The Iron Rice Bowl Turns into a Golden Rice Bowl

Chapter 87 The Iron Rice Bowl Turns into a Golden Rice Bowl

Xiaolingshan.

Bai Qi, led by Wang Ling, arrived at a conference room, where about ten people were already seated.

These people sat together in twos and threes, and when they saw Bai Qi appear, they all turned their attention to him.

Some were curious, but most were resentful.

And among these grievances, Wang Jun and Li Lei were naturally involved.

"Bai Qi, over here!"

Upon seeing Bai Qi appear, Gao Cheng immediately stood up and waved to Bai Qi, indicating that Bai Qi should sit down with them.

"Congratulations, you also got first place in the practical assessment."

Gao Cheng patted Bai Qi on the shoulder and said, "I searched for you for a long time in Little Spirit Mountain but couldn't find you. I thought you didn't participate."

"Ahem, I'll keep a low profile this time."

Bai Qi coughed twice, feeling a little guilty, to avoid Gao Cheng's gaze.

On the way here, Wang Ling had already given a brief overview of the practical assessment.

To avoid disputes, the two presidents fabricated some data for Bai Qi and placed him in first place.

This behavior would normally be considered a violation of the rules, but after the two guild leaders jointly reported the resource points Bai Qi had earned in the previous round, the higher-ups stopped saying anything.

Even if they don't give it to him, letting this guy in directly will probably still get him first place, and he might even cause some trouble.

The examiners had no objections, but the candidates might not.

While Gao Cheng and Bai Qi were chatting idly, Zhang Kai took the initiative to walk up to Bai Qi, extend his hand, and said, "Hello, I'm Zhang Kai."

Bai Qi glanced at the two runes on the back of Zhang Kai's hand, grasped Zhang Kai's hand and shook it, saying, "Bai Qi, may I ask for your guidance?"

Zhang Kai smiled and said, "It's only natural that the top performer in both rounds of assessments would want to get to know me, right?"

"I heard from Wang Jun and the others that your pet is very powerful. I'm really sorry that I didn't get to meet you in the actual combat assessment, but we'll definitely meet in the upcoming ranking battle. I'm looking forward to your performance."

After saying that, Zhang Kai returned to the Lingxi City team without waiting for Bai Qi's reply.

Is this guy here to declare war?

Gao Cheng explained, "Zhang Kai is a promising player from Lingxi City. He was originally eligible to be admitted to the professional Beastmaster program without taking the entrance exam. It seems that he's here to target our Gusu City."

"However, in the first three rounds of exams, Zhang Kai ranked second in all but the second round of the theory exam, so..."

Bai Qi nodded, having formed a preliminary impression of Zhang Kai.

Being stuck in second place for so long and still laughing so happily, you're either cunning or a complete idiot.

Judging from his current appearance, he must be a cunning young man.

"By the way, Brother Cheng, you're here now, so you must have passed the professional assessment, right?"

A smile immediately appeared on Gao Cheng's face. He nodded and said, "Yes, we finally passed."

Bai Qi said, "It should be time to pass. But Brother Cheng, you know so much about the professional assessment, how come you've failed so many times?"

"Cough cough..."

Gao Cheng felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this, while Han Wei leaned over and said, "That's because someone's theory score was consistently below passing, so they were eliminated in the second round."

Seeing Han Wei publicly criticize him in front of so many people, Gao Cheng became somewhat embarrassed and angry, saying, "You also get eliminated in the second round every year!"

Han Wei pursed his lips and said, "Don't misunderstand, this genius is always first in theory every year. I just felt sorry for you, so I voluntarily gave up the third round of exams."

"But if you haven't passed the exam this year, this genius won't bother waiting for you anymore, otherwise my parents will cut off my allowance."

Han Wei patted Gao Cheng on the shoulder, then glanced at Wang Jun, who was glaring angrily at Bai Qi, and said with an ambiguous smile, "Hey, what did you do to Wang Jun? I heard she's a famous ice queen in Lingxi City."

