Chapter 138 The Promised Meeting
In the modern world where Qiao Mei lived before, some games held professional leagues. It wasn't unusual for games like "Star Monster," which had a certain barrier to entry, to have them.
Just then, Gan Gan sent me a website link.
After clicking on it, I saw the detailed schedule of the competition.
Qiao Mei didn't rush to check the specific stages of the competition, when it would start, or when it would end. Instead, she focused her attention on the rewards section.
"The top 50 teams in the competition will receive a reward of 100,000 Star Coins and an endorsement opportunity."
After clicking on the endorsement opportunity, it leads to an endorsement of a control glove, which claims to offer 200,000 interstellar coins just from the commission.
Upon seeing this, Qiao Mei's red eyes flashed with the icons of two interstellar coins, her gaze shining brightly.
After all, even if she takes the lowest tier, she can still earn 300,000 interstellar coins in total.
With these 300,000 interstellar coins, Ao Cang's dragon scales will definitely grow back a few more, and his dragon horns and wings might even get bigger.
So Qiao Mei didn't even look at the specific competition schedule requirements before replying to Gan Gan and saying that she wanted to participate.
[Plant a Rose]: "Gan Gan, you are my greatest benefactor. If you hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have known about this!!"
She's been busy with school matters lately, so she hasn't been paying attention to events like these.
Today happens to be the last day for registration for the "Star Monster" All-People Professional League. If it weren't for Gan Gan, she might have missed this great opportunity to make money!
[GanGan]: "I knew you'd be willing to participate. Well then, when do you have time? Let's meet up. I have a lot of mecha materials here that you can use to assemble. We'll use the mecha you build to fight, and by the way, give my company some free advertising and make a killing!"
Qiao Mei: ? How did we suddenly get onto the topic of meeting up?
Her intuition told her something was wrong, so she reopened the website and checked the specific information about the competition schedule.
[Note: Participants must bring an original, self-made mecha; otherwise, they will not be allowed to enter the competition venue. (This requirement is primarily to prevent mental strain and potential damage to the participants' mental consciousness. Thank you for your understanding.)]
The Star Monster All-People Professional League claims to be open to everyone, but based on Qiao Mei's previous experiences in ranked matches, it's safe to assume there's a hidden barrier to entry.
Even with her 3S-level mental strength, she still felt a bit uncomfortable and strained after playing a few ranked matches, let alone an ordinary person.
Of course, she also knew that she was like this simply because her spiritual consciousness had not been expanded much.
She learned about this from her teacher during class these past few days.
To these freshmen, the mental power they already possessed was like a sword that needed to be polished to become hard.
Expanding one's spiritual horizons is a process that needs to be taken to hone one's spiritual strength.
It generally requires a lot of real combat experience and personal training to achieve this.
Fortunately, the league is scheduled for a month from now, so she still has plenty of time.
So she replied to Gan Gan, saying that she would think about when to meet him in person after she got home that night.
Ao Cang watched the whole thing from the sidelines, and asked Qiao Mei, puzzled, what did "meeting in person" mean?
It's not surprising that the Dragon God rarely gets involved in the affairs of his followers.
Qiao Mei patiently explained to him that a face-to-face meeting is simply meeting up in real life with friends you've chatted with online.
"But don't worry, I'll definitely bring you with me then."
She wasn't stupid; she guessed why Ao Cang would ask that question.
Sure enough, she saw a thin layer of powder appear on the dragon scales after he tapped the dragon's head.
But she didn't expose him.
Soon, after she answered some questions in the bounty Q&A section of the interstellar mech website, the bell rang, and Shu Qingqing and the others came out one after another.
Judging from Shu Qingqing's somewhat sour expression, it must be that her childhood sweetheart, Si Ming, did something to her again.
"Qingqing, give me a chance to talk to you alone. I believe that if we can reach an agreement..."
Shu Qingqing glanced at Si Ming impatiently: "Do you think we can go back to how things were before, as long as we reach an agreement? Si Ming, don't overestimate yourself."
As she spoke, Shu Qingqing bit her lip, took Zuo Chenxing's arm, and said with a blush, "I already have a better companion, and I don't need you anymore. You should just wait for your engagement to be finalized and get married to your fiancée. Don't keep bothering me like this, making it seem like I'm clinging to you."
Qiao Mei, as her half-best friend, already knew that Shu Qingqing and Zuo Chenxing had become a fake couple, so she wasn't too surprised.
But Shang Duojin hadn't heard a word of it.
He stared at Shu Qingqing holding Zuo Chenxing's hand, their affectionate embrace leaving him speechless with shock.
Si Ming was about to say something more, but Qiao Mei interrupted him, looking at Shu Qingqing and saying:
"Let's go, the classroom for the next class isn't close to here. If we go late, we won't be able to get a good seat."
"Okay, let's go." Shu Qingqing didn't look at Si Ming again and followed Qiao Mei who was walking ahead.
They also dragged Shang Duojin, who was still in a petrochemical state, into the mix.
Qiao Mei glanced back at Si Ming, whose eyes were full of stubbornness, and couldn't understand it at all.
She had heard Shu Qingqing say that their relationship had become so close that it was almost turning into a friendship.
However, Si Ming chose to push Shu Qingqing away and was extremely indifferent to her. In that case, not only would Shu Qingqing not give him a good look, but even she wouldn't give him a good look.
After this little incident, Qiao Mei focused on attending classes during the day and then worked overtime in her dormitory at night to grind in Star Monsters and expand her mental horizons.
It wasn't until Friday afternoon, when the college was about to give students a break, that she finally had a chance to relax.
Although Xu Heyu is a sophomore, she has the same vacation time as Xu Heyu.
They found her and prepared to return to the Imperial Star with her.
"I've already completed the paperwork for my new apartment, and all I need to do is come to your place to pack my things. To thank you and your aunt for taking care of me during this time, how about I cook for you tonight?"
Qiao Mei already considered Xu Heyu a friend, and upon hearing this, she declined, saying there was no need for such a thing.
Xu Heyu insisted: "We still need it. Besides, I've tried your and Auntie's cooking before, but you haven't tried mine. Isn't that a bit unfair?"
"Alright, since you insist."
Back in the villa district of Empire Star, Qiao Mei first took Ao Cang to take a shower together.
While she was drying her hair, a small dragon claw tugged at the hem of her pajamas.
"An'an." The little black dragon seemed a bit awkward, and Qiao Mei looked at him in confusion at the sound of his voice.
"Could you... could you teach me how to cook?"
Ao Cang: (secretly biting the dragon claw) Damn it, it's just a novice, I can learn that too!!
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