Chapter 86: Cruel Drone Slaughter Competition Format

Taking the phone handed over by Chen Sun Dongnan, the video playing on it was nothing else—it was precisely the match footage of this 14-year-old genius boy.

One after another, all kinds of matches were there—there were pure venue matches, and also slaughter matches.

His opponents were all renowned professional players in the drone world, yet this newcomer showed not the slightest trace of stage fright.

Despite nobody being optimistic about him, he cut down opponents and seized flags all the way, ultimately winning one championship after another.

And many of his maneuvers in the match reveal that this kid's handling is extremely aggressive; it feels as if the drone's performance isn't up to par.

This kid might still pull off even more extreme maneuvers.

After watching all the videos, Li Mingyang instantly understood why Sun Dongnan had recommended such a boy to him.

It's not just because of his ability—although he is indeed outstanding—but if you look worldwide, there are certainly people whose skill is comparable to his.

Although their numbers are few, at least such people definitely exist!

After all, drone competitions aren't major events like the Olympics; everything is voluntarily organized by participants, and the rewards aren't that high.

Many experts won't come because the competition venues are relatively remote.

After all, coming all the way involves dealing with many hassles, and the travel expenses are not small.

So although many competitions are world‑class, winning the championship doesn't necessarily mean one is the strongest in the world.

But after watching all the videos, Li Mingyang keenly grasped one point: this genius boy's operating style matches the performance of their Peregrine Falcon One extremely well.

It could even be called a match made in heaven!

Peregrine Falcon One will definitely shine with a different brilliance in this boy's hands!

"What's this kid's name? Have you contacted him? Does he have any interest in this?"

As he imagined his own drone sweeping the competition arena, Li Mingyang's eyes lit up involuntarily, and he asked Sun Dongnan this crucial question.

"We've already contacted him, and even sent over some test videos of our max version."

"Experts like him are hard to find in the first place, let alone a genius teenager—generally speaking, the more talented someone is, the bigger their ego."

"If you want to hire such a professional operator, their appearance fees are usually not low."

"But after seeing our drone's performance, this guy's attitude did a complete 180‑degree turn!"

"At first he was indifferent toward me, but later he kept calling me 'brother,' indicating he wouldn't just waive the appearance fee—he'd even pay to come over."

"But we must give him a chance to pilot our drone himself in the competition……"

Saying this, Sun Dongnan himself couldn't help laughing out loud—although the other party is indeed a genius, after all he's only 14 years old.

He is a doctoral student under a top academician, an adult; trying to manipulate this kid's emotions is utterly simple.

"By the way, this kid also has a fateful connection with your junior fellow, Li Ming—his name is even similar, Li Yang……"

……

"How about it? Do you have confidence? You should have already become familiar with and mastered the drone's performance by now."

In the blink of an eye, the day of the world‑class drone competition's opening arrived; Li Mingyang was not short of money after having handed over the battery technology earlier.

Under the two teachers' reasoned arguments, although he ultimately failed to secure the initially demanded 51% stake, he only got 49%, and did not obtain absolute speaking rights in the company.

But over this 2% share gap, the two teachers could be said to have engaged in a fierce debate, defeating all opponents.

Just that 2% share earned Li Mingyang a cash compensation of a full 200 million.

Although these two amounts are negligible compared to the company's future value, without state support the company could not even be established.

So being able to obtain funding compensation for these two small goals, Li Mingyang was extremely satisfied.

This is also why Li Mingyang has ample confidence that he can get his own drone company up and running in the shortest time.

Nothing else—having cash in his pocket and technology in his mind naturally straightens his back and fills him with confidence.

"Of course, boss, you can rest assured—whether it's our max version or even the basic model, I'm confident I can take him onto the field and sweep the competition!"

"Our max‑version drone can be said to be a generation ahead of these ordinary drones; even with my current skill I can't operate it perfectly."

"But thanks to its excellent performance compensating for shortcomings, not only would letting me operate it be fine, even letting an ordinary operator handle it…"

"As long as no collision‑type fatal accidents occur, relying on this huge performance gap, we can undoubtedly take the championship."

As he said this, Li Yang's youthful face was full of confident expression; looking at the other's pimple‑scarred face, Li Mingyang suddenly had a somewhat nonsensical idea……

Is this considered self‑generated bubbling?

……

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm delighted that you could attend this year's World Drone Grand Prix; please allow me to introduce the competition rules."

"Behind me, the complex terrain you see is our competition venue."

"Inside, one cannot fly at will; we have stipulated three routes."

"They are the beginner, intermediate, and advanced routes, each marked with different colored arrows."

"They are used respectively in the preliminaries, semifinals, and finals."

"The preliminary rules are also simple: each group consists of ten drones, and they must shuttle through the route in the field as fast as possible to reach the finish line."

"During the process, inter‑drone attacks are not prohibited; ultimately, the first place in each group advances to the semifinals."

"This is not only a contest of pilot skill, nor only a comparison of drone performance, but also a comparison of luck."

"The preliminaries officially start at 9 o'clock; please all contestants come on stage in order to draw lots and determine your group."