Elemental Card King.

Chapter 126 A Huge Reward: The First Talent Sequence Holder.

"The capital city is just different."

After leaving the interstellar leap spaceport, the provincial team members boarded an airship and sailed out of the docking point.

Looking out the window, the crisscrossing aerial tracks in front of me are woven together like ribbons of light to form a three-dimensional transportation network.

"The living environment is indeed quite good."

A series of zero-gravity, suspended sky gardens and cloud art galleries are like pearls embedded in the sky, captivating all who behold them.

Further away lies a floating island, a newly planned urban area where many flying summoned beasts freely soar and move about.

At sunset.

The holographic projection screen contracted from the A-star headquarters building immediately turned on, and a lifelike wisteria flower princess walked in mid-air in the form of a huge light and shadow.

After a minute, the 3D light screen changed again, and star-level humanoid summons such as Snow Maiden and Dragon Girl appeared one after another.

"Holy crap, my wife."

Gao Mingxuan immediately became extremely excited.

He waved to the dragon girl in the distance and shouted, "I will marry you as soon as I get the national competition prize money."

Duan Yingxue said indifferently, "It's forbidden to act crazy in public."

Luan Dehai, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand this idiot and sneered, "So your Dragon Girl has quite a few husbands, huh?"

now.

Even many of the accompanying instructors shook their heads with smirks, having gained a new understanding of Gao Mingxuan, the most lively and enthusiastic of them all.

It has to be said that among the many quiet and reserved players in the provincial team, having a cheerful person in the midst of it all really livens up the atmosphere.

Vice President Li, who was leading the team, said with a smile, "Young people are full of energy. If they can keep up this enthusiasm, what can't they accomplish in the future?"

"not to mention"

"It's better to avoid blind box limited edition cards. It's better to use the prize money to support your parents and elders than to throw it away, don't you think?"

He patted Su Hongsheng next to him.

The slender, withdrawn boy shook his head and said, "Then let's just throw it in the water."

Good heavens, he's quite the filial son. Li Dun chuckled dryly and stopped getting involved in the young people's affairs.

Half an hour later.

The manned airship finally landed on the helipad of a six-star luxury hotel. Nearby, a super-large arena resembling a blooming lotus was undoubtedly the venue for the national competition.

Upon landing, several staff members from the Xuanhuang Kingdom Card Masters Association immediately came to greet them.

After a brief handover, they assigned each other their room numbers.

“Each room has its own meditation room, and you will all be staying on the same floor.”

The entire hotel will be closed to the public during the national competition, so there will be no visitors.

"Alright, let's have a lavish meal first," Li Dun patted his belly and eagerly took the lead in shouting.

same.

All meals incurred at the hotel will be completely free.

As they entered the lobby, they soon encountered another team from another province that had just arrived.

"What kind of dark-skinned PE student is this?" Gao Mingxuan complained.

The team in front of me was almost entirely composed of burly, strong men, with a resolute and serious demeanor and skin that was almost entirely tanned to a wheat color. Several of the girls among them also possessed a wild and vigorous air of strength and heroism.

"From Beiluo Province, right?"

Duan Yingxue pushed up her red-rimmed glasses, and could sense a strong air of a frontier soldier about her.

Hear the words.

Many people's expressions turned serious, and their gazes inexplicably carried a hint of scrutiny and observation.

Northland Province!
The extraterritorial province of Xuanhuang Kingdom is also the administrative region farthest from the main plane among the nine extraterritorial provinces.

After the glorious century-long expedition, some soldiers responded to the national policy and defended the borders, thus becoming a large garrisoned army in the Northfall plane.

The Xuanhuang Kingdom did not treat them unfairly, providing them with numerous policies and allocating a great deal of educational and social resources.

In a borderland region where they are constantly attacked by dimensional nomadic races, one can imagine how martial and fierce these legion members are; the blood and spirit of war flow in their veins.

As the Qingyun provincial team sized them up, the people on the other side also looked over.

"I heard that the exams for local students are handled vaguely, without giving specific scores."

"It's true. Apart from practical competitions, all practical classes for local secondary school students are just a charade, because I heard they'll cry and call their parents."

With both written and spoken language being mutually intelligible, the members of the Qingyun Provincial Team could naturally understand what the other person was saying.

What's infuriating is that they didn't spread rumors or gossip.

They didn't criticize you behind your back at all; they were just stating the stark realities of society.

Besides their demeanor, the average height and build of the Beiluo provincial team members were also generally taller and more robust than theirs, and just standing there gave people a sense of inexplicable pressure.

