Douluo: Legend of the Dragon King - The Voice of the Purple Emperor

Chapter 87 The World's Splendor

Because of regional issues within the city-province alliance, representatives from various parties often disagreed and clashed. The names of the cities also varied peculiarly. The reason why Gu You's hometown was also called Tianhai City was because he hoped for a name with a good meaning, and he hoped that the city would continue to be as prosperous as it was...

Overall, it's quite annoying, since you have to ask where a city is from and whether it's the city you're thinking of when you say it.

"Understood." Gu You nodded as he sat on the sofa. "Help me register for the blacksmith competition at the Tianhai Grand Tournament."

"clear."

The door slammed shut. Gu You calmed down and fell into deep thought. This time, his appearance at the Tianhai Grand Competition might generate a lot of buzz, given the precedent of the "Three Good Youths." But that was exactly what he wanted. The higher the buzz, the simpler his future plans would be…

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Wu Changkong led Class Zero and the others out of the academy and headed straight for the central Donghai Square in the center of Donghai City.

Everyone was wearing the Donghai Academy uniform. This time, Wu Changkong was leading the team, along with the Dean of Students, Long Hengxu.

Their group wasn't the only one representing the college; the senior students also participated.

"Xiaoyan, if they bully you, tell me." Xu Xiaoyu stood next to Xu Xiaoyan and said to her sister in a somewhat threatening manner.

Xu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes, glanced at Gu You, and said, "Mind your own business. Don't let yourself fail to even make it past the preliminaries this time."

Xu Xiaoyu's face stiffened, and when he saw Gu You, his legs trembled. "Impossible! All of us participating this time are at least three rings, we're sure to get good results." They were participating in the team competition, and the most important seven-person team competition at that.

From the conversation between the siblings, Gu You could tell that Donghai Academy's performance in past competitions had not been ideal, and it seemed that it was not just generally unsatisfactory.

As the second largest city on the East Coast, Donghai City's performance has inevitably drawn much criticism.

In fact, Gu You's guess was very accurate. As the only intermediate soul master academy in Donghai City, Donghai Academy had a generally low student quality. Every day, you could hear people cursing and saying things like "Holy crap!!" in the school. If you didn't hear it, then you could only say... you've already won the lottery.

The Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition is jointly organized by five first-tier cities on the East Coast, with some second- and third-tier cities as supplementary participants. As one of the major cities, Donghai City's performance in previous competitions was worrying, which not only embarrassed the academy but also made the governing officials of Donghai City feel very awkward.

If this continues, Donghai City's reputation will be affected. However, Donghai City's economic development is very rapid. This time, through the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, the academy hopes that these ten-year-old children can show the high-level officials of major cities in the Tianhai Alliance the potential of Donghai City. At the same time, it also hopes to get more help and support from the Sun and Moon Federation government.

A large crowd had already gathered at the Central East Sea Square, along with rows of very luxurious soul-guided buses. They were all moving as one! They were all setting off together!

The square was quite chaotic at the moment, with a large number of people representing various associations and the college participating in the competition.

The Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition is comprehensive, including mecha competitions and even a special battle armor competition, but these are not things that Gu You can participate in right now.

Just like the awkward position of Donghai Academy in Tianhai Alliance, Tianhai Alliance's position in the entire Federation is also rather awkward. In terms of economy, it is definitely among the top, but in other aspects, such as the number of Battle Armor Masters, Mech Masters, Mech Technology, and the number and quality of Soul Masters, it ranks low in the alliance.

These advantages are all in Sun and Moon City, also known as Mingdu and Tiandou City. As for Shrek City, it is not included in the Federation's evaluation. In a sense, Shrek City has a transcendent status. In reality, Shrek City is already independent, and even its own tax revenue is not managed by the Federation, which is a very frightening thing...

"Teachers and students of Donghai Academy, get on the bus." Donghai Academy is on bus number six.

Gu You found a seat and sat down. In a daze, a figure sat down next to him. Curious, Gu You turned his head to see who had chosen to sit with him, only to be surprised to find it was Gu Yue. "What a twist of fate," Gu You thought to himself. Even knowing the plot so well, he was unsure how to proceed from now on. The changes were too drastic. "Didn't you hate me before? Why are you willing to sit next to me?"

"You're different from them, that's all," Gu Yue said coldly.

"Oh? You've got quite a temper, haven't you?" Gu You ignored him.

People occasionally talked on the bus, but they always kept their voices down. In this somewhat tense atmosphere, the Soul Guidance Bus slowly drove out of the square, identified its direction, gradually accelerated, and took them out of Donghai City.

In this less-than-optimistic atmosphere, the Donghai City team's soul-guided bus entered the highway and began to accelerate.

The Soul Guidance Highway utilizes magnetic levitation and soul guidance technology, which can greatly increase the speed of the Soul Guidance Bus. Its top speed can reach half that of the Soul Guidance Train. For short distances, it is more convenient than the Soul Guidance Train.

At this moment, Gu You had already opened his eyes, looking at the beautiful scenery passing by outside the window, his eyes constantly sparkling with excitement.

Gu Yue closed his eyes to rest, appearing very calm.

To the east lies the sea, and this highway itself was built along the coastline, its boundless blue expanse a truly breathtaking sight.

The world is dazzling and boundless, when will I reach the end... Gu You stroked the glass of the bus, holding the sea in his hands, his heart filled with boundless pride. One day, when he stands at the top of the mountain and looks down on all the other mountains, his glory will surely spread throughout the universe!

After a wait of no more than four hours, we arrived at the real Tianhai City.

Like Donghai City, Tianhai City is adjacent to the sea, but in a better location. It has the largest port and dock on the entire continent, and the Federal Navy is stationed outside Tianhai City. In the distance, one can vaguely see huge warships anchored in the sea.

It is precisely because of its strong military power that Tianhai City has become the largest city on the East Coast, holding a pivotal position on the mainland, no less important than those cities in the interior.

Ordinary people are required to serve in the military at the age of eighteen. Within the Tianhai Alliance, those selected for service are primarily chosen to serve in the navy in Tianhai City.

Gu You is still far from eighteen years old, and as a Soul Master, he has the right to choose. Not to mention that he is currently a Level 5 professional, who already enjoys a very high social status.

(End of this chapter)