Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Chapter 188 Waiting for the Opening

Of course, at this point in time, only the Taimon Legion has the capability to organize a fourth-tier showdown, which is scheduled as a highlight at the end of the entire tournament.

The entire competition process was handled by a dedicated office, and Su Xun only came here to learn about the situation close to the start time.

"Second-tier matches are officiated by third-tier extraordinary individuals, while third-tier matches are officiated by fourth-tier extraordinary individuals."

"As for the fourth-tier duel, we would like to ask you, Commander-in-Chief, to serve as the referee."

Su Xun nodded, offering no objection.

Regarding the specific competition schedule, since everything is simplified, the second and third stages are only divided into two phases: the preliminary rounds and the finals. The second stage will be selected in each base city, and the rankings will also be calculated within the base city. The finals of the third stage will be held at the military hubs in various regions.

As for the fourth tier—there are only a few people in total, so it's basically not worth discussing.

Regarding rewards, the rewards for the second and third tiers are determined by each base city and corps, and they vary from place to place. The first place winners of the second and third tiers in Taimon will also have the opportunity to receive personal guidance from Su Xun, just like the fourth-tier extraordinary individuals.

As for material rewards, the Taimon Legion was quite generous in the final fourth-stage competition, offering a reward of one million yuan.

It should be noted that the newly issued revival currency has considerable purchasing power among the general public, and residents of the safe zone often have to count it by the cent when actually using it.

The work point settlement system, which has been implemented for half a year, is currently transitioning to a monetary settlement system. However, only the equivalent value used in transactions has changed; the original material allocation model remains unchanged.

The factory will continue to pay its allowances and benefits as usual, and the safety zone will continue to provide residents with the minimum living allowance as usual.

In this era of relatively scarce entertainment, residents of the safe zone actually don't need much money on a daily basis.

The currency reforms adopted at the summit, in addition to laying the foundation for economic prosperity in the more distant future, actually play a more important role at this juncture in terms of trading spiritual crystals outside the safe zone.

One thousand Revival Coins are pegged to one Spirit Crystal!
One million Revival Coins is equivalent to one thousand Spirit Crystals. While this may not seem like a lot to the Taimon Legion, it is still a considerable sum.

Ultimately, these rewards will be distributed in the form of crystals. The reason for doing this is that there are very few fourth-tier transcendents, and each one is known by name. Therefore, it is easy to predict who will ultimately win.

The meat is rotten in the pot!
Among those most likely to win the championship, Yin Danyi is ranked first, followed by Xiao Zhenru, then Lin Hai, Xu Zhao, Xue Hui, Han Zhong, and others.

Su Xun and Xiao Zhen and Yin Danyi had already communicated privately. If they won the championship, they would be given some other compensation. This crystal reward would be passed on to those who needed it more, so that they could take it back to their own legion. This crystal was essentially an aid that the Taimon Legion, as an economically leading region, distributed to other legions.

Xiao and Yin had no objections whatsoever, and even said they didn't need any compensation. After all, they lived and ate in the organization, and their daily concerns and efforts were almost entirely focused on the cause of the military corps. As for spiritual energy crystals, the military corps would provide them as much as possible as long as it was a legitimate need. For them, material possessions were really of little use.

At this point, Su Xun was unaware that the two of them had already conspired to throw the match in order to avoid being beaten by him.

He was quite moved, realizing that humans are indeed easily influenced by their environment, and that when social structures change, the material needs of individuals within them also differ greatly.

In the materialistic society before the Great Cataclysm, the personal desires of the vast majority of people were distorted and alienated. Material desires were greatly stimulated and amplified, becoming tools for capital to harvest wealth. Originally, it didn't have to be like this. Now, having experienced the baptism of the Great Cataclysm and through the system of the military corps, they have basically erased the soil and space for the birth of big capital in this land of the East. This is a natural process, so much so that Su Xun did not worry about it too much.

In fact, the East has experienced several such fundamental social changes over the past century. In each era, people’s mental outlook has been very different, and similar cases can be found by looking back.

Under this premise, and with Loulan and Kunlun being the areas most in need of assistance, Pei Che's Firefly Squad has already set off with supplies, the value of which is far greater than these thousand crystals.

The Lingnan Corps, which was under great pressure due to the abundance of snakes and insects, was the first group of people for whom Taimon offered assistance.

Apart from these, the situation in other regions is roughly the same, and the final winner will depend on the abilities of the representatives who have come from afar.

Even if Han Zhong wins in the end, it would still be a good thing for the Hunter Guild to receive a grant.

Of course, in Su Xun's judgment, Han Zhong's strength was still a step below Lin Hai and Xu Zhao, even though they were both physical enhancement abilities.

This is one of the things Su Xun hoped these extraordinary individuals would learn from the competition: times have changed, and the struggle for resources is no longer just about verbal sparring at the negotiating table; often, they have to fight for them with their own fists.

After learning more about the details of the competition, Su Xun was quite satisfied with the office design.

The entire competition will be completed in about a week, which is quite fast for such a national event. Many fourth-level representatives from various corps have already stayed in Xinfu for quite some time, and we still need to consider their return dates.

The specific competition format varies from place to place, and is arranged according to the local conditions.

For example, Taimon set the final of the third-tier martial arts competition on the sea battlefield of Haiqu. The ranking criteria were based on who killed more sea beasts and who obtained more spiritual energy crystals.

The spiritual energy crystals acquired by these individuals will then be redistributed as rewards for those who rank highly.

Well... you earn your own bonus, and the Corps' main principle is to spend when you should and save when you should.

Of course, there are also some commemorative prizes for participants who did not win an award.

This mechanism means that, theoretically, as long as these superhumans kill fast enough, they can accumulate a grand prize exceeding the fourth tier.

Seeing that the mechanism was relatively sound and there was nothing he needed to adjust, Su Xun no longer hesitated and approved the holding of the competition.

He certainly wouldn't watch the entire competition from beginning to end; he has a lot of work to do every day. However, he would still be present for the opening ceremony and finals of the grand competition.

In a large square in the center of Xinfu Base, red flags have been raised and a fighting arena has been set up, awaiting the start of the competition.

(End of this chapter)