At this moment, the legion members only glanced at the other side a few times and didn't bother to exchange a word with them, seemingly having no interest in their strength whatsoever.

Only two spirited young women with tanned skin glanced at Su Chen a few more times, their eyes full of arrogance and their expressions frivolous and teasing.

As they passed each other, the two companions even boldly whistled at Su Chen.

"What kind of female hooligan are you? Come at me if you dare!" Gao Mingxuan protested.

They haven't gone far yet.

The two passionate figures didn't bother to turn around after hearing this; they simply raised their right hands together, making a universally applicable gesture of contempt.

Xia He looked away coldly and expressionlessly.

"Damn it, they practically ignored us." Luan Dehai was also a little angry after the group disappeared from the lobby.

In a sense, complete ignoring can be seen as a more sophisticated form of contempt and humiliation.

"That's their strength. According to the big data of past national competitions, members of the Beiluo provincial team accounted for 23.5% of the championships and 49.2% of the top three. What's even more terrifying is that they have been on the national team every time, without ever missing a single one."

Duan Yingxue said.

The final national team will select only seven players from the thousand participants in the national competition, five of whom will be official members and two will be substitutes.

No matter how you look at it, the overall strength of the Beiluo Provincial Team has remained at a very good level every year.

"You're actually boosting their morale," Luan Dehai said with some disdain.

“I’m just stating the facts,” Duan Yingxue retorted.

This female Dalai Lama is always intellectual and rational, and almost no one can win an argument with her.

"In competitive sports, being bad is the original sin." Gao Mingxuan disagreed, instead showing high morale and eagerness to face the members of the Beiluo Provincial Team, especially those two little vixens, who deserved to be taught a lesson.

After the little incident, it was time for the formal meal.

Before the main course is served, a serving of "Lingquan Brewed Jade Dew" and "Steamed Dragon Cake" are served as soup and traditional snacks.

"The competition format and rewards have been announced."

Just then, Ms. He Yun received the latest news from her phone.

Everyone almost forgot about eating and started asking around.

"I forwarded it to the team group." He Yun was too lazy to give a long explanation.

For a while.

Everyone had their phone in their hand.

Su Chen was no exception.

The national competition will begin on March 10th and end on March 20th.

The theme of the competition is 'Reignition'!
The competition aims to reignite and rekindle the passion and fighting spirit of the glorious expedition through extremely high-intensity and high-stakes matches.

The main competition is divided into four stages: points-based competition, ranking defense competition, secret realm resource competition, and final elimination competition.

"The rewards are amazing!"

"Damn, this is amazing!" Compared to Su Chen, who was obediently watching the details of the competition rules, many people skipped to the final reward section and were immediately stunned.

"A major reward has been announced!" Even Duan Yingxue, who is usually calm and composed, was slightly surprised.

Three grand prizes will be awarded!

First place: S-level custom card back, one secret card, B-level resources, custom card-driven weaponry, 1 million prize money.

Second place: S-grade custom card back, a secret technique inheritance, C-grade resources, custom card weapon, 5000 million prize money.

Third place: A+ grade custom card back, a secret technique inheritance, D grade resources, custom card weapon, 3000 million prize money.

In addition.

一等奖（4名~50名）、二等奖（50名~100名）、三等奖（100名~250名）另设丰厚奖励。

Besides.

The hidden rewards generated from the Secret Realm Resource Competition and the legacy rewards for being selected for the 7-person national team are not included.

"The prize money for the three winners of the grand prize has been increased significantly compared to previous years."

At least the first place winner's custom card back is only S-grade, and there are no related custom card-driven weapons as a reward, so the prize money is also much less.

This led to a significant increase in the rewards for second and third place, and even the first prize.

"Has the association made a fortune? They're so generous to us students." Gao Mingxuan was astonished.

The treatment this year is indeed exceptionally good, so good that it's unbelievable, enough to make the previous year's students beat their chests in resentment and blame their parents for making them start school a year early.

"The national competition rewards have indeed reached a new high." Many instructors were somewhat dumbfounded.

The intensity and strength of the competition were indeed based on the glorious century-old expedition, but the rewards were much better than they were back then.

"This is the most prestigious national competition in history," Teacher He Yun sighed inwardly. Putting aside whether the overall strength is outstanding compared to the past few hundred years, the rewards alone are truly the most prestigious.

After glancing at the competition rules, Wang Liyang, who was standing next to him, commented indifferently, "That's more like it."

"Boy."

"You must seize the opportunities of this era; you must take first place."

These words were spoken to Su Chen through Teacher He Yun.

