Chapter 300: The First Appearance of Virtual Idols
In the following days, Tilan and his group gradually became familiar with the life in Crystal Grid Academy and the unique teaching style here.
Compared with the comprehensive elite education of Edes Academy, this place is more inclined to practical application. For example, Edes will have some music appreciation classes, various costumes, painting styles, and occasionally let students practice and learn some art. Crystal Grid Academy uses various extraordinary formulas, expands virtual technology, and is good at using AI to assist learning and work. There are very few cultural courses, and only some necessary summaries are taught.
Five days later, the "Corundum Battlefield" in Crystal Grid Academy.
The huge venue, the ground is made of hard light blue corundum, and there are five layers of protective barriers inside and outside to prevent the aftermath of the internal battle from affecting the audience. At
this moment, there are about hundreds of students watching in the venue, and on the large round platform in the center, there are two students standing opposite each other.
One is Lian Feng from Crystal Grid Academy, and the other is Stacia from Edes Academy. Both are excellent students of Sequence 5.
After becoming familiar with each other, Crystal Grid Academy invited Tilan and his group to hold a friendly duel, and the two sides also agreed to practice and exchange today.
"It was agreed in advance that my fighting style tends to build a large number of self-disciplined units to suppress firepower and numbers, which is different from the one-on-one concept of traditional extraordinary people. I hope that classmate Stacia will not be surprised or complain." Before the battle, Lian Feng put on the tactical gloves with black background and blue edges, and then pressed the button on the windbreaker jacket. A large number of micro blue particles spread out from behind him, gradually building a simulated object behind him, and gradually taking shape.
"I know, there is no need to remind me every time. Since I am standing here, I am also mentally prepared." Stacia stretched her arms, and her bright red nails passed through the air, leaving a light red afterimage, and then stretched out her palm, and a large black and red sickle slowly emerged in her palm.
After a holiday, this genius girl did not stop making progress and began to find other more practical weapons for herself, not just relying on sharp claws.
The black and red sickle was simply waved in the air, like a red circular streamer, and its shape could not be seen clearly. Then it suddenly stopped and fell behind Stacia.
"The battle begins!"
After the AI referee in the hall announced, the two sides quickly took action. Lian Feng stretched out his hand, and a blue square appeared in front of him. This was a barrier constructed by using the "Nosi Condensation Formula" to first condense the molecules in the air into crystals, and then relying on these crystals to build a barrier according to the "lattice structure formula".
The barrier created in this way is not strong, but it can be deployed at any time after being proficient. It is very fast and flexible, and it is very effective in blocking and interrupting the enemy.
However, the Stacia he faced was a transcendent of the Blood Eye Sequence, who had advantages in aggression and speed that other sequences could not compare with. A light red arc of light swung over, and the barrier that had just been built for less than 2 seconds shattered like glass, scattered on the ground, and then quickly melted and disappeared.
The subsequent battle was Lian Feng constantly dodging Stacia's attacks and building his own self-discipline unit and auxiliary machinery, which can be said to be multi-tasking.
But since they were both Sequence 5, Lian Feng put a lot of his magic power and energy into building other machines, and his own defense and dodge ability dropped significantly. Although he relied on various skills and experience to dodge for nearly 20 seconds, he still couldn't wait for his "machine team" to form, and was put on the neck by Stacia with a sickle.
"Stasia wins." After the referee AI announced, the first match ended.
Both sides were not surprised by such a result. First of all, Stacia was strong enough and had a highly aggressive blood pupil sequence. Although Lian Feng was also Sequence 5, he was not as good as Stacia in terms of experience and stability of his own sequence. In his grade, he was not even in the top 30.
"Do you understand?" After stepping off the stage, Lian Feng patted his friend's shoulder, and the other party walked up without looking back.
"New contestant, Hillbot vs. Stacia."
Hillbot wore blue single-sided square glasses with various data and cursors floating in them, analyzing the parameters of Stacia on the opposite side, then nodded to the referee, and then the duel began.
