strictlysupreme Chapter 231 Martial Arts in the Three Provincial Capitals
Chapter 231 Martial Arts in the Three Provincial Capitals
Chapter 231 Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament
The provincial television station's working group then interviewed several members of the genius team, as well as the team leader.
They originally wanted to interview the top martial arts champions in the province, but with the three-province martial arts competition approaching, in order to stabilize the mentality of the top members of the genius team and enable them to perform normally on stage, the top ten members of the genius team refused any interviews.
Not long after, a large airship landed in the middle of the Martial Arts Association square.
"Students, the airship has arrived. Let's line up and board the airship one by one."
Under the direction of Deacon Jiang Xiaodong, thirty members of the Dongchuan Province Genius Team boarded the airship through the side doors.
Soon, everyone boarded the airship.
After the airship's hatch closed, Jiang Xiaodong went to the middle of the airship to speak.
"Students, today is May 19th, and the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament will be held tomorrow."
However, the Martial Arts Association will definitely not let you have the martial arts competition as soon as you arrive tomorrow. If it is so rushed, you will definitely not be able to compete in the best condition.
That's why we need to set off a day early, rest in Yunchuan for a day, and then hold the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament the next day.
"At the same time, I would like to remind everyone that in public places, you must be mindful of your conduct and the impact on others. If there is anything, you can resolve it privately. Members should not have conflicts in public."
As he spoke, Jiang Xiaodong glanced at Cui Jinyang, one of the members, the warning in his eyes clear.
After speaking, Jiang Xiaodong returned to his seat at the front of the airship and sat down.
The members of the Dongchuan Province Genius Team had different expressions.
Before long, the airship took off and sped towards Yunchuan.
After nearly two hours of travel, the airship finally arrived at Yunchuan Province.
As soon as the group of geniuses disembarked from the airship, they were greeted by reception staff from Dongchuan Province.
Almost simultaneously, the airship of the Sichuan Province Genius Team also landed and stopped in the square.
Once all the members of the genius teams from Dongchuan and Xichuan provinces had gathered, Zhang Weifeng, the leader of the Yunchuan genius team, led a group of Yunchuan genius team members to greet them.
"Members of the genius team from the three provinces of Sichuan, I am Zhang Weifeng, the deacon of the genius team from Yunnan Province."
The martial arts competition starts tomorrow, and the venue has been chosen: the training ground of the Yunnan Province Genius Team.
Yunchuan has also arranged accommodation for you, right next to the martial arts competition venue.
I'll take you to see the venue and accommodations first.
Students, please follow me!
As Zhang Weifeng spoke, he led the members of the Three Provinces Genius Group to the venue for the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament.
When Chen Lie arrived at the venue, he saw that cameras had been set up all around the venue, with no fewer than ten miniature lenses in total.
"This is where the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament takes place. There are two fighting stages where the tournament is held simultaneously."
More than three thousand people will watch the martial arts competition.
The hotel to the east of the martial arts arena is your dormitory. Your information has already been registered. When you arrive at the hotel, just give your names, and staff will take you to your assigned rooms.
Zhang Weifeng, the steward of Yunchuan, gave a presentation for more than ten minutes before finally allowing the members of the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament to move around freely.
After the members dispersed, Chen Lie strolled around the venue for a while before heading to the nearby dormitory hotel.
Around noon, the members of the provincial talent teams had lunch in the hotel dormitory restaurant.
After getting his food from the restaurant, Chen Lie found a random spot to eat.
After finishing his meal, Chen Lie went to the lobby of the dormitory hotel and saw many unfamiliar people in the lobby.
Among them, a middle-aged man in a suit saw Chen Lie and quickly asked, "Are you—Mr. Chen Lie, the martial arts champion of Dongchuan Province?"
Chen Lie hummed in agreement and asked, "Is there something you need?"
The middle-aged man immediately said, "Hello Mr. Chen Lie, I am Wang Yiying, the corporate representative of Yunchuan Huacong Martial Arts Equipment Company. I would like to explore a collaboration with you regarding a corporate endorsement. Would you be interested?"
Chen Lie shook his head directly: "Not interested."
"Please don't rush to refuse. We are willing to offer 300 million Star Dollars as an endorsement fee."
"No, you can go ahead with the others. I've already partnered with another company."
"In that case, I'm sorry to bother you!"
Upon hearing Chen Lie's reply, the middle-aged man had no choice but to turn and leave.
"Mr. Chen Lie!"
At that moment, Chen Lie suddenly heard a clear voice calling his name, so he turned around to look.
He saw Shen Miaowei come to his side.
