Chapter 275: Chapter 234: Power Burst, 1 vs. 5
"Who said anything about fair?" Fang Tangtang explained. "The Federation’s goal is to cultivate the young geniuses most likely to reach the high tiers within two years. They’ve already set the age limit at thirty-five, which blocks a lot of people. If they raised it to forty, it’d be truly terrifying... The top five hundred would probably be completely filled by Tier Sixes!"
"..." Gao Neng said nothing more.
Fang Tangtang didn’t need to say more. He understood. ’The Federation doesn’t need eighteen-year-olds or twenty-year-olds... They want high-tiers!’
Reaching Tier Six before the age of thirty-five!
That was, in fact, the mark of a true genius...
The reasoning for not extending the age to forty was also easy to understand. After all, someone who only reached the Tier Six Late Stage at forty was, fundamentally, less talented.
Given the same two years and the same insane amount of resources...
...the one with higher talent...
...would naturally have a greater chance of success!
Still, Gao Neng hadn’t expected it to be so difficult to fight for a spot. Ninety percent of the top three hundred were Tier Six or higher!
Even a top student from the military academy like Lin Ying...
...was only ranked in the two-hundreds.
None of Lin Ying’s other teammates had even made the list!
’This Dragon List is far more brutal than I imagined.’
"See? Now you know how strong Lin Ying is, right? Not many at the Tier Five Late Stage make it into the top three hundred. But Sister Ning’Er is even stronger—she shot straight to number fifty-three! Once Sister Ning’Er reaches the Tier Six Late Stage, that Esoteric Monk will probably have to give up his number one spot on the Dragon List," Fang Tangtang said with a look of adoration.
Hearing this, Gao Neng suddenly thought of two questions.
First, Fang Tangtang was so concerned about this Dragon List...
’Does she want to compete for a spot, too?’
Second, the Dragon List rankings must have a time limit, right? It wouldn’t be practical to keep updating the list once the spots were confirmed.
"Fang Tangtang, how long will the Dragon List be active?" Gao Neng asked.
"One month!" Fang Tangtang replied without a second thought.
"Only one month?!" Gao Neng’s brow furrowed. A one-month window meant the spots would be finalized in just thirty days.
If he couldn’t fight his way into the top three hundred of the Dragon List within a month...
...it meant he’d be eliminated!
’One month...’
’To even get on the Dragon List, I’d at least have to reach Lin Ying’s current level of strength. That’s a terrifying prospect. It means that within one month, I’d have to become one of the top two most influential figures at Eastern Capital Military Academy.’
"The Federation Government has already approved the changes, and the Dragon List is out. Naturally, the sooner the better. One month is actually considered a long time. After all, giving it another month wouldn’t change the rankings much." After speaking, Fang Tangtang clenched her little fists. "My goal is the top five hundred!"
"The top five hundred?" Gao Neng didn’t quite understand.
"That’s right. As long as I can break into the top five hundred, I can get a spot!" Fang Tangtang said confidently.
"What the hell? There’s a backdoor deal?!"
"Hahaha... Nothing is ever completely fair. Besides, I’m only sixteen. If I can break into the top five hundred, it’s highly likely I’ll be able to break through to a high tier within two years," Fang Tangtang laughed.
"To put it bluntly, you just have a good grandfather." Gao Neng knew exactly why. ’Ten to one, Fang Yuan is one of the investors backing this whole thing.’
’The Celestial King Group controls the Federation’s arms manufacturing.’
’Whether it’s the talent cultivation over the next two years or the war that follows, neither can happen without the support of the Celestial King Group. So, it’s only natural that Fang Tangtang would have some special privileges.’
"Hmph! Being born into the right family is a skill in itself," Fang Tangtang said, unconcerned.
Gao Neng didn’t dwell on the matter. His mind was now on something else. ’If I want to get into the top three hundred, what tier will I have to break through to within a month?’
’Lin Ying’s talent is definitely not bad!’
’And he’s already at the Tier Five Late Stage...’
’...and even then, he only made it to 273rd place.’
’That means I’ll need to reach at least the Tier Five Mid Stage or even the Tier Five Late Stage!’
Gao Neng had made up his mind. ’One month to break into the top three hundred of the Dragon List. As for number one? That’ll be mine in the future!’
That was pretty much all there was to know about the Dragon List.
Gao Neng didn’t look at it again.
He quickly finished his food.
Just then, a noisy commotion erupted outside. Gao Neng then saw waves of new students tumbling out of their dormitories as they ran.
"What’s going on? Kong Kun, go find out!" Fang Tangtang was clearly eager to stay on top of current events.
"How can I go ask anything looking like this?" Kong Kun was on the verge of tears. ’Even if I’m going, you could at least let me put on a shirt and pants first, right?’
"Well, you could always put on that dress from the bed," Fang Tangtang said, pointing to the torn skirt.
"I’d rather die!" Kong Kun was a man of unyielding principle.
Just then, Gao Xiaomeng leaped off the bed. Before Fang Tangtang and the others could react, she shot out the door and ran off with the crowd.
"You guys go get changed. We’ll all go take a look." Gao Neng had naturally guessed that Gao Xiaomeng had run out to see what the excitement was about, and he had no intention of stopping her.
The moment Fang Tangtang heard this, she immediately ran upstairs to change.
Before long, Kong Kun and the others were also ready.
The four of them followed the crowd straight ahead, and before long, they arrived at the main gate of Eastern Capital Military Academy.
At this moment, the main gate...
...was already a sea of people, packed shoulder to shoulder.
Gao Neng glanced around and saw that it wasn’t just students from Eastern Capital Military Academy. There was also a large contingent of reporters holding video cameras and still cameras, the air filled with the sound of their shutters. CLICK. CLICK. CLICK.
