Chapter 466 Player Competition 2

The enormous circular arena has a seamless outer wall without any visible seams, and occasionally flashes of dark blue data, like flowing electronic blood.

A giant projection covered the arena dome, with colorful and dynamic images constantly changing, showcasing the style of the Red Mansion Academy from various places and promotional images of the competitors.

The circular audience seating is arranged in tiers, with each seat equipped with a data screen that can magnify details of the competition and display the athletes' information.

In the very center, the competition venue environment was constantly changing. With the theme of the first competition, "Jungle Melee," confirmed, the competition venue instantly transformed into a jungle landscape with intertwined vines and shady greenery.

"Isn't that a bit too easy?"

Wearing light armor, Yinzhi circled the jungle and landed in the audience. The blue mecha armor on his body gradually disappeared, eventually turning into a small blue pendant hanging around Yinzhi's neck.

“It’s the first match of the first time,” Yinzhi stood next to Yinyou, watching his fingers quickly tap and modify the jungle image on the tablet. “We need to give the trainees some time to adapt.”

"Done."

Yinyou tidied up and looked down at the arena. "Eighth brother, please confirm this. If there are no problems, I'll finalize the design."

"The entire arena was designed by you, Seventh Brother. If you've approved it, there won't be any problems."

Yinzhi took the tablet and was about to confirm when Yinzhi snatched it away, saying, "Wait, just a jungle is too boring. I'll add a little surprise."

"Big brother, don't do anything reckless!"

Yinzhi said something but didn't really stop him. He and Yinyou walked to Yinzhi's side, one on each side, to see how he would arrange the surprise.

"..." Yin You looked at Yin Zhi suspiciously, "Brother, to be honest, do you and Suo'etu really have nothing to talk about?"

What kind of good person would think of burying landmines in the jungle? And they're not gravity-triggered landmines, they're voice-activated landmines.

Yinyou couldn't believe what the competition would turn out like!

...

"Welcome everyone to the first Qing Dynasty Academy Championship..."

Hesheli Wanyi's gentle yet powerful voice resonated throughout the arena.

Compared to Zhu Chongba's initial proposal, the actual player competition was conducted with 25 Red Mansion Academy teams from 25 provinces in the 25 provinces after the Qing Dynasty's expansion.

The competition officially began. In addition to the people who bought tickets to watch the game from the stands, local governments throughout the Qing Dynasty offered the opportunity to watch the game remotely via live stream. Each person could have one ticket for 100 cash per game, and the entire game cost one tael of silver, but this included unlimited rewatches.

In the rapidly developing Qing Dynasty, almost everyone could afford this money, and as a result, ticket sales alone recouped the entire cost of building the arena, with a considerable surplus.

In response, Emperor Kangxi realized that there was a reason why Yinzhen dared to call himself the "God of Wealth"—his generosity was truly enough to fill the national treasury.

"The theme of the first round of competition is jungle battle. The 26 teams will be divided into 5 groups, with 5 teams in each group competing against each other."

"First, let's welcome the teams competing in the first round: Zhili Team, Jiangsu Team, Taiwan Team, Shengjing Team, and Mongolia Team!"

Amid cheers from the audience, five teams walked in from one side, each wearing their respective region's unique college uniform, and greeted the audience.

"The following are the specific rules of this match. Being hit in a vital area during the melee is considered elimination. The first eliminated team in each round loses 1 point, the second and third eliminated teams do not score any points, the fourth eliminated team scores 1 point, and the final winning team scores 3 points..."

Hesheli Wanyi explained the specific rules, and the large screen above also demonstrated them.

In the VIP seats at the very top of the audience, Yinzhi nudged Yinreng with a mischievous grin, "Want to make a bet? Bet on which team will win."

Yinreng glanced at him indifferently: "You hope for total annihilation, don't you?"

"You know that? Did Xiao Ba tell you?"

Upon hearing this, Yinzhi immediately understood that the second prince knew about his planting of landmines, and asked in a sour tone.

Yinreng looked at him smugly and said casually, "There's nothing I can do. Little Eight is so close to me."

Although he learned this news from the seventh brother, there was no need to tell the eldest brother.

Yinzhi rolled his eyes without any politeness. "Keep bragging. Can you compare to the Fourth Prince?"

Yinreng's face immediately fell, and he retorted, "You've already competed?"

Yinzhi was also unhappy. Very well, one question, and two people are dying of envy.

Their gazes unconsciously drifted forward, where Yinzhi was sitting next to Yinzhen, tilting his head as he listened to him speak.

"So much for being a man of few words..." Yinzhi couldn't help but complain, "In front of the Eighth Brother, the Fourth Prince is still a chatterbox."

The talkative Yinzhen pulled Yinsi aside and showered him with praise, his tone sincere and his words straightforward, leaving Yinsi dizzy with admiration.

After finally waiting for Yinzhen to stop, Yinsi spoke up in time: "Fourth Brother, do you know? Eldest Brother has prepared a little surprise in the jungle."

"A surprise?" Yinzhen raised an eyebrow slightly, showing a hint of curiosity.

"Yes, when Seventh Brother saw it, he said the same thing as Third Brother."

"What did you say?"

Yinzhi smiled slyly, "I guarantee you'll see when you see it."

Seeing that he was keeping him in suspense, Yinzhen smiled and nodded in agreement: "Alright, then I'll wait and see."

The competition officially began, with five teams entering the arena from five different directions.

The arena may not look large, but it actually uses space compression technology, so once you enter, it's no different from walking into a real, vast jungle.

"Bang bang bang"

Not long after the start, explosions echoed through the jungle, accompanied by gasps and screams from the competitors. The continuous explosions obscured the greenery of the jungle, creating a hazy, dreamlike beauty.

“Explosions are art,” Yinzhen recalled Suo’etu’s words, then turned to Yinsi, “I think that you and Suo’etu do have things to talk about, but he just doesn’t want to admit it.”

Yinzhi immediately burst into laughter, "That's exactly what I meant!"

Thinking about it carefully, everyone says so, brother, did you really not secretly talk to Suo'etu in private?

Yinzhi and Yinzhen discussed it quietly, and Yinzhi couldn't help but turn around and glance at Yinzhi.

Yinzhi caught her doing this and immediately boasted excitedly to Yinreng, "See? Eighth Brother still pays attention to me. He only looks at me, not you."

Yinreng's system message vibrated. Yinzhen had sent a message: [Second Brother, please ask Suo'etu for help. Has he really not chatted with Eldest Brother? (Eighth Brother is also very curious)]

Yinreng looked up, then at Yinzhi's smug expression, and said with a suppressed laugh, "Whatever makes you happy."

...

As experienced trainees, after realizing that the sound had triggered the bomb, everyone shut their mouths and walked very carefully.

Soon, a group of people appeared on the big screen, tiptoeing around and looking furtive and sneaky.

"..." Kangxi was speechless, then furious. This was the face of the Qing Dynasty! "Who? Who planted the bomb?"