"I saw you in the crowd just now, but there were too many people, so I didn't say hello. Are you also here to look at companies and seek endorsements?"
"Oh? There are companies here seeking representatives? I've never heard of that before I came."
Shen Miaowei covered her mouth and chuckled: "Because these company representatives appearing here seeking endorsements isn't exactly a legitimate practice."
Only large enterprises with connections and networks are allowed to attend this event, as most of these businesses are from Yunnan Province. Therefore, the Yunnan Martial Arts Association turns a blind eye to this.
"I see!" Chen Lie nodded.
At that moment, a young girl also walked from the restaurant into the lobby.
Inside the hall, many company representatives fell silent upon seeing the young woman.
A beautiful woman in her late twenties, sitting at the edge of the hall, calmly walked toward the young girl.
"Hello, Ji Lingxuan, I am Yang Ningbing, representing Shanzhou Longyue Group. I would like to discuss a corporate endorsement deal with you. Are you interested in collaborating?"
Ji Lingxuan shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, I'm already endorsing another company."
Yang Ningbing, the representative of Shanzhou Longyue, smiled slightly and said, "I know the company you endorse."
When you first joined the elite class in your second year of high school, you didn't have enough money, so you often bought supplements produced by a small workshop to improve your blood and energy.
The owner of this small workshop, seeing how hard you work in martial arts, often gives you free supplements and cheap exotic beast meat, and sells the supplements to you at half price.
You reciprocated by becoming the spokesperson for all the products of this small workshop at an extremely low price shortly after joining the Yunnan Province Genius Group, and you also refused offers from other companies.
Your reciprocation has transformed this small workshop, with less than 100 million star coins, into a medium-sized enterprise in Yunchuan, its value increasing dozens of times in just a few months.
Ji Lingxuan said, "Now that you all know, please don't bother me anymore."
"Unbeknownst to Ji Lingxuan, our Shanzhou Longyue Group has already invested heavily to acquire 30% of the shares of this company and has reached a deep cooperation agreement."
Even if you agree to the endorsement collaboration with our Shanzhou Longyue Group, it doesn't mean you've betrayed your original intentions.
Ji Lingxuan said, "I'll think about it."
"Of course, this is my business card. Please feel free to contact me if you make a decision."
Yang Ningbing smiled slightly, handed over her business card, and then confidently turned and left.
As she left, Yang Ningbing saw Chen Lie not far away, and she merely smiled slightly.
Can the top martial arts champion of Dongchuan compare to the top martial arts champion of the three provinces?
Ji Lingxuan saw Chen Lie, nodded to him, but did not go up to speak.
"Mr. Chen Lie, the reward for the first place winner of this year's Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament is ten resource gold books, which can be exchanged for a martial arts resource worth less than 30 points at the Martial Arts Association."
Additionally, you can specify a rare martial arts treasure with no more than two million points and a martial arts incentive fund of 5 million star coins.
"The top ten in the martial arts competition of the three provinces will receive at least 1 million star coins as a martial arts incentive, so the endorsement fees offered by companies are not attractive to the top three in each province," Shen Miaowei said.
"You haven't taken on any endorsements either, have you?"
"I've already endorsed my own products, so of course I won't accept endorsements from other companies," Shen Miaowei said with a smile.
While talking to Shen Miaowei, Chen Lie made his way to the third floor of the hotel.
Led by the staff, Chen Lie arrived at his private dormitory.
In the afternoon, the Yunnan Provincial Martial Arts Association gathered all the members of the three provinces' genius teams together and repeatedly reminded them that "friendship comes first and competition second," and that it was strictly forbidden to use excessive force on the fighting stage.
At the same time, the rewards for the three-province martial arts competition were announced.
First place in the martial arts competition: The title of Martial Arts Champion of Three Provinces, and any martial arts resource with a maximum of two million points.
Ten resource books (which can be exchanged for ten martial arts treasures worth 300,000 points each) and 500 million star coins for martial arts incentives.
The province that wins first place in the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament will receive ten million points from each of the other two provinces.
Second place in the martial arts competition: Any martial arts resource not exceeding one million points, six resource gold books, 3
Yixing Yuanwu Dao Incentive Fund.
Third place in the martial arts competition: Any martial arts resource not exceeding 800,000 points, five resource gold books, and 200 million star yuan martial arts incentive funds.
Fourth and fifth place in the martial arts competition: five resource gold books and two hundred million star yuan martial arts incentive funds.
Top ten in the martial arts competition: three resource gold books and one hundred million star coins for martial arts incentives.
Top 15 in the Martial Arts Competition: Two resource booklets and 100 million Star Yuan martial arts incentive funds.
