The Age of Machines

Chapter 550 Prologue
12 month 3 day.

King's Cup officially opened.

The main cities of Karans have been completely renewed after one night of baptism, and the flags symbolizing the five countries have been hung in the imperial capital.Colorful flower beds extend from the gate of the main city to the sides of the main streets. With the sound of horns and the flying of fireworks, Karans is more lively than ever on this day.

Among the five cities, there is a dazzling golden teleportation array next to the usual teleportation array.The royal knights are all over the main city, and teams of knights and horses are constantly patrolling the main city.

Until the time is 9 o'clock.

The originally motionless teleportation array began to flicker, and the passing Karans players couldn't help but stop and cast curious eyes.As the light became stronger and the figures appeared, foreign players stepped out of the light one after another. After leaving the teleportation array, almost the first reaction was to scan the surroundings, and then look at the comparison between Karans and their country. What are the differences.

For Karans players, the outfits of players from other countries are extremely eye-catching. After all, the cultures are very different, and the dressing styles are almost different.One can tell at a glance that he is not a player belonging to Karans.

Most of the people had seen the introduction videos about the gods of other countries on the official website, so they looked at the familiar faces and couldn't help talking in low voices.

"That's Whitey from Granling, isn't it?"

"I remember being a pastor by profession, so amazing."

"Wow, the equipment is good. What a big battle, these people belong to a guild?"

"It's all about the world."

"Glanlin's Yaoshi is a big guild, and there are quite a few expert players."

There was a lot of discussion among the people, and to some extent, the discussions fell into the ears of Bai You and the others.

Long Li rubbed his neck, turned his head, and said, "The imperial capital of Karans looks quite big."

Bai Lanmu looked at the map and said, "Let's go, let's go to Bremen." This time, he is not only here for the competition, but also to talk about the alliance with the machine age.Bai You nodded at the side. Although he saw Beixi yesterday, he couldn't say anything in that situation.

As the Granin brigade left, the teleportation array began to flicker again, and then the players of San Fran walked out slowly. Those people were all equipped with good equipment, and they all shone with colorful lights. Passers-by looked at it secretly. , The outfits of other countries seem to be better than those of Karans.

As time went by, participating players from various countries continued to rush to the Calance Empire. Apart from the contestants, there were also many players from other countries who did not participate in the competition.

This time, Karans is truly the focus of attention.

"How about it?"

"Glanlin's people have already arrived in Brisbane. I'll send someone to meet with their people. We'll meet again after the location is confirmed."

Wan Shan nodded. It is best to keep the cooperation between the two guilds a secret.

Girl Baozi held her chin and suddenly asked, "Will Nuomi come back this time?"

Pimps from all over the world paused for arranging the documents, and even the fan was taken aback for a moment.Then he sighed and said, "I don't know either. You know that if you can't add friends, maybe Beibei can contact her."

"It's been a long time since I saw Nuomi."

"Four months?" Pimping from all over the world was a little uncertain, and he was a little vague about the time.Ever since he joined the machine age, the elder has been busy with his affairs. Every day passes in the blink of an eye, and every month disappears in the blink of an eye. The days go by so fast that he can't even count them.Thinking about it, I really feel like I haven't seen glutinous rice dumplings for a while.

"It feels like it's going to be longer, as if I left during the game."

"No, it was a few days earlier." Wan Fan still had some memories, and lowered his head to continue browsing the documents in hand, "It's almost half a year."

"Time flies. She is really cruel. She didn't contact us once after she left. In fact, she didn't think that kind of thing happened. There is no need to leave..."

"The problem is not how we see it, but how she sees it. Well, we have nothing to do if she doesn't want to come back. Let's finish the matter at hand before discussing other things."

Girl Baozi shrugged, "Fortunately, the president gave me a salary increase, otherwise I really want to be a shopkeeper and go out for a year or so."

The pimp from all over the world smiled, "Do you want to keep a little boy or something. I can warm the bed~"

"Smelly shameless, go die."

"Speaking of which, where is our president?"

"Called by the king."

