No strange things are allowed to evolve!

"Never mind, it's thirty, right... Alright, considering your previous performance, I'll give you an extra half star, so the final score will be one and a half stars."

"So, my true strength is one star, which means I've exhausted all my strength, right?"

Jiang Shu asked earnestly.

"Hmm..." The referee nodded.

"Very good." Jiang Shu gave a thumbs up: "I like your factual approach."

After saying that, he said to the people around him, "This man is very upright. Everyone can rest assured when taking the test. I believe that none of you will encounter any shady dealings."

The referee had a strange expression, but everyone was deeply moved.

"He was so kind; he even got involved himself and tested the referees' character for us. He's such a good person!"

"Yes, yes, despite being covered in scars, he's such a gentle person. Is this what they mean by 'the world kisses me with pain, and I repay it with song'?"

"Although it seems like he cut himself, well... he really was a good person."

Seeing this, Jiang Shu knew that he had finally completed his challenge successfully.

Ultimately, Jiang Shu received a five-star rating, giving him an overall positive impression.

He was successfully promoted to Master level, which allows him to skip the Beginner and Advanced levels and go directly into the Expert level.

This means that from now on, he can ignore the level difference and challenge anyone he wants.

Most importantly, the stakes... are unlimited!

Chapter 211 Conditions Required for the Main Competition

The competitive incubation field is divided into four fields.

Beginner, intermediate, advanced, and final stages.

The beginner's arena is basically a battleground for novices. Not only are the evolved beings of low quality, but the hatchery content is also relatively simple. It emphasizes participation and is mostly for people who have never tried fighting in the hatchery but are curious and want to experience the fun.

Therefore, the stakes are limited to a very low level, generally one to three evolution points, and do not involve items or other valuable items.

This is actually a way for the supervisors to protect these evolved beings from those responsible for the hatchery, preventing them from being cheated out of their money and slaughtered by unscrupulous people because they do not understand the rules and mechanisms and are relatively weak.

Therefore, it seems that segmentation and grading are actually very necessary and a reflection of humanization.

Once you reach the advanced arena, there are basically no newbies left, and the stakes start to increase. There's no limit to evolution points, and you can use True-level and Nightmare-level items and objects as stakes.

If you don't pursue advanced items and skills, these are more than enough to support the basic needs of an evolved being. As long as they replenish their experience points, leveling up is not difficult for them.

This has led to the emergence of many evolvers who make a living this way. For these people who are confident in their abilities, earning evolution points in this way is much faster than painstakingly grinding through low-level hatcheries.

The high-stakes arena where Jiang Shu plays is even more extreme, with each match being a high-stakes gamble.

As long as you have a notarized statement of your assets, proving that you can provide what you intend to use as stakes, there are no restrictions.

If I'm happy, I'll risk my life.

Therefore, one can often witness the various aspects of life in high-stakes arenas, from overnight riches to overnight ruin, with some rejoicing and others grieving.

As for the final match.

Beyond the general rules of the high-level arena, this is also a venue for asymmetrical competition. In this arena, you don't need to be matched with equally matched opponents; instead, you can challenge opponents of higher levels.

In this type of betting, the risks for both sides are not equal. Under the premise of no limit on the bets, the balance will be adjusted according to the difference in strength between the two sides. The weaker side wins more and loses less, while the stronger side wins less and loses more.

Besides, this is the only arena where skills can be used as stakes.

Don't ask how skills can be stripped away and given to others regardless of their different spiritual roots; the answer is to counter the power of the Hatchery.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the other party is willing to gamble with you.

This field cannot be entered directly through a fixed rank; it can only be entered through points.

Points can only be earned by winning games; a win adds one point, and a loss deducts one point.

Everyone has points, and everyone can advance to the next level by accumulating points. For example, in the beginner level, which has no point limit, you can enter the advanced level by accumulating 100 points, and you can enter the expert level by accumulating 300 points.

Once you accumulate 1,000 points, you will automatically advance to the 1,000-point King and enter the final arena.

One week before the annual competition, the points will be fixed, and only the top ten in the final round can participate in the final competition and compete on the same stage in the most primitive, unregulated competition incubation field.

