Alien world

Chapter 1451 85. Opening of "National Singer"

Soon, it was the early morning of January 1003, 1 in the Saint Laurent calendar.

The entire Liberty City was well prepared for this day: Lilith set up magic projections in the theater square and taverns to broadcast the real-time content of the arena; the Guards maintained order in crowded areas; reporters holding the Philosopher's Stone filmed at the side of the stage;
Annan was still wearing the wizard robe of the Reeves family. The only difference was that he had tidied up his black hair a bit for better camera, and wore a black gemstone earring on his left ear which he hadn't worn for a long time.

The elimination rounds are not as tight as the auditions and semi-finals and will last for seven days, seven hours a day.

It was much easier than the auditions and the whole day, but sitting in the judges' seat for seven hours was still a torture. However, Annan had rested long enough - although he always felt that he was busy

During these seven days, 1000 contestants will perform on stage one after another. After comments from the judges, the audience will vote, and finally the 100 contestants with the most votes will advance.

At the same time, there is no limit to the number of times the audience can vote, which means that as long as you are bored enough, you can vote for each of the 1000 contestants.

Outside the venue, in addition to spectators around the world who were watching the game, casinos also joined in the fun - betting on who would advance to the top 100, top 10, third place, runner-up, and champion.

The current favorite to win the championship is the Saint of the Church of Fortune, who is even joked to be "the steak grilled for this dish of sauce." The odds in the casino are even as low as an outrageous 1:0.5, which means that if you spend 100 gold nars to bet on the Saint to win the championship and win, you will get a total of 50 gold nars including the principal and the bonus.

Second place is Bailey Knight, with slightly better odds of 1:1. If you win, you win, and if you lose, you lose.

Those who know her know that Bailey Knight was once Madeline's best sister and competitor, and those who don't know her also think she has a good chance of winning when they hear "What? The judges are warming up!"

The rest are all kinds of things, such as the Dragon Tribe, which has a very low winning rate because the casino thinks Annan likes it. There are also some star bets that are very popular, such as Ratman, Elves, Slimes, and Necromancers.

They must have extraordinary abilities to make it into the top 1000.

Ten minutes after the opening of the Colosseum, thousands of seats were already occupied, and even the aisles and stairs were filled with people.

The staff of the arena pushed the food cart past, selling food as they walked: "Cakes, puddings, happy water, French fries, fruits, popcorn, move your legs..."

The chaos continued until a figure appeared on the stage, holding a microphone with amplification engraved on it.

"Welcome all the people of Allen Continent to watch the first elimination round of "Everyone's Singer"!"

As the host finished speaking, magical flames suddenly rose up around the arena. Even in the daytime, it was still dazzling.

Amid the cheers, the host continued to shout: "This program is sponsored by the Fortune Church. I am the host Peterson!"

That’s right, the host is Annan’s aide, Peterson.

Originally, Annan wanted to give this rare opportunity to show his face to Francois, but he almost kowtowed and begged himself not to give it to him, so he had to give it to Peterson.

Fortunately, Peterson was smart enough and handled the hosting job with ease.

"After two rounds of fierce competition, 130000 contestants were selected from 1000 people. Next, they will compete fiercely on this stage until the final champion is decided!"

Peterson introduced the competition according to his prepared speech and pointed sideways to five empty seats at the end of the stage.

"Next, we invite the five judges to come on stage—"

"The first one is the famous actor, the King in the North, Faro Barros, let us welcome - 'Truman'!"

Amid cheers and applause, Faro Barros walked onto the stage.

Even though he had gotten rid of the shadow of the past through "The Truman Show", he had never received such a welcome without any malice that made his eyes sparkle.

"The second one is from Haiyuan City. She is known for having a voice that is as tempting as death. She is the leader of the Siren Sea, Ms. Ellin!"

The cheers from all around were even louder than when Faro Barros appeared on stage.

According to rumors, the Siren has always been a sea siren that "seduces sailors with its singing and beauty." This shows how beautiful the Siren's appearance is.

As Erin listened to the cheers of humans, she felt an inexplicable emotion in her heart. She swung her powerful tail and glided out.

"The third is the master of the Southern Kingdom of the Dead, the smartest lich, the Skeleton King, Lord Leonefa!"

The applause was still enthusiastic, but the cheers were less. They were still somewhat afraid of the dead.

"The fourth is the Blood Moon that shrouds the Land of Eternal Night, one of the Twelve Councilors of the Blood Clan, the Scarlet Queen, Selina Odris Stewart!"

The Scarlet Queen appeared on a coffin-shaped throne, and her appearance was exactly the same as when she first came to Liberty City.

The audience's shouts began to resound.

"The last one——"

Peterson paused at this point, waiting for the shouting in the arena to subside.

When Annan in the backstage thought he had forgotten the words, he resumed his speech in the silence:
"King of the North, Champion Warlock, Lord of Free City, Squire of the Holy Grail Knight, Slayer of the Ratmen, Spokesperson of Lady Fortune, Annan Reeves!!!"

The cheers in the arena almost overturned the arena.

"I didn't know so many people came." Olmedo next to him teased.

Annan ignored her, took a deep breath, and stepped out from the backstage to greet the thunderous cheers.

The sunlight shines on his hair, cheeks and shoulders, giving him a layer of glory.

Annan showed a hint of nervousness for the first time and walked towards the judges' table.

The cheers continued unabated. Annan suddenly stopped in front of the judges' table, raised his head and waved to his people.

The shouts in the arena were deafening. The soldiers stood up first, with their right fists clenched on their chests, their bodies stretched straight like spears.

The people around stood up, and then everyone saw that the audience seats in the Colosseum were rolling like waves on the sea.

Among them were Annan’s friends, relatives, people from Free City, and tourists, but at this moment they were all doing the same thing.

This scene was so shocking that the Skeleton King couldn't help but admire: "Annan, you have a group of loyal people."

……

Almost half of the people in Liberty City gathered in the Colosseum, square, tavern and other places where they could watch the competition, and the streets were somewhat empty.

At this time, the third floor of the Mage Tower was also quiet.

"Mr. Swarlow, don't you want to go and take a look?"

Michael moved his shoulders and walked to Swarlow's side.

"It's a young person's thing, not very interesting."

"If I remember correctly, there are at least dozens of guys in the arena who are hundreds of years old."

"That's also a childish game." Mr. Swarlow said coldly.

Michael laughed: "Or is it because Alice was eliminated in the first round?"

“That’s because they don’t know how to appreciate it.”

Michael had nothing to talk about with a daughter-slave like Swarovski, so he turned around and went back to the alchemy room.

Leaves from another world were piled up in a corner of the test bench like vegetables in a market. Annan had some idea about the thing called "magic TV" he requested.

(End of this chapter)