Cui Yu gently put down the work in his hand, blew a breath, and wiped away the metal dust on it, but when he looked up, he saw that except for the players in the Throne of Shadows, everyone else on the field had already completed the work.
After walking off the playing field, Fang Pultru stretched out his hand to him. Cui Yu was stunned for a moment, looked at the other person, and then hesitantly reached out and bumped his fist. "You played well." Fang Plover smiled slightly and encouraged him.
Cui Yu listened without saying a word. He looked back and saw the scores of each team were already displayed on the scoreboard.
The points in the first round fully demonstrated the gap between the teams.
ragnarok, scored 89.5 points, total points 89.5 points;
Grande Craftsmen General Union, scored 92 points, with a total score of 92 points;
Guta Craftsmen Association, scored 93.1 points, with a total score of 93.1 points;
Throne of Shadows, scored 80.1 points, total points 80.1 points;
Elfendor Council, scored 91.3 points, with a total score of 91.3 points.
The two qualifier teams faced off against the actual main event players, and their results were obviously somewhat unsatisfactory. But if anything, Shadow Throne was a bit more miserable, ranking at the bottom with a score of less than 80 points.
In the first round of the competition, each participating team was clearly divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower.
The first-tier teams in the upper level are the Grand Craftsmen Association, the Ancient Tower Craftsmen Association and the Elfendor Council. All three have points of more than 90 points, while the second-tier teams are closely followed by ragnarok, and finally the
It is the Throne of Shadows, which is as much as nine points behind the previous one, hanging far at the end.
As soon as the results of the competition came out, the buzzing sound in the square became obviously louder. People had long heard that the contestants from Guta this time were exceptionally good, so it was not unexpected that they won the first place in the first round of the competition.
The Elfendor Council's score is not satisfactory, at 91.3 points, at least in the first tier. Everyone knows that the other two teams are participating teams in the main competition, so this result is fairly recognized.
On the contrary, some viewers who were not familiar with the Southern Alchemist Alliance asked in Wandering Horse's live broadcast room: Who is this Elfendor Council, and it actually has some level of proficiency?
While explaining, Ma'er glanced at the scores. The score of ragnarok that he was concerned about had fallen behind from the beginning. Although it was not far behind, it was only less than four points. But he looked at the three remaining players of ragnarok.
Cui Yu is obviously not the weak link, Liu Liyue among the four players of ragnarok is the weakest link.
If he loses too many points in the second round, it will be very detrimental to ragnarok in the subsequent games.
He couldn't help but look at Fang Plover who was standing aside with some worry. Since the perspective given by Sai Fang was relatively far away, he couldn't actually see clearly the expression on Fang Plover's face at the moment. He could only vaguely feel that the other person seemed to be very calm.
This gave him a little relief.
The biggest upset in the first round was obviously the result of Shadow Throne. The score difference of almost fifteen points surprised everyone: is there such a big difference in strength between the two groups in the qualifiers? People can't help but think like this.
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But as soon as the second round results came out, there was an uproar——
The second round is crystal production. The main core crystal is one of the three crowns of contemporary alchemy - the other two are dragon knights and airships. Although there are categories of main crystals, none of them is simple.
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Fang Yu could only say to Liu Liyue: "Just do your best."
They didn't have anyone who was good at this, and the other party was almost used as cannon fodder, which made him feel a little bit sorry.
However, Liu Liyue walked up without saying a word.
The game lasted about ten minutes, and the player from Throne of Shadows was the last one to hand in his paper. After the staff checked it was correct, the scoreboard showed the results again:
ragnarok, scored 85 points, total points 174.5 points;
Grande Craftsmen Union, scored 93.5 points, total points 185.5;
Guta Craftsmen Association, scored 93.5 points, with a total score of 186.6 points;
Throne of Shadows, scored 84 points, with a total score of 164.1 points;
Elfendor Council, scored 91.7 points, with a total of 183 points.
It was obvious that the Ancient Tower Craftsmen Association was still in the lead with a slight advantage, but instead of being distanced, the Elfendor Council even vaguely caught up. Fang Plover couldn't help but glance in that direction.
Guta's main general Vikki and the guy with glasses haven't played yet. They are obviously the main force of this team, so they should choose to exert their strength in the last two rounds. However, the Grand Craftsman General Team is tepid here.
, thinking about it, they basically have no chance of winning the championship. If the Elfendor Council doesn't do anything wrong, they should try to stay in second place.
After all, the Grand Craftsmen Association has not yet completed its team building, and there should still be many vacancies in the team.
