Chapter 104 Chapter 104 What's up with you Space Ghost Girls Team?
"Dear viewers, welcome to the Lim Cup Mecha Pro League! Another year has passed, have you missed me?"
"Who are you?"
"Host, please stop talking. I want to see the new sentient mecha."
"Hurry up and start the game!"
The audience was drowned in urging shouts.
"The people of the Second Galaxy are truly simple and honest," the host said with an awkward laugh, trying to save face. "It seems everyone is very enthusiastic about the competition. Let's get straight to the point."
"With the open-source release of sentient mechas, we've ushered in a new era of mechas. This fun water challenge competition is not only a warm-up to liven up the atmosphere, but also the first appearance of many emerging sentient mechas."
“Let’s look forward to it together!”
An exciting tune plays and the light fountain dances to the rhythm of the music.
The atmosphere was very lively, and people in the audience picked up water guns and sprayed them into the sky.
"Speaking of summer, it's definitely time to play in the water. Anyway, the first stop of the Lim Cup Professional League is here, on the second galaxy, Fuwa."
"Fuwa is a beautiful planet and a major tourist destination for the Reval Empire. Although it was closed for over a decade due to pollution, thanks to the unremitting efforts of the Reval Empire, it finally returned to its original azure state last year and is now open to the entire interstellar world."
“Our games will be played here.”
"This is a brand new track designed by professionals. Let's unveil its mysteries together!"
The shuttle took off.
The host stepped on the aerial ladder and roared into the wind.
The camera followed the host all the way to the top of the track.
A mysterious black mask covered an area of about ten kilometers around the shallow sea. At this moment, the mask was completely opened, revealing the challenge track inside.
The track is divided into six lanes, including a straight road going forward and a roller coaster-like cliff with various mechanisms set up.
Transparent channels, colorful slides, airbag balls, floating boards, zip lines...it's a whole large water park.
"Now, let's flip the switch together."
"Five, four, three!"
The host counted to one, the red button was hammered down, and the light bar on the side of the track lit up instantly.
All the mechanisms started rotating at the same time.
The audience was amazed and said that it was a brand new design and it almost tortured the contestants to death.
"Why are you still sprinkling foamy water on the track? Are you thinking the metal isn't slippery enough?"
"I think most mechas will be thrown out by the turntable. It looks simple, but for a mecha, losing its center of gravity is very dangerous."
"It's like one of those obstacle course shows I watched when I was a kid. Is there a refrigerator for me when I get to the finish line?"
"If you have a friend with a poor imagination, you can do more than just give him a refrigerator."
"I heard they're sending a starship!"
"What? Oh my god, the Mecha Association is spending a fortune, actually giving away a starship as a reward for the first match?"
"What type of starship is it? Let me see."
The host said enthusiastically, "I'm sure everyone is also very interested in the rewards for this match. We're not going to be empty talk, no tricks—the team that ranks first in this match's popularity ranking will receive a new starship, worth 90 million star coins, which can be cashed out."
The host gave a thumbs up.
"Sponsored by Garcia Electronics, with a capacity of 30 people, a must-have for family travel."
"Most importantly, it comes with a one-year association starship piloting course, with hands-on instruction from a top-ranked instructor, and guaranteed passing of the second test."
"As long as you get number one on the popularity list, you can travel to the stars by car!"
Everyone: “Wow——”
"I'm so excited. If I had known this, I would have signed up for the competition."
"Don't feel bad. All the participants in this competition are professionals. I heard there are even retired majors from the front lines. The rest of us who participate will just be runners-up and won't get any prizes."
"But there are two teams that are new and should be pretty weak. They're called... the Space Ghost Girls Team and the Turantis Tactical Team. We can give them a try."
"I've heard of Turantis, but what is this Space Ghost Girl Team? I've only seen that crappy movie called 'Space Ghost Girls'. Do they also sponsor the Mecha Team?"
"The Sky Cup champion! Don't you know?"
Someone scoffed, "What's the point of the college league? I heard that this time in the Sky Cup, a small, unknown team even snuck in third place. Can you believe it? The Empire's top military academy is actually ranked fifth. There must be something fishy going on."
"The Space Ghost Girls' championship was just luck."
The man stood with his legs apart, his arms folded, and his tone was full of contempt for the Space Ghost Girls.
"I heard the captain's physique is only F... How could a truly excellent pilot have such a poor physique?"
"Pilots rely on their fists."
There was a lively discussion in the audience.
The time now is 9:55.
There are five minutes left before the game starts.
Everyone waved their water guns and started cheering.
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"Okay, now let's take a look at the contestant preparation area. All the sentient mechas have successfully arrived at the starting point. It seems everyone is eager to try. Oh, there's even a team fighting?"
The host raised his voice in surprise, and the camera instantly zoomed in.
At the opening of the track, a white mecha was pinning another black and pink mecha to the ground and beating it violently.
A purple mecha was carefully trying to stop the fight.
The pure black mecha next to it was half-crouching on the ground, lazily counting down, as if it was cosplaying as a referee.
The pure black mecha patted the floor twice, raised its hands, and made a "one" gesture.
"Oh—the white mech won."
