Digimon: I really didn't want to be the Digimon Emperor!

Cheng Yuan: "..."

Senior, you have a really good eye.

Wen Jiayi, oblivious to Cheng Yuan's subtle expression, dropped another bombshell: "Furthermore, the most impressive thing is that among this year's freshmen, five students have already successfully evolved their Digimon to the Champion stage before even enrolling!"

Cheng Yuan was genuinely surprised this time: "Five maturity stages? That many?"

He knew that there were geniuses nationwide who could enroll in school with Champion-level Digimon every year, and the total number was estimated to be over a hundred.

He wouldn't be surprised if top national universities like Beijing University and Shanghai University admitted more than twenty mature freshmen in a single year.

But this is Pengcheng University, which is just a regional key university. Its overall strength and student attraction are significantly different from those three prestigious universities. In previous years, it was considered a blessing to have a freshman who entered the university in the mature stage. Even Xu Xin only broke through the mature stage after entering the university!

Five of them suddenly appeared this year?

Seeing Cheng Yuan's surprised expression, Wen Jiayi smiled understandingly: "Surprised, right? We were also surprised when we received the data. We heard that this was largely due to the influence of that Gatomon tamer."

"Huh?" Cheng Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, it's the Gatomon tamer I just told you about, the one who defeated all the candidates this year. What's his name... oh dear, I can't remember right now."

Wen Jiayi continued, "He went to Huadu University to challenge them, and he really made Pengcheng famous. This caused many talented beast tamers from other cities to feel unconvinced and want to come to Pengcheng to challenge them, or they thought that a city that could train such monsters must have something special, and they wanted to come and see for themselves or prove that they were no worse than Cheng Yuan... Well, the result was... hehe."

Wen Jiayi revealed a slightly smug smile, "Most of these outsiders who came to cause trouble were 'taught a lesson' in advance by our student council, especially with our vice president Xu personally taking action and easily suppressing several troublemakers."

"Vice President Xu is the youngest student union vice president in the history of our Pengda University. He is incredibly capable, and even the senior students in their third and fourth years don't dare to disobey him!"

"Vice President Xu? Is his name Xu Xin?" Cheng Yuan asked.

"Yeah! You've heard of him? Oh right, he's a big name in our school. He's just as good as Fang Yu, the dragon tamer (dragon-type beast tamer) from Imperial University, and Ji Yueheng, the beast tamer from Magic University's school team. It's not surprising that this year's candidates know him."

Wen Jiayi nodded, "It was precisely because of these ups and downs that we were unexpectedly attracted to some strong candidates from other places who ended up applying to our Pengda University. In addition, the local students this year were also really good, which is why this year's class is so 'unprecedentedly successful'."

Cheng Yuan nodded silently. So that's how it is. Old Xu is doing quite well not only in the Animal Tamers Association, but also at school.

Wen Jiayi led Cheng Yuan on a long tour, visiting almost all the main teaching, living, and training areas, and explained in detail the purpose and opening hours of each facility.

It took about half an hour to finally bring him to the final location for new student registration—the reception hall of the logistics building.

The hall was bustling with activity as freshmen lined up to complete procedures and collect supplies at various windows. Wen Jiayi expertly guided Cheng Yuan to the queue for dormitory keys.

During a break in the queue, Cheng Yuan noticed a huge dormitory layout map standing next to him, marked with different areas and building numbers, and seemingly even different levels, but he didn't look at it closely.

Soon it was Cheng Yuan's turn. He handed his admission notice and ID card to the logistics teacher behind the window.

The teacher skillfully entered information into the computer, and Cheng Yuan's information popped up on the screen.

When the teacher saw the information displayed on the screen, his hand holding the mouse visibly paused, and a look of surprise flashed across his face.

He adjusted his glasses, leaned closer to the screen, and looked at it carefully again. After confirming that everything was correct, he looked up and gave Cheng Yuan a deep look, his eyes becoming very strange.

Then, under the watchful eyes of Cheng Yuan and the new students queuing behind him, the teacher turned around, opened a locked safe behind him with a special key, and carefully took out a key from inside.

The key's design instantly attracted the attention of many people in the lobby—

Its entire body is a shiny golden yellow, and the key handle is designed in the shape of a golden roc with outstretched wings, lifelike and shining brightly under the light, making it look particularly... dazzling and extravagant.

Wow! What kind of key is that? It's so cool!

"Gold? It must be fake. Which dorm building uses this kind of key?"

"I don't know, I've never seen it before..."

Most of the freshmen didn't understand why, but they thought the key's design was flamboyant and cast curious and envious glances at it.

However, the busy support staff and some of the senior students in charge of guiding the students all changed their expressions when they saw the key being taken out and handed to Cheng Yuan.