But Fang Yu knew something like a mirror - there will almost certainly be an accident in the Elfendor Council. In the next round, Lin En will be an extraordinary skill, an aboriginal craftsman who has been to the Hall of Thousand Doors, not to mention Luo Lin in the future.
To put it simply, the Elfendor Council is controlling points - Count Silin Spica wants to create an image of the other party as the last one to come on stage and turn the tide. Such an image is indeed more palatable to ordinary people, but in Fang Plover's view
It's a little too deliberate.
But right now, what people are discussing more is the points of Throne of Shadows.
They have accumulated 164.1 points in two rounds. Not to mention compared to the main competition team, even compared to Ragnarok, who is also a qualifier team, they are a full ten points behind. They are truly at the tail end.
At this level, it is almost impossible for Throne of Shadows to eliminate the Rose Crusaders, and the audience is not stupid. Some voices about match-fixing emerged in the discussion. But what made Tianlan outside the stadium furious was that the object of people's suspicions was actually
It’s ragnarok who is also on the qualifier team.
There is no way, because if the competition system does not change, ragnarok will obviously be the biggest beneficiary of the fake matches in Throne of Shadows. Not to mention, the cooperation between the Super Competitive Alliance and ragnarok makes people wonder whether there is a shady story involved.
The current reputation of the Super Competitive League in the hearts of ordinary viewers has not been much better since Covenant Mountain.
Tian Lan defended Ragnarok a few words, but she was sprayed all over her head. She was so angry that she bared her teeth and kicked Luo Yu beside her with force.
Luo Yu gave her a very innocent look.
Fang Plover was calm.
He saw Liu Liyue coming down without saying a word and sitting alone in a corner. Seeing this, Mu Lan wanted to go up to comfort her, but Fang Plover pulled her back: "Don't go, leave him alone." He said to Mu Lan
Shaked his head.
Just kidding, he didn't think Liu Liyue was feeling sorry for herself, it was probably a prelude to getting angry.
He patted Dill on the shoulder again, signaling her to come on.
Although the little girl didn't like to talk, she still nodded to him seriously.
The third round was Potions. This was the subject chosen by them, and naturally it was the main point to get points. And Dill lived up to expectations, directly scoring a score of 97, and then left the field very calmly.
However, ragnarok had performed this trick in the last round, so people were not surprised. What surprised them was that the Guta Craftsmen Association also got a score of 97 points in this round, and even Fang Plover couldn't bear it.
He glanced at the squinting glasses guy.
Amazing, this person's performance will probably not be lower than that of Vikki over time, maybe even higher.
Fang Plover thought.
After the third round, the total points of each team have also undergone some changes - among them, the Guta Craftsmen Association still leads the way with 283.6 points, followed by the Grande Craftsmen Association with 279.1 points and Ai.
Elfendor Council's 280.5 points.
The player named Lin En did not exceed Fang Plover's expectations. He defeated all the teams with a clean score of 97.5, and even allowed the Elfendor Council to surpass the Grand Craftsmen Association by one point.
When the opponent came off the stage, Fang Plover couldn't help but glance at him - this is the level of craftsmen who have been to the Hall of Thousand Doors. Even Dill, who temporarily learned elf alchemy, was no match for the opponent.
After three rounds of competition, the gap between the several teams has basically become clear.
At least in the eyes of ordinary people, the champion will be between the Guta people and the players from the Elfendor Council. Although the gap between the Grand Craftsmen Association is not big, we have to look at the contestants in the last two rounds of the main tournament.
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On one side is the legendary girl Vikki of the Guta people, and on the other side is the dragon-slaying warrior Luo Lin of the Elfendo people. As for the player from the Grand Craftsmen Association, who comes from the Spear of the Silver Forest, it can be said that compared with the two of them,
Just mediocre.
What's more, people also heard that in the previous training, the craftsmen of the Silver Forest Spear were far from the opponents of the Guta people.
These are all three teams capable of competing for the championship -
In addition, after three rounds, the score is 270.5 points. Not to mention being on par with the first place, even compared with the Grand Craftsmen Association, the gap is close to ten points.
Whether it is the audience in the square or in the live broadcast room, as long as they still have the thinking ability of normal people, they will not believe that ragnarok can come from behind.
Of course, the worst thing is Shadow Throne. The points have not reached 265 points, and no one is paying attention to this team.
However, Fang Yu now fully understood that for Count Xilin Spica, the Shadow Throne had ‘gloriously’ fulfilled his ‘historic mission’, but few people at the scene could see this clearly——
Dill walked off the stage and whispered to everyone: "I'm sorry."
In her opinion, she could have gotten a higher score. She learned the elf alchemy from Fang Plover, but in the end she didn't even get the highest score in this round. Basically, she couldn't get the highest score, so she declared
They have gone far in this game.
