The news that Hall Williams had won the second district preliminaries quickly became the headline of the Star News Station that day. The team competition preliminaries to be held the day after tomorrow also attracted much attention because of his upcoming participation.
However, few people mentioned the fourth district preliminaries to be held tomorrow, which made George Campbell very difficult to accept. Ivan had to comfort him softly for more than an hour before he calmed him down.
After ending the call with George, Alvin called another person, "Dylan..."
In the picture, a handsome man with a pair of natural peach blossom eyes is lying on a large bed in disheveled clothes, with a soft, boneless white hand resting on his chest. It seems as if there is someone lying behind him, but the person is blocked by his body and cannot be seen clearly.
"What's the matter?" Dylan's face didn't look very good as his enjoyment was interrupted.
"I, I just think we might need another pre-match rehearsal." A shy blush appeared on Ivan's cute face, and he spoke haltingly, which made him look even more adorable and ignorant.
"Haha, I don't think that's necessary. As long as you and your fiancé can perform normally, we won't lose."
Ivan's face turned pale, and even his voice was filled with grievance. "But... Hall Williams will also participate in the team competition."
"I've known about this for a long time." Dylan didn't seem to take Hall seriously.
"But... the herald in his team is Lancelot..."
"Lancelot?" Dylan narrowed his eyes slightly. Lancelot's name had been popping up frequently in the news lately, and he had heard of it, though he wasn't particularly optimistic about the man. "It's a nice name, but I wonder how much he lives up to the rumors."
Dylan Lowell is a man who believes that seeing is believing. Based on the rumors on the Star Network, he would not believe that a sixteen-year-old boy could be so talented. It was just an enhanced emblem with an extra attribute. Before seeing the real thing, he did not think it was anything great. Maybe he just discovered some trick by luck.
"You can now create three elemental emblems. Are you still worried about losing to him?" If General Percy hadn't been their family's largest client, and Ivan Percy hadn't demonstrated considerable skill, being able to create elemental emblems—although they were virtual emblems usable only on the Star Network, they still held some value—Dylan Rowell wouldn't have agreed to let him join his team in the first place, even leaving a spot open for his 'fiancé'.
The Lowell family is one of the three major suppliers of standard mechas for the federal army. It is no exaggeration to say that they are rich enough to rival a country. However, because they are suppliers to the military, no one in the Lowell family can serve in the military.
Dylan's talent in mecha combat rivaled Hall Williams's, and he saw this Rookie Mecha Competition as a platform to showcase his abilities. Winning the individual competition meant little to him, but the team competition would showcase his leadership abilities, not just his individual prowess. Using his family's newly developed intelligent mecha in the finals might even attract a significant order, giving him more influence within the family—killing two birds with one stone.
"What you need now is not actual combat training. What you need is more practice. Try to find a way to make a real elemental emblem before the finals." Dylan said with a smile.
"Okay, I, I will try my best." Alvin bit his lip. It was much easier to make a coat of arms on the Star Network than in reality. He failed almost every time he made elemental coats of arms in reality. This always made him feel stressed, but now Dylan said it out mercilessly.
"Alright, alright. I just said a few words to you, why are you crying?" Dylan's smile suddenly softened. "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You're the heraldry master I personally chose."
"Yeah." Alvin lowered his head shyly, revealing a slender neck full of pure temptation.
After ending the call with Ivan, Dylan, who had seemed so gentle just now, smiled mockingly, "Slut."
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After Auckland went offline, he started a new round of training. After watching the mecha competition, he had to say that he also felt the charm of it. For the first time, he also developed some competitive spirit and hoped to help Hall win in the team competition.
For him, cultivation is the best way to restore his spiritual consciousness and improve his physical condition.
He sent a message to De Lagar and Rachel, saying that he needed time to concentrate on his practice, so he would retreat for a day and contact them again after the retreat was over.
De Lagar and Rachel were both very understanding and told him to practice well, wishing him a good performance in the team competition.
Auckland was in seclusion for a whole day and a half, and his cultivation finally reached the fourth level of Qi Refining. His Qi sea became fuller, and his sea of consciousness was gradually recovering.
The intelligent robot Yuanyuan has been circling around his feet. Its owner has been motionless for more than the normal sleeping time. If the owner's vital signs were not very stable, it would definitely have sounded the danger alarm.
When Auckland finally finished practicing the technique and opened his eyes, he saw Yuanyuan's round body approaching him...
"Master, you haven't been active for thirty-six hours. Do you need me to check your body?" Yuanyuan asked worriedly.
"No, I'm fine." Auckland touched the round metal head, got up and walked into the bathroom, took a hot shower, changed into clean clothes, drank two bottles of nutrient solution and soothing agent, and then lay on the soft bed, feeling extremely comfortable.
After a short nap, the light computer on his wrist rang. He looked at the screen and found that it was a timed reminder he had set, telling him that there were three hours left before the actual combat drill agreed upon with Hall at the training ground.
He literally jumped up, put on his smart helmet, and logged onto the Starnet.
When he arrived at Hall's private training room, he found the four of them already practicing mecha combat. Two KA-165s were engaged in a fierce battle, trading punches and kicks. The TA-152 and LX-774 were also engaged in a thrilling chase.
Auckland's appearance quickly caught their attention, and they quickly stopped their actions. Several people, sweating profusely, walked out of the mecha.
"Take a ten-minute break and prepare for the simulated team battle practice."
Hall walked towards Oakland after he finished speaking, "How are the preparations going?"