The top 20 in the martial arts competition will each receive a resource booklet and a 100 million Star Yuan martial arts incentive fund.
Top 30 in the martial arts competition: 200,000 Martial Arts Association points and 100 million Star Yuan martial arts incentive funds.
Top 50 in the martial arts competition: 100,000 Martial Arts Association points and any set of S-level martial arts spirit energy crystal cards.
The rewards are so generous that they are astonishing.
The martial arts resources Chen Lie needs to cultivate "Dragon Tendon Bone Refinement" are likely worth more than one million points, so he is determined to get the top spot.
Furthermore, ten resource books are enough to significantly increase his health and vitality.
All members rested in the dormitory for one night.
The next day, many more security personnel were deployed to maintain order at the martial arts competition venue of the three provinces.
More than 3,000 people lined up early to watch the martial arts competition between the three provinces.
Outside the venue of the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament, a sweet-looking girl in a dark red dress with a fishtail and a high ponytail was queuing at the back of the crowd.
"A martial arts competition has attracted so many spectators. What are these people in small towns thinking?"
Fish whiskers, the girl with the high ponytail, shook her head and sighed.
Beside her, an older woman chimed in, "That's normal. Our Southern Jiangsu Province, together with Northern Jiangsu and Tianjinghai Provinces, has more participants in the martial arts competition than this."
The girl with fish whiskers and a high ponytail snorted, "Alright, go line up."
The woman followed the girl quietly in line, and it was half an hour later that she entered the venue.
"Liusu, do you think your blind date will make an appearance before the martial arts competition?"
"What blind date? Don't talk nonsense!"
"You came here today to witness the martial arts champion of Dongchuan Province firsthand, didn't you? What's there to be ashamed of?
"I mainly came here to relax, and just happened to see what kind of person this martial arts champion from Dongchuan Province is!" The girl with fish whiskers and a high ponytail snorted.
"The champion of martial arts in a province must be quite remarkable," the woman said.
"That's not necessarily true. I glanced at the provincial rankings of Blue Star Martial Arts Index and found that Dongchuan Province was ranked 76th. Can you believe it?"
There are only 89 provinces on Earth. These bottom 20 provinces would have been considered uncivilized barbarian lands a few hundred years ago.
In such a remote province, how powerful can you expect the martial arts champion of Dongchuan Province to be? He's probably in danger even before he's reached the pinnacle of Qi and Blood.
The woman asked, "Do you know the martial arts index rankings in Yunnan Province?"
"It seems to be more than ten places higher than Dongchuan, but it's still outside the top 60, not worth mentioning."
"I heard that the champion of martial arts in Yunchuan Province is a girl named Ji Lingxuan. Because of her poor family background, she only joined the elite class in her second year of high school. In less than two years, she became the most popular martial arts champion in Yunchuan Province."
You've heard of Guannei Province, the leading province among the eight provinces of Sichuan and Shaanxi, right? Guannei Province must have a pretty high martial arts index, right?
"Guannei Province seems to be ranked in the thirties. Although it can't compare to our Jiangsu Province, it shouldn't be bad either," said the girl with fish whiskers and a high ponytail.
"I heard that the martial arts champion of Yunnan Province has also sparred with the martial arts champion of Guannei Province. The result was a draw. The martial arts index of a province ranked outside the top 60 is evenly matched with the number one from a province ranked in the top 30. So don't think that martial arts geniuses from small places are inferior."
"Is that so?" the girl asked.
"This matter is probably true."
"Alright, hopefully this martial arts champion from Dongchuan Province is half as good as the one from Yunchuan."
On the battle stage, a reporter from Yunnan Provincial Television went up to the stage.
"Hello everyone, I am Zhang Qingqing, a reporter from Yunnan Provincial Television Station. It is a great honor to host the 7365th session of the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament today."
"First of all, let me introduce the competition. This round of the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament has 76 participants, and the top 50 will be selected."
The martial arts competition was divided into two zones, with two battle stages held simultaneously.
The opponent for the martial arts competition is automatically assigned by the quantum computer.
The person whose name is called must step onto the battle stage within 70 seconds, otherwise they will be considered to have forfeited.
Below the arena, Ruan Liusu's eyes rolled back.
"A mere martial arts competition between three provinces actually has to determine the top 50."
Moreover, there were as many as 70 participants.
How many geniuses are there in the group from the three provinces of Sichuan?
"The genius team has a maximum of thirty members, averaging 25 per province."
"Our province of southern Jiangsu, with a population of over 100 million, only has 16 members in its genius team. Why does their genius team take in so many people?"
"The more members there are in the genius team, the higher the value of the martial arts champion, right?"