Chapter 102 - League and Hassle (1/2)

“Elite Pet Warrior League, huh?” Su Ping had been too focused on his shop to learn about such a thing.

He did hear about this league before. It was the joint effort of all 286 base cities around the globe, who would send representatives below the age of 28 and the seventh rank to partic.i.p.ate. In other words, older people and advanced battle pet warriors of the seventh rank or above could not compete.

Most of the partic.i.p.ants were students and graduates from famous schools, or settlers who had spent a few years exploring barren areas. Those eligible to join the league had to make it through the preliminaries held in their cities. Each city would send five qualifiers to the continental elimination games who would keep going until five winners for each continent remained.

Lastly, the five champions of each continent would enter the finals where the world champion would be determined.

The league was held once every three years. More than half of the planet’s population would lock themselves and stay glued to their TVs.

All TV stations and media would make sure they live-streamed the league’s events 24/7. Meanwhile, other channels and movie broadcasters would halt their activities because they wouldn’t be getting many viewers during that period.

To most people, showing their faces at the city preliminaries was already an honor, knowing that it was usually elites and children from rich families who would occupy better positions on the ranking list.

As for people who made it past the continental matches… They would be famous for the rest of their lives.

Being the world champion meant being the Number One who triumphed over billions of people. Throughout history, these world champions would either die because of the oppressive responsibility, or become legendary battle pet warriors who protected their lands as true heroes.

“You mean you want to help Ye Hao and Su Yanying reach the champions.h.i.+p?” Su Ping wondered. “That’s… not quite possible. No offense.”

Dong Mingsong was startled by those words. “The champions.h.i.+p? No no no. I’m not crazy. I just want them to learn and improve, that’s all. They might get lucky enough to be placed within the citywide top thousand and earn experience for the next league three years later.”

As the Vice Princ.i.p.al, Dong Mingsong knew for a fact that Ye Hao and Su Yanying were not the only exceptional geniuses the academy had to offer. The other schools out there might surprise them if they weren’t careful. Besides, the spotlight would very likely be taken by sixth-rank battle pet warriors who had gained a lot of combat experience during barren area expeditions. Regular students couldn’t compete with them.

Su Ping nodded to agree. For Su Yanying and Ye Hao, the league six years later should be their main stage. Getting experience was more important than winning in the short term.

He looked at Dong Mingsong again and silently admired the old man’s far-reaching vision. Just a moment before, he thought Dong Mingsong was only a smart businessman who valued profit more than the students’ wellbeing. His guess was off the mark.

“I see. What kind of compensation do I get for teaching them?”

Dong Mingsong shook his head with a smile. “A thousand professor credits.”

“Credits?” Su Ping learned of such a thing when he signed the agreement. Just like merit points, he could use the credits to exchange for skill books and resources from the academy’s storage.

“A thousand is not much, is it?” he asked, unsatisfied.

Dong Mingsong’s lips twitched. “It would only be for two extra lessons at most. One thousand is not bad!”

Luo Guxue helped by saying, “The Vice Princ.i.p.al is right. We advanced teachers are usually paid this much as a monthly salary. It’s a good overtime pay.”

“Okay… I guess.” Su Ping nodded.

Dong Mingsong wanted to take his leave, but stopped when he suddenly noticed Su Ping’s young look.

Wait. This boy can also join the matches. According to Miss Luo, he single-handedly dealt with an eighth-rank Magical Corpse Beast. That’s way better than Ye Hao and Su Yanying