She looked at Fang Plover and lowered her head.
No matter how powerful he is, he cannot drag the three of them forward alone. Especially in the main competition, there may be gaps between people, but the differences between top craftsmen are often limited.
However, Fang Yu shook his head and only lightly patted the girl's thin shoulder.
"It doesn't matter."
The young man replied warmly.
Dill and Cui Yu who were standing beside him both raised their heads and looked at him.
Fang Luo looked at the arena, raised his hand, pushed his left hand forward slightly, and adjusted the output mode of Lone King's Pride to the craftsman mode with a soft 'click' sound.
Then he put down his hand on the girl's shoulder and without saying a word, he just walked past the girl.
The alchemist's windbreaker lifted slightly, leaving only a silhouette of the two of them.
It’s just that few people look in this direction——
Because there was a murmur in the competition arena, Vikki and Luo Lin were also entering the venue.
The five captains of the five teams all separated from the crowd and walked onto the stage.
At this moment, people are always more concerned about the stars among the players - such as the genius girl from the ancient tower, and Elfendor's own dragon-slaying hero - thousands of eyes on the square and in the live broadcast room, all
Gather on the two.
What follows may be a battle between dragons and tigers.
people thought.
The sky seems to be getting darker.
A familiar light shield is rising from the spire of Eldofen - it is the city's defense barrier. It is slowly hanging down, covering the sky to the north - which is the direction of Vanrick's port area.
But not many people paid attention to this scene.
Elffindor Spire is the invincible guardian of this city. As long as the alchemists are still here, everything will be safe.
At this moment, the people in the square were almost entirely focused on the last two games - it might even be the last one, because the points for the main game were calculated based on the lowest score.
It was so quiet in the square that you could hear a pin drop.
Tian Lan clenched her fists, so nervous that she didn't dare to say a word.
Among the crowd, Su Changfeng looked at the little dwarf who squeezed beside him. He smiled and said nothing. He just took out a piece of paper and put it in his hand, and then pointed to the field.
The reporter made gestures and patted his chest.
Su Changfeng nodded.
Then it grasped the note tightly, turned around, and ducked back into the crowd, disappearing.
Su Changfeng raised his head and glanced at his daughter from a distance.
Sophie was talking to Qian in a low voice, and she didn't know what she said. The latter listened and just nodded lightly.
The wandering horse obviously failed to notice the details on the field - his eyes were only on Fang Plover. He seemed a little nervous, and the speech in the live broadcast room disturbed him a little.
He closed his eyes, took a breath, opened them again, thought for a moment, and then slowly reached out a little above the screen - turning off the barrage in the live broadcast room for the first time.
In the box, the craftsmen from Elfendor were still whispering:
"The little girl from Ragnarok used ancient alchemy again."
"But the other player didn't."
"You didn't find that her work is the same as last time, but that is not the case with Cui Yu."
"You mean they only do that one thing, how could such a thing happen?"
But the discussion among the craftsmen was suddenly interrupted by a burst of low laughter in the square.
Everyone turned around.
It was the Shadowthrone team that made people laugh.
The general stayed in his position with a slight blush, motionless.
Obviously, he has no idea how to make a dual-purpose magic furnace. This is not surprising, after all, large-scale magic furnaces are not accessible to ordinary people at this stage.
On the other side, Goland's team is slightly better. The craftsman of the Silver Forest Spear has already set up a stand, but the progress is also slow.
Even the genius girl of the Guta people, Vikki, has encountered a lot of trouble. She is frowning and trying to restore the techniques in her memory bit by bit. Unlike others, she has learned some large-scale magic tools.
production experience.
It's just that I'm not skilled at it.
Sweat quickly fell down her cheeks.
The five arenas are distributed in a ring, guarded under the statue of Anjina in the center of the square. The Shadow Throne, Grande and the Ancient Tower Artisans Association are located in the northeast, due north and northwest of the square respectively.
It's just the side of the five arenas facing the Elfendor Spire, but the atmosphere in the east square is a bit strange at the moment, and there is total silence.
There is the arena of the Elfendor Council.
The sound of breathing in was coming and going.
In the live broadcast room with a wider field of view, there was also a sound of shock:
"Fuck!"
"Is this a cheat?"
"So fast!?"
"Is this guy a shipwright?"
On the bleachers, the Earl was calmly watching the finished parts one after another, being produced one by one by his proud students like an assembly line.
Even if it was a little complicated, the other party only thought about it briefly and then started to make it. He used a technique that was very different from others, which shocked the craftsmen present:
"This method..."
"Wait a minute, this is really the ancient pagoda school."