As soon as the announcement was made, both sides took action. However, this time, Hillbot learned from his previous experience in training and had begun to simulate Stacia's combat model. He was obviously more capable of dodging and resisting.
Transparent crystals revolved around him, and then from time to time they burst out sharp spikes, then disappeared into the air.
These invisible spikes were like mines scattered throughout the competition venue. If you accidentally touched them, you would be cut by sharp cuts, or even pierced by the flying spikes from the explosion.
Stacia frowned at such a move, but still started to attack. However, this time it was not as smooth as before. During the continuous approach and assault, she was always cut by various hidden spikes, or suddenly blocked the sickle, which caused deceleration and position deviation, giving the opponent a chance to dodge.
As time passed, the mechanical self-discipline units constructed by Hillbot began to emerge. They swam like small floating cannons, constantly shooting, and then some units that specifically generated blocking force fields were generated, which gradually restricted Stacia's movements in the venue, making her slower and slower, until she was exhausted and had to admit defeat.
"This is the benefit of obtaining intelligence. You can constantly analyze and find the opponent's weaknesses, and then use targeted tactics." Allen commented on the side.
"Although other academies can also adopt similar methods, they are not as good as Crystal Grid Academy in terms of analytical computing capabilities and the diversity of means, so they are easily suppressed by them."
"Since Crystal Grid Academy is so strong, how did the Swarm of Bees Academy defeat them and occupy the second place?" The junior student next to him asked curiously.
"This involves another level." Allen explained to the classmate next to him.
"The Swarm of Bees also has similar swarm tactics, with the assistance of various bees, allowing the extraordinary people to gain the upper hand. Moreover, their swarms are specially bred and trained, and are no worse than low-level mechanical autonomous units. In addition, they have a certain degree of autonomy, so the extraordinary people don't need to devote too much energy and magic power to operate them."
"You should be able to see this. Although the Spirit Sequence is very strong in manipulating a variety of mechanical units, a person's energy and magic power are limited, so he himself becomes a weakness."
"Students at the Swarm of Bees Academy spend most of their energy on self-improvement, and their academy has abundant resources. Although the number of students is small, the resources each student receives are more inclined than those of the Crystal Lattice Academy, which has a larger enrollment scale. Therefore, they will appear stronger in the top cluster."
"What about Saint Ingo? Can you tell us about it, senior?" The students beside him became even more curious after hearing this. Since the leader of the swarm of bees is so powerful, what about Saint Ingo, which has always been ranked first and never wavered?
"Saint Ingo is different." Allen shook his head.
"If the other academies in the top six are of the same level, then Saint Ingo is one level higher than other academies. Whether it is the teaching staff, the academy environment, or the resources, they are all better than other academies."
"It is because we separated from Saint Ingo a hundred years ago, which caused us to suffer a great loss of vitality and then weakened a lot. Now the gap has been slowly caught up. Even so, it is still difficult to surpass Saint Ingo."
After the second duel, the Edes Academy sent several more people in turn, including the petite Suiqin, Toklai who is good at using poison, Cosi who uses ghosts, and Bennett who shined in the duel half a year ago.
There were wins and losses in such duels. Generally speaking, Crystal Grid Academy had a slight advantage because after one or two competitions, they would make adjustments based on their opponents and adopt targeted means.
Tactically, Crystal Grid Academy had an advantage. After watching several competitions, Tilan understood this, but she was also relieved. Although there was a gap, it was not big. She could understand in detail where the gap was. The opponent was not so perfect. After
getting rid of some of her previous anxiety and worries, she relaxed a lot.
"Does Tilan want to go up and compete?" Because nearly half of the members of Eds Academy in the team had been on stage, Ed came over to invite her.
"I don't need it." The girl smiled and shook her head. Instead of bothering to pretend her strength on stage, it was better to refuse directly.
