Is it difficult to evolve your beast?

Chapter 120 Preparation

No, we're eating in the cafeteria right now. Would you like some steamed eggs? I'll order some for you.

[Yes, and I also want congee with preserved egg and lean pork, it's my favorite!]

After Yao Yue finished speaking, she quickly got out of bed, washed up, and left the dormitory.

The teammates gradually woke up and started speaking in the group chat.

Jiang Feng said in the group chat.

Everyone, hurry up and eat breakfast. After you've finished, you can rest for a while, and then we'll head to the competition venue.

The competition can also be held in an indoor stadium.

Ten platforms have been set up inside the stadium, and the competition will begin immediately on these ten platforms.

There are stands here, so you'll likely be surrounded by onlookers.

We'll arrive a little early, find a place to sit, and familiarize ourselves with the surroundings so we don't feel out of place later.

The indoor stadium is very large because this is the Beastmaster Academy, and the stadium originally served as a fighting arena.

Moreover, the stadium is not a single entity, but rather divided into several sections, so they had to find the right locations.

【OK! 】

After seeing the message Jiang Feng sent, everyone in the group replied to Jiang Feng's words.

We're eating in the second cafeteria. If you haven't eaten yet, you can come over and we'll order for you.

Then the menu started being shared in the group chat.

When Yao Yue arrived at the cafeteria, He He also arrived. The two met at the cafeteria entrance and then went into the cafeteria together.

Jiang Feng had finished his soy milk and fried dough sticks and was now preparing to eat steamed eggs.

The steamed egg was freshly steamed and very tender, with the minced meat on top emitting an enticing aroma. As Yao Yue walked over, she saw Jiang Feng scoop up the steamed egg with a spoon and put it in his mouth.

She ate with her eyes narrowed and her face full of smiles.

He He was initially a little nervous, but seeing Jiang Feng and the others eating there with happy expressions on their faces, her nervousness instantly eased.

"You're here! Please sit down. I've already ordered the steamed eggs for you." She then pointed over there, "You can get the rest yourselves, there aren't many people here."

The main reason I asked was to see if there was anything that needed to be made on the spot. If so, I would order it now so it would be ready when they arrived.

As for the ready-made food, we'll talk about that after they arrive; they can take as much as they want.

"The steamed eggs in this cafeteria are really delicious, but it's a pity they're limited." He He naturally ordered steamed eggs too, and everyone else did too.

The number of steamed eggs served in the cafeteria is calculated based on the amount of minced meat. Every morning, a pot of minced meat is stir-fried, and once the minced meat is used up, there are no more steamed eggs.

During this period, they rarely had the opportunity to eat here because the second canteen was quite far from the running track.

After the run, everyone was exhausted and no one had the leisure to run far to another cafeteria for a meal.

Jiang Feng and his group were more relaxed. Although the weight and number of laps they ran each week were increasing, they were also becoming more and more relaxed. After each run, they still had a lot of time left, far less than an hour.

So sometimes when I really want to eat it, I just come.

"I ate there that one weekend without leaving school, and I've never forgotten it since."

However, there hasn't been time or opportunity to come back since then, so let's eat something good before starting the battle today.

Hmm, very good!

The seven people quickly gathered. Chen Juan glanced at the steamed eggs in front of her and asked, "Is this really that delicious? You all like it so much?"

She prefers to eat meat; things like eggs don't really fill her up.

Even if it's just in the morning, I still have to eat meat!

"Delicious!" everyone exclaimed.

After they finished speaking, they all buried their heads in their food. There was still about an hour until six o'clock, so they could finish eating and slowly walk to the venue.

All the operational preparations were completed yesterday.

There was nothing wrong with the clothes they were wearing.

To facilitate combat, the school also issued each of them two sets of combat uniforms. The uniform they are wearing now is one of those, which is very comfortable to wear and will not damage the uniform when they are doing various movements.

In addition, the clothing itself has some defensive functions.

This is one of the reasons why Jiang Feng decided from the beginning to throw his opponent out of the ring instead of defeating him.

They are all at level one now, so the attacks they unleash are not particularly strong to begin with.

It would be enough to deal with ordinary people, but the opponents are all beast tamers. After such a period of training, everyone's physical resistance has improved a lot.

Jiang Feng tried putting his hand over the fire to warm it. In the past, it would burn him directly, but now he only feels a hot sensation.

