MM Racing Page 253
Page 253
She recalled the scene from yesterday's special training when she was splashed with water by starfish.
A blush slowly crept onto her fair face.
Kato Megumi glared at Bai Hao, embarrassed and annoyed, and gently pushed him away with her two fair arms.
"Go back quickly!"
"I need to get ready for class."
The girl's tone was no longer as indifferent as before.
Bai Hao could clearly sense her shyness.
"I haven't thanked you yet, how can I leave?"
Bai Hao teases the teenage girls, enjoying the long-lost high school days.
…………
As the bell rang
Hiratsuka Shizuka entered the classroom on time.
Wearing a teacher's uniform, Hiratsuka Shizuka's first action upon entering the room was to look at Shiro Hiro's seat.
Upon seeing Bai Hao, she smiled with satisfaction.
The bell rang.
Hiratsuka Shizuka quickly composed herself, casually tossed the documents in her hand to the class monitor in the front row, and said loudly,
"Today is the first day of the campus competition."
"The competition rules are the same as in previous years, and I will explain them in detail later."
"This year's rewards are a little different from previous years. Let me tell you about this year's rewards first."
When Hiratsuka Shizuka mentioned the "reward," the students below began to whisper among themselves.
"I remember last year's top three were all [Evolution Stones], right?"
"Has the reward been upgraded this year?"
"Could it be that each of the top eight will receive an [Evolution Stone]?"
"Are you kidding me?"
"A regular campus competition, and the school is preparing 20 million yuan worth of prizes?!"
"Are you crazy?!"
"..."
Hiratsuka Shizue frowned slightly and slammed her hand on the solid wood podium.
"Oh!"
The class became quiet in an instant.
Hiratsuka Shizuka narrowed her eyes slightly as she scanned the "activists" in the class one by one.
Under Hiratsuka Shizuka's gaze, the group all shivered.
"Humph!"
Hiratsuka Shizuka gave a light snort and continued her introduction.
"The campus rewards this year will remain largely unchanged, with each of the top four teams receiving one [Evolution Stone]."
"In addition, the top four finalists can also participate in the group training at the [Japan Summer Camp]."
"The summer camp will last for one month."
"After the training, a competition will be held among the summer camps nationwide."
"Students who rank highly will receive special admission slots and be admitted to key universities in advance."
Bai Hao was somewhat surprised.
He had never even heard of this summer camp before.
It must be something that was added this year.
But why add this?
What are the benefits of early admission?
Seeing the confusion on everyone's faces, Hiratsuka Shizuka continued to explain,
"This year's early admission is different from what you know about early admission."
"Previously, 'early admission' meant receiving a university admission notice in advance without having to take the college entrance examination, and starting school in September along with regular college entrance examination candidates."
"This year, they directly obtained university enrollment."
"This means that these students became members of the university in April."
Bai Hao narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately understood the intention behind it.
The bias in this policy is all too obvious.
It's simply about making up for the lack of university enrollment for family members who haven't had a chance to go to university yet.
These people are probably aiming for the summer's college league.
They want to participate in the [College League] and compete for a spot in the Secret Realm.
The allure of the Alola region is too strong.
Unique mutant sprites,
Four fully-equipped Guardians
An unknown, sleeping [divine beast]...
The rewards of this first exploration of this secret realm will absolutely exceed everyone's expectations!
No trainer would let this opportunity slip by!
Those powerful families are even less likely to ignore this opportunity!
Those who have already entered university are fine; they just need to prepare for the competition step by step.
Just like Zhang Baobao.
What about families whose children haven't yet gone to university?
Their direct descendants also possess high-quality Pokémon that they have nurtured from a young age.
Their abilities surpass those of 99% of college students!
But they are not university students.
Unable to participate in university leagues
They are not qualified to enter the secret realm.
These powerful families are not about to let this opportunity slip through their fingers!
The simplest solution is to open a new channel.
To make them eligible to participate as well.
Let everyone compete fairly for these spots.
Thus, this strange and unusual "summer camp" came into being.
After understanding the logic behind it, Bai Hao felt somewhat disdainful of these powerful families.
Hiratsuka Shizuka continued explaining on stage,
"Our [Japan Summer Camp] will select a representative team to compete against teams from other provinces."
"Ultimately, the one to be chosen for the entire Dragon Kingdom..."
Bai Hao suddenly remembered Zhang Zhiwei's reminder from two days ago.
As he listened to Hiratsuka Shizuka's explanation, he pondered Zhang Zhiwei's deeper meaning.
What did Mr. Zhang mean by his previous reminder?
Tell him not to miss this opportunity?
But the ultimate goal of this summer camp is to get into Alola!
Bai Hao can enter Alora at any time.
He doesn't need this spot at all!
That's definitely not what Old Zhang meant!
Think about it from another perspective.
If Bai Hao hadn't been sent to compete and win a spot...
That means having Bai Hao drag certain people down with him!
But does this kind of action need to be so covert?