"Not bad," Auckland replied, feeling somewhat guilty. Ever since the regional qualifiers, he'd been so focused on training that he hadn't even touched a crest. But now that his cultivation had improved, he should have made more progress in crest making, so it wasn't like he was lying, right?
"Well, try it later and make a crest as quickly as you can."
"good."
Hall quickly switched the training room to group combat mode, and they instantly found themselves in a sea of stars. Auckland found himself in a small flying cabin, with a familiar workbench and the materials needed to make the emblem in front of him.
The mechas of Hall and others were arranged in a triangular formation in the starry sky. Their opponents were a mecha team simulated by the intelligent computer. Their number was equal to that of Hall and others, but they did not use the power of the emblem. Instead, they raised laser guns and aimed at their direction.
"Go ahead!" Hall's voice sounded coldly.
Diana immediately rushed out first. Her mecha, as the one with the highest defense, took on the responsibility of attracting the enemy's firepower. She carefully avoided the lasers shot at her. She was so agile that she didn't look like the most clumsy T-series mecha. She kept jumping and moving, advancing forward.
Chris and Ignaz had it much easier. They followed Diana closely, and when they were at a suitable distance, they drew their Aurora Swords, flew up, and attacked the two nearest mechas.
It wasn't that their mechs lacked weapons like laser guns, but rather that mech competitions prohibited the use of large-scale offensive weapons. Otherwise, what was the point of competing? They'd just blasted away at each other with energy cannons until the end. Therefore, they could only utilize the combined power of their mechs and their Aurora Swords, which came standard with their mechs.
While the AIs were intelligent, they were only artificial intelligence. Their attack methods and strategies couldn't match those of real humans. If they were restricted, the battle would be meaningless. Therefore, during the simulated battle, Hall allowed them to use laser guns and protective shields to increase the difficulty of the battle.
Sure enough, the next moment, Chris and Ignaz's attacks were blocked by the opponent's mecha's defense shield, and at the same time, a laser attack was launched at them.
The two men dodged in a hurry, but their mechas did not have a protective shield. If they resisted, the mechas would be destroyed quickly.
Just when the two were being "focused on", Hall's KA-165 suddenly appeared in the enemy camp like a ghost. The Aurora Sword swung out like lightning, slashing fiercely at the back of a mecha. In just five seconds, it slashed at least ten times, causing huge damage to its defense shield. Then, when it turned the gun around, it disappeared again.
The enemy mecha relied on powerful attack and defense to keep Hall and his team under pressure. Although Hall and Ignaz launched several surprise attacks, they were helpless with the energy defense shield.
The energy shield can continuously repair itself when it has sufficient energy. Unless they can launch a huge energy critical strike on the opponent's mecha in an instant and directly destroy the energy shield, they can cause damage to their mecha itself. Unfortunately, this is very difficult to do without the blessing of the emblem.
Chris couldn't help but look back in the direction of the small aircraft, hoping to see the signal light on, telling them that the emblem had been successfully produced.
Then, he saw the aircraft's signal light... light up!
"Holy shit, is this true?" It's only been a dozen minutes, right?
Hall didn't waste any words. He just dodged a few times and KA-165 appeared near the aircraft. Oakland opened the door of the aircraft and threw a small emblem to him.
It was an A-rank emblem that enhanced their power, increasing it by 42%, effectively doubling their attack power. Hall's mecha panel on his chest opened, and he reached out to take the emblem, quickly assembling it.
After activating the power of the emblem, Hall once again found a mecha and launched a surprise attack. Using multiple attacks in an instant, he broke through the energy shield of the mecha and successfully destroyed the mecha's thrusters.
Without its thrusters, the mecha was like a lamb to the slaughter, unable to fly through space or perform accelerated leaps. If it were controlled by a real person, it might be able to use its own strength to dodge, but the intelligent computer-simulated mecha had almost lost its ability to move.
Soon, the mechanical right arm and legs of this mecha were destroyed by Hall, and the fuselage was also attacked many times, with a damage rate of more than 75%, and it was quickly eliminated.
At this moment, Chris noticed that the signal light in the direction of the aircraft had turned on again. He immediately wanted to rush over, but found that Ignatz had already left him and ran away...
Another KA-165 appeared, and Oakland also threw him a crest, which also increased the strength attribute.
With these two emblems, the two KA-165s were like tigers descending from the mountains, charging into the enemy's camp with unimpeded bravery. Chris was filled with resentment. If Ignatz hadn't gotten there first, he might have been the one to show off his prowess.
Just when he was feeling indignant, he discovered that the aircraft's signal light was on again!
It’s bright again!
Oh my god! Is he even human? How did he make a crest so quickly? Less than ten minutes?!
Just when he couldn't believe his eyes and was stunned for a second or two, he saw Diana's TA-152 suddenly retreat.
This is intolerable! Without saying a word, Chris unleashed the LX-774's maximum speed and rushed towards Auckland's aircraft.
Diana in the TA-152 curled her lips in dissatisfaction, stopped retreating, and stepped forward again to contain the artillery attacks of the remaining two mechas.
Chris successfully harvested an emblem and, after unleashing its power, quickly launched an attack on the enemy mecha. Before the fourth emblem was even released, he had already completely destroyed them. The mecha simulated by the intelligent computer was ultimately too weak.
Diana, the only one who didn't get the emblem, was a little unhappy. She also wanted to try out the unique power of the emblem made by Auckland.
Despite this, several people were still amazed by Auckland's speed in making the emblems. What's more, not only was he fast in making the emblems, but the quality of the emblems he made was also very good, with the increase rate reaching A grade.
This was unimaginable in previous competitions.
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