Chapter 351 - 349: A 200 Million Fortune

Chapter 351: Chapter 349: A 200 Million Fortune

[Lin Qi, congratulations on winning the Global Freshman Tournament! You have achieved outstanding results and brought supreme honor to Xia Country!]

[According to the competition rules, you will receive a prize of one hundred fifty million Xia Country Coins!]

[You will also receive a grand prize!]

[Additionally, your time in the three cultivation facilities—the Refining God Tower, the Gravity Room, and the Disaster Beast Trial Tower—will each be increased by 10 hours!]

[Refining God Tower: 34 hours/month]

[Gravity Room: 31 hours/month]

[Disaster Beast Trial Tower: 31 hours/month]

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THUMP THUMP!!

Lin Qi’s heart began to hammer in his chest, pounding faster and faster as he read about the prize money.

One hundred fifty million Xia Country Coins!

That was a full twenty million Xia Country Coins more than he had expected.

It was an incredible amount of money. Granted, the various prizes he’d won since high school already totaled over two hundred million.

But this was the first time he had ever received such a large sum all at once.

His mind raced. ’With the one-hundred-fifty-million-coin prize, plus the forty-five million from the Disaster Beast Trial Tower...’

’That’s one hundred ninety-five million Xia Country Coins. Add the ten million or so I already have on me...’

He sucked in a sharp breath.

Lin Qi couldn’t help but gasp. His net worth had just surpassed two hundred million!

Two hundred million!

Even if he set aside fifty million, that would still be enough to purchase a massive amount of Cultivation Resources!

This haul was simply enormous!

’I really should just focus on competing,’ he thought. ’It’s way too profitable. I can make a huge fortune from just one tournament.’

Once he had calmed down, Lin Qi looked at the other rewards.

His time in the three major cultivation facilities had been increased by a full ten hours each.

This was also an extremely generous reward, enough to significantly boost his cultivation efficiency.

Then, his eyes fell on one particular message.

[You will also receive a grand prize!]

’This message doesn’t look like it’s from an official source, does it?’

"Master, you have a video call from Dean Liu!"

Just as Lin Qi was pondering this, Black-haired Xiaochan spoke up from beside him.

BEEP!

She immediately raised a delicate hand, and the video call was projected into the air. Dean Liu’s avatar appeared on the screen.

Dean Liu was in his study, and he spoke with a broad smile.

"Lin Qi, did you get the message about the prize money?"

Lin Qi nodded. "Just got it. The prize is even bigger than I expected!"

Dean Liu took a sip of water.

"Of course it is. You’re the champion, so the prize has to be bigger than the runner-up’s. How else would we highlight the importance of winning!"

Lin Qi nodded. ’The runner-up’s prize must be one hundred twenty million. I got thirty million more than Havier.’

’That’s what it means to be the champion.’

"Beyond that, there’s also the grand prize. That is the *real* reward for the champion. The prize money is just a little something extra that comes with it."

"Come to my office the day after tomorrow."

"I have a special gift prepared just for you!"

Lin Qi’s curiosity was instantly piqued.

’What kind of gift could be more valuable than a hundred and fifty million coins?’

...

Meanwhile, in the study of a luxurious villa within the Sixth Institute.

Dean Liu ended the video call, slowly stood up, and checked the messages on his phone.

’Who would have thought Lin Qi would actually take the championship!’

’The reward this time is truly generous, and it’s a perfect fit for Lin Qi.’

A smile spread across his face as he looked at the picture on his phone.

...

「Cang Province, Celestial Sea City, Imperial View Mansion District」

It was already midnight.

Inside the study of a luxurious, standalone villa, this was a "small" study, over 100 square meters in size. Yue Feng, a man with rugged features dressed in a black robe, was still processing documents.

He sat in a smart chair. In front of him, the AI, Alpha, had projected several large screens.

He quickly scanned the documents before him.

’It’s already May. The martial arts university entrance exams are just over a month away.’

’We’re in the final stretch now!’

’The prospects from Celestial Sea City are pretty good this year, but still not on par with last year’s batch.’

’After all, that was the year that produced Lin Qi.’

’Still, having Jiang Miaoyin isn’t bad. Her brother is Jiangtao. That’s two S-class geniuses from one family.’

’If it weren’t for that monster, Lin Qi, Jiangtao would have actually been the most dazzling star.’

’Who would have thought he’d turn out to be an S-class genius too!’

Yue Feng nodded to himself, pleased. This year’s Jiang Miaoyin was now also an S-class genius, and he was the one who had signed her.

Of course, his greatest achievement was signing Lin Qi.

"Speaking of Lin Qi..."

Yue Feng suddenly remembered—the Global Freshman Tournament should be over by now.

’I’ve been so swamped as the acting Hall Master, I completely forgot!’

Yue Feng slapped his forehead and quickly opened the Red Dome House forums, where news about major competitions was always posted.

’This Global Freshman Tournament... I remember it clearly. All the Awakened S-class and SS-level geniuses participate. There should be about 180 of them!’

’Back in my day, I made it to the top 250 before I ran into an Awakened genius and got eliminated. Such a shame!’

’With Lin Qi’s Talent, he’s probably stronger than I was. He should make the top 63, at least!’

’Making the top 32 is also possible. That would already be a record!’

"Holy shit, the champion!!"

Yue Feng stared at the headline written clearly in the most prominent spot on the forum’s homepage:

"Congratulations to Lin Qi, a freshman from our country’s Azure Sky Martial Arts Academy, on winning the Global Freshman Tournament!"

He blinked hard, making sure he was seeing things correctly.

He read it three times, confirming that the word was "Global," not "National."

He shot to his feet. Rubbing the stubble on his chin, he forced himself to calm down.

He exhaled sharply.

His breathing grew heavy and his eyes widened. His mind was reeling.

’The champion!!’

His heart was pounding. He knew all too well what it meant to be the champion of the Global Freshman Tournament.

It was a top-tier competition where millions of geniuses vied for the title. This year, there were 230 Awakened geniuses and 18 SS-level geniuses in the running.

And the genius he had signed, Lin Qi—an Unawakened—had beaten countless Awakened geniuses, and even SS-level geniuses, to get there.

Those were SS-level geniuses! Prospects with a high probability of breaking through to the Ninth Realm in the future!

Then another thought struck him.

’Lin Qi’s Talent is too monstrous. Can he even be considered an S-class genius anymore?’

’Even SS-level geniuses are no match for him. He may not be Awakened, but for a special case like him, upgrading his contract to SS-level should be a no-brainer.’

’That’s right! A genius like this deserves to be SS-level!’

Yue Feng made his decision instantly.

He immediately sat back down and sent a message to Hall Master Wuu Lingyun.

’Old Wu is in the Otherworld on important business. He’ll be back in just over a month!’

’When he gets back, I’ll go with him to headquarters and propose upgrading Lin Qi’s contract to SS-level!’

’He needs more resources to grow!’

’I can’t even imagine how strong Lin Qi will become once he gets more resources!’

Yue Feng grew excited at the thought. After all, he was the one who had discovered this top-level genius.

This wasn’t just for the reward from headquarters; it was for the future of all humanity.

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