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[Ding, successful check-in. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining: Moon Stone x1, points +100!]
He casually tossed the Moon Stone obtained from the check-in aside. This item was not cheap, but for rich people, anything that could be bought with money was a cheap item.
"Young Master, are you excited about today's campus ranking competition?"
Ning Ya smiled sweetly and asked Jiang Chen.
"Sister Ning Ya, you're underestimating me too much. A competition like this isn't worth getting excited about."
"Although I know Young Master's strength is very high, I still want to remind Young Master not to underestimate your opponents."
"Good reminder. Indeed, I shouldn't be too arrogant."
Jiang Chen also felt that he shouldn't get too carried away. The campus ranking competition might seem insignificant, but there was still a possibility of him stumbling.
Because in the campus ranking competition, each trainer used only one Pokémon. This was a one-on-one battle, with no room for error.
Actually, the campus ranking competition wasn't a one-day event. A total of over a thousand people participated in the school.
Every trainer who reached fifteen years old and received their initial Pokémon was required to participate.
Upon arriving at school, Jiang Chen saw Zhao Qian, whose face was filled with nervousness.
"So nervous, you'll definitely not perform well when you get on stage. Actually, I think your strength ranks among the top in our school. Don't be so nervous; this is just a small competition. If you're nervous for this, won't your legs turn to jelly and you'll have to be carried onto the stage for the Freshman Tournament later?"
Jiang Chen consoled Zhao Qian.
"Brother Chen, I'm not like you. You've already locked down first place. My dad said if I don't make it into the top ten, he'll break my legs. My dad always keeps his word."
Zhao Qian said with a bitter face.
Students in the regular classes of Tianhai Pokémon Academy would be considered elites in other Pokémon academies. Getting into the top ten in a school like this was unimaginably difficult.
Of course, for someone as strong as Jiang Chen, there was no need to worry at all.
Zhao Qian couldn't imagine who could contend with him for first place, not even the campus belle, Ling Wanqiu.
"Saying I've locked down first place, you're trying to make me enemies, aren't you?"
Jiang Chen glanced at Zhao Qian.
The harder you boast, the harder you'll be stomped on when you fail. Although Jiang Chen didn't think he would fail, there was no need to boast.
"It would be great if you could eliminate a few seeded players."
"Impossible."
Jiang Chen shook his head. The school would also engage in some behind-the-scenes manipulation. Generally, strong individuals would almost never encounter each other early on.
In the class, everyone except Jiang Chen was feeling stressed, including Ling Wanqiu.
Because Ling Wanqiu considered Jiang Chen her biggest rival, she naturally felt pressured.
"Everyone, log in on the campus network with the Pokémon you'll be using. Remember, absolutely no cheating. You cannot use Pokémon older than one month. The school will detect this, so don't try to sneak through."
Class teacher Old Zhang reminded them with extreme solemnity.
Because Pokémon have a certain combat strength from birth, if carefully trained for a year, evolving into their final form is also possible. Therefore, the campus ranking competition has an age limit of one month from birth.
Among Jiang Chen's Pokémon, Dragonite and Wobbuffet could not be used. The other Pokémon were all within one month of birth.
"This restriction is really frustrating, otherwise I wouldn't be so worried."
Zhao Qian sighed. He also had a Charizard, but unfortunately it couldn't participate.
"The restriction is for fairness. Otherwise, what would ordinary students do?"
Jiang Chen had no complaints. He knew the school did this mainly to give talented students from ordinary families a chance to rise up.
Even so, the two sides were not exactly on the same starting line.
After registration, the battles began through a drawing of lots. Due to the large number of participating students, the initial elimination rounds were extremely intense.
Each person used one Pokémon. One loss meant elimination, with no revival matches.
Moreover, the schedule was very tight. If a student only had one Pokémon, they might win their match but lose the next due to insufficient stamina.
Although there were specialized treatment machines to restore stamina and heal injuries, both recovery and healing took time.
In one morning, Jiang Chen fought three consecutive battles, each ending in an instant knockout.
"Rararara~~!"
Ralts complained to Jiang Chen that her opponents were too weak.
All three matches were fought by Ralts. Ralts, with her adorable appearance, showed no mercy in battle, directly delivering instant knockouts.
"This Ralts's strength is at least normal Tier 7, right?"
"Pretty much, but I don't think she's using her full power yet."
Only a few trainers were the focus of the teachers, and Jiang Chen was one of them.
However, their guesses were still too conservative. If they knew that Jiang Chen's Ralts had elite Tier 1 strength, they might have dropped their jaws in shock.
Elite Tier 1 was nothing to a trainer who had left the academy, but for trainers within the academy, it was an unbeatable sweep.
"Ralts, use Confusion."
Another move that directly defeated the opponent, a Fearow.
This was an afternoon battle. There were two battles in the afternoon. A total of five battles that day. No matter who he faced, Jiang Chen easily overwhelmed them.
To this day, no opponent had lasted more than one move against Jiang Chen.
"Jiang Chen of Elite Class 1 is truly worthy of being the son of the Dragon-type Heavenly King; he's simply invincible."
"Campus Belle Ling Wanqiu isn't bad either. The others also performed well. I feel like there's hope for her to contend with Jiang Chen for first place."
"I'll bet one Rare Candy that Jiang Chen will be first in this campus ranking competition."
"I'll bet on the Campus Belle. I'm more optimistic about Campus Belle Ling."
"Our Class 3's Mo Yangjia is the strongest. I'm betting on our Class 3's Mo Yangjia."
Some of the eliminated students started betting.
The campus ranking competition lasted two days. The opponents encountered on the first day were all very ordinary, mostly from regular classes, and even those from elite classes were the bottom-ranked ones.
Over a thousand participants, and by the end of the first day, only thirty-two remained. That's right, the eliminations were that fast.
As one of the top schools in the country, Tianhai Elite Academy was very large. The entire school had over two hundred battlefields alone, and since battles ended quickly, even with many participants, eliminations were rapid.