“Next, please welcome the eighth place of the knockout round, the Elite Class of Year 3 Tsinghua University, * * , * * , * * , * *. Go on stage and receive your award!”
“…”
“Next, please welcome the seventh place of the knockout round, the Elite Class of Year 4 of Kainan University, * * , * * …”
“…”
“Please welcome the sixth place of the knockout round…”
As the host shouted, Duan Ye became more and more nervous in the hall.
“Brother Yu, it’s almost our turn!”
“Yeah.”
“Aren’t you excited?”
“It’s alright.”
Hearing this, Duan Ye looked at Chen Yu suspiciously. “Brother Yu, what’s on your mind?”
“…” Chen Yu was silent.
“You’re not really worried that someone will beat us up, are you?”
“How could I possibly care about such a thing?” Chen Yu swept his gaze across the contestants. “If they scold us, so be it. If they don’t like it, they still want to fight in the arena. What can they do to me?”
“Then what are you thinking about?”
“…Don’t you think it’s a little too rushed?”
“Too rushed?” Duan Ye was even more confused. “What’s too rushed?”
“This competition.”
Chen Yu whispered, “After the elimination round, the competition team sent us here in a hurry. Then, before it was completely dark, they started handing out the awards. There is no celebratory banquet, no speeches from the leaders, no interviews from the reporters, and no school, teachers, and representatives. It is clearly such a large scale, but it is unusually rushed.”
“…Mm.” Hearing this, Duan Ye’s eyes darted around as if he was deep in thought. “If you put it that way, it does seem a little out of place. I’ve watched the past Global University Tournaments before, and the officials were eager to extend the time because the viewership ratings is money.”
“I… I heard that the past awards ceremonies were always after 10 pm,” Bahuang Yao interrupted. “It’s only around 6 pm now.”
Chen Yu: “But it’s already dark.”
“Yes.” Duan Ye looked up at the glass ceiling of the hall. “The clouds are too thick, blocking the sunlight… Is it going to rain?”
“…” Chen Yu unconsciously rubbed his fingers. “Yes.”
“Maybe, it’s going to rain heavily…”
…
“Next, the fourth place in the elimination round of this year’s University Tournament! From Beijing University…”
When the award process was about to enter the top three, Ma Li walked over with her classmates.
“Chen Yu, we’re next,” Ma Li said.
“Mm.” Nodding, Chen Yu said, “How’s your recovery?”
“Much better.” Ma Li shook her bangs. “That son of a b*tch’s eye technique is really awesome. I almost had a mental breakdown. Fortunately, his beads were snatched by you, so he was eliminated. Otherwise, in a normal group battle, I think he would have been able to get into the top three.”
“It’s just so-so. I’ve seen it too, but I’m fine.”
“That’s true.” Ma Li nodded. “Old people often say that dogs can see things that ordinary people can’t.”
Chen Yu: “…”
“Next, let’s welcome the third runner-up to the stage with warm applause. Cheers and shouts! You absolutely can’t imagine that the third runner-up class is… the 16th ordinary class of Year 1 of Tsinghua University! Let’s welcome Ma Li, * * , * * , * *… to the stage!”
Hu —
The stadium was in an uproar.
“It’s our turn.” Ma Li waved her hand. “Let’s go. Thank you for the 100 fluorescent beads you gave us.”
“No need to thank me.” Chen Yu smiled. “Anyway, the prizes will be sent to me later.”
Ma Li: “…”
“Also, let’s go later…” Chen Yu took out a green hat from his bosom and threw it over. “This is for you. Thank you.”
Pa.
Raising her hand to catch the hat, Ma Li stuck out her tongue charmingly and licked the brim of the hat before putting it on her head. “Awesome, it tastes like a little brother.”
Bahuang Yao: “…”
“Your sense of taste might be wrong.” Chen Yu scratched the root of his ear. “This hat is the one that was previously stained with feces.”
Ma Li: “…”
…
As an ordinary class, they had taken the top three spots in the top 100.
The entire stadium was in an uproar.
This had never happened in the history of the Global University Tournaments.
But the data of 100 fluorescent beads were there. No matter who it was, they could only believe it.
Because following that, there was something even more unbelievable..
“Congratulations to Ma Li’s class for obtaining third place.” The host held the microphone in his hand, he shouted, “Next, with a sense of regret, let’s welcome the second-ranked class in the elimination round. Why should we use the word regret to describe it? Because… the runner-up is none other than Beijing University’s Year 4 Elite Class 1, our hope — contestant Bahung Yi!”