"Overwhelming intensity."
"The black and pink one seemed unconvinced and attacked again."
Everyone: "Wow, fun matches, you can even see fun fights in the preparation area."
"No, no one stopped me?"
Lin Biege, who was pinned to the ground, made an internationally recognized friendly gesture.
Everyone was watching happily.
The host was sweating profusely.
"Well, this is a fun match, not a brawl. Hitting your opponent is a foul and will result in a penalty. Let me see who these two players are from."
"Um?"
The host looked at the team name above the mecha in disbelief.
Take another look.
How come these two fighting mechas are teammates?
Would normal teammates fight so hard before the game, choking and kicking each other, with every move being fatal?
And the pure black mecha that started the commotion...
Why is it still the captain's machine?
Is this appropriate for the captain?
What's going on with you Space Ghost Girls?
"Which team is already fighting among themselves before the game even starts?"
"Hahahahaha, that's hilarious. Did you see what that pink mech did just now? It slid out in a flash, and then its captain was so quick to drag it back in like a dog."
"Speaking of which, this mecha's paint job is ridiculous. Why are there rhinestones on it? What kind of innovations are you guys at the Laiji Institute's design department coming up with?"
"Black base, pink embellishments, and a lethal amount of rhinestones. The team name is applied with lace, such an old-fashioned style. The rhinestones even form a cat orc..."
"I can't take it anymore. Is the popularity ranking voting open yet? I need to go give them a thumbs up."
"Hahahaha it's open, I'm going too."
The popularity list was just connected to the Internet, and most teams had a popularity value of 0, but the Space Ghost Team instantly received tens of thousands of likes.
The players on the field were still confusedly watching the infighting among the new team, but now they suddenly understood.
"So this fight is all about the popularity rankings...!"
"Have you already started competing so early? What a mistake. If I had known this earlier, I would have planned ahead."
"It's okay, the track is long, let's keep going."
"We must get a starship to travel between the stars—"
"oh oh!"
Everyone raised their arms and cheered.
In a corner where no one paid attention, someone was dissatisfied with the score of the Space Ghost Team and went to argue with the referee.
"Isn't fighting like this a violation of Rule 16?"
The referee shook his head, his tone hesitant: "Well, Article 16 does stipulate that you cannot hit your opponent on the field."
The man folded his arms proudly and said, "Then you should disqualify them from the competition."
The referee wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Well, you can't hit your opponents, but there's no rule that says you can't hit your teammates."
After the man finished ruminating on the referee's words, he felt as if he was struck by lightning on a sunny day.
She murmured:
"There's actually this trick..."
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“Ha—chiu!”
Tao Ying rubbed the goose bumps on her arms and wrapped her clothes a little tighter.
The competition was about to begin. She connected to the perception mecha in advance and instantly felt the sea breeze outside the mecha.
She enjoyed the atmosphere of the competition venue, but she felt very uncomfortable with the environment.
The sea breeze is humid and sticky.
The waves hit the edge of the track, and the splashing water slowly flowed down the legs of the mecha.
Tao Ying's scalp tingled.
"Hah!"
She couldn't help but sneeze again.
Lin Biege came over with concern: "What's wrong, Yingzi? Are you catching a cold?"
Nan Gua was horrified: "What, Xiaoying has a fever again?"
Tao Ying waved her hand: "No, I just stepped on the water and it felt a little uncomfortable."
Tao Ying said this while operating the mecha uncomfortably, shaking off the water on his legs.
Bai Mo looked her up and down and asked, "Are you born in the year of the cat?"
Lin Biege raised his hand seriously: "I testify that she is definitely a cat!"
"She doesn't like getting wet, loves to play with humans, and likes to drink catnip-flavored nutrient solution. Plus, the fried tabby Big Pancake II is inexplicably affectionate towards her. She's a real cat!"
Bo Mo was puzzled: "Oil... who is that big bread?"
"Oh, this one, it's a stray cat we adopted. Do you want to see a picture? It's a very sturdy semi-trailer."
"No, I'm not a Furui fan."
Bai Mo refused coldly.
Lin Biege rolled up his sleeves and said, "What does this have to do with fluffy things? Who says that liking fluffy things means being fluffy? Our Big Mian Bao is so cute and you don't even look at it. Ha, you're a machine-lover."
"I'm going to return this to you. I just like mechas. Why does it have to be mecha-sexual?"
Seeing that the two were about to fight again because of the XP issue, Tao Ying extended his hand expressionlessly.
"The race starts in one minute. Why don't you save some of your energy for the track?"
But it was obvious that the two of them had fought so hard that they had forgotten the time and the place.
Okay.
Anyway, this match is won by audience voting, and they can gain some popularity points by fighting.
Thinking of this, Tao Ying clicked on the popularity list panel.
The popularity of the Space Ghost Team is steadily rising amidst the fight between the two teammates, in stark contrast to the other teams that only have a few hundred points.
A good start.
But... the highlight is coming next.
Tao Ying was assigned to the sixth track, the easiest of all tracks.
But it is also the hardest one to win.
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The author has something to say: Whose good guy relies on his teammates to fight to score points [hug]
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