As the bigwigs in the Kuiper Belt watched with their blood boiling, Federal citizens back on Earth were shouting in exhilaration as well.
Many shut-ins even felt that the X-D series, which had been a classic for over a century and adapted into hundreds of productions, suddenly no longer held any appeal!
How could animated mech battles possibly compare to the shock of real mech combat?
According to live media reports, the stadiums hosting football matches that day were practically empty.
Even the small number of people who had bought tickets and entered to watch the matches could not tear their eyes away from their virtual screens after taking one look at the live broadcast of the mech competition on their portable virtual devices.
As a result, more and more people in the stands turned on their virtual screens to watch the livestream, until eventually everyone was watching it and no one paid any attention to the match right in front of them. It was utterly awkward!
Likewise, the Federal internet was buzzing with activity as everyone frantically discussed the Federal Fleet Mech Tournament.
"Zhang Hu was amazing! He instantly defeated his opponent!"
"Li Cangqiong was the impressive one, okay? He's only nineteen, yet his strength is no weaker than Zhang Hu's!"
"What impressive? It took him three minutes to win, while Zhang Hu took less than ten seconds!"
"Did you even watch properly? Were the opponents they faced on the same level? Li Cangqiong's opponent was definitely an elite-class mech pilot!"
"Supporting Li Cangqiong! He's so handsome!"
"Supporting Zhang Hu! Zhang Hu is a real man!"
Well, on the Federal internet, Zhang Hu's supporters were basically all men, while Li Cangqiong's supporters were basically all women! The divide was crystal clear!
In truth, Lin Fan judged the two to