Including Xia He, the four of them from Donghua sat together in a row.

Su Chen did not respond, but simply nodded slightly.

He already harbored an unspeakable sense of wariness towards this lieutenant colonel.

He didn't respond.

But a rough laugh took over the conversation.

"Don't even think about getting first place. How many years has it been since your Qingyun Province produced a national champion? The last one was over fifty years ago."

The speaker was an outsider who had just entered the private room.

The burly, middle-aged man, as imposing as an iron tower, smiled broadly and put his arm around Vice President Li, who had just stood up.

"Old Lin, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to sabotage us by coming here?" Li Dun wasn't annoyed. He grabbed the other man's right hand and led him out of the private room.

These two are clearly best buddies; they've obviously gone out to catch up.

but.

This also brings up a problem.

"Is our Qingyun provincial team really that bad?" Gao Mingxuan muttered.

In fact.

Their overall performance in the past has not been very optimistic.

As a populous province in Xuanhuang Kingdom, Qingyun Province does not rank among the top provinces in the country in terms of overall economic scale, and its educational resources are even more pitiful. Yundu University City only has one G20 university and one key university.

The elite lineage that once belonged to the Spirit Clan was borrowed by the state for more than three hundred years, resulting in a serious brain drain during most of the glorious era.

Even now, the members of the Qingyun provincial team mostly choose to study in universities outside the province.

According to the self-deprecating humor of older generations of Qingyun natives, "The country only thinks of Qingyun Province when it comes to population issues."

“This year is different. We have Su Chen, Xia He, and Duan Yingxue. Even if the group draw isn’t smooth, we still have a chance to be in the top three in the national competition. We should be able to secure a spot on the national team,” a coach surnamed Huang comforted us.

"what!"

"Just the top three?"

"No, are we really that bad in the teacher's eyes?"

At this moment, the three people who were named did not get angry, but Gao Mingxuan, Luan Dehai and others were a little confused and unhappy.

That's asking for way too little.

Are we going to pop champagne just because we got a spot in the national competition?

Not to mention, if the teacher's requirements for Su Chen and Xia He are so low, then by that logic, could it be that he didn't have much hope for anyone else to win first prize?

"This"

The teacher surnamed Huang gave a wry smile. He knew he had said something wrong and provoked the crowd's anger. His colleagues next to him pinched his thigh to tell him to say less.

Help.

He was just telling the truth, but at this crucial moment, he really lacked emotional intelligence.

It's not that our teachers lack confidence in your players, it's just that the past provincial team records speak for themselves, making it difficult to make any boastful claims.

Furthermore, their Qingyun provincial team hasn't been selected for the national team for a full ten years.

His little wish shouldn't be too unrealistic.

"I did misspoke. I'll punish myself with three drinks to apologize to all the students." Regardless, the teacher apologized in person.

One thing I haven't mentioned is that there's something even worse on paper: not a single player on the entire Qingyun provincial team is a first-tier talent.

"Our Jiangnan Provincial Team has three players with the highest talent sequence in this year's competition. How about that? Pretty impressive, right?"

Outside the private room, in a waterside pavilion, Yu Xingfa looked smug and arrogant, displaying an air of smugness.

"Are you kidding me?" Li Dun's eyes widened inexplicably.

"Why would I bother fooling you? You'll find out in a few days," the other person laughed.

The two were college roommates, and now, quite by chance, they have both become vice presidents of a provincial association. When old friends catch up, they naturally speak without much restraint.

"Then you'll have to settle things with the Beiluo Provincial Team and the Capital Team," Li Dun sighed inwardly.

The concept of a first-generation talent may be unfamiliar to modern young people.

After all, the talent ranking list of the top 500 was taken down 26 years ago due to numerous complaints.

All card master talents that have topped the list in a previous ranking are collectively referred to as the first talent sequence.

It is a pity.

Their Qingyun provincial team certainly doesn't have such amazing talent.

"However, don't underestimate our Qingyun Province. My team has an Elemental Master," Vice President Li said firmly.

"Oh, that's interesting."

Yu Xingfa grinned and said, "Although the Elemental Dominator is weak in the later stages and doesn't rank high, it is indeed quite powerful in the early and mid-stages. I didn't expect you to find such a gem this year."

But that's it.

In this regard.

Vice President Li smiled and shook his head, knowing he hadn't expressed himself clearly.

"The key point isn't his talent for elemental control, but rather the person he is."

"You must understand, he is special, one of a kind!"

"Just wait and see, and you'd better pray that your first-order member doesn't run into any of the monsters in my team!"

(End of this chapter)