, Age: 19, School Record: Graduated in year 24 from Linzhou No. 6 Middle School, Class 2...]
