At eight o'clock in Avalon, exciting music echoed in the city of Kelrot, and one thing was announced: the on-site individual competition of the 124th World Youth Championship has officially begun!
Different from the qualifiers, the 30,000 contestants who passed the qualifiers need to take their seats in the arena of the Kyle Rotter Center and show up for live competition. From the beginning of the game, the concept of the game was promoted, advocating "Friendship first, competition second!" and so on, but there should not be many people who could fully listen, at least Xilu and Lilith next to Artolis. I was already drowsy from listening to it.
After announcing the concept, the next step is to make money through advertising. How could a world competition organizer waste such a profitable opportunity?
"The competition venue for this competition, the Kellroth Arena, can accommodate 2 million spectators at the same time. Those who want to experience the competition up close can pay for tickets at the tennis forum or on site. When the competition officially starts, you will have the opportunity to enter the competition. Those who have purchased tickets can enter the arena to sit and watch the game within the valid time. Tickets are limited, first come first served!"
The ability to seat two million people at the same time must be the result of Sumi mustard technology. Otherwise, the size of this arena can only seat 40,000 people at most.
Get a ticket to watch the competition from the beginning. This competition alone will make a lot of money. Even though 2 million seats seems like a lot, in fact there are more than 2 million people from the Mingyue Kingdom alone who want to watch the game, not to mention those from other countries and those from outside the first level of Avalon. This is absolutely There is too much food for the monks, and the competition would be really stupid if they didn't raise the ticket prices to death!
Fortunately, as a selected candidate, you can get two tickets as a reward from the competition, and the contestants do not need tickets. In this way, Artolis plus Lancelot, four votes are just enough.
After a lot of advertising, more than ten minutes later, it was finally announced that participating players could enter. This entrance is also very ceremonial, with representatives from the college standing in a square formation and going around the arena. Artolis looked around her and saw that there were only 7 students from Crescent Academy who were finally selected, including herself, and it seemed that except for herself and Lancelot, the rest were senior seniors.
The tutor who leads the team is Mr. Crow. Artolis wonders whether the tutors who lead the team are arranged according to the promotion rate of the college class. There were only three students from Class 1 and Class 4 who participated, and two of them passed, with a rate of 66%. Of course, the new student Lilith still remembered her original school registration.
When it was time to enter, Crowe turned around and faced several students and said, "How are you doing? Are you confident, students?"
"have!"
"Of course!"
"What are you talking about, Mr. Crow? It's necessary!"
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Looking at the active people, Crowe smiled and nodded, "Do your best, show your style, don't take winning or losing too seriously. Then... let's go!"
"Yes!" All around were the excited shouts of the contestants. It was impossible to say that they were not nervous. However, after Crowe's encouragement, the tense atmosphere was relieved a lot.
As soon as she entered the venue, Artoris was surprised by the sight in front of her. It is different from an ordinary arena. This is a huge circular venue with some auditoriums raised high around it, and virtual reality cabins are densely placed in the center of the venue. No more, no less, exactly 30,000 units. At first glance, I thought I had gone to the wrong place and went to the biochemical laboratory.
I thought that after the qualifiers, the competition team would take back the virtual reality cabins distributed to major colleges, and then gather them here.
The spectator seats were full of people, and Artolis realized that the tickets for the entrance ceremony and the tickets for the match were divided into batches! Sai Fang is truly a business genius.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang in the sky, and the host made his debut! A huge seraph descended from the sky above the arena, and its golden attire made the audience's eyes brighten. When I first saw it, I thought it was really an angel coming. But when I took a closer look, I saw that it was really a ghost! That's a Xibei thing, completely projected by lights. Look at his old face, isn't he the world-famous host McKellen?
McKellen held a scepter-shaped microphone and shouted passionately: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 124th Youth Championship in Avalon. I am your old friend McKellen!"
"I'm very happy to still be able to host this conference! This is my fourth time hosting the World Junior Championships. Hey - don't laugh, I'm serious. Anyone who knows me knows that I like to show off my appearance. I look forward to it. I have been this gorgeous for a long time, and this conference provides me with such a perfect opportunity. Let me hear your shouts, is McKellen handsome?"
"Not handsome~" The boos from the audience even reached the ears of Artolis in the field, and she burst out laughing without holding back. These are not malicious words from the audience. On the contrary, it is clear from the first listen that McKellen has a high reputation as a host and is very accessible to the people.
"Ahem~" McKellen coughed twice, pretending to be embarrassed: "There is no objection, the people are very discerning, they all think I am handsome!"
"Cut~"
"Okay, no more joking, let's get started quickly! The martial arts competition that everyone has been looking forward to, and I have been looking forward to for a long time!"
"——Official opening!"
This was the first time in her life that Artolis had seen such a grand scene, with cheers from tens of thousands of spectators, brilliant light shows, and stage performances by well-known artists. The atmosphere at the scene became heated, and she completely relaxed her original nervousness, and immersed herself in this unique opening ceremony with the crowd.
The holographic projection covering the entire arena was playing highlights of the exciting battles in previous competitions, and with the blazing symphony, the audience and all the viewers watching the live broadcast were excited.
The opening ceremony lasted until two o'clock in the afternoon, and then the first round of the official competition began. The competition adopts a knockout system, not a round-robin points system. It must be that the contestants have room to keep their cards, making the subsequent showdown more exciting. If it is a round-robin format, then the players will have no reservations in their battles, and the finals will be a little less impressive.
The 30,000 contestants were divided into four groups and competed in a phased knockout competition based on drawing lots. By noon, the names of the four groups had been distributed and announced to the public. Audiences can choose their favorite contestants to purchase tickets to watch the competition. Of course, the games are also organized according to group numbers.
Artolis saw her name in the first group! The duel started at three o'clock in the afternoon, and the opponent's name was Ashina Ryuukawa, a native of Fuso. The level is level 85. The profession has also been displayed in the qualifiers. It is Fuso’s characteristic profession:
"Swordsman!"