Of course, if you keep your hand over the fire, you will get hurt. Jiang Feng isn't that stupid to do something like that.

In short, everyone's resistance to various attributes has increased significantly. If you want to knock your opponent down with a strong attack, you'll need to be at least at the second tier.

When they reach the second tier, possessing two phantom beasts, their phantom power increases, and the phantom beasts' skills become stronger, it's time to use attacks to defeat their opponents.

"After you finish eating, everyone should put on your communicators. Take some time to get used to them and see if there's anything that needs adjusting." Everyone is now wearing wristbands, and naturally, cell phones won't be allowed when the battle begins.

The phone is a standard model and is easily broken in combat.

The phones that Jiang Feng and the others had on them will be kept by the teacher when they go on stage, and they will be picked up again after the battle.

"For the next match, let's not bring our phones and just use communicators to communicate, shall we?" Jiang Feng glanced at his phone.

Now that they've added each other as friends on the communicator, and the communicator is on their person, it's very convenient to contact each other, so they don't really need a mobile phone.

Moreover, Jiang Feng has added Fang Zheng and Zhao Jiaoji Zhang as friends on her communicator, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't use her phone during this time.

The others nodded in agreement after hearing this.

Carrying a mobile phone is a habit for everyone. Over the years, we've become accustomed to it, and mobile phones have become something that people rely on heavily.

Therefore, even though communicators exist, most people still use mobile phones to communicate.

"Okay, I had forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it. We can just use the communicator now."

"I haven't used the communicator since I got it. We still use our mobile phones to communicate normally."

After hearing Jiang Feng's words, everyone glanced at their phones and suddenly realized what was going on.

Yes, after they got the communicator, they could communicate with anyone at school.

The communicator is actually much more powerful than a mobile phone, but if you want to communicate with others, you have to add them as friends again.

Of course, the software that allows you to add friends again is also QQ, featuring a cute little penguin, but with some additional decorations, making it a special version.

After everyone finished eating, they stood up. Yao Yue stretched and then saw a new message from the teacher in the group chat on her phone.

"The cell phone is still somewhat useful. To take care of us, the teacher sends all the messages in the old group chat." After saying that, Yao Yue opened a new document, which displayed the situation of each team's battle.

They also saw their opponent today, Team 50.

After yesterday's draw, all they saw was the order of their opponents. For example, if they were number three in red, they would only see number four in red as their opponent, without any specific team names being written down.

The teacher already mentioned last night that the table would be updated this morning so that everyone would know exactly which teams are in their group.

The others also took out their phones to look at the document. Jiang Feng imported the document into his communicator and then sent it to their newly formed combat team.

"Let me see, there shouldn't be anyone in our group who poses a threat to us."

The first round had two hundred teams, divided into forty groups, with five teams in each group, leaving eighty teams.

In other words, the top two teams in terms of points will advance.

Jiang Feng glanced at their list of opponents; there were almost no high-ranking players on it.

"We must not let our guard down."

The teams of all students in Class 1 were established first, so their numbers were all at the beginning. The teams of students in Class 2 were also established relatively early. Most of the students from other classes only chose to establish their own teams after they were rejected from the teams of Class 1 and Class 2.

Therefore, opponents with earlier numbers are more difficult to deal with, but those with later numbers are not necessarily easier; it just means that there are definitely no Class A members among those with later numbers.

"There's a team in the middle with around twenty people; they might be a bit tougher to deal with?"

"Several students from Class 2 organized themselves from the beginning and created a group consisting of five students from Class 2 and two students from other classes. Their average strength seemed to be stronger."

Class Two isn't bad; most of the students have initial mental strength at level A, and some have initial mental strength at level B.

Their mental strength is not much different from that of ordinary students.

If the team was created by a few people from the front row of Class 2, it might be stronger than the three or two people from Class 1.

After all, the rules state that if there are members from Class 1, the number of students in the first three classes cannot exceed five, and if there are no members from Class 1, the number of students in the first five classes cannot exceed five.

That's what they're using: the first five classes. It doesn't mean you have to choose from classes two through five; you can have all the students from class two.

"It's okay, everyone, don't be stressed. We just need to qualify from the beginning," Yao Yue said to everyone. "Although everyone really wants to win first place."

"But isn't improving our own strength our real goal?"

"Whether others are stronger or weaker than us, as long as we gain experience and training, it's all worthwhile!"

After Yao Yue finished speaking, everyone smiled.

