The next day.
The Elite League officially began.
Su Ping had to go out that day to drive Su Lingyue to the venue. Therefore, he had to ask Joanna to be the "store manager". Of course, that was only his verbal authorization. The system had not verified it.
Her only role was to open the door and receive customers who came to pick up their pets. She could also serve as the cashier when customers came to train their pets.
After all, that was the job of an employee. It was just that Su Ping had taken on that job himself.
Now that he had Joanna, Su Ping could leave the store. The store could still operate. However, he would have to open the cultivation site himself if he wanted to train pets. That was the core secret of the store.
Soon, Su Ping drove Su Lingyue to the venue in the uptown area.
The venue was located in the Heavenly King District.
The name suggested that the Heavenly King District was not a place to be messed with. The Heavenly King District was the economic nexus of the uptown area. It was the most prosperous area, second only to the first district where the government officials lived.
Every inch of land there was worth an inch of gold. Everyone there was a rich businessman. Su Ping could easily kill a bunch of rich people.
The Heavenly King District was strictly controlled and monitored. Since Su Ping had won the bid for the venue, he could make a lot of money.
Many cars were jammed on the streets of the Heavenly King District. Traffic jams were common there. After all, every rich family had a car, and many of them had more than one. The civilians who worked and lived there were all petty bourgeois. It was easy for them to buy a low-grade car. The lower their social status was, the more they liked to drive.
Even if they were just two hundred meters away from home to buy groceries, they would still want to drive around.
The number of contestants and the general public had increased. The traffic jams were even worse.
"There are many times more people than yesterday."
Su Ping drove the chariot past a road with fewer cars. He shook his head as he looked at the cars that were stuck in the traffic jam.
"More than yesterday? You were here yesterday? "Su Lingyue asked in surprise.
"Yes."
Su Ping stepped on the accelerator and sped up.
Some of the cars in the traffic jams were honking angrily. Some were sticking their heads out of the windows to check.
"The one in front, are you going or not?"
"Dilly-Dallying, f * ck, which female driver turned off the engine again?"
"Hubby, why didn't you take the side road? There's no car there!"
"That's a special shortcut for pioneers and big shots. If we drive on it with ordinary license plates, we will be driven off at once. What's more, our license will be revoked forever."
"It can't be. Why can explorers use it? They are just killing some demonic beasts outside. What's the big deal?"
"Alright, let's wait a little longer."
…
Following the special highway, Su Ping soon arrived at the main venue.
It had to be said that this was indeed the main stadium of the uptown area. Outside the stadium was a huge area filled with people. In this area, there were many amusement facilities and some high-definition big screens. One could watch the live broadcast of the battle in the arena from outside the stadium.
Su Lingyue had thought that she had been through a lot but she was getting nervous all of a sudden.
She looked up and saw many people. The thought that all those people would be able to see her battle when she went up on the stage and all the details and flaws would be revealed at a glance made her feel uneasy.
Su Ping didn't comfort her. He told her to adjust herself.
"This way."
He took Su Lingyue to the contestants' passage. There were fewer people there.
The guards there were advanced battle pet warriors. They were young but strong. One look and Su Lingyue could tell that they were not to be trifled with.
They let Su Lingyue and Su Lingyue in after checking their identification cards.
"Do you know the rules for today's selection?" Su Ping asked as they walked through the passage.
Su Lingyue nodded. "First, we will have a scoring test. The top one thousand will be chosen and the other four hundred will be eliminated. Then, the real selection will begin. The first round will be a face-off match, similar to the auditions."
Su Ping nodded. She had done her homework.
"You have to pay attention to the scoring test before the face-off match," Su Ping said, "This is the only place where the Liu family can play tricks."
The scoring test would not be conducted in front of the audience. It would be done directly by professionals and equipment.
That would make it easy for shady deals to be made.
Su Lingyue was alarmed. She remembered that apart from the normal matches, she also had to be careful of other people's shady schemes.
"I understand. I will be careful."
Su Ping nodded. Before they left, he had given her the Soul Lamp that he had obtained from the dragon scale area. It could protect her from spirit attacks.
He had a better alternative and he didn't need the Soul Lamp. He could give it to her just in case.
…
There was a test room in front of the passage.
All the contestants who came in through the passage would pass the test in that room.
They had worked hard to make it to the Top 100 at the branch venue. However, in the test room, once they were ranked outside the top one thousand, they would be eliminated and removed from the list.
Therefore, for most people, making it to the Top 100 of the branch venue would be the highlight of their lives.
"Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter."
The guard in front of the test room stopped Su Ping with a tough attitude.