The internal politics of Karans are different from those of other countries.As mentioned before, the king is now just a puppet. There are three checks and balances in the palace. One is the faction of Consul Hubert, the other is the faction of Prince Lawrence supported by the Holy See, and the other is the aristocratic party formed by the Grand Duke.

Karans is peaceful on the surface, but in fact there has been civil strife for a long time, at least no players have been able to get in touch with this level.This competition is about the honor and disgrace of the country, so the king sent his cronies to call Beixi away.

It's not so much a king, but a few big NPCs who are currently in full swing in the Karans Empire.

Looking at the several NPCs who were arguing endlessly in front of him, Beixi couldn't help yawning.If this system gives tasks, can't it be given happily? These NPCs have to act out according to the set plot. With such endless quarrels, she will not even think about participating in the competition today.

"Hmph, old bastard. No one can dominate this competition. Put away your dirty tricks, our brave warriors in Karans are no worse than people from other countries. You are unfounded!" The Grand Duke snorted coldly, I disdain what the prince said about secretly tampering with the competition to make the Karans contestants come out on top.

The King's Cup is important to a country, but they cannot violate the spirit of chivalry.

Prince Lawrence couldn't help shouting: "I'm doing this for the sake of the country." As he said that, he glanced at Beixi, "People nowadays seem to be useless people, and they actually let a little boy win the championship."

Bei Xi raised his eyebrows, little boy? After a long while, the prince judged people by their appearance, and thought she was unreliable, right?

The king appreciates Beixi. He is young and was originally a teenager. Beixi's appearance misleads the NPC a lot. The NPC in the game does not know the player's age.

When the prince mentioned Beixi's age, wasn't he also implying that he was still young at this time, and the prince himself dismissed him.Feeling angry in his heart, the king said coldly: "It seems that Uncle Wang is not only questioning me, but also questioning the strength of the winner of the Brave Tournament. Does Uncle Wang have any prejudice against young people?"

Although he is Uncle Wang, but the other party has the title of king, Hubert and others are present at this time, so there is nothing to be caught.Lawrence immediately knelt down, terrified, and explained: "Your Majesty, I definitely didn't mean that. It's just that the people from the other country are coming aggressively, and I've seen their abilities are extraordinary. I just haven't seen this Beixi's skill, which is more or less Doubt it is..."

"Uncle Wang's kneeling scares me." Zhengtai smiled, got up and hurried to Lawrence to help him up. "You are a veteran of the empire, and it is because of Karans that you have such thoughts. I am not blaming you, but I am not worth it for Beixi. Uncle Wang judges people by their appearance."

These polite words are getting more and more ridiculous.

"Beixi's prestige has been known for a long time, and the knight commander also appreciates her a lot." In fact, it's just that Beixi has received more tasks from the knight commander. As her reputation increases, her friendship must also increase.

"Oh?" Lawrence stood still, looking down at Beixi with a big belly, with doubts in his eyes
At this time, Hubert said lightly, "Beixi has made great contributions to Karans. It has cleared away many dark remnants for our empire. This trip to Crocodile has brought us very important news. Your Royal Highness , It should be retracting the previous remarks, but don't let Beixi have a grudge against the royal family."

After finishing speaking, several people looked at Beixi.

Beixi smiled, "Master Hubert is serious. I think if I stand in the position of His Royal Highness, I must have some doubts. After all, this competition is a matter of the state and should not be taken lightly."

The Grand Duke stroked his beard, "I've heard Arlo mention the name Beixi."

"For the King's Cup battle, I have enough confidence in Beixi, and you guys don't want to have any more disputes." The king returned to his seat, and Hubert nodded straight aside, "I was waiting to be reckless."

The Grand Duke also said: "In this case, Beixi must bring the Holy Grail of glory back to our Karans!"

Ding, do you accept the [Return of the King] mission?
Beixi clicked on the task details and browsed through it.This task is special, and only the competitive champion can receive it, and it is estimated that others have already accepted it.

The general idea is that after winning the championship position, you will get a top professional weapon. Beixi speculates that it may be a series of weapons.In addition, they will also be bestowed with royal titles.Earl rank is enough for Beixi to control the wind and rain in the imperial capital...

And more importantly, you will get an entry ticket.

