The 'cozy' daily work life of a witch lady in a cyberpunk interstellar era, occasionally also a passionate epic.
She is a timid girl growing up in a cyberpunk city.
She is a cry...
Chapter 386 The Finals Ended Easily
"It's the finals now, what do you think?"
Before going on stage, Avni handed Tilan a handful of nutritious orange peel candies. The soft candies had some icing on them, which tasted sweet and a little sticky.
The product of the well-known giant enterprise 'Lagetis Candy House', the T4-level orange peel candies, is more expensive, but it has excellent effects. Some high-level extraordinary people will always keep some candies and chocolates around them to replenish nutrition and magic at any time.
"Ideas..." Tilan sat next to Avni, tilted her head slightly and closed her eyes to think.
"It seems that I don't have any ideas. It feels very plain." She bit the candy in her mouth, chewed it slowly, felt the slightly sour sweetness of honey, and then a little cool magic flowed, which refreshed her spirit.
High-level candies are no different from military supplies. They are easy to store and quickly replenish energy and magic. In fact, 'Lagetis Candy House' does also supply military logistics and is a supplier to many official agencies of the Federation.
Although there are one or two opponents worth paying attention to in the finals, it is far from being tense. Compared with the winter festival competition half a year ago, the current opponents seem to be just like playing house.
It was only after going to other star fields and competing with many peers that Tilan slowly discovered one thing, that is, the education level of the Four-leaf Crystal Star Field seems to be not low, and it seems to be very high. She used to think that the "Swarm of Bees Leadership Academy" that had no masters, if the outstanding students were taken to other star fields, they would also be able to compete for the championship of the winter festival competition. It
is a bit puzzling to say that the more developed the economy is, the better the students' grades will be, after all, there are more resources.
Regarding this, she asked the teacher who led the team in the past two days.
"Did Tilan realize this?" After listening, the teacher smiled.
"Although our Edes Academy has been at a disadvantage several times in the battles with Saint Ingo Academy, we have never given up and have never felt that we are incompetent. Do you know why?"
"Because after our teachers and students go out of the star field to communicate, they will find that many of the top academies in the star field are far inferior to us, so their confidence will slowly return."
"Let me put it this way, the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Field is actually quite special. Although the overall economy is indeed not good now, the foundation is not bad at all."
"During the civil war, in order to quickly replenish the large number of personnel consumed in the war, the education of high schools received a lot of subsidies and improvements. As the star field for the production of main battleships, the Four-Leaf Crystal has gathered a large number of technical personnel dispatched by the government and the military. Personnel from industrial and military groups gathered here, and their children also needed to be educated. At that time, the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Field could be said to be the most top-level and outstanding group of technicians and extraordinary people in the Federation, and the corresponding education level was also raised layer by layer."
"Although these military-industrial enterprises were split up and a large number of production lines were transferred after the war, the foundation of education has been laid. Although it has declined a bit, it is still much higher than other star regions, and it is probably not as good as the central star region and some extremely developed star regions."
After understanding this, Tilan also understood why most of the opponents encountered in this competition were not as good as those in the Winter Festival Competition. In addition, among the other 8 people in the same group, 2 entered the final eight.
Seeing that the time for the appearance was approaching, Tilan stood up from the lounge. She first went to the medical room on the side and looked at Wei Ke lying on the bed.
"How is the recovery?" Wei Ke had finished the treatment at this time, but she was still a little weak. After all, she consumed too much magic power in the battle not long ago, and then she was stabbed by Li Qingfei and lost a lot of blood.
"It's recovering well. It should be close to normal tomorrow." Wei Ke touched the bandage on her arm and felt it for herself.
"Here, eat one." Tilan put the remaining orange candy into Wei Ke's mouth, then touched her head, comforted her for a few words, and then waved and left.
Watching the black-haired girl close the door and go out, Wei Ke carefully felt the sweetness on the tip of her tongue, and then heard the announcement on the radio.
"The final begins, Danterian vs. Li Qingfei!"
