Chapter 82 Chapter 82 Even Princess Litiana is here...

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The finals are truly a survival competition.

In the arena, the team standing to the end is the champion.

Although it is the simplest competition system, the higher the degree of freedom of the competition, the more complicated the game between players will tend to be.

Therefore, the finals have always been the most unpredictable.

Maybe a weak team will make an upset, maybe a dark horse will emerge, or maybe a strong team will sweep the field.

No one knows what will happen.

But everyone, remember the only and most important point:

Save your body and survive the fight.

——"Understand the League System in One Minute"

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Two hours before the game, Tao Ying forced Lin Biege to read the league's official competition system commentary booklet.

Lin Biege's comment after reading it is:

"The finals were actually similar to the semifinals, so it wasn't that difficult."

"Let's use a bomb to kill our opponents, all of them!"

Lin Biege excitedly punched the air.

Tao Ying: “…”

This person's confidence has increased since the semi-finals.

But this method doesn't work.

Tao Ying patted Lin Biege's head and said calmly:

"The opponents in the finals are completely different from those in the semi-finals."

The semi-finals went so smoothly because of the concealment provided by the Greythorn Forest - and also because the mechas before the finals were all ordinary models, and their radar systems were more easily hacked.

"The mech restrictions are lifted in the finals. Each team will bring out their best mechs. Trying to quickly break through the opponent's firewall won't be easy."

As soon as Tao Ying finished speaking, she saw Nan Gua clasping her hands together with a pious expression, like a saint praying.

"It doesn't matter. We will win."

The tone of Nan Gua is ethereal and somewhat otherworldly.

Lin Biege leaned close to Tao Ying's ear and whispered in confusion, "Why is Nan Gua more confident than me today? Do you have any idea?"

Tao Ying observed Nan Gua carefully and thought that the pressure on her was beyond her psychological endurance.

My soul is about to fly away from the tension.

Tao Ying then shook her head at Lin Biege and said, "She's not confident."

"What is that?"

Tao Ying raised an eyebrow. "She's right in front of you. Why are you asking me? Ask her."

"Aren't you the all-powerful captain? And sometimes I really don't understand what Pumpkin is saying..."

Lin Biege scratched his head, accepted Tao Ying's suggestion, and squatted directly in front of Nan Gua.

Lin Biege clasped his hands together and said, "Tell me, Mr. Pumpkin, why aren't you nervous at all? I want to learn from your mentality."

Nan Gua's empty eyes gradually focused on Lin Biege's face. In response to Lin Biege's questions, he blinked and began to gesture with his hands and feet.

“Why am I not nervous…”

Nan Gua organized his words and finally said uncertainly, "I feel like the night before an exam, when I suddenly realized I forgot to review a large chapter and I can't finish it no matter what."

"Wouldn't it be a strange feeling of confidence at this time, that you would never fail the course?"

Lin Biege choked.

"Isn't this just an illusion before the brain collapses?"

After hearing Lin Biege point out the truth, Nan Gua's smile suddenly faded, and she said calmly:

"No, I'm not broken, I just feel like dying."

Lin Biege raised his head and screamed to the sky: "Shadow, please save her! She wants to die again!"

…

One hour before the game.

The organizers arranged a separate lounge for each team.

A sign on the door of the Space Ghost Girls said "Do Not Disturb" and the door was locked.

Three people sat around a rectangular wooden table.

Tao Ying pulled over a chair and began to discuss tactics with his two teammates.

"Why are you saying this now? The game is about to start."

"It's too early to tell you all."

Lin Biege: "...That's true."

Tao Ying clasped her hands together and said, "The Empire's First Military Academy, Camus Military Academy, Turantis Tactical Academy, Qingxuan Military Academy, and Beor Military Academy, these five strong schools are the favorites to win the championship and are also the opponents we need to pay close attention to."

"Beol Military Academy and Camus Military Academy have a bit of a feud. Last year, Camus Military Academy destroyed one of their advanced mechas and seriously injured their ace pilot. They've said goodbye to flying mechas from now on."

"I've heard about this, but what does it have to do with this competition?"

Tao Ying continued, "The three players from Beor who played this time are all good friends of the injured pilot. They work very well together as a team and have a strong bond with each other."

"The motto of the Beol Military Academy is 'Never give up on any teammate.'"

"So I guess the focus of this match for Beol Military Academy is to defeat Camus Military Academy."

Tao Ying crossed out one of the five military academies with a pen.

Lin Biege bit the end of his pen and said, "Assuming your speculation is correct, excluding the Camus Military Academy, there are still four military academies left. We must eliminate two of them. It's still too difficult to get into the top three."

Lin Biege leaned over the table and pouted, "Hey, if there was a weaker team among these teams, we might still be able to win. If we had known it would be the semi-finals, we should have found a way to eliminate Turantis. Shadow, why did you let them go back then? Was it because of Zhu Xiaorui?"

Tao Ying grabbed the pen that had been bitten beyond recognition by Lin Biege.

"On the court, there are only winners and losers, no friends."

