101 Bonus Goes to Qin Yun! Incentive Program
Yurong City was only two cities away from Yongji City. If one traveled by car, the journey would take approximately three hours.
The Yurong City Team Battle Tournament was a well-known event, often drawing powerful competitors, including university students and rising Pokémon Trainers. Initially, Yongji University had planned to sign up, but due to the unexpected absence of the faculty member responsible for the team, they had missed the registration deadline.
Lin Rouyu was not directly involved in the team battle preparations, so she didn't know the finer details. However, she had heard that Petalburg University had already assembled a formidable team for the competition.
Winning a placement in the tournament would be extremely difficult. Lin Rouyu glanced at the students before her and sighed inwardly.
Even among the top-ranked students in Yongji University, their overall combat capability was far from being competitive at the professional level. Even Zhang Haochen, the strongest among them, would likely struggle against experienced trainers.
The only potential game-changer was Qin Yun. His abilities as a trainer were exceptional, but even so, the tournament included second-year students and even some battle-hardened competitors who had already participated in official Pokémon League-sanctioned battles.
"Even with Qin Yun's strength, he will be at a disadvantage. This will be his first large-scale tournament. Is he overestimating himself?" Lin Rouyu kept these thoughts to herself as she studied Qin Yun.
"I confirm that we will be participating in the Yurong City Team Battle Tournament, which will begin in just ten days," Qin Yun declared.
After a brief pause, he added, "After this competition, I won't be staying at Yongji University. I will continue my journey as a Pokémon Trainer."
As soon as Qin Yun finished speaking, he scanned the room, observing everyone's reactions. Some of the students hesitated, seemingly unsure whether they would gain any real benefits from participating.
"If any of you feel that you don't want to go, you are free to leave now."
Three students stood up and quietly withdrew from the group. Qin Yun was slightly surprised—he had expected more to leave.
What he didn't realize was that his leadership and charisma had already started influencing those around him.
"Very well," he said. "Since the nine of you have chosen to stay, we will begin intensive training for the next ten days."
"Teacher Lin, regarding their attendance—"
"I will personally arrange for their leave of absence," Lin Rouyu interjected.
She didn't understand why, but Qin Yun's calm and decisive demeanor gave her a strong sense of confidence in his abilities. Even if they failed, at most, they would lose ten days—there was nothing to be concerned about.
"Then I will leave that in your hands, Teacher Lin," Qin Yun replied with a smile.
With the team confirmed, the minimum participation requirement of five members had been met. The competition allowed a maximum of ten members per team, including five main competitors and five substitutes. This format allowed for flexibility in strategy and ensured that the team could handle the grueling multiple-match schedule, which sometimes required three to five battles per day.
At that moment, Lin Rouyu spoke up again.
"Qin Yun, I have a request. Would you be willing to enter the competition under Yongji University's name?"
Before Qin Yun could respond, she quickly added, "All the prize money will still go to you. In addition, Yongji University will provide a subsidy of 200,000 Pokémon Coins, regardless of whether you win or lose."
For Lin Rouyu, this was the maximum amount she could authorize without requiring additional administrative approval.
200,000 Pokémon Coins was not an insignificant amount, but it wasn't a fortune either.
"Sure, I have no problem with that."
Qin Yun's eyes lit up when he heard that all the prize money would go to him.
He didn't particularly care about the Yongji University subsidy.
Whether it was 200,000 or even 20 million Pokémon Coins, he wouldn't have batted an eye.
What did matter to him was the actual rewards from the tournament itself.
He had been wondering how the prize distribution would be handled, but since Lin Rouyu had brought it up herself, there was nothing for him to negotiate. However, he wasn't someone who took everything for himself while leaving others with nothing.
"What about the rest of the team?" Qin Yun asked.
Lin Rouyu hesitated, but before she could respond, one of the students spoke up.
"Boss, we don't care about the prize money. We just want to learn how to fight alongside you."
"Yeah, we don't lack resources either," another student chimed in.
Qin Yun glanced at them and suddenly understood.
Those who could get into university—especially those ranked in the top 15—generally came from wealthy backgrounds. To them, tens of thousands of Pokémon Coins was insignificant.
Besides, they did not believe that Qin Yun could lead them to victory.
From their perspective, reaching the top eight was already a near-impossible feat. They assumed that at best, they would be paying out of their own pockets to participate in this tournament.
After all, only the top eight teams would receive a minimum prize of 200,000 Pokémon Coins. Any placement lower than that received nothing.
"Qin Yun, they genuinely don't care," Lin Rouyu said. "Besides, if you make it into the top eight, the university will reward them separately."
Qin Yun nodded.
"That's fair," he said. "But what if we take first place? What will the university offer as a reward then?"
Lin Rouyu chuckled at the suggestion.
She found it amusing that Qin Yun was even considering the possibility.
"If your team somehow wins first place, the university will issue a resource grant worth over 10 million Pokémon Coins as an honorary reward. The sum itself will be significantly higher than what you personally receive from the tournament."
Hearing this, Qin Yun was finally satisfied.
"Alright, that sounds reasonable. But if we do win first place, I want all of my share of the university's reward to go to my teammates instead."
Lin Rouyu blinked in surprise.
"You don't want the university's bonus?"
"I don't care about it," Qin Yun said with a grin. "If we actually win, 20 million Pokémon Coins would be far too little to interest me."
Lin Rouyu shrugged.
"Fine, that's your choice."
The other students, including Ma Tao, didn't mind either—because they still didn't think they had a real chance at winning.
What they didn't realize was that Qin Yun's decision would lead to huge benefits for them in the long run.
Even though their families were well-off, millions of Pokémon Coins in resources was a significant amount for any aspiring trainer.
"Alright, it's settled then. We will use the school's training grounds for the next few days," Qin Yun declared.
"Everyone should bring their Trainer Licenses. We will go to the Pokémon Center later to register for the tournament."
Officially sanctioned tournaments required all participants to register through a Pokémon Center, which acted as an intermediary between trainers and the competition authorities.
This system was convenient because Pokémon Centers existed in every city, allowing trainers to sign up remotely before traveling to the competition venue a day or two before the event.
With everything now settled, the team was officially preparing to enter the Yurong City Team Battle Tournament!
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