My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome

Chapter 164: Chapter 163 Yundu Region

“Brother Qiang.”

When Shao Zifeng arrived at Bald Qiang’s house, he was adjusting projection equipment in the living room, while Casar and Li Yiming sat on the couch, each holding their own pets.

“Why are you only getting here now? We’re about to leave for the competition, and you don’t seem to feel the urgency. Hurry up and take a seat on the couch.” Bald Qiang glared at him and got up to close the blackout curtains, plunging the living room into near darkness.

Bald Qiang’s living room was spacious, but the furniture was sparse, with just two sofas and a coffee table opposite the TV wall, making it appear especially vacant.

Walking past Bear Er lying on the floor, Shao Zifeng sat down next to Casar and the others.

“Good morning, Casar, Li Yiming.”

When Casar saw Shao Zifeng greeting him, he just wanted to respond but his eyes turned frantic and nervous, ultimately he just nodded at him as a response.

In fact, it wasn’t that he was deliberately aloof. He had grown up in a border tribe and spoke Mandarin terribly. The more he couldn’t get the words out, the more panicked he became, and eventually, it was just easier to keep a straight face.

“Big Brother Shao.”

Li Yiming had just settled down next to Shao Zifeng, and he leaned in, looking around like a thief, whispering, “Big Brother Shao, I stared at the lobster all last night, and I feel like it got bigger. Can you take a look for me?”

As he spoke, he handed the Chinese Brocade Lobster in his hands to Shao Zifeng.

Shao Zifeng: …

This kid must be losing it. How could it grow overnight?

Shao Zifeng glanced at the Chinese Brocade Lobster in his hand, and his mouth twitched.

The status bar clearly displayed a big ‘Lack of Sleep’. Are you sure you were watching it all night and not tormenting it?

Shao Zifeng patted Li Yiming’s shoulder, saying earnestly, “Take good care of it, and I wish you happiness.”

Li Yiming scratched his head, not sure what Shao Zifeng meant.

Shao Zifeng cast a sympathetic look at the listless Chinese Brocade Lobster.

Poor little lobster, in the end, it’s all on you.

“Alright, cut the chatter.”

After being busy for a while, Bald Qiang grabbed a towel that was on top of Bear Er’s head and wiped the fine beads of sweat on his forehead. “The moment I start explaining, whoever talks will have to run ten laps around the field…”

Looking at the three students seated on the sofa, Bald Qiang felt a bit dazed, as if he was back in his days lecturing in Battle Training Class Four, instinctively reverting to his usual disciplinary measures.

The dim living room fell into a silence, only the robust breathing of Bear Er was clearly audible.

Standing in the projected light, Bald Qiang looked desolate. Shao Zifeng had not noticed before, but now he realized that the one-armed man was thinner than before.

Perhaps due to his recent hard work and lack of time for grooming, Bald Qiang’s stubble and hair had grown quite a bit.

Huh?

Hair!

Shao Zifeng squinted his eyes and scrutinized Bald Qiang. The front part of his head was as shiny and polished as usual, but under the light of the projector, the hairs at the back of his head were clearly visible.

Wow!

Shao Zifeng was surprised.

Who knew Bald Qiang had royal blood.

“With that hairstyle, wouldn’t you be a prince in the Qing Dynasty?”

As Shao Zifeng was indulging in his vanity, Bald Qiang finally recovered. Clearing his throat, he spoke, “There are still more than ten days until the regional qualification tournament begins. Since we are quite far from the host city, we need to set out a week early. I hope everyone can feel a sense of urgency during this final period.”

Shao Zifeng curled his lips, “Why are you looking at me? I am feeling pretty… urgent!”

“From my inquiries, there are 51 schools registered for this regional qualification tournament. Yundu City alone has 22, Jiangkou City and Xiangshan City together have 19, Pengzhou City has 9, and the last one is our Su City University,” Bald Qiang detailed.

After saying this, Bald Qiang glanced at the three of them and asked, “Do you know why the gap between us and them is so huge?”

“Reporting!” Li Yiming stood up and said, “It’s because Yundu City, as the regional capital, has a large number of affiliated counties and towns which provide a substantial population. Moreover, Jiangkou, Xiangshan, and Pengzhou cities are not far from Yundu City. The four cities support each other, and there is frequent population movement.”

“Additionally, they benefit from a favorable geographical environment. Being close to the Yangtze River Basin, the natural resources are very abundant. Within the four cities, there is one regional-level reserve and two city-level reserves,” Li Yiming explained further.

My feet are numb.

What kind of nonsense is this.

Shao Zifeng felt a bit dizzy as he watched Li Yiming speak earnestly.

What Yundu Region, what regional capital. Units above the city level should be province, yet now it’s turned into a regional capital.

Since Su City and another city he lived in another reality shared the same name and urban planning, he had naively assumed that the administrative divisions in this reality wouldn’t be that different from those in his reality.

Moreover, when he heard about the regional qualification tournament, he subconsciously assumed that the so-called region was traditionally defined.

Like a city being part of a Yangtze tributary region, which encompasses several cities. Based on shared cultural and historical ties, the cities conventionally refer to their area as “XX Region.”

This type of region can be large or small and is divided into broader and narrower scopes, such as the Jiangnan Region or the Huanghuai Region.

Besides, in another reality, regions are planned as administrative units too, though it’s uncommon, and regional administrative levels are equivalent to city-level under the provincial jurisdiction.

But from the sounds of Li Yiming’s explanation, the regional level in this reality was clearly above the city level.

As Shao Zifeng was confused, Li Yiming continued, “Our Su City, being an energy city, governs only one county and two towns. Subsequently, as the reserve energy depleted and people migrated en masse due to overexploitation which led to natural resource destruction, many local wildlife species went extinct.”

“As an energy city, Su City has a short history and is not surrounded by other cities. Eventually, it had to be part of the relatively nearby Yundu Region.”

“Although under the jurisdiction of the Yundu Region, due to geographical and historical factors, our connection with the other four cities in Yundu Region isn’t as strong. We don’t feel much of a sense of belonging and have always remained on the fringe of these cities, which has further led to Su City’s decline,” Li Yiming elaborated.

“Well said, you may sit down now,” Bald Qiang looked at Li Yiming, nodding in satisfaction.

Li Yiming sat back on the sofa, quietly heaving a sigh of relief.

Shao Zifeng and Casar looked at him, not quite comprehending but impressed, and Li Yiming felt his face getting warmer.

Although Shao Zifeng had many questions, it wasn’t convenient to ask them now. He decided to wait until the meeting ended to ask Li Yiming separately.

“Li just gave a fine talk. Although the Yundu four cities have many schools, our target isn’t those random mediocre universities. Today, I’m going to show you the training video from last competition’s semifinalist, Pengzhou University. They are our target! Gotta give it all, ah… Oreo… crap! Whatever the heck it’s called, I believe you can do it!”

It’s ‘Geili’ though!

Hearing Bald Qiang’s passionate speech, Shao Zifeng silently covered his forehead.

As someone consistently knocked out in the first round, who gave you the courage to call others bad universities.

Although…

They are indeed pretty weak.