Chapter 382
The Finals Begin
Chapter 382 The Finals Begin
February 22nd, today is the last day of the rules period.
The "Great Competition" hosted by the Solomon Empire is also about to enter its final stage.
The finals were held at the largest sports center in the capital. Before the competition officially started, a large group of beautiful women and handsome men went on stage to warm up the crowd, dancing and singing to their hearts' content.
The venue, which could hold tens of thousands of people, was packed to capacity. Even though each ticket was resold for several times its original price, countless people were still willing to pay the price.
Many spectators who entered and took their seats held beer or soft drinks in one hand and huge buckets of popcorn in the other, as if they were there to watch a movie or a regular sporting event.
Even more extreme, some brought braised meat and other cooked food, which made people around them look at them with disapproval: when the competition starts and the competitors are fighting and getting bloody and mangled, how can they still eat meat?
After the audience took their seats, with some time still before the competition started, they began chatting with the people around them.
"Hey buddy, did you snag this ticket yourself or buy it from a scalper?"
"I grabbed it myself! The tickets for the finals were so scarce, I almost missed out!"
"Haha, I grabbed mine myself too. Hey, buddy in front, did you grab your ticket yourself?"
The Ascendant in the front seat turned around and sighed, "I was unlucky and didn't manage to get a ticket. I had to pay three times the price for a scalper ticket... Although I feel a little bad about losing the Ascendant coins, this is the finals. It's worth it to come and see this once in a lifetime."
The young man sitting next to this person laughed and said, "Triple the price? That must be several hundred coins. You're really rich. I can't afford that much."
"Did you buy the tickets yourself?"
"I'm a scalper too."
"Then how can you buy it if you can't afford it?"
"I borrowed it."
"borrow???"
The group was a little confused. You can borrow Shenghua coins?
The young man laughed heartily: "Haven't you heard? There are institutions that lend you Ascension Coins now. The higher your mental power limit, the larger the loan amount! I'll borrow some and enjoy it first. Whether I can repay it or not is a matter for later. But if I die in the next rule, then I'll never be able to repay it!"
"..."
The audience fell silent for a moment, surprised that even institutions offering loans for Shenghua coins had appeared.
However, they knew that being able to borrow so many Ascension Coins meant that the young man's mental strength was definitely not low, and he was likely to live a long life. Otherwise, the lender would not have lent him the money if they felt the risk was too high.
Inside the VIP private room.
The sons of various powerful figures were scattered in different private rooms, with the best spot occupied by the top scions centered around the king's daughter, Ishan.
Looking at the specially built circular platform in the arena, Yishan was quite curious: "It's only been a few days, and they've actually built a fighting arena. They really went to great lengths."
"It's said that the organizers did this to make the show more exciting for the audience." Someone immediately chimed in, "I heard that the ring is made of high-strength insulating metal so that it can withstand the strain."
Another person said, "We definitely need to use sturdy materials. The previous venue was riddled with potholes after less than ten games, and it was almost unusable."
"I wonder who will win the championship today?"
"Miss Ishan must have her eye on that white-haired guy who can manipulate lightning, right?"
Ishan nodded slightly; she did indeed think highly of the young man.
"That guy is definitely a favorite to win the championship." Someone said, "After he defeated 14 people in his group in the first round, everyone who was assigned to his group in every round after that would gang up on him, but he still made it to the finals. That shows how strong he is."
Others who heard this shared the same sentiment.
Being attacked by all fourteen other players in the same group in every round, the fact that they still made it to today's finals is truly remarkable.
At this moment, another noble lady said, "It's a pity about Miss Ishan's brother... otherwise, if he had participated, he would definitely have won first place."
Upon hearing this, Ishan's expression darkened, and she said nothing.
Everyone in the private room knew that Ishan's brother had an accident during a previous rule-breaking incident, and they all fell silent.
Then someone changed the subject: "That Adam isn't in the country right now, otherwise he would definitely have made it to the finals."
Already feeling down, Ishan's expression changed drastically when she heard someone mention Adam, and she snapped, "Shut up!"
A few of the others also looked unnatural.
"Ah... I'm sorry, Miss Ishan..."
The man quickly apologized, then walked to a corner, completely bewildered, not knowing what had happened.
One of the people who knew some of the inside story walked over and said in a low voice, "You've got some nerve, kid, daring to mention Adam in front of her."
"Could they be related?"
“I heard… Miss Ishan liked Adam and pursued him, but Adam… cough.”