Has it started? She pressed the touch key on the bed, and then the scene of the battle was projected on the opposite wall.
Under the vast black starry sky, the two girls walked out of the passage and stood in front of each other. When the referee announced the end, the two jumped down and landed on the hour and minute hands of the giant clock respectively.
The two pointers slowly rotated, and the two people standing on them moved with them.
Su Qing's hairband and dress fluttered, Li Qingfei held a sword in one hand, slowly crossed it in front of him, and his fingertips gently crossed the bright sword body like autumn water, and a cool and slightly chilly breath spread.
"The rain during the Qingming Festival, spring brings the tung tree to bloom."
Li Qingfei's footsteps made him disappear from the spot, leaving only pale tung flowers falling. Almost in an instant, Li Qingfei's plain green long sword and his figure flew past Tilan's side. The cold sword blade cut through part of Tilan's sleeves, revealing the girl's white arms.
After dodging this almost incredible sword, Tilan turned around, the sword in her hand flew, and three purple lightning blades slashed at Li Qingfei. Although Li Qingfei also used secret techniques to block with the sword blade, the remaining purple lightning still made her body numb.
Fortunately, Tilan did not launch an attack in this brief gap, otherwise the sharp sword light would have definitely injured Li Qingfei.
Thinking back to Li Qingfei's sudden stab in her mind, Tilan felt curious and surprised. This sword was not just a skill in swordsmanship and body movement, it should also contain some special secret method, otherwise the speed could not be so fast.
If compared with the opponent in memory, the sword just now was probably similar to Sevilla's use of the Cutting Double Swords·Flap Wings. If it was someone else, they would most likely be killed by the first encounter and defeated with one sword.
There are many secret methods to achieve extreme speed. Sevilla took the path of simulating mythical fairies, and this Li Qingfei should be a kind of inheritance of the Eastern Shangmen. However, when it comes to speed, the five veins of Qingluan are all the best in the Shangmen. Unfortunately, Tilan is not suitable for performing several of the superior swordsmanship systems.
After all, most of the secrets of Qingluan's five veins are bound to the natural sequence. She currently shows the withering sequence to the outside world, and the on-the-spot transformation sequence is too amazing.
If you want to catch up with or even suppress Li Qingfei, there are other ways, that is, just like the Winter Festival Competition, with the help of the seven ballads of the Fairy Village, temporarily transforming into a fairy, which can also be done.
Thinking of this, Tilan couldn't help but secretly shook her head. Back then, she didn't choose the natural sequence as her training direction because she was angry with her sister. Although she can now use the special abilities of the twins to practice at the same time, she will not reveal this trump card unless it is absolutely necessary. It seems that she has a lot of trump cards, and now she even has a little difficulty in choosing.
It seems that she has to use a little trick.
While Tilan was standing still and thinking, Li Qingfei on the opposite side was still calm and focused. After solving the disadvantageous state of Zidian's slash, she leaped up again, waving her long sword with her green hair, and her figure was like an afterimage.
"When the rain stops during the Qingming Festival, the clouds are thin and the rainbow is visible."
Li Qingfei's rotating figure dodged Zidian's sword slash in the air. The hilt of the sword held by her wrist flashed a complex pattern, which instantly penetrated and covered the sword body like an electric current. Then the sword blade shot out like a rainbow light and pierced Tilan's chest.
If the body will face greater resistance in the air and it is difficult to reach a certain speed, the flying sword blade does not have such trouble. It can often exceed certain shackles and reach a state that seems like flowing light.
On the battlefield, the rainbow light that shot out at that moment shattered the purple lightning sword in front of Tilan, pierced her chest, and flew out of her vest. It was almost a matter of a second. The blood on the blade left a red blood mark in the air, and then the blade continued to penetrate the copper mechanical swan floating and rotating in the space, carrying it away, and then disappeared in the distance of the stage.
Li Qingfei, who lost the sword, fell to the ground, his chest heaving, and sweat oozing from his forehead. Then he stared at the black-haired girl. When she saw the blood and wounds on Tilan's chest, she was about to relax a little and take a breath, but she didn't want to feel cold in her heart. A silver sword blade pierced through her chest and then pulled back.
