Actually, the Wind Eagle and the Bee Eagle are the same species. If you look at it from a Pocket Monster perspective, it’s a regional form. And if you use an idiom to describe it, it’s like "south sweet orange, north bitter orange." The competition is tomorrow, and just thinking about it makes Ye Bai a bit excited, wondering what kind of questions the organizing committee will come up with. "I wonder if it will stump me." He lay in bed and soon fell asleep. While Ye Bai slept, some people couldn’t fall asleep. They gathered in a small room. "Damn, who reported the small cards to the organizing committee? I had everything well planned to force those strong breeders to withdraw from the competition." "In the end, this plan is dead before it even started." "It was discovered not long after it began." A person wearing a black square mask complained. "It’s okay, our second plan is still in progress." "There are a total of 340 breeders participating in the Flame Country Young Qilin Cup this time." "There will be two rounds of eliminations in this round, and the last round will leave 100 spots to join the Phoenix Cup participants in the Secret Realm for assessment." "We must ensure we’re among those 100 spots." "Before that, our plan must not fail." A person wearing a round mask said solemnly. "Until we enter the finals, we’re considered partners." "After the third round, it’ll be every man for himself." "I heard that this time, the Phoenix Cup counts as team scores." "The top ten can be specially recruited into Imperial University’s Pet Beast Research program." "This is our chance; we can’t just let it slip away." The person wearing a triangular mask said lazily. The next day arrived, and the Flame Country Young Qilin Cup officially started. Updates are released by 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚑𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚑𝙣𝙚𝙩 "Flame Country Alliance, the 62nd Young Qilin Cup officially begins." "First, let’s have our Tiger Pillar come on stage for a speech." The Tiger Pillar walked up slowly, with a five-meter-tall Thundering White Tiger standing behind him. It opened its mouth and let out a deafening sound. "Students, you are the elites from all corners of the country." "I am honored to be here to protect everyone." "I am Tiger Pillar of the Twelve Pillars of the Country—Yin Tiger, belonging to the Eastern Cyan Dragon Division, commanded by Marshal Cyan Dragon." "My main duty is to ensure everyone’s safety." "During the Young Qilin Cup, if you notice any abnormalities, you can send a message to my private email at any time." "After our investigation and confirmation, we will immediately take action." The Thundering White Tiger spewed out a bright blue energy orb from its mouth. The orb exploded in mid-air, leaving behind a string of numbers and an email suffix. "This is my private email." "Of course, don’t secretly send me any inappropriate photos." The students were amused by Tiger Pillar’s words. Oh, you thick-browed, big-eyed Tiger Pillar, so that’s what you’re like. "Alright, let’s thank Tiger Pillar for his wonderful speech, and now let’s give him a warm round of applause as we see him off." The applause sound like thunder echoed on the field and took a long time to fade away. "Everyone, I am Ye Lin, the president of the Young Qilin Cup organizing committee." "Now, I’ll announce the rules of the Young Qilin Cup to everyone." "The Young Qilin Cup adopts a live broadcast method throughout, using a mutual supervision model." "This Young Qilin Cup consists of three stages: potion configuration, pet beast healing, and the third stage, which we’ll announce at the end." "Cheating and other violations during the competition will result in a three-year ban from participating in major events." "According to our supervision mechanism, when someone is caught cheating, we will investigate after they’ve completed the competition." The main purpose is not to affect everyone’s mindset. "Moreover, only after a review and solid evidence will the contestant be subjected to an investigation." Ye Bai remembered the intelligence report that said someone reported the first place for cheating. "The topic for the first round of the competition is potion configuration." "Contestants can choose any laboratory table." "Each lab table has a display screen, and pressing the button beside it will randomly select the potion topic for the competition." "Any materials you need can be ordered directly through the display screen." "Special exotic beasts will transport the materials for you." "Please maintain order on site, and avoid incidents of pushing or trampling." "The scoring for the first round assessment will consist of the difficulty level of the potion, the production time of the potion, and the quality of the potion, with a total score of 100 points." "Alright, the first round of the Young Qilin Cup officially begins." Upon hearing the start command. The students rushed to the nearest lab tables. Ye Bai remained at the back, unhurriedly. There’s nothing worth fighting over; the instruments and equipment on the lab tables are all the same. Anyway, the experiment tables are calculated according to the number of people, so they are definitely enough. Ye Bai waited until everyone else had almost finished choosing, then leisurely walked to a vacant experiment table. The equipment on the experiment table was very comprehensive, all high-precision