How Do We Play If This Boss Isn't Nerfed?-Chapter 68 - 66: Pushing for Rank

After leaving the administration building, Lin Ye didn’t head straight home. Instead, he made his way to the school’s logistics department.

A middle-aged teacher sat at the resource distribution window, looking thoroughly bored.

When he saw Lin Ye approach, he didn’t even bother to lift his gaze, just asked out of habit, "Class, name."

"Third Year, Class Seven. Lin Ye."

Upon hearing the name, the teacher’s movements noticeably paused.

He finally looked up, a flicker of surprise in his eyes. He sized Lin Ye up and down, as if trying to connect the name that had stunned the entire school today with the young face before him.

"You... You’re Mr. Lin!"

The teacher’s attitude did a complete one-eighty. He even stood up from his chair, forcing a slightly awkward smile onto his face.

"One moment. I’ll get the first-place resource allocation for you right away."

He deftly operated the system, and soon, a metal tray was delivered from a conveyor belt behind him.

A few items lay quietly on the tray.

A vial of A-level Nutrient Liquid, a vial of B-level Genetic Optimization Liquid, a packet of dark-colored medicinal bath materials, and a small bottle of pills labeled "Strengthening Elixir."

Lin Ye looked at the items on the tray, his brow furrowing almost imperceptibly.

’Why does it feel like...’

’...this is even less than what I got for tenth place?’

He clearly remembered that the weekly supply for tenth place was a full three vials of A-level Nutrient Liquid and five packets of medicinal bath materials.

’This is all first place gets?’

As if sensing Lin Ye’s confusion, the logistics teacher explained with a smile:

"Mr. Lin, you may have misunderstood."

"Our school’s resource incentive system has a special exception for first place."

"Everyone else receives their allocation weekly."

The teacher paused here, his tone tinged with envy.

"Only the number one student in the grade receives it daily!"

"What you received today is just today’s share. Tomorrow, you can come back and collect the exact same amount again."

’Daily?’

Lin Ye’s heart skipped a beat.

He understood instantly.

No wonder Jiang Feng was willing to take such risks, even using forbidden drugs, just to hold onto his first-place position!

A daily vial of A-level Nutrient Liquid, a vial of B-level Genetic Optimization Liquid, plus medicinal baths and elixirs...

Over the course of a month, the value of the resources provided by the school alone would be enough to make an ordinary family balk.

This massive, cumulative advantage was enough to leave the second-place student far behind, creating an insurmountable gap.

’The strong get stronger.’

This was the most domineering privilege enjoyed by the person in first place.

With a newfound understanding, Lin Ye said his thanks, took the resources, and turned to leave.

When he got home, his mother and sister were both there.

Lin Ye first told his mother and sister the news that he had taken first place in the school-wide competition today.

Li Wan broke into a rare smile.

His sister, Lin Wei, also threw her arms around Lin Ye and planted a big kiss on his cheek.

"Little bro, you’ve really made it!"

Li Wan also laughed heartily.

"Wonderful, that’s wonderful!"

"If your father knew this news, he’d be even happier."

Following his mother’s lead, Lin Ye relayed the latest news about his father, which he had learned from the principal, telling them every detail.

When she heard that Lin Tao had performed a meritorious service and would be home soon, the tension that had gripped Li Wan for days finally melted away.

She covered her mouth as tears of joy streamed uncontrollably down her face.

"That’s great... That’s just great..."

"It’s a double blessing!"

Li Wan was so excited she was nearly incoherent.

"Right! Mr. Wang helped us out so much, we owe him a huge favor! We must thank him properly!"

"Xiaoye, what do you think? Should we prepare some gifts, or... give him a red envelope? No matter how difficult things are for us, we can’t neglect our manners!"

Lin Ye looked at his mother’s sincere and eager face, a warmth spreading through his chest.

He nodded and agreed, "Mom, I know. Don’t worry, I’ll handle it."

But Lin Ye knew in his heart that for an incorruptible educator like Wang Zhengguo, who came from a military background, any material gift would be an insult.

The best way to repay him was to not let down his expectations.

He would take it one step at a time. First, he would become the top martial arts student in all of Dongjiang.

Then, he would claim the title of the province’s top Qiming General Star!

...

「Night fell.」

After dinner, Lin Ye returned to his room.

He immediately used the A-level Nutrient Liquid and the medicinal bath materials.

He gained over a hundred experience points and a slight attribute increase.

As for the B-level Genetic Optimization Liquid and the Strengthening Elixir, Lin Ye carefully put them away.

The Strengthening Elixir was a pill that could rapidly restore stamina and energy.

It was also extremely beneficial for a Martial Artist’s cultivation.

But these two items were useless to him at the moment; it would be more practical to exchange them for cash. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

He tapped his CR bracelet.

Martial Arts Peak, activate!

Lin Ye opened the Teleportation Gate for the [Peak Competition] on the main interface.

Light and shadow shifted before his eyes, and a grander, more futuristic tournament lobby materialized before him.

Amidst the countless tournament listings, Lin Ye activated his IP address locator and filtered by region. He quickly found the competition Mr. Wang had mentioned.

[The 21st Dongjiang City Mingguang Cup Online Friendship Tournament for Martial Arts High Schools]

The tournament’s sponsor was the most renowned energy and technology giant in Dongjiang Province—the Mingguang Group.

Lin Ye clicked on it, and the detailed tournament rules and format unfolded.

Lin Ye’s gaze locked directly onto the rewards.

The core reward for the champion was a complete, high-quality Body Refining Skill, a matching Meditation Visualization Skill, and a large amount of cultivation resources.

But what really caught Lin Ye’s eye were the generous cash prizes!

[Top 64: 100,000 Alliance Coins]

[Top 32: 200,000 Alliance Coins]

[Top 16: 400,000 Alliance Coins]

[10th Place: 600,000 Alliance Coins]

...

The champion’s prize money was a staggering two million!

Lin Ye’s gaze slowly shifted down to the registration details section.

A line of bolded text came into view.

[Registration Requirements: This competition does not have an online registration channel.]

[Administrators of Dongjiang City’s Martial Arts High Schools may submit a list of participants to the tournament committee. The number of entry slots for each school is determined by the performance of its participants in the previous tournament. For details, please refer to the offline documentation.]

[All nominated participants from Martial Arts High Schools must meet the age requirements and have reached "Silver IV" or higher in the personal ranked matches of their respective competition zone on the Martial Arts Peak platform to be eligible.]

On his virtual profile page, the rank badge below Lin Ye’s ID was still an unadorned Iron III.

Lately, he had been playing almost exclusively normal matches to complete the daily quest [Grinding Teeth and Sucking Blood].

He hadn’t touched ranked play at all.

Lin Ye glanced at the registration deadline.

There were three days left.

HISS...

’Time is tight!’

’Looks like I’ll have to hurry and grind some ranks.’