Free Web NovelChapter 291: Chapter 245: Breakthrough: Another Step Forward
Mercy. It’s a person’s greatest weakness.
So, this challenger decided to teach Gao Neng a good lesson.
He would raise another fifty million, then take Gao Neng down in one fell swoop.
To make him understand...
...that mercy doesn’t pay!
...
The day was nearly over.
Gao Neng was in his dorm room, humming a tune while taking a shower.
With his second magnetic core, he had no fear of consecutive battles. His stamina recovered four times faster than a normal person’s, allowing him to return to peak condition in just two hours.
That was precisely why he had decided to fight two battles a day.
In fact, he wouldn’t even mind fighting three or four matches a day. It was no pressure at all!
Of course, the biggest reason for this was that these challengers weren’t strong. Not just "not strong"—they could even be described as incredibly weak.
Everything was going according to his calculations.
The top 300 on the Dragon List would make the final cut for the "reform."
So, would the person ranked 299th on the Dragon List come and challenge him, ranked 300th?
Obviously not!
They’d have to be crazy to do that.
Besides, it would be meaningless. Even if you beat Gao Neng, your rank wouldn’t change, and Gao Neng still wouldn’t drop out of the top 300 on the Dragon List.
So where’s the point in challenging him?
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Or for the money?
Those who could make it into the top 300 of the Dragon List were basically all geniuses. They might be short on cash, but not so desperate as to earn tens of millions only to have people curse them out for bullying the weak.
And even if we entertain the idea...
...that someone did show up.
If Gao Neng refused the challenge, what could they do to him?
So, this grand money-making scheme was pretty much foolproof.
’The 300th spot on the Dragon List, this Gatekeeper position... It’s just too good!’ Gao Neng was truly starting to appreciate the benefits of being the last one on the list, the Gatekeeper.
If his rank were too high, the risks of his plan would also be greater.
But if his rank was too low...
...truly strong experts would disdain to challenge him.
But 300th was just right.
Scrub-a-dub-dub, scrub-a-dub-dub...
He stepped out of the bathroom.
Gao Neng changed into his pajamas. Then, he focused his senses for a moment and realized that after the past two days of challenges, his application of the Mid-Tier Fighting Skill had become much more polished.
’Hmm, these guys are actually pretty good whetstones.’
’I should cherish them.’
’Most importantly, they all paid good money. How could I be so shameless as to knock them out with a single blow? That wouldn’t be right. It’s too damaging to their self-esteem.’
"I feel like I’m about to break through. I’m on the verge of stepping into Tier Four Late Stage. If I push myself tonight and break through, my path to riches will be basically set in stone!"
...
While Gao Neng was in his dorm planning his grand money-making enterprise... ƒrēewebnovel.com
...inside the Federation Government Office Building.
The officials in charge of the Dragon List’s statistics were holding an emergency meeting. The topic of the meeting was none other than Gao Neng’s ranking on the Dragon List.
"Gao Neng’s strength is definitely higher than 300th on the Dragon List!"
"That’s right!"
"I’ve carefully studied his match against Wang Nanlin from Beihai Military Academy, as well as his four most recent battles. This Gao Neng’s strength puts him at least around the 200th rank on the Dragon List."
"This can’t go on. These challengers aren’t that strong, but some of them could have potentially squeezed into the top 300. For example, that Meihua Kai wasn’t bad, but it was a pity he ran into Gao Neng. In the end, he was just worn down and defeated..."
"Team Leader Zhang, I heard you were the one who personally set Gao Neng’s rank at 300th on the Dragon List. What’s the story there? Can you share your thoughts?"
As the voice faded, all eyes fell on a woman in her thirties wearing glasses.
"A mistake." The woman offered no further explanation.
"Team Leader Zhang, is there any way to remedy this?" a middle-aged man asked.
"There’s only one way. Gao Neng has to take the initiative and challenge other contenders. If he does that, his rank will go up," the woman continued.
"And what if he never challenges anyone else?"
"Then there’s nothing we can do..."
"..." Everyone fell silent.
Because, just as the woman had said, as long as Gao Neng didn’t challenge anyone else in the top 300 of the Dragon List, his rank would remain firmly at 300th.
And every challenger...
...would focus their attention on Gao Neng.
If this continued, the entire month the Dragon List was public would become a waste of time. Everyone would just be watching the Gao Neng show.
...
「The next morning.」
Gao Neng’s eyes opened, a faint red glow suffusing his face.
A breakthrough!
In three days, he had broken through again, from Tier Four Mid Stage to Tier Four Late Stage. He felt power coursing through his entire body. If he were to face Wang Nanlin now, he would win even more easily.
’I wonder who would win if I fought Lin Ying right now?’ Gao Neng felt an eagerness to try.
’Lin Ying...’
’The number one student at Eastern Capital Military Academy.’
Gao Neng was a student at Eastern Capital Military Academy and had also broken into the top 300 of the Dragon List. In most people’s minds, he was now the acknowledged number two.
But this "number two"...
...didn’t sit quite right with him.
No one likes being second best forever.
’When the opportunity arises, I’ll have to challenge Lin Ying.’
But the most pressing matter was still to make more money.
This one-month period...
Gao Neng saw it as a period for accumulating initial resources.
The logic was simple. He had already entered the top 300 of the Dragon List, which guaranteed him a spot for the "reform." There was no need to worry about that.
What he needed to worry about were future resources.
Based on the information he currently had, there would definitely be resources in the future.
