CHAPTER 1010: CHAPTER 991: THIRD LEVEL TO SPECIAL LEVEL?

Yue Feng placed the trophy on the table in the hall, unable to resist a smirk: "A bunch of guys with no manners at all, don’t know how to lend a hand!"

"Hehe, you say that, but everyone thought you could carry it yourself!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, went out, grabbed four champions and a runner-up, impressive, Brother Feng, you must have won a lot of prize money!"

Wang Xiaomin: "Does your wife know you’re back? She said to find a place for a team bonding dinner tonight!"

Yue Feng grinned: "Of course she knows, I have to report back to her whenever I return! You rascals, how’s the training been? Done any slacking off?"

"No slacking, Brother Feng! Son wouldn’t lie, we’ve been training like crazy!"

"Seriously, all we do is practice. That Da Fei lead casting challenge you invented last time, with a minimum requirement of hitting nine out of ten casts, we can all do that now!"

Yue Feng nodded: "Not too bad. Xiaomin, how’s your left-hand practice going?"

Wang Xiaomin proudly tilted his chin: "As for the target fish, except for Brother Ran, everyone else in the team is no match, took them all down! I’m practicing hard, aiming to topple Brother Ran by the end of the month!"

"Damn, Xiaomin, you’re getting cocky!"

"Damn it, I don’t know if you guys can hold back, but I can’t hold back anymore. Previously, when you lost, brothers accompanied you in training and never mocked you. Now with your skills improved, wings grown strong, you win and suddenly we’re all no match, you’ll pay for that!"

"Come on, let’s give Xiaomin a bath to cool him down, this guy’s lucky he’s got two balls holding him down, or he’d be flying!"

Zhao Zheng waved his hand, and instantly a group of people lifted Wang Xiaomin, without a word, they carried him straight to the backyard. A few seconds later, there was a splash, and Wang Xiaomin found himself dunked into a makeshift pool.

"Hahahaha..." The other team members burst into laughter.

As the team captain, Yue Feng was quite satisfied with the team spirit of the club members. Only with relationships strong enough could there be such uninhibited behavior.

What’s more gratifying for Yue Feng was that in such a short period, Wang Xiaomin’s left-hand technique had nearly fully recovered. According to this progress, he was at least 80 to 90 percent back to his peak strength. With continued honing, returning to his peak form seemed just around the corner.

Just past six in the evening, Wawa drove to the club, then organized to pick up club members along with staff from the Black Pit Jianghu filming crew. All together, more than ten people, they headed straight to Hai Di Lao in the city center. Team bonding tonight, the big boss was treating, so they went all out!

A crowd of people grandly entered Hai Di Lao, stuffing themselves for more than an hour before they finally quieted down.

Niu Ben casually opened two bottles of beer, handed one to Yue Feng, and offhandedly asked, "Got the invitation to the King of Kings Master Tournament, right?"

Yue Feng took the beer and gulped down half the bottle before nodding: "Got it, according to the plan, there’s still a match on the 16th, then the 17th is the master’s sign-in, time’s a bit tight!"

"What’s your plan or thoughts? This time, only you and Zhao Ran are qualified to compete in the master’s tournament, other team members aren’t eligible yet!"

Yue Feng shrugged: "No thoughts, we’ll have everyone else come along for the experience! The club’ll handle the expenses! I checked the regulations, there are both casting and hand rod competitions! Let’s go for it!

Deng Gang is probably First Level by now, right? If he performs well, he can advance to Special Level. My goal this time is simple: if he gets into the top-eight, I’m there to target him!

If he doesn’t make the top-eight, then it doesn’t matter to me. If I get lucky and make it to the top-eight, I could grab a Second Level master’s license! If not, it’s no big deal; it doesn’t hold much significance for me!"

"Second Level Master? You might have miscalculated; it’s not just Second Level. Are you sure you’ve reviewed the detailed rules of the King of Kings Master Tournament?" Niu Ben shook his head after hearing Yue Feng’s assumptions, as if spotting a clear mistake.

"I glanced over it, what’s missing?"

"Of course there’s more. Given your current points, you’re surely qualified in the top ten of the Quasi Third Level list, right?

According to the regulations, if you’re in the top ten of the Quasi Third Level Competitive Fishing Masters and you ascend to the top-sixteen in the first round of the King of Kings Master Tournament, you can get promoted by one level on the original basis, directly jumping to Second Level Competitive Fishing Master!

If the top-sixteen proceed to the finals, you can rise by another level, which makes it First Level Competitive Fishing Master!

It doesn’t stop there, if you make it to the finals and the opponent you’re up against for the championship is already a First Level Competitive Fishing Master, and you win in the finals, then you can rise by another level, directly promoted to Special Level Competitive Fishing Master!

The King of Kings Master Invitation Tournament is the most professional solo event in the country after the Fishing King Cup, classified as a top national Taiwan fishing event. Did you think it was just for fun?

This event is a real game-changer, the big carp can just make it to the finals and leap into a golden dragon instantly!"

Listening to Niu Ben’s detailed explanation of the advancement rules, Yue Feng immediately got interested. This was somewhat different from what he knew, could it really work this way?

"Damn, I thought the best I could do was go from Third Level to Second Level. To me, Third Level or Second Level doesn’t really make a difference. So, my information was wrong, theoretically, I could go directly from Third Level to Special Level?"

To Yue Feng, being a Third Level Competitive Fishing Master or Second Level didn’t really make much difference, but Third Level compared to Special Level, now that’s a big difference.

If Yue Feng wanted to chase competitions and earn points, reaching First Level Competitive Fishing Master was just a matter of time.

The top three in Third Level Competitive Fishing Masters can be promoted to Second Level the following year, and Second Level Competitive Fishing Masters who rank top two during the cycle can be promoted to First Level.

At the current pace and condition, it really wouldn’t take long, all out, just over two years max.

If Yue Feng had put a little more effort into chasing competitions when he entered the Taiwan fishing circle, he might have been at Second Level or even First Level by now, and wouldn’t have left a gap for Deng Gang due to lacking even a Third Level title.

However, aiming for Special Level Competitive Fishing Master is a different story, as First Level is practically the peak; beyond that, there’s no standard points upgrading system.

Someone might ask, then how did the current Special Level Competitive Fishing Masters earn their title?

The answer lies in the competition Yue Feng is about to join.

Only First Level Competitive Fishing Masters who win the championship in the King of Kings Master Invitation Tournament can advance to Special Level Competitive Fishing Master.

Strictly speaking, this Special Level Competitive Fishing Master honor is no longer a mere technical level in the athlete’s hierarchy, but rather a pinnacle honor for competitive anglers.

Niu Ben nodded: "Exactly! Looking at your case now, as long as you can fight your way to the finals, and the opponent you face in the finals is a First Level Competitive Fishing Master, and you bring him down in the five-round matches, you’ll become a Special Level Competitive Fishing Master!