Beast Tamer: Why is the intelligence system a game announcement?

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At the very moment the rookie game began, Ke Ze stood on the high platform, watching the plaza gradually empty, and let out a soft breath.

He stood there quietly, as if deep in thought. Suddenly, the sound of running footsteps echoed across the empty square, and then his assistant appeared in the spot.

"President! It's urgent!"

The assistant rushed in, a hint of panic in his eyes: "The rookie competition venue—it seems some unexpected rules have been added!"

"That was expected."

Ke Ze spoke calmly, causing his assistant to freeze in place, momentarily bewildered.

No, why don't you listen to what you're saying?

"It's okay, this is probably all he can do. It won't affect the rookie competition. It just adds a bit more flavor to the rules of the game. The greater significance, perhaps, lies in making a declaration to me."

"Tell me that he has come, at my invitation."

After saying this, Ke Ze sneered, looked at the crowd below, and then turned and left without looking back.

"President, there's one more thing—Professor Bai Su from Jianghai University seems to be on her way."

"White silk?"

Ke Ze paused, closed his eyes briefly, and then said with a start, "Are the students she invested in also in the competition? Oh, I see—so it seems she's here to demand an explanation from me?"

He chuckled lightly, then casually waved to his assistant.

"It's alright, don't overthink it, let her handle it. I'll take care of everything."

"As for now—let's see how this rookie game unfolds."

In the midst of chaos, Lin Wu checked his condition and, after confirming that there were no problems, slowly exhaled.

At the same time, he couldn't help but frown.

Recalling what Ai Mu had said before she came in, Lin Wu still felt a headache coming on.

What is this? — Did that guy just openly tell others his purpose right from the start?

Why aren't you wary of others?

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In this way, he would likely face off against Ai Mu—in a sense, it would fulfill Ai Mu's wish.

Thinking of this, Lin Wu couldn't help but sigh. However, soon, some ideas began to form in his mind.

In any case, given Ai Mu's situation, it's almost inevitable that he and she will have a scene together, so this extra competition doesn't really matter.

On the contrary, it might be possible to let Ai Mu draw some fire in front, giving myself more room to develop.

After thinking about this, Lin Wu's vision suddenly changed slightly. Then, his five senses gradually returned, and a patch of green came into view. Soon after, a long plain began to appear before Lin Wu.

"Is this... the venue for the Rookie Challenge?"

He muttered to himself, looking around, but he didn't see any other contestants. Instead, a shimmering screen lit up in front of him.

But before he could check the rules displayed on the light screen, he suddenly heard a violent noise. Immediately, his pupils contracted sharply, and when he looked up at the sky, Lin Wu was astonished to find that the sky seemed to be collapsing.

It was as if a corner was slowly being lifted, and countless fireballs, like meteorites, fell down, bombarding the earth.

Just as Lin Wu was stunned to see this scene, words appeared on the screen at the right time.

[Welcome to the Rookie Tournament, contestants. The framework for this Rookie Tournament was built by the Jianghai Province Beastmaster Association. You are currently viewing the Rookie Tournament framework terminal.]

This terminal features rule explanations, map display, and stage descriptions; you can familiarize yourself with it first.

[Number of participants remaining: 727]

"Rules explained, rules explained!"

Let me figure out what this fireball falling from the sky is first!

Don't tell me I'm going to have to go through what I went through during the intermediate-level Beast Tamer exam again, okay?

Soon, the words displayed on the light screen told Lin Wu the detailed explanation of the rules.

The rules for this rookie competition are as follows:

[1. All participants in the Rookie Tournament will be protected by a framework constructed by the Beastmaster Association to ensure their safety. Those in critical condition will be teleported and removed from the arena.]

2. The last survivor will be the winner.

[3. The map for this rookie tournament will shrink periodically. If you fail to reach the shrunken map in time, you will be eliminated after a certain period of time.]

[4. Every so often, various resources, including Seeds of Ecology, will fall on the field for the players to collect.]

