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"Princess Cadoline, something bad has happened!"
A bright-looking woman with waist-length silver hair and a golden fishtail looked back: "Hill, I told you not to be so rash. What happened?"
Princess Cadoline touched the visitor's head, her voice clear and melodious, like the clear lake water with the scent of autumn.
Hill took two sharp breaths and tugged at the princess's sleeve. "Didn't we sign up for the Lucibi Members Grand Prix? And Tepes from the team actually betrayed you and joined your brother!"
Cardolin frowned upon hearing this, somewhat confused. "Tepes is the only S-rank blacksmith on our planet. I've always treated him with great respect. How could he suddenly betray me?"
"I think this is a trick your brother is plotting in secret. He doesn't want you to get the reward for the championship and become famous among the mermaids, so as to avoid you competing with him for the title of Mermaid King." Hill's mouth almost turned up to the sky, and his words were very sharp.
The Mermaid King died in the last city battle, leaving behind a mermaid pearl. Only the royal family recognized by all the tribesmen can inherit and unlock the second racial talent.
Now, only the eldest prince Shugri and the little princess Cadoline are left in the mermaid royal family.
It was said that the champion prize of this Grand Prix was an SS-level protective shield that could protect a super-large player city and effectively resist attacks from other races. It would play a very important role in the city battle they were about to face.
Countless people participated in this entertainment competition, all aiming to win the championship prize.
Cadoline bit her lower lip and struggled to explain, "Don't always think that Shugeri is such a bad person. If the team he formed competed with us, wouldn't both teams have a better chance of winning? He's not someone who would ignore the overall situation."
Seeing that Cadoline had not yet recognized the true nature of the eldest prince, Hill suddenly felt a surge of frustration and disappointment in his heart.
"My princess, it's not just me thinking the worst of him. He's been making small moves for a long time!"
"He's been in private contact with Tepes before, and I heard he was pursuing Tepes' daughter. Now the two of them are in an affair, and he's directly tricking us. And the two guards under your command were also bribed by him. They almost killed you in the dungeon. Have you forgotten all this?"
Hearing Hill's accusation, Cadoline's face gradually became ugly.
Ever since the entire race was dragged into the infinite survival game, Cadoline has actually felt that her brother has changed a lot, but she has been deceiving herself and does not want to admit those bad changes.
Tepes' betrayal today tore apart the last bit of hope in her heart.
Seeing that the princess had listened to her, Hill responded with a drastic measure: "You treat him as a brother, but he only sees you as a competitor. His tactics are extremely dirty, and he doesn't even care about your life!"
Although she was nominally the princess's personal maid, the princess always treated her very well. The two grew up together and had formed a deep friendship long ago.
Hill didn't want to see the princess being killed by the eldest prince, so he had to wake the princess up today and let her see the reality.
Ever since the eldest prince accepted the man from the Shita tribe as his aide, he has become more and more unscrupulous. In order to obtain the inherited mermaid pearl, he no longer cares about the relationship between brother and sister and has shown his fangs.
Cadoline said nothing, remaining silent for a rare moment, but her extremely tense face revealed her inner turmoil.
"Since Tepes has withdrawn, you should quickly find an A-rank blacksmith to join you."
The most urgent matter is the competition. As for her brother who doesn't know how to consider the overall situation and only cares about his own interests, she will deal with him later.
He wanted to regard her as his mortal enemy, so she just had to fight him!
At this moment, a male merman with red hair and a red tail, holding a trident, rushed into the palace in a hurry: "Princess Cadoline, something bad has happened!"
Cadoline rubbed her brow. "Wilfred, first, I'm not wrong. Second, if you want to talk about Tepes's withdrawal, I already know about it. There's no need to report it."
"No, not only that, Tepes not only quit our team, but he also deliberately set the last spot to random matching mode!"
Wilfred was almost furious. "We can't look for other blacksmiths in the tribe to form a team. The problem is that he deliberately blocked the registration in the last few minutes. Now we can only wait for the random matching teammate."
The bad news brought by the male merman made Hill's forehead twitch with anger: "What!? Tepes must have done such a thing under the orders of the Great Prince!"
Who knows who the randomly matched teammates will be? There might even be players with D-level or C-level talents just to fill in the numbers. Even if the player has A-level or B-level talents, if he is not a blacksmith, they have no hope of winning.
You know, Tepes is the only S-level blacksmith in the mermaid tribe. The completion rate of S-level equipment is as high as 60%, and the completion rate of A-level equipment is as high as 90%. What's more rare is that he has a one in a thousand chance of forging SS-level divine equipment.
Not only among the mermaids, but also among other races, there are almost no blacksmiths who can match him.
Now they have lost a great general, just like having an arm torn off, while the eldest prince has become even more powerful.
The eldest prince wants to completely cut off Princess Cadoline's path to winning the championship and her chance to inherit the Mermaid Pearl. He is so insidious.
Even Hill and Wilfred could see the mastermind behind all this, so how could Cadoline not see it?
