28: Chapter 28 Competition among the Three Schools

Su Taotao's words were barely out before the livestream chat exploded.

【Is Tao Tao switching to a commentary career now?】

【Could it be that she eats delicacies every day, and her family is going broke from feeding her?】

【What are you thinking? Most of the food Tao Tao eats is sponsored by advertisers; how could she eat them out of house and home?】

【Sigh, I thought I'd get to see Tao Tao eat some bizarre food today—but I also like Tao Tao commenting on Beast Tamer battles!】

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Su Taotao smiled and explained: "Don't worry, everyone!"

"This final assessment will last for three days, so we definitely have to eat during this time!"

"Imagine, while we enjoy the spectacular sight of Beast Tamers sweating on the battlefield, we can indulge in the special delicacies of Jiangcheng. Isn't that the ultimate enjoyment?"

Her words were well-received by the numerous viewers.

In fact, even without such an explanation, everyone was more than willing to stay in the livestream.

After all, Su Taotao was just too cute!

Just looking at Su Taotao was enough to make someone eat three big bowls of rice!

"So, without further ado, the final assessment has officially begun!"

"Let's focus our cameras on those Beast Tamers who have the potential to become pillars of the world in the future!"

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Meanwhile, after Chen Yi and his group of three stepped through the portal, they arrived in a mountain forest environment full of natural atmosphere.

With mountains and rivers, miles of flower seas, and lush green grass, it was like a paradise on earth!

According to the intelligence gathered previously, this assessment area was located in a valley north of Jiangcheng.

Its area was huge, fully two and a half times larger than Fengyue Canyon, with an estimated valley diameter of seventy or eighty kilometers.

Surrounded by mountains on all four sides, this area was isolated from the outside world.

And around the valley, isolation barriers had been set up, forming an independent domain.

This area had a wide range of uses; besides being used for final assessments, it was also used for combat drills, youth training camps, sightseeing, and more.

It could be said that it was a true model worker area!

"Is this the assessment location?"

"It's so beautiful!"

Lin Mengxue and Shiyin couldn't help but exclaim.

Within their field of vision, besides the paradise-like scenery, there were also temporary tin houses neatly arranged.

The barriers around the houses rippled under the breeze.

Around the rest area, several high-level Beast Tamers and spirit beasts could be seen standing by, acting as sentries.

Lin Mengxue looked around, observing the surrounding students, but a trace of doubt arose in her heart.

Why were there so many new faces?

And the number of people was much higher than usual!

Had there always been this many people in the academy?

Seeing that the Beast Tamers participating in the assessment had arrived one after another.

A Spirit Beast Girl with beast ears, a sturdy build, and wild clothing walked out.

She stabbed the huge golden-backed broadsword in her hand into the ground and looked at the crowd in front of her with a heroic demeanor.

"Welcome everyone to this final assessment! I am the invigilator for this assessment, Wang Kaili!"

"This final assessment is slightly different from previous years. To stimulate your competitive spirit, it will be jointly hosted by Jiangcheng Beast Tamer Academy, Linjiang Beast Tamer Academy, and Yicheng Beast Tamer Academy!"

"At the same time, the reward standards have also been greatly increased!"

"The Beast Tamer team that takes first place will receive a Third-rank beast king crystal core, the second place will receive a Second-rank beast king crystal core, and the third place will receive a First-rank one, with the attribute of their choice!"

"Fourth to tenth place can receive one hundred Second-rank magic beast crystal cores or fifty Third-rank magic beast crystal cores!"

"As long as you enter the top one hundred, you can receive thirty Second-rank magic beast crystal cores, and at the same time, the number of magic beast crystal cores you can purchase in the next month will be doubled!"

"How about it, everyone? Has your fighting spirit been ignited?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the audience was in an uproar.

The rewards this year were at least five times higher than last year's, right?

Could even beast king crystal cores be given out as rewards?

The price of one Second-rank magic beast crystal core was 200 dragon country coins, thirty of them would be 6000 dragon country coins, and selling them off for a profit of ten or twenty thousand was not a problem at all.

Looking around, it seemed there were only about three hundred pairs of Beast Tamers participating in the assessment from the three academies.

Plus, many Beast Tamer pairs were actually just participating in the assessment to get credits and magic beast meat, without any intention of competing.

Entering the top one hundred seemed very simple!

Chen Yi glanced at the information for Wang Kaili and was also very surprised.

She was actually Luo Qinghe's Contracted Spirit Beast?

What on earth is this?

Could she be here to settle scores?

【Name: Wang Kaili】

【Contracted Master: Luo Qinghe】

【Bloodline: SS-rank Crimson Flame Golden Tiger】

【Level: Thirteenth rank, seventh stage】

【Physique: 3460】

【Spirit Power: 2880】

【Attributes: Fire, Wind, Earth, Light】

【Skills: Flame Tooth, Blazing Roar, Death Slash, Flame Tornado, Earth Power---】

【Favorability: +25 points】

【Affinity: 540 (Excellent)】

【Evaluation: Proficient in four elements, explosive physique, has learned almost all the skills she should have; it is no exaggeration to use the word invincible to describe her!】

At this time, the students were also so excited they couldn't control themselves, discussing among themselves.

"No wonder I was wondering why they specially invited a commentary team for this year's final assessment; so that's what's going on!"

"I guess some big leaders must be coming, which is why it's being held so grandly, right?"

"But why didn't they say so in advance? That way I could have prepared more!"

"Indeed, if I had known I would be competing with students from other academies, I definitely would have collected intelligence in advance!"

In fact, the school administration also felt very troubled.

Because they had only received notification of the rule change last night, and there was simply no time to notify the students; it was all very rushed.

After Shiyin successfully established a contract with Chen Yi, she awakened the SSS-rank Azure Phoenix bloodline, proving that she was not trash.

Luo Qinghe was overjoyed upon learning this news and did not hesitate to use his authority to facilitate the joint final assessment of several Beast Tamer academies near Jiangcheng.

This was so that Shiyin could properly showcase her strength in front of everyone!

It was just a pity that only three academies responded in the end.

Other academies declined due to reasons such as conflicting assessment times, lack of space-type spirit beasts, or having already started summer vacation.

However, being able to compete on the same stage with Beast Tamers from two other academies was already a rare opportunity for Shiyin.

"Clap, clap—"

Wang Kaili clapped her hands, interrupting the students' discussion: "Alright, students, I will now distribute the rule manuals to everyone! The assessment rules have changed this time, so please read them carefully to avoid any mistakes!"

"The assessment will officially begin after two o'clock in the afternoon!"

"Before the assessment starts, you can choose your own rooms and use your student cards to swipe the identification machine to bind the room!"

"Each room is equipped with a separate isolation barrier; this is your exclusive private space, and you can do whatever you want!"

"However, I still want to remind everyone that while cultivating affinity is important, you young people should also be moderate! Don't be so indulgent that you won't even have the energy to fight magic beasts later!"

"Now, dismissed!"

Following Wang Kaili's words.

The crowd of students immediately scattered to start choosing their preferred rooms.