In other words, that thing in the sky is actually supplies?

Lin Wu looked up at the fire rain falling from the sky, his thoughts gradually becoming clearer, but then he suddenly froze.

On the light screen, below the original fourth line of rules, a line of garbled text suddenly appeared, but after a series of reorganizations, the garbled text actually turned into normal rules.

Rule number five.

5. During this rookie tournament, the Beast Taming Space will no longer provide natural regeneration for your Pokémon. Please use the supplies in the inventory to maintain your Pokémon's condition.

Is there a mechanism to prohibit treatment?

Looking at this rule, Lin Wu frowned, vaguely sensing that the rookie tournament seemed a little too intense.

Moreover, the feeling that someone was causing trouble was becoming increasingly obvious.

Oops, is someone up to no good?

Suddenly, Lin Wu paused, scratched his head, and his thoughts naturally shifted to the next question, as if he had subconsciously skipped it.

Soon, the inexplicable sense of unease disappeared from his mind, and the fifth rule above the light screen became more and more solid, with the font becoming no different from the first four rules.

"It's time to start developing."

After pondering for a moment, Lin Wu made this decision in his heart, looked up, followed the direction in which the fire rain fell, and squinted his eyes.

The goal of the first phase is to acquire as many ecological seeds as possible. The second phase will then involve simulating ecological competition to vie for these seeds.

So, what to do next is self-evident.

Thinking of this, Lin Wu anchored at the nearest supply point and ran quickly towards it, his figure gradually becoming ethereal.

The fire rain gradually dispersed on the horizon, one of which crashed into the forest, burning countless trees and emitting plumes of thick smoke.

Then, the thick smoke gradually dissipated, revealing the shape of a box.

From the nearby bushes, a head peeked out cautiously, looking around. When it saw no one was around, a look of delight appeared on its face.

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He immediately stepped forward and reverently touched the box with both hands.

But in the next instant, a loud noise rang out: "Don't move! Hands up!"

He was startled, then turned to look in the direction of the tree, his eyes wide with astonishment.

Is the tree speaking?

"Thump!"

The next instant, a grinning monkey, holding a stick by its tail, struck the man hard on the back of the head.

"Well done, Grookey Monkey."

Then, a boy emerged from behind the tree, praised the man, and stepped over the unconscious man on the ground to reach for the box.

However, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it all—

The boy had just made his move when suddenly, chaos erupted throughout the entire forest.

"Put your hands down!"

"Don't move!"

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"Who's hitting me? Damn it, stop playing around!"

The forest suddenly became lively. Everything that had been hiding in the grass, buried in the soil, or lying in the ground, all sprang up at once, each with its own spirit, and began to fight each other.

The boy was startled, and then, when he saw everyone rushing toward the box he was holding, he turned and ran almost without hesitation.

Then he was knocked to the ground the next second.

"Oh no, I tripped!"

A boy's face lit up with joy, but then he was hit in the face by a flying fireball and had to withdraw from the competition on the spot.

On the other side, the Beastmaster picked up the Fire Coal Turtle that had spat out the breath and snorted disdainfully.

Damn you, what did you get into at birth?!

The scene quickly descended into chaos.

There wasn't even a central theme; everyone was scrambling around the box, fighting over it like it was a game of "if you grab it, I'll grab it from you," and then someone else would sneak up on me and snatch it away from me too.

A chaotic barrage of skills rained down, and the number of players leaving the battlefield steadily increased. Finally, after a gust of wind, a young girl cautiously climbed down from a tree branch and looked around.

Apart from her, there was no one else standing on the ground!

"Hahaha—it's finally over—"

She lay on the ground, panting heavily, a smile spreading across her face.

Then, she turned over, hugged the box, and her eyes seemed to be sparkling.

"Alright, let me see what's in here—!"

Before she could finish speaking, the girl's pupils suddenly dilated, and her hand, which was reaching for the box, was instantly bound in place. Then, she looked up blankly.