This seems difficult, since a thousand points means winning a thousand bets, and losing points will deduct points.

However, in high-stakes games, points can also be used as part of the stakes. If a deal can be struck, it's not impossible to win all the points from other players.

There's a saying that searching an entire city is less effective than waiting for a single person.

Jiang Shu currently has 300 points. After achieving his rank, he directly entered the high-level arena, so he accumulated this wealth without doing anything.

However, while 300 points may seem like a lot, it's actually just the threshold for the advanced level. In this place where status is determined by points, he is undoubtedly at the very bottom of the advanced level, truly a member of the lowest class.

However, to participate in the competition, one must first reach a score of 1,000 to have a chance, and he is currently more than three times short.

What's worse is that he didn't complete the entire season this year, and it's almost the end of the season now, with not much time left before the start of the competition.

At most, it will take a month.

So the current situation is actually one of tight deadlines and heavy workload.

So after receiving the points card, and listening to the Grand Arena referee, who had now changed his attitude, read out the rules for the confrontation with the Hatchery, he was already barely able to contain himself.

He felt he would have to buy some chocolate chips soon, and then stuff them into his mouth while dominating the gambling table—no, I mean, the competitive hatchery.

You must make the most of every second to earn points.

Fortunately, the chief referee calmed him down.

"The Anti-Incubation Center is open from midnight to 6 a.m. every day. It's not open yet, so I suggest you get some rest during the day so you'll have enough energy at night."

"Why is it at such an infernal time of day?" Jiang Shu found it hard to accept: "It gives me the feeling that the fight against the hatchery is something that can't be brought to light."

"If we set aside the guise of charity, is it really something to be proud of?"

The chief referee couldn't help but mutter a complaint under his breath, then said:

"Moreover, this is not something we stipulated; it's just that the incubator will only be open during that specific time period so that we can utilize it."

All the rules you see, including the divisions and tiers, are the rules we later established. The original competitive incubation fields didn't have these rules; each competitive incubation field was an ultimate arena, without any restrictions.

"You only have the right to use it, not ownership, right?" Jiang Shu asked.

The chief referee nodded: "That's right. So the rules of the hatchery itself are above the rules we set. Whether it opens or when it opens is not something we can control."

"Alright then." Jiang Shu had no choice but to suppress his impulse for the time being.

"Take a good rest. Although time is running out, you're not entirely without a chance to participate in the competition." The chief referee gave a formal word of encouragement before going back to his work.

As Jiang Shu left the ring and returned to the audience amidst the crowd's admiring and respectful gazes, Brother Bing was staring blankly with a serious expression.

He watched the entire process of Jiang Shu's stage determination.

He had anticipated that Jiang Shu might be something special, but he didn't expect him to be this special.

Although I finished the speed test at the end, it felt like the whole thing collapsed.

But this is because he had raised too high expectations in the three tests he had taken before.

By ordinary standards, having even one impressive skill would qualify someone as a master.

But Jiang Shu had two slammed pieces and one slammed piece that was completely broken.

With so many people setting their schedules every day, it's not guaranteed that you'll get a hit at any given time.

This is no longer surprising; it's downright terrifying.

"Where did this deity come from...?"

Then he heard someone whisper in his ear, "What are you muttering about, bro? You're not secretly cursing me, are you?"

"Ouch!"

The unsuspecting Brother Bing was startled.

Seeing that it was Jiang Shu, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with dissatisfaction, "Why do you walk so quietly?"

"It's not that I walk silently, it's that you've been daydreaming," Jiang Shu said helplessly. "I've been sitting here for ages, and you didn't even notice."

"Uh..." Brother Bing was a little embarrassed for a moment.

He'd been muttering to himself for ages, and I don't know if Jiang Shu heard him.

So he deliberately changed the subject: "He's told you all the rules you need to know, right? Is there anything else you don't understand? You can ask me now."

“There really is one.” Jiang Shu asked, “I heard the referee say that only the top ten in the points ranking can participate in the competition. He didn’t mention the qualifying rounds you mentioned.”

