The 24th Century Warrior Became a Fake Heiress novel Chapter 406
Sure enough, Steve leaned in and added, "The winning team's country gets handed a major strategic trump card on the world stage.
"The committee mandates the stakes, and every country puts up a prize. Our state put up a full year of rare earth mining concessions.
"Capped by tonnage, sure—not a free-for-all grab.
"Still, it's a hell of a windfall, wouldn't you say?"
Steven's words made Isabella's eyes widen slightly.
Generous doesn't even begin to cover it—it's downright massive.
To countries starving for rare earth minerals, an offer like that was manna from heaven.
"So the other nations are matching stakes on that level?"
Isabella picked up the thread immediately and pressed.
If Valoria was putting that kind of capital on the line, the other superpowers had to match it stride for stride.
Without balanced stakes, the whole tournament would implode overnight.
"You bet."
Steven answered without hesitation, "Oskary pledged a year's extraction rights for T&B Alloy, while Rostovia threw in a full year of deep-sea shipping channel access and..."
Steven rattled off the chips laid down by the big three powers; whatever the smaller nations brought was just window dressing.
Only because the three superpowers staked such outrageous bounties did this showdown keep running year after year.
Every edition was an affair of the highest magnitude.
Naturally, it stayed strictly behind closed doors in the highest halls of power.
Regular citizens had no clue this kind of tournament even existed.
Isabella arched a brow, cutting straight to the heart of the matter. "You're knocking on my door because something went sideways, right?"
State-level matchups trading national sovereignty cards always locked down their rosters way ahead of time.
Officially, candidates couldn't have government backgrounds or military schooling, but picking sharp kids early and training them on the down-low was standard practice.
Seriously, d*mn it, Oskary has no shame!
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