novelraw Chapter 561: New Rankings
Chapter 561: New Rankings
Unlike the West, South, and North Districts, the audience in the East District was beaming with joy, feeling finally vindicated.
It is important to note that the Star Network is divided according to geographical location.
The territory of the Alliance encompasses a total of six star systems. The First Star System, where the Main Star is located, is in the north, so the First and Second Star Systems both belong to the North District. The North District is also the region with the richest resources and the densest population, so usually, in every edition of the Alliance Grand Tournament, the North District would occupy at least 3 or 4 spots in the top ten.
But this time?
The first and second places from the North District were eliminated early. Only one fourth-place contestant successfully made it to the finals.
It was indeed—
Desolate.
Then.
The Third Star System is vast and happens to be located due south of the Alliance, thus it was designated as the South District.
This time, the South District wasn’t as bleak as the North; two contestants made it into the top ten.
The Fourth and Fifth Star Systems are adjacent and lie due west of the Alliance, hence they were designated as the West District.
This time, two contestants from the West District also made it into the finals.
Stuck in the middle, better than some, worse than others... At any rate, certainly not as embarrassing as the North District.
...
What about the East District?
The territory of the East District encompasses only the Sixth Star System, which, among all the territories of the Alliance, is known as a remote and impoverished area. The land here is vast but sparsely populated, and the geographical location is complicated with scarce resources. Consequently, the talent from this region doesn’t match up to other areas, whether it’s in various school competitions or online competitions, and the East District has almost always been at the bottom...
Therefore, the audience from the East District has also been the most frustrated in all editions.
It can’t be helped; with weaker strength, they are bound to be ridiculed by other regions.
This time—
The new generation of students from the East District achieved an unprecedented success by taking five seats, surprising everyone and causing the already somewhat numb hearts of the East District’s audience to suddenly surge with passion!
This time—
On the forum, the top ten predictions of the Alliance were back up for voting.
First place: Little Shengsheng.
Voting rate: 58.4%.
Though Fu Feng, Rag Queen, and Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee’s performances were spectacular, Little Shengsheng continued to perform consistently, garnering the majority of the vote.
Second place: Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee.
Voting rate: 53.3%.
The voting rate of Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee was slightly lower than Little Shengsheng because although she is incredibly strong, she is also very unpredictable and no one can be sure if she will continue to perform valiantly.
Third place: Fu Feng.
Voting rate: 50.4%.
There is a saying that going unnoticed doesn’t matter if you have Money Ability. However, the failure of Hero King has heavily slapped those who harbored such a mentality, proving that without substantial strength, having Money Ability is useless.
But!!!
This doesn’t include Fu Feng.
During this edition of the competition, Fu Feng, whether in the East District or in the four districts, didn’t draw much attention... It was only in the latter half of the competition that the name ’Fu Feng’ suddenly emerged. With his ruthless demeanor, minimal words, and crisp techniques, he rapidly rose to prominence, entering the top ten of the East District, catching the audience’s attention...
Before the finals, everyone thought they knew enough about Fu Feng, but—unexpectedly, he turned out to be a Money Ability User!
Strong abilities paired with Money Ability solidified Fu Feng’s image in everyone’s minds.
He rightfully earned the third place.
Fourth place: Rag Queen.
Voting rate: 49%.
When this prediction came out, the audience collectively gasped—not because of the Rag Queen’s strength, as her ability to break the turtle shell worth 100,000 points from Hero King with her strength alone speaks for itself.
But everyone was astounded because of her sly and shameless character.
Someone suddenly commented: "By the way, should we create a ranking for the thickest-faced contestants of this edition? I vote for Rag Queen."
Immediately, someone agreed: "I wholeheartedly vote for Rag Queen with both hands and feet."
Some people couldn’t stand being left behind: "I cast my vote for her with both my hands and feet, plus my eight big front teeth."
Soon someone else chimed in: "On behalf of my dad, my mom, my grandpa, my grandma, and my ancestors up to the eighteenth generation, they all vote for her."
...
Everyone chattered, and finally the original poster concluded: "Congratulations to Rag Queen, for winning first place in this edition of the Thick-Skin Competition, a round of applause!"
Ji You: "..."
Ji You could hardly bear to read on.
Why, when she’s so fabulous, must these people drag her through the mud like this?
Isn’t strength what matters most to a person?
Hmm~
Also—
Ji You was very dissatisfied with her ranking at fourth place, extremely dissatisfied.
Shouldn’t someone as strong as her be in first place?
Since she felt dissatisfied, Ji You didn’t hold back or endure it; she immediately commented on her own voting page:
Rag Queen: [I do not agree with this ranking, I demand you change it to first place immediately!]
Forum online users: "..."
A pause.
"Who brought this creature here?"
"Rag Queen, I’m begging you, if you want to creep and crawl, do it in the arena, leave the forum to us."
"Right! Please don’t bring your pollution to the forum, spare our eyes."
"Spicy Eye~ Spicy Eye~ Comrades, brothers, I’m stepping out first."
...
"Cough cough..." Unexpectedly, her appearance was so unwelcome, Ji You shifted her gaze away from the comments section and focused intensely on the prediction list rankings.
Next—
Fifth place: Little Cutie.
Voting percentage: 45%.
Little Cutie, well, besides being an eyesore, also seems laid-back. Some zealots reviewed all his matches from the auditions to now and found that his abilities remain unfathomable... Every time, just when you think that’s all he’s got, he gets a bit serious and delivers a stellar performance.
So—
Is this all the power Little Cutie has?
Not necessarily.
Thus, Little Cutie still secured the fifth place in the prediction rankings with a high voting percentage.
Then.
Sixth place: Mo Liang.
Voting percentage: 42%.
Mo Liang is a contestant from the North District, ranked third with strong capabilities. But the North District’s first place Bai Jiu and second place Liu Wan stole the spotlight in this year’s Star Network competition, making Mo Liang seem understated. As both of them suffered defeats, Mo Liang, being the third place, now stands as the sole hope of the North District.
The North District’s audience, on Mo Liang’s message board, each one of them cheering her on, encouraging her to strive for first place, to fiercely slap the faces of those from the East District.
Seventh place: Mu Sheng Tea.
Voting percentage: 33%.
This contestant, if Xiaoqing hadn’t blundered by using an antique mech, might have been in trouble. But—this doesn’t mean Mu Sheng Tea is weak, as the saying goes, those who make it into the top ten are all strong.
Eighth place.
Ninth place.
Tenth place.
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