With less than half an hour left before the scheduled time, "Star Chaser" is about to begin.
Logically, all the participants have arrived, and the competition can officially begin with just one command from the honorary referee.
But at this moment, the thousands of participants of varying abilities are still waiting silently.
They had no power to resist and could only stand still and wait for their turn.
The legends who were present to witness the ceremony were also waiting, but their treatment was vastly different from that of the others.
Although it's said to be a live event, they won't actually set up a ring of stands around the island and give each legend a bottle of soda and a bucket of popcorn.
That's way too unreliable.
As the Jasmine family is known for its wealth, they naturally wouldn't allow outsiders to find fault with them in such details.
Cruise ship.
"The Honor of Nobles" - a colossal magical cruise ship.
This super cruise ship, powered by magical energy, was anchored like a behemoth on the sea off the island of Star Chaser.
However, unlike other cruise ships that sink below the surface, this huge cruise ship barely touches the water's surface and floats in the air.
The base and keel are lavishly inlaid with numerous floating stones and anti-gravity arrays, providing buoyancy by burning large amounts of magical ore.
Unfortunately, the Celine family's resources are not enough to support them in obtaining a better power source; otherwise, this cruise ship's configuration would truly allow it to fly into the sky, instead of barely floating on the water like it is now.
Further energy sources would require not only raw materials, but also more advanced magical energy engines.
This requires not only money, but also even more astonishing strength to protect it.
This strength is enough for the Silver Council to unite, but it's not enough for Jaslin's family alone.
There are two reasons why the legends haven't urged it to start yet.
On the one hand, everyone was looking forward to Augustus's arrival; on the other hand, there was that question someone had just tried to ask in a joking tone:
Where is the referee?
Where were the honorary referees who should have been present much earlier?
Honorary referees are a tradition in Star Chaser, where one of the Legends invited to the event is symbolically invited to serve as the referee.
Under normal circumstances, honorary referees do not actually participate in the refereeing work of the match; at most, they may say a few words at the end of the opening ceremony.
As for this person, they should either be the strongest, the oldest, or have some special status.
However, because this situation is different, the selection of honorary referees has become more delicate.
Who exactly is qualified to be this unique "honorary referee"?
Due to the special nature of this event, there were far more legends present than in previous years, with a total of fifteen legends attending.
Don't think that this number may not seem like enough.
It's worth noting that before this, the Star Chaser series had a maximum of seven Legends attending at the same time, which is less than half of this year's number.
One of the seven was even invited from another family in the Silver Council to lend their influence.
Putting everything else aside, just calculating the legendary power currently present here is enough to make several trips to some remaining divine realm.
Moreover, because of Augustus, half of the legends here are about spellcasters!
Even if they are not spellcasters, they at least have some spell-like abilities.
If they were to engage in a legendary-level high-end battle, they could blast the enemy so badly that even their own mothers wouldn't recognize them just by using forbidden spells for ranged attacks.
At that moment, the legendary figures, chatting and laughing, on the very top of the noble ship of honor looked toward Keynes.
He looked at the former Silver Council Chairman, who made no attempt to hide his mere second-tier strength and frail, aged appearance.
After announcing the candidate, the old man offered no further explanation and gently put down his wine glass.
The scene fell silent for a moment, with only the orchestral music echoing on the deck.
The silence didn't last long; soon, the legends snapped out of their daze and muttered something along the lines of:
"...[The Swordholder]?"
Not all legends had heard of this name. One red-haired legend paused for a moment before instinctively saying:
"Uh, who is it? Is it an ancient figure? I've never heard of this name before?"
He didn't speak loudly, and his blue-eyed friend explained:
"No, he's a newcomer, a new adjudicator in the court, and I heard he's from the Watchers."
"As for the title of 'Sword Bearer,' it's because he drew the legendary longsword from the hall of the Inquisition and is now the wielder of 'Words of Judgment.'"
A newcomer? A judge? Words of judgment?
The legendary red-haired man tilted his head, asking curiously:
"The legendary adjudicator?"
"Hmm, legendary strength, but he seems to be a reclusive guy. He clashed with the other members of the Inquisition right away, and I heard that the relationship hasn't improved yet."
Blinking, Red-Haired Legend chuckled, saying with schadenfreude:
"You offended them all right from the start? They were tough opponents. And what happened?"
The two legends were indeed friends. The one with the blue eyes swirled the wine in his glass and said with a smile:
"He was doing just fine, and he even gave a piece of his mind to those who were trying to trip him up."
"As for the others, they're doing just fine, they were just scolded and might be a little upset."
The legendary red-haired man immediately burst into laughter and slapped his thigh hard.
"Great! Hahahaha..."
The hearty laughter brought smiles to the faces of the other legends as well.
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