Even the World Government Hadn't Expected It!

Even the World Government probably didn't expect this.

This "Myriad Worlds Battle Power Tournament" seems to have become a social platform for some ambitious individuals. They are not only competing and fighting against each other, but also choosing their future partners.

Come to think of it, this competition brings together most of the experts and talents who are interested in Otherworld but do not want to be too restricted. They are actually similar people, so it is natural that many people will take a liking to each other.

Furthermore, even if they ultimately qualify for the 'Top 100', they will definitely need companions for their adventures in Otherworld.

Of course, there are definitely lone wolves.

Therefore, true masters rarely engage in cutthroat competition during the preliminary rounds; instead, they often choose to join forces.

After all, there are a full hundred spots for advancement, so there's no conflict if two or three people team up.

So how do you determine if someone is an expert?

It's simple. Those weaklings who can be easily defeated by 'themselves' without even having time to forfeit are definitely not experts.

This directly resulted in the phenomenon that, regardless of the sea area, the strong formed groups and became even stronger, while the weak either had no chance to form groups or were wiped out as a whole.

There were those who managed to withdraw during the crisis, but compared to the total number of nearly ten thousand contestants, it was still far too few.

After all, to forfeit, you have to manually press the red button on your right wrist, a process that is extremely risky; many people have died because of it.

Time passed day by Tenten, and before we knew it, it was the end of June.

The preliminary rounds Four Seas are nearing their end, a few days earlier than originally planned forty days.

At this time.

Inside the Authority Room of the Holy Land, Mary Geoise, Vice Chairman Bulwo Gabriel from the Otherworld Strategy Committee was respectfully reporting to the Five Elders, who were seated on the sofa, about the many problems discovered during the preliminary selection competition.

That's right.

The direct subordinate department of the Myriad Worlds Battle Power Tournament is the Otherworld Strategy Committee, because officially they are the only ones qualified to issue 'Star Gate Pass'.

As for Vice Chairman Bulwo Gabriel, he was originally the Deputy Minister of the Administrative Department of the State Council, and when he joined the Otherworld Strategy Committee, he was mainly responsible for administrative management.

Therefore, his actual role in leading the Myriad Worlds Battle Power Tournament was to lead it.

"During the preliminary rounds of this first Combat Power Tournament, the total number of confirmed deaths has exceeded ten thousand, with over ten thousand others seriously injured, blinded, or suffering limb amputations."

Upon hearing this, the Five Elders all frowned slightly, vaguely realizing the problem at hand.

"We have summarized four main reasons."

After speaking, Vice Chairman Bulwo Gabriel paused for a moment, and only continued after Topman Saint Topman Warcury, who was sitting in the middle of the sofa, nodded to indicate that he should continue.

"First and foremost, it's a powerful alliance."

"We initially believed that a skilled competitor should be able to handle being surrounded by multiple opponents, so we not only did not restrict participants from teaming up, but we even allowed them to participate by boat."

"But we overlooked the difference between a group of weaklings and a few skilled individuals working together; the latter could easily slaughter the former, as well as skilled individuals acting alone."

"Secondly, we did not restrict the use of biological and chemical weapons. Poison gas was used in thirteen preliminary rounds, causing great casualties. In the South Blue, there was even a situation where only one person survived to leave the island."

The Five Elders grew increasingly displeased as they listened.

The dissatisfaction was directed not only at the neglect of the Otherworld Strategy Committee, but also at those bastards who used poison gas.

This also quickly created a tense atmosphere within the Authority Room.

But Vice Chairman Bulwo - Gabriel continued his report with trepidation, "Furthermore, we have found that it is difficult for contestants to press the forfeit wristband in time during critical moments, and even if they do, the opponent's attacks often cannot stop, leading to the death of the forfeiter."

"Therefore, we believe we should improve the abstention method, or enable the abstention device to protect those who abstain after activation. This would require the assistance of the Academy of Sciences of Sciences."

Marcus Saint Mars nodded and said, "I will have the Academy of Sciences figure out a solution to this."

"Thank you so much!"

Vice Chairman Bulwo Gabriel bowed in gratitude.

"Now that you've discovered these problems, have you come up with any solutions?" At this moment, Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro asked with a serious expression.

Vice Chairman Bulwo Gabriel quickly replied, "Five Elders Excellency, after several meetings, our committee has come up with some preliminary solutions, which we would appreciate your guidance."

"Tell me."

"Yes!"

Vice Chairman Bulwo Gabriel said in a deep voice, "First of all, the simplest issue of biological weapons can be solved by setting rules to prohibit them in the next 'Combat Power Tournament'."

Jaygarcia Saint Saturn, leaning on his cane, glanced at it and said, "What if it's an ability of one's own, like Magellan, a poison-type ability user?"

"We will not prohibit biological weapons that originate from individual abilities; only prop-type biological weapons will be prohibited."

Shepard X. Shepherd Ju Peter then asked, "What if a contestant brings a pet with the ability to cause mass destruction?"

"This"

Vice Chairman Bulwo Gabriel hesitated. "It should also be prohibited to carry them."

"What about mechanical creations? For example, what if an inventor brings his own robot army to a competition?" Marcus Saint Mars also thought of a possibility.

Vice Chairman Bulwo Gabriel's forehead began to sweat, and he subconsciously clenched his fists. They really hadn't thought of any of this. There was really no experience to draw on for something like the 'Combat Power Tournament,' and everything had to be organized from scratch.

Left with no other option, he lowered his head and apologized, saying, "I'm very sorry, we need to discuss and negotiate this further!"

"Okay, continue with what you've thought of."

Topman Saint Topman Warcury did not blame him, which relieved Vice Chairman Bulwo Gabriel.

"We believe the main reason for the high number of casualties in this 'Combat Power Tournament' lies in the competition format."

"The contestants have varying skill levels, and putting them together in a free-for-all is like what was mentioned before: the weak can team up, and the strong can too."

"This directly leads to some talented and promising individuals being stifled by opponents they cannot withstand, which is actually a very serious form of internal talent drain."

Although the Five Elders had different expressions, they all clearly agreed with this statement.

Can you say that an eighteen-year-old swordsman lacks talent? Yet, he encountered a Haki expert from the Grand Line during the preliminary rounds and was brutally killed. It's truly a pity.

Therefore, no one knows how many of the tens of thousands who died before were such cases.

"Therefore, we believe that the preliminary rounds of the next 'Myriad Worlds Battle Power Tournament' should be changed to Points Tournament system, for example, by placing the contestants in batches on an island with pre-prepared targets."

"Then different scores are assigned to these targets. Players only need to defeat these targets to score points. The top 100 players are selected based on their scores, while players are strictly prohibited from harming each other."

"For example, killing a Kabane earns 1 point, killing a beast earns 2 points, and killing a carnivorous dinosaur earns 3 points. You can even put in Pure Titan, combat robots, giant insects, Man-Eating Demon."

"Of course, if a suitable target is found in Otherworld in the future, they can be added there. Although there is still a risk of death, it is much better than the contestants fighting each other."