The "Star Chaser" competition is not held on land, but on the ocean.
A small tropical island called "Land of Stars" permanently belongs to Jacelyn's family for some historical and financial reasons.
This island, which cannot be found on ordinary people's world maps, has complex landforms and rich products. It is like a primitive island that has not been artificially developed.
The area is huge. If we only look at the surface area, it is almost the size of a small city.
However, this is only from the perspective of ordinary people who discovered it after entering by mistake.
And if you enter the barrier that prevents ordinary people from discovering it, you can see a completely different landscape from the tropical desert island rainforest outside.
See the reality in it.
In the last game of "Star Chaser", the islands were not covered with trees and forests, but with modern facilities.
Apart from the absence of ordinary human life, it is completely a highly modern city.
Moreover, these scenes are not static. They will be renovated every time they are finished and replaced with new scenes ten years later.
There are not only modern ones, but also ones that were once primitive forests, and there were even cities that were purely mechanical structures.
The space of the island has also expanded due to hundreds of years of continuous modification, and it can be more than ten times the size of the outside islands.
But this time, Ning Feng couldn't see any familiar high-rise buildings at a glance. The largest building in his sight was actually a castle.
Although it is gorgeous in shape, it is really a classical castle built entirely of stone.
Beyond that, there are actually small towns and villages with wooden houses and dirt roads.
middle Ages.
This was Ning Feng's first reaction when he saw the scene projected on the sky.
Medieval style, and is a modified version of the Middle Ages described in later generations of fantasy literature.
Knight, witch, king, noble, prince, princess...
Only depict the glamorous appearance, only look at the scenes in poems and epics, without mentioning the darkness and pain behind it at all.
The Middle Ages did have some fascinating so-called romantic stories, but most of them were about the suffering of the people at the bottom.
Why the Middle Ages?
But thinking about it, Ning Feng's brows suddenly frowned.
"No, that's not right."
Ning Feng quickly realized a problem.
There is no Middle Ages in this world!
Everything changed after the gods came, and they transformed the world into what they wanted.
The world of that period was changed beyond recognition by a group of wanton guys.
Therefore, this scene and architecture are not the medieval ones that Ning Feng first reacted to, but...
"...the Dark Ages."
The architecture and feeling of this style in the picture, apart from the darkest era of mankind, full of blood and fire, Ning Feng could not think of any other possibility.
To be honest, he didn't understand.
"Is this actually the theme?"
Jia Silinjia actually had the courage to use that era as the theme background of this "Star Chaser" competition.
That's not to say that that period of history shouldn't be mentioned at all, but mentioning it will never make people feel happy.
And this kind of deliberate mention of this period of time is likely to cause dissatisfaction among some people.
Moreover, this kind of taboo thing has never been done by the always cautious Jia Silin family before.
There's something wrong...well, wrong.
Ning Feng suddenly laughed, and Ning Feng shook his head in a funny way:
Really, what is there to say now?
"From the very beginning, everything smelled like something was wrong."
"It would be better to say that not many things were normal from the beginning."
Every detail seemed to have been arranged by the other party, leading Ning Feng step by step to the situation at this moment.
"Forget it, I still don't want to think about it anymore. There must be a way to reach the mountain."
Shaking his head and getting rid of the messy thoughts in his mind, all Ning Feng could do now was to take one step at a time.
Even though he knew there was a problem here, he still had to jump in.
Regardless of whether it was because of Ariana, her advice was just a boost at best, giving Ning Feng the courage to finally make up his mind.
The reason why Ning Feng is really willing to participate in "Star Chaser" is because this is the best way to break the situation.
Ning Feng realized that there might be someone secretly observing him, even arranging and testing him.
This is good news.
But the bad news is, these are all the details Ning Feng knows, and there is nothing more.
I am in the light and the enemy is in the dark. Ning Feng has no other means to obtain more information.
If you defend passively, it's not impossible to just wait for the opponent's next move.
But that was too passive and too frustrating.
There is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days.
Ning Feng couldn't wait any longer, so he chose to take the risk and enter the game.
Only by entering the chess game of the person hiding in the corner can he find more flaws in the opponent's details.
As for why he insisted on being the only one to participate, Ning Feng also didn't want Jiang Wan and Xilin to be involved.
Although they must have entered each other's field of vision early, Ning Feng remained skeptical about how much that person really knew.
"Huh? Who?"
While thinking about it, Ning Feng noticed two special glances in the eyes around him, and turned his head sharply in one direction.
where?
But after turning his head, Ning Feng didn't see him...
In other words, he saw too many pairs of eyes!
Although they were standing a little scattered, there were thousands of people in the waiting area where he was currently, and when he turned around just now, he met the eyes of at least hundreds of people.
Ning Feng has always been observed by people around him.