Jiang Feng smiled, put his hand on Yao Yue's shoulder, and said to everyone, "Even if there are wins and losses now, who can predict the future?"

"Now the school is giving us opportunities to grow and develop."

"Winning or losing... as long as we've given it our all and identified our weaknesses, it no longer matters!"

Although first place is their goal, they should lower everyone's expectations at the beginning.

Otherwise, it's not good for everyone to be constantly on edge.

"Okay, then I won't watch it! Who cares!"

"That's true, each group can advance two teams! We can't afford to lose to everyone, can we?"

The others still have absolute confidence in their team's chances of qualifying.

There are three students from Class 1 in their team. If they can't even beat the people behind them, then it's only right that their team disbands.

Smiles returned to everyone's faces, and their steps became lighter.

Upon entering the indoor stadium, we found it to be quite large and divided into several sections.

The largest area was originally intended for students to compete and fight, but since this group didn't need that much space, the largest area was divided into four smaller sections.

The so-called arena is not a real platform, but rather lines drawn on the ground. If a person steps out of the drawn square with both feet, they lose.

Of course, if your body goes out, that doesn't count. If you go out in mid-air, as long as your feet are still inside the air when you land, you won't be eliminated.

Jiang Feng and his team's match wasn't in the largest venue, but in a smaller one. When they entered the venue, their opponents hadn't arrived yet.

Jiang Feng and the others stretched their limbs, and seeing that their teacher had arrived, Jiang Feng asked, "Teacher, can we release our magical beasts now?"

"Of course, there are no restrictions. However, just a heads up, once you release your phantom beasts, your opponents will know your attributes and will be able to strategize accordingly."

"Release your summoned beast after the battle begins to catch your opponent off guard."

After saying that, the teacher stopped talking, and Jiang Feng nodded before summoning the Fighting Deer.

"My magical beast isn't afraid of being targeted." After Jiang Feng finished speaking, the teacher's lips twitched.

Indeed, there's no need to worry about not having a target. The role of the light attribute at level one is to provide teammates with a buff aura that doesn't have much effect.

Moreover, no one would be so foolish as to go through all that trouble to target a fighting deer.

"What about us? Should we summon them?"

"You don't need to. I'll have Doulu and me observe the situation on site together."

"There's one more thing everyone should pay attention to: it seems like drug use is allowed in this competition," Jiang Feng said, zooming in on his communicator and pointing to the precautions displayed on the screen.

"Drugs?" Han Yunyun looked puzzled, while He He and Shi Xiaoqiang seemed thoughtful.

Zhuang Yi remained standing in the same spot, his expression unreadable.

Chen Juan, standing next to her, gaped in disbelief at the word "drugs."

"Isn't this against the rules?"

"There are now quite a few drugs available for treating magical beasts, and they are all legal and compliant. If there's anything inappropriate about them, it's that they're very expensive!"

Yao Yue explained from the side: "Those medicines, even the cheapest ones start at thirty to fifty thousand. Some help beast tamers recover their illusion power as quickly as possible, while others provide certain enhancements to the illusion beasts."

"Of course, if it's a drug that greatly enhances the power of a beast, it will have side effects on both the beast and the beast tamer. But these things are not prohibited. Being able to obtain and use them is a testament to the beast tamer's own strength."

"Besides these, there are all kinds of protective gear, defensive equipment, or offensive equipment. As long as you can take them out, there are no restrictions."

After saying this, Yao Yue added one last sentence: "Even in our National College Student Beast Tamer Competition, there are no restrictions."

Everyone's expression changed.

"But don't worry, in a small competition like this at our school, probably not many people will be doing drugs, right?"

After Yao Yue finished speaking, everyone thought about it for a moment.

"How much is the total prize money?" Jiang Feng added from the side.

Those kinds of drugs are basically for saving lives and are only used in life-or-death situations.

This is a small competition that doesn't require you to fight tooth and nail, doesn't involve any vested interests, and has a final prize of only 100,000 yuan, with all the prizes totaling no more than 500,000 yuan.

If I take drugs, it won't even cover the cost of the medication.

Hearing Jiang Feng's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they became curious about something they had never seen before.

"Yueyue, you know so much." He He looked at Yao Yue from the side.

Yao Yue reached out and scratched her head: "I've been watching a lot of random stuff."

"Do you know what kind of medicine it is?" Chen Juan asked, also curious.

Yao Yue sat down on the side of the stands and began to speak.