Four days later, the team competition finally arrived. This time, the format was very clear: each team's heraldry artists would simultaneously create heraldry on-site. Their work had to be both fast and high-quality. The Heraldry Artists' Guild's resident heraldry masters would serve as judges, scoring and evaluating the results. The speed of creation, failure rate, difficulty, and final energy and attribute testing would all factor into the scoring.
In the end, the teams of the eight heralds with the highest scores will qualify for the final round.
Some people may ask, why is the qualification for the mecha competition finals based on the ability of the heraldry master?
The answer is simple, because the finals will no longer be held on the Star Network, but in reality, in the form of real mecha battles to select the final champion. After all, the Federation does not need a champion who can only exist on the Internet.
All teams that make it to the final 25 will be strong, but this is a team competition, and the herald master plays a crucial role in the team. In order to ensure that the herald master can actually create physical heraldry, the herald master's ability will be used as the evaluation standard.
Coincidentally, Auckland knew both of the two Herald Masters who served as judges. One was Master Billy Butler, who had hosted a Star Network lecture, and the other was Master Jared Brown, who had refereed the fight between him and Wood.
Master Butler is highly respected, and Master Jared is also famous for his fairness. Having the two of them as judges can ensure the fairness of the competition.
Auckland sat in the waiting area, feeling unburdened. He had already discussed this with Hall. Everyone would undoubtedly bring out their best skills for this competition. The emblems that would appear would undoubtedly be quite rare and extremely difficult to create. However, the emblems Auckland crafted were generally high-quality, their speed was not slow, and their failure rate was very low. As long as they focused on quality and properties, victory was guaranteed.
Auckland thought again and again, ultimately settling on a thunder elemental emblem, widely considered the most difficult to create. The rune he needed to create it was called the Five Thunder Rune. A top-grade Five Thunder Rune could produce the effect of five thunderbolts striking the head, comparable to the power of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder that coalesced from heaven and earth during a tribulation.
Although Auckland's cultivation is still low, he has reached the late stage of Qi Refining after all, and he can barely make the low-grade Five Thunder Talisman.
He also secluded himself for a few days for this purpose, practicing during the day and working hard to make emblems at night. Finally, he succeeded in making a lightning emblem. The test results showed that both the energy level and the attribute level reached A+ level, which was a great success.
However, in contrast to Auckland's relaxed demeanor, Ivan Percy, sitting not far from Auckland, had a grim expression on his face. He had been working tirelessly for days on end to create the dark elemental emblem. Then, for this competition, he retreated once more, diligently practicing the crafting of the dark elemental emblem to ensure he could complete it on the spot. This had taken a significant toll on his mental energy.
By last night, he had reduced the time it took to create a dark elemental emblem to eleven hours. It wasn't that it took him eleven hours to create a single emblem, but that included the times he had to start over after failing.
But no matter how many times he fails today, as long as he can successfully produce the emblem in the end, the difficulty of producing the dark element emblem can ensure his advancement.
Before logging into the Star Network today, Alvin had already drunk three bottles of blue soothing agent, which relaxed his extremely tense mental power.
The competition is about to begin, and all heralds will be transported to independent virtual studios, which are equipped with all the tools a herald would need.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence or something, but Auckland was assigned to Studio 1 and Ivan was assigned to Studio 2.
Since this game will last for a long time and be rather boring, there will be no live viewing seats this time. Instead, it will be broadcast so that everyone can watch it directly on their computers.
However, nothing the heralds do in the virtual studio during this competition is allowed to be recorded or screenshotted, so the organizer's broadcast video has been specially processed. Whether you want to record or screenshot it, it will appear pitch black, which is a kind of protection for the skills possessed by the heralds.
Twenty-five people started making the emblem at the same time. Auckland held the magic crystal pen, quietly circulated the Fire Cloud Technique in his body, and began to draw on the small energy board.
Three hours had passed unknowingly, but Auckland's writing was still very steady and his speed was very gentle. He also had very good control over the energy fluctuations that appeared on the energy board during painting, which made Master Butler and Jared, who were the judges, very impressed.
Master Butler had only seen Auckland, but had never seen his virtual image Lancelot, so he had no impression of this ordinary-looking boy. He only paid attention to him because of Lancelot's recent hot reputation.
"The young are indeed formidable." Master Butler stroked his beard.
"Yes." Master Jared also echoed.
The heralds in other studios were not as successful as Auckland. Most of them had already failed once, especially Ivan. Two scrapped energy plates lay on his workbench. The hand holding the magic crystal pen was trembling slightly, and his forehead was covered with sweat, which made people worry for him.
Dylan looked at Ivan and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Time ticked by, and the seventh hour arrived. By this time, two heraldry masters had already withdrawn from the competition due to their emblems exploding.
