Chapter 64 The Slum Boy's Desperate Comeback (Part 9)

The Dual Emperors Showdown is a highly prestigious competition open to participants across the entire StarNet. The showdown is divided into several sections, with the mech competition undoubtedly being the most active.

There is no doubt that mechs are the romance of interstellar people.

The battle for supremacy between the two emperors is currently in its first selection phase, where interstellar citizens can choose to battle in two-player or single-player modes. The top ten winners will not only receive merit but will also become key targets for recruitment by nobles.

This was primarily designed to meet the needs of interstellar citizens; for wealthy young men and nobles, it was simply a pastime.

Si Yisi browsed through the browsing history Tru had left on the StarNet. A-Tu, transformed into a bald mechanical rabbit, curled up on Si Yisi's lap and also started browsing in a similar manner.

Tru's participation information was completely public. He would be participating in a two-person mech competition in half a day. Before that, Si Yisi saw that he had placed a bet of 10,000 gold coins in his name in the competition betting section!

He's betting on himself winning!

His opponent's mental fluctuations also gave Si Yisi a sense of déjà vu—Lin Xi'an was undoubtedly the marshal's only son.

Seeing the way these two were at odds, Si Yisi could easily guess why he wanted to help him blow up the mech.

Unfortunately... that mech was Baldy, so it wasn't a good idea to just blow it up.

Si Yisi called Wang Qi over: "Can the Star Coins stipulated in the conditions be transferred to my Star Network account in advance?"

After receiving the answer that there was no problem, a large sum of Star Coins was deposited into Si Yisi's account shortly afterward.

After confirming that the Star Coins had arrived in his account, Si Yisi's mental energy suddenly connected with an entity that was somewhat similar to him.

The semi-intelligent life form actively connected with Si Yisi's mental energy, openly revealing its existence without any wariness.

The semi-intelligent life form mimics a bouncy little ball. Its digitized body is like a translucent jelly, with a pair of large, bright orange eyes growing on the warm orange "jelly".

The voice he imitated was a crisp, childlike voice, utterly innocent and carefree: "Are you... one of my kind?"

“You could say that,” Si Yisi replied.

The "jelly" life blinked: "This is the first time I've seen one of my kind—can I eat you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the warm orange color on his body quickly turned into a dark blue like the starry sky, and his mouth opened wide, revealing a set of sharp teeth. He opened his mouth wide enough to fit a whole person, and then bit down on Si Yisi's spiritual body!

Si Yisi had already been on guard against him. How could a system-like being born in such a huge network as the StarNet be innocent and naive?

That's an absolute joke!

He didn't flinch or dodge as the "jelly" fiercely bit into his head, his entire head being enveloped in the flowing jelly!

"Jelly" was about to bite into its fellow creature, one bite... and another—

"Jelly": "???" Why can't I bite into it!

The next second, he felt his closed teeth being forcibly pried open, and one tooth after another was pulled out by Si Yisi in just a few seconds!

But Si Yisi wasn't ready to leave yet. He threw all the sharp teeth aside and struck "Jelly's" mouth, directly rendering "Jelly" unable to take care of itself!

One mouthful after another of green blood clots kept spitting out of "Jelly's" mouth, and the more it spat, the smaller its body shrank. In the end, it was only the size of a thumb!

Si Yisi bent down and pinched the thumb-sized "jelly" between her fingers. Looking at its ugly-cute appearance, Si Yisi had a strange feeling that she was bullying a child.

"Ululu, ululu QwQ"

The "jelly" returned to its soft, warm orange color, showing no trace of its previous ferocity, and continued to make a series of whimpering sounds.

Ah Tu looked at "Jelly" curiously. He was also in a spiritual state, and upon seeing it, he felt a delicious urge to eat it.

Ah Tu opened his two sharp teeth and snatched the "jelly" in one bite with lightning speed. Lightning automatically digested and decomposed it!

The instant Ah Tu swallowed the "jelly," the entire StarNet experienced an unprecedented and violent tremor! This tremor shocked and terrified countless spiritual entities, and indirectly harmed those who were fighting!

Tru has arranged a private match to warm up the game, and given his mech skills, he's definitely no match for the person he's invited—so this is a fake match that's being deliberately thrown!

The man piloted the mecha and threw a punch, intending to let Tru's mecha dodge just as it was about to hit Tru's face, but the ground suddenly shook!

"bump!"

After a muffled thud, the man lost control of his strength and sent Tru flying!

"Ah!" In reality, Tru cried out in pain, clutching his burning face. The force of his blow had struck the mech's face without mercy!

This relentless barrage of gestures not only made Tru's whole body go numb, but also swelled up his face through the mech!

“§∮……!!!” Tru was so angry that he cursed loudly, but the StarNet rules automatically replaced his curses with lines of censored characters!

He couldn't do anything to this person, since a contract had been signed guaranteeing that the employer could not pursue the unintentional mistakes of the employee!

Tru was furious. He had made a sinister invitation to team up with an absolute master in a mech competition, and now only crushing a weakling could vent his pent-up anger!

Tru stared intently at the betting column, where Lin Xi'an's winnings in star coins continued to climb, a surge of exhilaration welling up inside him!

You think you can beat him with just some random, lousy team?! This time, I'll make you kneel down and kowtow to me in front of everyone!

"Stop, Baldy!" Si Yisi urgently stopped Baldy from eating the "jelly".

A-Tu glared at his master with dissatisfaction, drooling as he looked longingly at "Jelly," his mechanical eyes filled with the ferocity of a beast eyeing the meat on the plate.

"Jelly" almost became food, his whole body trembling violently, small puddles of jelly-like tears streaming down his face. He seemed to forget Si Yisi's cruelty for a moment, and subconsciously moved closer to this "savior".