"I'm sorry." An unexpected voice sounded behind her, and then Tilan supported Li Qingfei, who was about to fall due to exhaustion, and let her slowly lean on the clock face.
The pierced Tilan in the distance slowly turned into a shadow and dissipated, and the real black-haired girl stood in front of Li Qingfei, watching her cover her chest, coughing up blood, and her face was pale.
Although the condition is not serious, he is not fatal, and this is a big competition, so someone will come to treat him soon.
In fact, Tilan didn't want to end the battle so quickly, but Li Qingfei was desperate and used the move just now, even throwing the sword out. It was impossible to continue fighting, so Tilan simply stopped and pierced the chest of the oriental girl who had a good impression with the same sword, making the girl lose her fighting power.
With blood flowing from the corner of her mouth, looking at the girl who was still standing in front of her intact, Li Qingfei not only felt pain in her chest, but also some emotions in her heart, and finally lost her usual calmness.
"You, ahem, how on earth did you..." She didn't understand. She had practiced the sword art inherited in the faction to a near-perfect level. Not only her peers, but even many senior sisters and brothers could not beat her. Why could the person in front of her resolve and deal with it effortlessly, almost like a leisurely stroll in the garden?
She was not without experience. In the Ziqiu star field, Li Qingfei had also seen those top talents. Even if it was the champion of the Winter Festival Competition, she was confident that she could fight with them, but this time she faced the girl in front of her, but she was completely frustrated and had no chance of winning.
'It's hard to explain this.' The girl stood up and looked at the countless cheering people in the audience.
'You will know later.' She couldn't keep using an alias. Sooner or later, she would be exposed. After all, she wrote her real name when she signed up. It was only because of the protection of the diva regulations that she could use some aliases in public reports.
'Danterian wins!'
After the host's announcement, Li Qingfei was rescued by medical staff.
Then came the battle between the mermaid Rayleigh and Drogosi. The level of strength they showed was much lower than that of Li Qingfei, which disappointed many viewers, but it was hard to say anything, after all, the first two were exceptions.
Unlike Tilan and Li Qingfei, who relied on high-level swordsmanship for tense and gorgeous battles, Rayleigh and Drogosi's battles had very little beauty. The two first carefully tested each other, then kept moving around, using various components in the venue or suspended and rotating mechanical creations for cover, trying to make the other party lose points. Finally, they had to attack in close combat, but they only tried a little and didn't fight hard.
After torturing each other for a long time, Rayleigh gradually gained the upper hand with the advantage of mermaids in a weightless environment, and finally Drogosi had no choice but to admit defeat.
"Rayleigh wins!"
After the battle, there was a ten-minute intermission, and then it was the final, Tilan vs. the mermaid Rayleigh.
With the host's passionate announcement, the two stepped onto the stage where the clock rotated. Although it was the final, the audience felt that the game would not last too long.
Sure enough, two minutes after entering the stage, Tilan patiently took on a series of attacks from Rayleigh, then shook her head slightly, and her relaxed figure flashed, drawing several sword arcs, and Rayleigh fell to the ground covered in blood.
"Finally, the champion of this competition was born!" The host still roared in an excited voice, as if he had just experienced a rare century-long battle.
"That is our elegant and perfect sword princess-Miss Danterian!"
Colorful fireworks rose and bloomed in space, and countless fireworks also rotated and ignited in the field, and then the gushing light spots formed the vague outline of Tilan's face in the air.
"Danterian, a student from the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region and the Edes Academy, please come on stage to receive your award." The host led the guests to applaud, and then the 64 finalists of this competition slowly entered the venue.
Everyone first stood in front of the stage, watching the girl standing on the golden bronze platform to be interviewed.
"Excuse me, Miss Danterian, do you have anything to say?" the host asked.