But Auckland began to finish, and from time to time a purple light would flash on the energy plate under his palm, which was a manifestation of the powerful power of the magic pattern.
"Thunder Element Emblem?" Master Butler looked at the young man in Studio No. 1 in surprise.
The lightning element is extremely dynamic and difficult to control. Using it to create a heraldry inevitably has a certain impact on the creator. If the heraldist cannot suppress its intense energy fluctuations with mental force, an explosion could occur at any time. For example, the heraldist in Studio 24 caused his heraldry to explode because he was unable to control the violent energy of the element. If he were not an avatar and was not in a virtual studio, the consequences would be quite serious.
"This Lancelot really lives up to his reputation. He has made great progress compared to what he did back then." Jared looked at the boy, who didn't look particularly good, with shining eyes.
"What do you mean?" Master Butler didn't expect that Jared had actually seen this young man.
Jared immediately smiled and told the story of the previous duel between Wood and Lancelot in the Heraldry Guild. At that time, he made a modified and enhanced heraldry, which was enough to prove his extraordinary talent.
"Such a brilliant young man, I wonder which master's disciple he is..." Master Butler whispered while stroking his beard.
"I don't know. His identity has always been a mystery." Master Jared shook his head. "But it doesn't matter. If he successfully advances in this competition, we'll be able to see him in person in the next final."
"I'm afraid he won't come..." Master Butler sighed.
After all, the finals require the use of physical emblems, but creating them in real life is extremely difficult, especially on-site. Therefore, heraldry masters are given three days to create the physical emblems before the competition, which are then handed over to the mecha combatants for use during the competition. However, many teams' young heraldry masters may not be able to successfully create a physical emblem. At that time, if a heraldry master does not wish to participate, he or she is not required to participate.
This was exactly what Hall had in mind. When he invited Oakland to join the team, he had promised to keep his identity a secret. He didn't expect him to be able to create a physical emblem, intending to rely on their own strength in the finals. However, he hadn't expected Oakland to inherit the Berkeley family's legacy and become so skilled in article creation that he was astonished.
Now it seems that this is a way to naturally expose Auckland's identity...
Hall felt that since he had already acknowledged Oakland's identity as his fiancé and was willing to make a lifelong commitment to him, protecting him became his and the entire Williams family's responsibility. There was no need for Oakland to live in secrecy anymore; it was time to let those who were blind see Oakland's true strength.
Of course, whether to expose it depends on Oakland's own wishes. If he doesn't want to, Hall will not force him.
"Ding!" A pleasant electronic sound rang out, and the door of Studio No. 1 opened.
The Auckland coat of arms was completed.
The author has something to say: Here comes the second update! I will be flying to Thailand tomorrow. The plane will be at 9pm, and I will leave for the airport at 4pm and arrive in Thailand at 1am, so this is my last second update before I leave~~Everyone please cherish it~~~Don’t complain that my update is too short╭(╯^╰)╮
[Important Points] I'll be updating constantly during my trip, ensuring at least 3,000 words per day. However, there's a time difference between Thailand and China, so if you're traveling with a tour group, the itinerary might be out of my control. If there are any special circumstances and the update schedule needs to be adjusted, I'll notify you in the group chat and on the post, and I'll also ask the little angels to help notify you in the comments section. Please don't worry! I'll say this three times: I'll definitely keep updating! I'll definitely keep updating! I'll definitely keep updating! I'll update twice a week once I return to China as compensation! Love you all! Muah! !!!
Oh, it’s the second day of my period. It’s so painful. Sob… Today’s speech is a bit long. I’ll thank you tomorrow morning~
Everyone's imagination is great. I collected three small plays written by little angels and shared them with everyone~~
【Happy Little Theater①】——by: Gold Coins Falling
Oakland: Hall, let me tell you something!
The tip of Hall's tail was shaking from being massaged: What's the matter?
Oakland: Will we be able to see the general’s beast form after we get married?
Hall was furious: You are fickle! Having me is not enough, and you are still eyeing my father's fur!
On the thoughts of a plush lover!
【Happy Little Theater②】——by: Double,
[Joey is so cute!! So adorable]
Hall: My brother! (Akira
[Auckland is so cute! So adorable!]
Hall: My wife! (Aknuckles
[Hall is such a hot guy! He's so handsome!]
Hall: ////v////
Auckland: My big cat (holding a tiger cub
【Happy Little Theater ③】——by: Xin'er
Daddy: My daughter-in-law hasn’t seen it yet. It’s definitely not a sacrifice. ヽ(`Д?)?
Brother: Fortunately, I haven't awakened my beast soul, otherwise I would have been petted by Xiao Lanlan too.
Mom: Lanlan, if Xiao Er bullies you, remember to tell me and I will help you beat him up.
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