"Don't eat it, it's dirty. It'll give you a stomachache." Si Yisi's words extinguished A Tu's desire.

Ah Tu no longer wanted to eat the "jelly," but instead very humanely produced a toothpick and scraped it off his teeth, showing his disgust!

"Jelly" shuddered, trembling as she tried to save her life: "I...I'm very useful. I can help you steal money from big shots. Aren't you short of money? I can also help you find ways to prolong your life and awaken your spiritual power. Doesn't your mother...do she need that?"

He had barely finished speaking when Si Yisi grabbed his body.

Si Yisi looked at "Jelly" with murderous intent: "Shut up." "Jelly"'s words were very tempting, but upon closer inspection, one would discover many pitfalls.

To plunder the money of powerful figures—are you trying to prolong your life? You'd probably be wanted and killed before you even spend the money! A way to extend your lifespan? A path to awakening spiritual power?

If such a rare item is spread through the StarNet semi-intelligent life, the owner will become a target of public criticism!

This guy is definitely playing the victim, but every sentence he says is a trap, hoping that Si Yisi will fall into it!

“I need your help right now, and you have no right to refuse.” Si Yisi tightened her grip, squeezing “Jelly’s” body until it was torn to pieces. “If you have even the slightest disloyalty, don’t blame me for eating you up.”

"Jelly" originally intended to devour Si Yisi, but ended up being threatened instead. How the tables have turned!

“You, you said…” “Jelly” shook its body rhythmically.

Sis was originally thinking about how to put herself in a head-to-head match with Tru, but then a ready-made helper delivered the pillow to her.

"I've arranged for this person to be my opponent in my first competition—"

It was clearly a Tru's appearance!

After threatening "Jelly", Si Yisi turned around and put all the available star coins into the betting table.

Half a day passed in the blink of an eye. Tru was completely unaware of the unilateral transaction that had been completed quietly. He was excitedly contacting the media stationed on the StarNet to generate buzz and had already drafted a press release!

In Tru's view, it was a foregone conclusion that he would defeat Lin Xi'an!

At that time, they'll release a press release mocking Lin Xi'an's inaction as the marshal's son! Ha! Tru can already imagine how humiliating Lin Xi'an will be!

Not to mention the bet...

Tru even bought several aerial cameras, preparing to record the humiliating scene of Lin Xi'an kneeling before him from all angles!

Several aerial cameras hovered in the air ahead of time, and this extravagant spending in the virtual StarNet attracted a wave of onlookers from the interstellar world!

My goodness, what kind of super-rich person is coming to the competition!

The showdown between Tru and Lin Xi'an has already attracted a lot of attention even before it begins because of Tru's extravagant and unrestrained spending habits!

While the citizens of StarNet were whispering and discussing who this big spender was, Si Yisi walked into a mecha customization center and was temporarily choosing the mecha to use in the competition.

The mecha customization center is filled with countless mechas, which can be overwhelming. Fortunately, there is a list available, which greatly helps with the selection process.

Si Yisi watched for a while, and under the guidance of the staff, quickly adjusted the mecha's sensitivity, aesthetics, energy consumption, and other parameters to the lowest possible levels!

The mecha he chose resembled A-Tu's body, and was known as one of the ugliest mechas!

"I've made my choice."

The guide was stunned when she received Si Yisi's customization requirements!

What an ugly mecha! Not only is it dilapidated, like it was picked up from a garbage dump, but all its attributes are as worthless as a piece of paper!

The guide had never seen such a bizarre request before—she thought Si Yisi might as well just go to the mecha repair shop next door and buy a used, discarded mecha!

"Guest, are you sure you want this customized...?" The guide stared in disbelief at Si Yisi.

"With your configuration, the mech will be directly damaged after just one physical attack. Are you really sure?!"

And this mech is so ugly. The guide muttered to himself. Buyers always have strange requests, but this was the first time he'd ever had one this bizarre!

"I'm sure." Si Yisi nodded. "I won't give him a chance to hit me."

Guide: "..." Okay, you're the boss since you paid.

But before confirming, the guide went to the shop owner and explained the matter to him in detail.

"Shopkeeper, I'm worried that if this person goes out wearing such a mecha, it will ruin our shop's reputation." Each mecha has a fairly obvious manufacturing mark, which is equivalent to a natural advertisement.

"This...is a problem. How about this, we'll charge him less and won't add the mecha logo to the production," the shop owner said quickly and decisively.

His gaze toward Si Yisi, who was waiting for a reply, was disdainful.

"This guy is probably just a country bumpkin who's never seen anything like this before... It's hilarious. He probably doesn't even know what a sign-making attempt is."

After saying this, the shop owner suddenly felt a chill.

Si Yisi thought to himself, "I heard that." However, he only glanced at the shop owner indifferently before leaving with the freshly made mecha and mecha buttons.

When Si Yisi arrived, Lin Xi'an and Tru were engaged in a verbal battle offstage.

"Just wait until you lose and kneel down and kowtow!" Tru laughed triumphantly and arrogantly.

Lin Xi'an glanced at the cool-looking guy next to Tru, his expression turning somewhat grim. Tru was blatantly cheating; he was truly desperate to win!

But Lin Xi'an was still fairly confident of winning, after all, even a great player can't carry a burden.

Furthermore, these kinds of competitions emphasize fairness and impartiality, and the high win rate of a top player will lower the bar in all aspects.

Tru and Lin Xi'an both received admission notices at the same time.

Tru: "Ha, let's see what kind of match you get!"

Lin Xi'an stared at the empty space beside him and saw a person completely covered in a mecha slowly walking over.

This person's title was gleaming gold, with a flamboyant inscription above it—

[I'll make you kneel down and call me daddy!]