I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 977: Chapter 634: Quota Struggle

The holoprojection slowly lit up, and the figure of Dongfang Haoyue appeared clearly, sitting in an elegant study with a playful smile on his lips, and he got straight to the point: "I heard you gave the two Beastman Royals a good beating?"

Qin Tian leaned against his chair, lightly tapping the table with his fingertips, and responded with a smile: "Your information is quite sharp, you got the word very quickly. That’s right, they were causing trouble on my turf, so I naturally had to teach them a lesson and establish my influence."

"You haven’t been on the Star Net just now, have you?"

Dongfang Haoyue raised his eyebrows slightly, his tone somewhat teasing, "The video of the Crimson Flame Tiger-man hanging on the gate of Hanshuo City has already spread across Star Net and shot to the top headlines. Even if my information were sluggish, I should know by now."

He changed the subject, his eyes containing a bit of playfulness: "However, I somehow feel, you deliberately escalated the situation? Punishing them to establish your influence might just be a cover; you probably have deeper motives."

"You’re indeed my esteemed brother-in-law, perceptive as always."

Qin Tian’s smile deepened, nodding frankly, "Punishing them to establish influence is indeed one reason. As for other motives, I think you have probably guessed them too."

Upon hearing the term "brother-in-law," Dongfang Haoyue’s eye twitched furiously, feeling this guy was becoming increasingly familiar.

He shook his head slowly and spoke: "You want to strive for more spots in the Nine Stars Martial Competition?"

"That’s right."

Qin Tian’s expression became more solemn, "Three thousand spots are too few, I hope to have more subordinates involved, to be enlightened with the Celestial Stele Light and enhance themselves."

Dongfang Haoyue frowned slightly: "You’re that confident in your strength? You know, you’ll face not only the monument demons within the Celestial Stele Secret Realm, but the Beastmen will covertly undermine—especially since you’ve just fallen out with Kesler and Raymond, they’re bound to cause you trouble in the Secret Realm. If you fail, your elite forces decimated, you might suffer a severe setback, even losing control of Ice Extreme Pass."

Qin Tian smiled faintly: "I’m aware of the risks, but danger and opportunity always coexist. I believe in myself and trust my subordinates, I can lead them to the end, baptized by the Celestial Stele Light."

Seeing Qin Tian’s calm and confident demeanor, Dongfang Haoyue suddenly laughed: "You, this guy, are always so confident. But..."

He shifted the subject again: "Don’t think you’re the only one trying to claim more spots, other Golden Clans have the same intention. And I must tell you, many clans hold great opposition to you, a ’loner,’ monopolizing three thousand spots, and are pressuring their clans to release your spots to share with them."

"These clans are staunch allies of the Dongfang Clan, with a profound heritage, passed down for hundreds, even thousands of years, the clan has to carefully consider their opinions."

Upon hearing this, Qin Tian frowned slightly: "So, I might not even be able to secure these three thousand spots?"

"Not necessarily."

Dongfang Haoyue shook his head and said, "The clan is currently deliberating, intending to redistribute the spots via public competition. Your personal strength is indisputable, but the Golden Clans are led by Tier Eight experts, with many capable subordinates, whereas your development time is too short, likely making it challenging to rival them."

Upon hearing that, Qin Tian laughed, his tone somewhat playful: "Brother-in-law, it sounds like you’re not very optimistic about me."

"You brat, can you stop calling me brother-in-law all the time!"

Dongfang Haoyue’s face turned dark: "I haven’t even agreed to your matter with Ming Yue! Also, it’s not that I don’t believe in you, it’s giving you a heads-up—if you want more spots, you’ll have to fight for them with your strength."

"Got it, no worries."

Qin Tian waved his hand calmly, "If there’s a fair competition mechanism, no matter who the opponent is, I’m not afraid. But still, thanks for the reminder, dear... brother-in-law~"

"You... prepare well."

Dongfang Haoyue, with a darkened face, directly hung up the communication.

Watching the fading holoprojection, Qin Tian touched his chin, a smirk forming: "What’s the use if you don’t agree? She’s already mine, wait a couple more years, you should be ready to embrace your nephew."

With the smile receding, Qin Tian turned to look out the window, murmuring: "The internal selection needs to be prioritized soon. Loner? Let me, this loner, personally shatter the arrogance of you clans."

...

In the study, Dongfang Haoyue put away the communicator, turned to look at Zhuge Yu beside him who was gently shaking his feather fan, and said: "A Yu, you guessed right, Qin Tian wants to seize the opportunity from dealing with the Beastmen to show strength and strive for more spots in the Nine Stars Martial Competition."

Zhuge Yu gently waved his feather fan, a knowing smile on his lips: "I know him, Qin Tian has always valued emotion and righteousness, always wishing to care for those around him as much as possible. The Nine Stars Martial Competition is a rare opportunity, allowing his subordinates to transcend talent shackles; he will definitely go all out to strive for more spots."

"Regarding the spot competition, we need not worry for him. Just looking at his expression earlier, you can tell this guy has at least ninety percent confidence."

Dongfang Haoyue raised his eyebrows: "You as his friend, seem to understand him better than I, the ’brother-in-law.’"

Zhuge Yu teased laughingly: "Who was just preventing him from calling you brother-in-law, now is calling it himself?"

"Nonsense!"

Dongfang Haoyue snorted coldly: "With them reaching this point, what else can I do as a brother if I don’t agree?"

Although he was unforgiving verbally, deep down, he had long acknowledged his sister’s choice.