Summit Farmer
Chapter 2034 - 232: Auction of Qualification Certificates

Chapter 2034: Chapter 232: Auction of Qualification Certificates

Peter Brown was watching here when he suddenly heard two people whispering nearby.

At first, Peter didn’t pay much attention to their conversation, but then he started listening when he heard them discussing something about qualification certificates.

"This time it’s a Tier 3 qualification certificate!"

"Isn’t it a third-level qualification certificate? Why is it Tier 3?"

"That’s what generally people talk about. The academy has reformed now; the certificates are now divided into three tiers: upper, middle, and lower. Didn’t you know?"

"I really didn’t know about this."

"I heard that the academy has reformed the certificates, changing the previous status of students."

"Tell me how."

"So here is the thing, the tier 1 certificate is naturally just for the Chore Disciples. This time, they have issued 100 million tier 1 certificates across various regions, and all these people will become Chore Disciples of the Starlight College. However, it was a bit derogatory to call them Chore Disciples before, now they are called Preparatory Students, sounds much better, doesn’t it?"

Both of them laughed.

"It does sound much better."

"Yes, tier 1 certificates are for recruiting Preparatory Students. After graduation, these people will be distributed across various locations to strengthen the grassroots. However, their future prospects are not that great."

"That’s not bad. It’s like being on the royal payroll, their resources for cultivation are far superior to ordinary people."

"That’s true; everyone hopes to become such students. If these Preparatory Students meet the standards, they can still be promoted to the regular students. Once they become regular students, they take on official status, and if they enter the Army, they become Military Officers, with even more resources."

"Well, they say a hundred million tier 1 certificates were issued, but actually, less than ten percent of those invited can arrive at the college on time."

"Really, wouldn’t ten million arrivals be good?"

"Ten million, you’re thinking too much. The elimination rate on the way here is too high. I heard there’s been a reform this time. If a qualification certificate is transferred five times, it gets automatically voided. Just think about how many grabs there would be along the way."

"I guess it’s to prevent experts from regions that developed early from robbing those from less developed areas. After a round of competition in the backward areas and reaching here, to be robbed again, those areas never get the chance to have someone enter the college."

"Speaking of which, the college also has a reward. As long as someone from a newly issued certificate region arrives and their certificate hasn’t changed hands more than three times, their certificate will automatically be upgraded by one tier; a tier 1 certificate will be upgraded to a tier 2."

"The intensity of this reform seems very significant."

Peter looked at his own certificate, and indeed, there was a mark that indicated it had been transferred twice by the time it got to him, not too many times either.

Those two men continued, "Before, tier 1 was preparatory, tier 2 was regular, and tier 3 was elite. Now it’s different, tier 1 is still preparatory, tier 2 is still regular, but tier 3 no longer reaches elite—it only enters the Potential Class."

"There’s such a change!"

"Becoming an elite isn’t for just anyone. The academy has an Elite Championship Arena. There are only a hundred elites in the whole academy, and they each have a seat there. Only by defeating an elite on stage can one replace that elite."

"What does this have to do with our local qualification certificate auction?"

"You wouldn’t know this, but originally when they were issued, weren’t they divided into three levels?"

"Right, they were divided like that, and the third level belonged to the Elite Class."

"Therefore, to avoid dissatisfaction from the families who received tier 3 qualifications, the academy created a new Elite Class specifically for them. Anyone with a tier 3 certificate is automatically admitted into this class, with a three-month protection period. After three months, the Battle of Throne opens for the newcomers’ Elite Class. Those who can hold their positions can remain in the Elite Class."

"This is inherently unfair. After they enter the Elite Class, the resources and Cultivation Techniques available to them are far superior to those who didn’t get into this class, increasing the disparity between them. How could those others possibly defeat them?"

"Can’t help it, tier 3 qualification certificates are essentially relationship certificates, all issued to big families. They represent privileges."

Both sighed, one of them said, "How can grassroots Divine Beings compete with them? It’s inherently an unequal competition."

"What can your dissatisfaction do? This has been predetermined, and adopting such a method is already somewhat of a change."

"Anyway, it’s unequal, I doubt many can defeat them."

"This auction includes a tier 3 qualification certificate."

"Don’t you think it’s strange? The tier 3 certificate is quite good, why would they sell it off after getting it?"

"I actually know about this. It was originally a big family, and the college took care of their interests, giving them a tier 3 certificate. However, unbeknownst to them, they offended an even bigger family who then stated that if they sent someone to the college, the bigger family would seize that certificate. Considering their family’s situation, they dared not gamble and simply decided to auction off the certificate, hoping to exchange it for some money to hire bodyguards for their move to the Starlight Domain."

So, that’s the situation.

"How much money can the certificate fetch?"

"We can only refer to the last auction. It was said to have sold for ten billion Top-grade God Stones."

"That expensive?"

"Haha, I actually heard some news that their opponents, upon learning about their family’s auction, advised everyone around that if anyone participates in the auction for that certificate, they will be considered an enemy, sworn to the death. With this, even though the certificate is valuable, it’s useless if everyone refrains from bidding. The opposing family can buy it for however much they want."

That’s really bullying!

Both were shaking their heads, knowing that family was in great danger.

At this moment, Peter suddenly thought that if this was the case, others might fear that family, but he didn’t need to. Buying that certificate could make him a member of the new Elite Class, which would undoubtedly benefit his cultivation.

Of course, Peter knew that his chances of successfully buying it were not high; that big family was not made of kind souls, and they were likely to intervene.

Better to go and see if there’s a chance!

With this thought, Peter quickly followed the two men toward the auction firm.