She smiled and said, "The most terrifying enemy is the unknown. An opponent you know is always easier to deal with than one you know nothing about."

Lin Biege was stunned for a moment, then sat up straight. "Did you deliberately let them advance to the finals? But why?"

"I have some special plans for Turantis."

Nan Gua: "Although I don't know what the arrangement is."

Lin Biege: "But I always feel that you have bad intentions..."

The three of them looked at each other, then laughed evilly at the same time.

Tao Ying coughed lightly. "Anyway, after the match begins, act accordingly. First, stay away from the center of the field, activate the camouflage module, and don't reveal your position until I give the order."

"What about you?"

Tao Ying blinked and said cunningly, "I have other plans."

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"Welcome everyone to the 1312th Tianqiong Cup College Mecha League Finals—"

The stands were bustling with people, and enthusiastic cheers came one after another. As the players began to enter, colored smoke shot out from the edges of the stands, and the rising colored smoke raised the atmosphere to a higher level.

The audience that came to the scene included not only fans and students who followed the league, but even military figures.

They all came for the sentient mecha - Minghuo MK2.

Ying family, Ying Shaye.

Baishi Industry, Baimo.

Iowa Tech, Uris.

At some point, representatives of the Empire's three giants quietly took their seats in the first row of the audience.

The first row of the audience seats was not just for them, but also for mecha vendors like Haitai Technology and Garcia Electronics.

Irina had just sat down when she smelled the fragrance of flowers.

"Ma'am, please make way."

A noble and elegant voice sounded like the sound of a distant bell. Irina subconsciously stepped back, and the woman sat down next to Ying Shaye.

Irina's eyes widened when she caught sight of her brooch out of the corner of her eye.

There is a sword stuck in the brilliance feathers.

This is a brooch of the royal family of the Reval Empire. It is not only an ornament, but also a symbol of power.

Even Princess Litiana is here?

It seems that the first actual machine demonstration of Minghuo II really attracted the attention of the entire interstellar world.

Iowa Tech must be very confident in its technology to dare to demonstrate it live on the entire interstellar network.

Not only the audience in the first row, but the entire audience was discussing this matter.

"I heard that the Empire's First Military Academy is going to use the second generation of Minghuo machines!"

"But isn't this machine plagiarized? We should still respect the hard work of the designers at the Laiji Institute..."

"Well, mechas all have two arms and two legs. How can something in our mecha world be considered plagiarism?"

Another person also responded.

"What do you mean by plagiarism? Be realistic. The Laiji Institute was burned down, Tao Ying is dead, and that mecha, uh, what was it called, Heng I? I heard it can't even run! So, even if it's plagiarism, isn't it a good thing? At least we can preserve other people's hard work."

"That's right."

The woman who retorted was surrounded by a group of people. She opened her mouth but remained silent.

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The competition venue is on the Ring Star Island in Area B of Chester Star - this is Area B, which serves as the commercial center and the only area that can be used for mecha competitions.

Huanxing Island used to be a well-known resort island, but later due to pollution, the tourism industry plummeted and it was abandoned.

Even though it has been maintained over the years, it still has not developed because the pollution problem is too deeply rooted in people's minds.

So just use it as a mecha competition arena.

The shape of the entire island is very regular, almost circular, like a pizza, and is roughly divided into six areas: abandoned industrial area, urban area, forest area, beach area, and port area. The urban planning is clear at a glance.

In the center of the island is a signal tower.

Each team will randomly choose an area and start from the edge of the island.

The stands were set up in the sea. Amidst everyone's enthusiastic cheers and expectant eyes, the tinkling bells of the signal tower echoed throughout the entire Huanxing Island.

"The game begins—"

"The Empire's First Military Academy has begun its attack!"

The commentator enthusiastically said, "We can see that the Minghuo's performance is truly amazing. It's completely on a different level than other mechas. Its movements are so smooth that it hardly seems like a human is operating it. It truly achieves human-machine integration!"

"Compared to it, the other mechas on the field pale in comparison... Huh? What is this mecha?"

A pure black machine slowly entered the scene, and its slender and elegant industrial design caught everyone's attention.

The commentator was sweating profusely as he flipped through the list of participants in his hand.

What model is this? Why have I never seen it before?

The commentary got stuck, but the audience also noticed the black mecha.

"Doesn't this mecha look a bit like Minghuo?"

"Well, if it becomes popular, people will imitate it. It's normal."

The woman who had just been silenced by everyone's refutation suddenly said, "No, it was Minghuo who imitated it."

The people around her also said casually: "That's right, Zhu Chi, that brainless guy, even copied the appearance."

"Of course. Iowa Tech doesn't understand the core technology, so if we replace a part, it might stop working."

Other audience members: “?”

Why do these two people sound like they know a lot of inside information about the plagiarism incident?

Everyone wanted to ask more questions when a loud roar suddenly came from behind.

"I know its name!" Three middle school students in the audience stood up excitedly.

"Hengwo, it's Hengwo!"

"We encountered space pirates in the third galaxy, and it was this creature that saved us!"

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The author has something to say: Warm up before the game (rubbing your hands