"The Guta School is an ancient school, isn't it already lost?"
"I remember that the Ancient Tower School is good at large-scale magic weapons."
"No wonder he uses the dragon shotgun."
Everyone couldn't help but look at Count Xilin Spica who was standing aside.
The latter just narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled with satisfaction. How could the student he chose take it easy?
It was obvious that the craftsmen in the stands were not the only ones who knew the goods. The whispering in the square was getting louder and louder - so much so that Vicki could faintly hear the discussion below. She was startled for a moment, then raised her head - without wiping.
Sweat was glistening on his forehead, and he just looked in that direction silently and bit his lip subconsciously.
Reaching this level is almost her limit.
The four words "Guta School" stung her deeply - as a selector from Guta, of course she had heard of this school. More than a hundred years ago, it was an ancient school.
The pride of Tower people.
If it weren't for the disaster of the Dragon Witch.
Perhaps the alchemy of the ancient Ta people today would not be what it is now.
She lowered her head again, sweat still sliding down her cheeks.
But the moment she lowered her head, her eyes suddenly froze in one direction——
That's to the southwest of the square.
Vikki almost dropped the work in her hand to the ground as if she was electrocuted.
She stared at that face blankly:
"……How could it be him?"
Vikki seemed to have seen a nightmare.
In the live broadcast room——
The wandering horse's eyes also solidified at the same time.
Different from others, he only paid attention to Luo Lin of Fang Plover and Eldofen from the beginning, but when he saw Luo Lin's actions, he was just a little surprised - just waited until Fang Plover
Start making.
His eyes were completely dull.
Different from others, the first thing Fang Plover made was the main core crystal of the magic furnace.
Its raw material is a rather large piece of cobalt blue calcite.
However, Fang Plover did not ask the staff to put the calcite into the magic furnace like others.
He didn't even carve the formation on the calcite first like Luo Lin did.
In fact, the other party just walked up to the calcite, looked left and right, and pressed it casually - the next moment, seven shallow silver lights flickered out from the calcite.
Seven parallels.
Fang Yu calculated in his mind that it should be enough. He also needed to save some calculation power to modify the structure of the crystal. Regarding the ship's magic furnace, he had learned a lot about it in the Hall of Thousand Doors and from Ander.
knowledge.
And more importantly, he knows crystal very well——
At this level, probably no one understands the properties of the main core crystal better than him.
…
"What the hell?"
For a moment, no one knew who suddenly let out an exclamation.
The wandering horse subconsciously rubbed his eyes to confirm that he had not seen wrong——
In the square on the southeast side, many spectators with craftsmanship backgrounds have now squeezed from the back to the front. Among the commotion, many people are watching the scene unfolding in front of them with their mouths open.
On the field, Cui Yu, Mulan, Dill and even Soul Fingerprint stood up from their positions almost simultaneously. Only Hummus was a little slower and knocked over his chair when he stood up.
He opened his mouth wide and looked at the movements of Fang Yu's hands in disbelief:
"This, this, this...?"
"I think I've seen it somewhere before," Mu Lan turned on her selector system as if she'd been electrified: "Wait a minute, this is..."
"Multiple parallelism..." Soul Fingerprint replied in a low voice.
"Ah, I remember!" Mu Lan's voice was trembling: "I finally know why it looks so familiar. We actually watched Ed's game before..."
"he is……"
among the crowd.
The craftsmen of Elpaxin are jumping up and down with excitement and dancing.
"It's really him!"
Not far away, Su Changfeng, who was watching this scene, just shook his head. He put away his communication crystal, put his hands into his pockets, and looked at it calmly.
There seemed to be a calm indifference in his eyes.
The strange movement that gradually spread in the square even attracted the attention of the alchemists in the stands. The great craftsmen of the Elfendor Council looked in this direction with some confusion, and for a while they did not understand what was going on.
And it wasn't until a moment later that a staff member ran over as if he had seen a ghost.
"there……"
"Over there is..."
The staff member opened his mouth wide, not knowing how to describe it.
The noisy sound finally attracted the attention of Luo Lin on the field. However, the young man only glanced at it with his peripheral vision, and then looked away. He had already completed the general structure of the dual-purpose magic furnace.
Now we only need to deal with the main core crystal, and then the work is complete.
He evaluated it in his mind and estimated that he could give himself a score of 97.
Perfect.
However, this achievement was no longer in his mind. He was about to gently ring the bell on the table to signal the staff to prepare for the next stage. But at this time, he suddenly heard a somewhat calm voice,
Came from the other side of the field:
"Referee, I'm done."
The voice was not high, but the words were spoken clearly.