The Curtain Slowly Rises

As Camilla spoke, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"Camilla~" Einest puffed out his cheeks in dissatisfaction and said to Camilla angrily, "Why are you saying that?"

"I'm just stating the facts," Camilla said matter-of-factly. "Our Lion Faction's philosophy is to make weapons universally applicable, creating Imperial Armament that anyone can use. But Pure Star Imperial Armament only possess great power and are extremely lacking in versatility. Apart from those with high suitability, no one can use them, and they are also at risk of being abandoned. No matter how powerful such weapons are, I will not approve of them."

"But as far as the research subject is concerned, isn't that Pure Star Imperial Armament of the highest level?" Einest chuckled. "No research facility has been able to fully analyze it, and even the Integrated Enterprise Conglomerate can't do anything about it. Don't you think that if we can do something that no one else can, that would be the greatest achievement for a researcher?"

"...I'm not denying that, which is why I said that, in terms of information on the weaponry alone, I would also like to collect it." Camilla sighed, "But, it is ultimately Pure Star Imperial Armament, which is not suitable for our Lion Faction."

The two brilliant research experts from the Alcant Research Institute began their discussion as if no one else was around, completely ignoring Fang Li.

That unrestrained approach was almost comparable to Fang Li's.

Fang Li simply smiled wryly, ignoring the two unexpected troublemakers, and turned to leave.

At that very moment, Einest's voice reached Fang Li's ears.

"By the way, buddy, we also participated in the ' Phoenix Star Martial Festival '."

These words made Fang Li stop in his tracks.

If someone else heard this, they would definitely be surprised, right?

Because researchers like Einest and Camilla simply cannot participate in the Star Wars Festival in person.

The Alcant Research Institute was divided into research classes and practice classes. The former were responsible for researching technology, while the latter were responsible for practical combat.

It wouldn't be surprising if students from the practical training program who possess research works by Einest and Camilla participated in the "Phoenix Star Martial Festival".

However, it would be absolutely astonishing for the students in the research class to personally participate in the "Phoenix Star Martial Festival".

However, Fang Li was not surprised.

Because Fang Li already knew what was going on.

"As you probably already know, this year's Phoenix Star Martial Festival allows proxy entries." Camilla gazed at Fang Li's retreating figure and said, "We will use our own creation to compete, using Einest's avatar and my Imperial Armament."

In other words, Einest developed avatars that could be used in combat competitions to replace the two participants.

As for Camilla, she provides the Imperial Armament for the Mimicry.

In this way, Einest and Camilla participated in the "Phoenix Star Martial Festival," which is why they appeared in the contestant area.

"If you happen to meet my children, you must treat them well, okay?"

As he said this, Einest revealed an innocent smile.

However, that smile was no longer as innocent as before; instead, it carried an extremely profound and mysterious quality.

Then, Einest said this.

"Then let's observe how capable the user of Bō Xié really is."

After leaving those words, Einest skipped away happily and left the corridor.

Camilla nodded slightly to Fang Li as a greeting, then followed behind Einest and left.

Sensing that the aura behind him had already left, Fang Li couldn't help but chuckle.

Both Einest and Camilla were simply expressing their thoughts frankly, without any hostility or malice.

Unfortunately, since both sides participated in the "Phoenix Star Martial Festival," even without any hostility or malice, friction was bound to occur.

"Using biomimetic forms as opponents?"

Fang Li murmured to himself.

"Interesting."

After saying that, Fang Li also lifted his feet and slowly walked away.

Fang Li was unaware of this at the time.

The encounter with the works of Einest and Camilla came sooner than he had imagined.

The preliminary rounds were not all held at the Sirius Dome. Instead, they were arranged to take place on different stages depending on the group. Only teams that received special attention would compete at the Sirius Dome.

The match between Fang Li and Cecily was held at the Sirius Dome.

Of course, this wasn't because Fang Li was particularly famous; it was simply because Cecily was the runner-up in the previous "Phoenix Star Martial Festival," which is why she was assigned to compete at the Sirius Dome.

Moreover, Fang Li's match against Cecily is the first one today.

Main stage, Sirius Dome.

The deafening cheers echoed all around, drawing out the enthusiasm of the spectators like an explosion.

The entire stage was surrounded by the continuous booming of cannons, causing glittering confetti to rain down from the sky, creating a spectacular scene.

In the live broadcast studio, two women were using microphones to project their voices in all directions.

"Hello everyone, this is the Sirius Dome, the main venue for the 24th Phoenix Star Martial Festival. I, ABC announcer Liang Lai Mizi, will be providing live coverage, and Ms. Fan Shizhen, a graduate of the Jielong Seventh Academy and a former runner-up in the Phoenix Star Martial Festival, will be providing commentary."

"Hello everyone."

Two women in uniform appeared simultaneously on a super-large spatial window suspended above the stage and waved to the camera.

"So, before the competition begins, let me explain the rules to everyone. Although that's what I say, all the decisions are actually monitored in real time by the school badges. Just remember, when the school badges of both players on the team are destroyed, or when a player loses consciousness and surrenders, the competition ends, and the school badges will also help us declare the winner."

"After all, the students' school badges contain intelligence processing chips, which means that each student carries a referee with them."

"Yes, yes, so all we need to do is look forward to the players giving us a great match."

"Everyone is really looking forward to seeing the players come out."

"Then let's begin the first round of today's match right away!"

As the live broadcast progressed, two enormous columnar platforms rose from the ground on either side of the stage.