Brother Bing shook his head upon hearing this and explained, "Actually, there is. He didn't mention it because you were ranked at the Master level and entered the high-level arena, which gives you a starting score of 300 points. So for you, earning points to qualify for the competition is much easier than the qualifying rounds, so there's no need for you to learn about the qualifying rounds."

"No way?"

Jiang Shu was somewhat skeptical:

"It takes a thousand points to even get a chance to reach the final arena. What kind of gods are these people who can accumulate that many points and still stay in the top ten? Is it really easier to defeat them than the qualifying rounds?"

“I’m not saying it’s easy to get into the top ten. As you said, these are all gods. Of course, it’s very difficult to beat them and squeeze into the top ten. What I mean is, compared to that, the qualifying rounds are even more hellish,” Brother Bing said seriously.

"what?"

Seeing that Jiang Shu was still puzzled, Brother Bing had no choice but to explain in detail:

"First, there's the issue of the number of participants. There are a total of sixteen spots for the competition. Ten will be selected based on points, and the remaining six will be chosen from the qualifying rounds."

Didn't I tell you before? Anyone can participate in the qualifying rounds; there are no entry requirements. So every year, there are thousands of participants. To stand out in the qualifying rounds, you have to make sure you're one of the last six.

Unlike the points-based tournament, where losing a few matches doesn't really matter as long as you're not going all in, in the qualifying rounds, there's absolutely no room for error. Every match is an elimination round, and you have to win every single one to the end.

The qualifying rounds usually start a week before the main tournament, and the schedule is very tight. It is very difficult to maintain the best competitive state in the midst of a series of matches. Even if you pass the qualifying rounds and enter the main tournament, you will face the top ten in the points competition after a week of rest and recuperation.

Using fatigue to maintain mental alertness is detrimental from the very beginning.

In addition, there are many hidden talents among the participants in the qualifying rounds.

There will be many people among them who want to hide their strength and preserve their abilities before the main competition begins, so that their opponents don't have time to study them. Their true strength may not be weaker than the top ten in the points competition.

Even though the qualifying rounds initially match players based on evenly matched strength, as more and more people are eliminated, a significant gap in strength inevitably emerges in the end. If you accidentally run into them, it can be very dangerous.

Therefore, unless someone is extremely confident in their abilities and has a wealth of experience, they would definitely not participate in the qualifying rounds if they could only progress through the points-based system.

To take such a huge risk for that slight advantage is, frankly, not worth it.

After listening to Brother Bing's explanation, Jiang Shu finally understood that the qualifying rounds were actually a riskier option than a rewarding one, and if there was no other chance, he could simply not consider it.

Jiang Shu is only at level six, and the level range for the competition is set between level six and level ten. He is not entirely confident that he can take the lead, so there is really no need to take such a risk.

Moreover, it's not enough to just have decent skills; you also need to have the mindset of "I've already started studying the MSI opponents."

Of course, whether or not to go is another matter.

In short, we can put the qualifying rounds aside for now and stick to the points-based system, which has a higher margin for error.

“I understand. I still need to focus all my efforts on earning points,” Jiang Shu said.

“That’s right.” Brother Bing patted Jiang Shu on the shoulder: “I’m not afraid to pour cold water on you, but the top ten currently have around two thousand points. Based on past experience, this number can still rise by two or three hundred in the last month. In other words, if you want to participate, you should aim for two thousand two hundred points, or even two thousand three hundred points, to be on the safe side.”

"So many?" Jiang Shu was surprised.

He had previously estimated his score to be around 1,500, which he felt was about right, but then he unexpectedly scored another 800.

It seems that heroes are indeed as numerous as carp crossing a river.

You never know how many experts there are outside until you go out.

"Is that too much?"

Brother Bing shook his head and smiled with a complicated expression:

"You haven't seen a lot."

"How many?" Jiang Shu asked curiously.

"Do you remember the person I told you about who is now the number one person in the evolutionary world?" Brother Bing asked, shaking his head.

"I remember, he's the director of the Bureau of Unorthodox Organizations."

Brother Bing's eyes were full of reminiscence: "Back then, I was also a prodigy who competed against him. At that time, I was considered to be invincible below level six. So after my sublimation, I was full of confidence and immediately participated in that year's competition."

"and then?"

"Then..."

Brother Bing smiled wryly: