Beyond those four items, more top-tier resources were revealed one after another, drawing cries of amazement from the students up front. Even Ye Lan, seated in the stands, swallowed hard without a shred of a judge's composure.
There was no denying how lavishly the Shangguan Family had spent. Among the prizes were over thirty Gym Leader-level Ground-type resources alone. These were all hard currency, the kind guaranteed to make it into an auction if they appeared on the black market. Seeing that he had stirred up both the atmosphere and the students' enthusiasm, he spoke.
"Heh, it seems everyone is quite satisfied with what our Shangguan Family has prepared."
The students' gasps below left the judge from the Shangguan Family thoroughly pleased, and he kept stroking his beard and nodding.
In fact, Zhang Pengfei's description of those two Ground-type resources had been rather conservative. The Smooth Rock and Rock Incense were more than sufficient even for Junior Elite Four-level Pokémon. Giving them to Gym Leader-level Pokémon was downright extravagant. Such was the confidence of their biggest sponsor!
Yet a moment later, after hearing the discussions below, the judge's expression instantly grew awkward.
"A One-Year Free-Meal Coupon?! With the Forest Flavor Restaurant's sky-high prices, how many academy points would that cost? You'd work yourself to death doing bounty missions!"
"Even if it isn't all-you-can-eat and only covers three meals a day, that's still a fortune!"
Meanwhile, some students had their brows tightly furrowed, clearly baffled.
"What even is this one-year all-you-can-eat coupon for the Forest Flavor Restaurant? It's actually the rare item with the fourth-highest redemption price. What a rip-off."
"Exactly. With that many points, you'd be better off getting some useful Pokémon items."
Perhaps because the preceding prizes had set the bar so high, the appearance of this special voucher