The award ceremony continued, and Zhou Yan whispered to Ye Bufan, "Don't forget my rewards."
Ye Bufan was speechless. "You guy," he replied, "you took the first prize for both the individual competition and the lord competition, plus a second prize for the individual one. You're quite the businessman."
"You're so rich, you can even produce over ten thousand cavalry. Are you really that stingy about this little reward?"
"I'll treat you tonight. You pick the place," Zhou Yan said.
"It's a deal!" Upon hearing this, Ye Bufan immediately nodded and smiled.
Then, Ye Bufan decided he had to make Zhou Yan bleed. A brilliant idea struck him. He stepped forward and loudly addressed the assembled students, "Everyone, quiet down! Zhou Yan has announced that to celebrate his victory, tonight he will treat us all to dinner at the best hotel with the finest cuisine. Let's give Zhou Yan a warm round of applause for his generous hospitality!"
With that, Ye Bufan was the first to start clapping.
The surrounding companions heard this, immediately burst into laughter, and joined in the applause, loudly declaring they would definitely attend and wouldn't miss out.
Judging by their demeanor, they intended to make Zhou Yan pay a hefty price for a lavish feast.
Zhou Yan's expression was: (￣ー￣)(ノ￣ー￣)ノノ(º_ºノ)
It was just a meal, no big deal. He agreed to treat them.
Han Li first presented awards to the top seven in the individual competition. Everyone witnessed the generosity of Ziwei Academy.
Each student received a building reward of S-quality. These buildings were excellent, and on the market, each would fetch over tens of millions of spirit coins, and they were buildings that money couldn't even buy.
High-quality buildings were always scarce on Canglan Continent, and their appearance always sparked intense competition. Ziwei Academy's ability to offer such rewards shocked all the students.
As for the other additional prizes, though quite good, they paled in comparison to the buildings.
The students below the stage wore envious expressions. They all desired these items but lacked the strength to obtain them.
After the top seven received their rewards, Elder Han Li announced, "The top three in the individual competition, Zhuge Kaiming, Zhou Yan, and Ye Bufan, please come to the stage to receive your awards."
Amidst thunderous applause, the three made a grand entrance onto the stage.
First, the reward for third place was presented by an elder. His level was clearly quite high, one of the oldest among the elders, appearing to be in his fifties or sixties. He also presented a building, but this one was of SS quality, a level above the buildings awarded to the seven students.
Zhou Yan was truly astonished. It was said that Ziwei Academy was exceptionally mysterious and possessed profound foundations, especially regarding buildings. Seeing this, he knew the reputation was well-deserved; even the top ten received such buildings. The value of these buildings was at least hundreds of millions, and if they were slightly more special, ten billion wouldn't be an issue. This explained why Teacher Yang Junming had specifically instructed them to participate in this event. Missing out on such rewards would lead to lifelong regret. This was an award only given once a year.
In addition to the building, there was a platinum-quality accessory that increased luck. For others, an item that increased luck was incredibly precious. Thus, these two rewards were exceptional.
"Thank you, Elder," Zhuge Kaiming happily thanked the elder.
"Keep up the good work," the elder replied with a smile and departed.
Next was Zhou Yan's reward for second place. To everyone's surprise, the presenter was the beautiful elder, rumored to be the Illusory Night Rakshasa, Chu Luoyan. She was indeed stunningly beautiful, captivating, yet somewhat cold, exuding a chilling aura of bloodlust that made many feel uneasy.
As she approached Zhou Yan with the award, her tall stature and cold, exquisite beauty were enough to render anyone with less resolve speechless. But Zhou Yan, a peerless individual whose four basic attributes all exceeded two thousand points, was hardly fazed by her demeanor. He merely observed. He was just a student, after all. What ill intentions could he have?
"This is... an SSS-quality building!" Zhou Yan checked it, feeling extremely pleased. He hadn't expected to receive such a building; it was beyond his expectations. Alongside the building was a diamond-grade accessory, also with the function of increasing luck, making it exceptionally valuable.
"Little fellow, keep up the good work. I have high hopes for you," Illusory Night Rakshasa, Chu Luoyan, said to Zhou Yan, a rare occurrence.
Zhou Yan quickly replied, "Thank you, Elder Chu. I will not disappoint you." Standing before such a composed and elegant beauty, anyone else would feel immense pressure. But for Zhou Yan, it was nothing. He had always unwavering faith in his composure! Therefore, he remained "calm as ever"!
Finally, it was Ye Bufan's turn. For first place, they saw the ever-still Principal Wu Qingfeng finally approach Ye Bufan with the award. Zhou Yan glanced curiously at the reward, his eyes lighting up. It was an R-quality building. This reward was supposed to be his. This deal was definitely profitable, and if such an opportunity arose again, he would agree without hesitation.
The first-place reward was far more abundant than others. Not only was there an R-quality building, but also a spirit-grade accessory. Although it didn't increase luck, spirit-grade items were rare and precious in themselves. The fact that such an item was awarded was astonishing.
Ye Bufan felt a pang of bitterness. He was outwardly the first-place winner, but all these rewards were about to be handed over. Looking at the precious rewards in his hand, thinking they weren't his, made him feel uncomfortable.
"Keep up the good work," Wu Qingfeng finally spoke, his only utterance heard by the students.
"Thank you, Principal," Ye Bufan responded quickly.
Seeing these rewards, the students' eyes lit up with astonishment once more.
"I didn't expect the rewards to be so generous this time."
"Alas! I did my best, but compared to these three, we are still far behind."
"The first-place prize is an R-quality building! Ziwei Academy's generosity is truly immense. The value of such a building is unimaginable."
"I have no regrets about coming to such an academy; it's just that the competition is too fierce."
After leaving the award stage, Zhou Yan quickly pulled Ye Bufan aside and said, "Brother Ye, Brother Ye, the items."
Ye Bufan's response was: (ノДt)
Ye Bufan used the Lord's friend function to trade the items to Zhou Yan, ensuring they wouldn't be discovered. Zhou Yan felt that Ye Bufan had suffered a significant loss, so he traded him several diamond-quality accessories that increased luck. These items were undoubtedly very valuable, and more importantly, they weren't available on the market. Seeing this, Ye Bufan finally smiled and said, "At least you have some conscience."
Having successfully obtained the first-place rewards, Zhou Yan was naturally overjoyed and couldn't wait to enter his territory and build these structures. Zhou Yan quickly said, "Brother Ye, if there are any more competitions like this, let's trade again."
Ye Bufan's smile immediately vanished: /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~