She clenched her fists, her sharp nails digging into her flesh. Despite the indignation she felt, she maintained a calm face and offered soothing words that even she herself hardly believed: "It doesn't matter. No matter what kind of teammates we're matched with, we just have to give it our all. Everything is up to us."
"Um!"
"Okay, I'll listen to you, Princess."
In fact, the three people present were equally anxious, but no one wanted to show it and add to their troubles. Only the sleepless nights after they separated confirmed all their anxieties.
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Yan Yu had a long, refreshed sleep, and after breakfast in the morning, she drank two glasses of fortified fruit juice. She felt in very good condition.
As for the fact that her shop was about to be downgraded in just over three days, she had already made peace with it. At worst, she could just start over again. There was nothing to worry about. As long as she had the SSS-level God Maker talent, she wouldn't have to worry about upgrading the shop again.
And maybe this competition will bring her other unexpected surprises.
A blessing in disguise, right?
Yan Yu's mentality is surprisingly good. She has always been positive and free-spirited, and will not make things difficult for herself because of any force majeure.
Since things have already happened, it is better to plan your future path carefully. There is no need to always indulge in the emotion of impending loss and let yourself fall into a vicious cycle of depression.
What's more, the countdown for her store upgrade has not yet been reset. What if there is a turning point in the middle?
Only by adjusting your state can you seize opportunities in time.
At half past eight, Xiaohui knocked on the door on time and took Yan Yu into the teleportation array on the top floor.
"All contestants will be transported to the Lucibi Group building in our main city. The transport will be a little uncomfortable, so please be patient; it will only take a few seconds."
Player cities are not isolated islands, they are connected to the outside world. However, with the current level of Blue Star players, they have not yet been able to access or use the teleportation array. Therefore, many players in the chat channel speculate that the player cities are not connected.
This is the information gap.
Unconsciously, Yan Yu had already mastered a variety of information far beyond that of others. Of course, this information was obtained with money. She had no intention of releasing information for charity.
Standing on the teleportation array, a flash of light passed by, and Yan Yu immediately felt the familiar dizziness, just like when she was pulled into the dungeon and when she left the novice dungeon and entered the player city. However, compared to the beginning, she now felt almost no discomfort.
Yan Yu guessed that this might be related to the dramatic increase in her mental stats.
After three or four seconds, the white light gradually faded, and outside the teleportation array was a completely unfamiliar environment, full of high-tech style. The entire hall was almost overcrowded, and there was almost no place to stand.
The contestants' planets can generally be distinguished from their appearance. There are many humanoid races, and of course there are also intelligent species with more bizarre forms. Yan Yu looked around curiously and memorized most of their appearances.
She has a good memory, and sometimes it helps her a lot.
Xiaohui and Yanyu struggled to squeeze in front of a male receptionist. "Brother Xiaohui, this is contestant number 15555, Yanyu. Please give me her bracelet and her matching team information."
The male receptionist named Xiaohui operated the machine for a while, and then the machine spit out a wristband. "Put this on, it has a positioning system and a monitoring system. You must not take it off during the competition, otherwise your results will be invalid."
Xiaohui took it and gently touched Yan Yu's wrist, and the bracelet was immediately fastened on tightly.
Not to mention, the green bracelet matched her snow-white, slender wrist perfectly, making her skin look indescribably transparent, which was very eye-catching. Even Xiaohui couldn't help but glance at it several times.
Yan Yu raised her wrist and looked at the competition bracelet.
It shows her competition number, the name of the matched team, its members, and the points of each member. Currently, everyone's points are "0".
Yan Yu glanced at the names of the other four team members. After his gaze inadvertently lingered on a certain name for two seconds, a detailed profile of the member appeared.
Name: Beulah (Mermaid)
Level: 50 (21006/357000)
HP: 8200/8200
Strength: 622
Constitution: 520
Agility: 700
Spirit: 220
Talent: A-level atomization talent
Racial talent: Water control
Equipment: Locked
Skills: Advanced Water Bullet, Intermediate Detection, Intermediate Boxing, Intermediate Illusion
For the fairness of the competition, the bracelet locks all the equipment, storage space, and account balance of the contestants. The organizer will distribute basic equipment uniformly, open a special copy, and put all personnel in it.
Xiaohui: "Okay, I can only take you so far. There are team guides on the bracelet. Just follow the arrows and you'll find your matching team members. Come on!"
Yan Yu nodded, waved goodbye to Xiaohui, and then followed the arrow heading east.
Before approaching his team, he suddenly heard a few questioning voices.
"We've matched our last member. He's an A-rank blacksmith. We don't know his exact equipment success rate, but we need to be careful not to be like some blacksmiths who have an A-rank title but only have a success rate of less than one in ten."
"Hey, even if we're an A-rank blacksmith, so what? There are five or six S-rank blacksmiths competing. We have no hope of winning. I think we'd better withdraw immediately to avoid the embarrassment of broadcasting it live."
"Hey, Beulah, how dare you talk like that! We're already annoyed enough, don't make it worse. Even if that A-rank blacksmith is just a fool, I'll fight to the end!"
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