"Thank you to the academy, thank you to the teachers, thank you to my companions and everyone for their encouragement~" The girl raised her fingers slightly to block the overly glaring flash, and then spoke briefly in a low voice.
"In fact, everyone is very curious about how Miss Danterian has cultivated to this level and degree. You seem to have been at ease throughout the entire competition."
"Well, it's probably luck. The swordsmanship I learned is very suitable for my nature, so it's easier." You can't say that it's just talent plus learning a lot, practicing a lot, and knowing a lot.
The host then asked a lot of questions, some of which were even tricky. Fortunately, as a singer for the past two years, Tilan has also received a lot of relevant training and knows how to deal with such media language traps and inquiries.
After a series of questions, the host gradually gave up, seeing that the girl was not the type that was easy to deceive, and then the topic turned to other top contestants.
Then they interviewed Li Qingfei, Rayleigh, and Drogosi.
"Danterian is a senior that I respect in the academy. I occasionally ask her some questions. Although senior Danterian looks gentle, I believe that her will, belief, and strength are the goals I need to pursue in my life." Drogosi made a special statement when talking about Tilan, which made the host interested again.
"But I saw in the information that Miss Danterian is only 17 years old now, which is two years younger than you."
"Although this is the case in terms of age, the one who has achieved success comes first. Miss Danterian's shining figure is enough to be my senior. Every time I ask her for advice, I will benefit a lot." Drogosi, a man with a cold appearance like a night owl, said these words, which gave people a strange feeling, as if the girl next to him who looked ignorant of the world, simple and gentle, was a behind-the-scenes boss, or a hidden big devil.
"Ahem." In response, Tilan had to pretend to cough twice to remind this classmate not to continue to compliment her.
After hearing this cough, Drogosi immediately shut up, and then no matter how the host asked, he never answered again.
Although there was some scratching and helplessness in his heart, everyone became more curious about this black-haired girl, imagining what kind of style this seemingly quiet girl would have in the academy.
A gangster who looked kind but was cold-hearted and oppressed her classmates, or a girl who focused on swordsmanship and was not in tune with the world, as simple and simple as her appearance, or an image of being extremely cold and taciturn.
Afterwards, while everyone was daydreaming, the award ceremony began.
First, different light red crystal trophies were awarded to the top four. These trophies were mixed with red marrow crystals, so they showed a light red color. Finally, the guest of the Sequence 7 character, Master Krich of the 'Yanliu Changhe' faction of the Ziyao Herbal Star Domain, awarded the final championship prize to Tilan.
Compared to the ignorant host, the master with white hair and beard knew the true identity of the girl in front of him. He placed the sword in the girl's palm with a kind look, and then said slowly,
"Welcome to visit us again in the future. The hospitality of the Ziyao Grass Star Region is like a flowing river of rocks, always emitting warmth and strength."
The blood-red blade is like cooled lava, with a precipitated and layered color. The sword guard is narrow, the hilt is black, and it feels fine and frosted when held. At the end of the hilt, there is a small pendant in the shape of yellow gravel.
'Red Marrow Crystal Blade' [Perfect Condensation Level]: A special blade made of red marrow crystal and rare metals. The blade is sharp and extremely strong. After being infused with magic power, it has a strong armor-breaking and magic-breaking effect. In addition, it is engraved with a vein imprint with excellent adaptability, and comes with four effects: [Erosion Lv.5] [Armor-breaking Lv.5] [Magic-breaking Lv.4] [Sharpness Lv.4].
Although the small pendant on the hilt looks like just a decoration, it is made of gravel that is unique to the planet Antah of Ziyao Grass.
'Gravel Pendant' [Excellent Dark Silver Level]: Solid native gravel, polished with extraordinary craftsmanship, contains a communication chip that can be used for communication, and comes with the effect of [Solidity Lv.3].
"Thank you." After receiving the sword and pendant, Tilan bowed to express her gratitude.
"If I have a chance, I will visit you later." She understood the invitation of the old man in front of her.
Afterwards, the scene of receiving the award was frozen here under the camera of a group of media.
(End of this chapter)