"I'm not that good at fighting because I spend a lot of time studying music and singing." This was not a lie. She did spend more time on this in the past year.
"Is that so." Ed thought for a while and stopped persuading the black-haired girl.
Time passed quickly, and two weeks went by unknowingly. During this period, the exchange students from Edes Academy greatly expanded their understanding of Aijaka network technology and their experience in dealing with various means of dealing with the lepton sequence.
Just like the students of Crystal Grid Academy analyzed them, the students of Edes Academy also discussed with each other, analyzed the weaknesses of the spirit subsequence, and then summarized their experience. This time, they knew each other well.
On the last day after the exchange, Crystal Grid Academy held a small farewell dinner in the auditorium, and gave Tilan and others some exquisite souvenirs, and then said goodbye to each other.
"The next time we see each other, it will probably be the winter festival competition at the end of this year. It's really exciting." Eide led the group of people to say goodbye and talked about the future.
"I hope we can all get good results in this competition." Tilan blinked, then bowed and saluted.
"Well, just have fun and don't leave any regrets. Next year, we estimate that there will be a team going to Edes Academy to exchange and learn. I hope classmate Tilan will take care of it then." Eide talked about the plan set by the two academies.
"Yes, please rest assured, Senior Ed." The girl answered softly. She was wearing a blue dress with black edges today. Standing in the night light and wind, her soft face was reflected by the light in the distance. A pair of light blue eyes matched with delicate eyebrows, which was very beautiful, making many students of Crystal Grid Academy stunned.
Perhaps because of her age, the 17-year-old Tilan now also showed a charm that was not inferior to her sister Themisia.
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South District 3, Comet City.
In the clean and tidy apartment, Clara leaned on the bed and read the latest news. However, she looked dazed from time to time. Her attention was not on the screen in front of her, but on something.
Speaking of which, her recent live broadcast business has also gradually stabilized. Since the last time she went out of the circle and attracted a large number of viewers, although some of them were lost because their style was not liked by everyone, some fans have gradually settled down.
Playing games live is good, but it feels a bit monotonous. Recently, some kind fans have reminded her that she can link up with others to expand her circle, or participate in some comprehensive activities among virtual idols.
What she said is true, but Clara is also a veteran in the Internet. She knows that the virtual idol circle is mixed. If the person she links up with has impure intentions and secretly pulls her down, it will be annoying. In addition, she has always felt that the game circle is relatively pure, while some virtual idols who hype, engage in online love, play with emotions, and make all kinds of hints are more chaotic.
Now the only anchor she is familiar with on the Internet is also because she met him while playing games. She slowly got to know him. The other party is probably several years older than Clara and has debuted for 3-4 years. He also mainly plays games, but the category he plays is different from Clara. He probably prefers strategy management, while Clara mainly plays action.
After thinking for a while, she simply stopped thinking, found her friend list, and sent a message to the other party.
[Devil sister, are you free now? I have some questions for you about the linkage.]
The other party's virtual image is a big demon with purple-red hair. From the appearance of the avatar, it seems like a mature, charming, and seductive big sister, but the crescent-shaped horns on her head show the special identity.
"I'm here, I'm here, commanding my orc army to attack the city. Ah, Lala, are you talking about the linkage? This is actually very simple..."
After that, the other party talked a lot about how to link up, greet and contact the other party's staff, and various points that need to be paid attention to. It can be heard that the other party is playing games while telling Clara these things, and shouting from time to time in the middle.
"Huh, it's over." Finally, the sound of victory came from the other side, and the demon commander sister also breathed a sigh of relief.
Just when Clara was thinking about whether to continue asking, the other party seemed to remember something in surprise.
"Lala just said that she wanted to cooperate, and I suddenly remembered this because last year a friend advised me to participate in more activities or sign contracts with some operating companies. However, I don't like those operating guilds. I always feel constrained and easily cheated. If I go to court, most of them come prepared. I am weak and it is very troublesome." "
So, how about we form a small plan and jointly register a micro operating guild. In this way, when we cooperate in the future, we can let the operating staff help us contact each other, and we don't have to worry about too many things ourselves~" The other party's words made Clara excited.