Han Wei's voice was quite loud, and everyone in the cabin immediately turned to look at Bai Qi.

Seeing the ambiguous smile on Han Wei's face, Bai Qi's eyes twitched slightly.

No wonder this guy got along so well with Gao Cheng; with that mouth of his, most people couldn't handle it.

By the way, if I beat him up during a ranked match, Old Man Qin probably won't blame me, right?

Han Wei's words immediately made the atmosphere in the cabin strange. Fortunately, Cui Ming and Chairman Qin appeared at this moment, and everyone's attention was immediately drawn to them.

Cui Ming's expression was noticeably gloomy, and Zhang Kai and the other candidates from Lingxi City panicked upon seeing it, lowering their heads and not daring to look him in the eye.

Everyone present was an elite from Tianxuan High School. They had thought that this joint examination between the two cities would surely sweep through Gusu City and greatly enhance Lingxi City's prestige.

Unexpectedly, the number of people entering the ranking battle in both cities was the same.

Although it was a draw, it was tantamount to a defeat for them.

"First of all, congratulations to everyone for passing the assessment and making it into the top twenty."

President Qin looked at the group of examinees in front of him with a smile and said, "However, your assessment is not over yet. In the upcoming ranking battle, everyone should do their best and strive to achieve a result that satisfies you."

"This year's exam is a joint exam for the two cities, and it's even with Lingxi City, so the prestige of this exam is extremely high."

Because he had successfully humiliated Cui Ming, Chairman Qin was in a very good mood and said, "That's precisely why the subsidies you can receive from the association after this year's ranking battle will be double what they were in previous years!"

double?

Upon hearing that the subsidy would be doubled, Bai Qi immediately perked up.

Originally, the average monthly income was 100,000. Now that it has doubled, wouldn't it be an average of 200,000?

If I can get first place in the ranking battle, this iron rice bowl will instantly be upgraded to a golden rice bowl!

In an instant, a terrifying fighting spirit ignited around Bai Qi, surprising everyone around him.

Bai Qi's actions naturally caught the attention of others. Xia Xuan immediately looked disdainful, while Zhang Kai frowned slightly.

While a secure job is certainly desirable, it pales in comparison to the rankings in ranked matches.

The resources and opportunities that can be obtained by winning first place in the ranking battle far exceed the value of these subsidies.

If it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter, but Zhang Kai simply couldn't stand Bai Qi acting like this.

How could I have been defeated by such a greedy person?

"Ahem!"

President Qin also noticed Bai Qi's loss of composure and coughed twice to remind Bai Qi to restrain himself.

Upon seeing this, Bai Qi immediately understood, straightened his expression, and silently returned to his seat, but in his heart he felt a sense of contempt for these people.

You don't know the cost of living until you're in charge. Not to mention the expenses of raising the two pet beasts, just learning those mechanical encyclopedias is enough to keep Bai Qi busy. How can he not hurry up and make money?

"The ranked matches will begin in an hour. You can rest for a while and recover your stamina."

Cui Ming glanced at the twenty contestants present, and then left with President Qin.

"Phew~ Finally, there's food to eat. I was starving."

Having been starving the whole way, Han Wei finally couldn't help but speak up, saying, "Lingxi City is famous for its breakfast, shall we all go and try it?"

Gao Cheng nodded and asked Bai Qi and Lu Yuan beside him, "Bai Qi, are you coming?"

"I'm fine."

Lu Yuan was in an exceptionally good mood after breaking into the top twenty. He was so happy that he would eat a whole cow, let alone breakfast.

"No need, I brought my own food."

Bai Qi waved his hand, took out a bottle of Heavenly God Water and drank it all in one gulp, and his hunger disappeared instantly.

Do they eat the divine water as food?

I suddenly understand why this guy's pet has 13000 energy points.

Seeing Bai Qi's extravagant diet, the examinees in Lingxi City were suddenly enlightened and added the name of "Heavenly Divine Water" to their respective strategies for the intense competition.

(End of this chapter)