Lin Wu's figure gradually appeared in the void, with a speechless expression on his face.

He raised a finger, pointed it at the girl, and after a long while, let out a sigh.

"No, it's just stealing something, why are you taking so long?"

As Lin Wu spoke, he released silk threads from his hand, which quickly bound the girl, and his figure completely broke free from his invisibility.

The girl finally came to her senses and stared at Lin Wu with eyes wide with fury.

Holy crap, where did this sneaky guy come from?

How can someone still be hiding in stealth mode until now?

However, before he could launch into a further tirade, the girl's pupils began to dilate, and she lost consciousness.

Lin Wu glanced at her, then looked away.

The poison and hypnotic powder on the insect silk took effect.

Sure enough, compared to the elves, the Beastmaster's true form was much easier to bully.

He couldn't help but sigh to himself, and at the same time, he picked up the box on the ground and opened it immediately without hesitation.

He watched the battle from the sidelines for a full ten minutes while using stealth mode, and his final thought was: stealth is damn useful.

He would just squat down to the side, wait for everyone to finish fighting, then come out and give them a quick sniper shot to finish the job.

Lin Wu quickly composed himself and, while retreating, opened the supply box.

Then, he sensed something new in his beast-taming space again, and subsequently, he received the answer.

[Supply Crate Opened]

[Super-powered ecological seeds have been obtained]

The second ecological seed has been obtained, a good start.

Lin Wu tossed the supply box aside, activated his stealth ability, and quickly left the scene.

Then, Lin Wu opened the map and stared at the square-shaped arena map, pondering for a moment.

Currently, after the first wave of supplies fell, a chaotic battle ensued, resulting in nearly a hundred fewer players.

Lin Wu is currently located in the lower left corner of the map, in a secluded corner.

"Currently, I have two ecological seeds. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be some more in the supply box, which are probably being fought over by various parties right now."

Lin Wu thought to himself, while simultaneously opening another interface to confirm the situation.

First, there will be a total of forty ecological seeds in this rookie competition. There are twenty attributes, which means two ecological seeds for each attribute.

Some of these ecological seeds will fall with the supply boxes, while others will be distributed in various corners of the competition venue from the very beginning.

Once all the ecological seeds have been acquired by the players, the rookie competition will officially enter the second stage.

At that time, there will be a major shrinking of the ecosystem, and a simulated ecological competition will officially begin. By eliminating opponents, all ecological seeds they possess can be plundered.

To be fair, this should be a very simple rule. Everyone just needs to grab the map in the first stage, grab others in the second stage, and be careful not to get grabbed in the third stage.

The problem lies in the rules.

Looking at the fifth rule, Lin Wu couldn't help but frown.

Since Pokémon cannot recover on their own after exhausting their strength, it is necessary to carefully plan battles to avoid wasting Pokémon.

After all, the third stage is the key, and it is necessary to preserve the Pokémon's strength until then to ensure a smooth advancement.

"I have an advantage in this regard, provided by the Ghost Bone Dragon. Although it can only be used once per battle, the Three Qi Returns feature is not affected by the rules."

"But—it would be best to find a helper."

After pondering for a moment, the thought arose in Lin Wu's mind.

Whether it's a third spirit or finding a reliable ally, the key is to increase combat power to provide more room for error.

Having formed a general idea in his mind, Lin Wu started walking, preparing to go to the next place first, and at the same time, see if he could find suitable combat units along the way.

But soon, he stopped and looked at the void beside him, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes.

[This announcement has been released. Check it out to see if there are any events you'd like to attend!]

The Jianghai Province Rookie Tournament is now in full swing, with numerous activities available. All players are welcome to register and participate.

A favorite activity? Absolutely!

At that moment, Lin Wu stopped in his tracks and immediately began to read the announcement.

Now we no longer need to wander around like headless flies, hoping to try our luck.

Read the announcement first, then make a plan.

"Let's see what kind of surprises this announcement will bring?"

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