Chapter 507 - 305: The Gap

"Hello to all our viewers, and thanks for tuning in to Livestream Channel 0301! I’m your host, Lu Dongjie! This is the seventh round of the point-based tournament. The two provinces currently facing off in Arena 0301 are Shanyou Province and Ganpo Province! In this second singles match, we have Su Zhi from Huai City First Middle School versus Li Shiyu from Nanbai Second Middle School!"

[Day after Day]: What a coincidence, it’s this commentator dude again, haha...

[Jade Balance 001]: God Su for the win! Go, God Su, go!

[Butterfly Fan Bone]: I didn’t expect Su Zhi to be playing second singles. A little surprising.

[A Scum White Hair]: That’s because Liu Yuhang was first singles during the selection trials. It’s a good chance to give the others some experience while the opponents aren’t too strong.

[Tricolor Wanzi]: True! Besides God Su, the other members of the Huai City First Middle School team are also really skilled!

[Annihilation]: Huh, wait a sec, haven’t I seen a few of you in the city league livestream chat before...?

[Golden Rare]: lol

In the commentary booth, Lu Dongjie, also a graduate of Huai City First Middle School, was commentating with great enthusiasm. The live comments scrolled across the screen, creating a bustling atmosphere.

There were two more rows of seats nearby, all filled with other commentators just like him, busy with their own streams. Most were from the various universities across Shanyou Province.

Su Zhi might not remember Lu Dongjie, but Lu Dongjie certainly remembered Su Zhi.

He remembered interviewing his junior back when Su Zhi was just beginning to make a name for himself.

Later, during the city league, he was honored to commentate on Su Zhi’s matches. He witnessed Su Zhi, armed with a wildcard and competing as an independent, tear through the competition, ultimately defeating the favorite, Fang Yuan, to claim the championship and become the city league’s biggest dark horse.

That was an unforgettable moment for every student of Huai City First Middle School.

But it was most unforgettable for Lu Dongjie himself.

Because his livestream’s viewership and retention rates were head and shoulders above the rest—remaining at the top throughout the entire city league—Lu Dongjie was awarded a Special Commentator certificate after the tournament.

Coincidentally, there had been a change in leadership at the First Middle School, and the new principal, Yan Shouzheng, had also taken keen notice of Lu Dongjie’s talent.

Taking this as an opportunity, with the school’s help and arrangements, Lu Dongjie went on to commentate several out-of-province competitions.

You have to understand, back when Fang Lihua was principal, everything revolved around academic performance. Pursuing a career in another field was almost unthinkable!

But Lu Dongjie proved himself with results, performing exceptionally well in several out-of-province competitions. He eventually passed the special recruitment interview for Yu Dian Communication University, part of the Boya Alliance, and received a preferential admission offer with a reduced score requirement, just as he had dreamed.

For any student aspiring to become a commentator, this was the news of a lifetime!

Lu Dongjie received commendations from the school and was even invited to give a speech at the flag-raising ceremony. Principal Yan Shouzheng personally awarded him a Model Student certificate, calling on all students of the First Middle School to follow his example and strive for the top.

Lu Dongjie understood that his own hard work and experience were important, of course. Luck only favors the prepared.

But if it hadn’t been for Su Zhi, he never would have reached such heights—in every sense of the phrase.

Su Zhi was his benefactor!

Unfortunately, after the school year began, Su Zhi got busy and was rarely on campus, so Lu Dongjie hardly ever saw his legendary junior.

Even so, Lu Dongjie still rooted for Su Zhi during the selection trials and cheered wildly when the Huai City team made it into the top two, locking in their spot for the national team competition.

Lu Dongjie never imagined that, for the national team competition, he would—against nearly one-in-a-hundred odds—be assigned to commentate on the matches for Shanyou Province.

When he saw the assignment sheet, Lu Dongjie was so excited he trembled.

’It must be fate, arranging for me to meet God Su again like this! I’ll do my absolute best to commentate his match!’

’No, not just his match—I have to do a great job on his teammates’ matches, too!’

On the arena stage, Su Zhi stood in the commander’s position. In the opposite position stood a girl in a school uniform. After the match began, both sides focused intently on the field, neither saying a word.

Shan Bao stood on one side of the stage, looking at the opposing Pet Beast and tilting its head in curiosity.

It was a small monkey with light-gray fur, sapphire-blue eyes, and an exceptionally thick and powerful tail. It balanced on its tail, its hands and feet poised eagerly in a battle-ready stance.

Faint splashes of water swirled around the little monkey. It swayed its body to the rhythm of the current, which had a pretty cool vibe.

After watching for a while from the livestream booth, Lu Dongjie found himself involuntarily swaying along with it.

"This is the third match of the point-based tournament between Shanyou Province and Ganpo Province. The current score is 2-0, with Huai City First Middle School at match point.

"Student Su Zhi has sent out his Sub-Pet, Shan Bao, a Flash Gold Sparrow by Race—commonly known as the Shimmering Free-Range Chicken. I’m sure you’re all quite familiar with it, so I won’t go into too much detail. His opponent, Student Li Shiyu, has sent out her Main Pet, Guitar, a Flowing Water Fighting Ape. This is a Pet Beast unique to the Southwest region, so our viewers in the north might not be as familiar with it."

[Butterfly Fan Bone]: Haven’t seen him in a few months, and Yu Bao has gone from a little pupper to a big handsome dog, Su Zhi has shot up to a Tier Five Beast Taming Space, and he even contracted a new Pet Beast... Suddenly feels like I’m watching my kid grow up.

[Jade Balance 001]: Seriously, Brother Jie? You’re telling us Shan Bao is that "familiar Shimmering Free-Range Chicken"? Heh heh heh.

[Golden Rare]: What do you mean? Of course it is! That’s why everyone should just mindlessly bet on the girl from the south, heh.

[Day after Day]: That little monkey... It’s got a pretty cool rhythm going...