He stood out among the crowd around him.
Not only because of his appearance and the special charm he exudes, but also because of the organization he represents.
Wearing the black combat uniform specially made by the Watcher combat order operator, Ning Feng did not hide his origin at all.
Watch meeting.
Ning Feng was born in the Watch Club and joined it when he was a child. He has never experienced the hard days experienced by wild awakeners.
To be honest, he had no concrete idea of the Watch Society's influence.
The Watch Club is very strong and respected by people, but it is unclear exactly how strong it is.
But at this moment, he felt the sights from all directions around him, and finally had a general idea.
After Ning Feng analyzed it carefully, he felt a lot of complex emotions from these people's eyes.
Disdain, doubt, curiosity, embarrassment, envy...
And among them, the largest and strongest emotion is actually - awe.
Not that he was in awe of Ning Feng, an awakened person who was less than the third level, but more in awe of the name "Watcher".
Can an organization that has been watching the world for thousands of years really be summed up by the simple phrase "the world's largest awakened organization"?
not enough.
Facing the various looks behind him, Ning Feng nodded and turned back again.
Disappeared.
His sudden action just now did not catch the other party, and now the two eyes that were caught off guard have disappeared.
I don’t know if I gave up or if I moved on to observe others.
Very cautious and good at hiding himself.
"Are you sent to monitor me?"
"One of the glances just now had a sense of scrutiny and suspicion, and the other...hiss."
After tasting it confidently, Ning Feng frowned with some uncertainty.
“Enthusiasm and excitement?”
It shouldn’t be!
Could it be that someone fell in love at first sight?
But unfortunately, I am a very emotional killer now, and it is impossible for me to be tempted.
Don't ask why.
The question is, because now it is a live broadcast plus a recording session...
Thinking of the live broadcast, Ning Feng's lips curled into a smile:
"The two of them should be watching me at home honestly now, right?"
"I can't be too embarrassed."
He didn't notice that at the very back of the crowd, a hooded figure quietly took out a tablet...
Skillfully adjusting the angle of the camera, it finally focused on Ning Feng's face.
"Hey hey hey."
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"Finally, it's time to begin."
Standing at the front of the crowd, Anthony yawned exaggeratedly, then looked back and muttered:
"Three hundred, six hundred, nine hundred...it must be more than a thousand people."
It is a gorgeous armor with a silver base, inlaid with golden patterns, and the emblem of the lion family.
Without wearing a helmet, Anthony exposed his excellent appearance to everyone's sight, attracting everyone's attention.
"Don't do such knowing things again. I have told you the quantity before. If you forget this, I will worry about the IQ of my future children."
"Uh, are you thinking of children?"
Beside Anthony, Sophie handed her right hand to him with a half-smile, playing with the taste:
"If you don't want to, I can find many ways to prevent your genes from becoming a worry for me."
Looking at her fiancé, who had a stiff expression, she laughed and emphasized:
"For example, I don't want to have sex with you."
Tsk.
The expression on his face collapsed for a moment, and Anthony glanced at Sophie with some resentment, and this time he was not pretending but really.
He bent his right arm and let Sophie's hand rest on it. The corner of his mouth twitched and he lowered his voice and said:
"Hey! How can you say that."
"Oh, did I say something? It's just that I don't want to be born with you."
Clenching his teeth slightly, Anthony felt that he was insulted.
Although the two of them seemed to be inseparable and they usually had a lot of fun, he still couldn't accept the issue of being the heir of a noble family.
"Hey, are you really..."
Holding up her skirt, Sophie looked forward with a faint smile in her voice:
"We've already said that we won't have any children. At worst, we won't have any heirs. Let the collateral line inherit. Anyway, I don't care about the position of the head of the family."
Speaking of this, Sophie suddenly turned her head and said:
"Or do you think that I am a woman who will find someone else to have sex with?"
What the hell are you?
"What a coincidence, I really am."
Turning her head and looking at her fiancé, Sophie said seriously:
"But that was only before marriage. I will not betray my husband after marriage."
"The women in Jia Silin's family have always been like this."
Looking at Sophie blankly, Anthony suddenly felt that he had not fully seen her true face before.
"you……"
Turning back, Sophie said calmly:
"Don't worry about me, we're about to start."
"You chose to follow me, so go ahead."
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"Cairns, speaking of which, who did you invite as the honorary referee for this competition?"
Keynes sat at the top of the list because of his identity as the organizer and former Silver Speaker, sitting among a bunch of legends.
He is old and fragile, but not much weaker in terms of momentum.
"[Sword Holder]."
Facing the curious eyes of all the legends, the old nobleman declared:
"I invite him to be the honorary referee of this competition."
Keynes lifted the wine glass that was filled by the waiter and took a sip.