Salas questioned whether the titles conferred by Emperor Xue Ye were too high, something unprecedented.
Anyone with eyes could see that this was clearly a recruitment strategy, aimed directly at Salas's own recruitment tactics during the opening ceremony, where he promised participants they could join the Spirit Hall.
Salas was clearly taken aback by Emperor Xue Ye's 'generosity,' which was why he interrupted the Emperor's speech.
To this, Emperor Xue Ye said calmly, "The conferment of titles is an internal affair of the Empire and has nothing to do with the Spirit Hall, nor with this competition.
This is merely a reward given out of appreciation for these children who represent the Heaven Dou Empire.
Moreover, I would like to make a promise here.
If any of you can win the final victory, the entire team will be promoted one rank in nobility, and the word 'Royal' will be added to the academy's prefix, supported by the Empire's finances."
Under the heavy rewards continuously thrown out by Emperor Xue Ye, even Quan Yi's face showed a slight ripple.
Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Baron, one rank up would be an Earl, and an Earl could even govern a medium-sized city.
Back then, Gengxin City, where Quan Yi had stayed, was a medium-sized city.
And a Viscount, one rank lower, could be granted a small city, which meant that Emperor Xue Ye was offering ten small cities to recruit the young talents before him.
Such generosity was something even the Spirit Hall could not easily match, which was why Salas appeared so anxious.
However, as Emperor Xue Ye said, even the Spirit Hall had no right to interfere in the Empire's affairs.
Unable to refute, Salas could only retreat, but the sinister look in his eyes was hard to conceal.
Watching the semi-public confrontation between the two, Quan Yi felt no joy from the rewards.
"Chaos is a ladder."
The words flashed through Quan Yi's mind again. Emperor Xue Ye's rewards certainly had the intention of recruitment, but more than that, they were aimed at the Spirit Hall.
If it weren't for the pressure from the Spirit Hall, Emperor Xue Ye would never have been so generous.
Of course, Quan Yi had no interest in either the Empire or the Spirit Hall.
The things he truly wanted could not be given by either side; he had to fight for them himself.
With the reward method settled, Emperor Xue Ye spoke about the upcoming Promotion Tournament.
The Promotion Tournament would be held in a month, giving the participants time to rest and prepare for the upcoming Promotion Tournament in better condition.
The venue for the Promotion Tournament was changed to the Heaven Dou Royal Hunting Ground.
The Promotion Tournament was a one-on-one gauntlet match, and the five teams that advanced would compete against teams from the Duchies and Kingdoms.
The ranking in the Promotion Tournament would not affect their entry into the Finals, but it would affect whether they could gain a greater advantage in the Finals.
However, these rules were not of great significance to the Blazing Fire Academy, because even in individual battles, as long as the Blazing Fire Academy had Quan Yi and Huo Wu, no one could defeat them.
The only thing that Quan Yi was concerned about was the venue.
To protect personal information and reduce the outflow of intelligence, the Promotion Tournament prohibited Common People from watching.
This issue meant that Su Ling'er, and Quan Ni, who was most interested in Soul Fights, could only enter the Royal Hunting Ground through the connections of the Blazing Fire Academy.
Apart from that, there was nothing else noteworthy.
...
After the ceremony, the Blazing Fire Team held a celebration at the hotel.
Although their Blazing Fire Academy had a pitifully small number of appearances, advancing as the first place was still something worth celebrating.
That night, at the hotel, Su Ling'er and Quan Ni were also invited to the hotel to celebrate together.
It is worth noting that the Blazing Fire Academy also invited a few Fire-attribute academies such as the Fire Star Team and the Radiant Glory Team to participate in the celebration.
Although the Blazing Fire Academy did not show much on stage this month, it made many inconspicuous moves off stage.
The Fire Star Team was not their only target for recruitment, and Huo Wuxie did not limit his goals to just one academy.
...
On the first floor of the hotel, in the open banquet hall, dozens of talented young people gathered together for various exchanges.
However, even though they were scattered throughout the venue, their eyes couldn't help but glance at the same place.
That was the small banquet table located at the edge of the venue, not the center of the hall.
However, because the three members of the Quan Family and Huo Wu were standing here.
Especially Su Ling'er and Huo Wu, who were wearing casual clothes but still couldn't hide their stunning beauty, made their location the center of attention.
Su Ling'er's gracefulness and Huo Wu's flamboyance each had their own characteristics, making them pleasing to the eye.
"Big brother, there are many participating contestants I know here.
Are you familiar with these contestants, big brother?"
Almost forgot about this little beauty, Quan Ni was being held in Quan Yi's arms, looking around, muttering some names.
This little girl had an amazing memory, and she watched the matches very seriously, even remembering the names of the contestants who had appeared.
"Not familiar yet, but this banquet is being held to become closer."
Quan Ni didn't understand the deeper meaning behind this banquet, so Quan Yi explained it to Quan Ni in a way she could understand.
That's right, this was not a simple banquet, its purpose was to further deepen the connection between the various academies, and to prepare for the subsequent acquisition and integration.
For this reason, Su Ling'er and Quan Ni, as well as Quan Yi, specially participated in this banquet in the name of the Quan Family.
The purpose of doing so was to support the Blazing Fire Academy.
The marriage between the Quan and Huo Families can be said to be a strong alliance, and the combined weight of the two, although not comparable to the Seven Great Sects, the gap was not very large.
In this way, the Blazing Fire Academy's acquisition plan had a greater possibility.
And the fact that these academy-related personnel were attending this banquet already said a lot.
"By the way, are you two still planning to cultivate this month?"
Su Ling'er elegantly took a sip of fruit wine and asked Quan Yi about his next plans.
Quan Yi nodded and replied, "Yes, recently our cultivation is in a stage of rapid growth, this month is very important to us."
Hearing this, Quan Ni in Quan Yi's arms showed a look of disappointment, but she quickly concealed it.
However, Huo Wu noticed this.
She reached out and stroked Quan Ni's beautiful hair, explaining gently, "Xiao Ni, don't be sad. As long as we wait until the Grand Tournament is completely over, we'll have long stretches of Time to spend with you.
Can you wait for us a little longer?"
Quan Ni smelled a faint floral fragrance from the beautiful flower hairpin on Huo Wu's head, which calmed her heart.
She nodded sensibly and smiled, "Yes, I understand."
Su Ling'er then walked up to Quan Yi, took Quan Ni from his arms, and said, "Alright, you two are the main characters of the banquet. What's the point of staying here all the time? Leave Xiao Ni to me, everyone is still waiting for you."
"Sigh~!"
Upon hearing this, Quan Yi sighed deeply. Conversing with people was not in his nature, but he still had to show the minimum respect to the guests.
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