Chapter 357

Such an alliance-organized competition would naturally offer rewards that were nothing to be scoffed at.

The value of the rewards distributed each year was roughly equivalent to the 1,000 credit points awarded by Suhang University.

"This year's reward for advancing to the fifth round of the singles tournament should be even better than last year's."

Zhou Yi said with a smile as he led everyone out of the villa.

"Mm? Why?"

Jiang Churan blinked her clear, big eyes.

"Because of the Level-3 combat readiness state."

Zhou Yi explained, "Once the Level-3 combat readiness state is activated, the resources the nation allocates to all domestic universities double!"

"And the National University Freshman Exchange Tournament is hosted by the Xia Yan Yezhelian Alliance, which has an official background. So tell me, could the rewards they give us possibly be worse than last year's?"

"Oh, right!"

Jiang Churan suddenly understood.

Under the Level-3 combat readiness state, the nation would place greater emphasis on nurturing geniuses.

And the eight contestants who could advance to the fifth round of the singles tournament of the National University Freshman Exchange Tournament were geniuses among geniuses!

Under such circumstances, the rewards distributed would naturally be even higher!

"Mm~, rewards better than last year's? I'm getting excited!"

Liu Yang's face was full of excitement, and the remaining members like Cai Hua also had their eyes light up.

Of course......

Except for the few substitutes within the team who knew their strength was insufficient.

"Zhou Yi!"

"Captain Zhou, good morning!"

"Zhou Yi, morning."

"......"

Perhaps it was because the strength Zhou Yi had displayed in yesterday's battle was simply too astonishing.

When Zhou Yi and his group entered the team rest area inside the stadium, students from other university teams all enthusiastically greeted them one after another.

"Sure enough, strength is everything."

Zhou Yi sighed inwardly.

In the past, when he, merely a support, came to the rest area, although there were people who would proactively come up to greet him, it was absolutely not as many as today!

With a slight nod of acknowledgment, Zhou Yi and the others took their seats in the back row of the Suhang University rest area.

Meanwhile, Wu Mang, Su Mei, and the other two leading teachers sat at the very front.

As time passed, one university team after another entered the rest area under the guidance of their mentors.

Among them was a group from Qingjing University.

Because of yesterday's battle, all six official members of Qingjing University had been seriously injured, including Wang Xuan, Li Yuan, and Xia Lan, who had advanced to the fourth round of the singles tournament.

After a full day of treatment yesterday, although these three still looked somewhat pale and might not be able to exert their full strength, basic combat and movement were no problem at all.

Of course, the remaining three official members who had not entered the fourth round of the singles tournament were still lying in the hospital ward, receiving further treatment.

"Xiaoran, the fruit yesterday was really nice, very sweet. Thanks a lot."

At this moment, the elven girl Xia Lan walked over and sat down next to Jiang Churan.

As an archer, her main stat allocation was strength and agility.

The equipment she wore was the same as Jiang Churan's—leather armor.

However, unlike Jiang Churan's black leather armor, the leather armor she wore was a pale green, as if carrying the breath of a forest.

Xia Lan was about 1.7 meters tall, with an equally excellent figure, and paired with her exquisite, serene countenance, she was extremely eye-catching.

However, a slight flaw in this beauty was that her exquisite face appeared somewhat pale......

"As long as you liked it."

Jiang Churan said with a light laugh, "By the way, how are you feeling today? Is your injury any better?"

"Not bad, I've recovered most of my strength."

"But if I want to make a full recovery, it should probably take another day."

Mentioning her injury, Xia Lan looked at Zhou Yi with a rather resentful gaze:

"Your Brother Zhou Yi here struck too ruthlessly, not knowing the slightest bit of cherishing the fairer sex......"

As a possessor of elven bloodline, Xia Lan herself was absolutely stunning in appearance.

If it were any ordinary boy, faced with such a resentful expression, they would surely be somewhat at a loss..........

Zhou Yi clearly was not among them, his expression utterly calm.

Since it was a competition, getting injured was natural.

Of course......

Xia Lan was also very clear about this point, and did not bring up the matter again afterward.

At exactly nine in the morning, the host arrived at the host's podium right on time.

"Welcome, everyone, to the fourth round of the National University Freshman Exchange Tournament!"

"Today, eight absolute prodigies who will advance to the fifth round of the singles tournament will be decided!"

The host's loud and resonant voice echoed throughout the entire stadium.

"However, before the competition begins, I need to announce the rewards from our Xia Yan Yezhelian Alliance for contestants who advance to the subsequent rounds of the singles tournament."

"First, the eight contestants who advance to the fifth round of the singles tournament—you will each receive a bottle of S-grade magic potion!!"

The moment the host finished speaking, the entire stadium erupted!

"Holy shit?! It's actually an S-rank magic potion?!"

"As expected of the Xia Yan Yezhelian Alliance, so generous!"

"Good lord, an S-rank potion — even a third-revolution professional would be envious, right?"

"Compared to last year, this year's rewards are on a completely different level!"

"......"

An A+ rank potion and an S- rank potion may seem to differ by only one grade.

But in terms of value, an S- rank potion is more than dozens of times more expensive than an A+ rank potion!

"S- rank potion! Looks like I absolutely have to go all-out in this singles competition!"

In the university rest area, some professional competitors also grew excited and thrilled.

They were very clear on what kind of terrifying boost a single bottle of S- rank potion would bring!

"Anyone who makes it into the fifth round can already get an S- rank potion, so what if they keep advancing?"

Quite a few people had this question surface in their hearts, but fortunately the host immediately continued the announcement:

"The 4 contestants who advance to the sixth round will receive an S-rank resource!!"

"The 2 contestants who advance to the seventh round may choose an Epic Rank weapon!"

"And the champion of the final singles competition will receive a Qideji Society opportunity for a custom-tailored weapon from our Xia Yan Yezhelian Alliance's master refiner, Master Qijun!!"

S-rank resource!

Epic Rank weapon!

After the rewards were announced, the eyes of every contestant in the rest area 5.0 who had some confidence in their own strength turned red!

"Definitely! I must secure a higher ranking!"

"S-rank resource! As long as I make it into the sixth round, I can get one! I have a chance!"

"For the Epic Rank weapon, I'll go all out!"

"......"

One by one, the contestants' fighting spirit surged, immensely excited.

"The champion's reward is actually a weapon-refining opportunity from Master Refiner Qijun!"

In the Modu University rest area, Wei He's eyes flashed with brilliant light: "The championship — I must take it!"

On the other side, in the Suhang University rest area, Zhou Yi was, however, somewhat puzzled by the competition rewards: