Everything had been negotiated, but the Interstellar Alliance’s headquarters only just received the news.
The person in charge, Renard, was so angry that he almost jumped out of the light curtain.
“Finn, are you crazy? What is the purpose of this mecha competition? It has to be Roland’s Guardian! Now you are talking about substitution?”
Finn knew he was in the wrong, but he still said, “The competition system might’ve changed, but the Roland Empire still won’t send mechas. You can rest assured…”
“How can I not worry? The poster says the Guardian! Do you know how many fans are looking forward to this event? How can you make your own decision?”
Finn pursed his lips and stared at Renard. “Renard, things are different now. Have you seen the video of the battle between Roland and the Clive star thieves?”
The furious Renard fell silent.
“Now that you’ve seen it, you must understand our concerns.” Finn said, “That man’s power is unbeatable, at least, by those who came here.”
Renard sneered. “The battle hasn’t even started and you are already so scared you want to run away?”
“It is better than losing our lives!”
Finn shook his head. “It was a super battleship, Renard. I don’t believe that you don’t understand how terrifying a super battleship can be.”
Renard sighed softly but didn’t refute it.
He was in charge of all matters related to the mecha competition at headquarters. He naturally received the video footage of the battle at the first opportunity.
He had watched the scene of the blond-haired man destroying the battleship with one sword many times.
It was so shocking that it made people suspect it was synthetic!
After confirming that the video was real, he had been looking forward to the mecha competition.
It was as if he had seen the birth of a superstar.
However, just when he was full of expectations, the mecha masters in this plan suddenly turned against him?
“Finn, you know what punishment you will receive when you come back if you do this, right?” Renard said through gritted teeth.
“I know what I am doing.” Finn nodded. “I’ll bear all the losses.”
“The five people sent by the Roland Empire can’t drive mechas either. I believe the gimmick is still quite big.”
Renard snorted coldly. “In any case, as long as you know what you are doing.”
“But… what confidence does the Roland Empire have? It is fine that they have one Guardian, but they actually sent out five other people to fight against mechas. Are they going to give up as soon as the competition begins?”
Finn shook his head. “You should know the details once the assessors’ report comes out.”
“As for those fighting against us… maybe they have the strength to do so? The Roland Empire has captured four super battleships and there aren’t many prisoners.”
“Such a powerful nation is so low in the interstellar rankings… Compared to me, the headquarters should probably be worried about how to solve this matter, right?”
The interstellar ranking was related to resource allocation. If its accuracy and fairness couldn’t be guaranteed, it would definitely cause dissatisfaction among many nations.
“What else can we do? The interstellar rankings can only count the data of these nations on the surface. It isn’t our fault if the other party deliberately concealed their strength!”
Renard had calmed down a bit.
He stroked his chin and said, “We can see the strength of the Roland Empire more clearly through this competition. It isn’t bad.”
In the end, he didn’t express any other opinions.
After all, Finn was the one in charge outside now. Even Adrian, the head of the delegation, had to give him some respect. He was so far away that he couldn’t be controlled.
The time for the mecha competition was set for one week later.
The location had been prepared a long time ago.
It was a large, open-air hall outside Imperial City.
In consideration of the fact that the aftermath of the battle might hurt innocent people, a transparent protective cover was raised in the venue below to protect the safety of the audience.
Finn and Giles also discovered that this protective shield was very similar to the protective shield they got at the barbecue store that day. However, the shield released was countless times larger.
They tested the protective stone slab many times. The transparent barrier could not only block the attack of laser guns, but even cold weapons couldn’t penetrate it. It had extremely strong defensive properties.
TO be honest, after learning that the Roland Empire was a magical civilization, they became a bit weird and felt that everything around them might be related to magic.
There had been many jokes caused by this in the past two days.
Due to this, they didn’t dare to take lightly this competition where they clearly had the advantage.
However, the audience watching the live broadcast didn’t think so.
That’s right. He was dissatisfied with Finn’s decision to act without authorization, so Renard started the live broadcast directly instead of waiting for them to record the video and edit it.
Si Sheng appeared in front of the camera once the competition officially started.
He would act as the referee for this competition.
Due to the early publicity, this competition still attracted a lot of spectators.
The Guardian’s appearance was more mature than the virtual community, but his handsome looks and strong aura still attracted screams from fans.
On the Star Network, tickets for this live broadcast were sold out!
“Ahhh, my baby is so handsome!”
“This is what the little fox looks like? Isn’t he too handsome? Is it really not a virtual model?”
“Wu wu wu, my motherly love has gone bad!”