Before the expansion pack has been fully updated, the champion of the competition can get the right to explore the secret realm of the sky once.

This can't help but remind Beixi of the era after the Dark Years.At that time, she had just come into contact with it, and a disaster happened before she figured it out.

This reward is indeed attractive.

The penalty for failure is the reduction of national prestige and friendliness, which has no major impact on Beixi.

After accepting the task, Hubert said again: "In addition, the torch of this event will be lit by your representative."

Ding, please arrive at the arena in half an hour and light the torch.

The moment when the torch is lit also represents the real start of the event.

Beixi is familiar with these procedures, even if Hubert doesn't mention them, she will understand.It's just that in the previous life, he was on an independent game map, and then the representative player who was drawn by lottery for the champions of the five countries.

This time, it directly became the organizer's champion and ignited it.

Beixi doesn't know whether these changes are good or bad, but he can only keep moving forward.

After leaving the imperial city, Beixi rushed to [Erlan Square] in the imperial capital.

On this day, only contestants can enter Erlan Square, and other players can only watch from a distance.

When Beixi arrived, there were already a lot of people, but due to the huge size of the square, the four or five thousand players did not seem crowded.On both sides are the holy knights of Karans, wearing armor and holding high round spears, riding on horses, mighty and domineering.They are NPCs in charge of order, but they are actually decorations...

This group of elites in the game gathered here, looking at each other with different thoughts.There was also a lot of discussion in the huge square. Beixi walked to the direction of the Karans flag, and people who were familiar with her greeted her one after another.

Nodding one by one, Beixi found the legend group.

"President, what mission did you receive?" Everyone knew that she was there to accept the mission. For such a large-scale competition, the NPC must have excellent missions waiting for the players.

"That's all, but there is an admission ticket."

There are so many people in Beixi that it is inconvenient to go into details, and the few people did not ask in detail, after all, there are ears nearby, so I should go back to my house to go into details about my own affairs.

"Is that Beixi?"

"Ah."

As a celebrity who has been honored to be announced on the system three times, Bei Xi received only a lot more attention than everyone in the legend group.Beixi is used to this kind of scene, but he doesn't feel much. These people are more or less harmless, and there is no need to pay special attention to them.

After waiting for about 10 minutes, the NPC came to the stage and spoke passionately.After that, he said again: "Now, applause, please bring out the King's Cup to represent the player Beixi to light the torch."

As soon as the words came out, the audience fell silent.

The one who lit the torch was naturally the best among them.

And is Beixi qualified?
The legend group doesn't care what other countries think. As soon as the NPC's words fell, applause immediately broke out, and all the people in Karans except the players in the holy heaven gave warm applause.

Gelan Bai smiled, "It's well deserved." So he took the lead in applauding.As for San Fran, with Heitu's character, he couldn't help clapping his hands and applauding. There are so many words there.

Of course, the players of the Dark Empire gave Beixi face, no matter what they said when they came to their territory, they couldn't turn against each other.As for Rengel, there were only a few sparse applause.

Beixi stepped onto the platform, stood in front of the unlit Holy Grail, and accepted the gaze of thousands of masters below.

He took the torch from the NPC calmly, and the golden flame moved irregularly. Beixi was surprised to see himself through the flame.

Ding, please light the torch.

Glancing at the torch, Beixi held it high and placed it on the edge of the Holy Grail.It's just that he was not tall enough, so Beixi had to stand on his toes and place the torch deeper, so that the holy fire could be lit.

This appearance caused a burst of laughter from below.

The height of the mechanic is both a cute point and a slot.Such a situation is indeed embarrassing, but Beixi's expression is completely indifferent as always, and he doesn't understand the psychology of those who laugh.

Even if the audience is full of laughter, Beixi can still keep his expression on.Anyone who scoffed at her should naturally dismiss her.There are some things that cannot be solved with words, but with strength.

This time they come to Karans, don't even think about going back with such a smile.

The flame danced in the Holy Grail with a "swish". At this moment, the sound of the dragon's chant resounded throughout the world. The holy fire had already been ignited, and the smoke of the five kingdoms was rising.

The national competition has completely kicked off!
(End of this chapter)