Chapter 63: Registering For The Arena Competition
“The Preliminary Competition doesn’t have that many rules. It’s just the most ordinary Beast Tamer versus Beast Tamer. You can bring out any number of Pet Beasts. As long as you win, that’s fine.”
Xiao La Jiao thought for a moment and replied casually.
“Registration is even simpler. Bring your identification, register on site. It’s the Preliminary Competition, after all—no restrictions at all.”
“The Preliminary Competition lasts 20 days total and ends next weekend. The Competition Organizers will rank the participants based on their battle results and the level of strength they demonstrate. At the end of the Preliminary Competition, the top 128 ranked players will qualify for the City Level Arena Competition.”
“Oh right, registration costs 100 Alliance Coins. If you win, you can apply for the next battle for free. If you lose, you need to pay another 100 Alliance Coins to re-register to continue competing. The top 128 players don’t need to pay again even if they lose.”
“During battles, the Competition Organizers will try to arrange matchups between players of similar strength. You can also proactively request to Challenge Higher Level higher-level players, but you are not allowed to request to challenge lower-level players.”
It sounded pretty reasonable. After hearing Xiao La Jiao out, Ge Bai felt relieved.
Regardless of the ranking, registering to compete arranges opponents for you, which is cheaper than paying for Sparring Partners.
Although Ge Bai really wasn’t short on money right now, she still couldn’t help her habit of being frugal.
She immediately decided that after her Sparring Partner work with Zhou Er and Hua E was done, she would go check out the Arena Competition Preliminary Competition site.
“Are you going to the site? I’ll go with you.”
Xiao La Jiao seemed to have nothing going on today and enthusiastically invited Ge Bai to go together.
Ge Bai was naturally happy to have her along. Having a familiar person with her was better than going alone and fumbling around.
When Zhou Er walked out of the Training Room, he glanced at Ge Bai checking Arena Competition information and asked curiously.
“Are you planning to participate in the Arena Competition Preliminary Competition?”
Ge Bai nodded.
“Then good luck. Looking forward to seeing you at the City Level Competition next month.”
Zhou Er didn’t say more, just smiled and left with Hua E.
“Zhou Er sister’s main battle Pet Beast is the white-headed silver-winged eagle, which she has cultivated very well.”
Xiao La Jiao was clearly quite familiar with Zhou Er. After greeting her, she explained to Ge Bai, “She is a Seed Player in the City Level Arena Competition, with pretty good results last year.”
Ge Bai couldn’t imagine what this intellectual beauty would look like standing in the Arena.
They went to a roast duck shop together and each had a Rice Bowl with Toppings, then headed to the Arena Competition Venue.
The Arena Competition Preliminary Competition location wasn’t in the City Center but in a Venue in the suburbs.
They arrived just as the afternoon session’s matches were starting preparations.
Xiao La Jiao, familiar with the place, pulled Ge Bai straight to the Registration point.
The Staff Member at the Registration point gave a more detailed introduction than what Xiao La Jiao had said earlier at Yun He Martial Arts School.
For first-time registration, players can choose to fill in the real Spiritual Power Level of any one of their Pet Beasts as the standard for the Competition Organizers to match opponents.
There is a simple Pet Beast Spiritual Power testing device right at the Registration site.
But for Pet Beasts that have appeared in battles, players must truthfully report their levels afterward. The Competition Organizers will comprehensively consider Pet Beast levels and combat performance to automatically adjust the standard for matching opponents in the player’s next battle.
And this standard is also the minimum line for players applying to Challenge Higher Level.
Ge Bai thought for a moment and wrote down Big Willow’s Level. That way, if she didn’t proactively apply, the matched opponent should be a player around Level Four of the Mortal Spirit Realm.
That’s right—daily nonstop Sparring, plus drinking Nutrient Solution like water, Big Willow had leveled up again in the past two days. Its current Spiritual Power Value was [Zero Order (Mortal Spirit Realm) Level Four (31.56/400)].
Although there were few Spirit Planters coming to participate in the Arena Competition Preliminary Competition, they weren’t nonexistent. The Staff Member at the Registration point had seen it all, very professionally, just gave Ge Bai a couple extra looks, verified Big Willow’s Spiritual Power Level was correct, and efficiently handled her registration.
After helping Ge Bai finish registering, Xiao La Jiao prepared to drag her away.
“Aren’t you registering?”
Ge Bai knew Xiao La Jiao was a battle enthusiast too. Now that they were here, how could she miss this excitement?
Xiao La Jiao put her hands on her hips and tilted her head up, looking extremely proud.
“I can’t register. I’m also a Seed Player in the City Level Competition.”
Wow, pretty impressive. She had never mentioned it before.
Seeing the surprised look on Ge Bai’s face, Xiao La Jiao was a bit displeased.
“Ge Bai, I’m at least a main team member of the Jinggang No. 1 Middle School Team. How could I not even get a Seed Player spot in the little City Level Arena Competition? Don’t underestimate us Jinggang No. 1 Middle School.”
Xiao La Jiao said it casually, but it wasn’t actually that simple.
The Jinggang No. 1 Middle School Team members trained mainly to prepare for the University Alliance Competition, striving for honor and benefits for the School in the Alliance Competition, and paving the way for their own futures.
The participant identity restrictions were very strict—all students from various universities.
Whereas this kind of Arena Competition was open to the whole society, with participants’ ages and backgrounds much more varied.
The Arena Competition playstyle was also very different from that of standard academy-trained students.
So for Xiao La Jiao to get a Seed Player spot in the City Level Arena Competition really wasn’t a simple matter.
“Our team Coach especially encourages us to go out and compete, saying the players from the previous two Jinggang No. 1 Middle School Teams were all coached silly.”
Xiao La Jiao spoke bluntly about Jinggang No. 1 Middle School Team matters, while looking around to find the players’ Waiting Area for Ge Bai.
“No rush. I’m match 42 this afternoon, probably in half an hour. Let’s go sit in the audience area first.”
Ge Bai’s Mobile Terminal already displayed her Battlefield slot and estimated battle time.
When it was time for her to wait, Competition Organizers’ Staff Members would come notify her. The entire Preliminary Competition site was crowded but orderly.
The whole Venue was very large, with three Venues running battles simultaneously. The audience area had good sightlines too. Ge Bai and Ran Cai Jiao casually found seats.
The battles in the field had already begun.
The closest to them was the middle Venue, where both battling sides were young.
The Beast Tamer on the left side of the Venue was a skinny young man in a white T-shirt and jeans. His Pet Beast was already summoned—a Ghost Face Flower Dance Butterfly flapping its wings and dancing around him. The black-red ghost face patterns on its wings had a unique beauty.
The Beast Tamer on the right looked even younger, a chubby boy with a face full of freckles. He didn’t rush to summon his Pet Beast. Only after seeing the opponent’s Ghost Face Flower Dance Butterfly did he unhurriedly draw the summoning array. It seemed he had more than one combat-capable Pet Beast.
The summoning array lit up, and the figure of a Milk Poison Tree Frog gradually emerged.
“Yo, what a coincidence—it’s a hard counter, pretty brutal. That Ghost Face Butterfly is in trouble.” Xiao La Jiao, also watching this Venue, had just clearly seen the Milk Poison Tree Frog and gave her judgment before the match even really started.
That’s it for today~ Two chapters tomorrow and the day after. The next few days will have more frequent battle scenes. Thanks for the monthly votes, dears!
