Ever since the Cataclysm, the world had become a much bigger place, making it even more difficult to travel from one corner of the planet to another than before .
This was one of the reasons why not many foreigners could be seen in Huaxia .
Something hissed behind Gao Peng . Turning around, he found himself face to face with a huge black anaconda .
Gao Peng took a few steps back from it .
"Are you trying to give me a heart attack?" said Gao Peng to Jun Moyi .
Jun Moyi was standing beside her Black Anaconda, carrying two bags of drinks and snacks in her hands .
She looked at Gao Peng curiously, wondering how a non-contestant had managed to get in here . Then she decided that it was none of her business and simply walked away .
Gao Peng continued strolling among the mountain villas . Every time he came across a familiar in his path, he would look up its stats in the dataframe and try to memorize its strengths and weaknesses .
I'm just doing this out of curiosity, he thought to himself .
Though familiars were monsters by nature, long-term coexistence with humans had rendered them less savage than monsters in the wild .
Pop! Not far away, a four-foot-tall creature suddenly pounced on a snake-like creature and slapped it in the face, leaving three scratch marks on it .
The snake was more than 26 feet long, its body was green, and it was covered with overlapping scales .
[Monster Name]: Mephisto Serpent
[Monster Level]: Level 29
[Monster Grade]: Excellent
[Monster Ability]: Toxicity Level 1
[Monster Attribute] Poison
[Monster Weakness]: 1 . Dark-type 2 . The sap of a Jade Spider Plant can cause extreme irritation to its nostrils .
The Mephisto Serpent opened its mouth wide and released a poisonous vapor into the air, then lunged at the honey badger that had attacked it . However, it missed .
The poisonous vapor had condensed into harmless droplets of liquid on the honey badger's fur . A white smoke issued into the air as they dripped onto the ground .
[Monster Name]: Golden-backed Honey Badger
[Monster Level]: Level 27
[Monster Grade]: Excellent
[Monster Ability]: Poison Immunity Level 2
[Monster Attribute]: Gold
Half a minute later, a couple of workers arrived at the scene and tried to put a stop to the fight between the two familiars .
After noticing Gao Peng standing in a corner, one of the workers asked, "Are they your familiars?"
"No," said Gao Peng shaking his head .
Ignoring Gao Peng, the workers ordered their own familiars to try to keep the Honey Badger and the Mephisto Serpent away from each other while they searched for their trainers .
The honey badger was just as ferocious as the legends described it to be .
Gao Peng had seen the four-foot-tall creature attack the serpent first . The serpent had been lazily basking under the sun when suddenly the honey badger had leapt out of the grass and swiped at its face .
Anyone would have been furious if someone had interrupted their sunbathing session by attacking them for no reason at all .
A honey badger's poor vision was said to be the reason behind its aggressive behavior . To a honey badger, a lion would appear as tame as a kitten, while a snake would seem no more dangerous than an earthworm .
Though the honey badger would have a huge advantage over poison-type creatures like the Mephisto Serpent because of its Poison Immunity ability, it would have a hard time dealing with creatures bigger and stronger than it .
Gao Peng left the place when he was done checking the stats of every familiar in the area .
At first, Gao Peng had been hesitant about coming here . There were bound to be a number of dark horses, especially when high school students were concerned . After all, high school students had always been the main characters of stories published in pre-Cataclysm sites like Qidian . However, Gao Peng had only spotted a few, and none of them seemed to pose a threat to him, so he left the mountain villas with a skip in his step .
On the day of the World Youth Trainer Championships, dazzling displays of light shone on the stage, which had only been constructed only six months before .
The entire place was as big as a football field . Eight layers of bulletproof fiberglass walls were erected around the field to ensure the audience's safety . A roof had been set up over the stands . However, the field would be completely exposed to the elements . Any respectable trainer should have been able to adapt themselves to any weather .
Four huge screens had been set up in the air .
The field was covered with tiles made of a mixture of white jade and basalt . This mixture would be sturdy enough to withstand a Commander-tier monster's attacks . Its high density was the reason why it was so difficult and expensive to harvest and mold .
The usage of this material not only represented the wealth and influence of the Huaxia region, but also how much emphasis the Huaxia region placed on this momentous occasion .
At seven o'clock in the morning, the audience had already begun flocking into the arena .
The white jade and basalt tiles gleamed in the early morning light .
The place grew noisier as the audience filled the stands .
Reporters could be seen reporting on the occasion around the place .
"This is Han Yunzhen of Xinan News reporting live from the World Youth Trainer Championships . As you can see, there is a crowd growing in the stands behind me . . . "
"This is Magical Capital News . The audience is now waiting with bated breath for the main event to begin . . . "
Half an hour later, huge trucks stopped at the entrance of the stadium . Then, contestants came out of the trucks in brightly-colored uniforms alongside their familiars .
Some seemed fierce, some seemed elegant, and one in particular seemed a bit too free-spirited .
An albino gorilla excitedly entered the arena and removed the cape it was wearing, revealing a rather unsightly part of itself to the public .
"Andrew, we're now on global television . Keep your familiar under control, will you?" a girl said to a blonde boy with freckles .
The boy named Andrew quickly pulled back his familiar and whispered to it, "White King, please behave yourself . "
The albino gorilla scratched its head . Did I do something wrong?
The contestants entered the waiting area, which was located on the edge of the field .
The hour hand of electronic clock on the huge screen above the stadium was now finally pointing at the number eight .
A bell chimed overhead, followed by drumrolls and a melodious tune that reverberated across the field .
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the first ever World Youth Trainer Championships!" said the host, who had appeared on the stage .
Chapter end
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