Hephaestus Competition, the first competition venue, Imperial Star, officially opened.
All five military academies arrived at the entrance, and the teachers were waiting inside in advance. There were dozens of media micro-flying cameras filming around.
The main members stood at the front. Before entering the venue, the top three of the previous session had to get their prizes first, followed by the supplies randomly distributed by the five military academies.
The largest media in the Federation, Sequoia, was broadcasting live at the moment, with commentary, and the number of people online reached 400 million.
"We can see that the people standing on both sides are all rescuers, and ten of them are as high as major. The main members of the five major military academies in this competition have basically been replaced, except for Damocles Military Academy, which still has a fourth-year student." The reporter smiled and said, "This is also normal. Damocles Military Academy has always lacked S-level students. But after this double S graduate, I'm afraid they can only let S-level soldiers take over."
3212 Star, Li Pi and his wife Jiang Wenying were sitting at home watching the live broadcast of the largest media on the Star Network. When she heard what this reporter said, the master's wife was a little unhappy.
"Why does this reporter talk like that?" Jiang Wenying frowned and looked at the screen, "Can we change the media for live broadcast?"
Li Pi switched to other media, but Jiang Wenying was not very satisfied: "There is no media channel that talks about Xiaowei School?"
Li Pi asked his wife not to worry, and switched to a few channels himself. Finally, he found a small media channel with less than 5 million online users.
"These five are the main members of Damocles Military Academy. The 3S-level commander Jin Ke is said to be from the nameless star, and the mecha master Ying Chenghe is also 3S-level and is from the Ying family in the imperial capital. Yes, everyone, you are not mistaken, Ying Chenghe and the commander of the Imperial Military Academy Ying Xingjue are cousins. As everyone knows, the Ying family is the only family in the Federation that has both commanders and mecha masters, and they usually only enroll in the Imperial Military Academy. And Ying Chenghe is the first Ying family member to enter the Damocles Military Academy," "
The little Ying family is so powerful." Jiang Wenying sighed. At that time, Ying Chenghe accompanied them to visit Shadu Star and didn't notice it at all.
The Lanfa media reporter still pointed the camera at the Damocles Military Academy.
"Huo Xuanshan was born in the Huo family in the imperial capital. The Huo family only has mecha soldiers, who enter different military academies every year. This time, there are three Huo family members among the main soldiers of the five major military academies. This is also the first time in seven years that the Huo family has entered the Damocles Military Academy again." The reporter moved his hand, "The one next to him is Liao Runing, also a 3S, and comes from a local family in Shadu Star. As for Shen Tu Kun, I believe the audience is very familiar with him. This is his fourth time participating in the competition. He is a civilian, but his eldest brother Shen Tu Li was in the same class as Major Li Ze. He was also a main member at the time and now serves in the Thirteenth Military Region."
"Champion betting..." Li Pi looked down at the link sent by his colleague.
Because it was heard that two graduates of 3212 Academy entered the Hephaestus Competition, this year 3212 Star has swept the trend of watching live broadcasts and betting.
"Invest in Xiao Wei's school." Jiang Wenying turned around and ordered.
"Definitely invest in Xiao Wei." Li Pi opened the link and invested all the available funds in his family.
After investing, Li Pi found that there were still twelve games to bet on, and each game had a championship option. However, the money had already been invested in the championship, so he stopped paying attention and focused on watching the live broadcast.
"It's Xiao Wei!" Jiang Wenying excitedly grabbed Li Pi's hand.
The live broadcast camera was facing Wei San behind the main members. Seeing that the micro-mech was aimed at her, she raised her hand and made a heart shape.
"...This is the commander-in-chief of the Damocles Military Academy, Wei San, who is also from the Nameless Star. He is said to be a Beyond Grade A soldier. The mecha in his hand is the Blood Drop, which was once an S-grade mecha that was upgraded to a patented mecha." When the reporter mentioned the Blood Drop, a bunch of detailed information about the Blood Drop mecha appeared on the left side of the live broadcast screen.
"Xiao Wei is making a heart sign to us." Jiang Wenying looked carefully, "She seems to have grown taller than when we went there."
The reporter was still talking: "We have interviewed her before, and she seems to be very confident in her military academy, saying that the overall championship belongs to Damocles, so let's wait and see who will be the champion after twelve games."
The top three of the previous year have already started to receive prizes. The Empire received energy gray crystal blocks, which are enough to support a 3S mecha for one more day. Pingtong Academy selected high-level mecha materials for mecha masters to use in the competition. The third place is Samuel Military Academy, and when it comes to their turn, the only thing left is the dust cover.
"Aren't dust covers used for mechas in desert areas?" Wei San quietly moved a step and asked Jin Ke in front.
"The prizes can be used in any of the twelve arenas. Both our planets Shadu and Hardy have such environments." Ying Chenghe explained first, "Mecha materials may not be sufficient during the competition, and they can have an advantage after getting them."
"If you have good luck, you can also draw good things." Jin Ke supplemented.
After the top three in the last session received their prizes, they directly drew the combat kit there, and then Nampasi and Damocles went to choose.
Jin Ke went over to draw and showed the list to others: "Energy can barely last for ten days, food can support two days, Chenghe, take a look at the mecha materials."
"A-level is enough, we may need to pay attention."
This combat kit is average.
"Why is Nanpasi always so lucky?" Liao Runing looked at the list on the screen with envy and jealousy. Nanpasi didn't get any rewards, but the combat readiness packs were full of energy and mecha materials.