After that, the two discussed this issue for a night and roughly decided to try to cooperate together first. If they are adapted, they will register a micro guild.
"But then again, the two of us are still too quiet. Does Lala know anyone else? Real friends are fine. We can add some to the next collaboration. Maybe it will be a good show. We can just play cards and chat. It doesn't have to be very professional."
"Well... Actually, I don't keep in touch with my classmates and friends much." Clara really didn't want her classmates to know her online image and things. After all, opening a box is still intimidating to her.
"Well, I'll think about the people I've collaborated with before and have contact information with. Then we'll bring them together and make four people play card battles. This way the show will be more interesting."
"Card battles..." Clara thought of this kind of popular game. She occasionally played it herself, but she was far from being a master.
In the next two days, Clara and the 'Devil Big Sister' began to prepare for the collaboration, sorting out the general flow of the activities, as well as the short jokes in the middle to lubricate the jokes, the code words to interrupt and remind each other, and even how to end it later.
"Ah... my head is about to explode. The one I contacted before, her operating guild asked her to participate in another event, and now she can't come." The devil sister's avatar flashed, and a roar came out. If fans heard her, who was usually a skilled and steady wife, burst out such a voice, they would probably be very surprised and shocked.
"Ah, what should I do? It's tonight. We have sent out the announcement and said that there will be a 'mysterious guest'." Clara was also surprised.
"Wow, it seems that if it doesn't work, we can only reduce it to a three-person linkage. This seems a bit dull and boring. I prepared for several days and warmed up in my own fan group."
"It's okay, just prepare more next time, it will be fine." Clara had to comfort this senior who usually gave her a mature and reliable predecessor, and then she couldn't help thinking. After all, the competition for virtual idols is fierce nowadays, and their personal strength is indeed not strong enough to resist the impact.
Is there any solution or strong foreign aid? Lying on the bed, Clara began to think.
Looking at the snow-white ceiling that the cleaning robot had cleaned today, Clara's eyes flashed with familiar faces, and then stopped at a special back. She picked up her personal terminal and opened it to see the name lying quietly in it.
Forget it, she is not someone she can disturb casually now.
Thinking of this, Clara put her hand down.
After a while, it was five in the afternoon, and the sky gradually darkened. The linkage started at 7:30 in the evening, and time was running out.
"Huh, it feels a bit suspenseful tonight. The other guest I invited is the type who doesn't talk much. We will have to lead her later." The devil sister's avatar flashed, and a sigh came.
"Playing cards should be okay. She likes it very much. She is the best at playing cards among the people I know. It's just that she rarely hangs out in the circle, so she is not famous on the Internet." The other party continued to add.
"It would be great if there was another guest, otherwise the previously arranged battle process would be temporarily changed to three people, and one of them would have to be rotated, which would not be a good experience."
As the devil sister was talking and talking, Clara got up, picked up the personal terminal beside her, replaced the message that she had edited and deleted before, and sent it.
Forget it, just give it a try, just in case she agreed.
Half a minute later, when Clara was thinking about whether to send another message to say that she was joking and didn't mean to disturb her, the other party replied.
Heshia: [So Clara really became an online idol. I have time to come tonight, but I'm afraid I can't appear in person, and my voice will change.]
Clara: [No problem at all!]
Looking at the information sent back on the screen, Clara jumped up and hit her head on the ceiling, which made her feel pain. Then she squatted down and quickly typed to Heshia on the projected keyboard, replying with detailed procedures and instructions.
Time unknowingly came to 7:15 in the evening. The online room used for linkage had been opened by many viewers who were waiting patiently, and the screen also showed four figures sitting at the table. Two of them had already lit up, they were Zidian Lala and the devil sister, and the other two were still black silhouettes, which made people look forward to it.
(End of this chapter)
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