Just moments ago, she was smiling and laughing, but why did she suddenly change? And become so ferocious and terrifying?
Long Mieshi followed her gaze and saw that on the live broadcast, the Interstellar Academy and the Imperial Academy were engaged in a mech competition.
Know yourself and your enemy, and you will win a hundred battles. It had seen such competitions before. Previously, when it sent its Zerg to steal secrets from Blue Star, it had brought back videos of mech competitions, which it found uninteresting.
What was the use of so many mechs? Its Zerg were more numerous, and each one was valiant and skilled in battle. Moreover, mechs required mental power to control. Once mental power was depleted and the pilot did not retreat in time, they would surely die.
The ones who died, their tender flesh was usually reserved for its enjoyment!
That's right, it ate humans, specifically young men and women, whose flesh provided it with delicious flavors.
It glanced at Qiao Xi. As for her, she looked quite delicious as well. However, considering how well she had taken care of it without knowing its identity, it would not eat her for the time being.
In short, Long Mieshi looked everywhere but saw nothing that could cause astonishment. It didn't understand what Qiao Xi was so angry about, her neat row of small white teeth grinding audibly.
"How can she be there? Didn't she lose her mental power?" Qiao Xi didn't want to say it, but she couldn't control herself. She was too shocked!
Remembering that Long Mieshi was still there, Qiao Xi quickly stopped speaking and quietly watched the broadcast, her entire being exuding an indescribable tension and resentment.
*
Not long after Qiao Ci disembarked her mech, the Imperial Academy's mech team flew over. What's more, they weren't flying properly, performing flashy spins and leaps, which elicited a wave of screams and whistles.
The rules of the competition were: first, introduce your mech, its strengths and weaknesses, then pilot it to demonstrate, and the judges would give a comprehensive score. The most powerful and practical would win first place.
In other words, whichever academy's mech was the most powerful would win, and Blue Star would provide substantial financial support for mass production.
As the Imperial Academy was the winner of the previous session, they had the right of first introduction.
At this moment, a man with oily hair and a powdered face stepped forward, unveiled the red ribbon covering the mech's name, and arrogantly introduced it with his chin held high: "This is the latest model, the War Wolf. Its frame is smaller and more lightweight, capable of many difficult leaps and reversals, and it is extremely fast! Facing some massive Zerg, it can easily weave through them, being incredibly agile and allowing for greater operational space. Not only that, it utilizes cutting-edge laser technology, making its lethality even greater."
Then, he piloted it for a demonstration.
The gorgeous leaps and dodges dazzled and made everyone envious!
With this mech, casualties could be significantly reduced in battle. If we can't win, we can still escape!
The judges began scoring the War Wolf.
There were ten judges in total, with a total score of 100 points. After removing the highest and lowest scores, the average score was 95.
Enthusiastic cheers erupted from around the competition venue. A high score of 95! The Imperial Academy had come out with a bombshell right from the start!
The Imperial Academy had a total of 10 mechs participating. After introducing them one by one, the highest score belonged to the War Wolf, which was introduced first, with an average score of 95 points.
It was now the turn of the Interstellar Academy.
Captain Yu Jiangyan was the first to introduce his mech, named the Cheetah. It was similar to the Imperial Academy's War Wolf, but its lethality was less than that of the War Wolf.
After analyzing various data, the judges awarded it a high average score of 94.
However, it was still one point behind the Imperial Academy's highest score.
Yu Jiangyan's mech could be considered the best mech participating for the Interstellar Academy, and it only managed to score 94. There was no need to mention the others.
The others still introduced their mechs with enthusiasm, hoping to find a different approach by impressing the judges with some small details to earn high scores.
As expected, their scores were not as high as Yu Jiangyan's, which meant they were not as high as the Imperial Academy's. The outcome of this year's mech competition seemed decided... they had lost...
At this moment, a clear female voice rang out:
"My name is Qiao Ci, and this is the mech I'm competing with. Its name isβ"
The students of the Interstellar Academy looked at Qiao Ci, their eyes not holding much expectation. Putting aside other factors, the mech itself, being clumsy and heavy, had already lost the competition. Bringing out something that had long been eliminated was just seeking attention and inviting humiliation.
When Qiao Ci removed the banner from the mech, it displayed six large characters: Large Mech, The Romance of a Warrior.
"Large mechs have been eliminated, but the romance of large mechs is timeless. I have modified this mech. Not only can its speed reach ten times that of the Imperial Academy's War Wolf, but its agility is in no way inferior. Moreover, its lethality is off the charts..."
After the introduction, Qiao Ci entered the mech and began its live demonstration.
From entering the mech and settling in, to liftoff, it took less than three seconds!!!
In the blink of an eye, it shot towards the sky, even surpassing the speed of light!!!
As everyone looked around in confusion, the mech reappeared in their sight. Whether it was reversals or leaps, they were executed to perfection!
The judges stood up in shock, seemingly unable to believe their own eyes.
This was hardly an old mech!
It was clearly a baby!
The surroundings were deathly silent, not a single person spoke. Everyone was so stunned as if they had lost the ability to speak.
Especially the Imperial Academy, their gazes filled with disbelief.
How could this be?
Could this mech be something that could be built with their current technological level?
Qiao Ci completed her demonstration, disembarked the mech, and explained to everyone: "Due to the mech's excessively high lethality, it is inconvenient to demonstrate. Please understand."
The judges were stunned for a moment. Putting aside everything else, her ability to turn an old mech into a treasure was worthy of strong affirmation.
The judges raised their scorecards one after another, the scores being identical:
100 points.
100 points.
100 points.
...
The ten judges awarded the highest score in history, a perfect score!!!
Without a doubt, the Interstellar Academy had won, defeating the Imperial Academy by an absolute margin.
This was also the first time in many years that they had defeated the Imperial Academy!!
While others were still in shock, the students of the Interstellar Academy's mech class burst into tears.
After so many years of decline and mockery, they had finally won once, and they had won so beautifully.
Their gazes towards Qiao Ci were also filled with enthusiasm.
SSS-level mental power combined with an extraordinary mech, she was destined to be a rising star of the future!
"I'm not convinced! I think she's exaggerating!"
Huo Jia, the owner of the War Wolf mech, stepped forward to express his doubt.
"What's the use of being flashy? The most important thing is lethality against the Zerg! Qiao Ci, is it? Didn't she say that mech's lethality was off the charts? Then demonstrate it. Otherwise, I, Huo Jia, am not convinced!"