"They are just fat sheep of other military academies." Jin Ke quickly memorized the contents of the combat readiness packs of other military academies on the screen, "I hope they can last longer this year."
Once the supplies are divided by other military academies, and Damocles Military Academy has no share, they will be the ones to be dealt with.
After distributing the supplies, the five major military academies entered the hill competition field in order. Samuel fell behind Nanpasi when he was punished, and Damocles Military Academy was the last to enter.
Yu Tianhe and two other commentators sat on a stage to watch the live broadcast, surrounded by spectators who had bought tickets to enter. They could see the live broadcasts of the five major military academies from here. All the footage was provided by the official, and there were also senior commentators from the military region.
Federal media was at the live broadcast site, and according to regulations, they only provided a single military academy live broadcast perspective, and only one could be seen. Of course, those with money could subscribe to different channels and watch together.
"After half a month, the hill stadium has been cleaned up by the military district. There are limited high-level star beasts inside. As long as the main members are there, there will be no large-scale casualties." Yu Tianhe introduced to the audience, "There are rescuers lurking in the stadium. Once the students press the quit button, they will be taken away from the stadium by the rescuers."
"The Imperial Military Academy has entered the hill stadium." Yu Tianhe asked Ying Yuerong, who was also from the Imperial Military Academy, "This year, all the members of Pingtong Academy are also 3S level. Do you think the Imperial Military Academy can still win the championship in this game?"
"If you can't win first place, just change people directly." Ying Yuerong smiled lightly, as if she was just saying something very ordinary, "There are no useless people in the Empire."
The reason why the Imperial Military Academy has become stronger over the years has a lot to do with their strict elimination mechanism. Not to mention the opposition with other military academies, even the Imperial Military Academy is full of competition from top to bottom, and anyone who can stand out has stepped on countless others to get to the top.
Every main member has fought their way out and has their own capital to be proud of.
An hour later, Damocles Military Academy, as the last to enter, also stepped into the hill arena.
Wei San looked around, the mountains were connected, but apart from the mountains, there were no other obstructions.
As soon as he came in, Jin Ke closed his eyes and released his perception, and the two hundred commanders of the school team immediately connected with him.
"What's wrong with you?" Ding Hemei asked Wei San standing beside him.
"It's okay." Wei San raised her hand and pressed her neck. She just had a feeling that with Jin Ke as the center, they spread to various parts of the school team to form a network.
Jin Ke had done this before in school training, but it was not as obvious as this time.
Wei San saw that the others did not react, and subconsciously thought that he had not noticed before.
After the command connection was completed, the five main members took the lead to clear out possible high-level star beasts.
The hills were undulating, and the Damocles Military Academy did not have enough energy, so the five people did not all drive mechas when they moved forward.
"Huo Xuanshan is in front to investigate, and Senior Shentu is in the middle." Jin Ke did not let Liao Runing release the mecha.
Liao Runing is a heavy mecha with strong attack firepower, but the mecha consumes energy faster than other mechas.
"Light mechas can turn on energy-saving mode. Senior Shentu, be on full alert." Jin Ke said as he took out a map from his combat kit.
He looked down: "..."
The map was incredibly simple, with an entrance and a red end point, and the rest was blank.
Others: "..."
"Who's the one who draws this time? Don't draw next time." Jin Ke stuffed the map back into his bag.
Huo Xuanshan, who drew the combat kit before entering the venue, carefully explored the surrounding environment and pretended not to hear anything. He was very calm.
"Nampaxi is lucky. We should be able to get the map by robbing them, and replenish energy by the way." Ying Chenghe was thoughtful.
Shentu Kun, who had just entered the mecha: "..." He had participated in several sessions, but this was the first time he heard of robbery so bluntly, and it was his teammate.
Off the court.
"This seems to be the first time that the Damocles cadets have shown the intention to take the initiative to attack." Yu Tianhe smiled, "The morale is good."
"Look at their school team." Xi Haotian, who was sitting on the left, reminded.
Six kilometers from the entrance of the hill stadium, Wei San led the school team slowly forward. It was unusually quiet here, like the tranquility before a storm.
Wei San walked halfway and suddenly raised his hand to signal the team to stop.
The commander of the team was surprised: "The main commander shows that everything is normal, and there are no high-level monsters here."
"There are no monsters, but there are people." Wei San released the mecha and immediately entered the combat state, aiming the line gun at the other side of the hill.
The people over there were forced out. They were the Samuel school team. They didn't move forward, but ambushed here, waiting for them.
The school team immediately entered a state of alert.
"Good eyesight, but..." Samuel's new general was from Xiao Eli's side, and he had been ordered to deal with the Damocles school team general early on, "You stop here!"
"Your father didn't teach you." Wei San rushed over and kicked him, "Don't talk nonsense before the fight."
"It's a bit early for the people from the two military academies to fight this year." Yu Tianhe gathered her long hair, "An S-level and a super A-level, I don't know who will win."
In the live broadcast, General Samuel dodged, and Wei San's linear bullets followed closely behind. After aiming at the target, it will lock the target unless it is destroyed.
Samuel General spread his wings and rose up, ready to shoot and destroy the bullets.
As a result, the bullets did not follow him, but went straight to the Samuel school team on the opposite side.
"Ha." Xiang Minghua looked at Wei San's series of actions and couldn't help laughing. A string of 25 bullets hit the key parts of the Samuel school team commanders.
[Twenty-five Samuel Military Academy school team commanders are out. Repeat...]
The first reminder of the competition echoed throughout the hill stadium.