"You are the seeds of Jianghai's future Beast Tamers, representing Jianghai in the National Young Beast Tamer Assessment. We hope you achieve good results..."
Facing the camera, Qin Erlong, the final representative at the send-off ceremony, smiled as he delivered his closing remarks to the ten people present.
Yet none of them looked particularly excited or thrilled.
This Provincial Assessment had not become their arena, their stage to display their abilities, as they had imagined. Instead, they had been reduced to a backdrop.
There was no helping it. A freak like that was among them.
As they listened to the two leaders from the Beast Tamer Association offer their parting words, they watched the figure over there out of the corners of their eyes, his gaze calm and a smile on his lips.
One Provincial Assessment had thoroughly acquainted them with this young man several years their junior.
"All right, President Qin, the livestream has ended."
Once the repetitive speeches were finished and this so-called send-off ceremony was over, the cameras switched off. After the television station's person in charge respectfully informed Qin, everyone finally relaxed their tense bodies.
The other nine exchanged glances. After a brief chat with Qin Erlong, Su Ping had sat down backstage, put on his earphones, and begun fiddling with his phone, seemingly waiting for something. Yan Fan thought for a moment, then walked over.
"Breeder Su?"
Only when Yan Fan reached his side did Su Ping look up. Seeing Yan Fan approaching and the other eight standing behind him, he paused, then removed his earphones.
"What is it?"
"Well, didn't Vice President Xu just say that the association would cover our airfare, accommodation, meals, and return journey for this trip to the Imperial City? They've even arranged a dedicated charter flight for us.
"So