The man looked stunned: "Adam refused? Has that guy lost his mind? He actually refused... His Majesty the King's daughter?" "Who knows what he was thinking."
"Hey, the match is about to start!"
After the warm-up act, the host came on stage and greeted everyone with great enthusiasm.
"Hello to the audience at the venue and those watching the live stream! Today is the last day of the rules period, and also the final day of our grand competition. Today, we will welcome the true and only champion! The King of Competition!"
Wow!!!!
The entire audience erupted in cheers. Although the title of "King of Competition" sounds old-fashioned, it was incredibly exciting in this context, sending the audience's adrenaline soaring.
The host pressed on, saying, "The champion of the competition will not only receive points from all the participants and strive for ranking rewards according to the rules, but will also receive a reward from the event organizers. Please look at the big screen!"
On the huge electronic screen, a large number 10% appeared.
"10% of all ticket revenue from this event will be awarded as the grand prize to the champion!"
"oh?!!!!"
The entire venue erupted in cheers. One-tenth of the ticket revenue was undoubtedly a huge sum of Ascension Coins, enough to make any single person incredibly wealthy!
In this era where almost anything can be bought with Ascendant Coins, every Ascendant hopes to make a fortune. Now that such a huge reward is right in front of them, even if they don't get it, it's still a great thrill.
"Now, let's welcome the finalists to the stage!"
As the host finished speaking, accompanied by rousing music, a total of eighteen ascendants stepped onto the stage.
There were several thousand participants in total, but now only eighteen remain. This has made each of them very famous, with a large number of fans, and they are all greeted with cheers when they appear on stage.
The white-haired youth favored by Yishan received the loudest cheers when he appeared on stage, and he was the most popular candidate to win the championship, naturally having the most fans.
There were nearly 10,000 participants in total, and each of the eighteen contestants had several hundred points. After the competition, all these points would be concentrated on one person.
Who could it be? Everyone is waiting to see.
Since it's the final, the competition can't start immediately; otherwise, it wouldn't be worth the ticket price if it ended too quickly. So the host introduced the contestants one by one, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats.
On the stage, some contestants looked serious, while others smiled. Some exchanged glances before focusing their hostile gazes on the white-haired youth, whose nickname, compared to the others, was quite simple: "Peter."
The camera work was very precise, and the scene of multiple people exchanging glances and glaring at the white-haired youth was clearly broadcast on the big screen, drawing a lot of boos.
The live stream's chat comments were also flooding in.
"Those guys are giving me such direct looks. Looks like they're planning to gang up on Peter as soon as the match starts!"
"How despicable! They're still attacking us even in the finals!"
"Peter is really pitiful... He was besieged from the second round all the way to the finals..."
"A bunch of clowns, watch us, the Thunder Tyrant, electrocute them all!"
"Those who make it to the finals are all quite skilled; it's really hard to say who will survive to the end."
……
Are you very concerned about the game results?
Shang Yuanzi walked into the rest room in the manor and saw Guan Tong sitting on the sofa watching a live TV broadcast. She asked curiously.
"Just browsing when I have nothing else to do."
Two days later, Guan Tong's wounds had all healed.
Shi Jingyi also returned to Beixing yesterday using a teleportation item. As a lecturer, she has to be responsible for her students and cannot skip classes casually.
However, Guan Tong did tell her that with the collapse of Valery's "military, political, financial and intelligence" system, Yelena would soon be able to gain a foothold.
He would return to Beixing during the interval between the end of the current rule and the release of the next rule, and then go to see her.
Looking at the packed audience on the screen, Shangyuan Zi asked, "Do so many people enjoy watching live battles?"
"Yes, it even cost coins."
"...By the way, the competition in Sisia ended yesterday. Yelena went to the venue to present the prize to the champion, but she didn't seem to be in a good mood."
Apart from Soma, the competitions in other countries basically ended a day or two ago.
Because other countries hold closed-door competitions with fewer participants, and the entire competition takes place in a closed venue without the possibility of recording and dissemination, the level of attention they receive is naturally vastly different from that of Solmar.
However, the countries chose to hold closed competitions not because they wanted excessive public attention, but simply to provide a compliant path for those in their countries who wanted to improve their rankings.
Guan Tong said, "The birth of a champion comes at the cost of hundreds or thousands of lives. As the governor, how could she possibly be in a good mood... But I believe she can adjust, and after getting rid of the likes of Valery, this country will get better and better."
Shangyuan Zi nodded. At that moment, the sound of celebratory cannons came from the television, and the host stepped down from the stage. The final was about to officially begin.
(End of this chapter)