Fans sat in the audience seats of the Star Network’s viewing platform. The images constructed by the Star Network’s main brain allowed them to see the live scenes intuitively, as if they were there in person.
Many people found this exotic-style building interesting, especially the figures flying high in the sky which were also captured and shown faithfully by the camera.
For a moment, the audience couldn’t tell whether this was a real competition or not.
Soon, the two teams walked onto the field in the center of the hall and the audience’s attention was immediately diverted.
The tall and majestic mecha walked into the camera step by step.
“IS that the latest mecha developed by the alliance? So cool!”
“It is so cool. I really want one, but it is too expensive and I can’t afford it.”
“So the Guardian is really going to fight this steel monster?”
“Hey, this isn’t right. Look, the person standing opposite the mecha doesn’t seem to be the baby!”
Perhaps seeing the audience’s curiosity, the camera zoomed in and revealed a white-haired man in a long robe.
His hair and beard were white, but his face was young. He looked gentle and scholarly, with a very professor-like temperament.
He looked particularly small yet calm when standing in front of the 30 meter high mecha.
[Mecha Competition]
[First match: Huo Zhen (Roland Empire) VS Giles (Interstellar Alliance)]
The audience immediately understood when seeing the text prompts appearing above the venue.
“It turns out there is more than one match today.”
“I am more looking forward to the Guardian’s actions, but it isn’t bad to watch some appetizers first.”
“Where is this Huo Zhen’s mecha?”
“Does the Roland Empire have its own independently developed mecha?”
As the audience was discussing it, they saw a countdown starting on the wall of the hall in the scene projection.
Until the countdown ended, the contestant called Huo Zhen still didn’t take out his mecha.
The audience was stunned.
How could he fight without a mecha? Giles could just raise his leg and stomp the opponent to death, right?
It wasn’t just the audience on the Star Network. Even the Huo family watching the live broadcast at home on the TV were stunned.
“Dad, this is Grandpa, right?”
Huo Qi said while pointing to the white-haired man on the TV.
Before returning to his hometown of Roland, his grandfather had become much stronger. He seemed younger now, but he wasn’t completely unrecognizable.
What’s more, his family still had photos of his grandfather when he was young!
However, before they could turn to the photos, the name that was reported told them clearly that this was indeed Huo Zhen!
“F*k, this mecha competition isn’t virtual, right? I saw on the promotional poster that it is a real-life competition!”
The hearts of the Huo family tightened.
“What is going on here?”
What made them even more panicked was that the white-haired man actually took the initiative to provoke Giles, who was standing there motionless and seemed to have no intention of fighting.
He said cheerfully, “Don’t just stand there. If you don’t act, I won’t be polite.”
His gentle and elegant smile, combined with his elegant attire, really made him seem like he wasn’t threatening.
What’s more, there was a steel monster in front of him!
“Ahhh, what is Grandpa doing? Run! He will die!”
Huo Qi was so scared that he almost had a heart attack. His parents next to him called a number with pale faces.
However, after learning from the robot butler that Huo Zhen was indeed going to a competition, Hou Qi’s father almost fainted.
Then at this moment, something suddenly changed on the field.
In the blink of an eye, countless vines broke through the bricks and stones on the ground under Giles’ mecha and grew.
They bound the mecha tightly. In just a few breaths, they grew to over 10 meters high and reached the chest of the mecha.
Old Huo smiled. “Since you have offered up the first blow, I won’t refuse.”
Giles reacted quickly. Once he discovered these strange vines, he controlled the mecha to fly up.
However, the vines were extremely tough and he was unable to break free from them completely. He only flew two meters before being unable to fly any further!
He breathed out fire, but these vines actually grew faster in the raging flames!
Old Huo stroked his beard with a smile. “These little cuties are very tough and difficult to cut, and they are also not afraid of fire.”
“Flames will only promote their growth.”
After all, Giles was a veteran of many battles so he wasn’t too panicked for the time being. Nevertheless, he didn’t raise his weapon to shoot Huo Zhen because he couldn’t overcome his psychological barrier.
If these weapons were used, Huo Zhen might really die!
Then his expression soon changed.
He found that these vines were not only getting tighter and tighter, but some tiny vines were actually drilling in through the gaps between his mecha parts!
What was this?
In front of the TV screen, the Huo family had their mouths wide open. They were stunned along with the interstellar viewers who saw this scene.
At this moment, even the live commentator was stunned and speechless.
“This… these plants were released by Grandpa?” Huo Qi stuttered.
“Oh my god, Grandpa actually has superpowers!”
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