“Gasp…”
“Gasp…”
“Gasp…”
The astonished gasps became even more intense.
The temperature in the stadium seemed to have dropped…
“Bahuang Yi? Second?”
“Is this some kind of conspiracy?”
“???”
“I’ve been watching God Yi’s channel. I estimate that he already has 200 to 300 beads. How can he only be second?”
“The data is out! 286 beads! Then, the first place should be around 300 beads, right?”
“286 + 300 beads, then + 100 beads for the third place. That’s close to 700 beads! There’s a total of 1,000 beads, and the top three account for 700 beads? Everyone else is playing with sh*t?”
“…Aren’t they all playing with sh*t?”
The doubts of the audience could not stop the process.
Under the focus of the searchlights, Bahuang Yi brought Liu Wei and Chun Lei to the stage that belonged to the runner-up.
“God Yi, say a few words?” The host eagerly went forward and handed the microphone to Bahuang Yi.
“No.”
“Alright… as everyone can see, losing the championship inevitably makes God Yi feel disappointed.”
Bahuang Yi: “…”
“But…” The host sighed. “This is competition, this is martial arts. Even the ‘hope’ of us humans will still have setbacks. Oh, right, I remember someone saying that he wanted to eat a computer screen…”
Offstage, in the commentator’s seat.
The fat commentator crossed his arms in front of his chest and was seriously observing the computer screen in front of him…
“Finally, the winner of the elimination round of the 29th Global University Tournament! Who are they?”
The hundreds of thousands of people in the stadium immediately quieted down.
Everyone wanted to know who was the person who could win the championship from Bahuang Yi…
“They are… even more exciting after the commercial!”
The audience: “… F*ck!”
The virtual projection in the stadium flashed and began to play a series of video advertisements that had been set up.
[It’s better to stand up straight than to complain! Miss Beijia’s lingerie, a good helper for sex appeal…]
[Take the opportunity to ‘spot’, don’t leave ‘pimples’. Choose Estee Lauder…]
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[print everything except money. New Hope Printing Company…]
[8848 mobile phone, human-machine separation 10 meters automatic explosion…]
[When I grow up, I want to be a happy man Jell-O, Grandpa and Grandma are so happy. Give your my astronaut…]
The advertising duration lasted five minutes.
During these five minutes, different countries put out different advertisements.
The only thing that was the same was the huge amount of profit that would be generated from the huge amount of traffic…
“Okay, then let’s welcome the return of our viewers in front of the television.” The host faced the camera and pointed straight at the highest point of the championship podium. “Next, let’s welcome the champion of the 29th Global University Tournament’s knockout round!”
“The winner of the championship with 352 fluorescent beads…”
“Beijing University, Year 1! Elite Class 2…”
“Chen Yu!”
“Duan Ye!”
“And Bahuang Yi’s younger sister — Bahuang Yao!”
“Enter the arena!”
Three seconds after this introduction, Bird’s Nest Stadium erupted into fierce discussions, arguments, and roars..
The sounds did not stop.
The ceiling of the stadium was almost blown away…
Bang!
Bang, bang, bang…
One searchlight after another shone down and gathered in front of the main door.
Along with it were hundreds of cameras.
Five seconds.
Ten seconds.
Thirty seconds…
When the noise in the stadium gradually subsided, Chen Yu finally appeared.
He raised his head and puffed out his chest with a calm expression. He tried his best to maintain a neither servile nor overbearing posture as he walked towards the podium.
Behind him were Duan Ye and Bahuang Yao.
The former was swinging his arms, legs curled, his waist was twisted, and his nostrils were facing upwards… no matter how one looked at it, he looked just like Connor.
The latter had her head lowered and her face was flushed red. As she walked, she was extremely stiff. If one observed carefully, they would discover that she had actually taken a turn…
Under the gaze of everyone.
Although the three of them walked in a ‘chaotic’ manner, they successfully reached the podium.
They stood at the highest point of the championship.
“Ha.”
As the substantive class monitor, Chen Yu stood at the front and greeted the cameras while taking a deep breath. “As expected… the air at the top is much fresher.”
Bahuang Yi: “…”
Smacking his lips, Chen Yu turned his head and looked at Bahuang Yi, who was on the runner-up stage next to him. He scratched his ears and reached out to touch his head. “Eh, why are you suddenly so short?”
Bahuang Yi: “…”