Surprise, disbelief, scrutiny, curiosity... all kinds of gazes instantly focused on Cheng Yuan.

Standing next to Cheng Yuan, senior student Wen Jiayi covered her mouth in surprise, her eyes wide open. She looked at the golden key, then at the calm Cheng Yuan, and stammered, "Cheng... Cheng Yuan... do you... do you have connections with school leaders...? Or, is there something special about you...?"

She simply couldn't understand how a newborn with a puppy-like creature in its growth stage could possibly obtain this golden key.

Chapter 211 Dissatisfied? Needs some treatment!

As Cheng Yuan held the heavy golden key, before he could fully savor the honor of being the "strongest freshman," the atmosphere around him had already subtly changed.

Whispers surged in from all directions like a tide, and the gazes directed at him contained not only curiosity and amazement, but also a hint of doubt, resentment, and even naked jealousy.

"I heard from a senior that dormitories are divided into different levels!"

"That golden key! I heard my cousin mention it; it represents the strongest 'golden key' dormitory for freshmen!"

"The Silver Key is a standalone 100-square-meter suite, and there seem to be only 10 spots available!"

"The bronze key is an apartment suite, shared by three people."

"The most common one is an iron key, which seems to be used in large eight-person dorm rooms..."

What does the golden key represent?

"I heard... it's a detached villa!"

"What?! A detached villa?!"

"Why should he live in a villa while we live in an eight-person dorm?"

"This is unfair! It's a rigged operation! There's definitely something fishy going on!"

This caused an uproar in the freshman group, like cold water being poured into boiling oil.

"Look at his Digimon, isn't it just a Rookie-level Puppymon? It doesn't even look as strong as my Gearmon!"

"Exactly! My Gadgetzan is already in the late Rookie stage and about to evolve, so why should I live in the worse place?"

Many people looked at Cheng Yuan with dissatisfaction, especially those newcomers who thought they were quite strong and whose Digimon had reached the late stage of the Long Term. Their eyes were full of doubt and resentment.

A burly freshman with a hint of arrogance on his face suddenly stepped forward, his voice booming and drowning out the noise of the room: "Teacher! I disagree!"

He pointed at Cheng Yuan, but his eyes were fixed on the logistics teacher behind the window: "Isn't dormitory allocation based on merit? Why should a little puppy beast in its growth stage live in the best dormitory? My Candle Beast is about to evolve into its mature stage, but it has to live in the worst one?"

These words immediately ignited the discontent of many more people.

"Exactly! Why should I!"

"Request a redistribution!"

"Give us an explanation!"

"What about those newly trained beast tamers who have reached maturity? Are they convinced?" Someone tried to fan the flames and direct the conflict toward the stronger party.

Faced with the commotion and questions from the new students, the logistics teacher behind the window pushed up his glasses, expressionless, and simply pointed to an empty area next to the hall that was built with special materials and painted with standard battle runes. There was even an automatic referee robot standing there.

"Article Seven of the School Rules: Dormitory allocation is based on merit. Anyone who disagrees with the allocation may challenge the rules. The winner of the challenge takes over the dormitory, and the loser..."

The teacher paused, his gaze sweeping over the freshmen who were shouting the loudest. "...The losers will have their original dormitory status downgraded to the lowest-level 'Iron Key' eight-person room. That's the rule. The challenge platform is over there. Those who are interested can go there to register and line up."

The scene fell silent for a moment. The loser was relegated to the eight-person room? That was no small price to pay! Some of the previously indignant crowd suddenly felt as if they had been choked, and began to weigh their own strength and the risks involved.

Cheng Yuan was also stunned for a moment, blinking. Good heavens, he didn't expect getting a key to be so troublesome. This wasn't a windfall, but a hot potato! He actually had to fight to keep it?

He glanced at the golden key, thinking that Gulemon and Gearmon might be following him in the future. If it were just a 100-square-meter apartment with a silver key, it would indeed be too cramped. A detached villa with a small yard... where he could sunbathe, train, and let his little dogmon run around freely...

It smells amazing! It smells so good!

This must be saved!

"Let's fight then." Cheng Yuan sighed helplessly, but his eyes instantly turned serious, a sharp glint flashing within them. For the sake of the big villa, a little exercise wouldn't hurt.

Soon, a group of unconvinced freshmen flocked to the challenge registration area.

Twelve new students, who considered themselves to be strong and were in the later stages of their growth, eagerly signed their names on the registration form, their eyes fixed on the golden key in Cheng Yuan's hands.

The senior student at the registration desk loudly announced the rules: "Challenge Rules: A maximum of 10 people can enter at the same time for a mixed challenge. Those being challenged can choose to rest for half an hour after each challenge. Now, please..."