equipment. Ye Bai then pressed a button near the display screen. The potion names on the display screen spun rapidly. Finally, it stopped on the interface for the Strength Potion. This kind of potion can only be completed independently by a Tier Four Breeder. The Strength Potion has dozens of recipes, each with different effects. The purpose of this Young Qilin Cup Committee is to configure a potion using limited resources. This was also a specially created question for selecting Breeders to participate in the Beast Tide impact at the border. Breeders need to use limited raw materials to choose from multiple recipes to configure the most effective potion. Of course, if they really reach the border, there aren’t so many experimental devices for them to configure potions. Everything can only rely on hands and eyes. Ye Bai opened the computer and directly accessed the inventory in the system. He quickly scanned and prepared the herbs he wanted in his mind. But his peripheral vision caught sight of a treasure, and Ye Bai was momentarily stunned. This place actually has such a high-level treasure—the molted cicada shell of the Spring and Autumn Cicada. Ye Bai decisively selected the Spring and Autumn Cicada’s shell. The Spring and Autumn Cicada is a very special Time Beast that is invisible to ordinary people, but every time it leaps in time, it undoubtedly leaves a cicada shell. This thing is always in short supply, and I didn’t expect it to be brought out during just one Young Qilin Cup competition. After a while, the sound of wings flapping came from the air. A Gale Eagle as tall as a person descended from high in the sky, with a Resource Box tied to its feet. Inside were the raw materials for Ye Bai’s potion configuration. Ye Bai opened the Resource Box, started counting the herbs, and after confirming they were correct, the Gale Eagle lightly flapped its wings and flew into the sky. At this time, Ye Bai opened the Resource Box and took out the Spring and Autumn Cicada’s shell. The shell was half withered and half thriving, reflecting the cycle of decay and growth. Wave after wave of cold aura poured into the Eye of Insight. Ye Bai immediately knew that the Eye of Insight’s evolution material must include the Spring and Autumn Cicada. The method of processing the cicada shell is also very simple, just grind the Spring and Autumn Cicada’s shell into powder. After Ye Bai processed all the materials, he took out a test tube and skillfully set up a potion extraction device. He needed to extract the active ingredients and mix them together to configure them into a potion. The whole process seemed simple but was actually quite difficult. Because the temperature required for extracting each ingredient differs, sometimes being off by even 0.1 degree can make a huge difference. This is the precision and rigor of experimentation. Time passed second by second, and Ye Bai’s experiment had reached the crucial final step. After adding the Spring and Autumn Cicada’s shell, the originally blue Strength Potion instantly turned blood red. At this point, Ye Bai let out a long sigh of relief and raised his hand, indicating that he had finished. A black cat-shaped Exotic Beast walked over, with an Identity Card hanging around its neck that read on-site staff. It had four ears and four eyes. Its four eyes looked Ye Bai up and down, and it licked its paw. "Number, name, what is the name of the potion you configured?" "How long did it take from configuration to completion?" After Ye Bai answered one by one, the cat Exotic Beast directly had Ye Bai label the potion bottle and make a mark on the bottle body. After doing all this, the cat Exotic Beast opened its mouth wide and swallowed the potion bottle in one gulp. "Alright, your potion has been submitted. Please remain in this position and wait patiently. After the judges finish their evaluation, your result will naturally appear on the large screen in the square." The cat walked away slowly, just as a student two tables in front of Ye Bai raised their hand to submit a potion. Ye Bai understood the whole process. The Strength Potion would be sent to the inspection department for sampling and testing. First, the instrument would make a judgment. Then it would be submitted to the judges along with the inspection report. After Ye Bai completed the potion configuration, he sat on the experiment table and began to daze. Not long after, Ye Bai’s name appeared on the screen in the square. But to avoid disturbing everyone, Ye Bai’s score was directly shielded. Only after everyone finished the experiment would this shielding be lifted. The reason the Young Qilin Cup Committee did this was to prevent other candidates from being discouraged after seeing high scores. This is a huge blow to novice Breeders. Time passed second by second, and no one knew how long it took. Once everyone had submitted their work, Ye Bai’s score was finally displayed, surprisingly a full score of 100. All the students who saw Ye Bai’s results were immediately in an uproar. "Teacher, I refuse to accept this score. I want to make a real-name report that this person named Ye Bai cheated." "The Strength Potion is a Tier Four potion, and I remember he started the test and finished it in less than an hour." "I hope the committee thoroughly investigates." At once, someone stood up. He believed Ye Bai was a well-connected insider who obtained the test questions in advance.