Su Ping looked at the test room and hesitated.
Su Lingyue seemed to have seen through Su Ping's plan. She didn't want him to get into trouble because of her. She grinned. "It's okay. I will take care of the rest myself!"
With that said, she clenched her fists and tried to act cute.
Su Ping raised his eyebrows. It was rare to see this girl act cute.
At the same time, he felt he had seen a ray of hope …
"Okay. Be careful. Just use the dragon," Su Ping said.
His words made the guard who stopped him raise his eyebrows.
Su Lingyue nodded.
"I will wait for you here. Let's go to the stage together," Su Ping said and left.
Su Lingyue watched as Su Ping walked away. Then, she took a deep breath and stepped into the test room.
There was a passage leading to the underground. The light was rather dim, and she became a little nervous. Su Lingyue walked down to the bottom of the spiral passage. She saw dozens of people gathered in a brightly lit area. They were all young, but they were four or five years older than her.
"Are they all participants?" Su Lingyue knew what was going on. She walked to the back of the crowd.
Those people were all waiting in line. There was an advanced battle pet warrior guarding the entrance. Every once in a while, the battle pet warrior would be notified through his earpiece that one person in front of him would be allowed to go in.
Everyone was waiting. One by one, they would go in to take the test.
Su Lingyue went to the back of the line.
Boom!
Soon, there was a sudden tremor underground. It seemed to be an earthquake.
Many of the contestants were shocked. Among them, more than a dozen of them had a fierce temperament. Astral shields and energy armors appeared on their bodies.
The guards at the entrance were also surprised. They could see the shock in each other's eyes.
"Is this … a test?"
"That's a big noise. Oh my god. Can't the test seal reduce the shock?"
"Who are they testing?"
"Monsters …"
"I think … they are from the Qin Family."
Many contestants were discussing in low voices. They were all shocked.
Standing in the crowd, Su Lingyue felt pressured. After all, she had been recommended by Su Ping and she had to fight for the championship. Strictly speaking, everyone there was her opponent.
But for some reason, she felt like she was a lamb in a pack of wolves. Everyone around her was at a higher realm than her.
"I'm fierce, very fierce …" Su Lingyue cheered herself up.
"Little girl, what did you say?" A young man with a strong build asked.
Su Lingyue was startled. She waved her hands at once. "No, no, nothing."
Soon, the participants finished their tests one by one. It was Su Lingyue's turn. Behind her, there were dozens of participants waiting in line.
"Go in," one of the guards said after checking Su Lingyue's ID.
Su Lingyue plucked up her courage and went to the end of the passage. It was an underground arena.
Outside the arena was a seal. There were thick cables around the seal. Outside the seal were more than a dozen workers and sophisticated equipment. In the middle of the arena was a cyborg battle pet.
Mechanization of battle pets was a concept proposed by the Federation a long time ago. Compared to the primitive way of training battle pets, mechanization of battle pets could greatly increase the battle pet's strength within a short period of time, regardless of bloodline.
However, for some reason, mechanization of battle pets was not popularized. Later on, it was only used in the military and in some special experiments.
At the moment, the cyborg battle pet had sophisticated machinery inside it. It could calculate the speed of its attacks, the strength of its attacks, and the density of its opponent's energy.
With the help of the machinery, the cyborg battle pet could collect data about its opponent accurately.
In some interstellar explorations, all-mechanical battle pets would be used, which were equivalent to mechanical soldiers. They were specially used to explore dangerous places.
It was the first time Su Lingyue had seen a cyborg battle pet. She was surprised. She had read about it in textbooks but had never paid much attention to it.
A middle-aged man in a black suit and a tall hat said, "Go in. Summon your battle pet and stay in there for one minute. You can admit defeat if you want to but you will be disqualified."
The seal on the arena opened up, revealing a passage of blue light.
Su Lingyue took a deep breath and stepped into the arena.
Without hesitation, she summoned the Moonfrost Dragon and the Phantom Flame Beast.
The appearance of the Moonfrost Dragon took the staff by surprise. Soon, they realized that the girl was going to pass the test.
"Begin!"
As one of the workers announced, all the tubes on the cyborg battle pet were opened. The cyborg battle pet was a seventh-rank Pyro Electric Tiger, a rare pet with two attributes. It was one of the more powerful pets of the seventh-rank.
Su Lingyue didn't show any mercy. She told the Moonfrost Dragon to attack.
Ten seconds later, the battle was over.
Su Lingyue wasn't surrendering. It was because the workers outside the arena had stopped the battle in time.
What a joke. If they didn't stop the battle, the cyborg battle pet that they had spent a lot of money on would be ruined.
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