Someone shouted, "Don't fight over the ones that are still growing! The new tamers who are already mature are on their way!"

Before he could finish speaking, the little dog on Cheng Yuan's shoulder turned its head and barked at him, its eyes filled with impatience, as if to say: Why waste your breath on them?

Cheng Yuan instantly understood what his partner meant.

He stepped forward, interrupting the senior student who was selecting 10 challengers. His gaze swept over the 12 freshmen who were eager to compete for the first 10 challenge slots, and he announced loudly:

"Stop fighting. There are 12, right? And stop with the tag-team approach, I'm in a hurry."

He pointed to the 12 challengers, his tone calm yet carrying an astonishing confidence:

"All of you, come at me together."

quiet!

A sudden silence!

The new students were all frozen in place, staring at Cheng Yuan in disbelief. Was this guy crazy? A mere puppy-like Digimon was going to challenge 12 late-stage Rookie Digimon simultaneously? Many of them were known for their powerful attacks!

"Insanity!"

"That's outrageous!"

"They're completely disregarding us!"

After a brief silence came the challengers' humiliated rage.

Meanwhile, outside the venue, some people who had just completed their registration and rushed over upon hearing the news also stopped in their tracks.

"Hey? Isn't that Cheng Yuan?" A student from Pengcheng No.1 High School pointed in surprise at the scene.

"What's going on? Someone's already causing trouble as soon as we arrived?" Another student from No. 1 High School stood on tiptoe. "Wow! Twelve against one? That's exciting!"

After learning the details, several students from No. 1 Middle School immediately showed gloating expressions.

"Good heavens, these lackeys think they can challenge our No. 1 High School's rookie king? Who gave them the courage?"

"I'm afraid you've never experienced the fear of being dominated by a little dog beast."

"Open the betting! I bet Cheng Yuan will finish the fight in five minutes!"

Not far away, Zhao Lu was idly playing with her shiny silver key. Beside her was a petite and cute girl, her cousin.

Zhao Lu's cousin tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Sister Lu, your special gear beast is so powerful, why don't you try to win that golden key? Even though you applied to the Management Academy, it doesn't stipulate that you have to be in the Combat Academy to live there! Before those mature ones arrive, if you win, you might be able to stay in the villa for a week!"

Then she can also freeload off the villa.

Zhao Lu glanced at the overconfident, almost irritating figure on the field, then looked at her "innocent" cousin and scoffed, "Do you know who that is?"

"Who is it? Is he famous? He's just a trainer with a small dog..." My cousin blinked in confusion.

Zhao Lu gestured with her chin towards Cheng Yuan, her tone teasing with a hint of "you're too young": "Don't ask anymore, just watch the show quietly, watch the noob get crushed."

Meanwhile, more new students entered the hall, many of whom were contestants who had participated in the Pengcheng Mock Exam League. They immediately recognized the familiar figure in the arena.

"Damn it! Cheng Yuan is such a jerk!"

"What's going on? Someone's being rude on the first day of school?"

"Hahaha, this is going to be good! Quick, send this to the group chat! Tell those guys to come and watch!"

"As expected of Cheng Yuan, he's the center of attention wherever he goes."

They all showed expressions of anticipation and excitement. Many of them had decided to stay at Pengcheng Animal Trainer University after learning that Cheng Yuan, the new king of the competition, had chosen to stay there as well.

In a corner of the crowd, several teenagers with a distinctly different demeanor from ordinary freshmen gathered together. They were the members of the "Dragon Taming Avengers Alliance" who had been "educated" by Cheng Yuan in the Dragon Club.

One of them typed rapidly in the group chat: "@All members, hurry to the logistics registration hall! Cheng Yuan, the Great Demon King, is going to take on N opponents again! Don't blame me if you miss the exciting scene if you're late!"

After a brief moment of surprise, the senior student at the registration desk deepened his amused smile and looked at the 12 challengers: "The parties involved have requested this; do you agree?"

"Agreed! Of course I agree!"

"He asked for it, so he has no one to blame but us!"

"Go! Let him know the price of arrogance!"

"Yes, we'll determine the winners internally after the competition!"

Boos erupted from the sidelines:

"Damn, these people have no sportsmanship."

"They lack sportsmanship."

Feeling greatly slighted, the 12 challengers angrily stormed into the battlefield with their respective Digimon.

Various Rookie Digimon—Sandstalkermon, Gashimon, Tadpolemon, Drillmon, Gearmon, and others—crowded the arena, emitting low growls or buzzes as they stared menacingly at the small, white figure in the center of the arena.

The automated referee robot flashed red: "Mixed Challenge, begin!"